1850s
1860's Summer Dress ...
Sheer cotton net embroidered waist with basque. c.1855-57
Anaïs Toudouze and J. Desjardins. Women's day fashions for the Magasin des Demoiselles. French, June 1850
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Fine Art of Costume," October 15, 1954–February 28, 1955.The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "From Queen To Empress: Victorian Dress 1837–1877," December 15, 1988–April 16, 1989
1840s
Le Bon Ton December 1859 LAPL
PLAID SILK TAFFETA DAY DRESS, c. 1858 1-pc blue & brown complex ribbon plaid silk taffeta day dress, fitted bodice w/ CF closure, double box pleated sleeve into armscye & accented w/ blue passementerie drops & applied contrasting pleated ribbon ruffle band to pagoda sleeve, box pleated full skirt, piped collar, W & armscye, linen hem facing, B 41", W 34", L 57.5", Museum of the City of New York.[deacc.] Augusta Auctions
Mid 1850s Silk taffeta evening dress Augusta Auctions
Dress, shot silk, mauve ground striped pale blue, made in England, 1850-1855
Dress on The John Bright Collection
1855, day dress
