German issue, 1907.
The Idea and Inspiration: A formal, early 1780s robe a la francaise, as might have been worn as a wedding dress by Lady Anne Darcy, the mother of Mr Darcy (of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice) By the 1780s robe a la francaises were becoming less common, but were still seen for more formal and conservative occasions. As a formal gown, this dress harkens back to the 1760s and 70s in its basic construction, but the trimmings are current to the early 1780s. I looked at a number of different gowns and paintings from the 1760s to the 1780s for inspiration for the dress. The colour, based on paintings by Boucher, West, and Gainsborough, was clearly popular throughout the later half of the 18th century, and contemporaneous writing indicates that it was a particularly popular choice for wedding gowns for the wealthy upper class. The ‘poofed’ trimmings were based on gowns in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The round ‘poofs’ were very common on 1780s gowns, and are …
It’s embellishment time on the Historical Sew Fortnightly. Time to trim, ornament, adorn, frill, bedeck, garnish, festoon, and gild to your hearts content. It’s also time for a confession. I have trouble with embellishment. I like the idea of embellishment, I like it when I see it on historical gowns, but when I get a gown finished, but un-trimmed, I love the silhouette and simplicity so much I just can’t make myself finish the trim and change the clarity of line. So I’m hoping to use this challenge to finally make myself trim some of the un-embellished items I have sitting around. And I’m hoping all these pretty embellished pieces reconcile me to some historical maximalism! Like Elisabeth’s fabulous lace trimmed ruff, bejewelled headdress, and garnished partlet and dress. I’m not usually a fan of late 16th century fashions, but the ornamentation of her dress is so perfectly balanced with the simplicity of her face, and with all the other embellishments. Late 17th century fashion can also be a bit hit-or-miss, but this frock marries …
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Her imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, The Grand Duchess Vladimir was one of the most important jewellery collectors in history. Like the famous Vladimir Emeralds, Maria's magnificent collection of Sapphires originated in the mass of wedding presents she received from her new in laws. These particular jewels are said to have come from her husband's grandmother, Charlotte of Prussia. The most impressive gem in this collection was an enormous 137. 2 ct cushion cut sapphire which was placed in the centre of an imposing tiara.
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Saint Hedwig, Queen of Poland Born, 1371. Died, 17 July 1399 during child birth. Hedwig was the youngest daughter of King Louis I of Hungary. Because she was great-niece to King Casimir III of Poland, she became Queen of Poland in 1382 upon her father‘s death. She was engaged to William, Duke of Austria, whom […]
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Named for a little-known queen of England, this extravagant style is a melting pot of detail and ornament.
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A lot of closeted, uneducated and misguided youth refer to the Vioctorians as a rather sullen and droll crowd who would more likely search the Ouija board for their long lost loved ones rather than…
Portrait of Eleonora of Austria, Queen of France (below, c.1531-4), Detail. by Joos van Cleve (ca. 1485–1540/1541) Description: Eleonora is dressed in stately Spanish fashion, and holds a letter in...
It’s undeniable: Fur is back. At New York Fashion Week last month, this extravagant, expensive material was so abundant, it might have been everyday woo...
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by William Beechey Date painted: 1793 Oil on canvas, 237.5 x 142.5 cm Collection: National Trust
Wingback chair with books ©NTPL/Cristian Barnett
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Church of San Raffaele, Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy
This building is one of several remaining A.W. Pattiani houses in Alameda and Berkeley. The house had been significantly altered by additions and expansions on its west and north elevations, by the removal of original ornament and by the application of wood shingles over original wood siding and previously ornamented surfaces. The west addition included a wraparound porch where none previously existed, covered by a squat, glass-roofed pergola supported on classical style columns. The result of the cumulative changes was a house that was no longer recognizable as an A.W. Pattiani Queen Anne. The current owners wanted to restore the character of A.W. Pattiani’s original design as well as specific Pattiani signature ornamental details to the property. They also needed to address serious water intrusion problems and the ensuing damage that had developed on the wraparound porch. It was not practical for the owners to consider giving up the previous western addition (which contains a dining room) and wraparound porch, but both additions were ornamentally inconsistent with the original design and created massing challenges to restoring the main facade. The solution to this dilemma was to restore the original portion of the structure as closely as possible based on existing Pattiani examples and historical photos, and to rebuild the deteriorated wraparound porch using a vocabulary more compatible with the original house. This included adding a cupola that effectively conceals the awkward western addition while adding new ornament and massing in proportion to the original façade. Several months of painstaking structural work and ornamental carpentry were followed by a thorough paint job based in part on original colors exposed when shingles were removed. The new color design substantially reinforces the massing and ornamentation of the house exterior. The new porch conceals a steel moment frame that adds seismic stability to the structure, and porch and stair railings have been designed to comply with modern life and safety codes.
Farnese Hours, Rome, Italy, 1546., MS M.69
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The RKO Keith’s Theatre, originally called the Keith-Albee Theatre, opened Christmas Day, 1928 at 1:00 PM. Located in Flushing, Queens, it was designed by Thomas W. Lamb, an architect known for hi…
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The Minoan religion focused on female deities, with females officiating. The statues of priestesses in Minoan culture and frescoes showing men and women participating in the same sports such as bull-leaping, lead some archaeologists to believe that men and women held equal social status. Inheritance is thought to have been matrilineal. The frescoes include many depictions of people, with the genders distinguished by colour: the men's skin is reddish-brown, the women's white. Concentration of wealth played a large role in the structure of society. Multi-room constructions were discovered in even the ‘poor’ areas of town, revealing a social equality and even distribution of wealth." From Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization