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Stair dust corners are flexible, triangular pieces made of brass or nickel designed to prevent dust from gathering in the corners of stairs. They were introduced in the late 19th century to make sweeping easier.
👏👏 BRING THEM BACK 👏👏
Imperial court gown worn by Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, sister of Tsar Nicholas II, ca. 1890′s-1900′s
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Absolute perfection @houseofwindsorfan 💙💙💙 Thank you for this! Positively sumptuous.
Victorian 15 Carat Gold Seed Pearl Necklace
A Victorian, blue enamel heart locket, with a central cluster and heart shape surround set with natural half seed pearls, on a background of blue, guilloche enamel, with a picture locket at the back. The heart is surmounted by an enamelled bow, set with a natural half seed pearl, with a half seed pearl set loop. Mounted in gold, with a matching chain, with blue enamelled links, with gold dots, circa 1850.
Symphony of the Water Nymphs by Hans Zatzka (Late 19th - Early 20th Century)
This is a 19th Century French compass chatelaine for a pocket watch, with hand-painted dial and navy anchor decor on reverse
Worth fancy dress inspired by Austrian folk costume ca. 1880
Girl with a guitar (19th century)
Photography by Andrey Karelin (1837-1906)
Allegoria Della Primavera by Cesar Philipp (19th Century)
La Mode illustrée, no. 47, 23 novembre 1863, Paris. Le Czar, Drap velours. La Rotonde en peluche noire. Le Guide. Le Consul, Velours en garni de Passementerie et dentelles. Lélégante, Velours brodé et guipure. Le grand duc, Drap velours violet garni de Passementerie. Rotonde, Velours écossais Montagnac. Manteaux et Confections de Grands Magasins de Louvre. Rue de Rivoli, Toute la rue Marengo et rue St. Honoré. Ville de Paris / Bibliothèque Forney
Manteaux des Magasins du Louvre, rue de Rivoli:
▪︎ Mate cup.
Possibly by: Paulino Esperati (Uruguayan, active 1827–1855)
Date: 1820, with additions 1827-55
Place of origin: possibly Uruguay; Buenos Aires, Argentina (additions)
Medium: Silver
Dress
1884-1885
Cincinnati Art Museum
okay this had to have been worn with a blouse underneath am I just not seeing it
If you zoom in there’s a white blouse. You Can also see a little of it above the collar. Super hard to see.
Evening Dress
House of Worth
c.1896
Palais Galliera
“world of fashion” (may, 1841)
Convertible cerulean blue silk moire gown, c. 1866
3-pc blue cerulean blue silk moiré gown with dinner bodice and trained skirt trimmed with serpentine cording with crystal and white seed bead rosettes & blond silk lace, gored skirt with broad silk velvet hem band, evening bodice trimmed with blond lace.
Source: Augusta Auctions
Le Bon Ton, November, 1857. Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library
