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Wedding Dresses

Until the late nineteenth century, the average woman was married in her best dress. The dress of choice was not white because it was to be worn to church or for visiting. White wedding dresses came into fashion for wealthy women after Queen Victoria’s wedding in 1840. By the 1870s, middle-class women wanted white wedding […]

Christening Gowns

Traditionally, the first time a child was seen in public was for baptism, and the baby was dressed up to be introduced to the neighbors. By the eighteenth century, christening gowns were white to symbolize purity. Many were embroidered, and most had matching bonnets. Since the gowns were used for more than one child in […]

Accessories—Collars, Handbags, Fans, and Gloves

Small articles of antique clothing are easy to collect. Odds and ends like fancy collars, beaded gloves, and lace fans were too good for everyday use and did not suffer the wear and tear other garments did. The best examples have lace, beading, or embroidery. Machine-made pieces, like celluloid collars or printed fans, are interesting, […]

Shawls

Great-Grandmother may have owned several types of shawls. Embroidered Spanish silk, French Chantilly lace, woven Kashmir, and paisley shawls were popular during the nineteenth century. Shawls were fashionable in Europe and America from about 1790- 1870. The history of the shawl dates back to the eleventh century in Kashmir. Very wealthy men wore the expensive […]

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