#1790s

[yeoldenews]

Yet another selection of some of the better names I've come across in Regency era newspapers recently.

[ghw-archive]

1780-90 embroidery detail, mens waistcoat

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761-1845) "Two Young Women Kissing" (c. 1790-1794) Oil on canvas

[frostedmagnolias]

Dress

c. 1795-1797

Norsk Folkemuseum

[omgthatdress]

Ensemble

1798

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

"It is the combination of elements within this costume that makes it so interesting. Embroidered, open-fronted robes with matching underskirts are more usually associated with the 1760s to 1780s, but the train and the tiny bodice, only two and one-half inches from neckline to waist, preclude any date earlier than about 1798. The matching fichu is extremely rare. Each piece is embroidered with variations on the floral designs rather than mere duplications, suggesting artisanal primacy, not pattern book repetitions. This dress is believed to have belonged to Catherine Beekman (1762-1839), wife of Elisha Boudinot of Princeton, New Jersey."

[history-of-fashion]

1790-1810 Habit à la française by unknown maker

silk, velvet, satin

(Amsterdam Museum)

[artschoolglasses]

Silk letter case, 1781-1800

From the London Museum

[oldjewelryfeed]

Antique Pocket Watch French Memento Mori Skull Elongated Octagonal Verge Fusee

[eirene]

Elizabeth Throckmorton, Canoness of the Order of the Dames Augustines Anglaises, 1729 Nicolas de Largillière

[random-brushstrokes]

Nathaniel Grogan - Lady Blanche Crosses the Ravine Guided by the Count and Saint Foix (a Scene from The Mysteries of Udolpho), 1796-1798

[yeoldenews]

Another selection of some of the better names I've come across in Regency era newspapers recently.

[forsapphics]

Deux jeunes femmes s'embrassant (Two Young Women) (1790 - 1794)

Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761 - 1845)

[rowzien]

1790s coat

I need to make some adjustments almost immediately after finishing it, such as the back not hanging perfectly smooth and needing to change the sleeve lining, but eh, such is the way it is. I made it with both buttonholes and hooks and eyes, so hopefully I can still wear it post op.

Overall I'm very proud of this coat. I think the cut came out really beautiful.

The fabric is a green faille I got second hand, the lining is from Burnley and Trowbridge, as is the buckram. The front buttons are 1890s.

The leopard for my waistcoat was from fabric mart and the breeches fabric was from an estate sale.

If you hadn't heard of faille before like me, it's a ribbed fabric almost like grosgrain. Mine has a thick cotton weft and lots of a tiny a silk or rayon warp, although it can be all silk. It's very similar to this one at the LACMA. I think was a decently popular fabric in the 18th century for both men's suits and women's gowns.

[chic-a-gigot]

19th century fashion plates, designs, etc.

(with late 18th and early 20th century plates)

Tagged by decade:

1790s | 1800s | 1810s | 1820s | 1830s | 1840s | 1850s | 1860s | 1870s | 1880s | 1890s | 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s

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[frostedmagnolias]

Ring

c. 1795

Gold, ivory, glass

British

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[omgthatdress]

Dress

1796-1798

The Metropolitan Museum of Art