19th Century Early Chemise or Shift, American. Linen and embroidery. Chemise: Worn next to the skin under stays or corset. via Metropolitan Museum New York City, U.S.A. metmuseum.org
Chemise Or Shift: Sleeveless, mid-calf length garment of white cotton or muslin was worn next to the skin under stays or corset. Called ‘Shift’ from early Georgian (1700-1750) until Late Georgian (1750-1790) to replace ‘Smock’. By 1800, name replaced by ‘Chemise’.
19th Century Early Woman’s Plain Weave Linen Chemise, Or Shift, American. Shift with scoop neck with drawstring, three-quarter length sleeves with drawstrings and lighter-weight linen ruffles. Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. Probably worn by Abigail Robbins (1759-1850) and Inherited by Ellen A. Stone; Gift to MFA, 1899. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A.
19th Century Early Chemise or Shift, American. Linen and embroidery. #Underclothing #JaneAusten #Fashion
Light-Hearted look at an Older Lady’s Life In Jane Austen’s Times, or early 1800s. An easy to read overview of what an older lady did, wore, and how she lived in the early 19th Century. Information for history buffs and pictures for readers and writers of historical fiction. Older Lady’s Day, Regency Life Series, Book 5, by Suzi Love. books2read.com/suziloveOLD
Through historic images, historical information, and funny anecdotes, it shows how an older lady in Jane Austen’s times fills her day, where she goes, and with whom she spends her time. This light-hearted look at the longer Regency years is an easy to read overview of what people did and wore, and where they worked and played. There is plenty of information to interest history buffs, and lots of pictures to help readers and writers of historical fiction visualize the people and places from the last years of the 18th Century until Queen Victoria took the throne. Regency Life Series, Book 5, By Suzi Love.
Light-Hearted look at an Older Lady’s Life In Jane Austen’s Times or early 1800s. #Regency #JaneAusten #amwriting books2read.com/suziloveOLD
19th Century Early Women’s Cotton Caps. Worn as morning caps, night caps, or under other hats. Jane Austen and her family and female friends would have worn caps like these, sometimes during the morning at home, to bed to keep their long hair from becoming knotted, or under a bonnet to hold a hairstyle in place. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
Definition Boudoir Or Morning Cap: worn by women in the privacy of their ‘boudoir’ and was not a simple night-cap but a lightweight, decorated cap which covered the hair before it was dressed for daytime activities or for at-home pursuits.
Definition Cornette or Morning Cap: Muslin or other lightweight material, worn to cover hair during at-home pursuits such as reading or sketching, tied under chin and sometimes worn under bonnet.
Definition Lappets: Two long strips of material, often lace, hanging from top of head down back or over shoulders. Sometimes extensions of a headdress and a requirement for court dress.
19th Century Early Women’s Cotton Caps. Worn as morning caps, night caps, or under other hats. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
119th Century Early Women’s Lightweight Cotton Caps As Worn By Jane Austen. #Hats #Regency #JaneAusten
1809 January Walking Dress, English. Polish bonnet, mantle of gold velvet with an invisible hood trimmed with ermine, antique collar fastened with a gold ornament in form of a shell. Morning dress, white muslin Brussels spot, with worked stomacher, trimmed down the front and at the bottom, worked along hanging sleeves, twisted and fastened at the wristband with small gold ornament to match mantle and cincture of the dress, gold sandals laced with brown cords and tassels and York tan gloves. Plate via Rudolph Ackermann’s ‘The Repository’ of Arts.
1809 January Walking Dress, English. Polish bonnet, mantle of gold velvet with an invisible hood trimmed with ermine, antique collar fastened with a gold ornament in form of a shell. s. Fashion Plate via Rudolph Ackermann’s ‘The Repository’ of Arts.
1809 January Walking Dress, Mantle and Polish Bonnet, English. #Regency #Fashion #JaneAusten
Fashion Must Haves In Jane Austen’s Times: Reticules, Spencers, Redingotes. History Notes Series Books 3, 4, and 5.
Reticule Or Bag: Purse, often with a drawstring to pull closed and usually made of cloth or covered cardboard and often decorated with beading or embroidery. Carried by a woman during the Regency period to carry all their daily necessities. in the place of pockets.
Spencer: Short jacket, cropped at the waist, worn over a dress, or gown. Delicate and regency dresses provided so little protection from the cold, so over garments were essential for warmth, modesty and good health.
Pelisse Or redingote Or Walking Dress: Coat worn over clothing of both sexes for warmth and protection from the elements.
119th Century First Half Woman’s Embroidered Cap, French. Cotton mull with cotton embroidery, linen bobbin lace insertion, silk ribbon, round gathered crown with spoked wheel design in center surrounded by long leafed wreath, outside this a wreath of carnations, same carnations around forehead band and neck band, design embroidered with white linen thread, white taffeta ribbon run through the embroidered net casing and tied in center back. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
Definition Lappets: Two long strips of material, often lace, hanging from top of head down back or over shoulders. Sometimes extensions of a headdress and a requirement for court dress.
19th Century Second Half Woman’s Cap, French. Linen embroidered net, cotton cord, sprig embroidery at back with cord sewn to bottom edge, long wide lappets trimmed with net border embroidered with floral motifs, linen plain weave tape ties. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
19th Century First Half Woman’s Cotton Mull Embroidered Cap With Lappets, French. #JaneAusten #Hats #Regency
1817 June Morning Dress as worn in Jane Austen’s times in England. Published as a Regency fashion plate in an English magazine. Jaconet muslin trimmed with tucks and embroidery and ornamented with lace, long full sleeves with ruffled cuffs, Marlborough cap of white lace with full blown roses and blush satin ribbon, hair parted on forehead and curled over temples, necklace and ear-rings of white cornelian with gold, white kid slippers and gloves. Fashion Plate via Rudolph Ackermann’s ‘The Repository of Arts’.
Definition Morning or At-Home Dress: Loose and comfortable dress and soft lace cap to be worn at home for reading, painting, sewing or for walking in the garden. To be seen by family, servants and close friends. Not accessorized enough to be out in the wider public, although the pretty pink roses and trim on the cap suggest this outfit may have been worn for receiving visitors at home.
1817 February Pelisse, or Redingote, English. Carriage dress of white poplin with a deep blond flounce. Blue levantine pelisse or walking dress, or Redingote in France, edged with floss silk, blonde lace neck ruff, ermine ruff and a pink shawl. Fashion Plate via John Belle’s La Belle Assemblée or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine, London.
1817 June Lady Reading Wearing Morning Dress and Marlborough Cap, English. #Regency #JaneAusten #Fashion
19th Century Second Half Woman’s Cap, French. Linen embroidered net, cotton cord, sprig embroidery at back with cord sewn to bottom edge, long wide lappets trimmed with net border embroidered with floral motifs, linen plain weave tape ties. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
Definition Lappets: Two long strips of material, often lace, hanging from top of head down back or over shoulders. Sometimes extensions of a headdress and a requirement for court dress.
19th Century Second Half Woman’s Cap, French. Linen embroidered net, cotton cord, sprig embroidery at back with cord sewn to bottom edge, long wide lappets trimmed with net border embroidered with floral motifs, linen plain weave tape ties. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
19th Century Second Half Woman’s Linen Embroidered Net CapWith Lappets, French. #Fashion #Hats #19thCentury
1812 December Mother and Child, English. Mother in a pink Pelisse, or Walking Dress, of Merino wool with an embroidered front and frogs and tassels to fasten it. Waist is of a moderate length and there is an elegant figured belt and tassels. Tight long sleeves finish at the cuff with embroidery, like the stand-up collar. York tan gloves and half-boots, small straw turned up hat with two short ostrich feathers. Child wears a blue and white suit and both wearing adorable hats.
Fashion Plate via John Belle’s La Belle Assemblée or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine, London. The child is not mentioned in the description. ‘This truly elegant and fashionable order of promenade costume was furnished by Mr. S. Clark, Ladies Pelisse and Habit Maker, No. 37 Golden Square, whose taste in articles of this description has been so generally admired.’
1812 Mother and Child, English. Mother in a pink Pelisse, or Walking Dress. Child in a blue and white suit and both wearing adorable hats.Fashion Plate via John Belle’s La Belle Assemblée or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine, London.
1812 Mother in Pink Merino Wool Pelisse and Child in Blue and White Suit. #Regency #JaneAusten #Fashion
1809 May Walking Dress, English. Dress of white Scotia washing silk, Bishop’s mantle of green striped and plain silks, made entirely without seams and with border of the same color. Hat to match is decorated with artificial flowers and caught up at the front. Shoes from the same green. Fashion Plate via Rudolph Ackermann’s ‘The Repository’ of Arts.
1809 May Walking Dress, English. Dres of white Scotia washing silk, Bishop’s mantle of green striped and plain silks, made entirely without seams and with border of the same color. Hat to match is decorated with artificial flowers and caught up at the front. Shoes from the same green. Fashion Plate via Rudolph Ackermann’s ‘The Repository’ of Arts.
1809 May Walking Dress Of White Scotia Washing Silk and Green Bishop’s Mantle. #Regency #Fashion #JaneAusten
