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1750 Back Lacing Multicolor Silk Stays, Or Corset, French. #GeorgianFashion #FashionHistory #Corset

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1750 Multicolor Silk Stays, Or Corset, French. Back Lacing, hip phalanges, or fingers, triangular shaped front. Via Fashion Museum NYC fashion museum.fitnyc.edu

1750 Multicolor Silk Stays, Or Corset, French. Back Lacing, hip phalanges, or fingers, triangular shaped front. Via Fashion Museum NYC fashion museum.fitnyc.edu
1750 Multicolor Silk Stays, Or Corset, French. Back Lacing, hip phalanges, or fingers, triangular shaped front. Via Fashion Museum NYC fashion museum.fitnyc.edu

Corsets originated in the beginning of the 16th century, when aristocratic Spanish women first adopted “whalebone bodies.” Stays (later known as corsets) rapidly became fashionable throughout Europe. In 1588, the French essayist Michel de Montaigne wrote, “To get a slim body, Spanish style, what torture do women not endure, so tightly tied and bound . . . ” Although doctors and moralists remonstrated, women continued to wear some form of corset until the middle of the 20th century, because corsetry was associated with feminine beauty, aristocratic display, and self-discipline.

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1780 Watch On Four Chain Chatelaine, Germany. #GeorgianEra #Antiques #Watch #Chatelaine

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1780 Watch on a Chatelaine, Germany. Silver Repousse Verge With four chain chatelaine. via Heritage Auction H.A.com.

Definition Chatelaine: The word Chatelaine is French and means the keeper of the keys. Chatelaine” derives from the Latin word for castle. In Medieval times, the chatelaine was in charge of the day-to-day running of the castle. What did a chatelaine do? Most important task was keeper of the keys. Also ordered supplies, did bookkeeping, supervised servants, taught castle children, and organized guests. books2read.com/SuziLoveChatelaines

What were chatelaines used for?

  • Castle keepers needed keys safe, yet easily accessible.
  • By 1700’s, a metal jeweled ornament hung from pockets, attached to belts, or by hooks into skirt waistbands
  • During 1800’s, women wore large collections of tools hung from chains
  • Young girls sewed and did needlework and needed to carry sewing notions eg scissors, thimbles
  • Worn by women of all classes, from workers to nobility
  • Varied depending on class and finances.
  • Made of silver, brass, steel, leather, or fabric
  • During 19th century, fashionable dresses often had no waist and nowhere to hang chatelaines
  • Chatelaines became decorative brooches
  • Often given as a wedding present from a husband to bride
  • Later became fashion accessories.
1780 ca. Landwing Augsburg Silver Repousse Verge With Chatelaine. Watch with silver repose outer case and plain inner case, five figure classical scene, scallops in high relief, glass bulls eye crystal, plus four chain chatelaine with key, fob, pencil, and file. via Heritage Auctions Chatelaine: Set of useful items hung from decorative chains.
1780 ca. Watch. Landwing Augsburg Silver Repousse Verge With Chatelaine. Watch with silver repose outer case and plain inner case, five figure classical scene, scallops in high relief, glass bulls eye crystal, plus four chain chatelaine with key, fob, pencil, and file. via Heritage Auctions Chatelaine: Set of useful items hung from decorative chains.
1780 ca. Classical Scene. Landwing Augsburg Silver Repousse Verge With Chatelaine. Watch with silver repose outer case and plain inner case, five figure classical scene, scallops in high relief, glass bulls eye crystal, plus four chain chatelaine with key, fob, pencil, and file. via Heritage Auctions Chatelaine: Set of useful items hung from decorative chains.
1780 ca. Watch Inside. Classical Scene. Landwing Augsburg Silver Repousse Verge With Chatelaine. Watch with silver repose outer case and plain inner case, five figure classical scene, scallops in high relief, glass bulls eye crystal, plus four chain chatelaine with key, fob, pencil, and file. via Heritage Auctions Chatelaine: Set of useful items hung from decorative chains.
1780 ca. Collage. Classical Scene. Landwing Augsburg Silver Repousse Verge With Chatelaine. Watch with silver repose outer case and plain inner case, five figure classical scene, scallops in high relief, glass bulls eye crystal, plus four chain chatelaine with key, fob, pencil, and file. via Heritage Auctions Chatelaine: Set of useful items hung from decorative chains.
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1798 Woman’s Light Blue Douillette, Or Housecoat, Trimmed With Pink Velvet, French. #GeorgianEra #HistoricalFashion #France

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1798 Woman’s Light Blue Douillette, Or Housecoat, French. Trimmed with pink velvet, pink fan, black slave sandals, apricot hat with black trim. Fashion Plate via Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.

Description Douillette: A coat or housecoat, sometimes quilted, worn in France.

1798 Woman's Light Blue Douillette, Or Housecoat, French. Trimmed with pink velvet, pink fan, black slave sandals, apricot hat with black trim. Fashion Plate Journal des Dames et des Modes, or Costume Parisien.
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1760 ca. Traveling Ink Set In Shagreen Case with inkwell, sander, and pen. #GeorgianEra #Antique #Writing

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1760 ca. Traveling Ink Set. Rectangular Shagreen case with hinged cover which opens to reveal an unmarked silver mounted inkwell and sander, a pen, and a desk seal.

Definition Shagreen: Type of rough untanned skin, sometimes made from a donkey or a horse, but often from a shark or a stingray.

1760 ca. Traveling Ink Set. Rectangular Shagreen case with hinged cover which opens to reveal an unmarked silver mounted inkwell and sander, a pen, and a desk seal. Shagreen is a type of rough untanned skin, sometimes made from a donkey or a horse, but often from a shark or a stingray. books2read.com/SuziLoveTravel
1760 ca. Traveling Ink Set. Rectangular Shagreen case with hinged cover which opens to reveal an unmarked silver mounted inkwell and sander, a pen, and a desk seal. Shagreen is a type of rough untanned skin, sometimes made from a donkey or a horse, but often from a shark or a stingray.
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1740–1760 ca. Silk and Cotton Petticoat. #Georgian #Underclothing #HistoricalFashion

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1740–1760 ca. Silk and Cotton Petticoat. via Suzi Love ~ suzilove.com
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1715-1775 ca. Flat Drawstring Bag, French. Strung glass beads held together by looping stitches. #Reticule #GeorgianFashion #GeorgianEra

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1715-1775 ca. Flat Drawstring Bag, French. Strung glass beads, or sablé, held together by looping stitches. Polychrome Rococo design on white ground, shepherd, shepherdess, four sheep around orange tree center, border with cornucopias and flowers. Ecru silk cord drawstrings with floral bead-covered wood tassels. Blue silk lining. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

bag_1715-1775 ca. Flat Drawstring Bag, French. Strung glass beads, or sablé, held together by looping stitches. Polychrome Rococo design on white ground, shepherd, shepherdess, four sheep around orange tree center, border with cornucopias and flowers. Ecru silk cord drawstrings with floral bead-covered wood tassels. Blue silk lining. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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1745-1750 ca. Small Decorative Box, Or Necessaire, With Watch, Probably German. #GeorgianEra #Sewing #Antiques

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1745-1750 ca. Necessaire, or small decorative box, with watch, probably German. Fitted with sewing and writing implements as well as a watch, this unmarked nécessaire shows delightful chinoiserie decoration in the Rococo style, echoing the work of the influential Munich designer François Cuvilliés (1695–1768). via Metropolitan Museum New York City, U.S.A. metmuseum.org

Small toiletry, writing, or sewing containers were called Necessaire or Etui: Tiny boxes or containers were carried in large castles or sprawling manor houses so a lady or gentleman had their essentials with them all day. They were also important when traveling by coach, trains, or ships where space was always limited. A necessaire or Etui was easily carried in a bag, reticule, or pocket so essentials were on hand for personal grooming, to repair a ripped hem, replace a button, to embroider, or to write a note or letter.  

1745-1750 ca. Necessaire With Watch. Probably German. via Suzi Love suzilove.com and Metropolitan Museum New York City, U.S.A. metmuseum.org
1745-1750 ca. Necessaire With Watch. Probably German. via Suzi Love suzilove.com and Metropolitan Museum New York City, U.S.A. metmuseum.org
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1790-1810 ca. Jane Austen Style Woman’s Black Wool Shoes, American. #JaneAusten #RegencyEra #Shoes

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1790-1810 ca. Woman’s Black Wool Shoes. Pointed toe and low wedge heel covered in same fabric, black tape binding, leather straight or symmetrical sole, linen insole and lining. Wool satin with wool twill tape binding, plain weave linen lining, and leather sole.  Place of Use: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. Place of Manufacture: possibly Massachusetts, United States Provenance: Worn by a member of the Robbins family; inherited by Ellen A. Stone; gift to MFA, 1899. Credit Line  Gift of Miss Ellen A. Stone via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U. S.A.

In Jane Austen’s years, she and her contemporaries spent a lot of time outdoors. Fragile slippers were worn for balls and evening events but for walking sturdier shoes were needed, In the early 1800s, these were typically made of leather and were flat or had a very small heel.

shoes_1790-1810 ca. Woman's Black Wool Shoes, American. Pointed toe, low wedge heel covered in same fabric, black tape binding, leather straight or symmetrical sole, linen insole and lining. Worn by a member of the Robbins family and inherited by Ellen A. Stone. via Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, U.S.A. mfa.org
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1780 ca. English Guitar, Lisbon Made by Jaco Vieira da Silva. #Music #Guitar #Portugal #GeorgianEra

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1780 ca. English Guitar, Lisbon Made by Jaco Vieira da Silva. Pine back, sides and soundboards, with pine and wood purfling or bordering, brass openwork rose, framed with mother-of-pearl. The English guitar was a fashionable instrument from about 1750, considered easy to play and tuned in C major, although the player would use a capo, much like a modern folk-guitarist, in order to change the key. The tuning pegs were often small metallic pins that could be turned with a watch-key, to keep the strings in tune longer. This instrument was made in Portugal, a country with strong trading links with England, and its peg box is decorated with a paper ‘cameo’ in imitation of a jasper ware medallion, a motif made popular by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) from about 1770. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K.  History Notes Book 6 Music General https://www.suzilove.com/wp-admin/books2read.com/suziloveMusicGeneral \

1780 ca. English Guitar, Lisbon, Portugal. Made by Jaco Vieira da Silva Pine back, sides and soundboards, with pine and wood purfling (bordering); brass openwork rose, framed with mother-of-pearl. The English guitar was a fashionable instrument from about 1750, considered easy to play and tuned in C major, although the player would use a capo, much like a modern folk-guitarist, in order to change the key. The tuning pegs were often small metallic pins that could be turned with a watch-key, to keep the strings in tune longer. This instrument was made in Portugal, a country with strong trading links with England, and its peg box is decorated with a paper ‘cameo’ in imitation of a jasper ware medallion, a motif made popular by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) from about 1770. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K.
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1780 ca. English Guitar, Lisbon, Portugal. Made by Jaco Vieira da Silva Pine back, sides and soundboards, with pine and wood purfling (bordering); brass openwork rose, framed with mother-of-pearl. The English guitar was a fashionable instrument from about 1750, considered easy to play and tuned in C major, although the player would use a capo, much like a modern folk-guitarist, in order to change the key. The tuning pegs were often small metallic pins that could be turned with a watch-key, to keep the strings in tune longer. This instrument was made in Portugal, a country with strong trading links with England, and its peg box is decorated with a paper ‘cameo’ in imitation of a jasper ware medallion, a motif made popular by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) from about 1770. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K.
1780 ca. English Guitar, Lisbon, Portugal. Made by Jaco Vieira da Silva Pine back, sides and soundboards, with pine and wood purfling (bordering); brass openwork rose, framed with mother-of-pearl. The English guitar was a fashionable instrument from about 1750, considered easy to play and tuned in C major, although the player would use a capo, much like a modern folk-guitarist, in order to change the key. The tuning pegs were often small metallic pins that could be turned with a watch-key, to keep the strings in tune longer. This instrument was made in Portugal, a country with strong trading links with England, and its peg box is decorated with a paper ‘cameo’ in imitation of a jasper ware medallion, a motif made popular by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) from about 1770. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K.
1780 ca. English Guitar, Lisbon, Portugal. Made by Jaco Vieira da Silva Pine back, sides and soundboards, with pine and wood purfling (bordering); brass openwork rose, framed with mother-of-pearl. The English guitar was a fashionable instrument from about 1750, considered easy to play and tuned in C major, although the player would use a capo, much like a modern folk-guitarist, in order to change the key. The tuning pegs were often small metallic pins that could be turned with a watch-key, to keep the strings in tune longer. This instrument was made in Portugal, a country with strong trading links with England, and its peg box is decorated with a paper ‘cameo’ in imitation of a jasper ware medallion, a motif made popular by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) from about 1770. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K.
1780 ca. English Guitar, Lisbon, Portugal. Made by Jaco Vieira da Silva Pine back, sides and soundboards, with pine and wood purfling (bordering); brass openwork rose, framed with mother-of-pearl. The English guitar was a fashionable instrument from about 1750, considered easy to play and tuned in C major, although the player would use a capo, much like a modern folk-guitarist, in order to change the key. The tuning pegs were often small metallic pins that could be turned with a watch-key, to keep the strings in tune longer. This instrument was made in Portugal, a country with strong trading links with England, and its peg box is decorated with a paper ‘cameo’ in imitation of a jasper ware medallion, a motif made popular by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) from about 1770. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K.
1780 ca. English Guitar, Lisbon, Portugal. Made by Jaco Vieira da Silva Pine back, sides and soundboards, with pine and wood purfling (bordering); brass openwork rose, framed with mother-of-pearl. The English guitar was a fashionable instrument from about 1750, considered easy to play and tuned in C major, although the player would use a capo, much like a modern folk-guitarist, in order to change the key. The tuning pegs were often small metallic pins that could be turned with a watch-key, to keep the strings in tune longer. This instrument was made in Portugal, a country with strong trading links with England, and its peg box is decorated with a paper ‘cameo’ in imitation of a jasper ware medallion, a motif made popular by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) from about 1770. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K.
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What was fashionable for women in late 1700s? Extravagant colors, outrageous styles and flamboyant fashions. #GeorgianEra #Fashion #nonfiction #amwriting

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