The travelling Barge, of the Mandarin Van-tazhin, who attended the Embassy.
The traveling barge of Van-ta-zhin. Drawn by William Alexander, 1805.
Category: 1805
Costumes and shawls. French directorate, consulate and first Empire.
Costumes and scarves in the 18th and 19th century. The fashion of classicism during the French directorate, consulate and first empire.
The fashion masters. Paris in transition from Directoire to Empire.
France. The fashion of the dandies from 1801 to 1805. Paris in transition from Directoire to Empire.
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From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
Fashions under the First Empire. Reign of Napoleon I. 1804 to 1814.
Fashions under the First Empire — Sacks — “Personnes cossues” — A saying of Napoleon’s – White gowns — Valenciennes lace — Ball dresses; walking dresses — Polish “toquets” and bonnets — Turbans — Muslins — Artificial flowers — Wenzel’s manufactory; “The Offspring of Imposture,” Campenon’s verses — Parisian ladies, as sketched by Horace Vernet — Stays — Cashmeres — Protest by Piis — Ternaux assists in establishing the manufacture of cashmere shawls in France — Cotton stuffs — Richard Lenoir; importance of the Rouen manufacture — Violets during the Hundred Days — The “eighteen folds,” and white silk.
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Joséphine de Beauharnais. Pastel By Pierre Prud’hon
Joséphine de Beauharnais 1763 – 1814. Pastel By Pierre Prud’hon. Painting of the young Joséphine de Beauharnais (about 1790) before she became the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Source: Life of Napoleon… Read More
First Empire. German Biedermeier. Women in spencer. Man in Carrick.
Coachman coat. The actor David Garrick let himself customize this jacket in the 18th century as the first
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
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From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
