Augustina, the Maid of Saragossa YE who shall marvel when you hear her tale, Oh! had you known her softer hours!
Augustina, the Maid of Saragossa.
Category: 1812
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.
Habitués of White’s. Marquis of Londonderry, Colonel “Kangaroo” Cooke.
The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow, being anecdotes of the camp, court, clubs and society, 1810-1860.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
French Swiss regiment. Grenadiers in combat.
French Swiss regiment. Grenadiers in combat (1812).
Shako 19th century. Napoleonic wars.
Shako 19th century. Napoleonic wars.
Shakos 19th century. Napoleonic wars.
Shakos 19th century. Napoleonic wars.
Bavarian Military uniforms in the 19th century.
Bavarian Military uniforms in the 19th century.
German and French Empire fashion 19th Century.
German and French Empire fashion. Regency period. First third of the 19th Century. Top row left to right: German and French fashion. Costumes of 1809 bis 1812. Right: German and… Read More
