1857 Accessories

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1857 Accessories

Description

Images of accessory items from the 1857 edition of Godey's Ladies Book.

Collection Items

Undersleeves in French embroidery
Two designs for undersleeves in satin stitch and openwork from Godey's Ladies Book.

Chemisette in Irish Guipure
Design and instructions for an embroidered chemisette on muslin or lawn in Irish Guipure taken from the 1857 Godey's Ladies Book.

Two fischu styles
Two styles of fischu or berthas from the 1857 Godey's Ladies Book. Includes two embroidery patterns for a gentleman's tie and a pair of ladies drawers.

Novelties for September 1857
Images and descriptions of the following:
1. Basque
2. Muslin Breakfast Cap
3. Habit shirt front and collar
4. undersleeve with cuff to match 3.
5. Four styles of Bonnets
6. embroidery design for Chemise

Fashionable Mantle
Image, instructions and pattern diagram for a fashionable mantle of 1857.
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