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Telling Apart Victorian Fashion:
What's the Difference? | Part 1

Introduction:

Queen Victoria: https://www.gogmsite.net/new-content/queen-victoria-by--location.html

1831 Fashion Plate: https://br.pinterest.com/pin/248964685642569773/

[1] Orange 1830s day dress: https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=HD+1999.4.1

1870 dress: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/107620

1872 dress: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/81112

1888 dress: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/137479

1889 dress: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/156423

1898 dress: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/84018?who=F.+X.+Ledoux%24F.+X.+Ledoux&ao=on&ft=*&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1

 

Comparison Segment:

1838 discussion dress: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/82113

1840 discussion dress: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/80001913?rpp=20&pg=1&ft=%2A&deptids=8&when=A.D.+1800-1900&what=Dresses&img=3

 

Patented Hoops/Crinolines:

1846 patent by David Hough Jr.: https://patents.google.com/patent/US4584A/en

1861 Drawing Improvements in Hoop Skirts: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4531662

1845 Edinburgh, Scotland Newspaper clipping: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108005178/the-caledonian-mercury-1845-edinburgh-s/

1845 New Orleans, Louisiana Newspaper clipping: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108005178/the-caledonian-mercury-1845-edinburgh-s/

 

1850 dress: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/82162

1856-7 dress: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/90853?&imgno=1&tabname=related-objects

1859 dress: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/84715?rpp=90&pg=32&rndkey=20150610&ft=%2A&what=Dresses&pos=2812&imgno=1&tabname=related-objects

1845 dress: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/159513?ft=1840s+fashion&offset=40&rpp=40&pos=70

 

Fashion Plates:

1859 Fashion Plate: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/388928117832716400/

1862 Fashion Plate: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/388928117832716398/

1863 Fashion Plate: missing link (Request for photo)

1864 Fashion Plate: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/388928117832716407/

1865 Fashion Plate: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/211174962657861/

1866 Fashion Plate: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/388928117832716424/

 

Conclusion:

1837 Fashion Plate: missing link (Request for photo)

1847 Fashion Plate: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/388928117832716514/

1857 Fashion Plate: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/388928117832716523/

1867 Fashion Plate: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/388928117832716437/

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The following links are referenced in the video below by order of appearance: 

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