#victorian
Reception dress of Lucretia Garfield ca. 1881
From the Cleveland History Center on Pinterest
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Day dress ca. 1869, worn to the inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant
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Whilst many Victorian gentlemen sitting for their studio portrait together chose the simplest expressions of affection - interlinked arms, or one hand upon the other’s knee - this pair are surprising in their uninhibited intimacy, tucked close as can be and embracing tightly, they ignore the photographer entirely and gaze instead into one another’s eyes, a warm smile on the face of the fellow looking down.
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A charming group portrait here, two men and their devoted dog, looking quite comfortable to lie across both laps - any struggling movement would have blurred the image but we see he is as sharply captured as his master and companion. This would have been taken in a professional studio, despite the misleadingly domestic background, which is in fact a skillfully painted backdrop - many scenery painters from the theatre found additional work with the emerging photographic trade.
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A group of ladies walking in the park c.1885
The inside of Jenner’s Department store in Edinburgh, Scotland c.1895
People ice skating in New York’s Central Park c.1858
Mrs Macquarie’s chair c.1880 vs today
Georgiana, Helen, Louisa and Caroline Dillon on the steps of Clonbrock House. Included in the photo are Zoe (shaggy terrier) and Ness, the Dillon Dogs.
Date: 10 November 1863
A stylish couple in their parlour c.1900
