The Ornamented Being
Ornamented: -verb: Adorn; beautify. Be·ing: -noun: Fulfillment of possibilities; essential completeness.
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History Crush of the Day: Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
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I apologize if this is completely wrong. I used Google Translate so that I could understand the text. Apologies!
Black court dress, Empress Elisabeth
Manufacturer: Fanni Scheiner
Owner: Empress Elisabeth daughter of Maximilian of Bavaria Wittelsbach
1837 - 1898Black court dress of Empress Elisabeth
Vienna
about 1885At festive events wore ladies of the court, and at their head the Empress, dresses with trains, whose length was determined by the importance of the occasion.While these Hofkleider in the first half of the 19thCentury were mostly in bright colors was, in the early days black as very elegant.
The shown court dress of Empress Elisabeth has worked in two parts and consists of a skirt with cut and a train about to bear top with side falling waterfalls.
The carved from black silk moiré skirt on the rear center waist fixes a drapery of the same fabric that is twice bagged and filled with two large Moiréemaschen.The draping ends in a ruffle.The train is under the draping pleated and decorated the edge with Posamentriespitze and Jetperlen and with four stops.
The crafted from the same material top is reinforced with whalebone.It is closed at the front by round, covered with pearls Posamentrie and wooden buttons.The side of the closure of each peak with a waterfall and Posamentrie Jetverzierung.At the top of two downwardly tapered plastic parts are attached, the lead from the rear to the front waist center and frame the drape of the skirt.They are bordered with jetverzierter Posamentriespitze.The sleeves are decorated with sewn-shaped cuff and Musselinrüschen Posamentriespitze with Jetperlen.
In the girdle of the upper part of the company name Hofschneiderin Fanny Scheiner is woven, which could use that title since 1877.
Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Carriages and Department of Court Uniforms
(Source: khm.at)
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Gatchina Palace - The State Bedroom - gilded canopied bed made by A. Jacob, a famous French cabinet-maker of the late 18th century.
Sweet dreams followers.
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Hm. Well if you ask me these look like they belonged to a certain Victoria Regina.
Look at the crowned cypher and the orbs. I would have to think that if these did indeed belonged to Queen V they would have been photographed a bit better and attributed to her? What say you?
Met
c. 1887
British
Any ideas on what the silver flowers are? A Thistle? Or what the pink flowers or the gold trefoils stand for?
Edit: athousandwinds said:
Thistles are a symbol of Scotland. The gold looks like shamrock to me — which would be Ireland. Could it be Victoria Regina, queen of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the Isles? Just an ideaI think that is a very plausible idea! Thank you for sharing! -
Court gown & train
London, England
Redfern
1907
Museum Purchase, Funds provided by Yvonne Hummel
2008.932.19ABI have picked a short sample of what I found to be interesting in the article but I encourage you to click the link at the bottom left hand corner and read the original post by FIDM. It’s well worth the read!
“To be presented at court, a woman had to be sponsored by another woman (often a mother, mother-in-law or other relative) who had already been presented at court. During Edward and Alexandra’s reign, American women presented at court were always sponsored by the wife of the American ambassador. In her application, the sponsor vouched for the character of the presentee, ensuring that only women of good character were presented. Under no circumstances could a woman who wanted to be presented make an application for herself. All applicants were investigated before being accepted for presentation. Women eligible for presentation included wives and daughters of the aristocracy, clergy, navy or military officers and certain “aristocratic” professions, including physicians and barristers. Ineligible women included divorcees who were considered legally at fault for the divorce, and actresses… . The train on our court dress is the required 11 feet, and attaches at the shoulders with hand-carved cameos depicting classical dancers. The classical theme is continued in the graduated laurel leaves decorating the train. Vertical lines of laurel leaves accent the princess seams of the gown, a silhouette named for Queen Alexandra when she was the Princess of Wales.”
(Source: blog.fidmmuseum.org)
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1928 Boué Soeurs Court Presentation Dress Study photos belonging to Sacheverelle
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The dress is made of pure silver cloth
1883 Coronation dress of Marie Feodorovna Kremlin Museum.
