Fashion and Accessories, 1800-1849
Title
Fashion and Accessories, 1800-1849
Subject
Clothing, garments, costuming, and accessories from 1800 to 1849.
Description
A collection of clothing, garments, costuming, accessories, and other fashion items that belonged to Northampton County residents between 1800 and 1849. This digital collection is a work-in-progress.
Creator
Various
Source
From the NCHGS Collection, unless otherwise noted
Publisher
N/A
Date
1800-1849
Contributor
Various
Rights
Usage rights apply. Contact NCHGS for information.
Relation
See Fashion and Accessories, 1750-1799
See Fashion and Accessories, 1850-1899
See Fashion and Accessories, 1850-1899
Format
Various
Language
N/A
Type
Various
Identifier
Various
Coverage
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
New York City, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
New York City, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Collection Items
Print Cotton Dress
By the 1800s, popular 18th century fabrics like linen, wool, and silk, were increasingly replaced by cotton. Using vegetable dyes, cotton could be dyed in vibrant shades of indigo, yellow, purple, and red. Brown was also popular as the dye could…
White Cotton Dress
As the Neoclassical Movement waned and the Romantic Era emerged (styles that emphasized imagination, emotion, and nature), white gauzy dresses dominated the global fashion scene. When first introduced, women threw away their corsets (and modesty) to…
Brown Printed Cotton Wrapper
By the 1830s the demands of the expanding populations of Europe and America led to a rapid rise in textile manufacturing. When she wore this printed cotton wrapper, Eliza Porter (1803-1866), wife of James Madison Porter (1793-1862), founder of…
Gold Silk Dress
This gold silk dress is an example of a transitional stage in the fashions of the late 1830s. The exaggerated leg-of-mutton sleeve designs seen earlier in the decade have collapsed. Fitted at the upper arm, the fullness of the sleeve is now shown on…
Lavender Silk Print Gown
This lavender print silk gown belonged to Miss Margaret McMurtric (1819-1889). Margaret wore this gown to a ball at the White's Hotel in Centre Square, Easton in 1840 to celebrate the inauguration of President William Harrison (1773-1841). Later, she…
Blue Wool Challis Dress
This vivid printed wool challis gown is believed to have been worn by Elizabeth M. Kern Mulhallon (1820-1884). The fan-front bodice, still favored by many women in the early 1840s, forms a V at the neckline. It fastens in the back with small hooks…
Kashmiri or Paisley Shawl
Kashmiri shawls were introduced by the British East India Company in the late 1700s. These wool shawls’ distinctive designs were taken from the Persian boteh or Kashmiri buta motif, the words for bush, shrub, or flower bud, that represent the Tree of…
Pairs of shoes, c. 1840
Tan leather shoes with bows and buckles, pink satin evening slippers with bows, and white kid shoes decorated with lace and ivory satin bows and medallion.