Unusual pose for a fashion plate, but the empire era emphasized showing the body. ca 1811 via .

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Woman with a chatelaine and her hair in a snood, ca. 1860s. Both common everyday accessories.

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1896 Summer Fashions. Lovely, but can you imagine wearing so much fabric (and gloves!) in July?

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To pull off a look like this, you have to have serious attitude, and a serious love of pansies-c.1891

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Fashion plates are often art, but I love when they provide such a complete scene like this ca. 1859.

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Gorgeous lace, and quite a scandalously exposed back, on this 1860s ball gown.

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Circa 1845 fancy dress costumes. Love the sailor!

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Great fashion plate showing generational differences in style post-revolution.

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Such a unique fashion plate from 1831- dresses!

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So much intricacy in this 1907 Jacques Doucet tape lace tea gown from .

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Lovely 1879 fashion plate of afternoon dresses.

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Sculptural perfection in this 1830s sleeve detail -- gasp!

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