Yep, those are the two elements that are throwing me in this redesign because I need to settle on *one* decade first before I set about drafting a historically-accurate dress. The closest era I can put her design is the Romantic era (1815-1840s) before the large, puffy sleeves:

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The on left and right actually belong to the ‘GRAND ALFRED ORDER OF OLD FRIENDS’ who flourished in in the 1830s and 1840s. This is confirmed by the engraved date of 1839 on one of the glasses, and the letters

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His works of the late 1840s led to the art of the PRB. Noah’s Sacrifice (1847-53), Scene from Ben Johnson’s ‘Every Man in his Humour’ (1847-8) & Cardinal Wolsey (c1850)

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Parents woken by their Baby (1838), Workmen on the Street (1838-40), A Nasty Cold in the Head (1839) & the Beautiful Narcissus (c1840s). I love the timelessness of his sleep deprived parents & the ludicrous figure of Narcissus.

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Watts submitted a drawing for the Houses of Parliament & won a prize in 1843 & a bursary. This allowed him to travel to Italy. Lady Holland (c1843-4), The Golden Age (1840) & Fiesole, Tuscany (1840s)

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Today, some views of Church Street in Cromer... Rev William Sharpe in the 1850s; the 'Narrows' in the 1840s; 1885; 1890,

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In episode 18, Nephrite's yōma is called Jumeau. This is a reference to Jumeau, the French bisque doll company that started in the early 1840s.

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Jonah Magnus in the 1810s and the 1840s 👁️

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Amongst the earliest photographs of Bristol is this view of the old Corn Exchange on Broad Quay. The ancient quayside structure was already in the course of demolition here in the 1840s. Note the wooden water pipes under the colonnade https://t.co/R0HN3ctKMa

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More of a force than a mythological creature, in Irish mythology, hungry grass/féar gortach is a patch of cursed grass! Also known as fairy grass, anyone walking on it is doomed to perpetual & insatiable hunger! Not known if this dates to 1840s famine or older!

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Illustration of 'Nautilus Pompilius' in "Reeve's Conchology," (1840s) by Lovell Reeve (1814-1865).

Image courtesy Biodiversity Heritage

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80s glam rock make-up with 1840s outfit Patrik?
Yes or yes?

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became a popular pastime from the 1840s, with the Isle of Wight’s multi-coloured sands providing an ideal medium. This Tues, our Five Centuries auction feats a diverse selection of incl works by artist, Learn more:
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Hey, photography lovers! On view through May 12 at , "From Today, Painting Is Dead: Early Photography in Britain and France" features nearly 250 iconic pictures created between the 1840s and 1880s: https://t.co/nWuNZFHSlV

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I just love Victorian death.

Post-mortem gentleman laid out on a sofa or chaise with a black satin pillow, 1840s-50s

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Yesterday we were presented the Needham egg collection -an interesting, data-rich series of 600+ clutches collected between the 1840s and mid 20th century. Almost all the eggs have detail provenance e.g Corn Bunting collected in Climping, West Sussex on 1 July 1938

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Kuniyoshi
Benkei killing a giant fish
Saitô Oniwakamaru, from the mid-1840s

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Both watching and listening to 'Dombey and Son', and was seized with an urge to draw un-sensible 1840s ringlets. So here is Florence, done very quickly before bed. 💜

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