An assortment of stale goodies

oldrags:

Photo, ca 1870’s

via Flickr user billinmn

oldrags:

Dress, 1890’s Sweden (Stockholm), Nordiska Museet

oldrags:

Afternoon dress, ca 1892 US, the Met Museum

(Source: ornamentedbeing)

ornamentedbeing:

Alexander Roslin, Portrait of a French Lady

my-ear-trumpet:

amateurcasualvictorianist:

The Pier, Deal, Kent, 1899

Pier’s are quintessentially Victorian, as are most British seaside towns. Other than the dress of the pedestrians strolling here there’s not much to see, but its nice to get away from the grit of the suburban street, isn’t it?

oldrags:

Portrait of Julie Bonaparte with daughters Zenaide and Charlotte by François Gérard, ca 1810 France, Musée national du Château de Fontainebleau

oldrags:

Portrait of Emilia Włodkowska by Józef Simmler, 1865 Poland, National Museum, Warsaw

oldrags:

Bathing suit, 1900’s UK, the Met Museum

soyouthinkyoucansee:

Mary Pickford portraits from her private collection. By Hartsook Photo.