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Mourning ring, ca 1787 England, the Victoria & Albert Museum This ring and its pair are inscribed ‘Cease thy tears, religion points on high/ CS ob.25 Jan 1787 aet 70/ IS ob. 18 Sep 1792 aet 72’.  They are mourning rings, possibly for a couple with the initials CS and IS who died aged 70 and 72. On the front of the ring, a vase of drooping gem-set flowers symbolises mourning.

Mourning ring, ca 1787 England, the Victoria & Albert Museum

This ring and its pair are inscribed ‘Cease thy tears, religion points on high/ CS ob.25 Jan 1787 aet 70/ IS ob. 18 Sep 1792 aet 72’.  They are mourning rings, possibly for a couple with the initials CS and IS who died aged 70 and 72. On the front of the ring, a vase of drooping gem-set flowers symbolises mourning.

(Source: collections.vam.ac.uk)

Afternoon dress, ca 1785 England, the Victoria & Albert Museum In the 1770s and 1780s printed cotton fabrics began to replace silk in popularity for women’s gowns. The material of this gown has a dotted ground and is printed in a repeating pattern of floral sprays. The gown has a fitted back and open front below the waist, revealing a petticoat of the same fabric. The lack of decoration and use of cotton instead of silk indicates that this gown was probably worn during summer afternoons for card games and tea parties, rather than for evening dress.

Afternoon dress, ca 1785 England, the Victoria & Albert Museum

In the 1770s and 1780s printed cotton fabrics began to replace silk in popularity for women’s gowns. The material of this gown has a dotted ground and is printed in a repeating pattern of floral sprays. The gown has a fitted back and open front below the waist, revealing a petticoat of the same fabric. The lack of decoration and use of cotton instead of silk indicates that this gown was probably worn during summer afternoons for card games and tea parties, rather than for evening dress.

Madame Élisabeth de France (1764–1794) by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, ca 1787 France, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Click for a huge image

Madame Élisabeth de France (1764–1794) by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, ca 1787 France, the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Robe à la polonaise, ca 1785 France (altered at a later date), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Robe à la polonaise, ca 1785 France (altered at a later date), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Habit à la française, 1785-90 France, Les Arts Décoratifs

Habit à la française, 1785-90 France, Les Arts Décoratifs

Indoor shoes, 1785-90 France (probably), LACMA

Indoor shoes, 1785-90 France (probably), LACMA

Robe à l’anglaise, ca 1785 France, KCI This looks like something Francisco de Goya would have painted.

Robe à l’anglaise, ca 1785 France, KCI

This looks like something Francisco de Goya would have painted.

Robe à l’anglaise, ca 1785 England, KCI

Robe à l’anglaise, ca 1785 England, KCI

(Left) Robe à l’anglaise, ca 1785 England, KCI (Right) Robe à l’anglaise, ca 1785, KCI

(Left) Robe à l’anglaise, ca 1785 England, KCI

(Right) Robe à l’anglaise, ca 1785, KCI

Portrait of a Lady with a Book, Next to a River Source by Antoine Vestier, ca 1785 France, the São Paulo Museum of Art

Portrait of a Lady with a Book, Next to a River Source by Antoine Vestier, ca 1785 France, the São Paulo Museum of Art

Portrait of Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) after Pompeo Batoni, 1782-87 Russia

Portrait of Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) after Pompeo Batoni, 1782-87 Russia

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