Skip to main content

Nineteenth century

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Bergdorf Goodman custom salon sketches, 1930-1969

 Collection
Identifier: SC.20
Scope and Contents The Bergdorf Goodman Custom Salon sketches collection contains 8,976 pencil, ink, and watercolor sketches by staff artists representing clothing and millinery available in Bergdorf's custom salon. These garments were made to order either from designs purchased by special arrangement from the leading coutouriers of the day or from sketches by Bergdorf's then well known in-house designers. Representative designers include Dior, Balenciaga, Halson and Courreges. House designers include Leslie...
Dates: 1930s-1969; bulk 1950-1969
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive

Demorest collection, a.k.a. Ransom Family collection, 1854-1909

 Collection
Identifier: SC.505
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of images of members of the Demorest family, publications by William Jennings Demorest and Mme. (Ellen Louise Curtis) Demorest, medals presented by Demorest Medal Contests, and correspondence to W. Jennings Demorest.

Dates: 1854-1909
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive

Demorest's Illustrated Monthly Magazine, vol. 3, 1867, 1867

 folder
Identifier: SC.505.3.1
Scope and Contents

This folder contains a bound copy of Vol. 3 of Demorest's Illustrated Monthly Magazine, the Ladies' Literary Conservator, and Mme. Demorest's Mirror of Fashions, 1867. Front cover bears inscription: "To Annie Meate, from Sister Nell."

Dates: 1867
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Demorest collection, a.k.a. Ransom Family collection, 1854-1909 / Demorest publications, 1867-1882

Demorest's Monthly Magazine, vol. 18, 1882, 1882

 folder
Identifier: SC.505.3.3
Scope and Contents

This folder contains Vol. 18 of Demorest's Monthly Magazine, 1882. Editors are listed as W. Jennings Demorest, Mme. Demorest, and Jennie June (a.k.a. Jane Cunningham Croly). Includes an engraving of William Jennings Demorest.

Dates: 1882
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Demorest collection, a.k.a. Ransom Family collection, 1854-1909 / Demorest publications, 1867-1882

Demorest's Young America, vol. 5, no. 1, Jan. 1871, 1871

 folder
Identifier: SC.505.3.2
Scope and Contents

This folder contains Vol. 5, No. 1 of Demorest's Young America, Jan. 1871. Includes an engraving of "Evaline" (Evelyn) Demorest.

Dates: 1871
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Demorest collection, a.k.a. Ransom Family collection, 1854-1909 / Demorest publications, 1867-1882

Eric de Juan sketch collection, 1927-1989

 Collection
Identifier: SC.239
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of over 2500 sketches by designer Eric de Juan, from 1927 through 1989. The sketches include several done for Josephine Baker in 1949, as well as sketches from de Juan's two years spent as the in-house designer for the Bergdorf Goodman custom salon. Some sketches from the Bergdorf Goodman custom salon have swatches attached.

Dates: 1927-1989
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive

Fashion plates, 1800-1809, 1800-1809

 folder
Identifier: SC.111.1.3
Scope and Contents

This folder contains 12 fashion plates: 1) The Lady's Monthly Museum, 10 women's plates, "London Dresses for...", Nov. 1806-Jan. 1809; 2) Le Beau Monde or Literary & Fashionable Magazine, 2 men's plates, Nov.-Dec. 1806.

Dates: 1800-1809
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Fashion plates and images from the sixteenth to twentieth century / Fashion plates, 1590-1929

Fashion plates, 1800-1819, 1810-1819

 folder
Identifier: SC.111.1.4
Scope and Contents This folder contains 24 fashion plates: 1) Observateur des Modes, 1 women's plate, 1818; 2) The Lady's Monthly Museum, 12 women's plates, "London Dresses for...", Jan. 1810-Oct. 1812; 3) 1 women's plate, "Dancing Dress, Evening Dress"; 4) 1 women's plate, c. 1818; 5) 1 women's plate, "Costume demi negligé. Chapeau de Satin Redin, gotte de Drap."; 6) 1 women's plate, c. 1812; 7) 3 women's plates, "Aspasie (Mlle. Grassari)", "Dame de la Cour (Mle. Bigottini)", and "Une Dame Amie du Duc (Me....
Dates: 1810-1819
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Fashion plates and images from the sixteenth to twentieth century / Fashion plates, 1590-1929

Fashion plates, 1820-1829, 1820-1829

 folder
Identifier: SC.111.1.5
Scope and Contents This folder contains 26 fashion plates: 1) Modes Parisiennes Observateur des Modes, 12 men's plates, 2 women's plates, c. 1821-1822; 2) Le Conseiller des Graces, 2 women's plates, 1828-1829; 3) 2 men's plates, "Histoire du Costume (de Louis XVI au Second Empire)", 1822-1826; 4) La Mode, 1 men's plate, 1 women's plate, c. 1829; 5) 1 men's plate, "Newest Parisian Walking Dregs", c. 1822; 6) 1 women's plate, "Costume de M.elle Jenny Colon, rôle de Denise Fourcy"; 7) 1 women's plate, "Moden Z....
Dates: 1820-1829
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Fashion plates and images from the sixteenth to twentieth century / Fashion plates, 1590-1929

Fashion plates, 1830-1839, 1830-1839

 folder
Identifier: SC.111.1.6
Scope and Contents This folder contains 60 fashion plates: 1) 1 women's/men's/children's plate, "Modes de Paris", 1836; 2) 1 women's/men's plate, 1832; 3) 1 women's plate, "Wiener Moden", 1830; 4) Modeblatt z. Spiegel, 2 women's/men's plates, 1832; 5) 1 women's plate, "Pariser Modenzeitung für Deutsche Frauen", 1831; 6) 2 women's plates, 1832; 7) Théorie de l'Art du Tailleur, 4 men's plates, Jul.-Sep. 1837, Sep. 1838; 8) La Psyche, Journal de Modes, 2 men's plates, 1 men's/children's plate, c. 1838-1840; 9) 4...
Dates: 1830-1839
Found in: Special Collections and FIT Archive / Fashion plates and images from the sixteenth to twentieth century / Fashion plates, 1590-1929

Staff Interface | Visit ArchivesSpace.org | v4.1.1 | Send Feedback or Report a Problem