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Costume appreciation series: The Masquerade Ball in Bridgerton 4x01 "The Waltz"

Pale Blue Afternoon Dress

c. 1867

Silk taffeta and silk faille

Label: Worth & Bobergh / 7. Rue de la Paix 7 Paris

"The sculpture in the image is “Das Schicksal” (Fate), created in 1905 by Hugo Lederer. The sculpture portrays fate as a ruthless woman dragging two vulnerable bodies by their hair.

The work is currently located in Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg, Germany."

Mrs G: Miss Bennet needs to choose some dress fabric. M: I, er, find myself quite overwhelmed by... by the choice. T: Well, I shall be honest and say that my experience of picking dress fabric is limited to say the least but I shall try. M: Have you seen the names of these colours? You've got, er, Dust of Ruins. Er, Corbeau or, erm, Flamme de Ponche, anyone? T: Er, I think I shall take the drake's neck, with a splash of Nankeen! Anyone for Gamboge? M: Oh well, I mean, that's just yellow that one. T: Yes. M: Yes.

Front cover of June 1899 edition of ‘The Black Cat’ with the Black Cat with June roses. illustration by Nellie Littlehale Umbstaetter.

Source: Scrimbab

Restoration by magscanner

Germán Hernández Amores, 1823-1894

Ophelia, n/d, oil on panel, 56x38 cm