#1802

Papilio laertes now known as Morpho laertes. The naturalist's miscellany vol. 14. 1802-03.

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Rare Embroidered White Spotted Muslin Tablier Dress, French, c. 1802

Pair of fashion plates from the April 1802 issue of the Lady's Monthly Museum, unsigned. Descriptions from page 277.

Wirgman, Dress Maker, Hanover Street, Hanover Square

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WALKING DRESS.

1. A black chip hat, with black ostrich feathers and ribands; a scarlet kerseymere pelise, and bearskin tippet.

The hair, in general, short on the forehead, and parted.

FULL DRESSES.

2. A lace cap, with a gold band and wreath. A blue sarcenet dress, with lace ruff; and gold or diamond neck-lace.

3. A bonnet of black velvet and yellow satin, trimmed with black lace, a yellow and black feather. The dress white, with an outer robe of yellow muslin or sarcenet.

WALKING DRESS.

4. A hat of purple velvet, trimmed with purple feathers and ribands. A pelise of purple velvet, with a lace ruff.

Payne, Milliner, Old Bond Street.

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FULL DRESSES.

5. A hat of black velvet, or the crown white satin, turned up with black velvet; on the front a gold embossed star, with ostrich feathers. The dress pink muslin, with an outer robe of white : the whole trimmed with gold.

~ The Young Gentleman and Lady’s Monitor, and English Teacher’s Assistant: Being a Collection of Select Pieces From our Best Modern Writers; Calculated to eradicate Vulgar Prejudices and Rusticity of Manners; Improve the Understanding; Rectify the Will; Purify the Passions; Direct the Minds of Youth to the Pursuit of proper Objects; and to facilitate their Reading, Writing, and Speaking the English language, with Elegance and Propriety, John Hamilton Moore, 1802

Auri from The Eurovision (2026)

"Contrary to popular believe Lumo isn't the design for 2026, it is in fact Auri, whose design feels much more, uhm... "Special" and "authentic" to the spirit and values of the Eurovision. That you should boycott by the way."

Photography by the-way-we-were (2026):

Art by Joseph Chinard

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes