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A Victorian Lady in Her Boudoir (1896) Esmé Collings
A woman gets undressed in her private sitting room.
#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #MagicLantern #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #1890s #1896 #EsméCollings #boudoir #victorian
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A Victorian Lady in Her Boudoir (1896) Esmé Collings
A woman gets undressed in her private sitting room.
#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #MagicLantern #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #1890s #1896 #EsméCollings #boudoir #victorian
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A short yellow silk moiré cape that has a high ruffled collar and a frill of pleated chiffon that falls from the shoulders. There is additional decorative trimming around the neck
Side view of the short yellow 1890s cape that demonstrates how the pleated chiffon frill falls over the moiré silk
A close up of some of the additional decorative trimming around the neck of the 1890s yellow cape
A photograph of my two dogs, Bracken the spaniel and Vincent the daschund basking in the sunshine together
Sunshine in cape form, a late #1890s superhero in silk moiré and chiffon ensuring the wearer cannot possibly be missed. The dogs are enjoying a bit of warmth as well of course #FashionMuseumBath #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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#NowWatching: THE NAUGHTY NINETIES (1945)
Starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
with Henry Travers, Rita Johnson, Alan Curtis, Lois Collier, Joe Sawyer & Sam McDaniel
#Movies #FilmSky #40s #Comedy #Vintage #Cinema #AbbottandCostello #WhosOnFirst #Baseball #History #1890s #Riverboat #MovieSky
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Japanese artist Kuroda Seiki (黒田清輝) painted this work in 1893 after nearly a decade studying painting in France, where he absorbed Impressionist approaches to light and color. Returning home, he traveled to Kyoto (京都), where traditional neighborhoods, geisha culture, and local customs felt newly vivid after years abroad. These impressions inspired works such as “Maiko” which depicts a young apprentice geisha sits beside an open window overlooking the softly flowing Kamo River (鴨川) in Kyoto. She wears a richly patterned kimono layered with subtle tones that catch warm backlight entering from behind her. Her elaborate hairstyle, decorated with ornaments typical of a maiko, is outlined by the glow of daylight. The sitter is turned slightly toward another unseen figure, suggesting quiet conversation rather than a posed portrait. The textures of silk, hair, and wooden interior surfaces are rendered with careful observation. Outside the window, the river reflects the afternoon light in shimmering bands, giving the scene a calm rhythm. The figure’s composed posture and attentive expression suggest a moment of listening or reflection, capturing both the elegance and discipline associated with maiko training. The painting blends Western oil techniques of naturalistic light, atmospheric perspective, and subtle tonal modeling with distinctly Japanese subject matter. At the time, Japan was rapidly modernizing during the Meiji era, and Kuroda became a key figure introducing yōga, Western-style painting, into the Japanese art world. The maiko represents a living tradition of young women trained in classical dance, music, etiquette, and conversation within Kyoto’s old entertainment districts. Kuroda, saw these traditions through the eyes of someone who had spent years immersed in Western culture. The composition reflects this dual perspective as the river outside the window becomes a quiet metaphor: flowing steadily through the ancient city while the world around it changes.
“舞妓 (Maiko / Apprentice Geisha)” by 黒田清輝 / Kuroda Seiki (Japanese) – Oil on canvas / 1893 – Tokyo National Museum (Japan) #WomenInArt #KurodaSeiki #黒田清輝 #Kuroda #SeikiKuroda #洋画 #TokyoNationalMuseum #JapaneseArt #BlueskyArt #1890s #Maiko #舞妓 #東京国立博物館 #art #artText #artwork #東博 #JapaneseArtist #鴨川
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Guillaume Tell et le Clown (1898) Georges Méliès
A clown puts together a dummy to practice his archery, but it comes to life and assaults him.
#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #MagicLantern #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #WilliamTell #1890s #1898 #GeorgesMéliès
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Guillaume Tell et le Clown (1898) Georges Méliès
A clown puts together a dummy to practice his archery, but it comes to life and assaults him.
#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #MagicLantern #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #WilliamTell #1890s #1898 […]
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March 5,1896 and it's The Local at Vintage Edmonton:
http://www.vintageed
#yeg #alberta #edmonton #1890s
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March 5,1896 and it's the 1896 Comet at Vintage Edmonton:
http://www.vintageed
#yeg #alberta #edmonton #1890s #bicycles
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131 years ago today, the newly expanded flagship department store of the Robert Simpson Co. in Toronto was completely destroyed by fire on March 3, 1895.
#OnThisDay #1890s #departmentstore #TorontoHistory #jeremyhopkin
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The bodice section of a late 1890s green wool gown showing how the embellished appliqué decorates the surface, particularly around the wait with floral stems. Flowers decorate the top of the bodice. It has a high collar
An alternative detail of the bodice decoration on the late 1890s mint green wool dress showing the ivory coloured floral appliqués
A side by side view that shows two different angles of the late 1890s green wool dress with long skirt and cutaway hem treatment revealing the underskirt beneath
This is a favourite for a Friday, a minty green wool blend gown by Coguenhem & Cie lavishly embellished with art nouveau florals, tendrils climbing the bodice and blooming across the shoulders. Late #1890s #madparisfr #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Danses Slaves (1896) Paul Nadar
A traditional Slavic dance performed by the Rappo sisters.
#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #MagicLantern #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #dance #Slavic #1890s #1896 #RappoSisters #PaulNadar
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Danses Slaves (1896) Paul Nadar
A traditional Slavic dance performed by the Rappo sisters.
#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #MagicLantern #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #dance #Slavic #1890s #1896 #RappoSisters #PaulNadar
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Lancelot Speed, 1891. “Death-Fires Danced at Night”
#illustration #1890s #LancelotSpeed #TheRimeoftheAncientMariner
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St. George Street, Toronto, west side, rear of premises, from Dupont St. to Bernard Avenue, looking east, 1890
Artist: Joseph Thomas Rolph (1831-1916)
Medium: Watercolour
Toronto Public Library
#1890s #watercolour #painting #winter #city #art #toronto #torontohistory #jeremyhopkin
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Cecil Alden, 1896. From: “Prehistoric Man and Beast”
#illustration #coverart #bookcover #1890s #CecilAlden
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Happy Valentine’s Day! 💘
Nope, it wasn’t “fires of passion.” On Feb. 14, 1890 a kerosene lamp toppled during the student ball at University College and the flames quickly consumed the building’s wooden interior.
#OnThisDay #1890s #torontohistory
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Middle-class housing, 5 storeys, red brick with Portland stone, gables above heavy stone cornice, black painted external shutters (for show, it seems), paired doorways, canted bay windows at ground and first floor with variant window types.
Thackeray Turner (1853-97) was part of developments in the #1890s involving SPAB & an influence on #LCC Housing of the Working Classes Branch. This is Lygon Place, near Victoria Station, 1900. Can anyone tell me about the motif of the heavy stone cornice, which runs through Edwardian architecture?
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