Isabella's photos with the keyword: 1840

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Isabella
13 Dec 2007 210
More fabric detail.
P1010027

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Isabella
13 Dec 2007 175
Full dress without petticoats.
P1010029

P1010029

Isabella
13 Dec 2007 208
Fabric detail and scale. That's my left thumb. :-)
P1010030

P1010030

Isabella
13 Dec 2007 209
Truer color of the fabric.
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Isabella
13 Dec 2007 212
Truer color of the fabric.
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Isabella
13 Dec 2007 232
Fabric detail.
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Isabella
13 Dec 2007 200
More waist detail.
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Isabella
13 Dec 2007 208
Center front neckline.
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Isabella
13 Dec 2007 204
Center front waist line. I love the pleating on this part. The piping on the waist really is piping. On the back of the bodice a bit of the small cord sticks out.
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Isabella
13 Dec 2007 196
Shoulder seam and sleeve. the piping is really just bias tape that is folded under the neckline piece.
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Isabella
13 Dec 2007 229
Full inside bodice. The dress still has almost all the hooks and eyes.
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P1010039

Isabella
13 Dec 2007 205
Back of dress. I only did a few of the hooks to make sure I didn't put too much stress on the dress.
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Isabella
13 Dec 2007 198
Inside front bodice. The stitches are very neat. There are front darts and the seam is flat folded in the front.
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Isabella
13 Dec 2007 218
A clearer picture of the stitching and the pleating.
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P1010043

Isabella
13 Dec 2007 205
Inside back bodice. The lining was most likely originally linen. The side back piece is now muslin. The wide seam between the side back and the back shows that the dress has been altered in the past. (I have some additional material for the dress and it was clearly altered. Maybe from an 1830's gown into an 1840's gown?)
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P1010044

Isabella
13 Dec 2007 224
Inside back bodice. The lining was most likely originally linen. The side back piece is now muslin.
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P1010045

Isabella
13 Dec 2007 211
Inside back of the dress. I think the muslin was added to make the back of the dress stick out a bit.