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Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Godeys ladys book, 18301898 cleveland museum of art. Over 400 striking fashion designs from rare issues of godey s lady s book 18371869 the most influential womens magazine of the period. Godey s lady s book octobet 1858 vol lvii fashion plates. Godey s is best known for the handtinted fashion plate, which appears at the start of each issue and provides a record of the progression of womens dress. Godeys ladys book also was a vast reservoir of handsome illustrations which included handcolored fashion plates, mezzotints, engravings, woodcuts and. The descriptions give an idea of color mixes, fabric and decoration. See more ideas about fashion plates, edwardian fashion, victorian. Each issue included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, advice on interior decorating, fashion and domestic arts, instructions for needlework and handicrafts, and music. The london lady s magazine contained stories, poetry, historical pieces, book notices, and such embellishments as plates, costume designs and patterns. See more ideas about lady, fashion plates and civil war fashion.
Godey s lady s book, january june, 1877, vol 94, a famous womens magazine in the 19th century, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects godeys ladys book. Godeys ladys book octobet 1858 vol lvii fashion plates. Including 8 plates in full color dover fashion and costumes kindle edition by blum, stella. In 1836 godey purchased the bostonbased american ladies. With little competition and the support of loyal subscribers, godey s lady s book enjoyed immense popularity shortly after its inception in 1830 and went on to become an institution and a leading fashion oracle until the late 1860s, when other periodicals began to make inroads into the godey s readership. Including 8 plates in full color dover fashion and costumes blum, stella on. This book is a great reference tool for the lady civil war or midvictorian reenactor or costume designer. Selected images from godey s lady s book published beginning in 1830 by louis a.
Hope you enjoy a glimpse into the past, through this board. Godeys ladys book, december 1859 description of steel fashion plate for december, godey s ladys book, december 1859 the commencement of the season for evening gatherings naturally directs us to the dress suited for them. Go to the bottom of the page to other files and click on the pdf link 2. In 1836 godey purchased the bostonbased american ladies magazine which he merged with his own publication.
This was followed by several pages that included engravings to illustrate stories and engravings of other fashionable items. The face on the figure second to the right is said to be a portrait of queen victoria, and the riding habit is a copy of one that she wore. Godeys fashion plates, from godeys ladys book, c1850. Charmainezoes marvelous melange has uploaded 23904 photos to flickr. Godey s lady s book began in 1830 under the direction of louis antoine godey 180478 and merged in 1836 with the american ladies magazine, who designed the magazine to both entertain and inform americas growing audience of women readers, usually including in each issue fashion plates, poems, and sheet music as well as biographical sketches, educational articles, and even cooking recipes. Godeys ladys book fashion plates these steel plates. This book presents a fashion parade of authentic ladies and childrens styles from the most influential womens magazine of the period godeys ladys book which presented both original fashions and adaptations from european publications. A fashion plate is an illustration a plate demonstrating the highlights of fashionable styles of. The magazine is best known for the handtinted fashion plate that appeared at the start of each issue, which provide a record of the progression of womens dress. Godey, godey s lady s book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines.
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Fashion plates from godeys ladys books godeys exclusively received the proof sheets of the fashions direct from paris, and then arranged them to suit the more subdued taste of american ladies. The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. Fashion plates historic textile and costume collection. Each measures about 6 x 10 and features beautifully illustrated clothing of the mid1850s. If you are not 100% satisfiedwith your purchase, i will return your money payment no questions asked. This department will be under the sole superintendence of a lady one of our first modisteswho receives proof sheets of the fashions direct from paris, and is intimately connected with the publishers in that city. Library of congress prints and photographs division washington, d. Fashion illustration womens studies in nineteenth century america. The most popular magazines of the antebellum period, including godeys ladys book and its competitors, particularly grahams. Godey, a philadelphia publisher and the owner of godeys ladys book was insistent on the inclusion of fashion plates in the magazine.
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Godey, wanting to provide more original content by american authors, bought the boston ladies magazine in january 1837 and invited its editor, sarah josepha hale, to edit the revamped publication, called godeys ladys book. Godeys ladys book was the chief financial success among the philadelphia magazines, and, after the port folio a political and literary journalmagazine, enlisted the services of the greatest number of the best writers. Colored fashion plate reference library american civil war era. A handtinted fashion plate can be found at the beginning of each magazine.
The beginning of each issue of the book in the period 18551858 contained a handtinted engraving of current fashions. With 12 folding engraved hand colored fashion plates. Make offer vintage godey s ladys framed print picture godey s fashions for july 1877 nice godey s ladies book hand colored fashion plate, c. Five fashion plate prints from an 1850 godey s lady s book. Godeys ladys book mar 1880 victorian fashion, fashion. Godey s lady s book fashion plate from one of the 1884 issues.