Sewing Pattern -1851-1853 A Bloomer Costume and the Fashionable Dress from Which it was Made Pattern (Size- Large 22-26). This pattern is a single size pattern; please reference the description for size included. Fabric requirements in 45" width: The original is now a dark green silk rep, which would be a taffeta today. Bloomer Costume: Sizes 8-14 needs 6-1/4 Yds., 16-20 needs 7-1/4 Yds., 22-26 needs 7-3/8 Yds. Fashionable Dress - Sizes 8-14 needs 7-3/4 Yds., 16-20 needs 8 Yds., 22-26 needs 8-1/2 Yds. This pattern was pulled, with permission, from an extant garment in the textile collection of the San Diego Historical Society in San Diego, California. The bloomer costume was made by Mary Thurston Stickney. We know this because of a footnote in the book, Records of a California Family, Journals and Letter of Lewis C. Gunn and Elizabeth Le Breton Gunn, written by Anna Lee Marston in 1928. Anna Lee Marston was Mary Thurston Stickney's niece. Miss Stickney was a Quaker and Quakers did wear bloomers. It is surprising how many women wore the bloomer costume. Many years of research was gathered for you, the public, to understand the bloomer costume as a garment and not a political stateme... [Read More]

Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894). /Nnee Jenks: Bloomer'S Full-Trousered Costume That Came To Bear Her Name. Wood Engraving, 1851. is a licensed reproduction that was printed on Premium Heavy Stock Paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. The overall paper size is 18.00 x 24.00 inches. This print is ready for hanging or framing and would make a great addition to your home or office decor.

Sewing Pattern -1851-1853 A Bloomer Costume and the Fashionable Dress from Which it was Made Pattern (Size- Medium 16-20). This pattern is a single size pattern; please reference the description for size included. Fabric requirements in 45" width: The original is now a dark green silk rep, which would be a taffeta today. Bloomer Costume: Sizes 8-14 needs 6-1/4 Yds., 16-20 needs 7-1/4 Yds., 22-26 needs 7-3/8 Yds. Fashionable Dress - Sizes 8-14 needs 7-3/4 Yds., 16-20 needs 8 Yds., 22-26 needs 8-1/2 Yds. This pattern was pulled, with permission, from an extant garment in the textile collection of the San Diego Historical Society in San Diego, California. The bloomer costume was made by Mary Thurston Stickney. We know this because of a footnote in the book, Records of a California Family, Journals and Letter of Lewis C. Gunn and Elizabeth Le Breton Gunn, written by Anna Lee Marston in 1928. Anna Lee Marston was Mary Thurston Stickney's niece. Miss Stickney was a Quaker and Quakers did wear bloomers. It is surprising how many women wore the bloomer costume. Many years of research was gathered for you, the public, to understand the bloomer costume as a garment and not a political statem... [Read More]

Sewing Pattern -1851-1853 A Bloomer Costume and the Fashionable Dress from Which it was Made Pattern (Size- Small 8-14). This pattern is a single size pattern; please reference the description for size included. Fabric requirements in 45" width: The original is now a dark green silk rep, which would be a taffeta today. Bloomer Costume: Sizes 8-14 needs 6-1/4 Yds., 16-20 needs 7-1/4 Yds., 22-26 needs 7-3/8 Yds. Fashionable Dress - Sizes 8-14 needs 7-3/4 Yds., 16-20 needs 8 Yds., 22-26 needs 8-1/2 Yds. This pattern was pulled, with permission, from an extant garment in the textile collection of the San Diego Historical Society in San Diego, California. The bloomer costume was made by Mary Thurston Stickney. We know this because of a footnote in the book, Records of a California Family, Journals and Letter of Lewis C. Gunn and Elizabeth Le Breton Gunn, written by Anna Lee Marston in 1928. Anna Lee Marston was Mary Thurston Stickney's niece. Miss Stickney was a Quaker and Quakers did wear bloomers. It is surprising how many women wore the bloomer costume. Many years of research was gathered for you, the public, to understand the bloomer costume as a garment and not a political statemen... [Read More]

Size Size of photo 7.7" x 10.1"  The illustration of a original bloomer costume of 1851.The original bloomer costume of 1851, from a lithograph of the time. The new dress consisted of Turkish trousers over which was worn a short skirt reaching just below the knees. The fact that this enabled a woman to dispense with both tightly-laced corsets and most of her petticoats, and to move about freely, increased its popularity.illustration, woman, bloomer costume, 1851, dress, skirt This photograph originates from the International Magazine Services photo archive. IMS was a editorial photo archive in Scandinavia founded in 1948 but evolved from older archives that have images in the collection also. The archive is in great condition and been in storage for a long time and the images in the collection are now being sold off one by one. The images in this archive where distributed in only 10-15 copies around the world at the time and many copies have been lost or damaged during time, each copy from the collection is therefore very rare and unique. This kind of rare images are not only a great thing to own but also a great investment. Own a piece of history with this great photography memor... [Read More]

The Popular Graphic Arts Collection is a large collection of historical prints (ca. 1700-1900) created to document geographic locations or popular subjects and sometimes used for advertising and educational purposes. Most are by American printmakers (e.g., Baillie, Currier & Ives, Sachse & Co.), but publishers in many other countries are also represented (e.g., Antonio Vanegas Arroyo). Subjects vary widely, from city and harbor views, street scenes, and manufacturing plants to genre scenes, historical events, religious iconography and portraits. This collection includes some images that reflect popular racism and stereotypes of their era. Photo Reprint The bloomer costume 1851. Reprint is 17 in. x 24 in. on archival quality photo paper.

Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894). /Namerican Social Reformer. Amelia Bloomer'S Full-Trousered Costume Which Came To Bear Her Name. Wood Engraving, 1851. is a licensed reproduction that was printed on Premium Heavy Stock Paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. The overall paper size is 24.00 x 36.00 inches. This print is ready for hanging or framing and would make a great addition to your home or office decor.

Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894). /Namerican Social Reformer. Amelia Bloomer'S Full-Trousered Costume Which Came To Bear Her Name: Wood Engraving, 1851. is a licensed reproduction that was printed on Premium Heavy Stock Paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. The overall paper size is 18.00 x 24.00 inches. This print is ready for hanging or framing and would make a great addition to your home or office decor.

Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894). /Namerican Social Reformer. Amelia Bloomer'S Full-Trousered Costume Which Came To Bear Her Name. Wood Engraving, 1851. is a licensed reproduction that was printed on Premium Heavy Stock Paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. The overall paper size is 18.00 x 24.00 inches. This print is ready for hanging or framing and would make a great addition to your home or office decor.

Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894). /Nnee Jenks: Bloomer'S Full-Trousered Costume That Came To Bear Her Name. Wood Engraving, 1851. is a licensed reproduction that was printed on Premium Heavy Stock Paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. The overall paper size is 24.00 x 36.00 inches. This print is ready for hanging or framing and would make a great addition to your home or office decor.

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