Thanks, Deb! My abode in the 19th century has been 1850+, so wasn't
entirely sure about the flowers. I thought them a safe bet though. :)
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On Nov 26, 2011, at 5:23 PM, Deb Salisbury, the Mantua-Maker wrote(in
part):
I'm late to the discussion, but artificial flowers were widely
available in England at this time, so I think they'd be reasonably
available in New England.
… Artificial flowers are made, sometimes of very fine coloured
paper, sometimes of the inside linings upon which the silk-worm
spins its silk, but principally of cambric, which is a kind of linen
made of flax, first manufactured at Cambray, in France; of which
great quantities were imported into this country: but now, persons
convicted of wearing, or selling, or making up for hire, any cambric
or French lawns are liable to a penalty of 5l. Book of Trades, 1806
… Artificial flowers belong to a second order of dress, from whence
too they are likely soon to be banished, not bearing the contrast of
nature; flowers of stamped or cramped satin and lace are now a more
approved ornament for hats or caps. La Belle Assemblée, May 1811
… Artificial flowers, which we have no longer occasion to import
from France, since our own are hardly to be distinguished from the
productions of nature, are universally adopted in full dress by
juvenile belles; they are also used to ornament the toques and
turbans of matronly ladies. Repository of Arts, July 1817
… Flowers, made of feathers, from a beautiful head-dress for young
ladies; La Belle Assemblée, January 1818
… These flowers are of velvet, feathers, or transparent whalebone.
La Belle Assemblée, December 1827
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