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Pattern and instructions to make a 12 cloth doll with six authentic costumes circa 1860 even includes undergarments. Victorian needlepoint designs from godey s lady s book and petersons magazine by rita weiss, petersons magazine, godey s lady s book and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. When i opened one of the boxes with curator clare sauro, we saw that each plate was carefully. In the 1860s godeys considered itself the queen of monthlies. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. Godey s ladys book was a united states magazine published in philadelphia from 18301878. Godey s lady s book was probably the most influential womens magazine of its era, offering recipes, household tips, and handtinted foldouts showing the latest fashions. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. In addition to extensive fashion descriptions and plates, the early issues included biographical sketches, articles about mineralogy, handcrafts, female costume, the dance, equestrienne procedures, health and hygiene, recipes and remedies and the like. Marketed specifically to women, each issue contained poetry, articles, recipes, sheet music for the piano, dress patterns, illustrated fashion styles, and other engravings.

It was the fashion source that women turned to for the most current information on what to wear. Ladys book, soon known as godeys ladys book, which he had established seven years earlier in philadelphia. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Januarydecember 1865 bound volume godey s lady s book and magazine. Godey s lady s book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Over the summer i built annabelle, a white flounced 1860 ball gown, in order to have an alternative to my dark blue 1860 ball gown. Godeys ladys book the robert and penny fox historic.

This pen wiper is beaded and uses what the pattern calls crossstitch. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was a united states magazine which was published in philadelphia. Fashion paper dolls from godeys ladys book, 18401854. At the outbreak of the civil war, godeys ladys book was the most successful. With godey she made the ladys book into the most influential and widely circulated womens magazine published in the country up to that time by 1860. Such things as card cases, patterns, jewelry, infants clothing, even pianos, were described. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free. The resilla, forms a light and graceful covering for the head while it shades the neck netting pattern, 1860.

A scan of the illustration and instructions is included in the appendix. This is a single original issue but all the steel plate engravings have been removed, including the engraved title page. At the outbreak of the civil war, godeys ladys book was the most successful womens magazine in the united states, with a circulation of 150,000, and an estimated readership of a. Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. Make offer godeys ladies book hand colored fashion plate an outdoor scene, 1860. Contents in overall good condition with minor foxing and occasional light stains. Fashion plates from godey s ladys book, petersons ladies national magazine, the englishwomans domestic magazine. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives.

Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century. Crashing snobs, looking down long noses at those unfortunates born without cash were as prevalent as the readership of a major magazine. Godeys ladys book, 12 color fashion plates for the year 1860, large images in tiff format, scanned at 600 dpi for a quick look, use the 200ppi pdf. By the 1860s, godeys considered itself the queen of monthlies. At the height of its popularity in the 1860 s, godey s referred to itself as the queen of monthlies. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. Go to the bottom of the page to other files and click on the pdf link 2. Replete with enchanting, era images, enlightening articles, advice and recipes was a lady s book, and meant it. Like their french counterparts, godey s fashion plates became collectors items as well, and were often torn from their original publication.

Illustrations of ladies evening dress of the 1850s and 1860s. Each of those five years contain two complete volumes. Godey s lady s book was a 19thcentury american monthly womens magazine. Godeys ladys book and magazine, was a united states magazine which was published in philadelphia. Color copies of all twelve color plates form the 1863 volume of godeys ladys book. Today i am sharing the patchwork and quilting patterns presented to their subscribers that year. Unfollow godey s lady s book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. See more ideas about american women, lady and women in history. Philadelphia fashions, godey s ladys book, january 1832. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.

In 1860, the baltimore female college, one of the largest seminaries in the country, presented a medal to mrs. 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. My intention was to adorn annabelle with flowers, as in my inspiration fashion plate from godeys ladys book annabelle is based off of the gown on the far right. Marketed specifically to women, each issue contained poetry, articles. Sarah josepha hale, editress of godeys ladys book, for her distinguished services in the cause of female education. When she assumed the editorship, godeys had approximately 10,000 subscribers, and by the 1860s it had over 150,000, despite its high cost of three dollars. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Godey s offered its readers the opportunity to buy merchandise through its fashion editor. During that time she presided over publication of a wide range of topics including short stories, fashion and recipes, and lobbied for the holiday of thanksgiving. This collection contains all sixty of godeys monthly magazines around 100 pages each for the years from 1860 through 1864. The first volume of each year contains all of godeys magazines from january through june, and the second volume contains all of godeys magazines for that year from. Illustrations of ladies evening dress vintage victorian.

Bound, with tooled leather spine, giltstamped lettering on spine, marbled edges and flyleaves, lacks covers. If you have ever wondered what they really wore, and why they wore it then i would suggest that you look to these books for the answers. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. A gothic cottage houseplan from the godey s ladies book for the year 1860. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. In philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the. It was published in philadelphia, pennsylvania by louis antoine godey in 1836, godey bought the bostonbased american ladies magazine, and merged it with his own magazine. Godeys ladys book encyclopedia of greater philadelphia. Feb 26, 2019 in philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the growing audience of newly educated american women. The houseplan is from original design of samuel sloan, architect, philadelphia. Subscribers could write to the fashion editor, describe what they wished to purchase, and enclose the apppropriate sum. Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas at tyler.

Gregory, the indefatigable friend and promoter of the movement to give medical instruction to women, made some statements that show the steady progress of this good cause. Godey s ladys book, may, 1860 at a public meeting lately held in this college, dr. The favorite cosmetic for removing freckles in paris is an ounce of alum and an ounce of lemonjuice in a pint of rosewater. Godey s lady s book 1857 sunbonnet tutorial another pioneer bonnet pattern for more sizes, see this link.