16 5/8" by 22"Framed Antique
Jan 18, 1873 Harper's Bazar, pg.36, "Poult de Soie Dress" and more,Has Article on "Women and Work" and more on Gentleman's duties.
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This is an original page from the Saturday January 18, 1873 Harper's Bazar publication. It was later (but long long time ago) professionally framed, by Frame House and Gallery LTD just outside of Atlanta, with coordinating cream and a gray/blue double mat, many many years ago before the 3 digit area codes were added onto the phone numbers as you can see by the phone number in last pic (Very Vintage frame at the least).
The very vintage wooden frame and all is 16 5/8" by 22" and has a little gold tone on the outer rim and the slight blue gray tone on the inner rim. Shown well in the first/main photo.
The article, "Women and Work" on that page is a remarkable window into those times, and is a conversation piece in itself. It also references Men's duties, and how shocking, even improper, it was to see men out and about with young infants in their arms. (Zoom in on photo #2, 6 & 8)
The dresses featured are beautifully colored along with some of the accessories. poult-de-soie
[French pooduh-swah]
noun
a soft, ribbed silk fabric, used especially for dresses.
Origin of poult-de-
From French, dating back to 1825–35 There is a piece of tape on the opposite side of the page that has given a yellowed square spot that actually adds to the authentication of the years gone by (pic 7). If you look very hard, when handling in person, you can also see that the other side of the page is printed, again letting you know that this is indeed an original page from the Harper's Bazar.
It's History:
This framed piece came from my grandmothers attic. I suspect my great Aunt Agnes's Great Grand Mother, or even her mother before that, passed it to Lois Duffey (my great great grandmother), who graduated from the Locust Grove Institute in 1904. I've no doubt, from the way family spoke of her, she kept it for both the 'Women and Work' article and the beauty of the dresses on the page. She then gave it to my great Aunt Agnes.
Agnes Duffey DeFore was one of the first women Attorneys in Atlanta, Ga. She later was a Law Professor. Her home was on Delmont Dr in what was the Garden Hills community near the Garden Hills Pool wear I learned to swim. I lived on Acorn Ave. I digress.
I'm told by my mother, it was in Agnes's 'dressing room' for many years (I remembered seeing it last (like it is now) in a bedroom. If you see something that looks like glare on the glass in the pics.. yes it's the inevitable glare. Not hiding anything. No worries.
The Locust Grove Institute Class of 1904 frame included in my pics,is just for interest, showing Lois Duffey top and center. That one's not for sale and was in the basement and didn't fare well but I love it, so I chose to keep that one of the two. I don't have a dressing room. If I did... I'd keep both for sure.
I did find this archived whole edition online. Search hearth library Cornell archives.
Title: Harper's bazaar: Volume VI, Number 3
Collection: Home Economics Archive: Research, Tradition, History
at
http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=hearth;cc=hearth;rgn=full%20text;idno=4732809_1445_003;didno=4732809_1445_003;view=image;seq=0004;node=4732809_1445_003%3A2.8
and the front pg heading is shown in one of the photos.
It is a simply gorgeous conversation piece!