Riding Habit Print | Honoré Daumier | Les bas-bleus | 1844Wonderful Victorian print from Honor Daumiers famous Les bas bleus series of satirizing advancements in womens rights. The Bluestockings were a society of women who were educated, talented, and independent in some way who wanted to help support each others pursuits. The print was first featured in Le Charivari in 1844. It depicts a woman in a riding habit admiring herself in a mirror while her husband looks on with a concerned gaze. C'est singulier il

some minor tears

early 20th century antique drawstring purse made from black velvet

Like most of the examples that come my way

This tiny Victorian mourning book measures just 4 inches tall and has black embossed boards with a gilded spine and cover

but in direct light you can see it’s very dark blue

The vestments are in very good condition save for some separation of the trim on the capelet

Relatively lightweight and easy to hang

only it’s a larger print and features a colorful die cut in the center in the shape of a funeral flower arrangement

vessel would have been a salt cellar

You could very well rig it up with a new fixture if you have the skills or patience… I do not

The box is in excellent condition with no cracks & sturdy hinges

you’d think you were on an acid trip