Marketed specifically to women, each issue contained poetry, articles. 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. When i opened one of the boxes with curator clare sauro, we saw that each plate was carefully. 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. Go to the bottom of the page to other files and click on the pdf link 2. 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. Godey s lady s book was a 19thcentury american monthly womens magazine. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Godey s lady s 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. These are the plates reproduced on photo grade paper and mounted on to card stock. Januarydecember 1865 bound volume godey s lady s book and magazine. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878.
A gothic cottage houseplan from the godey s ladies book for the year 1860. In 1860, the baltimore female college, one of the largest seminaries in the country, presented a medal to mrs. Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. 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. 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. A scan of the illustration and instructions is included in the appendix.
At the outbreak of the civil war, godeys ladys book was the most successful. Godeys ladys book the robert and penny fox historic. 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. Marketed specifically to women, each issue contained poetry, articles, recipes, sheet music for the piano, dress patterns, illustrated fashion styles, and other engravings. Like their french counterparts, godey s fashion plates became collectors items as well, and were often torn from their original publication. Godey s ladys book, may, 1860 at a public meeting lately held in this college, dr. 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. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. Christmas in the city and country rival claims the suburban life of our great cities is a marked social feature of the day. Godey s offered its readers the opportunity to buy merchandise through its fashion editor. In the 1860s godeys considered itself the queen of monthlies.
Godey s lady s book 1857 sunbonnet tutorial another pioneer bonnet pattern for more sizes, see this link. Bound, with tooled leather spine, giltstamped lettering on spine, marbled edges and flyleaves, lacks covers. 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 was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century.
Ladys book, soon known as godeys ladys book, which he had established seven years earlier in philadelphia. The resilla, forms a light and graceful covering for the head while it shades the neck netting pattern, 1860. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was a united states magazine which was published in philadelphia. Godeys ladys book, 12 color fashion plates for the year 1860, large images in tiff format, scanned at 600 dpi. Unfollow godey s lady s book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. I based my penwiper on a pattern for a penwiper for a writing table in the march 1860 edition of godeys ladys book, pages 263264. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. By the 1860s, godeys considered itself the queen of monthlies. Illustrations of ladies evening dress vintage victorian. Godeys ladys book encyclopedia of greater philadelphia. 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. The houseplan is from original design of samuel sloan, architect, philadelphia.
The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. 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. This is a single original issue but all the steel plate engravings have been removed, including the engraved title page. Fashion paper dolls from godeys ladys book, 18401854. This pen wiper is beaded and uses what the pattern calls crossstitch. Godey s ladys book was a united states magazine published in philadelphia from 18301878.
Sarah josepha hale, editress of godeys ladys book, for her distinguished services in the cause of female education. 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. Godeys ladys book and magazine, was a united states magazine which was published in philadelphia. Pattern and instructions to make a 12 cloth doll with six authentic costumes circa 1860 even includes undergarments. Philadelphia fashions, godey s ladys book, january 1832. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Such things as card cases, patterns, jewelry, infants clothing, even pianos, were described. Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas at tyler. Godey s lady s book patterns designers godey s lady s book. At the height of its popularity in the 1860 s, godey s referred to itself as the queen of monthlies. This collection contains all sixty of godeys monthly magazines around 100 pages each for the years from 1860 through 1864. 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. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war.
Crashing snobs, looking down long noses at those unfortunates born without cash were as prevalent as the readership of a major magazine. 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. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. 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. Illustrations of ladies evening dress of the 1850s and 1860s. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free. 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. Contents in overall good condition with minor foxing and occasional light stains.
Each of those five years contain two complete volumes. See more ideas about american women, lady and women in history. 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. Fashion plates from godey s ladys book, petersons ladies national magazine, the englishwomans domestic magazine. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. Penwiper for a writing table, godeys ladys book, march 1860 pen wipers have been used in some form since pen and ink were first put to paper. Replete with enchanting, era images, enlightening articles, advice and recipes was a lady s book, and meant it. Color copies of all twelve color plates form the 1863 volume of godeys ladys book. 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 american women. 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. Make offer godeys ladies book hand colored fashion plate an outdoor scene, 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.
Today i am sharing the patchwork and quilting patterns presented to their subscribers that year. The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates. In philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the. The favorite cosmetic for removing freckles in paris is an ounce of alum and an ounce of lemonjuice in a pint of rosewater. Subscribers could write to the fashion editor, describe what they wished to purchase, and enclose the apppropriate sum.
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