Frilly Fru-Fru – Fichus, Pelerines, Berthas, etc

There just simply isn’t enough frilly fru-fru out there in the reenacting world. I am referring to the neglect of those pretty accessories women wore during the mid-century such as fichus, bertha, pelerines and also headwear like caps.

 

Anna Allen has a lovely example of a fichu taken from a Godey’s illustration and directions

http://www.thegracefullady.com/civilwargowns/accessories_fichuri.htm This is another example of her’s http://www.thegracefullady.com/civilwargowns/ready-mades_netfichu.htm This fichu is very easy to make and fun to wear. [pictures of mine to come as soon as I get new camera batteries.]

 

Here http://thesewingacademy.org/index.php?topic=3226.msg55443#msg55443 Colleen Formby has a great example of a mantle based on an original.

 

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The MET has several fichus, berthas, etc in their collection. Here are a couple examples:

 White cotton lace http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/fichu/objectview_enlarge.aspx?page=2&sort=0&sortdir=asc&keyword=fichu&fp=1&dd1=0&dd2=0&vw=1&collID=0&OID=80052043&vT=1

 

Mid-century lace

http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/fichu/objectview.aspx?page=5&sort=0&sortdir=asc&keyword=fichu&fp=1&dd1=0&dd2=0&vw=1&collID=0&OID=80052412&vT=1

British silk

http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/collar_bertha/objectview.aspx?page=4&sort=0&sortdir=asc&keyword=bertha&fp=1&dd1=0&dd2=0&vw=1&collID=0&OID=80052173&vT=1

French silk lace http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/cape_pelerine/objectview.aspx?page=2&sort=0&sortdir=asc&keyword=Pelerine&fp=1&dd1=0&dd2=0&vw=1&collID=0&OID=80052118&vT=1

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