W regency accessories

Including reticules, underwear. spencers, umbrellas, muffs, upper half ensembles. See W Regency heads for hats, hairstyles.
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Women's Vintage Tops for sale | eBay
regency Silk Satin Evening Bodice with Silk Flowers, circa 1800-1820 via eBay | Measures: n/a From the seller: "MET Museum Deaccession...Constructed with pale green satin and decorated with fabric flowers. There is a hook and eye closure at the back. Most likely British." Hook and eye tape added later by machine, probably during the Edwardian era.
Threading Through Time
Pink silk spencer, c.1818, chertseymuseum.org
Exquisite Threads: English Embroidery 1600s–1900s | NGV
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne The Schofield Collection D116.a-c-1974 ENGLAND Pelisse and dress (c. 1818) cotton (lawn, thread), silk (ribbon), metal (buttons and hook and eye)
1820's.Petal caps on the sleeves, pointed scalloping on the collar,braid at the cuffs,shoulders and along the seams on the bodice. Love the color
Spencer Jacket, ca. 1810
Spencer Jacket, ca. 1810 - www.antique-gown.com
Purse | American or European | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1824 purse. The purses suggest art journal pages to me. Weird, huh? But I do love the shapes, colors and detail.
Coin purse | European | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bag (Coin Purse), 1780–1810, European. glass, linen, silk. Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession Number: 2009.300.2072
Objects & Stories
(Matching reticule detail) A pelisse or pelisse-coat, a kind of women's outer garment which could be made in everything from the lightest silk to heavy fur. It was worn over a gown but could look like a gown itself, especially when floor length like this garment. The pelisse was made for a trousseau in 1823 for the wedding of the grandmother of the donor.
Round drawstring bag
Round drawstring bag. Possibly Greece, 19C. silk netted bag with embroidery.
Reticule | Unknown | V&A Explore The Collections
Reticule, Great Britain, 1819. Victoria and Albert Museum. (Click through for interesting personal story related to this object.)