Bloomer Waltz, (costume for summer). Composed by William Dessier. Op 29. / Lith. of Sarony & Major, N.Y. – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Bloomer Waltz, (costume for summer). Composed by William Dessier. Op 29. / Lith. of Sarony & Major, N.Y., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Bloomer Waltz, (costume for summer). Composed by William Dessier. Op 29. / Lith. of Sarony & Major, N.Y.
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Few sheet music covers from the early 1850s show a dress reform in action, but this hand-colored lithograph for the *Bloomer Waltz* does, presenting a summer costume as its selling point. The bloomer, a short skirt worn over loose trousers, took its name from Amelia Bloomer, the New York temperance and women's rights editor who promoted the style in her newspaper *The Lily* beginning in 1849. Its appearance on a popular dance tune shows how quickly the controversial fashion reached middle-class parlors. The print was made by the New York firm Sarony & Major and published by William Hall & Son around 1851.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Wm. Hall & Son, c1851. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Sheet music covers 1850-1860.Lithographs Hand-colored 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Title from item. Copyright by William Hall & Son. |
| Subjects | Women--Clothing & dress--1850-1860. Bloomers--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,157 × 1,467 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217575 |
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