la mode illustrate shadow box.

Hi all would I be safe in saying this is from 1868 did a bit of research most were seen as vintage welcome your thoughts chris

 

aah makes a bit of sense thanks for that bookahtoo were these done for any particular reason at all and are there collectors for this stuff I paid 15 aud and there are 2 more available is it worth to pick them up

 

thanks for that appreciate it

 

I have to say Ive seen a billion fashion illustrations,but Ive never seen ones like this. Makes them very charming!

 

The actual old ones that were made many years ago are even MORE charming , the one you have is nice but not a patch on the antique ones, personally I'd save my money and go for the real oldies, Joy.

 

Thanks joy will do some googling what exactly are they called please

 

I have never seen any done with old fashion illustrations. I don't know what these are called.

 

The older ones are getting harder to find, many weren't saved early on as they probably were , not considered a valuable item. They were made just like your one with an old illustration of their era, and decorated with lace, silks, and ribbons of their era. The one you have is pretty but the fabrics are new .. these pictures don't appear to have their own category but can be posted under 'antique shadowbox picture' or even just 'Picture' .. one would have to really hunt to find them, I myself have only seen them the odd time whilst perusing Ebay, there are not a great deal of them left. ... Joy.

 

By the way, people are making them now, often for the purpose of selling, modern crafting if you will .. Joy.

 

I have a couple from the 1930s or so. But they are more like paper cutouts on a black background, with the clothing made of real fabric. I like them!