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6. März 2014 · Elizabeth Patterson’s wedding dress when she married Jerome Bonaparte in 1804. The dress was the height of European fashion, but Americans called her ‘an almost naked woman.’ (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
On December 24, 1803, Jerome Bonaparte (1784—1860), brother of Napoleon, wed Elizabeth Patterson (1785—1879) of Baltimore. The beautiful and fashionable young American was married in a dress of muslin and lace that, according to a contemporary, "would fit easily into a gentleman's pocket."
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (February 6, 1785 – April 4, 1879) was an American socialite. She was the daughter of Baltimore merchant William Patterson and the first wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest brother.
This circa 1804-05 evening dress, owned by Baltimore socialite Elizabeth Patterson, who suffered an ill-fated marriage to the brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, represents the popular French Empire style that rippled through American fashion systems in the early nineteenth century. The Grecian-inspired loose drapery, puffed sleeves, low neckline ...
In December 1803, Jérôme Bonaparte (1784–1860), brother of Napoleon, married Elizabeth Patterson, a young American woman, who probably wore such a wedding gown of Indian muslin and lace . According to a contemporary, it “would fit easily into a gentleman’s pocket.”
Elizabeth, like many Americans, admired Napoleon ’ s military genius as well as his apparent attachment to republican principles. In October 1803 Elizabeth and Jerome began courting. William Patterson, however, tried to break off the relationship and sent his daughter to Virginia.
14. Juli 2012 · By marrying the brother of one of the most powerful men in the world, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte became a national–actually, an international–celebrity. Far from being a modest, respectable wife who, according to American social expectations, would find happiness within her home rather than in the public sphere, Elizabeth ...
