At the height of the summer boating season, three men meet by the river bank in England in the summer of 1855. The man on the left displays the back of a fitted, camel colored frock coat that has two buttons at the back waistline. He wears slim...
A wide variety of English coat styles for men are shown in this illustration for the Gentleman's Magazine of September 1855. The entire party stands against a garden wall on which there are two neoclassical urns with rose bushes; tall trees form...
A young woman and a girl visit with an older woman who sits on a park bench. The woman on the left wears a lavender dress with a long skirt with four ruffled tiers. The bodice is styled like a fichu with bold black ribbons crossing in front. The...
A woman and two men have a conversation while standing in front of a large neoclassical structure. The two gentlemen are arm in arm. The woman wears a dark blue riding habit with a white collared blouse with a red cravat. The jacket has moderate...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Feathers; Lace and lace making; Necklaces; Fans; Bracelets; Bows (Ribbon work); Chairs
A woman is depicted standing next to a column and a red and gold chair. Her hair is pulled back softly from a center part, and dressed with white plumes and white lace. Her pink dress is off the shoulder and short sleeved. The bodice has a pointed...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Flowers; Fans; Bracelets; Lace and lace making; Hats; Ribbons; Stripes; Girls' clothing; Boots
Two women and a small child are depicted in a parlor. The woman on the left wears her dark hair pulled back smoothly with large pink flowers and green leaves adorning it. The same flowers also adorn the front of the bodice of her dress. Her dress...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Lace and lace making; Ribbons; Stripes
Two women are depicted standing at a balustrade overlooking a harbor with many large ships. The woman on the right stands facing away. She wears a white bonnet with a ruffle and pink flowers on either side. Her dress is vivid light blue with a wide...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Hats; Lace and lace making; Stripes; Flowers; Ribbons; Wedding costume; Veils
Two women are depicted in a parlor. The woman on the left sits in a gold upholstered chair. She wears a white lace cap accented with pink flowers and white ribbon. Her dress has a white lace blouse collar and long bell sleeves. Her dress is vivid...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Veils; Riding habit; Gloves; Lace and lace making; Bracelets
Two women are depicted in a room. The woman on the left wears a riding habit. Her outfit is brown with turquoise ribbons and veil on her hat, and the her jacket is trimmed with rows of turquoise ribbon. Her jacket is long sleeved with wide turned...
Two women dresses for riding, one on horseback, are joined by the nanny bringing a child to meet them. The woman on the left rides side-saddle on a brown horse whose bridle is adorned with a pink tassel and whose mane is braided with a pink bow. A...
A variety of English coat styles for men are shown in this illustration for March, 1855. Seven men are divided into two groups by the illustrator, the first group gathers around a man sitting in a chair, and the second group gathers around a man...
A woman stands indoors near two children. The woman wears a three-tiered ruby red dress. Each tier is edged with three thin black stripes. She wears a heavy black velvet mantelet with embroidered Oriental style edges, indicating she has just come...
Two women and a girl stand in a well-appointed French parlor during France's Second Empire period. The woman in the center wears a blue dress with a three-tiered skirt and three-quarter sleeves. The dress is accented with bands and square motifs of...
Three men converse at the top of a flight of outdoor stairs. The man on the left wears slim-fitting blue and gray Tattersall plaid trousers and a white pleated shirt. He wears a white waistcoat and a dark green double-breasted tail coat with...
A man and a woman in riding costumes meet another gentleman in morning dress. The woman wears a riding habit with a long full brown skirt and matching jacket with a peplum, both which button down the front. The sleeves of her jacket have French...
Boots; Bows (Ribbon work); Buildings; Clothing and dress; Coats; Collars; Cuffs (Clothing); Gloves; Hairstyles; Handkerchiefs; Hats; Men's clothing; Pleats (Sewing); Sailing ships; Seas and oceans; Shoes; Trees; Vests
Three men are conversing in a park that overlooks a seaport. The man on the left stands with his back to the viewer in order to show the back of his casually-fitted black lounge coat. He wears slim powder blue trousers and a white shirt with a...
In this large horizontal print from the Journal des Marchands-Tailleurs, six men and a young child converse in front of a neoclassical building surrounded by trees in June, 1853. Comprising three groups of two, the pair of men on the left stand...
Three men stand in a park displaying fashionable outfits. The man on the left models the back of a blue tailcoat with with cuffs and two-button styling at the hips. He wears gray trousers and a white collared shirt. His gloves are tan and he...
In this illustration of a Catholic family, a mother prepares her daughter for her First Communion while the girl's brother stands nearby. With one hand on a prie-dieu and the other holding her prayer book, the girl wears a white full skirted dress,...
