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,...
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...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Plaid; Earrings; Bows (Ribbon work); Gloves; Hats; Fans; Stripes; Parasols; Feathers; Flowers
Five women stand on a porch conversing with each other. The woman on the far left wears her hair dressed back in a loose twist at the neck with bangs. She wears oval pendant earrings. Her green plaid dress has a high collar and long sleeves. There...
A mother and her two daughters are pictured inside a church, probably for the elder girl's communion. The mother stands at a wooden prie-dieu with red upholstery. She wears a long black dress with ruched edges and a train. Over the dress is a black...
Three figures are strolling in a park, in 1820; the height of the "Règne de Louis XVIII" as the plate announces. The final exile of Napoleon Bonaparte resulted in the restoration of Louis XVIII to the throne, bringing back the monarchy of the...
Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Buttons; Clothing and dress; Coats; Collars; Dresses; Gloves; Hairstyles; Hats; Men's clothing; Neckwear; Ribbons; Shoes; Women's clothing; Women's hats; Lace and lace making
A man and a woman in French fashions for 1807. The woman's outfit, labeled number "1," is a light yellow gown with an empire waist. The blue bodice is edged with with yellow ribbon, with the ribbon lacing down the back, ending in a rosette. The...
One of several drawings from "La Vieille Armee francaise" (1820) or "La Vie politique et militaire de Napoleon" (Paris, 1826), showing infantry uniforms or "military exploits under the First Empire, which made [Charlet's] work popular with the...
Boots; Caps (Headgear); Coats; Hats; Headgear; Horses; Trees
One of several drawings from "La Vieille Armee francaise" (1820) or "La Vie politique et militaire de Napoleon" (Paris, 1826), showing infantry uniforms or "military exploits under the First Empire, which made [Charlet's] work popular with the...
One of several drawings from "La Vieille Armee francaise" (1820) or "La Vie politique et militaire de Napoleon" (Paris, 1826), showing infantry uniforms or "military exploits under the First Empire, which made [Charlet's] work popular with the...
One of several drawings from "La Vieille Armee francaise" (1820) or "La Vie politique et militaire de Napoleon" (Paris, 1826), showing infantry uniforms or "military exploits under the First Empire, which made [Charlet's] work popular with the...
One of several drawings from "La Vieille Armee francaise" (1820) or "La Vie politique et militaire de Napoleon" (Paris, 1826), showing infantry uniforms or "military exploits under the First Empire, which made [Charlet's] work popular with the...
A group of ten young women and girls gather to model their English fashions for The Young Ladies' Journal of February 1888. Six of the models display coats, hats, and outerwear to brave the winter cold, while four of the models are dressed for the...
A mother and eight children display their Parisian fashions for December, 1903, while they gather for a party. The figure of the mother divides the composition in half with four younger children on her right and four adolescents on her left. The...
Beads; Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Brooches; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Earrings; Fans; Feathers; Gloves; Gold jewelry; Handkerchiefs; Hats; Headgear; Hosiery; Lace and lace making; Ribbons; Shoes; Sleeves;...
Two women in Parisian dresses for 1829. The woman on the left has her back to the viewer. She wears a black, wide brimmed hat with blue ribbon bows and blue feathers decorating the top. She wears a pair of dangling, triple-teardrop earrings. Her...
Spurs; Boots; Clothing and dress; Coats; Collars; Color in clothing; Beards; Handkerchiefs; Men's clothing; Mustaches; Pleats (Sewing); Pockets; Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.); Vests;
Two men in redingotes from 1828 or 1829. The man on the right faces forward and wears a brown coat with a pinched waist and gray trousers. He wears tall black boots and riding spurs. In his left hand he holds a short stick that could be a riding...
The woman wears a blue, off-the-shoulder dress with a closely fitted, tapering bodice and full skirts. The straight neck is edged with a wide band of white lace with a pale blue bow at the center, over the bust. The sleeves are tiered and puffed,...
The top row shows the upper halves of three women. The woman on the left wears a yellow dress with long full sleeves, and a short lacy shawl with a ruffle-edged collar and ruffles along the hem. The shawl fastens with a square brooch, and the woman...
Women's clothing; Plaid; Women's hats; Parasols; Lace and lace making
Four women are depicted outdoors in conversation. The dresses of two women are shown in color and two not in color. The first woman wears a white bonnet with green ribbon and bows and pink roses inside the brim. She wears a green checkered dress...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Hats; Parasols; Flowers; Stripes
Two women in a garden. The woman at the left is seated and wears a pink bonnet decorated with large pink flowers and green leaves. Her dress is pink with narrow black stripes with white lace at the neckline and cuffs. She also wears a pink mantelet...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Hats; Flowers; Stripes; Scarves
Two women are out of doors. The left one wears her hair in a bun with a pink flower in her hair. Her white dress has a ruched bodice and upper sleeves, and a deep ruffle at the hem. A a pink ribbon is tied around the waist. She wears a white scarf...
