Clothing and dress; Dresses; Gloves; Lace and lace making; Mirrors; Shoes; Tassels; Veils; Wedding costume; Women's clothing; Pleats (Sewing)
A bride stands with her back to the viewer in order to display the veil of her wedding costume. She stands in contrapposto with an oval mirror in her left hand, and her right hand on her hip. Her head is turned in profile as she inspects herself in...
A dark-haired woman looks directly at the viewer in a three-quarter pose wearing an elaborate white wedding dress. The bodice has a deep round neck with an inset of lace, with a high collar and a key-hole neckline, showing her five strand pearl...
A family of four in their fashions for Philadelphia in 1837. The father wears gray trousers and a green frock coat fastened across the chest with military-style frogs and braiding. The coat has high lapels over a white ruffled collar, and black...
A man and a woman are dressed for a Paris ball. The man is dressed in the style of Napoleon Bonaparte. His white cravat is tied high, almost to his chin. His red waistcoat is banded in gold on the fronts, hem, and pockets, and is cut longer than...
A serene river walk in the countryside provides the setting for two French girls in 1914. One child sits on a donkey and the second child reaches out to pick up the donkey's lead. The child on the left wears shorts and a matching loose shift. The...
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 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 woman and a small child hold hands and walk together. The woman is dressed in a long white gown which is belted slightly above the natural waist with pink ribbon. The bodice has vertically ruching and horizontal bands of pink ribbon at the sides...
A woman wears a morning dress with a black bodice and short black overskirt. The underskirt is a gray purple and gathered and puffed up at the back. At knee height is a white ruffle and a lighter white tier that ends in another ruffle at her...
Black and white illustrated carnations are interwoven among the six circular photographs of "Hats for Early Spring," numbered 1 through 6. The top hat on the left, number 1, and the top hat on the right, number 4, are both decorated with white...
Central to this illustration for Petit Courrier des Dames is an overcoat for men, circa 1818, France. Shown from the back, this dark blue overcoat has tucks at the back waist falling in loose folds to the ankle. At the collar is a waist-length cape...
Beads; Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Brooches; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Feathers; Flowers; Gloves; Hats; Headgear; Hosiery; Horsehair; Kerchiefs; Lace and lace making; Leaves; Necklaces; Neckwear; Pearls;...
Fashions for April 1838. A periwinkle wide-brimmed bonnet with white feathers, a pink wide-brimmed bonnet with white roses and white lace, and a navy wide-brimmed bonnet with white pearls and a yellow horsehair plume are illustrated around four...
Blouses; Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Chairs; Clothing and dress; Collars; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Feathers; Flowers; Gloves; Hair ornaments; Handkerchiefs; Hats; Lace and lace making; Necklaces; Parasols; Ribbons; Roses;...
Five women featured in fashions for May 1847. The woman in the top left wears her hair up and decorated with a coral colored ribbon. Her dress is blue with an off the shoulder neckline and short sleeves. The top portion of the bodice covers her...
Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Brooches; Clothing and dress; Collars; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Flowers; Gloves; Handkerchiefs; Hats; Headgear; Hosiery; Lace and lace making; Leaves; Necklaces; Neckwear; Pleats (Sewing); Ribbons;...
Four bonnets, and three women in fashions for December 1836. The hat in the top left hand corner is a grey bonnet with a wide brim. The brim has a straight edge and is divided into four, horizontal sections of ruched fabric. The crown is gathered...
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...
Headdresses for November 1823 are presented. Three hats and a woman's head are shown. The hat in the top left corner is light blue with gathered fabric in a circle at the crown. White ribbon is woven and shafts of wheat are interspersed around the...
Nine fashionable winter hats are displayed in rows, numbered 7 to15. in individual square or oval pictures surrounded by garlands of roses, leaves, and holly. Each woman is shown in a head and shoulders view. Picture no.7 shows a woman looking...
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...
Beads; Belt buckles; Belts (Clothing); Bodices; Bouquets; Bows (Ribbon work); Brooches; Clothing and dress; Collars; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Earrings; Fans; Feathers; Flowers; Gloves; Hair ornaments; Hats; Headgear; Hosiery;...
Seven women are shown in fashions for January 1836. The woman in the top left hand corner faces the viewer and is shown from the waist up. She has two pink roses in her hair, which is dressed into a small bun with bunches of curls on the sides, a...
Belt buckles; Belts (Clothing); Berries; Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Brocade; Brooches; Clothing and dress; Collars; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Earrings; Feathers; Flowers; Gloves; Hair ornaments; Hats; Headgear; Hosiery;...
Seven women in fashions for October 1836. The woman in the top left hand corner is shown from the waist up. Her hair is done in an intricate up-do with loops at the back and is drawn smoothly over her ears, with decorations of pearls and pink...
