Striped bands create a stylish dress of lavender and black. The collar and upper bodice are pale green with a black floral pattern in brocade or lace. Two wide horizontal bands of lavender and black cross the bodice at the shoulder and just below...
A woman stands in three-quarter pose, modeling her tan suit. She wears a high necked white lace blouse with horizontal tucking on the collar beneath a pink and tan jacket edged and trimmed with darker brown in geometric lines. The yoke and upper...
Bodices; Brocade; Clothing and dress; Collars; Dresses; Flowers; Gloves; Hairstyles; Lace and lace making; Pleats (Sewing); Scrolls; Sleeves; Women's clothing
A young woman is dressed for the evening in ball gown She stands in a three-quarter profile view and leans against the mantle of a (suggested) fireplace. The scroll-work on the fireplace indicates a well-appointed home where the young woman holds a...
Five women and a little boy are depicted playing a game of croquet. The woman on the far left wears a straw hat with yellow ribbon and a red ornament. Her dress is yellow with a square neck and long narrow sleeves. Under her square neck are white...
Chairs; Hats; Women's clothing; Dresses; Gloves; Collars; Fur garments; Lace and lace making
A woman is standing in front of a yellow chair. She is wearing a vivid, high-collared dark red satin suit with gray fur edging. A back view of the suit appears in the upper right of the plate. The sleeves are snug with a slight fullness at 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...
Girls' clothing; Boys' clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Necklaces; Ribbons; Boots; Lace and lace making; Hats; Flowers; Sashes (Clothing); Bows (Ribbon work); Jackets; Pants
Six children, four girls and two boys, are depicted playing in a meadow. The girl on the far left wears her hair half up with a white bow. Her dress is white with short sleeves, a square neck, and ends just above the knee. The front of her dress is...
Eight woman and two young girls are depicted in conversation with each other. The woman on the far left wears a black bonnet with white plumes, red edging, a square buckle, and brown ribbon. Her dress is brown with ruffles and pleats at the hem....
The woman on the left wears a white evening dress with a low, straight neckline and short, puffed sleeves. The neckline is edged with three rows of pearls and is trimmed with a yellow flower at each shoulder and at the center of the bodice....
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...
Five women are depicted. The top left woman wears a white bonnet with red accents and red trim inside the brim. She wears a brown dress with a V-neck, and a white lace collar with a gold brooch with a red stone. The top middle woman wears a white...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Hair ornaments; Hats; Stripes
Two women are depicted in a parlor. The woman on the left sits next to a table with a blue cloth, upon which is a small vase holding a flower. She has an open book on her lap, and appears to nbe writing in it. She is wearing a lace cap with leaves...
Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Flowers; Hats; Headgear; Lace and lace making; Necklaces; Sleeves; Women's clothing; Women's hats; Women's shoes; Harpsichord; Chairs; Sheet music
A woman and two busts are pictured in fashions for October 1799. The bust in the upper left corner wears a simple, white gathered bonnet, and a white fichu around her neck with a white daisy on the right shoulder. The woman in the middle plays the...
The central image shows a bearded man wearing a black top hat, a long, wide-sleeved black overcoat or cloak with a black fur collar, a double-breasted burgundy waistcoat with dark buttons and a black collar, and a white cravat. To the viewer's...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Hats; Ribbons; Lace and lace making; Jackets; Handkerchiefs
Two women are depicted outdoors, near a river. The woman on the left is sitting in a wooden chair. She wears a black bonnet trimmed with green ribbon, white lace, and green and white plumes. Her dress is lavender satin with long bell sleeves and a...
Belt buckles; Caps (Headgear); Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Feathers; Gloves; Grasses; Hats; Jackets; Leaves; Plaid; Shoes; Trees; Women's clothing; Women's hats; Women's shoes
Illustration of a young woman in profile view displaying her hunting costume while outdoors on the edge of a forest. She wears a "Scottish green" long jacket trimmed with white, green, and tan Tattersall plaid at waist and sleeve hems, over a...
A young woman wears a light blue dress and faces away from the viewer. The dress shows the back detailing of the fashionable bustled silhouette with a white underskirt with a deep ruffle at the hem. The skirt falls into a train, and there is a row...
A woman and sleeping child sit on an Empire style chaise lounge in London morning dress for 1809. The woman rests her feet on a small matching foot stool. The woman wears a long, white, unstructured dress, with an Empire waist. The bodice has a...
Pearls; Gloves; Lace and lace making; Women's shoes; Women's clothing; Necklaces; Headgear; Color in clothing; Clothing and dress; Stripes; Earrings; Sleeves; Arches; Gargoyles; Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1615; Ruff
Marguerite of France, the first wife of Henri the IV, wears a charcoal colored dress with a large skirt, with a wheel farthingale. The underdress is purple with nine, bright yellow stripes at the hem. She wears white gloves and her cuffs are white...
Two women wear morning dresses for June 1802. The woman on the left wears a soft pink dress with long skirts, short sleeves, an empire waist, and a high, ruffled neck. A white placket laced with blue adorns the bodice and is complemented by a...
