A fair-haired young woman wears an outfit in the crimson of Harvard University. She sits on classically-inspired sculpted seat and rests her elbow on a pedestal, the foundation for a classical column. There a classically-patterned stone sidewalk...
Blouses; Bodices; Books; Bracelets; Braid; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Flowers; Gloves; Hair ornaments; Headgear; Jackets; Lace and lace making; Leaves; Mantillas; Plaid; Plants; Ribbons; Roses; Sheet music;...
A group of four women, two standing and two sitting. The woman on the far left wears a small white dotted lace cap with zigzag edges and a large pink rose at the side. She wears a tiered ruffled white lace blouse with a small collar, a pale gray...
A man and a woman stand on green carpet or grass in their French fashions of 1809. The woman's outfit, labeled number "1," is viewed from the back. The woman wears a long cream colored empire waist gown with a scalloped hem. The hem is trimmed...
A man and woman stand outdoors near a green bench. The woman holds a copy of the magazine, Les Modes Parisienne, for which this illustration was made. The man wears slim fitting tan trousers that brush the top of his matching tan spats. He wears a...
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...
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 and a child stand with a young girl who seems to be dressed for her confirmation. The woman on the left wears a long full skirted skirt and jacket of blue satin. The skirt has six horizontal bands of ruched panels. More ruched bands edge...
A woman and boy look directly at the viewer, the seated woman holding the standing boy at his waist next to her on a bench. The woman wears a long sleeved white empire waist gown with a black tight-fitting bodice, laced up the center front. The...
A woman and two children stand in a well-appointed parlor. The older girl, who leans against the arm of a blue-striped silk upholstered chair, wears a blue redingote fastened with buttons to the waist. Her white elaborately-embroidered dress, with...
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...
Dresses; Hats; Women's clothing; Lace and lace making; Collars
A woman is wearing a light green, high-collared, long-sleeved dress. A smaller back view of the same dress is pictured in the upper right corner of the plate. The sleeves are pleated at the shoulders to create puffed upper sleeves, and the lower...
A woman is wearing a light yellow, high-collared, three-quarter sleeved dress with a rose pink vest. The dress is pleated all over in very fine pleats. Two bands of white braid encircle the hem of the skirt, which is otherwise plain. The sleeves...
A woman wears a light blue evening dress with short, puffed sleeves and a high waist. The low, square neckline is edged in white braid, and the bodice is decorated with the same white braid and a row of blue buttons down the front. A white, fringed...
Braid; Clothing and dress; Dresses; Lace and lace making; Ribbons; Tassels; Women's clothing; Women's hats
A woman wears a white carriage dress with two wide lace flounces at the hem. Over her dress she wears a fringed, white capote (a long, hooded cape or mantle) with a pink and green floral design along the hem. The hood is lined with pale blue and...
Against a distant pink sky a mother and her two children stand near a pond full of lily pads. The youngest child offers a treat to a white swan. The mother wears a green and white vertically-striped dress with a three tiered skirt. Each tier is...
Against the backdrop of a large family home and a stone balustrade, a mother and her five children in winter fashions for December 1890 show concern for the youngest girl who is crying. The first girl on the left wears an outfit of red and gray....
At eight o'clock in the evening on a cold December night, three men converse by the fire while they model their Parisian fashions for 1838. The man on the left is dressed for the evening in gray stirrup pants, a white collared shirt, and a black...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hats; Hair ornaments; Lace and lace making; Ribbons; Fur garments; Coats
Five women are depicted. The woman at the top left wears a white cap trimmed with lace, pink flowers, and pink ribbons. Her dress is lavender with long sleeves and a white collar, with a brooch at the center. Her jacket is bright blue and edged...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Hats; Shawls; Handkerchiefs; Stripes
Five women are depicted. The woman at the top left wears her hair up in a braided bun, with side ringlets. She wears a white dress and a black mantelet, with fur or velvet lapels and cuffs. The woman at the top middle wears a blue bonnet with...
