This black and white illustration of a woman in an American promenade dress is surrounded by text describing in detail the latest "Gibson" style fashions. She faces the viewer in a long skirt and matching long-sleeved jacket, both with linear black...
A woman in three-quarter view stands with her hand resting on the curved back rail of a garden bench. She models the French fashions of the Madames Guermont and Bonnefoy of rue de Provence, 67, in Paris. She wears a high-collared white blouse with...
Two boys and two girls stand in a lush garden next to a fountain under shady trees. The tallest boy on the left stands with his back to the viewer so we can see the rear cut of his blue jacket. The jacket has a snug fit, dropped shoulders, and...
This print is divided into two sections showing three women in the top panel and four children in the bottom panel, all in fashions for June, 1839. The woman at the left wears an elegant pink dress for an evening party. It has an off-the-shoulder v...
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 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 young woman and small child wear their London summer walking clothes. The woman wears a long, white dress trimmed with two bands of ribbon at the hem. Over her dress she wears a lavender, high-collared, lace-trimmed mantelet or cape tied at the...
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...
Clothing and dress; Women's clothing; Dresses; Color in clothing; Collars; Fans; Feathers; Flowers; Gloves; Grasses; Necklaces; Pearls; Shawls; Women's shoes; Women's hats;
Women in morning and evening dress from 1811. The woman on the left wears a long, white, high-collared dress. She wears a long, pale yellow shawl that reaches almost to the ground and entirely covers her arms and shoulders. She wears black flat...
Two women and a young girl are standing in an elegant room in front of two paintings. The woman on the left is wearing three gold bracelets, a pale yellow dress, trimmed with lace and with red bows and ribbons. The dress has narrow elbow length...
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...
Two women are standing in an elegant room. The woman on the left is in a high-collared light olive green dress with small leg o' mutton sleeves. Her dress has black floral pattern bands across the skirt in diagonals. The same black pattern forms...
Seven women stand in a row. The woman on the left wears a high-collared, copper red dress with a small cloak. Velvet lapels and velvet fronts on the skirt are crossed with cords, with fancy frogs on each side. She carries a matching velvet muff,...
Two women are standing near a pond in a park. The woman on the left is wearing a high-collared pink jacket and skirt with narrow black stripes. The jacket has a high standing collar with masculine style buttons at the waist and cuffs. She has a...
Five women are standing out of doors. Behind them are trees and houses. The woman on the left is wearing a deep green velvet jacket over a yellow dress. The jacket has long straight sleeves with a slight fullness at the shoulder. The jacket has...
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 standing in a long sleeved, high-collared rose red dress. A wide horizontal black band sets off the dress. In the bottom right hand corner is a black and white sketch of the back of the dress. The decorative elements on the dress consist...
Two women are in a room decorated with two framed pictures, porcelain pieces, and two Oriental fans. The woman on the left is wearing a high-collared deep blue dress trimmed with medium blue, red and gold plaid at the center front. Her underskirt...
Five women stand in an elegant room. The woman on the left is wearing a grey bonnet trimmed with a light blue plume, tied beneath her chin with blue ribbons. She is wearing a high-collared, long-sleeved, light blue dress with red bows as trimming....
