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...
Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Women's clothing; Books; Bows (Ribbon work); Chairs; Dresses; Earrings; Bracelets; Feathers; Gloves; Mandolin; Headgear; Necklaces; Sheet music; Flowers;
Two women in afternoon dress for March 1800. The woman on the left wears a light pink dress and white gloves and shoes. Her sleeves are elbow length with three tiers of narrow white ruffles. Her collar is edged with the same white ruffle. Her waist...
Clothing and dress; Dresses; Flowers; Gloves; Lace and lace making; Necklaces; Scarves; Women's clothing; Bodices
A woman stands in profile view, modeling a pink evening gown with double layered, flowered lace trimmed hem. The bodice is also made of floral lace, with a pink over layer lightly draped at the bust. At the low curved neckline is a twisted drape of...
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...
Bodices; Clothing and dress; Dresses; Flowers; Hairstyles; Lace and lace making; Pleats (Sewing); Ribbons; Roses; Sleeves; Women's clothing
This illustration depicts a woman with red hair standing in a three-quarter pose modeling a pale green gown with lace applique and rosette details. Her green dress is made of a thin material in many fine soft gathers and wraps around her in a...
Blouses; Books; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Dresses; Hairstyles; Lace and lace making; Mandolin; Necklaces; Sleeves; Tables; Women's clothing
Three women, one blond, one brunette, and one with red hair, are sitting on the porch. Two of the women stop their activities to listen to the first woman who plays a mandolin. Three accomplishments required of society ladies are shown: music,...
A woman in ball dress. She stands with her head cocked to the side and her left gloved hand on her hip. She is adorned with a headband bearing an upturned crescent at the front. She wears a necklace and upper arm band made of jet beads. Her dress...
Two women are depicted on the beach wearing bathing dresses. The woman on the left faces away from the audience. She wears a light gray bonnet with black ruffle around the edges. Her dress is a matching gray and ends just above the knee. She has...
Two women are modeling Parisian wedding fashions. The woman on the left sits with her back toward the viewer. Her hair is up and decorated with pearls and sprigs of white flowers with green leaves. A sheer white lace veil is attached to her hair...
Women's clothing; Color in clothing; Lace and lace making; Wedding costume; Veils; Hats; Shawls
Two women are depicted, probably in a church or chapel, with an arched diamond-paned window in the background. The woman on the left wears a pink bonnet with a sprigged pattern and white lace, tied with pink ribbon. She wears a gray dress, with a...
Three women pose in wedding gowns. The woman on the left is seated in a wooden chair with deep red upholstery. She has her back to the viewer which shows the full length of her long, sheer veil. Small white flowers decorate her hair underneath 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...
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,...
Bodices; Bows (Ribbon work); Brocade; Clothing and dress; Coats; Cuffs (Clothing); Dresses; Foundation garments; Lace and lace making; Hosiery; Men's clothing; Sleeves; Wigs; Women's clothing; Women's shoes; Feathers; Ribbons
A man wears a long white wig, and a red frock coat trimmed in gold brocade and embroidery. The coat has deep, turned-back cuffs. His stockings are white, and his shoes are black and have small heels. Under his left arm he carries a black tricorn...
Bodices; Clothing and dress; Collars; Color in clothing; Dresses; Flowers; Gloves; Gold jewelry; Brooches; Lace and lace making; Leaves; Ribbons; Stripes; Umbrellas; Women's clothing; Women's hats; Women's shoes;
A woman in a dress from 1833. The woman wears a long sleeved, ankle-length, white patterned dress. The pattern on the dress is a series of straight and wavy blue stripes with pink dots and small leave shapes in between. A wide diagonal band of same...
The woman wears a yellow dinner party dress with a low, square neckline. The sleeves of the dress are white and puffed in a moderate leg-of-mutton style. Two rows of lace edge the top of the shoulders. The cuffs are yellow and delicately patterned....
Belts (Clothing); Bows (Ribbon work); Bracelets; Brooches; Cameos; Clothing and dress; Color in clothing; Dresses; Earrings; Fans; Feathers; Gold jewelry; Gloves; Handbags; Hats; Headgear; Necklaces; Ribbons; Shoes; Sleeves; Women's clothing;...
A woman in dinner dress for June 1826. She wears a voluminous burgundy, copper and forest green hat made a bunched fabric. Large, white feather plumes cascade down from the side. She is adorned with long, dangly, gold, teardrop earrings and a...
A woman in a white dress from 1835. The woman's dress has an off-the-shoulder collar made of a white ruffle edged in pink. She has Virago sleeves with similar white ruffles edged in pink on each of two tiers. The lower portion of the sleeves are...
Two women in fashionable dresses for June of 1818. The woman on the left wears a white empire waist ankle length dress with a short lavender Spencer jacket on top. She wears a white ruff around her neck and shoulders. She wears a lavender bonnet...
