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Young girl of the Canton of Schwyz, SwitzerlandYoung single girl of the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a hat with ribbons, plaited hair tied with long ribbons, laced bodice, chemise, embroidered bib
Young girl of the Canton of Uri, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a straw hat decorated with ribbons, a fichu worn like a scarf, laced bodice, apron and petticoats
Young girl of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 19th century. A chambermaid in town has modified her rural costume with a shorter skirt and ruched sleeves
Young girl of the Canton of Zug, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat is decorated with regular loops of ribbon, her apron bib is decorated with floral laces, and her apron is striped
Betrothed girl of the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a colourful cap, ruff, bodice, chemise, apron and petticoats. On her bosom is a gold box called a lamb of god
Betrothed girl of Marken Island, North Holland, Netherlands, 19th century. In traditional costume that is unchanged since the 13th century
Young lady of North Holland, Netherlands, 19th century. Her embroidered cap is adorned with large gold plates called willow leaves over a veil and can cost up to 400 florins
Young girl of North Holland, Netherlands, 19th century. In distinctive embroidered cap with gold plate called a willow leaf above a veil, floral cotton camisole, silk apron and skirt
Young woman of the Canton of Aargau, SwitzerlandYoung woman of the Canton of Aargau, near Baden, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a toquet in blue, black and white, and a similarly bizarre costume
Young woman of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a frogged bodice, striped apron, and long red tassels from her braided hair
Young woman of Frick, Switzerland, 19th century. Her costume features deep green, blue, daffodil and black. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis
Young woman of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 19th century. Her dress is notable for the thick troche or bourrelet hat, and her footless stockings
Girl of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat is decorated with ribbons and bows. She wears a ruff over a laced bodice, apron and short petticoats
Girl of the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, 19th century. The dress has a very high waist, the chemise has puff sleeves
Woman picking grapes, Vaud, Switzerland, 19th centuryWoman picking grapes in the traditional costume of Vaud, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat has a protruberance in the shape of a bottleneck, and is worn over a black bonnet tied with ribbon
Young woman of Valais, Switzerland, 19th century, in traditional costume of fichu, laced bodice, petticoats and apron. Her straw hat is decorated with ribbons and worn above a muslin bonnet
Single woman of Bern, Switzerland, 19th centurySingle woman of Bern in distinctive straw hat decorated with flowers, Switzerland, 19th century. Her chemise is embroidered with her initials, E.B
Milkmaid of Bern, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a toquet of lace made from horsehair, and carries a wooden pail with lid
Young girl of Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany, 19th century. She wears short petticoats and pleated stockings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis
Young girl of the Pfafflar Valley, Tyrol, Austria, 19th century. While the hat is oriental, the rest of the outfit is gothic
Chambermaid of Hamburg, Germany, 19th century. She carries a small corbeille or wicker basket and wears a check shawl and white apron
Marie Anne Cuppi, Mlle. La Camargo, famous ballet dancer, 1710-1770. She wears a small cap, ruff collar, dress with laced bodice, lace sleeves tied with ribbons
Leonora Dori Galigai, wife of Concino Concini, exorcist and witch, 1571-1617. She wears her hair loose under a bonnet, a velvet dress with lace collar and cuffs
Seamstress in Bavolet, reign of Louis XIII, 1610-1643Seamstress, wearing a Bavolet headdress, reign of Louis XIII, 1610-1643. The Bavolet was a lace cap with a frill at the back, also known as the curtain bonnet
Nassau grouper, redtail parrotfish and the Rhone apronNassau grouper, Epinephelus striatus (endangered), redtail parrotfish, Sparisoma chrysopterum, and the Rhone apron, Zingel asper (critically endangered)
City ironsmith Niklas Ruhl and his wife standingCity burgher and ironsmith Niklas Ruhl and his wife standing beside his coat of arms. From an Aschaffenburg Guild Book. He holds a golden lily, and she a rose
French fashions, and German bride and groomMan and woman in French fashions from Paris A, and German bride C and groom D in wedding crowns of Nuremburg, late 16th century
Knight, fool and girl, 16th century GermanyKnight (reiter) with wheel-lock pistol and harem pants A, jester with bladder and marotte (bauble), B, and girl in long petticoat and apron from Strasbourg C
Ornaments of the Native Americans of Virginia (Powhatan) worn in a dance: belts 1, 2, 3, girdle of Thevetia ahouai kernels 4, bead necklaces 5, 6, 7, feather headdresses 8, 9, apron 10 and shirt 11
Tools, weapons and instruments of the Camacan people, BrazilTools and weapons of the Camacan people of Bahia, Brazil. Bow 1, arrow 2, 3, woven apron 4, bag 5, headdress with foliage 6, a gourd percussion instrument or kechieeh 7
Costumes of Lima, PeruCostumes of the people of Lima, Peru. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli)
Costumes of the indigenous people of Quito, Ecuador. Women in shawls, aprons, skirts and bonnets. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique
Khoikhoi woman of AngolaKhoikhoi (Hottentot) woman of Angola in fur cape and hat with bow, necklace, and beaded apron. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Roberto Freschi from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
A turner in apron using a foot-powered treadle lathe or turning bench. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Plumber heating lead in a fire to fix lead pipes on a building site. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810
Blacksmith using hammer and tongs to beat a piece of red-hot iron heated in a forge. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810
Woman spinner in bonnet and apron spinning wool yarn on a spinning machine. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Wool comber using heated wool combs to pull a fine sliver of wool to be spun into yarn. Washed raw wool in a basket, and a clay comb-pot to heat the combs in the foreground
Potter making a clay vessel on a wheel driven by a labourer turning a crank. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Watch maker in apron seated at his bench making metal gears. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Tin-plate worker in apron beating tin on an anvil with a mallet surrounded by tin buckets, pots, urns and utensils. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades
Christmas Greetings postcard. circa 1910
Victorian scrap, Barber shaving a soldier. 19th century
Little Mother by Peggy Earnshaw. 1937
Jack and Jill went up the Hill by Agnes Richardson
Santa Claus, children and nurse with Christmas tree
Victorian scrap, the floral gift. 19th century