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Peasant girl of Wurtzburg, Franconia, Germany, 19th centuryPeasant girl of the environs of Wurtzburg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century. The headband covers the elegance of the bonnet, and the fichu is bunched up around the throat
Servant woman of Coburg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century. She wears an embroidered cap, laced bodice, fichu, and pleated petticoats, and carries a bucket of water
Servant girl of Coburg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century. She wears her hair is tied up in a bun, laced bodice, short sleeves, and full pleated petticoats
Woman of Majorca, Spain, 19th century. She wears a white veil over a fichu-wimple combination, blue bodice, white petticoat trimmed with floral design
Servant woman of Salamanca, Spain, 19th century. She wears a dress with tight bodice and full calf-length skirts, with short apron
Anabaptist milkmaid of Switzerland, 19th centuryAnabaptist milkmaid of the Canton of Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. She carries a pail of milk and wears a simple cornette cap, braided hair tied with a ribbon
Peasant girl of the environs of Kell am See, Germany, 19th century. She wears a small bonnet over her long pigtails, and carries a straw hat decorated with knots
Woman of Bern in a lace bonnet, Switzerland, 19th centuryWoman of Bern in a horsehair lace bonnet, Switzerland, 19th century. The lace bonnet resembles a cockscomb, and contrasts with the elegant simplicity of her chemise, bodice, apron and petticoat
Alsatian peasant woman of Kochersberg, 19th centuryAlsatian peasant woman in festival costume, Kochersberg, 19th century. Her bonnet and bodice are embroidered with silver thread. The black cravat is traditional to the town
Young girl of the Canton of Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a silk tricolor cap, fichu, laced bodice, embroidered bib, apron, and petticoats
Young girl of the Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a small toque and her long hair is plaited with ribbons
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
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 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
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
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
Anne-Louise-Benedicte de Bourbon, Duchess of Maine, 1676-1753. She wears a tall lace Fontanges headdress, beauty spots, pearl choker, lace collar, mantua trimmed with fur
Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681. She wears her hair in long curls over her shoulders, a pearl choker
Maria Theresa of Spain, wife of King LouisMaria Theresa of Spain, Queen of France, wife of King Louis XIV of France, 1638-1683. She wears her hair in ringlets, a pearl choker
Anne Genevieve de Bourbon, Duchess of Longueville, 1619-1679. Her hair is tied in a bun with two locks tied in ribbons, blue satin dress with lace collar and sleeves, bodice laced with pearls
Ninon de l Enclos, French author, courtesan and salon hostess, 1615-1705. She wears her hair loose in ringlets, a low-cut mantua dress with bodice and skirt in green velvet decorated with bows
Laure de Noves, muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348Laure de Noves or Laure de Sade, wife of Count Hugues de Sade, and muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348. She wears a long blue surtout with laced bodice and slashed sleeves, crakows or poulaines
Elisabeth of Valois, daughter of King HenryElisabeth of Valois, wife of King Philip II of Spain, daughter of King Henry II of France, 1545-1568. She wears a jeweled cap, lace ruff collar, and rich
Maid of honour to Mary Tudor, 1496-1533Maid of honour to Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England, queen to King Louis XII of France, 1496-1533. She wears a gable hood chaperon headdress with hanging tail
Paula of Viguier, La Belle Paule, 1518-1610Paula of Viguier, Paule de Viguier, La Belle Paule, renowned beauty of Toulouse, 1518-1610. She wears her hair tied back under a velvet cap with feather
Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, 1523-1574Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, daughter of King Francis I, 1523-1574. She wears a velvet cap, velvet dress with tight bodice, ruff collar, slashed sleeves, scarlet petticoat
Marguerite de Navarre, sister of King Francis I, 1492-1549. (Titled Margurite de Valois in error.) She wears a cap of ribbons decorated with jewels and pearls
Marie of Hainaut, wife of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon, 1280-1354. She wears a crown with ear pieces, a rich armorial robe with ermine bodice and sleeves
Paper Doll in a spotted dress, holding a bow and arrow
Women in national costume (possibly Norwegian or Austrian). Date: circa 1920s
Indoor costumes for 1875Fashionable ladies wearing two tone jacket bodices and skirts with ribbons. Date: September 1875
Indoor costumes for 1874Fashionable ladies wearing two tone jacket bodices and skirts. Date: 1874
Paris Fashions for 1874Dresses with single, trained skirts with tablier fronts in 2 colours. Ruffs are worn. The polonaise is replaced by a basque on a jacket bodice. Date: 1874
Advert for Debenham & Freebody clothing sale 1929 Advert for Debenham & FreebodyStocktaking sale for late 1920s womens clothing. 1929
Fashions for June 1870Summer fashions, for outdoor wear, jacket bodies with large pagoda-sleeves. Date: June 1870
Heroine with Sword, Apple
Beautiful fantasy girl admiring the blossom Date: circa 1900s
Fashions for New Year 1870New Year fashion for women. Date: January 1870
French woman wearing the fashion of June 1792.. French woman wearing the fashion of June 1792. She wears a bonnet with flowers, wig, fichu (neckerchief), shawl
Dress of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, 1558-1603.. She wears a high lace ruff and cuffs, elaborately jeweled bodice, belt and headdress. Stubbs, Stow, portrait at Henham, described by Miss
Fashions for October 1865Fashionable womens winter clothing from Paris. Date: 1865