Chapeau Collection

Woman in ball gown of coral taffeta with silk ruffles. Robe de bal en taffetas corail a volants de gaze de soie. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by H

Woman in a ball gown with mask, 1788
Woman in a ball gown, with chapeau topped with a pouf decorated with ribbons and laurel leaves, fichu, corset in English taffeta, and blue taffeta petticoat

Woman in fur-trimmed outfit, era of Marie Antoinette
Woman in floral bonnet, wearing a fichu and pink fur-trimmed coat over long white skirts and carrying a cane. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by Ap

Kitty in London - Glamorous girl with two cats and HUGE hat
Kitty in London - Glamorous girl with two cats and a HUGE green hat with feathers. Date: circa late 1904

Mon Chapeau De Paris Me Fait Bien Des Jaloux!
An illustration which shows a horse proudly donning a hat with a ribbon on the front, and holes for his hears, a jealous horse glares from the stable behind! Date: circa 1901

Woman in fashionable large hat era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle, Costumes and hairstyles of the 18th century

Young man in coat with oval buttons, era of Marie Antoinette
Young man in coat with oval buttons, striped waistcoat and hose, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle

Fashionable woman with tricorn hat, era of Marie Antoinette
Fashionable woman with tricorn hat, redingote over petticoat, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle

Woman lifting the hem of her dress, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle

Woman with a telescope, era of Marie Antoinette
Woman in dress decorated with large ribbon raising a telescope, era of Marie Antoinette. Jeune dame en Bergere seduisante

Woman in chapeau and redingote, era of Marie Antoinette
Fashionable woman in flowery chapeau and veil, wearing a fichu and green velvet redingote over a grey silk dress and holding a cane. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by A

Woman in pansy-coloured dress, apron and shawl
Woman in pansy-coloured dress, chiffon apron, cornette a la paysanne hat, long gloves and lace shawl. Handcoloured lithograph by A

Woman in white dress with black velvet trim, red waistcoat, blue fur sash, white hat ornamented with flowers. Handcoloured lithograph by E

New umbrella and parasol designs for 1912. Ombrelles nouveau. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames et des Modes, Aux Bureaux du Journal des Dames, Paris

Woman in crepe-de-chine gown with cupid, 1913
Woman in crepe-de-chine gown with belt and bag embroidered with pearls. A cupid aims a love dart at her head. Robe de crepe de chine, sac et ceinture brodes de perles

Woman in marine blue chiffon skirt and turquoise vest, 1913
Woman in skirt of marine blue chiffon, vest of turquoise crepe de chine, seated on a chaise longue. Jupe de mousseline de soie marine

Woman in cloche hat, sheath dress and satin top, 1913
Woman in cloche hat, crepe de chine sheath dress and embroidered satin top. Fourreau de crepe de chine, veste de satin brodee a chale de linon

Womens hat designs by milliner Marcelle Demay, 1913
Womens hat designs by milliner Marcelle Demay. Modeles de Marcelle Demay. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by B

Woman in pink damask cape trimmed with blue fox, black paradise hairdress, in front of a bonsai tree and shoji screen. Manteau de damas rose garni de renard bleu, coiffure de paradis noirs

Woman in dress of taffeta and printed chiffon. Robe de taffetas et mousseline de soie peinte. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Fabius (Alberto Fabio Lorenzi)

Woman in straw hat and dress of printed taffeta
Woman with basket of autumn fruit in straw hat and dress of printed taffeta. Toilette de taffetas imprime, Chapeau de paille

Rear view of man in travel overcoat by Marcel Lus, hat, pants with turn-ups. gaiters over shoes. Pardessus de voyage par Mr. Marcel Lus

Woman in fine wool suit with striped pekin-silk
Woman in fine wool green suit with striped pekin-silk taffeta tunic. Veste de drap fin sur jupe de meme a tunique de taffetas pekine

Woman in white and orange chiffon dress for a garden party. Robe de Garden Party en mousseline blanche et liberty orange. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by H

Woman in visiting outfit with fur muff giving sweets to a child. Bonbons from the Comte du Plessis-Praslin. Toilette de visite, bonbons du Marechal, duc de Praslin

Women in walking outfits reading a letter, 1913
Women in walking outfits with long skirts and short jackets reading a letter. Robes de promenade. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

French soprano Mlle Virginie Dejazet as Mimi in the one-act vaudeville Grisettes by Scribe and Dupin at the Gymnase-Dramatique, 1823

Woman on a chaise longue looking at a new hat
Woman on a chaise longue in fringed shawl admiring a new hat held by her milliner, while a maid holds a bottle of perfume. The best remedy, or the Longchamp hat

Old woman trying on a pink bonnet in a shop, circa 1815
Old woman trying on a pink bonnet in front of three young shopgirls, Women appear to have sworn to lie about youth up to their last breath

Woman in velvet bonnet and long carrick coat with pelerines
Woman in velvet bonnet with plumes, long carrick coat in wool with two pelerines (shoulder capes). There is nothing lighter, softer and warmer than a cashmere shawl

Woman in vol-au-vent bonnet and dress with
Woman in vol-au-vent bonnet, scarf, dress with transparent sleeves and brodequin bootees. A strict casuist might find something reprehensible with this bodice

Man in flowerpot hat, cherub hairstle and long ridingcoat. When fashions appear strange or embarrassing, I recall the hammer wigs, wide-sleeve coats, arabesque embroidery, wooden heels, huge baskets

Man with round bowler hat and whip
Man with round bowler hat, green jacket, waistcoat, cravat, breeches, whip and pink-striped stockings. When fashions appear strange or embarrassing, I recall the hammer wigs, wide-sleeve coats

Women in large baigneuse cap and chapeau, 1788
Woman in pink pierrot wearing a large baigneuse bathing cap in white linen with her hair in ringlets, and woman in green pierrot with black chapeau a la maltaise decorated with feathers and ribbons

Women in large bonnet and chapeau, 1787
Woman in redingote in black wool with two collars, bonnet a la grande pretesse with artificial roses, and woman in striped taffeta robe, fichu, large yellow gauze chapeau tied with violet ribbon

Bonnet a l Iphigenie and chapeau a la Colette
Bonnet a l Iphigenie, a pouf in white gauze with flowers inspired by the 1779 opera by Gluck, and chapeau a la Colette, straw hat decorated with ribbons

Hairstyle with large curls and a straw hat
Woman in hairstyle with large curls and a straw hat decorated with flowers. Coeffure a grosses Boucles avec un Chapeau orne de fleurs

Woman in grenadiers hat called the Victory
Woman in grenadiers bicorn called the Victory of d Estaing, after French naval hero Charles Hector, comte d Estaing. Chapeau a la Grenade dit la Conquete de Destaing; Handcoloured copperplate

Woman in spotted Pennsylvania hat, 1783
Woman in spotted Pennsylvania hat. Chapeau tigre a la Pensilvaine. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from an Album of Fashionable Hairstyles of 1783

Woman in hairstyle with large curls under a straw hat, 1783
Woman in hairstyle with large curls under a straw hat. Coeffure a grosse Boucles avec un Chapeau de paille. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from an Album of Fashionable

Woman in English-style hat decorated with ribbons and flowers. Chapeau a l Anglaise. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from an Album of Fashionable Hairstyles of 1783

Woman with ringlets in a polka-dotted hat, 1783
Woman in a polka-dotted hat decorated with ribbons. Hairstyle with falling curls or ringlets. Chapeau mouchete garni de Rubans, Boucles negligees

Woman in her hair in a ponytail under a hunting hat
Woman in a hunting hat, Chapeau de Chasse, with feathers, and hair worn in a ponytail called the flame of love, Flambeau d Amour

Woman wearing a huge hat called the Happiness of the Century, Chapeau au Bonheur du Siecle. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzannes Stylish Hairstyle or Eccentric Finery from

Woman in hairstyle with ringlets and a Phrygian hat, Chapeau a la Phrygienne. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzannes Stylish Hairstyle or Eccentric Finery from the era of King

Comic Postcard - Hat theme - Gertie at Nottingham
Comic Postcard - satire on the penchant for women to wear large and enveloping hats during this period - Gertie at Nottingham. Date: circa 1907

Edwardian hats using floral decorations 1909
Three Edwardian women wearing highly decorative spring hats in different styles with floral designs. (left) Toque hat is made of entirely of small flowers in three shades in the nid d abeille shape

Ladies Hats manufactured by Atelier Bachwitz - These fine examples are available through boutiques and specialist outlets in Brussels, Paris, Vienna and New York. Date: 1911

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