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Fichu Collection

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman selling new potatoes at Middlesex Hospital, London, 1805

Woman selling new potatoes at Middlesex Hospital, London, 1805
Woman selling new potatoes at Middlesex Hospital. In bonnet, fichu, dress and petticoats with wheelbarrow of potatoes. Gate and gardens of Middlesex Hospital, built in 1755 and demolished in 2017

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in a ball gown with mask, 1788

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

Background imageFichu Collection: Two fashionable women on an autumn stroll, WWI

Two fashionable women on an autumn stroll, WWI.. In wool two-piece belted suits with wide-brim hats, one with rosary, one with fichu

Background imageFichu Collection: Pin-makers manufacturing pins in a workhouse

Pin-makers manufacturing pins in a workhouse. A woman in bonnet and fichu uses a foot-powered machine to cut wire into pins, while a man draws wire on a frame

Background imageFichu Collection: Peasant woman of the Paris region, 1820

Peasant woman of the Paris region, 1820. In bonnet with ribbon, high-waisted gown with fichu, puff sleeves and apron. Paysanne des environs de Paris

Background imageFichu Collection: French women's fashion of the year of the Revolution, 1789

French women's fashion of the year of the Revolution, 1789. She wears a large plumed hat, hair in ringlets, blue dress with large white fichu, belt, frilled sleeves, white petticoats

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in petticoat and Mamluk overdress, Paris, 1804

Woman in petticoat and Mamluk overdress, Paris, 1804
Woman in petticoat and Mamluk overdress, decorated with twisted trim. She wears a cap tied with a fichu kerchief, and a long scarlet shawl with embroidered ends

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman working in the fashion industry, Paris, 1803

Woman working in the fashion industry, Paris, 1803
Woman working in the fashion industry. She wears a straw bonnet, fichu, tablier apron over low-cut gown, and carries a hat box. Costume d'une ouvriere en modes

Background imageFichu Collection: Fashionable woman in short haircut a la Victime, Paris, 1803

Fashionable woman in short haircut a la Victime, Paris, 1803
Fashionable woman or merveilleuse in short haircut a la Victime. Her head is half-shaved, and she wears a low-cut gown and fichu kerchief with hanging ends. Tête à demi Tondue

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman spinning yarn with a spindle and distaff, Paris, 1803

Woman spinning yarn with a spindle and distaff, Paris, 1803. She wears a hooded cap in ribbed organdy, blue tunic over a white gown, ruffled collar and fichu. Capote d'Organdie, à Côtes

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in morning dress with calf-length tunic, Paris, 1803

Woman in morning dress with calf-length tunic, Paris, 1803
Woman in a long dress with calf-length tunic in same fabric, wide sleeves, bonnet, fichu, gloves and fan. Tunique Juive à Manches larges

Background imageFichu Collection: Hannah Cowley, 18th century English dramatist and poet

Hannah Cowley, 18th century English dramatist and poet
Mrs. Hannah Cowley (1743-1809), 18th century English dramatist and poetess, author of The Runaway, Who's the Dupe?, Albina and The Belle's Stratagem

Background imageFichu Collection: Lady Augusta Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, 5th Duke of A

Lady Augusta Campbell, daughter of John Campbell, 5th Duke of A
Lady Augusta Campbell (1760 - 1831), daughter of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, wife of notorious gambler Colonel Henry Mordaunt Clavering

Background imageFichu Collection: Charlotte Turner Smith, English Romantic poet and Gothic novelis

Charlotte Turner Smith, English Romantic poet and Gothic novelis
Charlotte Turner Smith (1749-1806), English Romantic poet and Gothic novelist, female author of Elegiac Sonnets, Emmeline or the Orphan of the Castle, etc. Mrs Charlotte Smith

Background imageFichu Collection: Mrs Charlotte Goodall, English actress and comedian

Mrs Charlotte Goodall, English actress and comedian 1766-1830. Pictured in wig, fichu and dress, holding a page with the title As You Like It

Background imageFichu Collection: Charlotte Augusta, Princess Royal of England

Charlotte Augusta, Princess Royal of England
Oval portrait of Charlotte Augusta Matilda as Princess Royal of England, 1766-1828. Eldest daughter of mad king George III and Charlotte. Later Queen Charlotte of Württemberg

Background imageFichu Collection: Cherry seller in front of St. James's Place, London, June, 1805

Cherry seller in front of St. James's Place, London, June, 1805
Cherry seller in front of St. James's Place. Woman in bonnet, fichu and dress holding scales above a wheelbarrow of cherries in June. Entrance to St. James's Palace on Pall Mall

Background imageFichu Collection: Chevalier d'Eon, passed as a woman, 1728-1810

Chevalier d'Eon, passed as a woman, 1728-1810
Chevalier d'Eon, who many years passed as a woman, 1728-1810. French diplomat, spy, soldier and professional fencer who dressed in women's clothes from 1777

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in sky-blue satin gown and petticoat, 1791

Woman in sky-blue satin gown and petticoat, 1791
Woman in sky-blue satin pouf bonnet, yellow plumes, hair in ringlets, sky-blue satin gown and petticoat, white gauze fichu

Background imageFichu Collection: Fashionable woman in tricolor bonnet and bodice, 1790

Fashionable woman in tricolor bonnet and bodice, 1790
Woman in large gauze bonnet with feathers and tricolor cockade, hair in five large curls, fichu, satin robe a la Circassienne, bodice in tricolor stripes

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in matching pierrot and petticoat, 1790

Woman in matching pierrot and petticoat, 1790
Woman in white gauze bonnet a l'Americaine, hair in ringlets, pierrot jacket and petticoat in colour of dead leaves, fichu worn over the shoulders, nakara slippers

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in bonnet, caraco and petticoats, 1790

Woman in bonnet, caraco and petticoats, 1790
Woman in white gauze bonnet decorated with oak leaves and plumes, violet pearl choker, caraco and petticoat in transparent pink taffeta over black gauze, gauze fichu, pink slippers

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in striped gown and petticoat, 1790

Woman in striped gown and petticoat, 1790
Woman in gauze bonnet, green and violet striped gown and petticoat, suie silk shawl, hair in ringlets, fichu, holding a cameo fan

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in red nakara gown and white petticoats, 1790

Woman in red nakara gown and white petticoats, 1790
Woman in white lace bonnet with violet and yellow ribbons, nakara plumes, hair in ringlets, blue pearl necklace, fichu, red nakara gown, white silk petticoat with ribbons

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in bonnet a la Citoyenne, 1790

Woman in bonnet a la Citoyenne, 1790
Woman in bonnet a la Citoyenne, hair in ringlets, white caraco and petticoat decorated with yellow and violet pleated ribbons, fichu bordered with green leaves

Background imageFichu Collection: Fashionable woman in yellow and violet gown, 1790

Fashionable woman in yellow and violet gown, 1790
Woman in tall yellow hat covered in violet taffeta, heron plumes, hair in ringlets. Yellow taffeta gown, large fichu decorated with violet arabesques, white gauze petticoat with falbalas, violet fan

Background imageFichu Collection: Fashionable women's bonnets, fichu and hose, 1790

Fashionable women's bonnets, fichu and hose, 1790
Busts of fashionable women in bonnets and fichu, woman's leg in garter, embroidered stocking and slipper

Background imageFichu Collection: Fashionable woman in striped green gown, 1790

Fashionable woman in striped green gown, 1790
Woman in tall bonnet covered with taffeta nakara, white follette, fichu with Barbeaux border, striped green gown, pink taffeta belt, white taffeta petticoat with falbala, green slippers

Background imageFichu Collection: Style dresses in taffetas, 1935

Style dresses in taffetas, 1935
Style dresses in taffetas. Fichu, sleeve and skirt garniture formed of flounces, edged with cered ribbon, corselet belt with back bow of contrasting taffetas 12

Background imageFichu Collection: Regency lady in walking dress holding an almanack, 1817

Regency lady in walking dress holding an almanack, 1817
Regency lady in walking dress holding an almanack

Background imageFichu Collection: Regency lady in half dress seated with fan, 1816

Regency lady in half dress seated with fan, 1816
Regency lady in half dress seated with fan

Background imageFichu Collection: Fashionable gentleman in coat, era of Marie Antoinette

Fashionable gentleman in coat, era of Marie Antoinette
Fashionable gentleman in coat, breeches and boots with cane and hat, era of Marie Antoinette

Background imageFichu Collection: Speculator at the Palais Royal, era of Marie Antoinette

Speculator at the Palais Royal, era of Marie Antoinette
Speculator at the Palais Royal in morning coat and jockey hat, era of Marie Antoinette. l Agioteur du Palais Royal

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in jacket and skirt, era of Marie Antoinette

Woman in jacket and skirt, era of Marie Antoinette
Woman in green feathered bonnet, scarlet velvet jacket over a long full green silk skirt with floral-print edging. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by Ch

Background imageFichu Collection: Dandy, era of Marie Antoinette

Dandy, era of Marie Antoinette
Fashionable dandy man in pink coat, green breeches, bonnet with rosette, striped stockings and cane. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by E

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in fur-trimmed outfit, era of Marie Antoinette

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

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in white dress, pink fichu and corsage

Woman in white dress, pink fichu and corsage, pink bonnet-chapeau. Handcoloured lithograph by A

Background imageFichu Collection: Man in loose fitting coat, waistcoat, trousers and boots

Man in loose fitting coat, waistcoat, trousers and boots
Man in loose fitting coat of grey cloth with velvet collar, pink-and-white check waistcoat, hazelnut colour trousers and soft boots. Handcoloured lithograph by E

Background imageFichu Collection: Young girl from the environs of Bamberg, Franconia

Young girl from the environs of Bamberg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman of Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany, 19th century

Woman of Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany, 19th century

Background imageFichu Collection: Doll representing a girl Victorine with her hands

Doll representing a girl Victorine with her hands in her pockets. Wooden doll dressed by the young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman and child in front of the Fountain of Leda, 1799

Woman and child in front of the Fountain of Leda, 1799
Woman and child in front of the Fountain of Leda, Fontaine de Leda, in the Rue du Regard, Paris, Year VII, 1799

Background imageFichu Collection: Fashionable couple on the terrace of the Tuileries

Fashionable couple on the terrace of the Tuileries, Paris, Year VI, 1798. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman lifting the hem of her dress, era of Marie Antoinette

Woman lifting the hem of her dress, era of Marie Antoinette

Background imageFichu Collection: Dandy with lorgnette, era of Marie Antoinette

Dandy with lorgnette, era of Marie Antoinette
Dandy in black suit, breeches and stockings, holding a sprig of flowers and looking through a pocket telescope or lorgnette. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by Ap

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in dress with ribbon frills, era of Marie Antoinette

Woman in dress with ribbon frills, era of Marie Antoinette
Woman in long white silk dress with blue ribbon frills, green ribbon and roses in her hair in ringlets, holding a fan. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by A

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in pansy-coloured dress, apron and shawl

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

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in hazelnut-colour dress, fichu-chemise and blue hat

Woman in hazelnut-colour dress, fichu-chemise and blue hat
Woman in hazelnut-colour dress, fichu-chemise, blue hat and long straw-colour gloves. Handcoloured lithograph by A

Background imageFichu Collection: Man in hazelnut colour coat with monocle

Man in hazelnut colour coat with monocle
Man in hazelnut colour coat, green culottes and gloves, black boots and hat with tricolor cockade. Handcoloured lithograph by A

Background imageFichu Collection: Sarah Elizabeth, Susannah and Sophia Copley

Sarah Elizabeth, Susannah and Sophia Copley, daughters of John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst. Two younger sisters playing with the ringlets of the oldest sister Sarah

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in linen dress looking at herself in the mirror

Woman in linen dress looking at herself in the mirror. Robe de linon de fil

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in half-mourning outfit of cape and gown, 1913

Woman in half-mourning outfit of cape and gown, 1913
Woman in half-mourning outfit of black-and-white striped cape over a black gown. Demi-deuil

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in muslin dress with fichu wimple, and perkale skirt

Woman in muslin dress with fichu wimple, and perkale skirt
Woman in a muslin dress with frills, fichu wimple, and perkale skirt. The headdress is an accessory, and its height should never equal the length of the face

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in the fashion of 1788

Woman in the fashion of 1788
Woman in jacket of Naples blue, petticoat in Naples yellow, large fichu jabot, straw hat decorated with a large violet ribbon tied to the front of her bodice

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in yellow taffeta demi-redingote, 1788

Woman in yellow taffeta demi-redingote, 1788
Woman in canary-yellow taffeta demi-redingote, pink pointed bodice, white taffeta petticoat, and fichu. Her straw hat is decorated with ribbons and plumes

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in mourning dress of black taffeta, 1788

Woman in mourning dress of black taffeta, 1788
Woman in mourning dress of black taffeta, fichu of white Italian gauze, and bonnet-hat in white crepe

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in dress a la turque and high priestess bonnet, 1788

Woman in dress a la turque and high priestess bonnet, 1788
Woman in dress a la turque in white linen and English lace, white petticoat with lace falbalas, fichu, blue gilet, and gold medallion with initials CD

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in caraco and petticoat, 1788

Woman in caraco and petticoat, 1788
Woman in taffeta pierrot caraco jacket, white linen petticoat, fichu in English gauze, and headdress of artificial roses and ribbons

Background imageFichu Collection: Women in large bonnet and chapeau, 1787

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

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in a sea-green redingote with two collars, 1787

Woman in a sea-green redingote with two collars, 1787
Woman in a sea-green redingote with two collars, gauze fichu, felt hat in canary decorated with ribbons, her hair tied with a hairpin a la Cagliostro. She holds a long cane or badine

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in satin robe a la turque in violet

Woman in satin robe a la turque in violet and green stripes, canary corset, white petticoat and fichu, and a bonnet a la turque decorated with heron plumes

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in black and poppy-red outfit, 1787

Woman in black and poppy-red outfit, 1787
Woman in large black felt hat with a poppy-red ribbon, caraco jacket, violet corset, and black and poppy petticoats, white fichu and falbala, 1787

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman of Aran, Catalonia, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th century

Woman of Aran, Catalonia, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th century. She wears a kerchief over her hair braided with ribbons, fichu, wool skirt, and carries a basket and earthenware jug

Background imageFichu Collection: Young woman of Bujaruelo, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th century

Young woman of Bujaruelo, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th century
Young woman of Bujaruelo, Aragon, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th century. She wears a white kerchief tied over her long hair braided with ribbon, a red fichu, laced corset, petticoat and pleated apron

Background imageFichu Collection: Young girl of Torla, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th century

Young girl of Torla, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th century
Young girl of Torla, Aragon, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th century. She wears a black bandanna, fichu, buttoned-up waistcoat, pleated apron, and sandals tied with long ribbon laces

Background imageFichu Collection: Young girl of Bugard, French Pyrenees, 19th century

Young girl of Bugard, French Pyrenees, 19th century. She wears a Pyrenean capulet over a white cornette, wool skirt, cotton fichu and apron, and carries a earthenware vase of the region

Background imageFichu Collection: Young woman of the vallee d Aure, France, 19th century

Young woman of the vallee d Aure, France, 19th century. She wears the Pyrenean capulet or hood over her head and shoulders, fichu, apron and petticoats

Background imageFichu Collection: Milkmaid of Cauderan, Bordeaux, France, 19th century

Milkmaid of Cauderan, Bordeaux, France, 19th century
Milkmaid of Cauderan counting coins, Bordeaux, France, 19th century. She wears a tall bonnet in batiste lace covered with a Bearn fichu, check fichu, striped jacket, apron and petticoat

Background imageFichu Collection: Milkmaid of Pessac, Bordeaux, France, 19th century

Milkmaid of Pessac, Bordeaux, France, 19th century. She holds two large milk pails and a cup, wears a check bandanna, fichu, apron, and petticoat

Background imageFichu Collection: Fisherwoman of Bordeaux, France, 19th century

Fisherwoman of Bordeaux, France, 19th century

Background imageFichu Collection: Peasant girl of Wurtzburg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century

Peasant girl of Wurtzburg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century
Peasant 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

Background imageFichu Collection: Servant woman of Coburg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century

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

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 19th century

Woman of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 19th century
Servant woman of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 19th century. She wears a redezilla, a headdress of silk net, a check fichu, chemise, petticoat and black apron

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman in mourning dress, Majorca, Spain, 19th century

Woman in mourning dress, Majorca, Spain, 19th century
Woman of Majorca, Spain, 19th century. She is in mourning, and wears a black cornette (veil, wimple and fichu) and long black dress

Background imageFichu Collection: Female dancer of Seville, Spain, 19th century

Female dancer of Seville, Spain, 19th century. She dances a fandango or bolero with her hair tied up in ribbons, a short bolero jacket, calf-length skirt, and castanets

Background imageFichu Collection: Servant girl of Basel, Switzerland, 19th century

Servant girl of Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a tiny cap secured with a ribbon, and wears a polka dot fichu

Background imageFichu Collection: Milkmaid of Gelderland, Netherlands, 19th century

Milkmaid of Gelderland, Netherlands, 19th century. Her bonnet trimmed with lace and long ribbons to tie it. Her fichu and jacket are decorated with flowers, with check apron and striped petticoat

Background imageFichu Collection: Young Vandal girl, Lower Lusacia, Germany, 19th century

Young Vandal girl, Lower Lusacia, Germany, 19th century. She wears a traditional toquet with ruff collar and bow

Background imageFichu Collection: Peasant woman of Baden, Switzerland, 19th century

Peasant woman of Baden, Switzerland, 19th century
Peasant woman of Baden, near Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat is decorated with silk pompons, and her toque with bows

Background imageFichu Collection: Young girl of the Canton of Basel, Switzerland, 19th century

Young girl of the Canton of Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a silk tricolor cap, fichu, laced bodice, embroidered bib, apron, and petticoats

Background imageFichu Collection: Young girl of the Canton of Uri, Switzerland, 19th century

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

Background imageFichu Collection: Young woman of the west coast of Friesland

Young woman of the west coast of Friesland, the Netherlands, 19th century. She wears a distinctive weathercock shaped bonnet and wimple, cravat fichu, arm protectors, gloves and full petticoats

Background imageFichu Collection: Woman picking grapes, Vaud, Switzerland, 19th century

Woman picking grapes, Vaud, Switzerland, 19th century
Woman 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

Background imageFichu Collection: Young woman of Valais, Switzerland, 19th century

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



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