Petticoat Collection (page 3)

Marie Touchet, mistress of King Charles IX of France, 1549-1638. Daughter of an apothecary. She wears a bonnet on top of a chaperon, a ruff collar

Louise of Lorraine, wife of King Henry III of France, 1534-1601. She wears a small cap headdress, upright lace collar, surtout decorated with pearls and jewels, fur sleeves

Mary Stuart of Scotland, wife of King Francis II of France, 1542-1587. She wears a lace cap, green surtout with shoulder pads and band of gold embroidery, damask petticoat

Catherine de Medici, Queen of France, wife of King Henry II, 1519-1589. She wears a jeweled cap, lace ruff collar, surtout with high shoulder pads

Anne of Pisseleu, Duchess of Etampes, mistress of King Francis I, 1508-1580. She wears a chaperon headdress, velvet surtout with lace ruff collar, jeweled choker

Diane of Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France, 1499-1566. She wears a chaperon headress that ties under the chin, pink velvet surtout with puffed and slashed sleeves trimmed with ermine

Woman of the court of King Francis I, 1515-1547. She wears a chaperon headdress, a red velvet surtout decorated with gold stripes, puff sleeves, and a gold-striped petticoat

Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, 1523-1574
Margaret 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

Eleanor of Austria, second wife of King Francis I, 1498-1558. She wears a Spanish net cap, hair parted in the centre and plaited over the ears in oreillettes, slashed sleeves with ermine trim

Woman of the court of Rene I of Naples, 1409-1480
Woman of the court of Rene d Anjou or Rene I of Naples, 1409-1480. She wears tall hennin conical hat with veil, red velvet dress over green petticoat

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

Knight, fool and girl, 16th century Germany
Knight (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

Costumes of Lima, Peru
Costumes 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)

French womans fashion, Directory era, 1795. Woman with pet dog and stick. She wears a striped dress, black mantelet, and hat of ribbons in white, pink and green

The Ladies Opportunity, by E. T. Wattson and Carlo Minasi
Promotional music sheet for The Ladies Opportunity - Song for Leap Year - song of 1860 by E. T. Wattson and Carlo Minasi. Dedicated to the Young Ladies of England

Crinoline by Hugo Vamp
Promotional music sheet for Crinoline by Hugo Vamp, sung by Sam Cowell, circa 1850s. The image shows a lady modelling an enormous crinoline skirt which had just come into fashion

Womens petticoats 1935
Double page catalogue of a selection womens full length petticoats. Date: 1935

An historical overview of the costume of the 17th century. Date: 17th century

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

French woman wearing the fashion of April 1792.. French woman wearing the fashion of April 1792. She wears a hat with flowers and feathers, wig, fichu (neckerchief)

French woman wearing the fashion of October 1791.. French woman wearing the fashion of October 1791. She wears a bonnet with flowers and ribbons, large wig, fichu (neckerchief)

COSTUME / SERVANT C17TH
An English kitchenmaid: a bodice with voluminous sleeves, pattens, a skirt with ornamented hem hitched up to reveal the petticoat & a close-fitting cap. Date: 1640

Shoes - Pattens 1812
A young woman strides through the muddy London streets in foul weather but her feet are kept clean & dry as she is wearing pattens with iron rings over her shoes. Date: 1812

WORKING CLASS DRESS 1795
A young, working class woman wears a white gown tucked up to reveal an ankle length, blue petticoat. The young man wears a white shirt and short, green jacket. Date: 1795

PETTICOAT LANE 1907
Street traders and their customers on Sunday morning in PETTICOAT LANE, the popular general market Date: 1907

Petticoat Lane
Engaving depicting Petticoat Lane Market around 1870. Date: circa 1870

A pretty girl adjusts her shoe on a bollard
"...now the Boys away!" pretty girl adjusting her shoe on a bollard (revealing bright blue stockings and a frilly petticoat) as she heads out for a night on the town.... Date: 1910

Model posing in lingerie, 1934 Vivex colour photograph
A young woman posing in a silk and lace slip. Colour Vivex photograph from the 1930s. Date: 1934

Costume of a Swiss noble woman, 16th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Stout Lady & Corset
A stout matron admires her ample figure once it has been shoe-horned into a corset. Her maid, holding a petticoat, looks on. Date: 1910

Pin-Up in Pink Skirt
Delightfully pretty blonde in T-bar shoes, perched on a stool in her boudoir, coyly raises her skirt to reveal her shapely legs & broderie anglaise petticoat

Lady Takes a Tumble / 1918
An elegant lady takes a rather less elegant tumble

French woman using a sewing machine
Pretty French woman making her lacy underwear using a sewing machine. Date: circa 1909

Advert for M. A. Claverie womens corsets & petticoats 1905
Woman wearing a delicate lace corset and petticoat, by M. A. Claverie, Paris. Date: 1905

Mask. Jugend Magazine, 1898. Germany
Mask. Jugendstil. Drawing from Jugend Magazine, 1898. Germany

Royal Costume 1566
Man: jewel-encrusted trunk hose with panes & bombast padding, doublet & cloak. Woman: tight bodice, large under-sleeves, deep fur cuffs, ornate petticoat. Date: 1566

Lady & Messengers 1560S
Men: doublets, large sleeves with panes & bows, voluminous hose & canions with bows at the knees, or buskins & spurs. Noblewoman: ornate petticoat, feather fan. Date: late 1560s

German Costume C. 1615
Men: doublet with tabbed border, high standing collar, voluminous hose or breeches, shoes with roses, cloak, ruff. Woman: bodice & over-skirt hitched up to reveal petticoat Date: circa 1615

German Costume C. 1650
Farmer: doublet, bag attached to his belt. Gentleman: lace edged falling band (collar), cloak with cape collar, doublet with pointed front. Woman: elaborate petticoat. Date: circa 1650

C17th Dutch Costume
Man: doublet with rosette trim, short cape, breeches with rosettes at the knee, shoes with roses. Woman: decollete gown with a double skirt & petticoat. Date: mid 17th century

Male Attire C16 & C17Th
Landsknecht: a form of decorative slashing. Also garments form C16th & C17th: petticoat breeches, peascod- bellied doublet, jerkins, copotains, cross-gartering... Date: circa 1530

Costume / Townsfolk 1796
A working class woman wears a buffont, a checked apron over a quilted petticoat & skirt draped to create a polonaise. The man wears a bicorne hat & short boots. Date: 1796

French Costume Men C17Th
Farmer: wears his own hair, petticoat breeches, ribbons at his throat & on his uncocked hat. Gendarm: Jack boots, a cocked hat, a sash, gauntlets & plaits in his wig. Date: circa 1690

WELDONs LINGERIE 1930S
Floral print cami-bockers, a princess petticoat (or slip), a petticoat with an opera top & a yellow nightdress with lace edged epaulettes. Date: 1930s

Petticoat Lane / Photo
PETTICOAT LANE A very busy day at Petticoat Lane market; crowds of market shoppers throng the street Date: 1930s

Costume / June 1814
Evening dress: blue sarsnet with crape draperies, short full sleeves. Morning dress: of muslin trimmed with lace, coloured petticoat with fringing & an oldenberg bonnet. Date: 1814

Jovial Party Goers / Sie
Jovial guests at a party. Date: circa 1908

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