Shawl Collection (page 4)

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

Chambermaid of Hamburg, Germany, 19th century. She carries a small corbeille or wicker basket and wears a check shawl and white apron

Cook from Hamburg, Germany, 19th century. She wears a muslin bonnet and carries a basket covered with a large shawl. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration

Spanish shawl, Centradenia floribunda. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe

Costumes of Kyrgyz men and woman
Costumes of Kyrgyz men with their distinctive hats, and a rear view of a woman in robes with shawl, embroidery, fringes, etc

Native Americans of Carolina in capes, shawls and skirts, men with bows and arrows, women with necklaces and tattoos in summer dress

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)

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

Natives of the Island of Cape Verde, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Costumes of the Berbers, North Africa, early 19th century, including woman in traditional hayek shawl. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Abyssinians relaxing with Nathaniel Pierce (in yellow skirt), a British sailor who deserted from ship The Antelope and went native

Evening ball gown, Napoleonic era, 1808
French womens fashions, evening ball gown, Napoleonic era, 1808. Illustration by Forester, lithograph by Madame Goclon from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Mother with child praying on her lap. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Augustin Legrands Amour et Tendresse (Love and Tenderness), Louis Janet, Paris, 1820

Mother breastfeeding her child on her lap. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Augustin Legrands Amour et Tendresse (Love and Tenderness), Louis Janet, Paris, 1820

Mother giving her child a riding lesson. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Augustin Legrands Amour et Tendresse (Love and Tenderness), Louis Janet, Paris, 1820

Sinclair tartan. circa 1846

The Reservists Farewell by Ralph Hedley
A colour illustration from The Illustrated London News portraying a Boer War reservist soldier saying goodbye to his wife and child at a railway station. 1900

Misfitz Playing Cards - Old Mother Hubbard by Ethel Parkinson. circa 1910s

The Hon. Mrs Francis Balfour by Madame Yevonde
The Hon. Mrs Francis Balfour, wife of Lieut.-Col. Francis Cecil Balfour, M.C. formerly Miss Phyllis Goschen, elder daughter of the second Viscount Goschen. Date: 1927

Newhaven fishermen and fishwives 1862
A group of fishermen and fishwives in typical clothing worn at that time. 1862

German men and women, including a Field Postmaster in uniform and a royal postilion from the Hesse area. Date: 1793

Outcast woman outside a house 1871
Outcast woman outside a house. Date: 1871

Peasant woman with pail, Auvergne, France
Peasant woman with pail, standing in an open doorway, Auvergne, Central France. Date: 1922

Woman at Les Ponts-de-Ce, Maine-et-Loire, France, wearing traditional costume including an elaborate white lace cap. Date: 1922

Young women in traditional dress, Stromo Island, Denmark
Three young women in traditional dress, Stromo (Streymoy) Island (largest of the Faroe Islands), Denmark, standing by the memorial stone of Niels Finsen (1860-1904)

Young woman of Vienna, Austria
Young woman (Fraulein Kaiser) of Vienna, Austria, in traditional national dress associated with the waltz. Date: 1922

Mr Punch and Judy on a Christmas card -- he steals a goose from the poulterer (left) and brings it home for Judy to cook (right). Date: circa 1890s

Family of cats in the park on a postcard -- A Happy Family. Date: circa 1890s

Costumes of Europe, Maidservant Vareugeville at Dieppe
Costumes of Europe - Maidservant Vareugeville at Dieppe. 19th century

Dickens scrap - Little Dorrit and John Chivery
Charles Dickens scrap - Little Dorrit and her lover, John Chivery, in the novel Little Dorrit, Chapter 18. 19th century

The Queen of Candy by William Daniell
The Queen of Candy, portrait by William Daniell. late 18th century

Elderly Victorian couple in a garden. The man holds his hat in his hand, the woman holds the pages of a letter. Date: circa 1880s

Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991), Scottish theatrical stage and costume designer, painter, commercial artist and writer. She was best known for her work in theatrical design

Crossing-sweeper that has been a maid servant
Woman sweeping the streets of London

Young woman in traditional costume, Carvalhos, Portugal
Young woman in traditional costume, Carvalhos, Porto district, northern Portugal. Date: circa 1908

Young woman in traditional costume, Minho, Portugal
Young woman of the Minho province in traditional costume, northern Portugal. Date: circa 1908

Many Folk Misfitz - Wales - Welsh Girl. early 20th century

Young girl in Melilla, Morocco, North Africa
Young girl in Melilla, a Spanish city on the coast of Morocco, North Africa. Date: circa 1920s

Advert for Peter Robinson womens beaded garments 1922 Advert for Peter Robinson
Everything for everybodys wear. Elegant women wearing, beaded Georgette tunic, beaded coatee in crepe-de-chine or Georgette for day or evening wear

Miss Laura Linder - The Theatre Magazine
Miss Laura Linder, actress - The Theatre Magazine, November 1885. 1885

Breton lace seller in Granville, Normandy, France, with a war memorial in the background. Date: circa 1960s

Paris beggar 1850
French woman beggar with child, holding out her hand for money. Date: 1850

Costume April 1862
Latest Paris fashion of 1862. Date: 1862

Dressing up - Young girl indoors at play wearing a floral shawl and holding a red brolly, while pushing her pram. Artist: Isabel Saul Date: circa 1920

MATILDE HEINE Wife of Heinrich Heine, German poet and critic

Two Swiss girls wearing traditional Zurich peasant costumes including shawls and elaborate bonnet-like hats Date: 1930s

Two girls in traditional Spanish costume. Date: 1930s

Vampish femme fatale in a sleeveless, decollete gown worn with a shawl, floral corsage, beads & a Merry Widow style hat employs her womanly charms on a victem. Date: 1910

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