Skirt Collection (page 8)

Natives of the kingdom of Ardra (Benin). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Mandingo dancers dancing a cullunjee
Mandingo women dancing a cullunjee. They wear tall feather hats, painted faces, and grass skirts, and beat time with drums and wooden castanets

Costumes of the Bijagos women, native to Cazegut in the Bissagos Islands off Guinea Bissau. Women with their hair dyed red and dressed with palm oil, and grass skirts

Gold rim swallowtail and red ring skirt butterfly
Gold rim swallowtail butterfly, Battus polydamas 1, 2, and red ring skirt, Hestina assimilis 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours, in suit of armour 1489-1512
Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours, military commander in suit of armour with tonlet (armoured skirt) 1489-1512. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Galerie des hommes

Jeanne de Montagu, wife of Jacques de Bourbon, Baron de Thuri, d. 1420. She wears a bourrelet or beret, an ermine surcot, and skirt decorated with her coat of arms

Womens fashion at Redmayne s
Womens fashion at Redmaynes -- young woman on a punt. 1893

Maggy Rouff jacket from Madame Hayward
Maggy Rouff jacket in red and white from Madame Hayward. 1936

Artist and model -- Ah! Les Jupes Courtes! -- short skirts. You re going to draw my legs? But everyone will recognise me! 1917

Poster, Haddon Hall, light opera by Arthur Sullivan
Theatre poster, Haddon Hall, a light opera with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by Sydney Grundy, depicting the main female character, Dorothy Vernon

Advertising poster, The Ladys Realm, 1896
Advertising poster, The Ladys Realm, new magazine, 1896. 1896

Julias Crinoline, by J E Carpenter
Promotional music sheet for Julias Crinoline music hall song by J. E. Carpenter, sung by W Randall. Illustrated by popular artist, Alfred Concanen

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

The Crinoline Varsoviana by Royloff & Schottische by Fowler
Promotional music sheet for The Crinoline Varsoviana by E. Reyloff and Schottische by J. A. Fowler. Partly coloured version of a previous version of the same sheet showing a lady modelling an

Victorian charades party - the first syllables. 19th century

The Winding of the Skein. 1870

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

Matheson tartan. circa 1846

Lady in Court dress worn on His Majestys birthday (King George III), 4 June 1808. 1808

Cries of Paris - matches and tinder seller

Costume - German Lady. 19th century

Womens Costumes of Europe - Bachette, young French woman. 19th century

Young woman in Girls Life Brigade uniform, in a studio portrait. Date: circa 1925

W H Smith bookstall at a railway station, London, showing a young lady cleaning with a feather duster. Date: circa 1916

Group of women paddling at a British seaside resort. Date: circa 1920

Jean Patou outfit, 1929
A black and white ensemble showing a new lower level troiteur skirt. The shaped astrakhan muff and throw tie are faced with ermine. By Jeanne Lanvin. Date: 1929

Fashion page, The Afternoon Dress and the Lampshade Skirt - a Mainbocher model at Debenham and Freebody, Wigmore Street, London, in black fancy-weave romaine with organ-pleated frills. Date: 1933

Young woman at harvest time, Republic of Estonia, carrying a rake and sickle. Date: 1922

Matita advertisement, 1950
Advertisement for clothing brand, Matita featuring a model wearing a tailored, fitted jacket with a matching pleated skirt and a hat by Erik. 1950

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

A lady feeds her pet birds, some inside an elaborate aviary, so roaming free... She is using her skirt as a holder for her birdseed! Date: circa 1820s

Four women playing tennis, Hamilton House School
Four women playing on an asphalt tennis court at Hamilton House School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: early 20th century

Couple roller skating in a studio portrait, with verse. Date: early 20th century

Woman resting during a game of croquet. circa 1900s

Queen Victorias uniform, 1st VC Presentation Parade
Uniform worn by Queen Victoria at the first Victoria Cross Presentation Parade on 14 June 1856. 1856

Young woman in a deckchair in a studio photo
Young woman sitting in a deckchair in a studio photo, with a backdrop of the sea behind her. Date: 1910s

Girl at a post box on a Valentine card. Date: circa early 20th century

Suit of armour, 14th century
Suit of very long-breasted armour. Date: circa 14th century

Tyrolese woman
Costume, Tyrolese woman. 19th century

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

Couple riding bicycles on a Christmas card
Couple riding bicycles along a country lane on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1900s

Rogues in Porcelain by John Austen

Paper Doll in beige and orange costume

Paper Doll in grey costume

Paper Doll Costume - yellow and grey

Paper Doll Costume - beige and orange

Costumes of Europe, St Valery en Caux
Costumes of Europe - St Valery en Caux. 19th century

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

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