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Advert for Jay's mourning clothing 1893Large and well-assorted stock of mourning costumes, mantles and millinery for immediate wear. 1893
Jenny Marx, nee von Westphalen, wife of Karl MarxJenny Marx (Johanna Bertha Julie "Jenny" Freiin von Westphalen, 1814-1881), wife of Karl Marx. The couple married in 1843, in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. Date: circa 1840s
Marshall & Snelgrove gown: loose fitting, high waisted ankle length gown in a bronze fabric, round neckline, Medici style collar, translucent sleeves & reverse cuffs. Date: 1915
Black gown by Marshall & Snelgrove: raglan sleeves, turn back cuffs, long gored skirt with tiny patch pockets ornamented with tassels, white blouse & Louis heel shoes. Date: 1915
Children of London's West End. Boys: knitted jersey suits with knickerbockers. Girls: pink polonaise & sunbonnet; lilac dress with yoke, sash, gathered bodice & gigot sleeves Date: 1884
A delightful, white gown with short, full sleeves. The decoration consists of red roses on the sleeves, hemline & in a panel down the front of the skirt. Note the hair comb. Date: 1823
FASHION & FLOWER BOOKGrey patterned robe with long tight sleeves; a matching pelerine-mantelet with the lappets tied behind to form a bustle. A crucifix on a black ribbon is also worn. circa 1840
Agatha Rose in The Shop Girl Date: 1890s
Nellie Naivette, in The Carnival Dance Date: 1890s
Fine Young LadyA fine young lady in a striking Victorian crinoline-style dress with caped sleeves and lavish brimmed hat. Date: 1903
Finely Dressed LadyA Victorian lady in an alpine scene, wearing a finely frilled dress with puffed sleeves and a wide-brimmed feathered hat, holding a posy of yellow roses. Date: 1902
The Grand Prix Day, 1895. Woman in check dress with wide sleeves and ribbons at Longchamp race track for a big race. Crowd of fashionable gentlemen in top hats, soldiers and passengers in carriages
Childrens promenade in the Luxembourg Gardens, 1893. Girl in bonnet and coat playing with hoop, her mother in dress with velvet pelerin and fur muff. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Two gentlemen at the Opera Ball, 1835Fops in coat with tails, waistcoat, tight pants and white stockings. People in fancy dress and masks behind them. At the Opera Ball 1835. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Sunday at the Tuileries, 1831Woman promenading in Sunday Best in the park. She wears a wide-brim hat, dress with full sleeves, ankle boots and carries a parasol. Sunday at the Tuileries Garden, 1831
Mother and child playing in the Champs-Elysees, 1832Woman and child with hoop playing in the park. In the Champs Elysees, 1832. She wears a lace collar, dress with leg of mutton sleeves, bonnet and muff
A winter stroll in the Luxembourg Gardens, 1830. Woman in large bonnet with plumes, dress with sleeves en beret trimmed with velvet, high lace collar, and fur scarf. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Fashionable women at a play, 1828Fashionable women at a play, Paris. Woman in large bonnet with ribbons, dress with high collar, lace cape or pelerine and full sleeves en beret. Entering the Comedie Francaise, 1828
Woman outside the Theatre du Gymnase, Paris, 1827. Fashionable woman in large bonnet, lace collar and bib, puff-sleeve dress holding a shawl
King Henry VIII in Victorian hunting outfit on horsebackKing Henry VIII in Victorian hunting outfit with a shepherds crook on horseback chasing a Catholic monk fleeing with the church gold. Parody of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, circa 1540
German costumes of the late 15th century. Woman in dress with long hanging sleeves holding a bird, and man in doublet with jagged sleeves and skirts, red hose, feathered hat
Costumes of the late 15th centuryYouth in mi-parti double and hose, short cape, woman with broom from a French miniature painted by Etienne, and woodsman in workclothes with hat, hood, doublet and leggings
Knightly costume of the 15th century. Knight in armour with helm, shield, pennant, spurs and cracows, on horseback. From an illuminated manuscript of Konrad von Ammenhausens Schachzabelbuch
Womens headdresses from the mid-15th century. Top maiden from St. Martins Church, Oberwesel, and bottom woman from the Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne
Advert for International Fur Store 1908Two women wearing the latest motoring fur coats, in three quarter or full length, available in grey squirrel, pony, silver rabbit or seal-dyed, to wear immediate. Date: 1908
Flower-mania. Woman with as many flowers on her dress and hair as there are in the basket and vase near her. The ridiculous abundance of every kind of flowers on the dress
Woman in vol-au-vent bonnet and dress withWoman in vol-au-vent bonnet, scarf, dress with transparent sleeves and brodequin bootees. A strict casuist might find something reprehensible with this bodice
Woman in dress with spiral sleeves, ruffs and flouncesWoman with spiral sleeves, profuse ruffs and flounces, kerchief key-holder. When one talks of flounces, refer back to the reign of Louis XV, and look at the portrait of your grandmother
Servant girl of Coburg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century. She wears her hair is tied up in a bun, laced bodice, short sleeves, and full pleated petticoats
Woman of Valencia, Spain, 19th century. She wears her hair tied up, gothic lace sleeves, and falbala flounces on her skirt
Young girl of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 19th century. A chambermaid in town has modified her rural costume with a shorter skirt and ruched sleeves
Betrothed girl of Marken Island, North Holland, Netherlands, 19th century. In traditional costume that is unchanged since the 13th century
Charlotte de Montmorenci, wife to Henri de Bourbon, Prince of Conde, 1594-1650. She wears her hair tied up with ribbons, an upright lace collar, pearl necklaces, dress with embroidered corset
Marie Anne Cuppi, Mlle. La Camargo, famous ballet dancer, 1710-1770. She wears a small cap, ruff collar, dress with laced bodice, lace sleeves tied with ribbons
Marie Adelaide de Savoie, Duchess of Burgundy, 1683-1712. She wears a tall lace Fontanges headdress with ribbons, striped mantua with train, lace sleeves, and petticoat with gold bands
Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681. She wears her hair in long curls over her shoulders, a pearl choker
Louise de la Valliere, 1644-1710Louise Francoise de la Baume-le-Blanc, Duchess of La Valliere, mistress to King Louis XIV, 1644-1710. She wears her hair in ringlets, a pearl choker
Maria Theresa of Spain, wife of King LouisMaria Theresa of Spain, Queen of France, wife of King Louis XIV of France, 1638-1683. She wears her hair in ringlets, a pearl choker
Francoise-Marguerite de Sevigne, Comtesse de Grignan, 1648-1705. She wears her hair in ringlets adorned with pearls, a green silk mantua dress with train decorated with gold bows, lace sleeves
Anne Genevieve de Bourbon, Duchess of Longueville, 1619-1679. Her hair is tied in a bun with two locks tied in ribbons, blue satin dress with lace collar and sleeves, bodice laced with pearls
Marie d Hautefort, wife of Charles de Schomberg, 1616-1691Marie d Hautefort, wife of Charles de Schomberg, favourite of Louis XIV, 1616-1691. She wears her hair in ringlets, a mantua dress in blue silk with lace collar and sleeves
Marquise de Verneuil, mistress of King HenryCatherine-Henriette de Balzac d Etragues, Marquise de Verneuil, mistress of King Henry IV of France, 1579-1633. She wears her hair tied up with a ribbon of roses
Woman of the court of King Henry IV of France, 1589-1610. She wears her hair tied up with a ribbon, an upright lace collar, Spanish court dress with low cut bosom, slashed sleeves, corset
Laure de Noves, muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348Laure de Noves or Laure de Sade, wife of Count Hugues de Sade, and muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348. She wears a long blue surtout with laced bodice and slashed sleeves, crakows or poulaines
Gabrielle d Estrees, mistress of King HenryGabrielle d Estrees, Marchioness of Monceaux, mistress of King Henry IV of France, 1571-1599. She wears her blonde hair tied in a pearl lattice, three-tier lace ruff collar
Margaret of Valois, first wife of King Henry IV, 1552-1615Margaret of Valois, Marguerite de France, daughter of King Henry II, first wife of King Henry IV, 1552-1615. Portrait from 1572 showing her in high upright lace collar
Lady in mask at a ball, reign of King Henry III of France, 1573-1575. She wears a hat decorated with pearls, a full-face black mask
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