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Background imageSleeves Collection: Advert for Jay's mourning clothing 1893

Advert for Jay's mourning clothing 1893
Large and well-assorted stock of mourning costumes, mantles and millinery for immediate wear. 1893

Background imageSleeves Collection: Jenny Marx, nee von Westphalen, wife of Karl Marx

Jenny Marx, nee von Westphalen, wife of Karl Marx
Jenny 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Marshall & Snelgrove gown: loose fitting, high waisted ankle length gown in a bronze fabric

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Black gown by Marshall & Snelgrove: raglan sleeves, turn back cuffs

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Children of London's West End. Boys: knitted jersey suits with knickerbockers

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: A delightful, white gown with short, full sleeves. The decoration consists of red roses

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: FASHION & FLOWER BOOK

FASHION & FLOWER BOOK
Grey 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Agatha Rose in The Shop Girl

Agatha Rose in The Shop Girl Date: 1890s

Background imageSleeves Collection: Nellie Naivette, in The Carnival Dance

Nellie Naivette, in The Carnival Dance Date: 1890s

Background imageSleeves Collection: Fine Young Lady

Fine Young Lady
A fine young lady in a striking Victorian crinoline-style dress with caped sleeves and lavish brimmed hat. Date: 1903

Background imageSleeves Collection: Finely Dressed Lady

Finely Dressed Lady
A 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: The Grand Prix Day, 1895

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Childrens promenade in the Luxembourg Gardens, 1893

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Two gentlemen at the Opera Ball, 1835

Two gentlemen at the Opera Ball, 1835
Fops 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Sunday at the Tuileries, 1831

Sunday at the Tuileries, 1831
Woman 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Mother and child playing in the Champs-Elysees, 1832

Mother and child playing in the Champs-Elysees, 1832
Woman 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: A winter stroll in the Luxembourg Gardens, 1830

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Fashionable women at a play, 1828

Fashionable women at a play, 1828
Fashionable 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Woman outside the Theatre du Gymnase, Paris, 1827

Woman outside the Theatre du Gymnase, Paris, 1827. Fashionable woman in large bonnet, lace collar and bib, puff-sleeve dress holding a shawl

Background imageSleeves Collection: King Henry VIII in Victorian hunting outfit on horseback

King Henry VIII in Victorian hunting outfit on horseback
King 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: German costumes of the late 15th century

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Costumes of the late 15th century

Costumes of the late 15th century
Youth 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Knightly costume of the 15th century

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Womens headdresses from the mid-15th century

Womens headdresses from the mid-15th century. Top maiden from St. Martins Church, Oberwesel, and bottom woman from the Basilica of St. Cunibert, Cologne

Background imageSleeves Collection: Advert for International Fur Store 1908

Advert for International Fur Store 1908
Two 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Flower-mania

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Woman in vol-au-vent bonnet and dress with

Woman in vol-au-vent bonnet and dress with
Woman in vol-au-vent bonnet, scarf, dress with transparent sleeves and brodequin bootees. A strict casuist might find something reprehensible with this bodice

Background imageSleeves Collection: Woman in dress with spiral sleeves, ruffs and flounces

Woman in dress with spiral sleeves, ruffs and flounces
Woman 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Servant girl of Coburg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Woman of Valencia, Spain, 19th century

Woman of Valencia, Spain, 19th century. She wears her hair tied up, gothic lace sleeves, and falbala flounces on her skirt

Background imageSleeves Collection: Young girl of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Betrothed girl of Marken Island, North Holland

Betrothed girl of Marken Island, North Holland, Netherlands, 19th century. In traditional costume that is unchanged since the 13th century

Background imageSleeves Collection: Charlotte de Montmorenci, wife to Henri de

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Marie Anne Cuppi, Mlle. La Camargo, famous

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Marie Adelaide de Savoie, Duchess of Burgundy, 1683-1712

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681

Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681
Marie 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Louise de la Valliere, 1644-1710

Louise de la Valliere, 1644-1710
Louise 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Maria Theresa of Spain, wife of King Louis

Maria Theresa of Spain, wife of King Louis
Maria Theresa of Spain, Queen of France, wife of King Louis XIV of France, 1638-1683. She wears her hair in ringlets, a pearl choker

Background imageSleeves Collection: Francoise-Marguerite de Sevigne, Comtesse

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Anne Genevieve de Bourbon, Duchess of Longueville, 1619-1679

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Marie d Hautefort, wife of Charles de Schomberg, 1616-1691

Marie d Hautefort, wife of Charles de Schomberg, 1616-1691
Marie 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Marquise de Verneuil, mistress of King Henry

Marquise de Verneuil, mistress of King Henry
Catherine-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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Woman of the court of King Henry IV of France, 1589-1610

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Laure de Noves, muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348

Laure de Noves, muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348
Laure 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Gabrielle d Estrees, mistress of King Henry

Gabrielle d Estrees, mistress of King Henry
Gabrielle 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Margaret of Valois, first wife of King Henry IV, 1552-1615

Margaret of Valois, first wife of King Henry IV, 1552-1615
Margaret 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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Lady in mask at a ball, reign of King Henry

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

Background imageSleeves Collection: Louise of Lorraine, wife of King Henry III

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



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