EditorialBridal shoe flat model with ankle strap and thin white silk ribbons of cream satin, decorated with a small white satin bow, Bridal shoe of cream satin. Flat model with ankle straps. Cover with truncated nose. Back cover closed, in one piece. Opening fi...
EditorialBridal shoe, flat model with ankle strap and thin white silk ribbons of cream satin, decorated with a white satin bow, Bridal shoe of cream satin. Flat model with ankle straps. Cover with truncated nose. Back cover closed, in one piece. Opening finishe...
EditorialBlack leather muzzle with low heel and round nose, high front page with perforations and notches in stripe pattern, Mules of black leather. Model: Low heel, round toe, rather narrow waisted sole. High front page with perforations and notches, in stripe...
EditorialBlack leather muzzle with low heel and round nose, high front page with perforations and notches in stripe pattern, Mules of black leather. Model: Low heel, round toe, rather narrow waisted sole. High front page with perforations and notches, in stripe...
EditorialAnkle-length gown with a ruffled edge Dress in silk with varying stripes of brown satin weave and blue ribbed silk, high-waisted ankle length, square neckline, long close-fitting sleeves and crinkle at the hem, frock of silk with alternating stripes of...
EditorialDress with Hobble Skirt Dress with staggered skirt, After 1908 the straight line of 'Style Directoire' and 'Style Empire' introduced by Paul Poiret continued in Dutch fashion. A right silhouette was already known in a modest circle here before that tim...
EditorialKnife with a handle ending in open worked rolling work motif. Bass-waisted enamel, Silver and iron knife. The handle broadens towards the end, and is crowned with an open-worked roller pattern. It is decorated with motifs in bass-waisted enamel., anony...
EditorialHow to Pluck a Goose, June 10, 1802, Hand-colored etching, Sheet: 12 1/16 x 15 3/16 in. (30.7 x 38.5 cm), Prints, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757?1827 London), A young officer playing the card game Cassino with three elderly expert females is t...
EditorialThe Fashions of the Day ? or Time Past and Time Present: The Year (1740) a Lady's Full Dress of Bombazeen ? The Year (1808) Lady's Undress of Bum-be-seen, ca. 1808, Hand-colored etching, Plate: 8 11/16 x 12 15/16 in. (22 x 32.8 cm), Prints, Anonymous, ...
EditorialFragment of a Leather Hanging(?) with an Erotic Scene, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb, found in debris during clearance, 1929?30, Leather (deerskin), paint, leather: h. 16 cm (6 5/16 in); w. 1...
EditorialPawn jacket made of black cloth with silver embroidery and buttons with a crowned W, Pawn jacket made of very fine black cloth, part of official costume. Buildings cut across from the front at a height of 50 cm. Standing board with silver embroidery. N...
EditorialRhinosimus, Print, Rhinosimus is a genus of narrow-waisted bark beetles, usually recognized by the long rostrum on the head of an adult beetle.
EditorialKero (Waisted Cup), after 1550. Peru, Colonial Inka style, 16th century. Wood, inlaid pigments; diameter of mouth: 18.3 x 14.4 cm (7 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.); overall: 18.3 x 14.4 cm (7 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.).
EditorialKero (Waisted Cup), after 1550. Peru, Colonial Inka style, 16th century. Wood, inlaid pigments; diameter of mouth: 17.8 x 16 cm (7 x 6 5/16 in.); overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.).
EditorialRobe de linon a haut volant de Broderie anglaise perle souliers noir et blanc (High-waisted linen dress embroided with English pearls, black and white shoes.) . Journal des dames et des modes. [With coloured plates.]. Paris, 1912-14. Source: P.P.5242....
EditorialFashions for 1844. Group of men in a park wearing tall hats, tight-waisted coats and jackets. Handcoloured etching by John Leech from Follies of the Year, from Punch?s Pocket Books, Bradbury, London, 1864.
EditorialRobe de linon a haut volant de Broderie anglaise perle souliers noir et blanc (High-waisted linen dress embroided with English pearls, black and white shoes.) . Journal des dames et des modes. [With coloured plates.]. Paris, 1912-14. Source: P.P.5242....
EditorialWoman in costume of Seville, Spain, 19th century. Hair in ringlets, a short jacket with open collar, and high-waisted skirt. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Costumes of Variou...
EditorialHow to Pluck a Goose, June 10, 1802, Hand-colored etching, Sheet: 12 1/16 x 15 3/16 in. (30.7 x 38.5 cm), Prints, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757?1827 London), A young officer playing the card game Cassino with three elderly expert females is t...
EditorialThe Fashions of the Day ? or Time Past and Time Present: The Year (1740) a Lady's Full Dress of Bombazeen ? The Year (1808) Lady's Undress of Bum-be-seen, ca. 1808, Hand-colored etching, Plate: 8 11/16 x 12 15/16 in. (22 x 32.8 cm), Prints, Anonymous, ...
EditorialFragment of a Leather Hanging(?) with an Erotic Scene, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1550?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb, found in debris during clearance, 1929?30, Leather (deerskin), paint, leather: h. 16 cm (6 5/16 in); w. 1...
EditorialHot milk pot, ca. 1765?70, German, Bautzen (Saxony), Silver, beechwood, Overall: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm), Metalwork-Silver, This coffeepot and its mate bear the maker's mark EGB, which recent research identifies as belonging to the goldsmith Ernst Gottlob ...
EditorialFashions for 1844. Group of men in a park wearing tall hats, tight-waisted coats and jackets. Handcoloured etching by John Leech from Follies of the Year, from Punch?s Pocket Books, Bradbury, London, 1864.
EditorialWoman in costume of Seville, Spain, 19th century. Hair in ringlets, a short jacket with open collar, and high-waisted skirt. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Costumes of Variou...
EditorialModern Nursing, satire of the short-waisted gowns fashionable in the 1790s. Copperplate engraving by John Kay from A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings, Hugh Paton, Edinburgh, 1842.
EditorialCostume of an Incroyable. He wears a silk bicorn that recalls the hats of Italian infantry soldiers. The French style suit in dark blue wool has large shell buttons, high-waisted breeches and a very high-cut gilet (waistcoat). He carries a crooked stic...
EditorialEnglish women in the fashion of August 1796. They wear bonnets with feathers, high-waisted dresses with shawls, parasols and fans. Handcoloured etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from "English Costumes during the Revolution and First Empire, 179...
EditorialEnglish women in the fashion of August 1797. They wear hats with flowers, high-waisted dresses with ribbons under the bust, gloves, parasols and fans. Handcoloured etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from "English Costumes during the Revolution a...
EditorialEnglish woman in the fashion of August 1798. She wears a bonnet, a high-waisted dress with ribbon detail under the bust, panels joined with a brooch, and skirts with embroidered hems. Handcoloured etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from "English...
EditorialEnglish woman in the fashion of April 1796. She wears a bonnet with ribbons, high-waisted printed dress, long green stole, and fur muff. Handcoloured etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from "English Costumes during the Revolution and First Empir...
EditorialEnglish woman in the fashion of September 1798. She wears a bonnet with ribbon and lace veil, a high-waisted dress with ribbon detail under the bust and neck, and long grey gloves. Handcoloured etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from "English Co...