EditorialDress made of cognac-colored moire silk, consisting of a skirt and body attached to each other, decorated with narrow lace and small buttons, covered with gold-colored fabric, Dress made of cognac-colored moire silk. The bodice attached to the skirt. T...
EditorialNightgown and Bed Jacket Nightdress of salmon-colored 'voile quadruple' trimmed with lace, A salmon-colored oile quadruple 'nightie, trimmed with lace. Deep v-neck front and back. Narrow straps. High waist just below the breasts. Skirt completely fine-...
EditorialBreastplate of a harquebusier's armor for a young man, Breastplate of a harquebusier's armor for a young man. Probably a Dutch armor with a stadtholder background. Typical Dutch elements are the decorated rivets of the swivel hooks and the flattened su...
EditorialYak or caraco of silk with white flowers on grass-green fond, square neck, half-long sleeves with 'manches ? racquette', front panels with ribs and busque, linen lining, Yak or caraco of silk with a grass-green fond and white flowers, with a square nec...
EditorialBolero of black bobbin lace with fences and bouquets, Bolero of black bobbin lace: Chantilly lace. The pattern has a fence along the front opening and underside between a contiguous flower garland and a more open field with bouquets on both front and b...
EditorialChild?s Apron (Made from a Cover), 1875/1900, Italy, Linen, needle lace work on a plain weave cut and drawn thread work grid, armholes trimmed with machine-made lace and bobbin-straight lace tapes, embroidered in double hem, hem, and overcast stitches,...
EditorialTunic. Wari; Peru, south coast, Nazca Valley, Atarco. Date: 600 AD-800 AD. Dimensions: 102.6 ? 113 cm (40 3/8 ? 44 1/2 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), single interlocking tapestry weave; neck and armholes finished in wool (camelid) in overcast stitche...
EditorialTunic. Wari; Peru, Probably central or south coast. Date: 600 AD-800 AD. Dimensions: 109.9 x 119.7 cm (43 1/4 x 47 1/8 in.). Cotton and wool (camelid), single interlocking tapestry weave; neck and armholes finished with wool (camelid) in overcast stitc...
EditorialFrench woman wearing the fashion of January 1790. She wears an elaborate bonnet over a wig, and a fur-lined cape with armholes over a striped dress. Handcoloured etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr. from "Costumes of the French Revolution, 1790-17...