Beauty Accessory Collection

Dr. Scott's Electric Brush Advertising for Dr. Scott's hair brushes selling hair growth, 1880's
NWI4827415 Dr. Scott's Electric Brush Advertising for Dr. Scott's hair brushes selling hair growth, 1880's. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Dr)

Advertising for toilet soap " Fine Art", 1901. Art Nouveau style. Colour lithography
NWI4825998 Advertising for toilet soap " Fine Art", 1901. Art Nouveau style. Colour lithography.; (add.info.: Advertising for toilet soap " Fine Art", 1901. Art Nouveau style)

Girl looking at each other in two mirrors - Girl looking at two mirrors - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979745 Girl looking at each other in two mirrors - Girl looking at two mirrors - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info)

Young girl in an interior (with pipe, theiere, mug and mirror) - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979730 Young girl in an interior (with pipe, theiere, mug and mirror) - Girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young girl in an interior (with pipe, theiere)

Illustration of Godefroy (1854-1908) for the Cover of La Caricature (1880), 1888-6-16 - Jealousy - Hygiene, Adultere
ICA4852415 Illustration of Godefroy (1854-1908) for the Cover of La Caricature (1880), 1888-6-16 - Jealousy - Hygiene, Adultere, Jealousy, Pilosite - Cat

Fibula with representations of animals and an ornamental object (7th c. BC)
CUL4934238 Fibula with representations of animals and an ornamental object (7th c. BC); (add.info.: Hallstatt Culture. Iron Age. Decorative Arts. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia); AIC.

Moustiers powder box, Olerys Laugier factory - Joseph Olerys (1697-1749) and Jean Baptiste Laugier (18th century)
JEB4904506 Moustiers powder box, Olerys Laugier factory - Joseph Olerys (1697-1749) and Jean Baptiste Laugier (18th century) - Musee de la Faience Marseille; Musee Borely, Marseille

Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan
LSE4316410 Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Korean art

Illustration by Andre Gill (1840-1885) of Henry Murger's book "The Life of Boheme"
PCT4270396 Illustration by Andre Gill (1840-1885) of Henry Murger's book "The Life of Boheme". Philosophy and Platonic love

Corset designer - Corset maker, Paris, early 19th century, in chocolate brown bodice, pink petticoat
FLO4658483 Corset designer - Corset maker, Paris, early 19th century, in chocolate brown bodice, pink petticoat, green gloves - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by

Godey's fashion illustration of two women, 1890s
NWI4956273 Godey's fashion illustration of two women, 1890s.; (add.info.: Godey's fashion illustration of two women, 1890s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s
NWI4956265 Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s.; (add.info.: Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s, showing two ladies in walking attracts, one green and one beige
NWI4956221 Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s, showing two ladies in walking attracts, one green and one beige.; (add.info.: Godey's ladies' fashions, 1890s)

Godey's ladies' fashions, 1880s
NWI4956145 Godey's ladies' fashions, 1880s.; (add.info.: Godey's ladies' fashions, 1880s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Godey's ladies' fashions, 1880s
NWI4956118 Godey's ladies' fashions, 1880s.; (add.info.: Godey's ladies' fashions, 1880s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Japan: Portrait of a Geisha next to a Bonzai, 1890
LUX4800725 Japan: Portrait of a Geisha next to a Bonzai, 1890; (add.info.: Japan: Portrait of a Geisha next to a Bonzai, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Young girl from the Canton of Unterwalden, Switzerland, 1825. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from
FLO4686726 Young girl from the Canton of Unterwalden, Switzerland, 1825. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et

The toilet of the goddess Venus, assisted by angels holding perfumes, beauty products
FLO4689473 The toilet of the goddess Venus, assisted by angels holding perfumes, beauty products, a mirror and a torch - Engraving by Gabry, from The Book of Perfumes by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887)

France, Bourgeoise in her bathroom with mirror, 1865
LUX4732005 France, Bourgeoise in her bathroom with mirror, 1865; (add.info.: France, Bourgeoise in her bathroom with mirror, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Letter I: Exercise indigestion. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209270 Letter I: Exercise indigestion. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter O What a Storm Wind! Odette's umbrella turns around and Jean's hat flies away
DUV4207574 Letter O What a Storm Wind! Odette's umbrella turns around and Jean's hat flies away. Letter P: No one takes as much care of his doll as the charming little Paulette

Letter L: Ah! I cut myself! But what can I see, o heaven! Man, arm and razor, we draw three L, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214918 Letter L: Ah! I cut myself! But what can I see, o heaven! Man, arm and razor, we draw three L, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

A geisha makes her toilet, 1870
LUX4717758 A geisha makes her toilet, 1870; (add.info.: A geisha makes her toilet, 1870); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

A woman of Venice dying her hair using a solanah (a wide brim with a hole in the centre) in front of a mirror
FLO4706236 A woman of Venice dying her hair using a solanah (a wide brim with a hole in the centre) in front of a mirror. Blonde hair was very fashionable

A woman is pampered by her seamstress, her clothes seller, her hairdresser and two chambermaids
FLO4677735 A woman is pampered by her seamstress, her clothes seller, her hairdresser and two chambermaids. As Montesquieu said, " For one man to live deliciously

A woman sitting in front of her mirror, while her hairdresser arranges her wig with a comb
FLO4565854 A woman sitting in front of her mirror, while her hairdresser arranges her wig with a comb and makes her face make-up - Eau forte by Francis Eginton (1737-1805)

Costumes of the Aleutian natives of the Nushagak area, Bristol Bay, Alaska
FLO4621122 Costumes of the Aleutian natives of the Nushagak area, Bristol Bay, Alaska. Men and women in sealskin and fur clothes with boxes, mirror, beads. Dried fish on a beam

Vaudeville performers on stage of a Bowery theater, New York City, early 1900s
NWI4759697 Vaudeville performers on stage of a Bowery theater, New York City, early 1900s.; (add.info.: Vaudeville performers on stage of a Bowery theater, New York City)

Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print)
DUV4218388 Illustration for "Alphabet de mes poupees", c.1900 (print); 23x16 cm; (add.info.: Lettre T: toilette de promenade. In "Alphabet de mes poupees")

Letter P: No one takes as much care of his Poupee as the charming little Paulette. Engraving in " ABC fun"
DUV4207582 Letter P: No one takes as much care of his Poupee as the charming little Paulette. Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages

Young girl from Madison Island (French Polynesia) - Young girl with headdress, necklace, shift and feather fan
FLO4724436 Young girl from Madison Island (French Polynesia) - Young girl with headdress, necklace, shift and feather fan, with tattoos on her arms and legs from Nuku Hiva island (Madison)

Comb-making machinery. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J
FLO4591256 Comb-making machinery. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

Merciere ambulante - Itinerant haberdasher, Paris, early 19th century, in black apron over green coat with epaulettes
FLO4658384 Merciere ambulante - Itinerant haberdasher, Paris, early 19th century, in black apron over green coat with epaulettes

Illustration of an edition of Pushkin's drama " Boris Godunov" illustrated by Boris Zworykine
CUL4867242 Illustration of an edition of Pushkin's drama " Boris Godunov" illustrated by Boris Zworykine and published in Paris in 1927. Portion of Marina. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Godey's fashion lady with a Remington typewriter and one in a gown, 1880s
NWI4956323 Godey's fashion lady with a Remington typewriter and one in a gown, 1880s.; (add.info.: Godey's fashion lady with a Remington typewriter and one in a gown)

Godey's ladies' fashions, 1891
NWI4956193 Godey's ladies' fashions, 1891.; (add.info.: Godey's ladies' fashions, 1891.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Powder box (powder box) detail of Orphee charming the animals - Fabrique Moustiers Olerys Laugier - Joseph Olerys
JEB4904529 Powder box (powder box) detail of Orphee charming the animals - Fabrique Moustiers Olerys Laugier - Joseph Olerys (1697-1749) and Jean Baptiste Laugier (18th century)

Moustiers Olerys Laugier - Joseph Olerys (1697-1749) and Jean Baptiste Laugier (18th century) - Musee de la faience
JEB4904489 Moustiers Olerys Laugier - Joseph Olerys (1697-1749) and Jean Baptiste Laugier (18th century) - Musee de la faience, Marseille; Musee Borely, Marseille

American daily life: the final touch, a mother looks at her daughter wearing her wedding dress around 1850
NWI4880503 American daily life: the final touch, a mother looks at her daughter wearing her wedding dress around 1850. Engraving in colour

Shop girls dressing in the morning. Four shop girls dressing, fixing their hair in front of mirror
FLO4677962 Shop girls dressing in the morning. Four shop girls dressing, fixing their hair in front of mirror, adjusting their stockings, playing with a cat

Filllette has her toilet with a basket dress
LET4395367 Filllette has her toilet with a basket dress. by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Filllette has her toilet with a basket dress.); Photo © Archives Toutain.

The hairstyle, a girl in front of a mirror is styled by another - Hair dressing - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979769 The hairstyle, a girl in front of a mirror is styled by another - Hair dressing - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: The hairstyle)

Judith makes her choice - Characters of carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century)
JEB4939295 Judith makes her choice - Characters of carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers) (15th-17th century); (add.info)

France: genre scene, preparation of the bride, 1865
LUX4816906 France: genre scene, preparation of the bride, 1865; (add.info.: France: genre scene, preparation of the bride, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Godey's ladies' home fashions, 1880s
NWI4956339 Godey's ladies' home fashions, 1880s.; (add.info.: Godey's ladies' home fashions, 1880s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

First World War: Luneville, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Lorraine, France, Photographic reproduction of a German poster of
LUX4734281 First World War: Luneville, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54), Lorraine, France, Photographic reproduction of a German poster of a request order, 1914

Double ointment bottle. Roman art. Jewelry. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia
CUL4862512 Double ointment bottle. Roman art. Jewelry. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia by Roman; Archaeological Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona

Gathering around a piano - Woman at piano playing a waltz, late 1800s
NWI4759671 Gathering around a piano - Woman at piano playing a waltz, late 1800s.; (add.info.: Gathering around a piano - Woman at piano playing a waltz)

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"Exploring the Timeless Allure of Beauty Accessories: A Journey Through History" From the intriguing hermaphrodite boy depicted in 1755 to a young Turkish woman's beauty rituals captured on a postcard from the early 20th century, beauty accessories have always played a significant role in enhancing one's appearance. In Native American culture, we witness an Indian girl proudly wearing a nose piercing, symbolizing tradition and identity. Meanwhile, a terracotta Kantharos reminds us of ancient civilizations' fascination with adorning themselves. Moving forward in time, Josephine de Beauharnais' hairdresser meticulously creates stunning hairstyles at the Tuileries Palace in 1804. The exquisite furniture surrounding them showcases opulence and elegance. The Chorus Girls by Jose Gutierrez Solana transports us to 1925 when glamorous women adorned themselves with accessories that exuded confidence and allure. Even amidst hard work as depicted in "The New Servant, " individuals sought solace knowing their urban lives were less demanding than rural chores. An engraving from Imagier de l'enfance reveals the artistry involved in hat-making during the early 1900s. It highlights how even children were exposed to fashion and its accompanying accessories. Sunday mornings meant preparation for church for villagers who cherished their traditions dearly. And while war raged on during World War I, satirical illustrations like "Le Laugher Rouge" humorously questioned diplomatic missions through fashion choices. Undressing with chiffon became an art form showcased in "Journal des dames et des modes: Costumes Parisiens. " This glimpse into high society demonstrates how beauty accessories can elevate any outfit or occasion. Throughout history, beauty accessories have stood as timeless symbols of self-expression and cultural significance. From ancient times to modern days, they continue to captivate our imagination and enhance our natural allure.