Dresses Collection (page 8)

Title page from the first edition of Mrs. Perkins's Ball, 1847, published 1903 (print)
3769746 Title page from the first edition of Mrs. Perkins's Ball, 1847, published 1903 (print); (add.info.: Novel by William Makepeace Thackeray English Literature-An Illustrated Record)

Fetching Water From The Well, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673824 Fetching Water From The Well, c.1770-1959 (print) by Firth, Pond & Co. (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Silhouette of woman playing Golf, 1930-40 (b/w photo)
3671554 Silhouette of woman playing Golf, 1930-40 (b/w photo) by Armstrong Roberts, H. (1883-1947); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: by H)

Girl with Umbrella, Photograph from Travels in Europe and North Africa, 1910 (b/w photo)
3672209 Girl with Umbrella, Photograph from Travels in Europe and North Africa, 1910 (b/w photo) by Shaw, Sarah Van Doren (1844-1918); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Walking and Evening Dresses for July 1818, published by Dean & Munday, 1818 (hand-coloured engraving)
8610320 Walking and Evening Dresses for July 1818, published by Dean & Munday, 1818 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Fashion Museum Bath; © Fashion Museum Bath

Silver Tissue Dress, 1660s (silver woven silk & metal thread decorated with parchment lace)
8434412 Silver Tissue Dress, 1660s (silver woven silk & metal thread decorated with parchment lace) by English School, (17th century)

Venice, 1839 (watercolour on paper)
7528571 Venice, 1839 (watercolour on paper) by Holland, James (1799-1870); 36x25.3 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info.: From the Charles Lees Collection By James Holland (1800-1870)

Marie Isabelle De Bourbon, 1749 (Oil on Canvas)
7422973 Marie Isabelle De Bourbon, 1749 (Oil on Canvas) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles

Noble young girl from Rome, Italy, 1895 (engraving)
7202971 Noble young girl from Rome, Italy, 1895 (engraving) by Vecellio, Cesare (c.1521-1601); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noble young girl from Rome)

Yolande and Yves try out their yacht. Zette zealously makes a gauze dress for Zizi, her doll. around 1920 (print)
8600272 Yolande and Yves try out their yacht. Zette zealously makes a gauze dress for Zizi, her doll. around 1920 (print) by French School

S for Sun and Selena (the moon), around 1920 (print)
8600183s for Sun and Selena (the moon), around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher)

K for Kabyle and Kimono - L for Lorraine and Lucifer (the devil), around 1920 (print)
8600174 K for Kabyle and Kimono - L for Lorraine and Lucifer (the devil), around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

C for Clown and Columbine, ca. 1920 (print)
8600167 C for Clown and Columbine, ca. 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher, Paris)

Winemakers feast in Vevey, France: the Bacchantes, 1905 (Illustration)
7422819 Winemakers feast in Vevey, France: the Bacchantes, 1905 (Illustration) by Bieler, Ernest (1863-1948); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Wine. Winemakers feast in Vevey, France: the Bacchantes)

Silver Tissue Dress, 1660s (silver woven silk & metal thread decorated with parchment lace)
8434541 Silver Tissue Dress, 1660s (silver woven silk & metal thread decorated with parchment lace) by English School, (17th century)

Silver Tissue Dress, 1660s (silver woven silk & metal thread decorated with parchment lace)
8434376 Silver Tissue Dress, 1660s (silver woven silk & metal thread decorated with parchment lace) by English School, (17th century)

Katti Anker Moller (1868-1945) (painting)
7432246 Katti Anker Moller (1868-1945) (painting) by Norregaard, Asta (1853-1933); 60x49 cm; (add.info.: Katti Anker Moller (23 October 1868 - 20 August 1945) was a Norwegian feminist

The Girl At The Fireplace, 1871 (painting)
7432243 The Girl At The Fireplace, 1871 (painting) by Tidemand, Adolph (1814-76); 57x47 cm; (add.info.: Adolph Tidemand (1814-1876)); Photo © O. Vaering

Loves Golden Star, c.1770-1959 (print)
3672426 Loves Golden Star, c.1770-1959 (print) by Joseph Morris Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Navajo (Navaho), c.1770-1959 (print)
3674031 Navajo (Navaho), c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Woman with two baskets, Photograph from Travels in Europe and North Africa, 1910 (b/w photo)
3672221 Woman with two baskets, Photograph from Travels in Europe and North Africa, 1910 (b/w photo) by Shaw, Sarah Van Doren (1844-1918); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

My Darling Boy!, c.1770-1959 (print)
3671852 My Darling Boy!, c.1770-1959 (print) by Firth, Hall & Pond (1833-1847); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

Industry. The Silkworm. - I am only an insect, a simple caterpillar, A worm and nothing more; but, thanks to my work
8600280 Industry. The Silkworm. - I am only an insect, a simple caterpillar, A worm and nothing more; but, thanks to my work, I am regarded as equal to the most illustrious animals

V for Fiddler and Villageoise, around 1920 (print)
8600188 V for Fiddler and Villageoise, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher)

T for Troubadour and Tulip - U for Ukrainian and Uranian, around 1920 (print)
8600184 T for Troubadour and Tulip - U for Ukrainian and Uranian, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

O for Orientale and Carnation - P for Polichinelle and Papillon - Q for Quimperlois and Quimperloise
8600181 O for Orientale and Carnation - P for Polichinelle and Papillon - Q for Quimperlois and Quimperloise, around 1920 (print) by French School

K for Kabyle and Kimono, around 1920 (print)
8600175 K for Kabyle and Kimono, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher, Paris)

B for Shepherd and Bouquetiere, around 1920 (print)
8600165 B for Shepherd and Bouquetiere, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher)

Portrait of Lady Selina Meade (1797-1872) (oil on canvas)
8610239 Portrait of Lady Selina Meade (1797-1872) (oil on canvas) by Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830); 76.5 x 63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: half-length, in an ivory satin dress)

Silver Tissue Dress, 1660s (silver woven silk & metal thread decorated with parchment lace)
8434371 Silver Tissue Dress, 1660s (silver woven silk & metal thread decorated with parchment lace) by English School, (17th century)

Reuben Fox-Trot, 1914 (print)
3673938 Reuben Fox-Trot, 1914 (print) by Joseph W. Stern & Co. (late 19th-early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

So Long Sammy, 1917 (print)
3673929 So Long Sammy, 1917 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

Senorita yendo a misa, 1820 (watercolour)
3671200 Senorita yendo a misa, 1820 (watercolour) by Ecuadorian School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

On the beach, 1893 (lithograph)
3671641 On the beach, 1893 (lithograph) by Fagan, James (1864-1910); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: The book of the fair)

Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print)
3671846 Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print) by Castelli, Costanzo (18th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Laughing Girls, 1871 (painting)
7432244 Laughing Girls, 1871 (painting) by Tidemand, Adolph (1814-76); 20x22 cm; (add.info.: Adolph Tidemand (1814-1876)); Photo © O. Vaering

Young Woman (painting)
7431595 Young Woman (painting) by Onsager, Soren (1878-1946); 73x53 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Soren Onsager (1878-1946)); Photo © O. Vaering

British womens fashion - 1850s
3783186 British womens fashion - 1850s; (add.info.: British womens fashion - 1850s. Wearing hooped petticoats. The Bookman 1932. May p. 119); Lebrecht History

Sarah Bernhardt in the title role of Izey, at the Abbey Theatre, Ireland in 1896 (Postcard)
JAB4119086 Sarah Bernhardt in the title role of Izey, at the Abbey Theatre, Ireland in 1896 (Postcard) by Unknown photographer

Silver Tissue Dress, 1660s (silver woven silk & metal thread decorated with parchment lace)
8433281 Silver Tissue Dress, 1660s (silver woven silk & metal thread decorated with parchment lace) by English School, (17th century)

A Victorian picnic
3772337 A Victorian picnic -; (add.info.: A Victorian picnic-c. 1860. The women are wearing bone hoop skirt petticoats and pantalets. The English at Table by John Hampson); Lebrecht Authors

The Birth of Venus, c.1485 (tempera on canvas)
BEN285731 The Birth of Venus, c.1485 (tempera on canvas) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); 180x280 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Court dress, c. 1750 (silk & metallic thread)
7336764 Court dress, c.1750 (silk & metallic thread) by English School, (18th century); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: In the eighteenth century)

Dress worn by Isabel Sanford as Louise Jefferson on The Jeffersons, 1979
This dress was worn by African-American actor Isabel Sanford (1917-2004) as the character Louise Jefferson on the television show " The Jeffersons." The maxi dress is made of a synthetic

American Wyandotte chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by T.C. Heath. First prize winners at Crystal Palace and Birmingham 1886

Dress and cape by Molyneux, 1932
An evening dress of green and white crepe romaine with ruching around the hips, worn with a cape of black velvet, trimmed with ermine. Designed by Edward Molyneux of 60, Grosvenor Street. Date: 1932

First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses
The First Alexandra Rose Day charity, women selling roses outside the Hotel Cecil on 26 June 1912. The charity was launched on the 50th anniversary of the arrival of Princess Alexandra from her

Womens undergarments 1935
Double page catalogue of womens underwear from 1935. Date: 1935

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