National Dress Collection

Paying a Visit, 1915, (1939). Creator: Abram Arkhipov
Paying a Visit, 1915, (1939). A group of village women in brightly-coloured clothes and scarves, chatting in a sunlit room

Wales National Costume - Four women in traditional Welsh Costumes, gathered for afternoon tea. 2 March 1955

Bulgarian, from Worlds Smokers series (N33) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Neeltje Tuyp, 1897 (1898). Artist: Nico Jungmann
Neeltje Tuyp, 1897 (1898). Plate taken from The Studio magazine, volume 13, no 59 (London, 15th February 1898)

National dress of the peasants of Norway, including a farmer who looks like an Armenian ecclesiastic, 18th century
FLO4623212 National dress of the peasants of Norway, including a farmer who looks like an Armenian ecclesiastic, 18th century

Chukchi boy in national clothes, kukhlyanka, fur pants, 1910-1929. Creator: Ivan Emelianovich Larin
Chukchi boy in national clothes, kukhlyanka, fur pants, 1910-1929. From an album containing 296 works offering a glimpse of life in the Russian Far Northeast in the first third of the twentieth

Two Chukchi in national clothes, with guns and a spear, 1910-1929. Creator: Ivan Emelianovich Larin
Two Chukchi in national clothes, with guns and a spear, 1910-1929. From an album containing 296 works offering a glimpse of life in the Russian Far Northeast in the first third of the twentieth

Altai Woman in National Costume (Hat: Kuaraan Boruk, Sheepskin Coat: Ton, Sleeveless..., 1911-1913)
Altai Woman in National Costume (Hat: Kuaraan Boruk, Sheepskin Coat: Ton, Sleeveless Garment: Chegedek; Clothing of a Married Woman) with a Horse, 1911-1913

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 1858. Creators: James Henry Lynch, Richard James Lane
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 1858. Portrait of the future King Edward VII. The very natural desire to know something of the personal appearance of a Prince to whom such interest attaches

Jutlanders, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Jutlanders, 1858....Jutlanders from the other end of Denmark, who have come to visit the northern capital, and are a sample of the costumes we shall see in their country; the Danes, like the Dutch

The Swedish Minstrels, at St. James's Hall, 1858. Creator: Smyth
The Swedish Minstrels, at St. James's Hall, 1858. The Swedish singers are represented as wearing the costumes peculiar to the peasantry of the principal provinces of their country...The most

Habitus Variarum Orbis Gentium (Costume of the Various Peoples of the World), 1581. Creator: Jean-Jacques Boissard
Habitus Variarum Orbis Gentium (Costume of the Various Peoples of the World), 1581

Inhabitants of the Kingdom of Naples, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Inhabitants of the Kingdom of Naples, 1860. Italians in regional costume....our Artist has made a picturesque grouping of some of the inhabitants of the kingdom of Naples

The Poultryman, 1827. Creator: Ignace Brice
The Poultryman, 1827

The Siamese Ambassadors - from photographs by Mayall, 1857. Creator: Smyth
The Siamese Ambassadors - from photographs by Mayall, 1857. The three Ambassadors were not attired in that gorgeous costume to which Orientals have accustomed us; and their lower limbs

Two women in Italian costume, 1851. Creator: Moritz Calisch
Two women in Italian costume, 1851

Les Trois Bachus, 1795. Creator: J.A. Zoutman
Les Trois Bachus, 1795....ou Costume des Paijsans du Territoire de Morat en Suisse'. (The Three Bacchuses, or costume of the countrymen in the territory of Morat in Switzerland)

Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Of One Heart, 1830. Creator: Cornelis Kruseman
Of One Heart, 1830

Children's Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe, at the British Embassy, at Pera, 1856. Party thrown by the wife of the British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes... 1915
Members of the International Institute for Immigrant Girls, Y.W.C.A. in national costumes, portrait photograph, 1915 Mar. 13

Courant rejoindre les insurgés, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Courant rejoindre les insurges, 19th century. Running to join the insurgents. [Crimean War - Greek king, Otto I]: Go to the Devil, little crown

Modèles dans un atelier, pendant l'absence du peintre, 1869. Creator: Auguste Dutuit
Modeles dans un atelier, pendant l'absence du peintre, 1869. Models in a studio while the painter is out. A young woman in traditional Italian costume, an old man

'The Recent Festivities at Altenburg- The March Past of Peasents in their National Costumes Before Creator: Unknown
The Recent Festivities at Altenburg- The March Past of Peasents in their National Costumes Before the Emperor, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41

Beecham's Pills, The world's Medicine, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Beecham's Pills, The world's Medicine, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Mong-Way-Toun, Chief of the Guerillas of the Irrawaddy; The Burman Empire, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Mong-Way-Toun, Chief of the Guerillas of the Irrawaddy; The Burman Empire, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

General Orgoni; The Burman Empire, 1854. Creator: Unknown
General Orgoni; The Burman Empire, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

The Emperors Car of Ceremony; The Burman Empire, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Emperors Car of Ceremony; The Burman Empire, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Prince Ayeh-Men; The Burman Empire, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Prince Ayeh-Men; The Burman Empire, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Mendoh-Men, Emperor of Burmah; The Burman Empire, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Mendoh-Men, Emperor of Burmah; The Burman Empire, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Boy in Swedish costume, 1779. Creator: Ulrika Fredrika Pasch
Boy in Swedish costume, 1779. The so-called Swedish costume was introduced by Gustav III, here the variant for academics (black suit with red sash)

Farmer woman from Amager, 1843. Creator: Johan Christoffer Boklund
Farmer woman from Amager, 1843. Dressed in national costume; black robe with rich appliques and edging in different colours. Large, gilded buckles on the chest

Young lady in Swedish costume, 1779. Creator: Ulrika Fredrika Pasch
Young lady in Swedish costume, 1779

Gustaf III's national costume, 1780. Creator: Unknown
Gustaf III's national costume, 1780. "Neue Schwedische Kleidertracht der Mannspersonen." Gentleman in Swedish costume

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of National Dress: A Glimpse into Cultural Heritage" Step back in time and pay a visit to the early 20th century with Abram Arkhipov's captivating painting, "Paying a Visit, 1915. " Immerse yourself in the vibrant colors and intricate details of traditional attire as you witness women proudly donning their national dress. Transporting us to Wales, Nico Jungmann's masterpiece, "Wales National Costume - Four women in traditional Welsh Costumes, " showcases the beauty and elegance of Welsh culture. The costumes exude a sense of pride and identity that has been passed down through generations. In Neeltje Tuyp's enchanting artwork from 1897 titled "A Welsh Costume, " we catch a glimpse of an era long gone. With meticulous attention to detail, Tuyp captures the essence of tradition and heritage embodied by these timeless garments. Traveling further east, we encounter Wallachians depicted by E Ronjat in 1879. Their attire reflects their rural lifestyle while showcasing regional variations within Romania. Each garment tells its own story, representing centuries-old customs and rituals. Venturing across continents to Vietnam, two young women wearing ao dai - Vietnam's national costume - grace our presence. This iconic ensemble symbolizes gracefulness and femininity while serving as a visual representation of Vietnamese cultural identity. Frank Usher takes us on a journey through Norwegian history with his piece "Norwegian Peasants; Northern Wanderings" from 1875. These peasants' clothing not only protected them from harsh weather conditions but also reflected their connection to nature and simplicity. Moving away from individuals adorned in national dress, we are treated to an awe-inspiring view of Prague captured in an engraving. The juxtaposition between old-world charm represented by the Imperial Palace above and modernity below is beautifully portrayed through this snapshot frozen in time.