Historical Women's Costumes

A collection showcasing various historical women's garments from different eras, featuring colorful traditional outfits, headpieces, and accessories depicting cultural significance.

Costume depiction by German Falconer, created in 1840, featuring elements related to falconry and grand tours in Italy. The work includes pencil drawings and references to falcons and falconers

Woman in Galata gets a veil; Une Lady Franque de Galata et Son esclave. A woman of European descent in Galatea gets her veil looked through her slave before she goes out.

Men in mid-17th century costume. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithograph by CB and published by Heinrich Keller. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

Costume of a Greek citizen awarded to Oenone in the tragedis of 'Phedre' (dummy title) | Costumes and annals of the great theaters of Paris. (IFF 69) (set of all)

Anglo Saxon man of elevated rank wearing a mantle fastened with a buckle on the chest over tunica 31. One sees this type of mantle worn by royalty and nobility. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Vienna, 1796.

Unidentified Italian opera costume design plate 6 , Operas & operettas, Costumes, Allen A. Brown Collection

Princess at the court of Duke of Burgundy, 1405. In tall horned headdress, gown with split sleeves, pearl necklace, pointed shoes. John the Fearless had many daughters including Catherine, Marie, Margaret, Isabelle, Anne, Agnes, etc. Princesse de la cour du Duc de Bourgogne. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomtes Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.

Habit of a woman of Mexico in 1625. Femme du Mexique.. Speed, John, 1552-1629. Prints. 1757 - 1772. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , History, Indians of Central America , Mexico, Women , Clothing & dress , Mexico , 1600-1699

France, Paris, Costume sketch for Ping in opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), performance at Paris Opera Garnier, April 2, 1928

Engraving by Jean-Baptiste Bulgare, created in 1714 and published by L. Cars in Paris, depicting clothing and dress from Turkey, specifically related to Bulgarians

Costumes of island of Gozo, Louis Ducros, 1778, Drawing from the album 'Voyage en Italie, en Sicile et à Malte', 1778., draughtsman: Louis Ducros, 1778, paper, brush, pen, h 187 mm × w 117 mm

Traditional costumes in Germany in the 19th century, Southern Germany, Girl with rake from the area of Reutlingen, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a collector's picture from about 1910

Traditional costume of Noord-Brabant, 1857; Noord-Brachand / VI province. Traditional costume of the province of Noord-Brabant. Different studies of men and women. Illustration in a book from 1857 with 56 plates of Dutch market forces.

Woman in costume of the Dieppe area. Rear view of the tall bavolet bonnet with two long lace tails reaching to the shoulder. Hand-colored fashion plate illustration by Benoit Pecheux engraved by Gatine from Louis-Marie Lante's "Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux," 1827/1885. With their tall Alsation lace hats, the women of Caux and Normandy were famous for the elegance and style.

Costume of the Florentine apothecary, Matteo di Marco Palmieri, 15th century. He wears a crimson turban and cape, lined with white fur, green robe with yellow lining, and red shoes. He holds a mortar and pestle. Physicians and apothecaries had the right to wear ermine and squirrel fur. From a painting by Domenico Bartoli in Siena hospital.

Costume design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka, Bilibin, Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942)

Habit of a lady in Chinese Tartary 1700. Dame de la Tartarie Chinoise.. Du Halde, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1674-1743. Prints. 1757 - 1772. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , History, Women , Clothing & dress , Tartary (Chinese) , 1700-1799

Chamorro woman of the island of Guam, Mariana Islands, Micronesia. Josephe Cortez, daugher of the Alcalde (Mayor) of Umati. She wears a cross, chemise and petticoat, and smokes a cigar. Femme de lile Guham (Oceanie). After an illustration by Jacques Arago from Freycinets voyage. Handcoloured woodcut by A. Vangauberghe after Jacques Arago from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, (Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World) Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1845.

Habit of a lady of the City of Milan. Dame de Milan.. Jode, Pieter de, 1573-1634. Prints. 1757 - 1772. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , History, Women , Clothing & dress , Italy , Milan

A Kamtchadal in his hunting dress. Kamtchadal en habit de chasse.. L'Isle, Joseph Nicolas de, 1688-1768. Prints. 1757 - 1772. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Costume , History, Men , Clothing & dress , Russia , 1700-1799

France, Paris, Costume sketch for trumpet player in Aida by Giuseppe Verdi for the performance at Paris, Salle Garnier

Traditional costumes in Germany in the 19th century, Southern Germany, Woman from Rottweil, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a collector's picture from ca 1910

Traditional Costumes in Germany in the 19th century, East Prussia, Woman, Peasant Woman from Lithuania, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a collector's picture from ca 1910

Merchant of woman shoes. / 52 (title registered (letter)) | The cries of Paris. (Title of all)

Traditional traditional costume, clothing, a prince from Persia in 1700, copperplate engraving by Caspar Luyken from 1703, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th century model

Venetian senator, 14th century.He wears a scarlet toque, scarlet cape lined with ermine with slit sides over black robes. From the painting "Procession of the True Cross in Piazza San Marco" by Gentile Bellini, 1496. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1860.

Costume de Mme. Elie, rôle d'une négresse, dans La révolte au Sérail, ballet, acte 1er. et 2e. Révolte au sérail. Prints. 1834. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Révolte au sérail (Choreographic work : Taglioni, F), Ballet , France , 19th century, Ballet , 19th century, Élie, Louise Launer

Female shrimper on the English coast, 1800s. She carries a net on a pole, a basket tied to her waist, and sends the catch to Billingsgate Market. Shrimp seller, Marchande de chevrettes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by William Alexander from J-B. Eyries L'Angleterre ou Costumes, Moeurs et Usages des Anglais, England: Costumes, Manners and Mores of the English, Librairie de Gide Fils, Paris, 1821. Jean-Baptiste Eyries(1767-1846) was aFrenchgeographer, author and translator.

Adolescent in "Schéhérazade". 1910 - 1916. Costume design drawings, Reproductions. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Costumes, Ballet dancers, Stage costume, Schéhérazade (Choreographic work), Arabian nights

COLECCION DE TRAJES DE ESPAÑA-1777-PAYES - CAMPESINO CATALAN-GRABADO S XVIII-TIPOS POPULARES. Author: CRUZ CANO Y OLMEDILLA JUAN DE LA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Slavic Woman from Russia, Great Russian, Russia, from the year 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, original da...

Limon Cryer of Naples, leaf from 'A Collection of Dresses by David Allan Mostly from Nature', David Allan (Alloa, Scotland, 1744 - 1796) 1776

Anna Singa ou Schmga; Souveraine du Royaume de Malemba.. 1800 - 1899. Prints. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. Nobility , Clothing and dress, Queens, Angola

Apparel. Watercolored pencil drawing of standing woman watercolor in large format by Otto Wallgren. Nordic

Albanian Dancer in traditional costume Date: 1910s

German nobleman, 15th century. He wears a velvet doublet slashed in the sleeves, tunic, breeches and boots with gold spurs. A black cornet hangs on a leather sling. The toque is scarlet ornamented with a gold button. From a painting by Albrecht Durer in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1861.

Natives of Unalaska wearing traditional hats and facial piercings, and natives of the Aleutian Islands in hunting garb with kayak. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1837.

Mixed-race or mulatto woman of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She wears a white chemise, striped silk skirt, bandana as she lounges on cushions. Jeune fille mulatre. Handcoloured woodcut by T.S. from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, (Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World) Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1845. Wahlen was the pseudonym of Jean-Francois-Nicolas Loumyer (1801-1875), a writer and archivist with the Heraldic Department of Belgium.

Costumes de Différents Pays, 'Hottentote'. L. F. Labrousse (France, Bordeaux, active late 18th century)Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810). France, circa 1797. Prints; engravings. Hand-tinted engraving on paper

Peasant woman of Milan, 18th century, Italy, from a print by Francesco Londonio. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F. Laguillermie, from Georges Duplessis's "Costumes historiques des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siecles" (Historical costumes of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries), Paris 1867. The book was a continuation of the series on the costumes of the 12th to 15th centuries published by Camille Bonnard and Paul Mercuri from 1830. Georges Duplessis (1834-1899) was curator of the Prints department at the Bibliotheque nationale. Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard (1825-1902) was an artist, book illustrator, and interior designer for many public buildings and churches. He was named professor at the National School of Decorative Arts in 1874.

Masque en habit de paysan: C. Pr. S. C. Maj. M. Engelbr. sc. et excud. Augustae Vindelicorum. Prints. 1700 - 1799. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Ballet , 18th century, Costume design , 18th century

Traditional costume, clothing, a nobleman from Venice around 1700, Italy, copperplate engraving by Caspar Luyken from 1703, digitally restored reproduction from an 18th century original.

Regency woman and child in mourning dress. Dress of black gossamer net over white satin slip, round frock front edged with Vandyke lace. Hair in the Eastern style with Spartan diadem. Circassian scarf of grey Spanish silk, white gloves of French kid. Girl in black crape muslin. Plate 17, September 1809. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Thomas Uwins from Rudolph Ackermann's Repository of Arts, London.

Costumes, moeurs et usages des Algeriens, Algeria, Jungmann, R., 1837

Traditional costumes in Germany in the 19th century, Hanseatic towns, woman, farmer's woman from the Bremervoerde area, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a collector's picture from ca 1910

Ήπειρώτης - Épirotre , Clothing & dress. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Les Robes de Paul Poiret Racontée par Paul Iribe (The Gowns of Paul Poiret by Paul Iribe). Paul Poiret sparked off a revolution with the colours, embellishment and clean lines of his gowns, which required no corset underneath. Realizing that his new designs called for a new style of presentation, he hired the young artist Paul Iribe to create a promotional album. With his simple, streamlined aesthetic, Iribe in turn caused a revolution in the world of fashion illustration.

Design for suit for Lycoris. .

Costume design for the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka, Bilibin, Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942)

Ladies' Church dress, Alfred Diston, active 1818-1829, ca. 1828, Watercolor, pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 9 1/8 × 7 inches (23.2 × 17.8 cm), costume, figure study, genre subject, woman, Europe, Spain, Tenerife

Costume of a Venetian noble man, 15th century. He wears a red toque, scarlet cape lined with white silk, a lined hood, black stockings and leather shoes. It was rarely permitted to wear a sword in Venice at the time. From a painting by Gentile Bellini. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1861.

Councillor to a Parlement of France, 1555. In scarlet mantle with full sleeves, robe with ruff collar. Conseiller au Parlement sous le Regne de Henry II. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomtes Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.

A little girl from Saetersdalen, Norway, in traditional dress. Date: 1905

Costume of a church notary, 15th century. He wears a red robe with hanging sleeves and blue collar, a gold habit and white shirt. From a miniature painting by Piero della Francesca. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1861.

Costumes and views of China”, T.I . Portrait of Tchaou Ta Jin Civil Mandarin in Grand Costume Simon S., Alexander, William (1767 1816), Department the skin

Theatre of Varieties: Costume for 'Les Bayaderes' 1838. Hand-coloured print.

Woman in Poker player fancy dress costume with mask, fork and dress with card symbols. Lithograph by unknown artist with pochoir stencil handcolouring from "Nos Travestis" (Our Fancy Dress Costumes), Paris, 1928.

Doll representing courtier Juno, Countess of Durham, in a green satin outfit for the opera. Wooden doll dressed by the young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H. Lows Queen Victorias Dolls, George Newness, London, 1894.

Young Khoikhoi woman in fur cape, beaded skirt, anklets, necklaces, bracelets, earrings. Khoikhoi woman. Hottentote. Handcoloured woodcut by L. Lisbet from Auguste Wahlen's Moeurs, Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, (Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World) Librairie Historique-Artistique, Brussels, 1845. Wahlen was the pseudonym of Jean-Francois-Nicolas Loumyer (1801-1875), a writer and archivist with the Heraldic Department of Belgium.

Mahootoo, Queen of Lattakoo in full dress. Illustrations. 1822. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. South Africa , Description and travel

Cloth. / N ° 9. (title registered) | Cree of Paris. (Ts)

COLECCION DE TRAJES DE ESPAÑA-1777-VERDULERA-GRABADO S XVIII-TIPOS POPULARES. Author: CRUZ CANO Y OLMEDILLA JUAN DE LA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

A standing lady wearing a sash patterned with cranes., 1770, Woodcuts, Page from book

Women dressed in traditional Greek dress from the town of Chalandry, Greece. Voyage in Greece by Henri Belle

old vintage photo of Nur Jahan Copyright: xKenxGraham/DinodiaxPhotox

Costume of a Spanish nobleman, 15th century. From a manuscript "Office of Our Lady," in the Spanish court. He wears a large hat, a sleeveless simar (cassock) over a pink doublet, brown leather belt and purse, and red shoes. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1861.

Member of a Compagnie della Calza, young Venetian noblemen who organized spectacles and masquerades in Venice, 15th century. He wears a black toque, scarlet cape with embroidered hood, white satin embroidered doublet over a shirt. From a painting by Vittore Carpaccio in the Academy of Fine Arts, Venice. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1861.

Their Sunday Best still image. Postcards. 1902 - 1903. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Chinese

Costume du Fazogl. Illustrations, Prints. 1826 - 1827. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. Egypt , Description and travel

Venetian gondola, 14th century. The gondola is black, with a cabin covered in black carpet, and a white carpet on the prow. The woman passenger wears her hair tied with pearls, and a pink robe. She's accompanied by a duenna in black. The gondolier wears a red cap, velvet doublet, white shirt, black belt, purse and dagger. From a painting by Gentile Bellini in the Academy of Fine Arts, Venice. Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from "Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries," Levy Fils, Paris, 1860.

A portrait of a woman with a veil and golden headdress, looking thoughtfully into the distance. portrait of a lady in eastern dress, Portrait of a lady in oriental dress, Painting by John Maler Collier (28 January 1850, 11 April 1934), British writer and painter, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Portrait of a Lady. This young woman wears countless pieces of jewellery and her fingers are stained with henna. Attention was lavished on the translucent fabrics in which she is swathed. Such portraits of women came into fashion around the mid-17th century under the influence of the Mogul prince Dara Shikoh. The portraits were idealized, because an artist would never have been allowed inside the womens private quarters.

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