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Folk Dress Collection (#7)

"Folk Dress: A Glimpse into Cultural Heritage and Artistic Expressions" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of folk dress

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: W for Wattwoman, ca. 1920 (print)

W for Wattwoman, ca. 1920 (print)
8600189 W for Wattwoman, ca. 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher, Paris, around 1920)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: T for Troubadour and Tulip, around 1920 (print)

T for Troubadour and Tulip, around 1920 (print)
8600185 T for Troubadour and Tulip, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher, Paris)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: R for King and Queen, ca. 1920 (print)

R for King and Queen, ca. 1920 (print)
8600182 R for King and Queen, ca. 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher, Paris)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: R for King and Queen -s for Sun and Selena (the Moon), ca. 1920 (print)

R for King and Queen -s for Sun and Selena (the Moon), ca. 1920 (print)
8600180 R for King and Queen -s for Sun and Selena (the Moon), ca. 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume")

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: M for Magician and Marquise, around 1920 (print)

M for Magician and Marquise, around 1920 (print)
8600178 M for Magician and Marquise, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: L for Lorraine and Lucifer (the devil), around 1920 (print)

L for Lorraine and Lucifer (the devil), around 1920 (print)
8600176 L for Lorraine and Lucifer (the devil), around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: F for Folie et Farfadet - G for Gypsy and Greek Warrior, around 1920 (print)

F for Folie et Farfadet - G for Gypsy and Greek Warrior, around 1920 (print)
8600172 F for Folie et Farfadet - G for Gypsy and Greek Warrior, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: E for Esquire du Roi et Espagnole, ca. 1920 (print)

E for Esquire du Roi et Espagnole, ca. 1920 (print)
8600171 E for Esquire du Roi et Espagnole, ca. 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Cover, around 1920 (print)

Cover, around 1920 (print)
8600169 Cover, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher, Paris, around 1920)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: C for Clown and Columbine - D for Dancer and Dragon, around 1920 (print)

C for Clown and Columbine - D for Dancer and Dragon, around 1920 (print)
8600166 C for Clown and Columbine - D for Dancer and Dragon, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume")

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: India vendiendo cuajada, 1820 (watercolour)

India vendiendo cuajada, 1820 (watercolour)
3671189 India vendiendo cuajada, 1820 (watercolour) by Ecuadorian School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Toro-Mucho, Chief of a Band of Koways, 1830 (lithograph)

Toro-Mucho, Chief of a Band of Koways, 1830 (lithograph)
3672324 Toro-Mucho, Chief of a Band of Koways, 1830 (lithograph) by Schott, Arthur (1814-75); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: [Lithographs of North American Indian portraits)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: La romeria de Quinche, 1820 (watercolour)

La romeria de Quinche, 1820 (watercolour)
3671204 La romeria de Quinche, 1820 (watercolour) by Ecuadorian School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Navajos, 1856 (lithograph)

Navajos, 1856 (lithograph)
3672291 Navajos, 1856 (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: [Lithographs of North American Indian portraits, antiquities, landscapes)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Pitaleshau Head Chief of the Pawnees (lithograph)

Pitaleshau Head Chief of the Pawnees (lithograph)
3672257 Pitaleshau Head Chief of the Pawnees (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: [Lithographs of North American Indian portraits)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Girl with Umbrella, Photograph from Travels in Europe and North Africa, 1910 (b/w photo)

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

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print)

Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print)
3671866 Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print) by Castelli, Costanzo (18th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Le Grain (The Squall), c.1871-81 (oil on canvas)

Le Grain (The Squall), c.1871-81 (oil on canvas)
7444537 Le Grain (The Squall), c.1871-81 (oil on canvas) by Schneider, Felicie (nee Fournier) (1831-88); 130.81x97.79 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: General Bonaparte graces the rebels of Cairo, in 1798. 1808 (oil on canvas)

General Bonaparte graces the rebels of Cairo, in 1798. 1808 (oil on canvas)
7423019 General Bonaparte graces the rebels of Cairo, in 1798. 1808 (oil on canvas) by Guerin, Baron Pierre-Narcisse (1774-1833); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Boats on the Nile River, near the pyramides, 1856 (litho)

Boats on the Nile River, near the pyramides, 1856 (litho)
7422811 Boats on the Nile River, near the pyramides, 1856 (litho) by Preziosi, Amadeo (1816-82); (add.info.: Geography. Egypt. Boats on the Nile River, near the pyramides)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Joctian, Chief of the Nuer tribe.Upper Nile valley, 1867 (engraving)

Joctian, Chief of the Nuer tribe.Upper Nile valley, 1867 (engraving)
6947887 Joctian, Chief of the Nuer tribe.Upper Nile valley, 1867 (engraving) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joctian)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Li Hongzang, Viceroy of Zhili, at the imperial Court of China. 1873 (engraving)

Li Hongzang, Viceroy of Zhili, at the imperial Court of China. 1873 (engraving)
7259224 Li Hongzang, Viceroy of Zhili, at the imperial Court of China. 1873 (engraving) by Ronjat, Etienne Antoine Eugene (b.1822); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1823-1901, Li Hongzang)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Noble Lady tartare from Beijing, China. 1873 (engraving)

Noble Lady tartare from Beijing, China. 1873 (engraving)
7259221 Noble Lady tartare from Beijing, China. 1873 (engraving) by Ronjat, Etienne Antoine Eugene (b.1822); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noble Lady tartare from Beijing. China. Design by E)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-1689), 1679 (engraving)

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-1689), 1679 (engraving)
8608540 Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-1689), 1679 (engraving) by Hainzelmann, Johann (1641-93); Bibliotheque Publique et Universitaire, Geneva

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: S for Sun and Selena (the moon), around 1920 (print)

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)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: K for Kabyle and Kimono - L for Lorraine and Lucifer (the devil), around 1920 (print)

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)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: C for Clown and Columbine, ca. 1920 (print)

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)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Souvenirs of the Eastern Capital on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

Souvenirs of the Eastern Capital on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
8599108 Souvenirs of the Eastern Capital on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido: The Actor Onoe Baiko III as the Cat Spirit of the Old Temple, 1841 (ink)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Cat Of Okazaki (Okazaki Neko), 1893 (ink and colour on paper)

Cat Of Okazaki (Okazaki Neko), 1893 (ink and colour on paper)
8599106 Cat Of Okazaki (Okazaki Neko), 1893 (ink and colour on paper) by Kunichika, Toyohara (1835-1900); 35.6x24.7 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon, 7th month, 1847 (ink and colour on paper)

Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon, 7th month, 1847 (ink and colour on paper)
8599101 Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon, 7th month, 1847 (ink and colour on paper) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 35.5--25.7 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Nubian desert. Northern Sudan tribe. 1888 (engraving)

Nubian desert. Northern Sudan tribe. 1888 (engraving)
7305375 Nubian desert. Northern Sudan tribe. 1888 (engraving) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Bokke wife of Moy, chief of the Latuka tribe, South Sudan, 1867 (engraving)

Bokke wife of Moy, chief of the Latuka tribe, South Sudan, 1867 (engraving)
6947889 Bokke wife of Moy, chief of the Latuka tribe, South Sudan, 1867 (engraving) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bokke wife of Moy)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Natives of the Nuer tribe, upper Nile valley, 1867 (engraving)

Natives of the Nuer tribe, upper Nile valley, 1867 (engraving)
6947886 Natives of the Nuer tribe, upper Nile valley, 1867 (engraving) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natives of the Nuer tribe, upper Nile valley)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: A rich man of Tien Tsin, China. 1873 (engraving)

A rich man of Tien Tsin, China. 1873 (engraving)
7259225 A rich man of Tien Tsin, China. 1873 (engraving) by Ronjat, Etienne Antoine Eugene (b.1822); Private Collection; (add.info.: A rich man of Tien Tsin, China. Design by E)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Owene-Siang, chinese statesman in foreign affairs. 1873 (engraving)

Owene-Siang, chinese statesman in foreign affairs. 1873 (engraving)
7259232 Owene-Siang, chinese statesman in foreign affairs. 1873 (engraving) by Ronjat, Etienne Antoine Eugene (b.1822); Private Collection; (add.info.: Owene-Siang)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: The Girl At The Fireplace, 1871 (painting)

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

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Lipan Warrior, 1857 (lithograph)

Lipan Warrior, 1857 (lithograph)
3672326 Lipan Warrior, 1857 (lithograph) by Schott, Arthur (1814-75); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: [Lithographs of North American Indian portraits, antiquities, landscapes)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Woman with two baskets, Photograph from Travels in Europe and North Africa, 1910 (b/w photo)

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

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Group of Eskimaux, 1822, 1824 (engraving)

Group of Eskimaux, 1822, 1824 (engraving)
3672048 Group of Eskimaux, 1822, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Group of Eskimaux at Igloolik, 1824 (engraving)

Group of Eskimaux at Igloolik, 1824 (engraving)
3672036 Group of Eskimaux at Igloolik, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Group of Eskimaux, Igloolik, 1823, 1824 (engraving)

Group of Eskimaux, Igloolik, 1823, 1824 (engraving)
3672025 Group of Eskimaux, Igloolik, 1823, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Eskimaux children dancing, Igloolik, 1823, 1824 (engraving)

Eskimaux children dancing, Igloolik, 1823, 1824 (engraving)
3672006 Eskimaux children dancing, Igloolik, 1823, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Eskimaux, listening at a seal-hole, in the act of striking a seal, 1824 (engraving)

Eskimaux, listening at a seal-hole, in the act of striking a seal, 1824 (engraving)
3671982 Eskimaux, listening at a seal-hole, in the act of striking a seal, 1824 (engraving) by Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print)

Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print)
3671824 Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print) by Castelli, Costanzo (18th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print)

Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print)
3671817 Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print) by Castelli, Costanzo (18th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois




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