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"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: 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

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

Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print)
3671779 Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print) by Castelli, Costanzo (18th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Yunbo alcalde de Napo, 1820 (watercolour)

Yunbo alcalde de Napo, 1820 (watercolour)
3671183 Yunbo alcalde de Napo, 1820 (watercolour) by Ecuadorian School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Yunba de Napo, 1820 (watercolour)

Yunba de Napo, 1820 (watercolour)
3671177 Yunba de Napo, 1820 (watercolour) by Ecuadorian School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Costumbres de Quito art original)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Old 'Blind Aaron' - over 100 years, Wrangle, Alaska - photographer, A.C.Pillsbury, Palo Alto, Cal

Old "Blind Aaron" - over 100 years, Wrangle, Alaska - photographer, A.C.Pillsbury, Palo Alto, Cal
3671446 Old "Blind Aaron" - over 100 years, Wrangle, Alaska - photographer, A.C.Pillsbury, Palo Alto, Cal. undated (b/w photo) by Pillsbury, Arthur Clarence (1870-1946); Newberry Library

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: V for Fiddler and Villageoise, around 1920 (print)

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)

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

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)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: O for Orientale and Carnation - P for Polichinelle and Papillon - Q for Quimperlois and Quimperloise

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

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: K for Kabyle and Kimono, around 1920 (print)

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)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: B for Shepherd and Bouquetiere, around 1920 (print)

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)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-1689) in Oriental Dress, 1681 (engraving)

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-1689) in Oriental Dress, 1681 (engraving)
8608541 Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605-1689) in Oriental Dress, 1681 (engraving) by French School, (17th century); (add.info.: Jean-Baptiste Tavernier)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Spanish Conquest of Mexico:meeting between Hernan Cortes and Montezuma II in 1519

Spanish Conquest of Mexico:meeting between Hernan Cortes and Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4900787 Spanish Conquest of Mexico:meeting between Hernan Cortes and Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Roman Emperor (pen & ink on paper)

Roman Emperor (pen & ink on paper)
3598779 Roman Emperor (pen & ink on paper) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); (add.info.: by Titian Uffizi, G.D.S., Firenze, Toscana)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Re Brigade, Ninth Group (Kubangumi): (Ichimura Kakitsu IV as) Reizaburō the Little Fox (Kogitsune)

Re Brigade, Ninth Group (Kubangumi): (Ichimura Kakitsu IV as) Reizaburō the Little Fox (Kogitsune), 8th month
8599107 Re Brigade, Ninth Group (Kubangumi): (Ichimura Kakitsu IV as) Reizaburō the Little Fox (Kogitsune), 8th month, 1866 (ink and colour on paper) by Kunichika

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Explorer in the great lakes in Sudan. 1888 (engraving)

Explorer in the great lakes in Sudan. 1888 (engraving)
7305352 Explorer in the great lakes in Sudan. 1888 (engraving) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Explorer in the great lakes in Sudan)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Natives blacksmiths from the Latuka tribe. South Sudan, 1867 (engraving)

Natives blacksmiths from the Latuka tribe. South Sudan, 1867 (engraving)
6947890 Natives blacksmiths from the Latuka tribe. South Sudan, 1867 (engraving) by Neuville, Alphonse Marie de (1835-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natives blacksmiths from the Latuka tribe)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Senorita yendo a misa, 1820 (watercolour)

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

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Chagra, mayordomo de Hacienda, 1820 (watercolour)

Chagra, mayordomo de Hacienda, 1820 (watercolour)
3671194 Chagra, mayordomo de Hacienda, 1820 (watercolour) by Ecuadorian School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: The Javanese Dancing Girls, 1893 (lithograph)

The Javanese Dancing Girls, 1893 (lithograph)
3671616 The Javanese Dancing Girls, 1893 (lithograph) by Thulstrup, Thure de (1848-1930); 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)
3671874 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)
3671846 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)
3671801 Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print) by Castelli, Costanzo (18th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Fish saleswoman, England. English engraving, 1854

Fish saleswoman, England. English engraving, 1854
JAB4120836 Fish saleswoman, England. English engraving, 1854 by Alexander, William (1767-1816) (after); (add.info.: Fish saleswoman, England. English engraving, 1854); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Spring Festival at the Himis Monastery, Tibet (litho)

Spring Festival at the Himis Monastery, Tibet (litho)
CHT166637 Spring Festival at the Himis Monastery, Tibet (litho) by Sabattier, Louis Remy (1863-1935); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Laughing Girls, 1871 (painting)

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

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Japanese courtesan in kimono having a cup of tea, 18th century (print)

Japanese courtesan in kimono having a cup of tea, 18th century (print)
3794040 Japanese courtesan in kimono having a cup of tea, 18th century (print) by Koryusai, Isoda (1735-90); (add.info.: Japanese courtesan in kimono having a cup of tea - Two young Japanese girls by)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Princess Valley-of-the-Mountain (b/w photo)

Princess Valley-of-the-Mountain (b/w photo)
NBY332211 Princess Valley-of-the-Mountain (b/w photo) by Freeman, Emma B. (1880-1928); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; © Newberry Library

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Portrait of Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944), French historian, academician and politician

Portrait of Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944), French historian, academician and politician. Photography late 19th century
JEB4835629 Portrait of Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944), French historian, academician and politician. Photography late 19th century

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Harlaxton Manor, view of the front entrance through the forecourt screen

Harlaxton Manor, view of the front entrance through the forecourt screen, from 100 Favourite Houses (b/w photo)
CLF310446 Harlaxton Manor, view of the front entrance through the forecourt screen, from 100 Favourite Houses (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Portrait of the painter Edouard Manet (1832 - 1883)

Portrait of the painter Edouard Manet (1832 - 1883)
GIE4830960 Portrait of the painter Edouard Manet (1832 - 1883). by Nadar, Paul (1856-1939); (add.info.: Portrait of the painter Edouard Manet (1832 - 1883).); Photo © Effigie

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: A collection of Waldeck's original artwork of Mesoamerica, Box 10 of 22, 1831 (print)

A collection of Waldeck's original artwork of Mesoamerica, Box 10 of 22, 1831 (print)
3672825 A collection of Waldeck's original artwork of Mesoamerica, Box 10 of 22, 1831 (print) by Waldeck, Johann Friedrich Maximilian von (1766-1875); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Leaving home for the Carlisle Indian School (chromolitho), 1911 (chromolitho)

Leaving home for the Carlisle Indian School (chromolitho), 1911 (chromolitho)
3672228 Leaving home for the Carlisle Indian School (chromolitho), 1911 (chromolitho) by Burbank, Elbridge Ayer (1858-1949); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Goddess Teoyaomqui and porphyry sacrificial stone, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)

Goddess Teoyaomqui and porphyry sacrificial stone, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)
3673396 Goddess Teoyaomqui and porphyry sacrificial stone, c.1843-50 (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: C.H.S)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Divinity, priest or hero of Maya nation, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)

Divinity, priest or hero of Maya nation, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)
3673393 Divinity, priest or hero of Maya nation, c.1843-50 (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: C.H.S)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Duel on the Champion Stone, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)

Duel on the Champion Stone, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)
3673389 Duel on the Champion Stone, c.1843-50 (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: C.H.S)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Mexican Indians in the holiday dress, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)

Mexican Indians in the holiday dress, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)
3673354 Mexican Indians in the holiday dress, c.1843-50 (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: C.H.S)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Indians about Carthagena soon after the conquest of South America, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)

Indians about Carthagena soon after the conquest of South America, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)
3673315 Indians about Carthagena soon after the conquest of South America, c.1843-50 (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: C.H.S)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Guiana Indians, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)

Guiana Indians, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)
3673312 Guiana Indians, c.1843-50 (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: C.H.S)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Sewessissing, chief of the Eowahs, N. America, Sioux nation, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)

Sewessissing, chief of the Eowahs, N. America, Sioux nation, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)
3673251 Sewessissing, chief of the Eowahs, N. America, Sioux nation, c.1843-50 (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: C.H.S)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Big bug dress of an Indian magician, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)

Big bug dress of an Indian magician, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)
3673230 Big bug dress of an Indian magician, c.1843-50 (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: C.H.S)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Dance of the N. W. Indians, at the Mission of St. Jose de California, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)

Dance of the N. W. Indians, at the Mission of St. Jose de California, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)
3673223 Dance of the N.W. Indians, at the Mission of St. Jose de California, c.1843-50 (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: C.H.S)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Quito in a shawl, 1865 (watercolour)

Quito in a shawl, 1865 (watercolour)
3673165 Quito in a shawl, 1865 (watercolour) by Salas, Ramon (1815-80); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Original watercolors by Ramon Salas, famous Ecuadorian artist)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Quito with a large spear, 1865 (watercolour)

Quito with a large spear, 1865 (watercolour)
3673151 Quito with a large spear, 1865 (watercolour) by Salas, Ramon (1815-80); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Quito costumes Drawing No. 26)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Quito in a cloak, 1865 (watercolour)

Quito in a cloak, 1865 (watercolour)
3673137 Quito in a cloak, 1865 (watercolour) by Salas, Ramon (1815-80); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Quito costumes Drawing No. 22)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Quito carrying vegetables, 1865 (watercolour)

Quito carrying vegetables, 1865 (watercolour)
3673123 Quito carrying vegetables, 1865 (watercolour) by Salas, Ramon (1815-80); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Quito costumes Drawing No. 18)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Quito dancing in costume, 1865 (watercolour)

Quito dancing in costume, 1865 (watercolour)
3673121 Quito dancing in costume, 1865 (watercolour) by Salas, Ramon (1815-80); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Quito costumes Drawing No. 17)

Background imageFolk Dress Collection: Quito standing with wooden pole, 1865 (watercolour)

Quito standing with wooden pole, 1865 (watercolour)
3673089 Quito standing with wooden pole, 1865 (watercolour) by Salas, Ramon (1815-80); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Quito costumes Drawing No. 8)




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"Folk Dress: A Glimpse into Cultural Heritage and Artistic Expressions" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of folk dress. From the Swansea Milk-Seller, Swansea Market Woman, to the Swansea Cockle-Seller, these enchanting figures bring to life a bygone era with their vibrant attire. Intriguingly captured through late 19th-century photography, we catch a glimpse of Gabriel Hanotaux, a French historian and politician whose portrait exudes an air of intellectual prowess. Meanwhile, Harlaxton Manor's front entrance beckons us through its forecourt screen - an architectural marvel that stands as a testament to timeless elegance. The artistic realm also takes center stage as we encounter Edouard Manet's enigmatic gaze in his portrait. His brushstrokes reveal both mastery and mystery, leaving us captivated by his artistic vision. Venturing further into Mesoamerica, Waldeck's original artwork transports us to ancient civilizations with Box 10 of 22 from his collection. We witness scenes depicting leaving home for the Carlisle Indian School - poignant moments frozen in chromolitho prints that evoke emotions of longing and hope. Delving deeper into history, we discover Goddess Teoyaomqui alongside a porphyry sacrificial stone - watercolors that unveil the sacred rituals and beliefs held dear by our ancestors. The divinity portrayed here resonates with power and reverence while Maya heroes emerge from another painting - their presence commanding respect across generations. As our journey continues through vibrant watercolor depictions of Mexican Indians celebrating in holiday dress or Indians about Carthagena soon after South America's conquests unfold before our eyes; we are transported across continents experiencing diverse cultures united under one theme – traditional attire. Finally reaching Guiana Indians' portrayal brings forth yet another facet of indigenous heritage preserved on canvas. Their unique clothing reflects centuries-old traditions passed down through generations, reminding us of the rich tapestry that makes up our global community.