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Garment Collection (#4)

"From Little Miss Natty Fingers to Fashionable Women

Background imageGarment Collection: Isadora Duncan dancer, portrait photograph, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Isadora Duncan dancer, portrait photograph, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Isadora Duncan dancer, portrait photograph, between 1915 and 1923

Background imageGarment Collection: Isadora Duncan dancer, portrait photograph, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Isadora Duncan dancer, portrait photograph, between 1915 and 1923. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Isadora Duncan dancer, portrait photograph, between 1915 and 1923

Background imageGarment Collection: Mannes, David, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 28. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mannes, David, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 28. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mannes, David, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 28

Background imageGarment Collection: Barker, Granville, Mrs. (Lillah MacCarthy), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 26

Barker, Granville, Mrs. (Lillah MacCarthy), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Barker, Granville, Mrs. (Lillah MacCarthy), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 26

Background imageGarment Collection: Hall, Blanche, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Hall, Blanche, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Hall, Blanche, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916

Background imageGarment Collection: Freeman, Helen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Sept. 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Freeman, Helen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Sept. 4. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Freeman, Helen, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Sept. 4

Background imageGarment Collection: Fisher, Dorothy, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Fisher, Dorothy, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Fisher, Dorothy, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915

Background imageGarment Collection: Eder, May, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Mar. 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Eder, May, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Mar. 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Eder, May, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 Mar. 3

Background imageGarment Collection: Red Cross Garment Group, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Red Cross Garment Group

Red Cross Garment Group, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Red Cross Garment Group
Red Cross Garment Group, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageGarment Collection: The Vest of August the Strong, 1840. Creator: Adolph Menzel

The Vest of August the Strong, 1840. Creator: Adolph Menzel
The Vest of August the Strong, 1840

Background imageGarment Collection: Dolman, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown

Dolman, 1935/1942. Creator: Unknown
Dolman, 1935/1942

Background imageGarment Collection: Steam Sewing-Machines, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Steam Sewing-Machines, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Steam Sewing-Machines, 1854. The machine-room of the firm of Holloway, Crowe, and Holloway, ...wholesale clothes manufacturers, Stroud, Gloucestershire...Here are twenty machines in work

Background imageGarment Collection: Costume Study for 'Jeux', 1913. Creator: Leon Bakst. Costume Study for 'Jeux', 1913

Costume Study for "Jeux", 1913. Creator: Leon Bakst. Costume Study for "Jeux", 1913
Costume Study for "Jeux", 1913

Background imageGarment Collection: Dolman, c. 1938. Creator: Joseph L. Boyd

Dolman, c. 1938. Creator: Joseph L. Boyd
Dolman, c. 1938

Background imageGarment Collection: Ne-Sou-A Quoit, a Fox Chief, 1837. Creator: Albert Newsam

Ne-Sou-A Quoit, a Fox Chief, 1837. Creator: Albert Newsam
Ne-Sou-A Quoit, a Fox Chief, 1837

Background imageGarment Collection: Blue Velvet Dolman, c. 1937. Creator: Arelia Arbo

Blue Velvet Dolman, c. 1937. Creator: Arelia Arbo
Blue Velvet Dolman, c. 1937

Background imageGarment Collection: The First Garments of the New Year (Kiso hajime), from the illustrated book 'Colors... c. 1787

The First Garments of the New Year (Kiso hajime), from the illustrated book "Colors... c. 1787
The First Garments of the New Year (Kiso hajime), from the illustrated book "Colors of the Triple Dawn (Saishiki mitsu no asa)", c. 1787

Background imageGarment Collection: Saints Clement, Sebastian, Bruno, Francis of Paula, Anthony of Padua Worshipping... n.d

Saints Clement, Sebastian, Bruno, Francis of Paula, Anthony of Padua Worshipping... n.d. Creator: Crispijn de Passe
Saints Clement, Sebastian, Bruno, Francis of Paula, Anthony of Padua Worshipping Garment of the Virgin, n.d

Background imageGarment Collection: Pacific Islands, Oceania: portrait of young women

Pacific Islands, Oceania: portrait of young women
Vintage 19th century photograph - Oceania, Pacific Islands, probably Fiji, Tahiti or Western Samoa: portrait of young women in a studio setting

Background imageGarment Collection: Queen Victoria, with her husband, Prince Albert

Queen Victoria, with her husband, Prince Albert
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Her Majesty Queen Victoria, photographed with her husband, Prince Albert. Image c.1860

Background imageGarment Collection: Maharaja of Kuch Behar, Cooch Behar, Koch Bihar, India

Maharaja of Kuch Behar, Cooch Behar, Koch Bihar, India
Vintage 19th century photograph: Maharajah of Kuch Behar, Cooch Behar, also known as Koch Bihar, was a princely state in India during the British Raj. Image c. 1890

Background imageGarment Collection: Portrait of a Siamese, Thai, girl; Siam, Thailand

Portrait of a Siamese, Thai, girl; Siam, Thailand
Vintage 19th century photograph: Portrait of a Siamese, Thai, girl; Siam, Thailand

Background imageGarment Collection: Portraits of Malay people, Malay peninsula

Portraits of Malay people, Malay peninsula
Vintage 19th century photograph: Portraits of Malay people, Malay peninsula, now mostly Malaysia. Ethnic types designed to portray racial characteristics rather than act as individual portraits

Background imageGarment Collection: A flying Josie, worn in Pennsylvania, late 18th century, (1937). Creator: Unknown

A flying Josie, worn in Pennsylvania, late 18th century, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Picture of a garment called a " flying Josie", made of white cambric and worn in Pennsylvania, late 18th century, 1937

Background imageGarment Collection: Body piece. Creator: Unknown

Body piece. Creator: Unknown
Body piece

Background imageGarment Collection: Top. Creator: Unknown

Top. Creator: Unknown
Top

Background imageGarment Collection: Body piece. Creator: Unknown

Body piece. Creator: Unknown
Body piece. Additional Info: Small bodice for girl, of half-woollen fabric, intended as upholstery fabric, jacquard tissue with green-yellow cotton warp that forms the satin bottom

Background imageGarment Collection: Portrait of Hans Wrangel, mid 16th century. Creator: Unknown

Portrait of Hans Wrangel, mid 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Hans Wrangel, mid 16th century

Background imageGarment Collection: Top. Creator: Unknown

Top. Creator: Unknown
Top. Additional Info: Upper part of white linen fabric

Background imageGarment Collection: Female costume, 1780. Creator: Carl Wilhelm Swedman

Female costume, 1780. Creator: Carl Wilhelm Swedman
Female costume, 1780

Background imageGarment Collection: Horses pulling U.S. Mail sled, between c1900 and 1927. Creator: Unknown

Horses pulling U.S. Mail sled, between c1900 and 1927. Creator: Unknown
Horses pulling U.S. Mail sled, between c1900 and 1927

Background imageGarment Collection: Wife of Old Crow - Cheyenne, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Wife of Old Crow - Cheyenne, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wife of Old Crow - Cheyenne, c1927. Cheyenne woman, half-length portrait, facing front

Background imageGarment Collection: Big Road's daughter, 1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Big Road's daughter, 1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Big Road's daughter, 1907. Photograph shows head-and-shoulders portrait of Big Road's daughter, wearing traditional clothing, facing front

Background imageGarment Collection: Lucille [B], c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Lucille [B], c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Lucille [B], c1907. Photograph shows Lucille, a Native woman, half-length portrait, standing next to tree, facing front, wearing a headband and seashell decorated buckskin dress

Background imageGarment Collection: Hard Wood, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Hard Wood, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hard Wood, 1905. Photograph shows Hard Wood, wearing traditional clothing, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Background imageGarment Collection: The Sioux child, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

The Sioux child, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Sioux child, c1905

Background imageGarment Collection: A Hamatsa costume-Nakoaktok, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

A Hamatsa costume-Nakoaktok, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Hamatsa costume-Nakoaktok, c1910. Kwakiutl man kneeling on one knee dressed in skins, hat and other garments

Background imageGarment Collection: Cheyenne girl, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Cheyenne girl, 1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Cheyenne girl, 1910. Photograph shows half-length portrait of Cheyenne girl with braids, wearing cowrie shell dress, seated, facing front

Background imageGarment Collection: Sioux maiden, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Sioux maiden, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Sioux maiden, c1908. Portrait, full length, standing by tree, beaded headband, beaded buckskin dress

Background imageGarment Collection: Eagle Child-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Eagle Child-Atsina, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Eagle Child-Atsina, c1908. Eagle Child, Atsina man, half-length portrait, facing front

Background imageGarment Collection: Day Woman, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Day Woman, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Day Woman, c1907. Head-and-Shoulders portrait of Dakota woman

Background imageGarment Collection: Young woman, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: Unknown

Young woman, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: Unknown
Young woman, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. This collection of photographs and documents from the private archive of Sergei Mikhailovich Chashchin relates to the establishment of a firefighting

Background imageGarment Collection: Olga Fedorovna Balamutova, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: Unknown

Olga Fedorovna Balamutova, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: Unknown
Olga Fedorovna Balamutova, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. This collection of photographs and documents from the private archive of Sergei Mikhailovich Chashchin relates to the establishment of a

Background imageGarment Collection: A Young Lady from Omsk in a Mordovian Outfit. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov

A Young Lady from Omsk in a Mordovian Outfit. Irkutsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
A Young Lady from Omsk in a Mordovian Outfit. Irkutsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Background imageGarment Collection: Hattie Bear Black, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Hattie Bear Black, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hattie Bear Black, 1905. Photograph shows half-length portrait of Hattie Bear Black with braids, wearing pearl necklace and traditional dress, seated, facing right

Background imageGarment Collection: Uriankhai-Todzhin fighter in special costume, 1897. Creator: Unknown

Uriankhai-Todzhin fighter in special costume, 1897. Creator: Unknown
Uriankhai-Todzhin fighter in special costume, 1897. From the album Puteshestviya P. Ye. Ostrovskogo na Yenisey v 1894 i 1897 godakh (The journeys of P. E)

Background imageGarment Collection: A Uriankhai-Todzhin Fighter. Same as Number 8 but from the Side, 1897. Creator: Unknown

A Uriankhai-Todzhin Fighter. Same as Number 8 but from the Side, 1897. Creator: Unknown
A Uriankhai-Todzhin Fighter. Same as Number 8 but from the Side, 1897. From the album Puteshestviya P. Ye. Ostrovskogo na Yenisey v 1894 i 1897 godakh (The journeys of P. E)

Background imageGarment Collection: Crown Prince Karl, later King Karl XV, 1849. Creator: Fritz von Dardel

Crown Prince Karl, later King Karl XV, 1849. Creator: Fritz von Dardel
Crown Prince Karl, later King Karl XV, 1849




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"From Little Miss Natty Fingers to Fashionable Women: A Journey Through Garments" Step into the world of garments as we explore a captivating collection of fashion moments throughout history. In Muriel Dawson's enchanting illustration, "Little Miss Natty Fingers, " we witness the delicate artistry involved in creating beautiful garments. The attention to detail is evident, just like in the English Rose dream corselette advert from 1952, where elegance and comfort intertwine seamlessly. Traveling further back in time, we encounter Senora De Guadalupe draped in traditional attire that reflects her rich cultural heritage. Similarly, women's clothing for May 1913 showcases the evolving trends and styles that captivated ladies during this era. The year 1913 was undoubtedly a pinnacle moment for fashion as fashionable women proudly showcased their new creations with confidence and grace. Meanwhile, an African woman pounding grain reminds us of how they can also serve practical purposes while still embracing tradition. Even those who protect and serve have their own unique garment stories to tell. In April 1939, a policeman's uniform symbolized authority and respect within society. But it's not only about women; men too have left their mark on the garment industry. Picture a man sitting amidst bales of hay wearing long underwear – an unexpected yet intriguing sight that adds character to his surroundings. Royalty has always been associated with exquisite garments, such as Queen Anne of Cleves' regal attire which exuded power and grandeur during her reign. Peter Robinson's gentlemen's clothing advertisement from 1895 takes us back even further when style was synonymous with sophistication and refinement among men. However, not all depictions were serious; Victorian satirical cartoons often poked fun at societal norms through exaggerated characters like "The Modern Damsel. " These illustrations remind us that fashion has always had its playful side too.