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Nationa Costume Collection (#8)

"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of National Costumes

Background imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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 imageNationa Costume 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




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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of National Costumes: A Glimpse into History and Culture" Step back in time with a captivating collection of images that unveil the beauty and diversity of national costumes from around the world. From portraits capturing renowned figures like Gabriel Hanotaux, to stunning architectural marvels such as Harlaxton Manor, this visual journey is bound to leave you enthralled. Delve into the late 19th century through a mesmerizing portrait of French historian Gabriel Hanotaux. His dignified presence exudes an air of intellectual prowess, reminding us that national costumes are not merely garments but reflections of identity and heritage. As we move forward, our gaze falls upon Harlaxton Manor's front entrance framed by an enchanting forecourt screen. This majestic manor stands as a testament to British history and its grandeur serves as a backdrop for showcasing traditional attire. Edouard Manet's portrait transports us further into the past, offering glimpses into artistic expressions intertwined with fashion. The painter's brush strokes capture not only his subject's likeness but also their essence within their national costume. Venturing beyond Europe, Waldeck's original artwork takes us on an expedition through Mesoamerica. Box 10 out of 22 reveals intricate prints depicting Goddess Teoyaomqui alongside porphyry sacrificial stones—a vivid representation of ancient rituals preserved through artistry. The allure continues with scenes from daily life at Carlisle Indian School in 1911. Witnessing students leaving home clad in chromolitho outfits showcases how national costumes played an integral role in cultural preservation during times of assimilation. Traveling southwards, we encounter Mexican Indians adorned in vibrant holiday dress—an explosion of colors that celebrate tradition and festivity. These watercolor depictions transport us to another era where indigenous communities proudly showcased their rich heritage through clothing. Further explorations take us across South America after its conquest, where indigenous people in Carthagena don their national costumes.