Petticoat Collection (#5)

Woman in half-redingote and bonnet inspired by Calpigi. Woman in a canary yellow English-style taffeta dress
5856338 Woman in half-redingote and bonnet inspired by Calpigi. Woman in a canary yellow English-style taffeta dress and a blue silk cap.; (add.info)

Costume of a Mexican lady, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes
FLO4656438 Costume of a Mexican lady, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates, " London, 1865

Christmas Story-telling - drawn by J. E. Millais, 1862. Creator: Dalziel Brothers
Christmas Story-telling - drawn by J. E. Millais, 1862. Victorian family entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

The Social Science Congress at New York: conversazione in the Assembly Rooms, Blake-street, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Social Science Congress at New York: conversazione in the Assembly Rooms, Blake-street, 1864. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Paris fashions for October, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Paris fashions for October, 1864. Fig. 1. Evening Dress. Robe of white alpaca, ornamented with black lace insertion...Muslin chemisette, with collar and cuffs of embroidered muslin

Cutting the first turf of the Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Cutting the first turf of the Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway, 1864. The railway...will not only afford great accommodation to...travellers

Paris fashions for March, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Paris fashions for March, 1864. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

"Face to Face": Effie Blount's Explanation, 1862. Creator: Unknown
"Face to Face": Effie Blount's Explanation, 1862. Illustration to a short story by John Saunderss. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

A Pictorial: the First Syllable, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A Pictorial: the First Syllable, 1864. Christmas entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Paris fashions for December, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Paris fashions for December, 1862. Fig. 1. Evening Dress. Robe of stout corded apple-green taffety...with a guipure on a white ground; the sleeves are also trimmed with a similar transparent guipure

Paris fashions for November, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Paris fashions for November, 1864. Fig. 1. Morning Dress. This is altogether an "at home" costume, the colour of the dress being generally light, over a gay-coloured jupe

Paris fashions for August, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Paris fashions for August, 1864. Fig. 1. Walking Dress. Robe and paletot of grey foulard, with three rows of dark violet silk and passementerie trimming on the skirt; round the edge of the paletot

Paris fashions for February, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Paris fashions for February, 1864. Fig. 1. Walking Dress. Dark brown silk robe, trimmed round the bottom of the skirt with a wide band of black velvet

The Dowager Queen Lovisa Ulrika of Sweden, 1775. Creator: Lorens Pasch the Younger
The Dowager Queen Lovisa Ulrika of Sweden, 1775

Isabella of Bourbon. First Queen of King Philip IV, 1614-1660. Creator: Diego Velasquez
Isabella of Bourbon. First Queen of King Philip IV, 1614-1660

Miss Lindahl, portrait photograph, 1918 Oct. 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Lindahl, portrait photograph, 1918 Oct. 1. Possibly a portrait of Swedish actress Anna Lindahl

Woman's Robe à la Française or afternoon dress and petticoat, France, c.1760. Creator: Unknown
Woman's Robe a la Francaise or afternoon dress and petticoat, France, c.1760

Scarborough Spa - from a sketch by Miss Claxton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Scarborough Spa - from a sketch by Miss Claxton, 1858. Resort on the coast of Yorkshire. Apart from the excellent qualities of its mineral waters

The Towcester Flower Show, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Towcester Flower Show, 1858. The pleasant little market-town of Towcester, in Northamptonshire, has recently been enlivened by a floral and horticultural exhibition, by a cattle show

Scene from "The Rose of Castile", at Drury Lane Theatre, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Scene from "The Rose of Castile", at Drury Lane Theatre, 1858. London stage production. This lively and pretty opera, certainly the chef-d'oeuvre of our most popular English composer

Fashions for October, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fashions for October, 1858. 1. Dress in the new style called a six lis. It has a double skirt - the upper one consisting of six breadths of silk of two different kinds...The corsage is three-quarter

Meeting of the Worcestershire Archery Society in the Grounds of Lea Castle, Wolverley... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of the Worcestershire Archery Society in the Grounds of Lea Castle, Wolverley, near Kidderminster, 1858. Women shooting with bow and arrow

Fashions for September, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fashions for September, 1858. We may here describe a few dresses worn during the fetes at Cherbourg by ladies of distinguished rank

Fashions for August - Promenade or Carriage Costume, and Ball Dress, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fashions for August - Promenade or Carriage Costume, and Ball Dress, 1858. Dress of very rich Azof-green silk, with two skirts

Fashions for August - Country or Seaside Dress, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fashions for August - Country or Seaside Dress, 1858. Round hat of leghorn, with a very broad brim, inclining downward on the forehead, so as to shade the face from the sun

Fashions for July, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fashions for July, 1858. Fig. 1: Dress of green silk, with quilles or sides trimmings of black passementerie...The corsage, which is pointed at the waist

Mowing, Shearing, and Cottagers Flower Show, at Coleshill Park - the Distribution of the... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mowing, Shearing, and Cottagers Flower Show, at Coleshill Park - the Distribution of the Prizes, 1858. For fourteen years the noble owner of Coleshill

The Queen's Visit to Birmingham - Her Majesty Planting an Oak in the Grounds of Warwick Castle, 1858. The Queen, taking the Earl of Warwick's arm

Scene at the Volunteer Review in Hyde Park, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Scene at the Volunteer Review in Hyde Park, [London], 1860. Crowds watching military manoeuvres....before reaching this centre of the line, where the Queen was stationed

Costumes de Différent Pays, Laitiere des Environs de Bordeaux, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Different Pays, Laitiere des Environs de Bordeaux, c1797

Woman's cage crinolettes (with bustles), England, between 1872 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Woman's cage crinolettes (with bustles), England, between 1872 and 1875

Woman's striped silk sack-back jacket (caraco), Europe, c.1760, altered c.1780. Petticoat: c.1785. Creator: Unknown
Woman's striped silk sack-back jacket (caraco), Europe, c.1760, altered c.1780. Petticoat: c.1785

Woman's striped silk sack-back jacket (caraco), Europe, c.1760, altered c.1780. Petticoat: c.1785. Creator: Unknown
Woman's striped silk sack-back jacket (caraco), Europe, c.1760, altered c.1780. Petticoat: c.1785

Woman's Robe à l'anglaise ensemble (gown, petticoat, fichu); hat; and shoes, Robe: 1780-1790. Creator: Unknown
Woman's Robe a l'anglaise ensemble (gown, petticoat, fichu); hat; and shoes, Robe: 1780-1790. Petticoat: 1780s; Hat: Shoes: c.1770

Robe à la française (gown and petticoat), Europe, c.1725. Stomacher: c.1735. Creator: Unknown
Robe a la francaise (gown and petticoat), Europe, c.1725. Stomacher: c.1735

Crinoline: Bustle cage crinoline, England, 1862-1870. Creator: Unknown
Crinoline: Bustle cage crinoline, England, 1862-1870. Corset: c.1865-75; Chemise: c.1850-70; Shoes: c.1870

Pair of woman's sleeve plumpers, England, between 1830 and 1835. Creator: Unknown
Pair of woman's sleeve plumpers, England, between 1830 and 1835

Portrait of Maria Elisabeth Adolphine Waller-Schill, 1866. Creator: Louis Chantal
Portrait of Maria Elisabeth Adolphine Waller-Schill, 1866. The drawing dates from the year of Maria Schill's marriage to M.J. Waller

Cremorne Gardens - the Maypole Dance, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Cremorne Gardens - the Maypole Dance, 1858. Pleasure gardens in Chelsea, London. This delightful place of public resort was...the centre of great attraction, and was crowded by a brilliant company

Paris Fashions for the New Year, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Paris Fashions for the New Year, 1860. 1. Morning Toilet. Double-skirted taffety dress; the under skirt is plain, and the upper one largely rounded off at the lower corners

Isabella II (1830-1904), reg. Queen of Spain, married to King Francis of Spain, c19th century. Creator: Anon
Isabella II (1830-1904), reg. Queen of Spain, married to King Francis of Spain, c19th century

Costumes de Différents Pays, Indienne de Quito, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Indienne de Quito, c1797

Tiens, ce n'est rien que des peintures!... 1855. Creator: Honore Daumier
Tiens, ce n'est rien que des peintures!... 1855. Pun on the French word toile which can mean canvas or cloth. - Tiens, ce n'est rien que des peintures

Fashions for December, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Fashions for December, 1858. Dress of green droguet, spotted with black velvet. The dress has two skirts and both have side trimmings, formed of rows of black velvet...The corsage

Voyons...Ai-je l'air assez homme comme ça?, 1856. Creator: Honore Daumier
Voyons...Ai-je l'air assez homme comme ca?, 1856. Woman cross-dressing in order to be able to enter the stock exchange. Let's see...Do I look manly enough like this? From Les Boursicotieres

La Guirlande, album Mensuel d'Art et de la Litterature, 1919-1920: Woman in Pink Dress in Garden, 1919-1920. A woman walks in a garden with butterflies

Paris Fashions for October, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Paris Fashions for October, 1860. 1. Walking Dress...of light green taffety, ample in the skirt...above the flounces there is a narrow edging

The Paris Fashions for September, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Paris Fashions for September, 1860. 1. Morning Dress. Jaconet peignoir, with two narrow flounces; on the upper part of each flounce is a quilling...[with] a blue silk ribbon

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"Dancing to the infectious beats of Cy Lauries jazz band in a dimly lit cellar, tucked away in Soho, London. The vibrant energy Lane Market in the 1940s fills the air, as shoppers browse through stalls on Wentworth Street. Victor Stiebel's exquisite dresses grace the display windows, capturing the essence of elegance and style. Transporting us back to the bustling streets Lane in the 1930s, where traders passionately barter for their wares. A timeless scene captured by David Wright's iconic Pin-Up Girl artwork - a symbol of femininity and allure. Petticoat Lane Market remains an integral part of London's East End, with its rich history and diverse offerings. It witnessed lively jive and jitterbug dances during the 1950s, as couples energetically embraced these popular dance styles at parties that echoed with laughter and joy. Yet amidst this celebration, reminders lingered from past struggles; anti-suffrage sentiments expressed through slogans like "Votes for Women Never. " However, even within such resistance, women found ways to express themselves boldly - like a pin-up adorned in gold mules or donning a petticoat with confidence. Reflecting further back into time reveals an elegant woman dressed in a ball gown adorned with a mask - her attire reminiscent of grand masquerade balls held in 1788. Each layer of her petticoat adds depth to her ensemble while concealing mysteries beneath. The word 'petticoat' carries stories woven together by threads from different eras - tales filled with music, fashion trends evolving at markets brimming with life and color. It represents resilience against opposition while embracing feminine power and self-expression throughout history.