Shawl Collection (#3)

A Gondola, 1859 (oil on canvas)
8720971 A Gondola, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Exner, Johann Julius (1825-1910); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: By Julius Exner With a point of view from inside the gondola)

Finnish woman in holiday clothes, ca 1850 (Engraving)
7422822 Finnish woman in holiday clothes, ca 1850 (Engraving); (add.info.: Geography. Finland. Finnish woman. in holiday clothes. Engraving, Russia, ca 1850.); © Archives Charmet

Frontispiece
5855763 Frontispiece; (add.info.: Frontispiece: g105 Costumes of the departments of the lower Seine: Calvados, la Manche and lfOrne.h The artist has assembled all the different headdresses of)

Costume of Bolbec
5855696 Costume of Bolbec; (add.info.: Woman in costume of Bolbec, reading a book while resting against a chair. This bavolet bonnet is the most beautiful we have seen)

Costume of Rolleville, drawn at le Havre
5855693 Costume of Rolleville, drawn at le Havre; (add.info.: Woman in the costume of Rolleville, drawn at le Havre. She wears an elaborate tall bavolet hat of folded lace)

Costume of Coutances
5855683 Costume of Coutances; (add.info.: Woman in the costume of Coutances. Here is a really large bavolet bonnet, with the most luxurious decoration)

Laundry woman of fine linen at Rouen
5855679 Laundry woman of fine linen at Rouen.; (add.info.: Laundry woman of fine linen at Rouen. It's not the tall bavolet bonnet that is remarkable here so much as the hair chignon held up in)

Two women with a cup (oil on wood)
8714415 Two women with a cup (oil on wood) by Italian School, (19th century); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: Anonymous artist)

The Bright Shawl, 1921 (oil on board)
823211 The Bright Shawl, 1921 (oil on board) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 83x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bright Shawl. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on board

Angelica Singleton Van Buren, 1842 (oil on canvas)
8735819 Angelica Singleton Van Buren, 1842 (oil on canvas) by Inman, Henry (1801-46); 107.32 x 85.42 cm; White House, Washington D.C. USA; (add.info.: By Henry Inman); Copyright Universal Images Group

Mrs. Hazlewood (engraving)
937977 Mrs. Hazlewood (engraving); Private Collection

Elisa Pearson Playter, c.1837 (oil on wood panel)
XOS5882285 Elisa Pearson Playter, c.1837 (oil on wood panel) by Wonder, Pieter Christoffel (1780-1852); 20x15.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Pieter Christoffel Wonder)

Young Woman Seated, last fourth 18th century or first fourth 19th century (oil; framing lines in graphite)
XOS5881176 Young Woman Seated, last fourth 18th century or first fourth 19th century (oil; framing lines in graphite) by Prud'hon, Pierre-Paul (1758-1823); 16.9x13.3 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a young woman wearing a hat and holding roses (coloured photo)
8655810 Portrait of a young woman wearing a hat and holding roses (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

100 old time Bible words (litho)
8673191 100 old time Bible words (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 100 old time Bible words)

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Women's costume of Landivisiau, Finistere (colour litho)
8677255 Women's costume of Landivisiau, Finistere (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Landivisiau, Finistere, Brittany, France)

A German man greeting a woman, ca. 1700 - German man greeting a woman, 1700s. Antique hand-colored print, English
NWI4956795 A German man greeting a woman, ca. 1700 - German man greeting a woman, 1700s. Antique hand-colored print, English; (add.info.: A German man greeting a woman, ca)

Men and women of the high European society vetus a la latest fashion, circa 1820 - High society Europeans wearing
NWI4956517 Men and women of the high European society vetus a la latest fashion, circa 1820 - High society Europeans wearing the latest fashions

Godey's fashion illustration of two women, 1890s
NWI4956273 Godey's fashion illustration of two women, 1890s.; (add.info.: Godey's fashion illustration of two women, 1890s.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

"Street life in London": sufferers from the floods
3570746 "Street life in London": sufferers from the floods; (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington); Alinari Archives

Costumes of Kyrgyz women in embroidered dresses with cylindrical hats and shawls, fringes
FLO4624810 Costumes of Kyrgyz women in embroidered dresses with cylindrical hats and shawls, fringes, and men with muskets and pitchforks

"Street life in London": Covent garden flower women, 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570745 "Street life in London": Covent garden flower women, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

Oyster shucker of Le Havre
5855681 Oyster shucker of Le Havre; (add.info.: Oyster shucker of Le Havre. She wears a low bonnet decorated with lace only to the ears)

Bouquet-maker at Rouen cathedral
5855678 Bouquet-maker at Rouen cathedral; (add.info.: Bouquet-maker at the plaza in front of Rouen cathedral. She wears a shawl with all its edges decorated and a capuchon)

Young woman of Bayeux
5855708 Young woman of Bayeux; (add.info.: Young woman of Bayeux. The bodice of this dress is much shorter in the back than in the front)

Lady in a ballgown, 1805 and lady with a top hat and walk suit - Lady in a ballgown, 1805
NWI4957073 Lady in a ballgown, 1805 and lady with a top hat and walk suit - Lady in a ballgown, 1805, and a lady in a top hat in street clothes

European Women in Fashion 1818 - European women's fashion of 1818. Antique hand-colored print
NWI4956869 European Women in Fashion 1818 - European women's fashion of 1818. Antique hand-colored print; (add.info.: European Women in Fashion 1818 - European women's fashion of 1818)

European fashion of 1789 and 1790 - European fashion of 1789 and 1790
NWI4956814 European fashion of 1789 and 1790 - European fashion of 1789 and 1790.; (add.info.: European fashion of 1789 and 1790 - European fashion of 1789 and 1790.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Noble ladies around 1400 - Noble ladies of the 1400s Antique hand-colored print
NWI4956476 Noble ladies around 1400 - Noble ladies of the 1400s Antique hand-colored print; (add.info.: Noble ladies around 1400 - Noble ladies of the 1400s Antique hand-colored print)

Young European women in fashion beginning 19th century - Fashionable European ladies of the early 19th century
NWI4957066 Young European women in fashion beginning 19th century - Fashionable European ladies of the early 19th century

COSTUME: shawl, Asia, Kashmir (place of manufacture), c. 1800-1810, overall: 3100x3100mm (wool)
3548566 COSTUME: shawl, Asia, Kashmir (place of manufacture), c. 1800-1810, overall: 3100x3100mm (wool); 310x130 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: E.1962.17 COSTUME shawl Asia)

Alcyone's Farewell to her Husband. From Ovid's Metamorphoses, Song XI, 1813 (oil on canvas)
8714694 Alcyone's Farewell to her Husband. From Ovid's Metamorphoses, Song XI, 1813 (oil on canvas) by Eckersberg, Christoffer-Wilhelm (1783-1853); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Allegory of Fortune and Virtue (oil on board)
8724255 Allegory of Fortune and Virtue (oil on board) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (add.info.: By Peter Paul Rubens)

Standing-Deer-Taos (oil on canvas)
CH96169 Standing-Deer-Taos (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 41x30.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Joseph Henry Sharp); Photo © Christie's Images

Women's costume of Saint-Pol-de-Leon, Finistere (colour litho)
8677223 Women's costume of Saint-Pol-de-Leon, Finistere (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Saint-Pol-de-Leon, Finistere)

Roza Csillag, Austro-Hungarian opera singer (engraving)
8677134 Roza Csillag, Austro-Hungarian opera singer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roza Csillag, (1832-1892), Austro-Hungarian opera singer

(Weather forecast) Squalls (coloured photo)
8656344 (Weather forecast) Squalls (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: (Weather forecast) Squalls. Mother holding two crying babies

Women's costume of Saint-Brieuc, Cotes-du-Nord (colour litho)
8677272 Women's costume of Saint-Brieuc, Cotes-du-Nord (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Saint-Brieuc, Cotes-du-Nord)

Mary Ward Betts, 1830s (oil on canvas)
XOS5882014 Mary Ward Betts, 1830s (oil on canvas) by Inman, Henry (1801-46); 87.7x69 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Henry Inman)

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Helena (engraving)
937976 Helena (engraving); Private Collection

The visitation (oil on canvas)
8712007 The visitation (oil on canvas) by Jacobsz or Jacobs, Lambert (c.1598-1636); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Lambert Jacobsz The Virgin Mary visiting her older cousin)

Portrait of an African woman, 1890 (print on double-weight paper)
3566953 Portrait of an African woman, 1890 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Zanzibar, Africa 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Close-up of a young woman in clothes from the beginning of the 20th century
3567009 Close-up of a young woman in clothes from the beginning of the 20th century; (add.info.: France 1910-1915 ca. Photographer: Henri, Manuel); Alinari Archives, Florence

Sailor's headscarf, which belonged to Samuel Enderby, c.1805 (red silk)
MMM5470306 Sailor's headscarf, which belonged to Samuel Enderby, c.1805 (red silk); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sailor's scarf, which belonged to Samuel Enderby)

The Nathanson Family, 1818 ((oil on canvas)
8720755 The Nathanson Family, 1818 ((oil on canvas) by Eckersberg, Christoffer-Wilhelm (1783-1853); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: By C.W)

Costumes of Kyrgyz men with their distinctive hats, and a rear view of a woman in robes with shawl, embroidery
FLO4624788 Costumes of Kyrgyz men with their distinctive hats, and a rear view of a woman in robes with shawl, embroidery, fringes, etc

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"Unveiling the Beauty of Shawls: A Multicultural Journey" Step into a world where vibrant colors and intricate patterns intertwine, as we explore the captivating allure of shawls. From the Rainbow illustration by Arthur Ferrier to Gypsy Splendour captured by Laura Knight, these timeless accessories have adorned women across cultures for centuries. In an era when suffragettes fought for equality, even cats donned hats and flags on shawls as symbols of empowerment. Welsh Girls in Traditional Costume proudly showcased their heritage through elegantly draped shawls, while Welsh women road builders defied stereotypes with determination and grace. Travel back to Decembre 1896 with Eugene Samuel Grasset's masterpiece, where a woman enveloped in a shawl exudes elegance against a wintry backdrop. Meanwhile, Two women at work in a Mexican kitchen depict everyday life through the lens of an unknown artist from c1850 – their colorful attire enhanced by intricately woven shawls. As Suffragette Lancashire Lass was arrested fighting for her rights, Zoroastrian (Parsee) Beauty from Iran showcases how culture intertwines with fashion through stunningly embroidered shawls. Ulster 1914 - Patriotic Postcard captures national pride amidst conflict, with women proudly displaying their loyalty through stylishly draped garments. Witness Princess Alice of Great Britain & Grand Duke Louis of Hesse embracing romance while wrapped in luxurious fabrics. And finally, journey to Muscat Oman where a semi-veiled woman captivates us with her mystique beneath an exquisite shawl. From artistry to activism and cultural expression to personal style choices – these glimpses into history remind us that beyond being mere accessories; they are powerful storytellers bridging continents and generations. They transcend boundaries and celebrate diversity while adding warmth and beauty to any ensemble. So next time you wrap yourself in your favorite shawl or admire one on display, remember the rich tapestry of stories it carries.