directory of photographs of extant women's clothing from the mid-18th
c. through the edwardian era in museums around the world
These pages consists of links to photographs of actual articles of
women's clothing in museums* around the world from the year 1600 to the
year 1919. These page, which originally only included Victorian clothing,
was inspired by Cathy Decker's Real Regency Clothes
website, which is a fabulous resource for that period. If you can
help me think of a catchier title than I've currently got, let me know!
*Occasionally I will include items from places other than museums, but only if the images are good quality and the URLs are stable.
Organization: the listings are organized by
time period, under which you will find listings organized first
chronologically, and then by type of garment. If you believe
I have put something in the wrong category, please email
me and I will move it.
Dating: All dates, except those marked with a ?, are those supplied by
museums. You can assume that most dates have a "circa" attached to them
-- I got tired of typing "c." I've added a few parenthetical comments when I believe the
item has been misdated -- feel free to contact me about dating.
Descriptions: Because some websites rely on search
results that are session-dependent and do not allow direct linking,
occasionally I have linked only to images. In that case, I have tried
to indicate a search path to the item description (if possible). Need
to translate a description or webpage? Try
Babelfish.
Geographic data: has only been entered when indicated
by the museum's description. I'm no good at guessing on this one!
Content: I've mostly omitted accessories and outerwear... one can only do so
much! If you know of any photographs of women's clothing from this time
period that are not included on this list, please
email me and I'd be more than happy to add it.
Please note: because of copyright concerns, each of the links
below connects to pages at various museums. To get back to this site,
click the back button on your browser. (Try the new
Firefox browser, which allows you to open links in new tabs! Fabulous!)
Whenever possible, I've linked to a page with both images and description.
However, because some sites do not allow direct linking to individual
pages, occasionally I've had to link to images only.
| New additions are always marked in white |
