Kosode worn by ladies at the time of Genroku.
Tag: Textile design
Old Ghiordes rug 18th c.
Ghiordes (Asia Minor) Rug. One of the most highly prized by collectors.
Old Carpet from Armenia or South Caucasia. 18th c.
Old Caucasian Carpet from Armenia or South Caucasia.
Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, England.
Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire is a country house in England and an important example of Elizabethan architecture.
Textile techniques of Swedish peasant art-weavings.
Women’s head-dress of linen. Edged in front with white lace. — From 1750—1850.
Sumptuous Garment of a Mummy. The Necropolis of Ancon, 1880.
The empire of the Incas. Sumptuous Garment of a Mummy. From: The Necropolis of Ancon Vol. 2. Date: 1880
Library Window Curtain. Regency era 1815.
Design for grand architectural additions and drapes that add Palladian or Venetian proportions to a narrow window bay.
Large mummy with a false head, from the dead field of Ancon.
The shape of the mummy pack is not conditioned by the body, as in the present instance is evident from its very proportions.
Passementerie Work from the necropolis of Ancon in Peru.
Rich gauze-like passementerie work. The necropolis of Ancon in Peru; culture and industries of the empire of the Incas.
Conventional flora and flower work. Middle ages. 15th century.
THE details that fill the accompanying plate are too numerous for us to indicate the sources from which they have been derived, but they have all been taken from manuscripts of the fifteenth century.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com