Costumes of the art nouveau period. Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1900
Category: 19th Century
Belle epoque. A couple dancing the valse bleue.
Belle epoque is the term for a period of about 30 years at the turn of 19th to the 20th century.
Almeh a class of courtesans or female entertainers in Arab Egypt.
Almeh was the name of a class of courtesans or female entertainers in Arab Egypt. The term became synonymous with ‘belly dancer’ in 19th-century European Orientalism.
A Nubian from Egypt smokes a pipe in 1850.
Egypt. Nubian in traditional dress from 1850 smokes a pipe. In the army and in police service, the Nubians played a major role at all times.
Resident from Hejaz, Saudi Arabia c.1850
Hejaz was the starting point of Islam in the 7th century under Muhammad, which expanded over large parts of the Middle East and North Africa
Canton of Zurich, Wehntal. Switzerland costumes.
Canton of Zurich, Wehntal.
Comparison of the French and English modes during the Regency.
Insular prejudice. The short waist is adopted. Comparison of the French and English modes. Current modes of the time: prevailing colors. Full dress. Hair-dressing. Jewellery. Costumes 1815. Fashion in Paris. Paris crowded with English. Madame de Staël in Paris. Fashion in Paris. Return of Royalty. The Tuileries. Ball dresses. London 1816. Fêtes to celebrate the Restoration. The Caledonian Ball.
Scottish clans Raonuil, or Mac Donalds of Clan Ranald.
Raonuil, or Mac Donalds of Clan Ranald. THIS branch of Clan Donald anciently held extensive insular possessions and other territories.
Clan Gillinhreac, or Mac Gillivray of the Scottish Highlands.
The principal branch has long resided in Inverness-shire, and the chief was designated, from his property, Duu-mac-glas, the fort of the grey man’s son.
Scottish Clan Siosal, or the Chisholms of the Scottish Highlands.
Scottish Clann Siosal, or the Chisholms. Displaying Their Dress, Arms, Tartans, Armorial Insignia. History of the Chisholms, with genealogies of the principal families of the name.