Name/Title
American Victorian Costume in Early PhotographsEntry/Object ID
391 00973 09034Description
Over 280 rare photographs document the clothing of ordinary men, women and children from the 1840s through the 1890s, in what appears to be their Sunday best. Bustles, hoops, pantalets, shirtwaists, top hats, waistcoats, bowlers, other Victorian-era attire, as well as hairdressing and tonsorial styles. Indispensable for any student of costume, fashion, early photography. Introduction. Introduction to fashions of each decade. Captions.
Large thin softbound volume featuring grayscale photograph of a couple on the front cover.Book Details
Author
Dalrymple, Priscilla HarrisDate Published
1991Call No.
391 00973 09034ISBN
0486265331