Gown Collection

Dancing the minuet, 1700s
Couples dancing the minuet in an 18th-century ballroom. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Italian fashion in the 1580s
Clothing of Italian ladies from Venice, Milan, and Florence, 1580s. Antique hand-colored woodcut

Colonial Virginians at a plantation ball
Guests dancing the Virginia reel at a Westover Plantation ball, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dancing couple, early 1800s
Couple doing a quaint little dance before an admiring crowd, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

A ball in Tuxedo, New York, circa 1900
Formal dance in the ballroom at Tuxedo, New York, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Philadelphia ball, 1800s
Ball in the Assembly Building, Philadelphia, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Final touches to the brides wedding gown, 1850s
Mother helping her daughter put on her wedding gown, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Upperclass social life, circa 1900
Reception to introduce a young man to society, circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Colonial ballroom, 1700s
Social event in a ballroom in the 18th century. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. Hand-colored engraving, a reproduction of a painting

Dancing the cotillion
The cotillion, a formal dance circa 1900. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a painting by Henri Tenre

Skidmore Guard reunion in New York City, 1870s
Ball of the Skidmore Guard, a black military organization, NYC, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Benjamin Harrisons inaugural ball, 1889. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration by Thulstrup

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Couples at a ballroom dance, 1700s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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A Birthnight Ball in colonial Virginia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Learning the minuet
Colonial children learning to dance the minuet. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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George Washington dancing a minuet at Sally Fairfaxs home in colonial Virginia. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

White House reception, 1850s
Reception at the White House by President James Buchanan, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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