EditorialChalice with Schulze and M?ller and two ruffs, Flat base with sharpened star. Short stem with one disc. Bell-shaped chalice, depicting the people of Schulze and M?ller, surrounded by vines. Two ruffs on the reverse, to the right of Schulze and M?ller a...
EditorialA dancing girl (of Otaheite). Drawn by John Webber and engraved by John Keyse Sherwin. A girl dancing in a long gown with highly puckered ruffs of tapa attached to the back of the waist and feathery pompons covering the breasts. Several long tassels ar...
EditorialWoman with spiral sleeves, profuse ruffs and flounces, kerchief key-holder. "When one talks of flounces, refer back to the reign of Louis XV, and look at the portrait of your grandmother. Have patience, miss. That which causes such disdain today will e...
EditorialWoman wearing headdress and dress featuring extravagent pleating and flouncing. "Pleated collars, flounces (falbalas) and ruffs (chicories), have never been more in fashion than today. The art of pressing has been raised to the point of perfection. The...
EditorialBurgher women of Augsburg in full skirts, tight bodices and lace ruffs, from the early 18th century and a silver case for cutlery. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century," Fra...
EditorialKing Philip IV of Spain (1605-1665) in a black costume with the small white collar (" golilla") which he introduced instead of the large ruffs. Around 1632 Velazquez workshop, canvas, 69,5 x 53 cm Inv. 8160.
EditorialEleonora Gonzaga (1598-1655), wife of Emperor Ferdinand III, in her wedding dress. White brocade, metal threads, design of small golden branches, ruffs of Venetian lace. Canvas, 188 x 125 cm-Inv. 7146.