Costume much earlier than 1812 posters & prints

A Front View of the Royal Palace of Kensington English School

Gown. England, 18th century, remade in France, 19th century Unknown

Costumes Edward May

Costume of 1640 Anonymous

Evening Dress and shawl. France, early 19th century Unknown

Male and female costumes Noach van der Meer II

Costume of 1486 Anonymous

Costume of 1486 Anonymous

Male and female costume Anonymous

French costume: Charles VIII, Louis XII Anonymous

Elizabethan costume Anonymous

Stays and busk. Probably Netherlands, 1660-80 Unknown

Sir John Ashburnham 1593 Hieronymus Custodis

Female costume Anonymous

Male costume Anonymous

Winter Costumes Anonymous

Costume Anonymous

Gown. England, 1750 Unknown

Victorian dress with shamrock pattern. England, 19th century Unknown

German costumes Edward May

Apron, gown and petticoat. Britain, mid-18th century Unknown

French costume: 'Napoleon III, Present Fashions' Anonymous

Hunting costume Anonymous

Costumes Anonymous

French Costume Jean-Antoine Watteau

French costume: 'Present Fashions' Anonymous

French costume: 'Present Fashions' Anonymous

Dress coat. United States, 1845-1853 Unknown

1812, Women's fashion in nineteenth-century Paris Henri Boutet

Dress and scarf. England, 1842 Unknown

Dressing Gown. Great Britain, mid-19th century Unknown

Full dress suit. France, 18th century Unknown

Bridal costume. England, mid-19th century Unknown

Double breasted nightgown. England, 1780-1820 Unknown

French costume: Republic Anonymous

Costume of the commonality Anonymous