"Costumes des Femmes de Divers Pays" or "Costumes of Women from Various Countries" is a collection of fashion plates from 1827 illustrated by Louis-Marie Lante' and engraved by his frequent collaborator George-Jacques Gatine. The vibrant, hand-colored engravings showing women from the Pyrenees to Peru in everyday and festive dress are the perfect fit for our oblong and rectangular trays.
Costume Pyrenees Spain
Girl From Berne
Costume de Madrid
Our "In the Drawer" series, takes you inside John Derian's studio drawers to uncover his of 18th and 19th-century collection of books, ephemera, artifacts, and more.
As a life-long collector, John shares his favorite discoveries, offering the stories behind each unique item and how he has brought them back to life today.
