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Gentlewoman of the reign of Charles I ; Lady of quality in the reign of Charles I

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Title
Gentlewoman of the reign of Charles I ; Lady of quality in the reign of Charles I
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Costume -- 1600s -- English

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1869
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC COSTU-16-En
Topics
Women -- Clothing & dress -- England -- 1600-1699
Clothing & dress -- England -- 1600-1699
English -- Clothing & dress -- 1600-1699
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "The first represents an ordinary gentlewoman, the lady of one of those old manor-houses which are still scattered over many parts of our island ; the second is a lady of quality of the same date. We are surprised at the constrast offered by these figures to those we have been describing in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I., and especially at the character of plainness seen in that of the gentlewoman. This plainness, or we may say soberness, was general during the period at which we are now arrived…"
Source note: Womankind in western Europe from the earliest times to the seventeenth century. Groombridge and Sons, 1869) Wright, Thomas (1810-1877), Author.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17563721
Barcode: 33333159200449
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f64b8fe0-c53f-012f-2f79-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1869: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Gentlewoman of the reign of Charles I ; Lady of quality in the reign of Charles I" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1869. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2f53-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Gentlewoman of the reign of Charles I ; Lady of quality in the reign of Charles I" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2f53-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1869). Gentlewoman of the reign of Charles I ; Lady of quality in the reign of Charles I Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-2f53-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Gentlewoman of the reign of Charles I ; Lady of quality in the reign of Charles I