The Book of costume or, Annals of fashion: from the earliest period to the present time
A costume history compiled by Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Wilton and published in 1847, tracing European and Eastern dress from antiquity to the author's own day for a general readership. The engraved figures show women in long gowns, mantles and veils, with flowing drapery and patterned trim that a designer could draw on for period costume and historical fashion references.
