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Waisted Efforts. Mule [British] 1600-1625. Shoe 1300-1450. Helmet (backview) [Spanish] 16th Century. Dress (open robe) [English] 1795. Jerkin [Spanish] 1580. Paul Poiret: Coat 1919. Paul Poiret: Ensemble 1913. Men's ensemble [French] 1790. Robe a la francaise [French or Austrian] 1765. Round gown [British] 1798. Dress (Robe à la française) [England; textile Dutch or German] 1740s. Charles Frederick Worth: Evening dress 1893.

Petticoat, Corset, and Sleeve Supports [American and British] 1830s. Mantua [English] 1708. Ensemble [Slovakian] late 19th - early 20th Century. Corset [European] third quarter of the 18th century. Robe a l'anglaise [American] 1770. Evening dress [English] 1833-35. Evening dress [European] 1877. Robe à l'anglaise [French] 1784. Raymond Duncan: Ensemble 1920s. Dress [American] 1799. Tea gown [French] 1891. Bustle [British] 1871. Attributed to Liberty of London: Evening gown 1880s. Two dresses [French] 1804. Court suit [French] late 18th - early 19th Century. Banyan [English] 1735. Bathing ensemble [American] 1870. Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol of Emperor Charles V 1540.

Shoe [Chinese (Manchu peoples)] 19th Century. Child's booties [Possibly English] 1876. Corset [Italian] 1770s. Round gown [Italian] 1795. House of Worth: Evening dress 1898-1900. Dresses (robe a la polonaise) 1780. Panniers [British] 1750. Cristobal Balenciaga: Evening wrap 1954-55. Mantua [British] Court train (manteau de cour) [French] At-home dress. Dressing gowns [Japanese for Western market] Chopines [Venice] 1600. Evening dress [French] and Dress [British] Mantle [French], Opera cloak [American], and Dolman [American] Court gown [French] Walking dress [American] 1835.