GERMAN COSTUME - Regional Folk Dress Feathered Hats Women’s Styles 1888 Antique Chromolithograph

Fascinating folio chromolithograph from Le Costume Historique by Auguste Racinet, published in 1888 by Librarie de Firmin-Didot in Paris. This original plate features 21 detailed figures in traditional German dress, including noblemen, soldiers, and a wide variety of regional women’s costumes from the early modern period. Many of the women wear iconic headpieces such as Schäppel, Goldhaube, and Bollenhut styles—elaborate, feathered, or padded forms distinct to their local traditions. Dresses vary from modest rural attire to ornate bourgeois gowns with lace and embroidery.

The print measures approximately 8.25 x 12 inches and is blank on the reverse. It includes the original centerfold as issued and has been archivally reinforced on the back with tissue for preservation. A visually rich and ethnographically significant study for collectors of German folk costume, historical fashion, or antique European prints. Shipped flat.