Finden’s Tableaux – S. C. Hall – 1837 | Folio of National Costume Studies

Finden’s Tableaux. A Series of Thirteen Scenes of National Character, Beauty, and Costume by S. C. Hall is an 1837 study in clothing and customs from around the world. This enormous folio features engraved plates after W. Perring capturing the dress Naples, Albania, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Arabia, Portugal, Turkey, Tyrol, Greece, Africa, Persia, and France. The book forms part of a broader cultural trend in which publishers offered visual surveys of peoples and places, highlighting costume as a marker of identity.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Finden’s Tableaux. A Series of Thirteen Scenes of National Character, Beauty, and Costume
• Author(s): S. C. Hall
• Illustrator(s): W. Perring
• Contributor(s): Finden (Engraver)
• Publisher: London: Charles Tilt, 1837
• Edition: First edition, 1837
• Format: Folio, single volume
• Binding: Hardcover, gilt tooled
• Size:  15 in x 11.25 in (38.1 cm x 28.6 cm)
• Collation: 56 pp
• Illustrations: 13 engraved plates
• Contents Include:
  • Costume and customs from Naples, Albania, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Arabia, Portugal, Turkey, Tyrol, Greece, Africa, Persia, and France
• Provenance: provenance
• Reference(s): references

Condition:

Good. Hardcover with gilt tooling to spine and front cover. Spine shows some loss, yet text block remains strong. Plates and pagination complete.

Why Collect This?

• Folio format edition of costume studies by Hall

• Focused on costume across Europe, Africa, and Asia

Item Number: #29310