Historical Dress Form with Crinoline Cage - Victorian Fashion Display Tool #3479010 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white line illustration depicts a late 19th-century dress form (or mannequin) designed to display women’s fashion, particularly the voluminous skirts supported by a wire cage crinoline. The torso is tightly laced and textured to simulate a corseted waist, while the skirt framework features vertical and horizontal wires forming a grid, with a visible central busk of decorative beads or toggles. The base is an elaborately carved wooden stand in Rococo Revival style, complete with scrolled legs and paw feet.

Commonly used in museum exhibits, fashion history articles, and vintage costume design resources to illustrate how garments were shaped and displayed during the Victorian era; ideal for users researching historical undergarments, dressmaking tools, or period aesthetics.