The skeletal remains of a 19th-century French child revealed evidence of rickets and scurvy, alongside high mercury levels, suggesting mercury was used as a treatment.

It was one of Joseph Sorger's last wishes to have his estate sold at auction at Freeman's, a venue at which he had procured much of his collection.

In the fashion industry, modesty was the driving force behind women’s clothing design ... “Slop shops” were very popular in the 19th century, stores where people found very cheap, mass-produced ...

An exhibition at the Louvre-Lens in France examines centuries of interplay between art and fashion, including what the ...

Tomasko said he hopes to provide audiences with “a better understanding of how the city grew and described itself over the 19th century and ... I have a French guide and directory to French ...

Cottagecore decor has become extremely popular in the last decade or so with several factors being the cause; however, ...

The haute-couture house has pledged to finance work on the 12th-century Cistercian abbey, which was a major source of ...

With her latest exhibition, “Fashion and Interiors: A Gendered Affair” at MoMu — Fashion Museum Antwerp, Romy Cockx shows how modern Western consumer standards in the second half of the 19th century ...

The pussy-bow blouse, originally inspired by royal fashion, has evolved from a simple design into a symbol of political and ...

Quebec tree rings dating back nearly 200 years indicate snowpack in the Gaspésie mountains has declined considerably in recent decades, Concordia University researchers suggest in a study that ...

Dhakai Muslin was only for museum exhibits. The tales of the fabric were as bizarre as those that reached mythical status. “A whole muslin saree can go through a single piece of finger ring,” was one ...