Quote - well, in an era where they even put covers on piano legs, pictures might be scarce. Although, and I hate to admit it, there was a lively postcard industry during the Civil War of prawnography (you know what I mean..;), which is why they passed laws against sending such through the mails. You could probably find a lot of reference pics that way..I'm sure they're out there somewhere..;)

You can, though it'll likely require scouring Google Images for "history of pornography" (or prostitution). ;) (no, seriously... that's the only way you'll get to see any of the hose like that). IIRC, the ref. pics posted so far (save one) are of men's leggings... kinda different, in a few subtle aspects here and there. I prolly have a ton of ref. pics printed on Dead Tree, in a coffee-table book titled "Fille d' Joie" - it's a pictoral history of prostitutes, courtesans, and similar ladies of the evening. (sec...) Poking my head around the shelf confirms that yep - I do. May want to hit Amazon for it if you're looking to make for-sale items of victorian-era underthings. /P