Marital Collection

Man prepares his hair ready for his wedding day - Djibouti, East Africa. Date: 1908

French Basque wedding
The delivery of the future spouses furniture to the Bridegrooms house. Date: circa 1908

Princess Elizabeths Wedding - Procession - Admiralty Arch
The marriage of Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) to Prince Philip of Greece on 20th November 1947. The wedding procession en route to Westminster Abbey from Buckingham Palace

Zulu warrior and his five wives
A Zulu warrior and his five wives - South Africa Date: circa 1905

Upper Class Japanese Couple - Wedding Photograph
Upper Class Japanese Couple - Official Wedding Photograph. Date: circa 1930s

Bride in classic 1920s bridal dress, heavily influenced by the wedding attire of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother). Date: circa 1924

Dakar, Senegal - West Africa - Tall Marital Camel Palanquin. Date: circa 1920s

Finks I ve been an gone an lost the mail again! A little girl in bridal attire but not a groom in sight... Date: circa 1935

WW1 - Convalescent Soldier and his bride
WW1 - Convalescent Soldier (right - in typical Hospital Blues Uniform that was worn by patients in Military or Convalescence Hospitals during World War One)

Lebanon - Married Druze Woman with Tantour hat
The traditional vertigious tantour hat of a married Druze (a monotheistic religious community) woman of Lebanon (sadly not an example of the popular trend to replicate the landscape of late 19th)

A Zulu Wedding, South Africa Date: circa 1930s

South Africa - A Veiled Zulu bride. Date: circa 1920s

Large car pulled up outside a church
A large car parked outside a church. The crowd of onloookers suggests this may be a wedding vehicle

Kenya, East Africa - Man with his two wives - it appears he may have a false (artificial) left leg (which would explain the walking stick). Date: circa 1910s

Divorce. by Ballarin, 1877
Divorce. Engraving by Ballarin, 1877. Colored

Chief with his six wives
Tribal chief sits while his six wives stand next to him, North Africa Date: circa 1910s

Leap Year Thoughts - Lets Put another R in Mary Date: 1911

Leap Year Thoughts - Will I be Yours? A pretty golfing girl pops the question. Date: 1911

A traditional Japanese wedding scene. The priest stands in the centre, accompanied by his two assistants in the foreground

ROUGET, Georges (1784-1869). The Marriage of Napoleon I (1769-1821) and Marie Louise (1791-1847) Archduchess of Austria, 2nd April 1810. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES

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Happy Couple on their wedding day - Romania Date: circa 1900

Washing day - Before and After marriage! Before, " when I was a young and single chap I wore some shirts like this" (complete)

South Africa - Zulu Marriage Dance Date: circa 1901

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - After the ceremony, the bride heads off to bed with sweet hope ! Date: circa 1910s

Traditional National Costume of Croatia - Bride from Sisak. Date: circa 1920s

Norwegian Bride from Hardanger in Tradtional Costume
Norwegian Bride from Hardanger, Norway wearing traditional marital costume, including the famous crown headdress worn by the bride. Date: 1902

Large Wedding Party Photograph - circa 1920s. The Vicar, Parents, bridesmaids relatives and friends all are featured. Date: circa 1920s

Mrs Caudles Curtain Lectures - Mr Caudle late to bed
" Pretty Time of night to come to bed Mr Caudle. Ugh! Enough to give any woman her death. I m sure." (Mrs Caudles Lectures) First published in " Punch" in 1845

Wedding Jewellery - Costume of St. Georgen, Black Forest, Bavaria, Germany. The effect of a giant pin cushion worn on the head is certain arresting... Date: circa 1910s

Japan - Taking brides possessions to new home
Japan - The removal (by porters) of a Japanese brides possessions to her new marital home owned by her future husband. Date: circa 1908

Bride and groom from Hardanger, Norway
A bride and groom from Hardanger, Norway wearing the traditional marital costume, including the famous crown headdress worn by the bride. Date: circa 1905

France. Marriage of Napoleon and Marie Louise of Austria, 1810. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Edward VII lampooned with a Chastity Belt
French postcard lampooning British Monarch King Edward VII, by picturing him in association with a Chastity Belt. Edward was known to have had a number of extra-marital affairs whilst Prince of

Leap Year Matrimony - Strong Women
I Wed Him. Leap Year Matrimony - Strong Women take fullsome advantage of their right on a leap year to ask for the hand in marriage of their chaps

Gretna Green Anvil and Richard Rennison
Richard Rennison - the Gretna Green Anvil Priest 1926 - 1940, pictured with books recording over 2000 marriages overseen at the Old Blacksmiths Shop at Gretna in seven years

Revelations on Honeymoon
Revelations - 1st Chapter A hilarious postcard showing a couple on their honeymoon, revealing to each other (for seemingly yht efirst time!) their physical shortcomings

A domestic difference
A housewife prepares to throw a piece of dough at her husband, who is clearly in the dog house. Date: 1885

Indian Hill People blowing horns
Indian Hill People (close to Ambala, Punjab, north central India) blowing horns. Possibly a marital party. Date: circa 1910s

Egypt - Marriage Procession Date: circa 1910s

Egypt - Marriage Pavilion carried by camels
The Portable Pavilion used for a marriage ceremony, carried between two camels - Egypt. The elegant design of the pavilion and the decoration on the camels is a delight

Native pre-marital rite - Jakarta (Indonesia)
A native girl of Jakarta (Indonesia) straddling a specially-designed wooden mounting block draped with a white cloth in order to catch the blood

Hindu Marriage ceremony - Bombay, India

Japan - Marriage Ceremony
A Japanese Marriage Ceremony - the happy bride, groom and marital party!!

Zulu man in marital costume, southern Africa

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LADIES! LADIES! (The Mystery of Modern Modesty) Antiquity: " And these persons say we were indelicate!" Comment on the Divorce Courts

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