Ceremonial Collection (page 8)

Avril Coleridge-Taylor. Avril Coleridge-Taylor (1903-1998) British-born conductor & composer. Mixed race daughter of composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Owl in red uniform on a greetings card designed by Robert Dudley. Date: circa 1880s

Buddhist priests at a ceremony in a Temple in Kashgar, a city now in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in Chinas far west. Date: circa 1932

Marriage ceremony of Rothschilds, 1857
Marriage ceremonial of the Baron Alphonse de Rothschild and Miss Leonora Rothschild in the mansion at Gunnersbury Park, west London

Changing the Guard at St Jamess Palace, 1792.Coloured line engraving, artist unknown, published 1792.During the 18th century the British Army recruited many African

Sword of Charlemagne - Crown of Empress Constance
Ceremonial sword called the " Sword of Charlemagne" (with details). 2. Crown of Empress Constance, Fredericks wife. (with details). 3. Sword of Saint Maurice (with detail).4. Kings crown

Jibbah, Dervish, 1898. Associated with the Battle of Omdurman, 2nd Sudan War, (1896-1899). This jibbah is thought to be ceremonial; its thin material

Consecration of king Charles X of France (1757-1826) in the
Charles X (1757-1836). King of France and Navarre. Consecration of Charles X of France in the Cathedral of Reims, on May 29, 1825. Engraving by Kaeseberg. History of France, 1881. Colored

Tableware. 1-375 AD. Roman import objects. Germanic Tribes
Germanic Tribes. Tableware. Early Roman Imperial Period (1-375 AD). Roman import objects. From Lubsow Graves, Pomerania (now Poland). Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany

Berlin Gold Hat. Fine gold leaf. 1000 BC
Berlin Gold Hat. Thin gold leaf. Late Bronze Age. 1000 BC. Detail. Unknown origin, probably South Germany. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Greek art. Munich Votive Relief. About 200 BC. Family about
Greek art. Munich Votive Relief. About 200 BC. In a idyllic landscape a family about to make a sacrifice approaches the god, seated on a throne, and his companion. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Piaroas ceremonial masks. 1960. Venezuela
Piaroas ceremonial masks: Spirit of the Forest (Redyo), monkey and Peccary mask. 1960. Venezuela. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768-1854), carrying St Edwards Crown at King George IVs Coronation as Lord High Steward of England, July 1821. 1821

Norman Costume C11Th
Normans: embroidered super- tunic with wide sleeves, kirtles, mantle tied with cord, veil or phrygian cap, tunic, super-tunic, mantle & phyrgian bonnet. Date: 11th century

LAVER
Ceremonial objects : THE BRONZE LAVER which stood in the Court of the Tabernacle at Jerusalem, for the priests ablutions

Marriage HRH The Princess Margaret & Anthony Armstrong-Jones
The marriage of HRH The Princess Margaret (1930-2002) to Anthony Armstrong-Jones, (1st Earl of Snowdon) ( (1930-2017). The couple pictured kneeling before the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Geoffrey

Grenadier Guards, St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
Corps of Drums of the Grenadier Guards with Lord John Francis Arthur St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan (1919-2013), and his wife Lady Susan St Levan (d 2003), at their home on St Michaels Mount, Cornwall

WW1 - Russian Troops blessed by Priest before offensive
WW1 - Russian Troops blessed by Russian Orthodox Priest before offensive - June 1917 Date: 1917

George V and Mary, Coronation Delhi, Durbar, India
King George V and Queen Mary for the Coronation Durbar, proclaiming the new Emperor and Empress of India. Receiving homage at the Delhi Durbar, a ruler cheif of Burma making his obseisance

Coronation of King George V
Archbishop of Canterbury adminsters the oath to King George V who places his hand on the Gospel and swears to maintain the Laws and customs of the land and the Settlement of the Church of England

Lord Great Chamberlain presenting spurs to the King
The Lord Great Chamberlain, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, presenting the spurs to King Edward VII (simply by touching his heels)

The Shrine of St Edward and its part in the Coronation cerem
A diagrammatic drawing to show the function of the Shrine of St. Edward in Westminster Abbey during the Coronation ceremony (in this case, that of King Edward VI)

Lord Chancellor Viscount Hailsham
The Lord Chancellor Viscount Hailsham, Douglas Hogg (1872-1950), in his coronation robes for the coronation of King George VI on 12th May 1937. Date: May 1937

St Edwards Chair - Coronation Chair
The Coronation Chair of Great Britain, otherwise known as St. Edwards Chair or King Edwards Chair, used for the crowning of British monarchs

Prince Sidi Muhammad al-Hadi (el Hadi) Pasha - Bey of Tunis
H.H. Muhammad al-Hadi Pasha (1855-1906), Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis, Tunisia. Date: circa 1904

Household Brigade - Officer of the British Life Guards
An Officer of The Life Guards (LG) (the senior regiment of the British Army and part of the Household Cavalry, along with the Blues and Royals), pictured with his young son

Bamum Woman - Cameroon - Extensive back scarification
A Bamum Woman and child from Cameroon, Central Africa, showing dramatic and extensive back scarification in regular patterns. Date: circa early 1930s

Sunjong, the Emperor Yunghui of Korea
Sunjong, the Emperor Yunghui (18741926), the second and final Emperor of Korea, ruling from 1907 until 1910. The final ruler of the Yi Dynasty. Date: circa 1910

Ritual of Self-Mutilation by Aissaoua Brotherhood, Morocco
A member of the snake charmers cult The Aissaoua Brotherhood ceremonially cuts his head on the Day of Sacrifices a ritual of self-mutilation. Date: circa 1910s

Coronation Procession of Queen Elizabeth II along The Mall
The Coronation Procession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth along The Mall - 2nd June 1953. Date: 1953

Reading the Puranas (ancient Hindu texts) - India
Reading the Puranas, ancient Hindu texts which eulogise various deities, primarily the divine Trimurti God in Hinduism through divine stories

Dinka Man with elaborate head and neck decoration - Sudan, Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Bornu mounted warrriors (cavalry) in Ceremonial Battle Dress. The Bornu Empire (13801893) was an African state of Nigeria from 1380 to 1893

Vietnam - Emperor Thanh Thai
Emperor Thanh Thai (18791954) of the Vietnamese Nguyen Dynasty. Born Prince Nguyen Phuc Buu Lan, son of Emperor Duc Duc. Reigned from 1889 to 1907. Date: circa 1905

MEXICO. Xochicalco. Ceremonial Center. Quetzalcoatl Pyramid. Teotihuacan culture

LFB - a Shand Mason MFB steam pump and crew
Lambeth LFB headquarters hosted regular annual displays and reviews. A popular feature was the inclusion of the working Victorian horse-drawn steam fire pump with the crew in period dress

Queen Elizabeth II and a thousand years of greatness
Illustration celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 depicting the Queen in her ceremonial regalia surrounded by historical figures which have contributed to Britains greatness

The Golden Ampulla and the Anointing Spoon
The most ancient regalia used in the most solemn Coronation rite for the anointing of the sovereign - the golden ampulla and the spoon

King George VI in his ceremonial robes by Matania
A triptych of paintings by Fortunino Matania of King George VI dressed in his ceremonial Coronation robes. These paintings were adapted from three done of King Edward VIII for his Coronation

Altay - Russia
The Altay or Altai are an ethnic group of Turkic people living in the Siberian Altai Republic and Altai Krai and surrounding areas of Tuva and Mongolia. circa 1910s

Kikuyu Warrior - Kenya, East Africa Date: circa 1910s

King Nikola I of Montenegro and Queen Milena
King Nikola I of Montenegro (wearing a rather splendid pointed hat) and Queen Milena Vukotic at a ceremonial rural pageant Date: circa 1912

Vice Admiral Sir John Fisher, British naval officer
Vice Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone (1841-1920), later Admiral of the Fleet, British Royal Navy. Seen here in full ceremonial uniform. Date: circa 1896

Baden-Powell with Cub Scouts
The Chief Scout (Lord Baden-Powell) preparing to take the Cubs Grand Howl. 1930s

King Victor Emmanuel III and Kaiser Wilhelm II
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869-1947) and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941), both in elaborate ceremonial uniform. Date: circa 1912-1913

The Sacring of the Queen, Coronation 1953
Queen Elizabeth II in the simple white gown in which she was anointed. The Knights of the Garter hold a Pall/Canopy of cloth-of-gold over her. Date: 1953

The Queens Coaches - 1953 Coronation
Illustrations of four royal coaches, including the State Coach of Queen Elizabeth I, Mary Tudors Chariot, the coach believed to be used by Queen Anne at her coronation, and the Coronation Coach

Festival of Britain dedication service, St Pauls Cathedral
Festival of Britain service of dedication, St Pauls Cathedral, London. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Fisher, speaks from the pulpit

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