Draped Collection (page 2)

Six Gents sitting beside Porch of the Caryatids, Acropolis
Six Gents sitting beside the Porch of the Caryatids at the Erechtheion or Erechtheum - an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece which was dedicated to both

Greece. Hellenistic period. Statue of a woman. Marble. Ashkelon. 2nd century BC. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel

Advert for Mandel Brothers department store 1913
Announcement for the opening of the new spring collection at Chicagos Mandel Brothers department store. Advert showing some well dressed women and a men being welcomed by a Sikh boy. Date: 1913

Statue by Praxiteles of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder - the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC

Helen Duncan during a sance showing ectoplasm
Double photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during a sance showing " ectoplasm" wrapped around her head and reaching down to the floor, May 1931

Undated photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan, blindfolded during a sance, with her head covered with ectoplasm reaching down to floor. The photograph is annotated to show fraudulence

Dinner Dress 1913
Sprigged print robe by Doucet based on classical drapery: V -neck bodice with fill-in, dolman sleeves, tunic draped from a high waist, trained tango style skirt

Showgirl Maria Ley 1926
Mademoiselle Maria Ley, draped from head to toe in a large pink ostrich feather boa, and not alot else

Young lady wearing a ball grown from Miss Slater Ltd
A young stylish lady wearing a ball grown in Green and Flame Georgette with Flame crepe-de-chine underskirt draped in front. From Miss Slater Ltd. 12, Clifford Street, London. Date: 1924

Tour of the Colonies - Baroness Burdett Coutts - View of large building draped with banners. Part of Box 246 Boswell collection - Tour of the Colonies

A Corner in a Co. Antrim Farmhouse, Toome - a view of a draped bed and spinning wheel in the corner of a farmhouse. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Toomebridge)

Turkey. Hierapolis. Roman statue. Woman. From theatre. 2nd C
Turkey. Asia Minor. Hierapolis. Roman statue. Woman. From theatre. 2nd C

Floryane, snake dancer, with a pretend snake draped round her neck. Date: 1929

DRAPED VENUS
A draped Venus, model in a flowing chiffon evening gown, framed within a large shell, in the style of a Hollywood goddess. Date: early 1930s

Costume / Townsfolk 1796
A working class woman wears a buffont, a checked apron over a quilted petticoat & skirt draped to create a polonaise. The man wears a bicorne hat & short boots. Date: 1796

Evening Dress 1890
Mrs W J Bonsor wears a decollete evening gown with tight lace bodice & draped skirt & marabou trimmed mantle. She wears three bracelets, a necklace & tiara. Date: 1890

Tunic dress circa 1912
Exotically patterned & brightly coloured tunic dress: narrow skirt, over-skirt draped to form a polonaise & a pleated tunic with a wrap over corsage. Worn with a soft hat. Date: circa 1912

Billie Burkes Packard
Actress BILLIE BURKE wears an ensemble with a narrow draped skirt & round necked blouse which partially covers the skirt to create a short tunic & is worn with a belt. Date: 1913

Ball Dresses 1899
Gowns with square Victorian bodices, shoulder straps & transparent epaulettes. Pink: draped corsage. Green: corsage of horizontal rows of lace, panels of lace on the skirt. Date: 1899

Frocks / Red Parasol 1899
Blue tunic dress: 3 pointed upper skirts draped up at the back, gauged lace edged yoke. Grey mohair costume with orange lace bodice & simulated tunic. Date: 1899

Open Robe 1888
Green open robe: loose sash at the waist, tall soft hat with stuffed bird. Striped robe: pointed bodice, skirt with 3 rows of puffing & tunic fullness draped at the front. Date: 1888

Ball Dress 1899
Gold low cut gown with shoulder straps (tied into bows), roses worn on the corsage, draped lace edge panel to the skirt, lace applique & purple ruched trim Date: 1899

Miniature / Passot
A young brunette lady wears a white gown with puffed sleeves and transparent gigot over- sleeves. A pink and white scarf is draped round her neck. Date: late 1820s

Celia Glyn, a minor actress appearing in a revue, Whitebirds at His Majestys Theatre in 1927, posing in profile with a white sheet draped around her. Date: 1927

Model wearing a floral maternity evening gown 1937
Model wearing a full length draped floral maternity evening gown, lightly shirred across the bust with three hand-run tucks down either side which can be let out inch by inch

Swimming Attire - France
Stylish French girl in a figure-hugging Swimsuit, with light pumps laced up her calves, a bonnet on her head and towel draped over her right shoulder. Date: 1911

Ornate Curtains
Black and white lantern slide of some ornate curtains. They are hung in a room draped in fabric with pot plants and a leopard skin rug

Funeral of unknown soldier, Paris, France
A ceremony for the funeral of an unknown soldier in Paris, France, attended by President Alexandre Millerand and other officials. Date: November 1920

Dorothy Bouchier by Madame Yevonde
Dorothy (or Chili) Bouchier (1909-1999) by Madame Yevonde. She was a British film and stage actress. Seen here modelling a draped turban by Lady Victor Paget. Date: 1932

Tatler - George V Silver Jubilee front cover
Front cover of The Tatler in May 1935, celebrating the Silver Jubilee of King George V. Cover shows a view of Windsor Castle through a draped, decorated window aperture. Date: 1935

WW1 - Cute patriotic British postcard - emulating ancestors
WW1 - Cute patriotic British postcard - a little boy strives to emulate the military feats of our ancestors, or in this case his elders! Date: circa 1916

Women in Fashionable Oriental Costume with fans Date: circa 1920s

The Nelson Centenary celebration - Trafalgar Square - October 21st 1905. Horatio Lord Nelson died during the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805. Date: 1905

Portsmouth War Memorial unveiled
A lovelt postcard photograph showing Portsmouth War Memorial unveiled on October 19th, 1921. It cost 27, 000 and was unveiled by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught

Lounge Lizard 1930S
A bloated man languishing on a luxurious Regency (or Egyptian) style sofa, draped with an extravagant tassled throw. Date: early 1930s

Parisian beauty in figure-hugging dress Date: circa 1910s

Woman draped in flag carried by women in Roman costume, surrounded by crowds. Date 1894

French and American soldiers at a military funeral, WW1
French and American soldiers taking part in a military funeral in a town in France during the First World War. Date: 1917-1918

Edward VII - his body is brought to Windsor Castle - the funeral procession entering the cloisters of Windsor Castle Date: 1910

Woman wearing telephonic fancy dress
A woman wearing telephonic fancy dress. The telephone is balanced on her head, and her closely-fitting dress is made up of draped telephone cables. Date: circa 1895

Mexican Elite
Young women in a Guests of Honour box, possibly watching a bull fight. One of them is wearing a sombrero with a traditional zarape blanket draped in front of her. Date: 1930s

Greek Artistic Beauty, elegantly draped in thin pink chiffon and holding a variety of metal amphorae. She seems to have forgotten some of her clothing however.... Date: circa 1910s

The Heathen and the Christian - Play
The Heathen and the Christian - promotional postcard for this play - performed at The Grand Theatre Southampton between 1908-1909

Rouen Cathedral, France - Misericord in the Choir stalls. A stange female creature with the wings and tail of a Chimera and a crows feet, holding up a heart in her right hand. Date: circa 1910s

Burial of Sir Frederick Maude, Baghdad, WW1
Scene at the burial of Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude (1864-1917), Commander of the British troops wihich captured Baghdad during the First World War

Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) under Italian occupation
A street in Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) with flags draped on the buildings, and portraits of the King, Gabriele D Annunzio and two generals, under Italian nationalist occupation. Date: 1919

Edward VII lying in state
Edward VII - ( Edward the Peacemaker ) lying in state in Windsor Castle. Date: 1910

Fashions 1884
Jacket bodice with dentate basques & plastron, pleated skirt & tunic; jacket body & waistcoat, small fur muff, flounce edged skirt, tunic draped in a polonaise. Date: 1884

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