Drapes Collection

Tunisia - Arab Bazaar
Tunisia - an Arab dealer sitting in his shop, surrounded by his wares (pretty much everything you can imagine) including drapes, rugs, pots, a stuffed baby crocodile, swords, guns

Algerian Dancer
An Algerian Belly Dancer - holding aloft her scarf, in an alluring pose

Fantasy wall hanging, circa 1900. Wooden pelmet, velvet lambrequin, plush drapes, gourgouran curtains, silk blind and chair. Planche 21. Croisee Fantaisie

King Louis XVI-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilt wood pelmet, gourgouran lambrequin and curtains, plush drapes, chair and window. Planche 18. Croisee Loius XVi

Madeira, Funchal - Oxen carriage
Traditionally, the means of travel in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira, did not include wheeled carriages. The uneven cobbled roadways, steep hills and sharp bends

South view of the Bloody Tower within the Tower of London. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

Gothic-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Carved wooden pelmet, velvet lambrequin, wool and silk satin curtain, damask wall hangings. Planche 7. Croisee Gothique

Roman-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Valance sheet, lambrequin drapes, brocatelle curtains. Planche 6. Croisee Style Roman. Cantonniere drap, application meme etoffe

Arab-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Two-tone satin valance with gold embroidery, striped wool and silk curtains, harem screen. Planche 5. Croisee Style Arabe

Japanese-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Red lacquer wood frame with satin lambrequin, satin curtains, wooden mask, embroidered silk wall hangings, vase with ikebana. Planche 4

Chinese-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilt pelmet, damask valance, satin curtains with gold and silver decoration, embroidered silk wall decorations. Planche 3. Croisee Genre Chinois

Russian-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Canvas lambrequin and curtains, silk window screen, armchair. Planche 20. Croisee Russe. Lambrequin toile ou serge, ton creme, applications de laine

Neo-Greco-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilded pelmet, decorated cream drapes, satin curtain, and painted wall decoration. Planche 2. Croisee Neo-Grecque

King Louis XIV-style wall hanging. Satin valance, silk curtains, window with armchair. Planche 14. Croisee Louis XIV. Cantonniere satin, contre-fond velours, applications soie vieil or et argent

King Louis XIII-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Velvet lambrequin and drapes, silk curtains. Planche 11. Croisee Louis XIII

Renaissance-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Wooden pelmet, velvet drapes with silk embrodery, damask wall hanging. Planche 10. Croisee Style Renaissance

Luxury Egyptian-style wall hangings, circa 1900. Painted wood and lacquer pelmet, satin lambrequin, velvet curtain, decoration with ancient Egyptian flower motifs. Planche 1. Croisee Genre Egyptien

Military Staff and Aides-de-Camp in Queen Victoria s
Military Staff and Aides-de-Camp in Queen Victorias coronation parade. Equerry of the Crown Stable, Sir George Augustus Quentin, Queens Gentleman Rider, Deputy Adjutant General

Equestrian statue of Philippe VI de Valois, king of France, 1328-1350. In suit of chainmail armour with plate greaves, ailettes, shoes and helmet

Interior Squared Date: 1948

Harry Yould and his Blackpool Banjoliers Banjo Orchestra. His wife is shown here playing the piano! Date: circa 1950s

A camel palanquin (covered litter), used to transport wives and children across the arid desert of southern Algeria, each with a central ventilation shaft. This picture is from Bousaada

HMS Marlborough - The Captains Cabin. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Jazzy Curtains 1930S
Jazzy bedroom curtains and pelmets, decorated with musical instruments. Date: 1930s

Dining Room Curtains
Curtain arrangement for a dining room. Date: circa 1810

Putting up Curtains
Curtains can make a room. Material and pattern are foremost, followed by hanging technique. Be sure to have plenty of hooks or rings and a generous amount of material Date: 1940s

Window Curtain 1800
Decorating scheme for window curtains in a noble home. Date: 1800

Gothick Drapes
Window furnishings in the Gothic style, just the thing for a romantic devotee of Gothick literature a la Northanger Abbey... Date: 1826

Interior at Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire
Amazing interior of the hall at Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire, showing typical late Victorian, early Edwardina oppulance, with patterned wallpaper, statues, a portable organ, statuary

I. E. Repins Studio, Penaty Memorial Estate, Repino
The Studio of Ilya Yefimovich Repin at the Penaty (Penates) Estate in the seaside suburb of Repino (formerly Kuokkala and under Finnish control), St

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

Madeira - Scenes from the Island including: Loo Rock, travel via a Transporting Hammock, a sheltered nook and a traditional Oxen carriage (Carro). Date: 1900

Madeira, Funchal - Oxen carriage
Traditionally, the means of travel in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira, did not include wheeled carriages. The uneven cobbled roadways, steep hills and sharp bends

Edwin C Burts fine shoes. New York
Edwin C. Burts fine shoes. New York. Date c1874

Advert for Celanese curtain ninon 1938
Light and Shade and.. Celanese curtain ninon. Hanging over the windows are soft folds of Celanese curtain ninon. So gossamer-fine it lets all possible light flood through. Date: 1938

Exotic Turkish Woman of the Harem Date: circa 1904

Lyon, France - International Exhibition (2 / 7)
The Bed of Louis XVIII at the International Exhibition at Lyon Date: 1914

A Flimsy Excuse
A red-haired young thing wearing the skimpiest of red lingerie is shocked at the arrival of an unexpected visitor. Her dignity is little preserved by the thinest of see through drapes

Taking coffee in bed
A well-to-do lady takes her breakfast coffee in bed. She has an elaborate coffee machine / percolator on her bedside table! Date: 1905

Selfridges Frontage - Coronation of George VI
Selfridges Frontage - decorated to celebrate the Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth - under floodlights at night. Date: 1937

Jungfrau Mountain Allegory
A stylised (and rather bizarre) view of the Jungfrau Mountain, depicted as... a Jungfrau! Date: 1908

Zenko-ji Buddhist Temple - Nagano, Japan
Zenko-ji Hondo (The Main Hall), 7th century Buddhist Temple at Nagano City, Japan

Rochefort, France - Arab Room in House of Pierre Loti
The Arab Room in the House of Pierre Loti (1850 - 1923) at Rochefort, France. Another room (or possibly another section of the pictured room) is an Orientalist fantasia of a mosque

Moorish Woman reclining in her sitting room
A Moorish Woman reclining in a very Moorish Sitting Room, filled with elaborately patterned drapes and cushions. Fans and lanterns hang on the wall

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

The Two Models
A woman readjusts a wooden artists model, in a studio full of sculptures, paintings and drapes

Moroccan Moorish Costume

Interior of the Muhammad Ali Mosque, Cairo, Egypt
The interior of the Muhammad Ali Mosque, Cairo, Egypt. Muhammad Ali Pasha (1769 - 1849), is regarded as the " founder of modern Egypt"

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