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Background imageFeather Collection: Cartoon, tickling an elephant

Cartoon, tickling an elephant
Cartoon by John Hassall: Tickle! Tickle! Tommy holds up a peacock feather and says: See me make im jump and throw Billy orf. Date: 20th century

Background imageFeather Collection: Two Zulu Mothers carrying their children

Two Zulu Mothers carrying their children, using hide slings across their backs - Southern Africa. Date: circa 1909

Background imageFeather Collection: Phasianus colchicus sahwii, common (Yarkand) pheasant

Phasianus colchicus sahwii, common (Yarkand) pheasant
Plate 53 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)

Background imageFeather Collection: Royal wedding 1893 - presents

Royal wedding 1893 - presents
Jewellery given as wedding gifts on the occasion of the marriage of George Duke of York(later King George V)(1865-1936) to Princess May of Teck(later the Duchess of York, then Queen Mary)(1867-1953)

Background imageFeather Collection: Two women in evening dresses by Paul Poiret

Two women in evening dresses by Paul Poiret
Two women in sleeveless evening dresses by Paul Poiret. On the left, blue with silver design. On the right, pink with a frill at the hip. 1924

Background imageFeather Collection: Princess Olga Paley and Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich

Princess Olga Paley and Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich
Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley (1865 - 1929), the second wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1860 - 1918) (pictured - left)

Background imageFeather Collection: Tamerlane - Timur Lenk

Tamerlane - Timur Lenk
TIMUR LENK (Timur the Lame) Turkic conqueror, made himself Lord of Transoxiana with capital at Samarkand. Died during expedition to conquer China

Background imageFeather Collection: Pink & Gold Gown C. 1911

Pink & Gold Gown C. 1911
The Directoire / Empire silhouette: a high-waisted pink & gold gown with an ornately embroidered corsage & decorative panel on the narrow trained skirt

Background imageFeather Collection: Three goblins with laughing gas on a Christmas card

Three goblins with laughing gas on a Christmas card
Three goblins with laughing gas on a triangular Christmas card designed by Robert Dudley. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageFeather Collection: Flowers and bird on a paper lace birthday card

Flowers and bird on a paper lace birthday card. circa 1890s

Background imageFeather Collection: Robin on a Christmas and New Year card

Robin on a Christmas and New Year card
Robin made of real feathers on a Christmas and New Year card with gold and white edging. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFeather Collection: Cat and Elizabethan poet on a Christmas card

Cat and Elizabethan poet on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFeather Collection: Sandwich board men on a Christmas and New Year card

Sandwich board men on a Christmas and New Year card
Sandwich board men in the snow on a Christmas and New Year card -- Birds of a feather flock together. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFeather Collection: Comic German postcard -- drunkard in the toilet

Comic German postcard -- drunkard in the toilet
Comic German postcard by Arthur Thiele -- a drunkard collapses at the side of a toilet. Date: early 20th century

Background imageFeather Collection: Christmas card in the form of a fan

Christmas card in the form of a fan, with snow scene and holly, blue background and peacock feathers. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFeather Collection: Sweet Fanny Adams, Carnaby Street, 1960s

Sweet Fanny Adams, Carnaby Street, 1960s
A woman in large sunglasses sporting a feather boa poses outside Sweet Fanny Adams, a Carnaby Street womenswear boutique founded by Henry Moss

Background imageFeather Collection: Early spring attractive hats 1912

Early spring attractive hats 1912
Women models wearing attractive hats suitable for early-spring with large bows composed of velvet ribbon, satin and plumes. Date: 1912

Background imageFeather Collection: Womens clothing for early spring 1912

Womens clothing for early spring 1912
Women models wearing early spring clothing for day and evening. 1912

Background imageFeather Collection: Shilluk warrior, South Sudan

Shilluk warrior, South Sudan
A Shilluk (Chollo) warrior in an ornate headdress, near the River Nile, South Sudan. Shilluks are typically tall and slim, and wear a variety of ornaments. Date: 1936

Background imageFeather Collection: Zulu Rickshaw Drivers, 1928

Zulu Rickshaw Drivers, 1928
Depiction of two colourfully-dressed Zulus pulling along white Europeans in rickshaws in Durban, South Africa. The Royal Natal Yacht Club is visible in the background. 1928

Background imageFeather Collection: Debutante women modelling the lastest fashion 1913

Debutante women modelling the lastest fashion 1913
Upper class women wearing the latest winter garments. 1913

Background imageFeather Collection: Tournament on the Field of the Cloth of Gold, France

Tournament on the Field of the Cloth of Gold, France
Tournament on the Field of the Cloth of Gold, Balinghem, northern France, 7 to 24 June 1520. 1520

Background imageFeather Collection: Misfitz - The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Misfitz - The Pied Piper of Hamelin. early 20th century

Background imageFeather Collection: Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales

Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (7 January 1796 - 6 November 1817), only child of George IV (at the time Prince of Wales) and Caroline of Brunswick. Seen here in an elaborate dress. 1810s

Background imageFeather Collection: Ladies hats, circa 1912

Ladies hats, circa 1912
Selection of fashionable womens spring hats with ribbon bows, flowers and ostrich feathers. circa 1912

Background imageFeather Collection: Peter Deane, expert fly dresser

Peter Deane, expert fly dresser -- close-up as he begins to construct a salmon fly. He taught himself the skill from a book after being confined to a wheelchair by polio

Background imageFeather Collection: Egyptian Art. Karnak. The goddess Maat. Relief

Egyptian Art. Karnak. The goddess Maat. Relief
Egyptian Art. The Karnak Temple Complex. Relief depicting Maat, goddess of truth and justice. New Empire. Egypt

Background imageFeather Collection: Yumbo indian, 1783, by Vicente Alban (b. 1725-?)

Yumbo indian, 1783, by Vicente Alban (b. 1725-?)
Vicente Alban (b.1725-?). Ecuatorian painter. Yumbo indian, 1783. Museum of America. Madrid. Spain

Background imageFeather Collection: Piaroas ceremonial masks. 1960. Venezuela

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

Background imageFeather Collection: Submission of Atahualpa. Colored engraving, 1807

Submission of Atahualpa. Colored engraving, 1807
Atahualpa (1497-1533). Inca Emperor. Submission of the last Inca emperor to the spanish embassy of Francisco Pizarro, led by Hernando de Soto. Colored engraving, 1807

Background imageFeather Collection: Slab with relief of a male winged sphinx. 358-338 BC. Persep

Slab with relief of a male winged sphinx. 358-338 BC. Persep
Slab with relief of a male winged sphinx wearing divine horned head-dress. 358-338 BC. Originally part of the facade of the Palace G, built by King Artaxerxes III

Background imageFeather Collection: The god Amon, sitting at a table of offerings. Temple of Hat

The god Amon, sitting at a table of offerings. Temple of Hat
Polychrome relief depicting the god Amon, sitting at a table of offerings with feather headdress, beard and on both hands the scepter Uady and the ankh. Eighteen dynasty. New Kingdom

Background imageFeather Collection: Advertisement for Felco chain block

Advertisement for Felco chain block. 1938

Background imageFeather Collection: The Toast - Elizabethan men drinking and merrymaking

The Toast - Elizabethan men drinking and merrymaking. circa early 17th century

Background imageFeather Collection: Frog at a writing desk on a New Year card

Frog at a writing desk on a New Year card
Frog standing at a writing desk on a New Year card, with seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFeather Collection: German Peasants C. 1515

German Peasants C. 1515
German peasants of the early 16th century. Date: circa 1515

Background imageFeather Collection: Burgundian Dress 1470

Burgundian Dress 1470
Short jacket or jerkin with hanging sleeves & collar worn over a doublet, hose & piked boots (cracowes), jerkin with a heraldic eagle worn over armour, fur hat with feather. Date: 1470

Background imageFeather Collection: Advert for Mandel Brothers department store 1913

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

Background imageFeather Collection: Girl & Fur Hat 1890S

Girl & Fur Hat 1890S
A little girl wears a double- breasted coat of a pale furry fabric with fur cuffs & ostrich feather trimmed cape collar, a high feather trimmed bonnet & gaiters. Date: 1890s

Background imageFeather Collection: A ticklish situation

A ticklish situation
Female dancer having fun with two clowns one of whom is using a feather as a tickling stick. Late Victorian.Date: circa 1900

Background imageFeather Collection: 14th century nobleman

14th century nobleman
An English nobleman and his servant, both wearing pointed shoes. 14th century

Background imageFeather Collection: Woman drinking tea 1907

Woman drinking tea 1907
A lady wearing a feathered hat drinking tea from a cup and saucer. Date: 1907

Background imageFeather Collection: Hair-decorations in fashion 1911

Hair-decorations in fashion 1911
Selection of evening headdresses. 1911

Background imageFeather Collection: Antarctic feather star, Promachocrinus kerguelensis

Antarctic feather star, Promachocrinus kerguelensis
Specimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Background imageFeather Collection: Cartoon, German women also Uber Alles, WW1

Cartoon, German women also Uber Alles, WW1
Cartoon, German women are also Uber Alles. Six scenes depicting German women and their influence on everyday life. Date: 1916

Background imageFeather Collection: Pigeons - Three Russian Trumpeters, Fancy Breed

Pigeons - Three Russian Trumpeters, Fancy Breed
Three Russian Trumpeters, Black-Mottled, Black and White, are seen here in their coop. The illustration presents the breeds unique feathering which radiates from around their heads

Background imageFeather Collection: Pigeons - Scotch Fantails or Broad-Tailed Shakers

Pigeons - Scotch Fantails or Broad-Tailed Shakers
A portrait of a White, White Laced and Black-Saddle Back Scotch Fantail pigeons, also known as Broad-Tailed Shakers. The Fantail is a popular breed of fancy pigeon

Background imageFeather Collection: Pigeons - Blue, White and Black Jacobins, Fancy Breed

Pigeons - Blue, White and Black Jacobins, Fancy Breed
A portrait of a Blue, White and Black Jacobin, a breed of fancy pigeon. The Jacobin developed over many years of selective breeding and originates from Asia



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