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Banquet des Chevaliers de l Ordre du Saint-Esprit donne au chateau de Fontainebleau le 14 mai 1633, French School. The Knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit sit at two long tables
Design for wallpaper with peacock feathersDesign for wallpaper with stylised peacock feathers. Pencil and gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1905
Erithacus rubecula, European robinAn European robin (Erithacus rubecula) in flight, U.K. Photographed by Frank Greenaway
Phasianus colchicus decollatus, common (Chinese ringless) phPlate 57 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Male Lyrebird - huge tail fanned out in courtship displayMale Lyrebird in full display - a ground-dwelling Australian bird most notable for their superb ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment
Fabulous Feather Headdress - 1920s Fashion. Date: 1920s
Plumes - feathersBirds feathers including the bodies of the birds they were plucked from. Date: 1930
Jurisprudence by H. M. Bateman is an humorous illustration of a Judge sitting in the courtroom balancing a feather or quill on his nose
Muffed Flying Tumblers, PigeonsA portrait of four sub-variants of the Flying Tumbler pigeon breed. The Flying Tumblers shown is the Black Rose-Wing, the Red Rose-Wing, the Red-Badge and the Black Saddle
Princess Mary, Viscountess LascellesHRH Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary; 18971965) - member of the British Royal family - the third child and only daughter of King George V
Suffragette Jack-in-the-Box Votes for WomenA suffragette Jack-in-the-Box with a bisque headed figure of a snarling woman. She has grey wiry hair which extends either side of a Tyrolean style hat with feather
Aquila chrysaetus, golden eaglePlate 78 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)
Pavo cristalus, peacockSpecimen on display in Gallery 40 at the Natural History Museum, London
Stacia Napierkowska - Silent Movie StarStacia Napierkowska (18911945) - a French actress and dancer, during the silent film era, appearing in 86 films between 1908 and 1926. Date: circa 1920
Advertisement for Caillers chocolate and bonbonsShowcard advertisement for Caillers chocolate and bonbons. 1900s
Evening clothing with pearls and lace 1912Fashionable evening clothing using detailed embroidered lace and decorative pearls. 1912
Frocks and thrills: Gowns and headdresses from Paris 1913Women models wearing a selection of different style evening wear, including the lamp-shade skirt, Turkish trousers, low scaft-belt cloak and the knee skirt. 1913
Womens clothing for May 1913Women models wearing the latest fashionable garments for evening and walking. Date: 1913
Harrods head dresses 1919A variety of head dresses for evening, a popular accessory during the First World War and early 1920s. Date: 1919
Blue and Yellow MACAWS / Blue and Gold macaws - X2 preening (Ara ararauna). Taman Burning Bali Bird Park, Bali Island, Indonesia
Feather Flapper headband 1912Woman wearing a flapper style headpiece, with feathers and beaded detail at side. 1912
Cacatua moluccensis, salmon-crested cockatooPlate 2 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Raphus cucullatus, dodoA mounted specimen of the extinct flightless bird, the dodo (Raphus cucullatus). The dodo lived on the island of Mauritius and became extinct during the late 1600s
KingfisherPlate 336, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 3 (1764). Annotated Crested kingfisher
Plate from The Natural History of Carolina by Mark CatesbyIllustration from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731) Vol 1 by Mark Catesby (1683-1749)
Madame Peacock by Gilbert RumboldLovely illustration showing a lady in a dress with a peacock feather skirt and matching fan. Date: 1927
Fine Feathers by Webster MurrayA glamorous cabaret star or showgirl, shows off her shapely legs on stage while wearing an extravagantly enormous feather headdress. Date: 1930
Caricatured Hamlet on a music sheetA caricatured Hamlet, probably based on Sir Henry Irving, on a music sheet entitled Hamlet Ye Dane, A Ghost Story, with music by J B Lawreen
Peacock in display from Drawing at the Zoo published in 1949. The underlying geometrical structure of the spread feathers is revealed
Items in the Tudor Exhibition, 1890Engraving showing a number of relics from the sixteenth century exhibited in the Tudor Exhibition of 1890. The items pictured include: Henry VIIIs hat (top right)
Spitfire by David Wright showing a semi-naked woman, half-dressed in an elaborate evening gown and carrying a feather fan
Frock, Fur & Feather FanNarrow tubular shaped dress in an ornate fabric by Worth with a plunging back, beaded straps, fur trimmed hem & a long train attached at the lower back. She holds a large feather fan
Flapper / Ascot Dress / 1926An Ascot gown of georgette trimmed with bands of emeralds and diamonds. A fringe of uncurled ostrich feather is caught at one side with a rose and foliage
Gunpowder / ConspiratorsThe conspirators (Guy Fawkes is number 6)
Viscountess Castlereagh in her famous necklace & tiaraEdith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh, later Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess,
Natives of the island of Formosa (Taiwan), depicted as headhunters and cannibals, 1820s. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique
MacDonald of Clanranald tartan. circa 1846
Priscilla and the Profligate, Duke of Yorks Theatre, LondonPriscilla and the Profligate, a play by Laura Wildig, at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London, produced by Charles Hawtrey. circa 1920s
Bagpiper in Glen Coe, Highlands of ScotlandBagpiper in Macdonald tartan, playing in Glen Coe, Highlands of Scotland. Date: 1959
Shakespeare - Henry V - Pistol: Pish for thee, Iceland dog! circa 1830
Edward VII & KaiserKing Edward VII of England, (left) with his nephew, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (right) and brother, Arthur, Duke of Connaught (centre), during the Kaisers visit to Windsor. Date: November 1907
Tango Dress TrailingIf shes not careful, she is going to get her feet caught up in that trailing dress of hers... Date: 1914
Parisienne models wearing fashionable feathered hats 1914Fashionable parisienne models wearing the latest hats with feathers. Date: 1914
Parisienne models wearing headdresses 1914Fashionable parisienne models wearing the latest headwear and hair. Date: 1914
Ara ararauna, blue-and-yellow maccawPlate from William Hayes Portraits of Rare and Curious Birds, With Their Descriptions, From the Menagery of Osterley Park, London, (1794)
Jynx torquilla, wryneck, Dendrocopos major, great spotted woPlate 60 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 2 (1925)
Sula capensis, Cape GannetPlate 2 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Guests of Countess Aynard de ChabrillanA number of guests pose in their magnificent costumes inspired by the east. The central oval portrait is of the countess herself