Feathers Collection (page 2)

Harrods head dresses 1919
A variety of head dresses for evening, a popular accessory during the First World War and early 1920s. Date: 1919

Animals and birds singing round a piano on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Blue and Yellow MACAWS / Blue and Gold macaws - X2 preening (Ara ararauna). Taman Burning Bali Bird Park, Bali Island, Indonesia

Madame Peacock by Gilbert Rumbold
Lovely illustration showing a lady in a dress with a peacock feather skirt and matching fan. Date: 1927

The Dolly Sisters, London
The Dolly Sisters in their bridal attire by Paul Poiret from League of Notions, New Oxford Theatre, London, 1921 1921

Origin Species, CH Bennett, banker - vulture
Vulturine. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a vulture to a banker. Known for his beak and bald head the vulture has exchanged his feathers for a broadcloth

Peacock in display from Drawing at the Zoo published in 1949. The underlying geometrical structure of the spread feathers is revealed

Gustav V / Sweden / Beagles
GUSTAV V King of Sweden (1907-50) with his wife Victoria, Princess of Baden

Themistocles / Chapman
THEMISTOCLES Athenian statesman and general

16th Century Cavalry
A young man in the suite of the emperor Carl V : his horse is partially armoured, and both rider and mount are heavily ornamented as befits an imperial courtier

Evening Dress 1913
Exotic gown witih Chinese style tassels, a narrow draped satin skirt with train worn with an embroidered lace, square necked bodice with decorative cut under-sleeves

Crowned Pidgeon
CROWNED PIDGEON

Flapper / Ascot Dress / 1926
An 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

Hiawatha / Portrait
A portrait of Hiawatha

Viscountess Castlereagh in her famous necklace & tiara
Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh, later Marchioness of Londonderry DBE (3 December 1878 23 April 1959), noted society hostess,

Bagpiper in Glen Coe, Highlands of Scotland
Bagpiper in Macdonald tartan, playing in Glen Coe, Highlands of Scotland. Date: 1959

Shakespeare - Henry V - Pistol: Pish for thee, Iceland dog! circa 1830

At the Skating Carnival - Pretty lady reveller with a broom
At the Skating Carnival - Pretty lady reveller wearing a very stylish black dress with red floral pattern with a broom. Date: 1905

Parisienne models wearing fashionable feathered hats 1914
Fashionable parisienne models wearing the latest hats with feathers. Date: 1914

Parisienne models wearing headdresses 1914
Fashionable parisienne models wearing the latest headwear and hair. Date: 1914

Native Amercan Women
Highly romanticised depiction of a Native American Woman Date: 1911

The Dolly Sisters in Paris-New York
The Dolly Sisters in a scene from Paris-New York, Paris, 1927 1927

Guests of Countess Aynard de Chabrillan
A number of guests pose in their magnificent costumes inspired by the east. The central oval portrait is of the countess herself

Party hosted by the Countess of Aynard Chabrillan
An evening of entertainment entitled A dance of a thousand and one nights held at the abode of the Countess of Aynard Chabrillan on the Rue Christophe-Columb

Clara Zetkin / Ils 1900
CLARA ZETKIN German Socialist and Feminist at the Paris Socialist Congress in 1900

Greetings card in the shape of an owl with top hat, monocle and lace-up shoes. circa 1890s

Advert for Debenham & Freebody lace race wraps 1912
Selection of luxurious lace jacktets, coats and wraps for racing. 1912

A court dress to curtsey in from Harvey Nichols, 1935
Advertisement for the department store, Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge, London, advertising a gown of classic simplicity to wear to a court presentation

Two Ravens on a snowy perch
A Raven preens his wing feathers on a snowy branch. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

On the Shady Side by William Barribal
A beautiful and fashionably attired young woman in a close fitting beplumed hat, glances back at the viewer

Paris fashions for November, 1864
A selection of dresses designed for the winter of 1864. From left, The manteau marchesa made from cloth and velvet, trimmed with a silk border

Social / Night on Town
She wears an evening coat by Worth: oriental cherry blossom fabric, wide full sleeves, fur cuffs & collar. He wears a black tailcoat & white tie

Couple at Eastbourne
He: straw boater, cane, wing collar & single-breasted suit. She: hat adorned with chiffon & plumes, blouse ornamented with pin-tucks & feather trim & a plain skirt cut in panels

Fashionable 1940S Hat
A large, flat, felt hat worn at an acute angle, with two big feathers attached to the top. The model is also wearing a fur coat

Fashions December 1880
Dress fitting tightly to below the hips, reverse collar, buttons down the back. Girl: coat body with tails pinned up behind. Blue jacket body: tartan collar & basque

Fanny Burney / E Burney
FANNY (FRANCES) BURNEY Known also as Mme d Arblay English novelist

Icarus by Durer 1493
Icarus and Daedalus fly together. Then Icarus falls from the sky as the sun melts his wings

Icarus falls from the sky as the sun melts his wings

Chief Two Guns White Calf, Blackfeet Indian, Montana, USA
Chief Two Guns White Calf (1872-1934), Blackfeet Indian, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. Date: circa 1920

Jolly farmers wife with hen and eggs
A jolly grey-haired farmers wife holds a red hen and a basketful of eggs. She wears a large straw hat and a floral-patterned apron. It is summer. Staffordshire, England Date: 1990

Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972
Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) in pantomime costume as Aladdin. Seated on table. Elaborate hat with feathers, Chinese-style satin jacket with shorts, tights and satin shoes with large bow

Charge of French cavalry at the Battle of Neerwinden or Landen, in the Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), 29 July 1693, part of the Nine Years War (1688-1697). Date: 1693

Surrender of King John II of France at the Battle of Poitiers, 19 September 1356, during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). Date: 1356

Grand evening dress in silver brocade, blue wig and feathers, Grande robe du soir en brocart d argent, Perruque bleue, aigrettes

La Belle Feronniere, mistress of King Francis I of France. Possibly wife of a furrier, or a lawyer called Feron. She wears a simple chaperon headdress with brim, red velvet robe with wide sleeves

Sketch cover - Josephine Baker
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a portrait of dancer and entertainer, Josephine Baker (1906-1975) by Mrs Leslie Cotton. Date: 1931

Angoni tribesman performer, Nyasaland, East Africa
Angoni (Ngoni) tribesman performer, Nyasaland, East Africa (then part of the British Empire, now Malawi). He is a musician, singer and dancer whose leggings rattle when he moves. Date: 1922

Chief sword-bearer to the King, Gold Coast, West Africa
Chief sword-bearer to the King of Bekwai, Gold Coast, Ghana (then part of the British Empire), West Africa, holding an ornate gold-handled sword. Date: 1922

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