Finery Collection (page 2)

Woman in hedgehog hairstyle with ribbon
Woman in hedgehog hairstyle tied with a ribbon. Coiffure Herisson. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzannes Stylish Hairstyle or Eccentric Finery from the era of King Louis XVI

Woman in Racy Cap in an English Park
Woman in combed up hairstyle with cap decorated with grapes and feathers called Racy Cap in an English Park. Toque Galante au parc Anglais

Woman in the Mystery bonnet or the Sleeping Dog, decorated with flowers and feathers. Bonnet au Mystere ou Chien Couchant

Woman in the Asiatic hairstyle, 1770s. Her hair is combed up over a large support pouf and decorated with flowers, pearls, fabric and feathers. Pouf a l Asiatique

Woman in the Flea hairstyle
Woman with her hair combed up over a pouf (support) and decorated with flowers, pearls and a sash, called the Flea. La Pouf a la Puce

Rear view of woman in chignon plaited in three parts with a fichu bonnet. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzannes Stylish Hairstyle or Eccentric Finery from the era of King Louis

Woman in the Junon Frigate hairstyle, 1778
Woman with a model ship riding on waves in her elaborate hair inspired by the Frigate Junon, a famous French naval gunship, 1778. Coiffure la Fregate la Junon

Marie Antoinette in elaborate hairstyle crowned
Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI of France, in elaborate hairstyle crowned with ribbons and pearls, 1770s. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzannes Stylish Hairstyle or

Plan and elevation of an iron forge, 18th century
Plan and elevation of an iron forge, with chafery, finery, blowing engine, and balling or pudding furnace. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Balling furnace and finery used in iron manufacture
Sections and elevations of balling furnace and finery used in iron manufacture, along with tools and pump. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees

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Costume of Granville. A woman in her finery in a park near the port.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885

12TH NIGHT / MALVOLIO
Malvolio, tricked by his companions with a false billet-doux from Olivia, postures in what he fancies is the finery she favours... Date: first performed 1601/2

LOUIS XVI / CALLET / NARGEOT
LOUIS XVI king of France, depicted in all his finery Date: 1754 - 1793

The Sultan Valide - the title held by the " legal mother" of a ruling Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Date: 1572

Queen Elizabeth II and members of the Royal Family captured in an informal group portrait at the time of the Coronation - 2nd June 1953. Date: 1953

King Haakon of Norway and Queen Maud
King Haakon of Norway (1872 - 1957) and Queen Maud. Their child is future King Olav V. Haakon ruled from 1905 to 1957. Date: circa 1907

Little boy sitting on a stool, cane in hand, poses for the camera Date: c. 1910

Crown Princess of Sweden and Princess Patricia of Connaught
Crown Princess of Sweden (Margaret of Connaught) (1882-1920) - the elder daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, and Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia

Emperor Than Thai - Tonkin, Vietnam
Annam Emperor Than Thai (Nguyen Phuoc Chieu) (Nguyen Phuoc Buu Lan) (1879-1954) (reigned 1889-1907). He encouraged French-style education but maintained bitter feelings over their control of his

The Exotic Girl
An exotic girl examines her finery, as trade and fishing ships go about their daily routine

Lex Oppia / Roman Women
Roman ladies (in 15th century costume) protest against the Lex Oppia, cutting down on luxury and finery - from Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia, 1475

The Breed of the Treshams by John Rutherford
Photograph from The Breed of the Treshams by John Rutherford showing a lady, Margaret, dressed in her finery holding her gloves in one hand and the skirt of her dress in the other to reveal her boot

John Douglas, Bishop
JOHN DOUGLAS Lord Bishop of Salisbury, Chancellor of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, depicted in all his finery as both bishop and Garter Knight. Date: 1721 - 1807

Duc Hess of Richmond
DUCHESS OF RICHMOND RICHMOND, 3rd wife of Ludovick Stuart, duke; previously wife of Edward, earl of Hertford; daughter of Thomas Howard of Bindon; in all her finery. Date: 1578 - 1639

Children playing in a nursery
A large group of children play at a table in a nursery. One vain little girl, standing near the door, is in her finery. Date: 1859

Two smartly dressed little children
A brother and sister pose for the camera in their finery. Date: 1914

Slide showing three people dressed in finery and an enchante
Slide showing a picture of four people in a grand hall, a young woman standing with a man and an elderly woman dressed in rich clothes, and a bearded man dressed like an enchanter or wizard

State Elephants of the Viceroy, India. Date: circa 1890s

Paul Biston the 1st - The King of Boot-blacks
A very odd postcard depicting Paul Biston the 1st - The King of Boot-blacks in highly regal pose ! Date: circa 1905

South Africa - A M hlope Girl outside her house Date: circa 1906

Thessaloniki, Greece - Family in Traditional local costume. Note the lad on the left who is pointing the prop gun at (possibly) his brother! Date: circa 1910s

Gentleman wines and dines his lady in style but at low cost
How can you do it? Gentleman wines and dines his lady in style at Belmonicos but at low cost, as he only earns $8.75 a week ! Date: 1912

Black couple in London in late 19th century in fine attire
Black couple in all their finery. Woman: " What ll Mrs Edwards say when she sees dis ere hat?" Date: 1898

Cockney couple off a day out at Margate
Cockney couple in their finery - all ready to depart for a day out in Margate. Date: 1900

Kalmitchka - Astrakhan, Russia
Kalmitchka, a grand woman from Astrakhan, a major city in southern European Russia - the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. Date: circa 1902

Grand procession of the Wellington Statue, Park Lane
The grand procession of the great equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington astride his horse Copenhagen, as the bronze statue by Matthew Cotes Wyatt which was the largest in Britain when it was

Exotic Turkish Woman of the Harem Date: circa 1904

A Syrian Woman
A opulent studio shot of an exotic Syrian Woman, in a fine dressed and wearing a veil. Date: 1908

The Maharaja of Jaipur, India Date: circa 1910

Sumptuary Reform
Sumptuary reform - by the Tsars orders, wealthy merchants are stripped of their finery Date: circa 1690

Zinfandels Cup Day, Ascot
Glamorous women parading in their elegant gowns and flowery hats, mingle in the Ascot paddock on Zinfandels Cup Day

Fifth Avenue, New York, USA
New York, Fifth Avenue. St Patricks Cathdral visible in the background. The large crowd awaits something or someone of importance occuring in relation to the cathedral

The Ruling Princes of India

Ostend / Kursaal 1907
Ostend: the Kursaal by night, with people out in their finery

French Drum Major
Le Tambour-major (Drum major) in all his finery !

Edict against Excess
An edict published in 1641 seeks to cut down on excess in fashionable mens dress : a gentleman reluctantly lays aside his fancy finery

Married Couple Vis-A-Vis
" Will you be our vis a vis?" A just-married couple in their finery

Social / Ostend Kursaal
the Kursaal at Ostend by night, with people out in their finery

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