Fleece Collection (page 2)

Advert for Aquascutum mens coats 1929
Mens coat made from impenetrable Aquascutum trench coatings, with detachable collar and lining of Teddy Bear Fleece. 1929

Moses and Joshua descend from Mount Sinai with the tablets of the Law broken and found the Israelites worshiping the golden fleece. Engraving in Liber Chronicarum by Hartman Schedel, 15th century

The Early Iron Age. The bog body from Huldremose in Djursland from 100 AD. The woman wore a skirt of wool, a scarf and two fleece capes. Her hair was tied up with a long woollen cord

TOISON D OR
Charles le Temeraire, duc de Bourgogne, presides over an assembly of the chevaliers des Toison d Or (knights of the Golden Fleece)

The Golden Fleece
Thanks to Medeas magical powers, she is able to help Jason seize the Golden Fleece despite the creatures which guard it

Stealing the Fleece
Medea, daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis, who possesses the Golden Fleece, falls in love with Jason and helps him steal it

Castor & Pollux (Tooke)
The twin sons of Zeus and Leda, known as the DIOSCURI, sail with Jason to steal the Golden Fleece, and end up as the Gemini of the Zodiac

Advert for Turnbull and Asser garments 1918
Chamois leather garments for autumn and winter. To Order leather jackets, combines the maximum amount of warmth with the minimum of weight, trousers with double flap

The miracle of the fleece - Judges 6. circa 1690

Advert for Peter Robinsons mens motor coats 1909
Ready to wear Gentlemens motor and travelling coats, in real Irish and Scotch tweeds, lined with fleecy wool or with detachable leather linning

Philip V of Spain (1683-1746). King of Spain. Oath of allegi
Philip V of Spain (1683-1746). King of Spain. House of Bourbon. Oath of allegiance of the military orders; Golden Fleece, Alcantara and Calatrava. Engraving. 18th century. Colored

Marchese Ambrogio Spinola (1569-1630) by Peter Paul Rubens (
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. Portrait of Marchese Ambrogio Spinola (1569-1630). National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) asking marys hand. Engravi
Maximilian I (1459-1519). Holy Roman Emperor. Mary of Burgundy (1457-1482). Wife of Maximilian I. Maximilian I asking marys hand. Engraving by Wollerman, 19th century. Colored

Charles Bonavenure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy (1571-1621). Military commander. Engraving taken from an anonymous facsimile of the epoch. Colored

JOHN DYER Writer, on such themes as the Ruins of Rome and the Fleece, which is all about sheep and how to care for them. Date: 1700 - 1758

Philip Croy of Aerschot
PHILIP CROY, duke of AERSCHOT Governor of Flanders, Knight of the Golden Fleece. Date: 1526 - 1595

The Romeotor Motor Coat from Samuel Brothers
he needs of the enthusiastic female motorist well catered for by this Romeotor coat carried out in Scotch fleece, cut comfortably full with a modish wrap collar which could be arranged as a cape if

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1640-1705, from an oil painting in the Germanischen Museum.. He wears a small badge of the Golden Fleece hanging from a gold chain

Gideon and the miracle of the fleece. Date: circa late 19th century

Barcelona
ARNAU I MASCORT, Eusebi (1864-1933). Chimney from the Fonda de Espa񡮠 1903. SPAIN. Barcelona. Fonda Espa񡮠 Placed at the Arnau Hall, decorated with the coat of arms of Spain

Suggested Christmas gifts 1915
Advert for suggested Christmas gifts for Britains Blue and Khaki boys. Chamois leather waistcoat, with long sleeves, sleeping caps -favourite cap with men of both forces

Young man processing wool, Scotland
A young man in the textile industry in Scotland, processing wool

GIORDANO, Luca (1632-1705). Allegory of the Golden Fleece. Circa 1697. SPAIN. Madrid. Cas󮠤 el Buen Retiro. Baroque art. Fresco

The Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Lille, first chapter. Held in Lille the 10th January 1430. Presided

AMICONI, Jacopo (1682-1752). The Marques de la Ensenada. Portrait dressed with the Golden Fleece and the Order of St

Old Swedish Woman
A wry old Swedish woman, looking content as she sits knitting, warmly wrapped up in her fleece jacket and decorative knitted hat. Date: 1930s

Two ladies in outfits by Doucet

Two ladies in outfits by Madeleine et Madeleine
Two fashionable ladies wearing daytime outfits by Madeleine et Madeleine. On the left, a white three-piece tennis outfit with patterned bands

Young lady in suit by Paul Poiret
Young lady wearing a white fleece tailored suit with high collar, hip pockets with square pattern in blue and red, and blue brimmed cloche hat, by Paul Poiret. 1924

Argonauts & Harpies
The Argonauts, on their way to Colchis where they plan to steal the Golden Fleece, are attacked by a swarm of harpies, who are nastier than they look

Machine Sheep Shearing
A row of men machine shearing sheep at a New Zealand Sheep Station. Date: early 1930s

Sheep Shearing in Bulgaria - tying up the recently-shorn fleeces

Toison D or Order
Philippe le Bon, duc de Bourgogne, on the occasion of his marriage to Isabelle de l Espagne, creates the order of the TOISON D OR (Golden Fleece)

Knights of Golden Fleece
The Knights of the Golden Fleece are arrested for siding with the Spanish

Jasons Argo
This is the boat used by Jason in his successful expedition to steal the Golden Fleece : though equipped with a sail, it has to be rowed up the Bosphorus against the current

Jason Subdues the Dragon
He subdues the dragon that guards the Golden Fleece

Knight of Golden Fleece
A knight of the Golden Fleece (Toison d Or) : this was originally a Burgundian order, but thanks to the rise of the Hapsburgs, it was adopted by the Austrian empire

Order of Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece (Toison d or), originally a Burgundian order, but adopted by the Austrian Empire when they adopted Burgundy

Jason, Medea, Fleece
Jason with Medea and his fellow Argonauts reach Colchis and steal the Golden Fleece

AMPHIARAUS, Greek seer of Thebes, known for interpretation of dreams, sailed on Golden Fleece expedition

Social / France / C15 Fleece
A Gathering of the Chapter of the Golden Fleece held by Charles the Bold

Gideons Second Sign
When he asks God to confirm his first sign with a second, a sheeps fleece is soaked in dew while the ground around remains dry, such is the power of the Almighty !

ARGO 1681
ARGO named after the vessel which carried Jason and the Argonauts to steal the Golden Fleece

Building the Argo
Argus builds the Argo in which Jason and the Argonauts will sail to Colchis to steal the Golden Fleece

Jason & Medea
Medea, daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis, who possesses the Golden Fleece, falls in love with Jason and agrees to help him steal it despite the beasts which guard it

King Athamas & Nephele
King Athamas falls in love with the beautiful cloud fairy Nephele and steals her clothes so that she cannot float away with her sisters. (Part of the Golden Fleece myth)

Kiwi Sheep Shearers
Kiwi sheep shearers at work on a New Zealand Sheep Station

Three Card Trick
THE THREE CARD TRICK (or Spot the Lady ) The other passengers watch while the trickster and his confederate fleece a victim in a railway carriage

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