Garter Collection

Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth
Her Majesty Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms (1926-2022). Date: 1955

King George VI - fine photographic portrait
A very fine photographic portrait of King George VI (1895-1952) - King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth. Date: circa 1939

Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, 1954
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured together in the Grand Entrance in Buckingham Palace in 1954

Great Orders of Knighthood and other high decorations
Insignia of the chief orders following in importance that of the Garter. The ribbons are represented by the backgrounds, except in the Order of Merit, and that of the Companions of Honour. Date: 1937

Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, 1954
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured together in the Grand Entrance in Buckingham Palace in 1954

Officers of Arms of the Heralds College, 1952
Participants in the Coronation Ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II. The Officers of Arms of the Heralds College (l to r): Bluemantle, J A Frere; Windsor Herald, R P Graham-Vivian; Richmond Herald

King Edward VIII as Admiral of the Fleet by John St. Helier
King Edward VIII (1894-1972), later Duke of Windsor, painted by John St. Helier Lander in the robes of Admiral of the Fleet and as Sovereign of The Order of the Garter

French maid taking a break and enjoying a cigarette before her next duty calls.... Date: 1910s

PUTNEY, London
The Star & Garter, a riverside pub at Putney

Order of the Garter
The Order of the GARTER, and its insignia

The Royal Coat of Arms of King George V. Arms: Quarterly, first and fourth, gules three lions passant guardant in pale or, (England); second or, a lion rampant within a tressure flory counter-flory

Advert for The Boston mens sock garter 1930
For business wear. Men, fastidious with regard to their personal appearence, invaribably wera the Boston Garter. This represents efficiency and security with supreme comfort. Date: 1930

Arrested by an undercover police officer
An undercover female police officer springs her Honey Trap on an unsuspecting criminal, who goes from a jolly evening with a fetching lady to staring down the barrel of a revolver!

Queen Mary, c. 1911
Photographic portrait of Queen Mary, previously Princess May of Teck (1867-1953), pictured c.1911, wearing robes of the Order of the Garter

King Ferdinand of Bulgaria
King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria(1861-1948). Date: circa 1909

Mr Grahams balloon ascent, Kew Bridge
Poster advertising Aerostation. Mr Grahams Sixteenth Ascent from the gardens of the Star & Garter Tavern, Kew Bridge, London. Date: 4 April 1825

English Court Dress C16
Nobleman & Knight of the Order of the Garter at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. N.B trunk- hose, canions, peascod-bellied doublets, ruffs, cloaks, copotain hat, gowns, flat cap

Men of the Island Carib or Kalinago people. The wear loincloths, armlets, garters, tattoos and nose piercings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Nasi from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Edward, HRH Prince of Wales wearing the Robes of the Garter
Edward, HRH Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII 1894-1972) wearing the Robes of the Garter. Taken at Windsor Castle by David Knights Whittome on June 10th 1911 after the Investiture

Herculine strongwoman
Herculine, known as the female Samson as she lifted weights by her hair. Hooks can be seen in this photograph attached to her hair

The Cocktail Bar at the Garter Club, 52 Grosvenor Street - decorated in mock-heraldic style. The Table tops represent the titles of well-known Inns. Date: 1933

Two Suriname snakes: Green snake and checkered
Two Suriname snakes: Green snake (Malayan green whipsnake, Ahaetulla mycterizans?) and checkered garter snake, Thamnophis marcianus

Ceremonial dress of orders of chivalry, 16th century
Ceremonial robes of knights of the Golden Fleece A, Order of the Garter B, Teutonic Knights C, D, and sword and wreath of Georg Hund von Wenkheim E

Men and women in St Trinians costume, Cornwall
Men and women in St Trinians school uniform, Cornwall, possibly university students during rag week. Date: circa 1980s

Model wearing a tight knitted sweater in a diamond pattern of rib and garter stitch. Date: 1940

HRH Queen Mary wearing Order of the Garter robes and insignia - hand tinted photograph

Garter Point Ypres Belgium 24th October 1917 WW1

Dead soldiers outside bunker, Garter Point near Ypres, Belgium, 24th Oct 1917

Shipbourne Road, Tonbridge early 1900's

Tonbridge Shipbourne Road early 1900s

Woman in crinoline dress, getting ready to go out
Woman in crinoline dress in front of her mirror, getting ready to go out Date: circa 1850s

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, KG, British army officer and politician. Date: 1821

Illustration of an elegant woman getting into her car at a motor show, clutching a brace of car brochures and magazines. As she enters the car, a garter can just be glimpsed peeping from her skirt

A knight of the Garter in the costume worn during medieval times. Date: circa 1470

Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester and the Garter Mission in Japan to bestow upon Emperor Showa (Hirohito) (1901-1989) the Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG); conferred in 1929

Comic postcard, Dishevelled woman at a party Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Woman escaping from department store Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man trying to type a letter Date: 20th century

The Paved Courtyard of The Garter Club, the trees bedecked with early summer blossom. Date: 1933

Vintage 19th century / 1900 photograph: Richmond, the Star and Garter Hotel, seen from the River Thames

Comic postcard, Older man with pretty woman on the beach. If the wind had only blown the other way! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, man, girlfriend and goat Date: 20th century

Photograph of Star & Garter PH, Whitechapel, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Star & Garter PH, Kings Cross, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Photograph of Star & Garter PH, Bermondsey, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

English gentleman at the tomb of Petrarchs muse, Laura de Sade, Laure des Noves, in the Chapelle des Sade, convent of the Cordeliers, Avignon. At the tomb of Laura

Light and Variable 1931
Humorous illustration showing a young woman perched on top of a weather vane, her short skirt revealing a lace garter from her breezy vantage point. Date: 1931

King Edward III and the Countess of Salisbury -- the origin of the Order of the Garter, as mentioned in Froissarts Chronicles. circa 1348

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