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Jerkins Collection

Background imageJerkins Collection: Summer fashion ideas for women: a plage suit with a lozenge-patterned jerkin, and two swimsuits

Summer fashion ideas for women: a plage suit with a lozenge-patterned jerkin, and two swimsuits. Date: 1954

Background imageJerkins Collection: WW1 - French zouaves of the Armee d Afrique

WW1 - French zouaves of the Armee d Afrique
WW1 - French Zouaves of the Armee d Afrique in their distinctive uniform. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageJerkins Collection: Romania - Woman and Dancers

Romania - Woman and Dancers
A Romanian woman in traditional National costume kneeling between two male dancers, who have removed their soft felt hats. Date: circa1906

Background imageJerkins Collection: Three gentlemen in traditional Croatian National costume

Three gentlemen in traditional Croatian National costume at Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia

Background imageJerkins Collection: Two Chinese children in traditional attire with their Father

Two Chinese children in traditional attire with their Father
Two Chinese children in traditional attire walking through town with their Father. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageJerkins Collection: Burgundian Dress C. 1450

Burgundian Dress C. 1450
Hat with burlet, doublet with puffed over-sleeves, jerkins (jackets) with pleats or ermine trimmed & with hanging sleeves, hose & piked shoes (cracowes) or piked buskins. Date: circa 1450

Background imageJerkins Collection: Male Attire C16 & C17Th

Male Attire C16 & C17Th
Landsknecht: a form of decorative slashing. Also garments form C16th & C17th: petticoat breeches, peascod- bellied doublet, jerkins, copotains, cross-gartering... Date: circa 1530

Background imageJerkins Collection: Romanian Women spinning

Romanian Women spinning
A large group of Romanian Women spinning outside a thatched cottage in their village. Date: 1910s

Background imageJerkins Collection: Four Armenian ladies in traditional costume

Four Armenian ladies in traditional costume Date: 1880s

Background imageJerkins Collection: Serbian women and children in traditional costume

Serbian women and children in traditional costume Date: circa 1910s

Background imageJerkins Collection: Two Young Women of the Ukraine

Two Young Women of the Ukraine Date: 1912

Background imageJerkins Collection: T Methodios and his Celebrated Roumanian Orchestra

T Methodios and his Celebrated Roumanian Orchestra at.... Margate! Date: circa 1920

Background imageJerkins Collection: Croatia - National Costume

Croatia - National Costume
Croatians in National costume. One of the Gentlemen is smoking a long pipe, the other holding a long stick. Both seated women wear headscarves

Background imageJerkins Collection: Terazije - Belgrade, Serbia

Terazije - Belgrade, Serbia
Terazije - the central square and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Here local men make traditional costume pieces including the highly decorated jerkins

Background imageJerkins Collection: WW1 - French Turkos troops - Prisoners of War

WW1 - French Turkos troops - Prisoners of War
WW1 - Captured French Turkos (or Turcos) troops - the nickname of the Algerian and Tunisian rifles of the French army, which were officially known as Tirailleurs Algeriens and Tirailleurs Tunisiens

Background imageJerkins Collection: Shkoder Ottoman army volunteers in traditional costume

Shkoder Ottoman army volunteers in traditional costume
Albanian volunteers for the Ottoman Empire army from Shkoder, Albania

Background imageJerkins Collection: Two Albanian Farmers

Two Albanian Farmers both with long rifles, wearing goat hair jerkins and extremely scruffy leggings


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