Pearl Collection (page 4)

Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681
Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681. She wears her hair in long curls over her shoulders, a pearl choker

Louise de la Valliere, 1644-1710
Louise Francoise de la Baume-le-Blanc, Duchess of La Valliere, mistress to King Louis XIV, 1644-1710. She wears her hair in ringlets, a pearl choker

Laure de Noves, la Belle Laure, muse of Francesco
Laure de Noves, la Belle Laure, Laure de Sade, wife of Count Hugues de Sade, and muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348. She wears a shell hat called a coquille or cale

Maria Theresa of Spain, wife of King Louis
Maria Theresa of Spain, Queen of France, wife of King Louis XIV of France, 1638-1683. She wears her hair in ringlets, a pearl choker

Marion de Lorme, lover of the poet Desbarreaux, 1613-1650
Marion de Lorme, salon hostess, courtesan, lover of the poet Des Barreaux and Cardinal Richelieu, 1613-1650. She wears her hair loose in ringlets, a pearl necklace

Gabrielle d Estrees, mistress of King Henry
Gabrielle d Estrees, Marchioness of Monceaux, mistress of King Henry IV of France, 1571-1599. She wears her blonde hair tied in a pearl lattice, three-tier lace ruff collar

Margaret of Valois, first wife of King Henry IV, 1552-1615
Margaret of Valois, Marguerite de France, daughter of King Henry II, first wife of King Henry IV, 1552-1615. Portrait from 1572 showing her in high upright lace collar

Young woman in the era of King Francis I, 1515-1547. She wears a chaperon headdress that has the form of a bonnet, purple velvet dress with wide sleeves, pearl belt and peacock feather fan

Woman of the court of King Francis I, 1515-1547. She wears a chaperon headdress, a red velvet surtout decorated with gold stripes, puff sleeves, and a gold-striped petticoat

Perch, velvet worm, lacewing and pearl oyster
European perch, Perca fluviatilis 1, velvet worm, Peripatus iuliformis 2, lacewing, Perla marginata 3, and pearl oyster, Isognomon isognomum 4. Perche, Peripate, Perle, Perne

Exotic moths including the ailanthus silkmoth
Large emerald pearl, Stemorrhages sericea (Botys Desmia? sericea) 1, ailanthus silkmoth, Samia cynthia (Saturnia cynthia) 2, Crotalaria pod borer, Argina astrea (Deiopeia astrea) 3

Karkloof emperor or pearl emperor butterfly, Charaxes varanes Nymphalis varanes, upper side 1, under side 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Clouded mother of pearl butterfly, Protogoniomorpha anacardii, upper side 1, under side 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Brill or pearl, Scophthalmus rhombus (Pleuronectes rhombus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Chambered nautilus and pearl shells
Chambered nautilus, Nautilus pompilius 1, and pearl oysters and mussels 2, 3, 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Lady with lanterns
Remembrance. Art Deco illustration of lady with lanterns. Artist: Pearl Forbes MacEwen. Date: circa 1930

Mrs Newhouse of New York, an American in London. 1902

Maharaja Bhowsingii of Bhavnagar (Bhavsinhji II, 1875-1919). 1899

Dress in Tootal taffeta. 1936

A Pearl of Beauty by Cecil Beaton in The Sketch, 1930
Mrs. Ronald Armstrong-Jones, photographed by Cecil Beaton in a costume designed by her brother, Oliver Messel. Anne Messel (later Parsons) was previously married to Ronald Armstrong-Jones

Grand Union Tea Company, New York City, USA. circa 1900

Cite des Bleuets where Cora Pearl lived, Paris, France
Cite des Bleuets, Paris, France (11th arrondissement), where the courtesan Cora Pearl lived, seen here around the time it was about to be demolished. circa 1920s

Lady Irene Cubitt, sportswoman (keen hunter and racegoer), wife of Hon Archibald Cubitt. Date: 1930

Eleanor Souray, English actress
Eleanor Souray (1880-1931), English actress known for her roles in Edwardian musical comedies, pantomime and light opera, later Eleanor Byng, Viscountess Torrington. Date: circa 1900s

Pandora and her box by Sogata
A stylised idea of Pandora opening her box, and in this case finding many jewels. 1930

Mrs J. A. Davison by Madame Yevonde
Mrs J. A. Davison, wife of Captain J. A. Davison M.C. the Rifle Brigade and the second daughter of the Hon. Sir Gervase and Lady Beckett. Date: 1926

West Indian Pearl Fishers
A group of West Indian pearl fishers in boats dive for pearl amidst larger galley ships. West Indians and Westerners group on the land behind to trade for the pearls. Date: 1494

Duchess of York in a black dress
Duchess of York (later Queen Mary) in a black dress, February 1901, soon after the death of Queen Victoria. Date: 1901

Marchioness of Londonderry, English political hostess
Theresa (Susey Helen), Marchioness of Londonderry (nee Chetwynd-Talbot, 1856-1919). 1896

Gaby Deslys, French singer and actress
Gaby Deslys (Marie-Elise-Gabrielle Caire, 1881-1920), French singer and actress. Date: circa late 1910s

Anchor and flowers on a paper lace greetings card - May Happiness be ever Thine. Date: circa 1890s

Jewellery gifts from King Alfonso
310, 000 pesetas (16, 000) worth of wedding presents: King Alfonsos and Queen Maria Christinas presents to the bride, Princess Ena (Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg)

Boat with flowers on a German greetings card. (3 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Young woman in a Spanish mantilla, holding a fan
Young woman in a white lace Spanish mantilla, holding a fan. Date: circa 1920

Compensation for the murder of Mr Richardson
Sketches in Japan: conveying the compensation money to HMS Pearl for the murder of Mr. Richardson, an English merchant in 1862. Date: 1863

Eve front cover - Lady Loughborough
Margaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm (1895 -1969), Lady Loughborough, Australian Born wife of Francis Edward Scudamore St Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough (died 1929)

Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (1860-1917), wife of Prince Arthur. Date: circa 1900s

Curtis British Entomology Plate 563
Lepidoptera: Odontia dentalis = Cynaeda dentalis (Starry Brindle, Starry Brindled Pearl) [Plant: Echium vulgare (Common Viper-grass)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 559
Lepidoptera: Nascia cilialis (Orange-rayed Pearl) [Plant: Iris pseudacorus (Water Flag)] Date: 1824-39

Advert for Mappin & Webb pearl and diamond jewellery 1912
Selection of beautiful brooches, pendants and a necklace all made of pearls, diamonds and other precious stones Date: 1912

Smart bridge frock 1909
Woman wearing pale yellow ninon with a hem embroidered in shades of deeper yellow and brown. The tunic overdress is of satin souple in golden brown, caught back with dull gold buttons and buckles

Boats on the Pearl River, Canton (Guangzhou), China circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Jama Masjid or Pearl Mosque, Agra, India, circa 1890. Date: circa 1890

Advert for Tecla pearls (London) Date: 1938

Saint-Gingolph, Haute-Savoie, France
A Souvenir shop (selling dolls and pearls) - Le Perle du Lac at Saint-Gingolph, a small town situated on the south bank of Lake Geneva (Lac Leman)

Broadway and silent movie actress Mollie King
Date: 1918

Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900-2002) - Hostess of Glamis Caste - taken just after she attained her majority

Mrs John Barron by Madame Yevonde
Date: 1934

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