Plumes Collection (page 5)

German Prince & Princess
German Prince and Princess of the early 16th century. He wears full armour - the helmet is profusely ornamented with ostrich plumes. Date: circa 1515

COSTUME 1787
Man: top boots, spurs, hat with large cockade, dress coat - front border sloping away to reveal the waistcoat. Women: lace-edge pelerine, softer, curled hairstyles. Date: 1787

Ruby Ray, performer, comes from an artistic family, her grandfather being the late Erskine Nicol A.R.A. She was bornin Buenos Ayres

Woman with Fan C. 1620
A Frenchwoman of the court of Louis XIII holds a rigid fan of ostrich plumes. Date: circa 1620

Ossi Oswalda with Fan
Actress Ossi Oswalda holds a folding fan with decorative sticks covered in ostrich plumes. Her gauze hat is also trimmed with feathers - this time its osprey. Date: early 1920s

Open Robe 1908
The S-Bend silhouette in the year when the new straighter line was introduced. An open robe: flaring, swirling skirt, embroidery, volan trimmed sleeves & lace. Date: 1908

Woman wear a merry widow hat and Plumes
Young woman in a narrow fitting skirt, high necked blouse, full-length coat with black lapels & turned-back cuffs & a broad brimmed hat with plumes. Date: circa 1913

Evening Dress 1919
La Robe Dindon: barrel-line evening gown with narrow shoulder straps with a long train descending from them - the whole ornamented with plumes as is the high headdress. Date: 1919

COSTUME FOR 1818-1819
Dress of 1818-1819 according to a later source. Man: greatcoat with velvet collar. Women: pelisse, spencer, white dresses ornamented with tucks, mancherons & flounces. Date: 1818 - 1819

Plum Coloured Dress 1899
Side buttoning dress: yoke, cuffs & hem in a contrasting colour. Skirt fits tightly & flares at the back & has a scallop design at the hem. N.B mink faces on muff & fur boa. Date: 1899

Brown Tailor Made 1899
Brown tailor-made with open jacket bodice secured with crossed bands & buttons, tight sleeves with flared cuff, tight skirt flaring from the knee & swansdown ruff. Date: 1899

Green / Yellow Dress 1899
Polonaise: open body, 3/4 length sleeves, high collar, accodian pleated under-skirt with flounce & ruched trim. Hat with fabric trim & plumes. Pink flower worn in her hair. Date: 1899

Circa 1820 Costume
Four fashionable ladies are charmed by a parrot. One gown has an elaborate stomacher & full, puffed sleeves. Two ladies wear pelisses with highly decorative detailing Date: early 1820s

Mabel Thorne Actress Date: 1904

Walking Dress 1805
London walking dress: white muslin gown & a lace edged, brown pelisse that fastens with gold clasps. Accessories: a fur muff, quizzing glass & Spanish hat with plumes. Date: 1805

Ethel Matthews 1906
ETHEL MATTHEWS Musical comedy actress Date: 1906

Afternoon Dress 1800
One lady plays the mandolin while the other listens: both adorn their hair with plumes. The waists of both gowns are almost at the natural level or medium low. Date: 1800

Suggestions for a spring wedding 1909
Orinigal designs for bridesmaids frocks. 1909

Advert Geo. Poland & Son furs
Fur garmants, renowned for reliable furs. Available from Oxford Street, London. 1909

Court Dress 1806
Full court dress worn on the Queens Birthday 1806 by Marchioness of Townshend. The skirt is bordered with a Greek key pattern & decorated with large tassels. Date: 1806

Carmen Miranda
CARMEN MIRANDA Brazilian singer shown here with ostrich plumes on her head and an enormous ring on her finger; also photographs of Benny Goodman & Alice Faye Date: 1909 - 1955

Edwardian bows, floral and feathered hats 1909
Seletion of fashionable hats: toque, brimless hat that had a very wide crown and Merry Widow a large hat with a large brim, trimmed with bows, satin ribbon, plumed feathers and flowers. 1909

Lehar / Widow / Elsie Photo
Lily Elsie (as Sonia) in Lehars operetta " The Merry Widow" in a hat with a deep crown decorated with tulle & ostrich plumes which became synonymous with the name. Date: 1907

Elegant tailored summer dress 1909
Woman wearing Merry Widow hat with plumes and pretty tunic frock with rats tail embroideries in mauve and gold on net. 1909

Woman in 1910
Woman wearing a typical edwardian clothing, with merry widow hat and plumes. Date: 1910

Women wearing Edwardian dresses 1907
Two charming frocks with high necks. 1907

Champagne W / Dessert
Champagne served with the dessert Date: 1916

Woman wearing a hat for spring 1912
Woman wearing straw hat for spring with flowers, plumes and ostrich feathers. Date: 1912

Summer frocks 1907
Two women wearing charming summer frocks, (left) white muslin with black spots, valenciennes lace and narrow rouleaux of pale blue silk

Four fashionable ladies at a soiree
Four society ladies: two wear wide shouldered gowns with transparent over-sleeves marking the transition to the new fashion. The other two have short puffed sleeves. Date: late 1820s

King George Iv / Thomson
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Half-length portrait in Coronation Dress Date: 1762 - 1830

Hair styles for state functions in 1937
Suggestions for hair styles to be worn with regulation headwear at court presentations or state functions in 1937, the coronation year. Emile of Conduit Street advises curls dressed high on the head

Advert for Jays womens mantles 1884
Two women wearing fashionable mantles for winter. 1884

Society dresses 1907
Society dresses designed by Redfern, showing the newest styles for the forthcoming autumn season. (left) Shows a charming dinner gown, of white silk tulle over a soft shade of vieux rose

Cover of Der Eisenbahner - Volume 1
Striking embossed Cover of Der Eisenbahner - Volume 1, featuring a train cum dragon speeding out of the cover in a shower of sparks and plumes of smoke and team.. Date: 1902

Garden-party frock 1910
French model wearing a laced frock with a plumed hat. Date: 1910

Advert for Maison Renee Vert, womens hats 1910
Selection of spring hats with plumes and roses. 1910

Womens hats 1909
Parisenne models wearing fashionable hats with plumes, ribbon and floral decorations. Date: 1909

Harrods tiara for court presentations
For Their Majesties Courts or the Coronation Ceremony (in 1937), a tiara of rhinestones and pearls, plumes and regulation veil from Harrods. 1937

Advert for Dickins & Jones stylish lace wear 1912
Fashionable lace wear for women. 1912

Nobleman of Provence, 15th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries, Levy Fils

German mercenaries (Landsknechte), 1510-1550.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Infantry officer and herald from the first half of 16th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century

Swiss women holding a helmet and a heraldic shield.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt

English woman in the fashion of March 1796.. English woman in the fashion of March 1796. She wears a bonnet with plumes, cravat, striped bolero jacket, full skirt, large sash and yellow gloves

Costume of Pervenche, nouveau riche wife of a merchant.. Costume of Pervenche, nouveau riche wife of a merchant. She wears a Primerose headdress of fanchon bonnet, Egyptian cameo and plumes

A scene from Palace Aux Femmes, Palace Theatre, Paris
Les Plumes d Autruche scene from Palace Aux Femmes, Palace Theatre, Paris, 1926-27 Date: circa 1927

Ivy Tresmand (1898 - 1980), actress and singer. Appearing in Dalys production of the part of Frou-Frou in The Merry Widow. Date: 1923

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