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Two Kenyan MenA fabulous photographic portrait of two Kenyan Tribesmen in full traditonal costume. They wear Ostrich Feathers in their hair and one holds a fly whisk
Kenyan Men in full ceremonial attire
Royal Group at Schloss CoburgA gathering of European royalty at Schloss Coburg, including Princess of Saxe-Meiningen, Prince Henry of Prussia, Prince Ferdinand of Roumania, Grand Duchess Serge of Russia
A lady at the operaA well-dressed, smiling young lady, wearing a hat with feathery plumes, looks out of her opera box, a glove in one hand, mask in the other
Fashion Hats of 1827A selection of six bonnets, plumed hats and turban hats in satin, all in bright colours with elegant decoration
Feather Headdress 1796A caricature of the extravagant fashions of the period. The womans headdress is composed of ostrich plumes & an aigrette. Date: 1796
Merry Widow Hat C. 1907A lady wearing a " Merry Widow" hat seductively sips a glass of champagne
Winter Fashions 1871Polonaise costumes (made from 1 fabric only) with double skirts. Plaid: over-skirt cut in long points, short fringed mantle. Black: jacket body with pagoda sleeves
The Zulu wars. An attack of Zulu warriorsZulu warriors in full battle dress with plumes around their necks and elaborate head dresses launching themselves into battle, carrying shields and rifles
Fable / Daw & FeathersTHE DAW WITH BORROWED FEATHERS The jackdaw imagined he could pass as an elegant peacock merely by dressing himself in their coloured plumes
Fashions November 1879Olive green dress, patterned jacket with wrap-over front cut away below the waist; brown dress with ruched bodice panel. Girl: grey tailor-made with rear pleated panel
Striped Dress 1861Women: short cape & dress in vertical striped fabric & pleated border; high buttoning bodice, pagoda sleeves, purple vandyke & tassel trim. Girl: habit shirt, ankle boots
Fashionable Art AdmirersGreen dress: waistcoat & open body with fringed basque & attached cape, skirt trimmed with fringing & a paisley shawl. Black mantle, brown fur muff & skirt with tablier trim
Ladies & Girl 1865Dress with Swiss ceinture, flounces applied in waves held with rosettes & a red bordered mantle; straw hats & plumes, gabrielle sleeves, bodice with long basques at the back
Carousel / Louis XIV CourtA Carousel at the court of Louis XIV of France
Merry Widow HatBeautiful young lady wearing a rather large, plume laden hat - a style that became known as the " Merry Widow" after a hat worn by Lily Elsie in the operetta of the same name
Horses with Plumes 1906Two horses with plumes
Ostrich Feathers / 1901Ostrich feathers stored ready for use in the fashion industry
History of Fashion 1815Long sleeved white dress with vandyked hem & 11 folds on the skirt & tied at the back with a pink ribbon. A later 19th century view of earlier dress
Lace Caps Etc C. 1863Chemisettes, habit-shirts, under-sleeves, a canezou or fichu, lace bonnets with lappets & flowers & a spoon bonnet trimmed with ostrich plumes
Miss Gilman / Costume 1905Mabelle Gilman wears a lace trimmed high-necked gown with a pouched bodice, bell shaped flaring skirt, a fur- trimmed hat with a cocked brim & a fur muff & stole
Dinner Dress 1911Empire line revival gown: square corsage & an asymmetrical tunic / over- skirt with a deep side split & train trimmed with ropes of amethysts
Walking Dress 1815A long sleeved earth coloured gown (or possibly a pelisse worn over a gown) with a triple tier ruff. It is Worn with a green & red shawl and a bonnet with plumes
Tailor-Made Circa 1910Tailor-made suit: button detailing, box pleated skirt & long line jacket with velvet collar & western style pocket, a blouse with lace jabot, broad brimmed hat & fur muff
Evening Dress 1823A charming pink & white dress with two deep rows of decoration at the hem. The sleeves are short & full with a vandyked design. She wears a round brimmed hat with plumes
Ladies and Ice-CreamA lady sucks her ice-cream through a straw, while her companion, wearing a remarkably large hat, looks away, perhaps disgusted by such indecorous behaviour
Girl / Striped StockingsGirl: loose wrap over dress, knee-length skirt, lace cuffs & hem, drapery (panniers) at the hips, loosely tied plaited cord, high crowned hat with plumes, striped stockings
Georgiana / Duchess / SewellGeorgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, wears a hat of the period - a broad brimmed hat with the crown adorned with ostrich plumes over frizzed hair with large ringlets
Fashion December 1830She wears a green velvet bonnet decorated with plumes. Her dress is of purple velvet trimmed with marabou. The boa like the muff she carries is also of marabou feathers
Purple Bonnet 1865Blue: demi-train, silk cord at hem, neck & as a device to loop up floating ribbon ends. Grey & purple: button & flat ribbon trim down the front & in points at the hem
Shopping Fashions 1850SRed mantle with revers, pagoda sleeves & tassels, blue dress with black trim. Black pardessus, white waistcoat, floral print skirt & a habit- shirt with bishop sleeves
3 Evening Dresses 1843Hair is worn off the face & covers the ears & is ornamented with white ostrich plumes & wheat, rosettes & tiny flowers. Ans shaped coil of hair is secured with a comb
Yellow Frock 1836Redingote: embroidered trim, deep falling tucker, skirt en tablier, sleeves en bouffant at the middle of the arm & trimmed with ribbons & roses. Shown in pale yellow & in pink
Hair, Hats & CanezousFront & back views of: Apollo knot coiffure adorned with an arrow; a wide brimmed bonnet with plumes & decorative detailing under the brim & a lace canezou (cape style)
Costume Parisiens 2885Hat: large turned-up brim at the front, trimmed with plumes. Dress: lace imbecile sleeves with mancherons, low bodice pointed front & back with Grecian drapery
Ball Dress / Bouquet 1861Green dress: fluted flounces, white tulle over-skirt looped up with plumes, corsage en coeur. Garibaldi shirt, black skirt with a red velvet band at the hem & on the pockets
Walking Dress 1840Grey dress with a single flounce & bouillon (puffing) on the skirt, lace ruff & brown fur muff & fur-trimmed pelerine-mantlet, broad brimmed bonnet with plumes
Cross Paris Street 1815White robe with sleeves en bouffants, high ruff & multiple flounces at the hem, a Kashmir shawl & a black high crowned hat with ostrich plumes. Her key is tied to a handkerchief
Edna May / Hat & FeatherEdna May in a bonnet style hat tied with a large bow under the chin & worn tilted upwards to reveal the underside of the brim. White ostrich plumes complete the effect
ETNA IN 1815A striking view of the crater of Mount Etna, Sicily, in relatively tranquil mode, with plumes rising from five separate cones or vents or fumaroles
Picture HatAscot hat: broad brimmed straw picture hat laden with a profusion of fruit, flowers & feathers including roses, grapes & ostrich plumes & secured with a net veil
Girl Picks Flowers C1890A pretty, rosy-cheeked young maid in a picturesque costume of black velvet dress & soft hat with pink plumes gathers daffodils (narcissi) in her clean white apron
Empire Bonnet / 1879EMPIRE BONNET Frondeuse hat of gathered black satin, ornamented with black ostrich feathers
Ball & Dinner Dress 1861Ball dress: white silk, tulle puffings arranged spirally on the skirt, trimmed with pink roses. Dinner dress: robe imperatrice in sable trimmed green silk, no waist seam