Robe Collection

Tsai Shen Yeh - The Chinese God of wealth
Tsai Shen Yeh is a Chinese God of wealth (often also called Lu Shing or The Star God of Wealth)

Woman raising her skirts to scare off the devil. Perretta flashing the devil. The devil of Pope-Fig Island. Le diable de Papesiguiere

Puppet in kimono being manipulated by two bunraku puppeteers in black robes. Woodblock ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada II, Tokyo, 1850s

Veiled Egyptian Woman - Cairo. Date: circa 1910s

King George VI in Coronation Robes by Albert Collings
Portrait of King George VI by the portrait painter Albert Collings. Collings originally painted the picture for the Coronation of King Edward VIII but, after the Abdication, repainted the face

Othodox Christian Priest in Ethiopia, possibly in Axum
Ethiopian Orthodox Priest, possibly in Axum (Aksum)

King George Iv / Thompson
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Head & shoulders vignette portrait wearing ceremonial robes Date: 1762 - 1830

LADY MACBETH & DAGGERS
Macbeth, Act II, Scene ii Lady Macbeth: "give me the daggers..." Date: 1925

Robe- (or scarf) hanging pine, Senzoku pond. Print shows a large pine tree with fence around it and shrine nearby on the edge of a lake, with teahouse and travelers in the foreground. Date 1856

Ancient Persian Music
A Dervish of Ancient Persia in long green robe with fur trimming; he wears an ornate hat and plays a woodwind instrument

Epicurus / Full Length
Epicurus Greek Philosopher

Mahatma Gandhi sailing from Boulogne to Folkestone
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, sailing from Boulogne to Folkestone on 12 September 1931

Edward IV Crowned
Edward IV is crowned at Westminster

Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet
Sir Walter Raleigh lays his cloak at Queen Elizabeth Is feet to prevent her from getting muddy feet

Oxford University robes: Proctor (full dress)
A Proctor at Oxford University sporting a mortarboard and long, black gown, with a white fur hood. Date: 1920s

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit. Colored
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591). Italian Jesuit seminarian and student at the Roman college. He died in Rome, at the service of persons infected by the plague

Natural Colour Photograph Taken after the Coronation
A Historic Natural Colour Photograph Taken after the Coronation: The Crowned King and Queen, with Their Daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, in Their Robes Date: 1937

Knight Templar, knight and Bishop
Knight Templar stands on a Mediterranean shore, wearing the red cross on his cloak authorised by pope Eugenius III in 1146. Knight in chainmail, robe and holding shield and sword, and bishop

Pandita Ramabai / Postcard
PANDITA RAMABAI DONGRE MEDHAVI Indian reformer and educator, " Friend of the child widows"

Samurai with two swords, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - samurai in a studio setting, with two swords, proably an actor

Marie of Anjou, Queen of France, wife of King Charles VII. She wears a truncated hennin, jeweled necklace, and black velvet robe lined with ermine, crakows or poulaines

Colossal statue of a goddess. 2nd century AD
Roman colossal statue of a goddess. 138-161 AD. The head is latest. Marble. From Egypt. Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany

Italian noble woman playing a harp, 14th century

Woman in ball gown of coral taffeta with silk ruffles. Robe de bal en taffetas corail a volants de gaze de soie. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by H

Unknown philosopher, believed to be Zeno of Citium, Greek stoic philosopher. Copperplate engraving by Gio. Petrini after an illustration by A

1937 Coronation - King arrives at the annexe door
King George VI wearing the Crimson Robe of State and the Cap of Estate, pictured about to enter Westminster Abbey for his Coronation on 12 May 1937. Date: 1937

Paris fashions for November, 1864
A selection of dresses designed for the winter of 1864. From left, The manteau marchesa made from cloth and velvet, trimmed with a silk border

St Patrick / Cig Card
SAINT PATRICK He drives the snakes out of Ireland

Where is Britannia? 1867
WHERE IS BRITANNIA? (Satire on the invisible monarchy)

Empedocles of Akragas, Greek philosopher
Empedocles of Akragas (fl. 444-443 BC), Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher, doctor, statesman and priest, best known for originating the cosmogonic theory of the four classical elements

Kate Greenaway
A Day in a Child's Life'. Music by Myles B Foster. An end-page depicting a mother standing in front of a topiaried tree is holding her child in a christening robe Date: 1881

John Dennis, English dramatist and literary critic, 1657-1734. Coffee house wit, inventor of new stage thunder. Portrait in powdered wig, cravatte and robe. Original plate by John Vandergucht

Charles, Prince of Wales, later King Charles II, as a boy
Oval portrait of Charles, Prince of Wales, later King Charles II of England, 1630-1685. Carolus DG Princeps Wallix Dux Corub. As a boy in crown, ermine robe, ribbon of the Order of the Garter

Robert Abbot, Bishop of Salisbury
Robert Abbot, Anglican bishop, academic and polemical writer 1560-1618. Master of Balliol College, Oxford, Regius Professor of Divinity, Bishop of Salisbury

George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury
George Abbot, English Calvinist divine, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1562-1633. In cap, ruff collar, robe with puff sleeves, holding a book

Nomadic Bedouin in hooded robe with musket
Nomadic Bedouin or Bedu man of Kordofan (Sudan) in hooded burnous, carrying a musket and square case. Arabe Bedouin, Afrique

Rich woman and woman of the people, Cairo, Egypt, 19th century

Portrait of Cyril of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria, with halo and robe, within decorative border of foliage

Byzantine Empress, 9th century, in a robe with gilt border encrusted with gems, matching the throne. From an illuminated manuscript by Gregory of Nazianzus. Imperatrice de Constantinople, MS 510

Costumes of Frankish princesses and lords, 9th century. From the dedication page of the Bible of San Paolo fuori le mura, MS f.1.m, c.870, In the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls

Young man of Japan, 16th century. He wears wide silk braies or trousers, velvet robe and is armed with scimitar and dagger. Jeune Japonais. Within a decorative frame engraved by H

Costume of an African woman of the Kingdom of Tlemcen, 16th cent
Costume of an African or Berber woman of the Kingdom of Tlemcen, Ottoman Empire (Algeria), 16th century. Cape over a robe with large sleeves, attached with a buckle of gold or silver, gold earrings

Costume of an African man, 16th century. Arab or Berber inhabitant of the desert of North Africa. In animal skin robe, with bow and arrows. Within a decorative frame engraved by H

Costume of a lower-class African woman, 16th century. Cape of black toile worn over a robe, gold earrings, necklace of precious stones. Within a decorative frame engraved by H

Costume of a black Moor of Africa, 16th century. Hooded cape of coarse fabric or cotton over a robe, leather slippers, large scimitar hanging from his belt. Within a decorative frame engraved by H

Costume of an Ethiopian noble, 16th century. In large turban, white linen cape and robe, cotton chemise, striped belt with scimitar and dagger. Within a decorative frame engraved by H

Costume of a young woman of Lolland, 16th century
Costume of a young woman of Laaland (Lolland, Denmark), 16th century

Costume of a bride of Lolland, 16th century
Costume of a bride of Laaland (Lolland, Denmark), 16th century. She wears a gold crown, long curly hair with a silk veil. The short robe and tunic are decorated with small tassels

Costume of a bride of Lolland, Gotland, Oland, 16th century
Costume of a bride of Lolland (Denmark), Gotland or Oland (Sweden), 16th century. She wears a crown, cape and long gown trimmed with lace, pearl necklace. Within a decorative frame engraved by H

Costume of a Vestal virgin or priestess of Vesta. She wears a stola robe, linen tunic and a suffibulum veil with a purple trim. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann

Venetian galley slave, 16th century. Both legs chained to his belt, red hat, robe of coarse fabric. He holds a barrel of water. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann

Diana, Roman goddess of the woods and the hunt. Shown with deerskin robe, bow, quiver and arrows

Saint Germain and Saint Vincent of Saragossa
Saint Germain, Bishop of Paris, c.496-576. and Saint Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon and Martyr, died c.304. In French ecclesiastical robes, 12th century, of robe, tunic, cope and pallium

Christ and apostles in Byzantine costume, 11th century
Jesus Christ and the apostles in Byzantine costume, 11th century. All with their right hand in their robes, a Byzantine pose. From a manuscript Gospels, MS 74 G, Bibliotheque Imperiale

Job's wife offering Job bread on a stick while covering her nose with her robe. Depicted in ancient costume and architecture, probably from a mural. La femme de Job

The Queen of Sheba receiving gifts from King Solomon. Solomon and his knights in plate armour, tunic, vizor and kettle helmet in the Italian fashion, early 14th century. La Reine de Saba

Esther pleading with her husband King Ahasuerus of Persia
Jewish queen Esther or Hadassah pleading with her husband King Ahasuerus of Persia. Depicted in Italian fashions of the early 14th century. Esther implorant Assuerus pour les Juifs

Engagement of two young nobles, early 14th century. The fiancee wears her head uncovered apart from a red ribbon or benda in the Italian fashion

Adam with his male descendants, 13th century
The children of Adam from Noah to Abraham to Ismael. Les Enfants d'Adam. Men dressed in mantle and robe, wearing crowns and conical hats

Costume of a Seneschal or steward and officers, 14th century

Medieval queen in ceremonial robes, 13th century
Medieval queen in jeweled crown, rich mantle over tunic and robe, seated on her throne, holding a baby. A Queen of the 13th century in her Habit of State

Ladies of the 13th century. Women in mantles fastened with brooches over long robes, one holding a book

Ladies of the 13th century. Woman in wimple and veil, long mantle and robe f.20v, seated woman in wimple over the ears f.25r, woman in long robe and wimple f.30r

Noble costumes of the 15th century
Personages of rank of the 15th century

Costumes of state officers of the 15th century. They wear headdresses with drapery, rich velvet mantles and robes with slit sleeves

Wulstan II (or Wulfstan), Archbishop of York, died 1023.. He is shown seated in his study, writing in a book open before him. From Cotton MS Claudius A iii, f.30r

Athena, often given the epithet Pallas, ancient Greek goddess
Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare

St Dunstan depicted in Norman choir robes, 12th century
Norman archbishop in choir robes, 12th century. From a manuscript portrait of the Saxon bishop St Dunstan (c.909-988), holding a quill and knife, Royal MS 10 A XIII

Norman noble women, 12th century. Norman noblewoman wearing mantle and veil 125, 126, and Norman woman in robe with her head uncovered 127. They stand in front of a curtained arch in a walled city

Three Norman men in costume of the 12th century

Norman preacher, monk and pilgrim, 11th century. Preacher from an original manuscript in clothes that only slightly resemble those of the clergy, holding a full purse 105

Blanche (d.1310) and Adele de Vermandois (944-975)
Blanche (d.1310), daughter of Jean de Laon, knight and seigneur d'Atteinville 101

King Lothar I, King Louis V, Emma and her son Otto
King Lothar I, 795-855, King Louis V the Do-Nothing c.966-987, and Emma of Italy, wife of Lothar III, and her son Otto

Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborn, 8th century
Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborn c.639-709. From Carmen de virginitate, a famous poem he composed In praise of virginity, 8th century

Anglo Saxon women's costumes

Anglo Saxon women's dress
Anglo Saxon woman wearing a tunic, veil, mantle, and open-toe shoes 36, woman in tunic and veil 37 and woman in a veil in a different colour from her mantle 38

Anglo Saxon women's dress. One wearing tunic, mantle and veil 33, one in a floating veil 34, and one with tunic, belt and veil 35

Fashionable woman in cap and robe by the couture brand Paul Poiret, 1911. She holds a parrot and takes bird feed from a tray. Les Robes de Paul Poiret, 1911

The skeleton of Death embracing a woman, 18th century
The skeleton of Death, Freund Hans, embracing a woman while pointing to a Viennese woman with a bony hand, 18th century. Viennese and Roman women. Wienerin und Romerin

Regina sacrorum, high priestess of ancient Rome. Wife of the Rex sacrorum. In gold crown, crimson palla and stola, making a sacrfice to Juno at an altar in a temple. Reine des Sacrifices

Allegorical figure of Rome instructed by Time and Minerva
Allegorical figure of Rome in palla and stola instructed by Time and the goddess Minerva on the history of Rome. Minerva with helmet, armour and shield, accompanied by an owl

Roman woman from a Patrician family, ancient Rome. With diadem of Juno in her hair, stola (robe) with gold hem, palla (cloak). In front of a temple, obelisk and broken columns

Woman citizen of Rome in palla and stola, ancient Rome
Woman citizen of Rome in palla (cloak) and stola (robe), her hair in a mitra (headband). In front of a column, obelisk and colonnade. Citoyenne de Rome

Young man from a Patrician family, ancient Rome. In a robe called a toga virilis or libera, with gold bulla hanging around his neck, yellow and red sandals. In front of an arch, aqueduct and obelisk

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