Robes Collection (page 12)

A group of Jolly Good Fellahs - Syria
A group of Syrian Fellahs, Aleppo, Syria. The word Fellah is used to denote a peasant, farmer or agricultural labourer in the Middle East and North Africa

King Haakon VII of Denmark of the House of Oldenburg (1872-1957). Wearing his Coronation robes and holding the State Regalia. Date: 1905

Four Generations of Swedish Royalty - (seated) King Oscar II (18291907) pictured with (back left) his son (the future King) Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf)

East African Jewish Bedouin Musician in Jerusalem, Israel. Playing a masenqo, a single-stringed bowed lute commonly found in the musical traditions of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Date: circa 1920s

Father O Flynn unconvinced by drunks claim to sober
Father O Flynn - " Pat, you re dhrunk again." Pat - " Oi m not, Yer Riverence." Father O Flynn - " Yis ye are, Pat; an if ye were not, you wouldn t deny it." !!

Young boy admonished for fishin on the Sabbath
Clergyman - " My Boy, do you know its wicked to fish on the Sabbath?" Youngster - " I isn t fishing; I m teachin this ere wurm ter swim." Date: 1895

Le Mont-Dore, France - Gargling Room at The Thermal spring, known since Roman times. Le Mont-Dore, formerly called Mont-Dore-les-Bains

Two Young Bedouin Girls - Algeria, North Africa Date: circa 1910s

Delhi Durbar - King George V and Queen Mary
The Coronation Durbar, Delhi - 12th December 1911. The King Emperor (George V) and Queen Empress (Mary) presenting themselves to their people

Chief Priests of the Armenian Church - St Lazare, Venice
The Chief Priests of the Armenian Church - St Lazare, Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1908

Egyptian Orange Sellers posing artistically for this early photographic postcard. Date: circa 1894

The Coronation Durbar, Delhi - 12th December 1911. The Maharajah of Benares bows before The King Emperor (George V) and Queen Empress (Mary) Date: 1911

Chinese Actor in elaborate costume - Singapore Date: circa 1909

DUPLESSIS, Joseph-Sifr褥(1724-1802). Louis
DUPLESSIS, Joseph-Sifr褥 (1724-1802). Louis

Shimbyu - Rangoon - Offerings by family to the monastery. Pungyi robes are woven and dyed in a single night, great honour gained by those completing theirs first

Nikko priestess - Japan - priestess in red and white robes. Date: 1952

Turkish women in the Bazaar
Two Turkish women in the Bazaar, Constantinople. Date: 1920s

Interior of the Tomb of Seti
The first photograph of the interior of the tomb of Seti II which shows the temporary laboratory with fragments of royal robes and Tutankhamuns throne. Date: 17th February 1923

The Believers Vision. Angels ever bright and fair, Take oh take me to your care. Speed to your own courts my flight, Clad in robes of virgin white.Woman dreaming while asleep of angels. Date: ca. 1873

Japanese woman, full-length, standing, facing left, wearing robes of a noblewoman, such as empress or princess; also shows custom of artificial eyebrows. Date 1878?

Japanese man, full-length, standing, facing right, wearing robes of a nobleman, such as emperor or prince. Date 1878?

A Japanese woman, with one shoe (geta) off (to operate spinn
Agricultural laborer. Drawing shows a 19th century Japanese farm worker with shoulder pole carrying baskets of produce. Date 1878 Sep

Santa and child
Christmas. Santa dressed in traditional red robes hugging young child.Date: circa 1908

King George VI in Coronation robes, 1937
Portrait of King George VI in Coronation robes. Date: 1937

Portrait of George VI by Albert Collings with invoice
Portrait of King George VI by the portrait painter, Albert Collings taken from the editorial, marked up copy of the Illustrated London News Special Coronation Number for the 1937 Coronation of King

Archbishop Germanus, Metropolitan of the Greek Church in Western and Northern Europe, taken specially for The Sphere, showing him crowned and wearing his elaborate and beautiful gold-stitched robes

Choristers at the coronation procession of James II, 1685, in Westminster Abbey. Children from Westminster choir and the Chapel Royal

Morocco - Local Guide on Horseback
Kaid Chaliak Rebei, guide to the German Mission from Tangiers to Fez, Morocco. Date: circa 1910s

A Parsi Priest
A Parsi (Zoroastrian) Priest. Zoroastrianism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster (aka Zarathustra), probably founded some time before the 6th century BC in Iran

Musicians and a dancer in Algeria
Musicians and a lady dancer of Southern Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Egyptian Dancing Girl with tamborine Date: circa 1920s

Coptic Priest
A spectacular portrait of an Coptic Priest, holding a small cross. Copts in Egypt constitute the largest Christian community in the Middle East

Racial Type / Libya
An Arab chief, Tripoli, Libya, North Africa. Date: 1930s

Making Queen Elizabeth IIs coronation robe
Miss Ruby Essan of Wimbledon engaged in her task of making the embroidered crown for the coronation robe of Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal School of Needlework

Rev. Dr. A. C. Don, Dean of Westminster
The Dean of Westminster, according to ancient traditional rights, assists the Archbishop of Canterbury at the coronation of British Sovereigns, in particular at the Unction, the Investiture

Young Oxford Student, College Master and Bulldogs
A young Oxford student greets the Master of his College with all due deference (making sure to hide his smoking pipe behind his back)

George Cox, Mayor of Holborn
Portrait of George Cox, Mayor of Holborn pictured in his mayoral robes and chain of office. 1947

Celanese Coronation advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Celanese acetate yarn in the year of Queen Elizabeth IIs Coronation featuring a Coronation robe and Kirtle of velvet made for a Baroness by Ede and Ravenscroft. Date: 1953

Good Housekeeping front cover, December 1931
Front cover of Good Housekeeping magazine with three angelic carol singers dressed in medieval hooded robes. One plays a lute while they all sing from a song sheet

Topgis Bashi, Commandant of the Ottoman Artillery
The Topgis Bashi, or Commandant of Artillery. The commander of the Turkish Ottoman artillery wearing colourful robes and a tall turban

Veiled Lady of Grand Cairo, Egypt
A Lady of Grand Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian woman in a white robe with a veil across her face. 1803

Chiaous Bashi, Official of the Sublime Porte
A Chiaous Bashi, an official of the Sublime Porte. He was in charge of the court messengers and announced those wishing an audience with the Sultan, amongst other duties and responsibilities

Four Turkish men in a room
Four men in a room with two windows overlooking a courtyard. All wear Turkish robes and turbans, and three are sitting cross-legged on the floor

Turkish woman brought coffee
A woman in oriental robes sits smoking a pipe with a very long stem while her servant brings her coffee. There are richly ornamented carpets on the floor. 1756

Capi Aga, Chief of the White Eunuchs
The Capi Aga, the Governor of the Gates of the Seraglio and Chief of the White Eunuchs. He is wearing a high white turban and crimson fur-trimmed robes. He has no beard. 1803

Syrian Bedouin Men - Costume series (2 / 3)
The traditional clothing style of six Syrian Bedouin Men. Date: circa 1910s

John Crosbie, Prior
JOHN CROSBIE, a mitred abbot, Prior of Coventry. Depicted in his robes, with Coventry cathedral in the background. Date: ? - 1436

Edward III (Smith)
KING EDWARD III depicted in his robes of state. Date: 1312 - 1377

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