Robes Collection (page 13)

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

King George Iv / Anon Eng
KING GEORGE IV OF ENGLAND Full length picture wearing ermine trimmed robes and a crown and holding a sceptre and orb Date: 1762 - 1830

Barras (In Costume)
PAUL-FRANCOIS, VICOMTE BARRAS French Revolutionary, Jacobin and later enemy of Napoleon I, depicted in his state robes Date: 1755 - 1829

Henry Bathurst Bishop
HENRY BATHURST Lord Bishop of Norwich, in wig and robes. Date: 1744 - 1837

Hywel, Welsh Prince
HYWEL DDA, the Good : Cambrian prince, depicted in robes of state as worn in the hall of judgment. He visited Rome to consult jurists about the laws of his kingdom. Date: flourished 940

Large monastic villa in Mid or South Wales
A large monastic villa in Mid or South Wales, with a monk in dark robes standing in front

Cooks Arrangements for Egypt and the Nile
A Nubian Egyptian man stands in the foreground, with a River Nile steamer in the background, on the cover of Cooks Arrangements for Egypt and the Nile

Greek Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Christian Church

Mandell Creighton, Bishop of London (1843 - 1901). Prior to his premature death, it was widely believed that Creighton would go on to become the Archbishop of Canterbury

Chaouis Camp - Algeria - Barbequeing
Chaouis Berber Camp - Algeria. Barbequeing a goat. The men sit and stand in the foreground close to the fire, whilst the women stand at the rear close to the low camel-hair tent

Three Indian men in white robes, in an unidentified area of India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Patriotic pro-Turkish card depicting a veiled Turkish woman in flowing see-through white robes, carrying and waving a large Turkish flag

The Flower Admirer
A young woman in examines some flowers, tucking them into her hair as she does

Taoism - Exhibit in Lyon - Musee Guimet
An exhibit at the Musee Guimet in Lyon showing Chinese Taoist ceremony (China, Amoy)

Magician Mr Philippe, the Chinese Physicis
Undated print of lithograph of magician Mr Philippe, the " Chinese Physicist" (Physicien Chinois) with Scottish assistant, Domingo, behind him. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxi)"

New Life Peers 1958
Page from The Sphere depicting the first life peers arriving at the House of Lords for the traditional ceremony of introducing barons to the House of Lords

Life Peeress Takes Oath
The first of the life peeresses, Baroness Swanborough, takes the oath on October 21 1958 in the House of Lords

Buddhist Head Monk - Xinjiang
Southern Chinese Buddhist Abbot in Zinjiang Province, China sitting in his Monastic Throne. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Buddhist Monastery Interior
Southern Chinese Buddhist Monks in Zinjiang Province, China sit in lines before the Abbot. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Lord Chief Justice approaching Westminster Abbey
The Lord Chief Justice approaches Westminster Abbey as part of the judges procession from the Royal Courts of Justice, for the annual religious service to mark the beginning of the legal year

Judges procession to Westminster Abbey
Part of the judges procession from the Royal Courts of Justice to Westminster Abbey, for the annual religious service to mark the beginning of the legal year. The custom dates back to the Middle Ages

High Parsi Priest - India
The High Priest of the Parsis (Parsees) - the Zoroastrians - performing a religious ceremony

Turkish School at Uskudar
The Turkish School at Scutari (Uskudar) - Asian side of the Bosphorus

Clovis Baptised 2
Clovis I, king of the Franks, at the instigation of his queen Clotilda, takes off his royal robes and has himself baptised on Christmas Day

Lady in Fine Fancy Dress
A lady dressed for a party or performance in medieval costume with flowing robes and a veil. She poses against the large wall of a grand garden beneath the ivy and holds a card

Edward Baron Ellenboroug
EDWARD LAW, first baron ELLENBOROUGH Statesman, lawyer, in his robes as Lord Chief Justice of England. with his autograph

William Cubitt as Mayor
WILLIAM CUBITT, property developer, MP, in his robes as Lord Mayor of London

Empire Allegorised
An allegory of Napoleons imperial take-over after the 1852 plebiscite - Marianne, the symbol of France, chooses to wear imperial robes

Robes de Soiree 1916
Two models, deep in conversation, show off the latest evening gowns from Paris during the World War One period

Robes de Diner
Two flirtatious girls model the latest Parisian dinner gowns with high waists and full, flared skirts typical of the World War One period

Robes d
Two models wearing the latest Parisian fashions for afternoon gowns during the World War I period

Christianity / Barbados
Henry Martin, acting Dean of Barbados

Japanese Meal C19
A group of Japanese people, seated on a tatami mat, enjoying a meal of rice and pickles

Sir Marcus Samuel
SIR MARCUS SAMUEL Viscount Bearset, petroleum entrepeneur. Lord Mayor of London from 1902-3

Sir Reginald Hanson
SIR REGINALD HANSON Lord Mayor Elect of London in 1886

Victoria in 1837
QUEEN VICTORIA Attired in her Robes of state on the occasion of proceeding to the House of Lords

William III
KING WILLIAM III Wearing ermine robes

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