Robes Collection (page 6)

Cambridge University Robes, Clare College Undergraduate. 20th century

Fashion. Beachwear
Illustration for ladies beach robes. Date: 1928

Music cover, Alexandra Music Books, Songs of the Emerald Isle. With a portrait of Princess Alexandra of Wales when she received the honorary degree of Doctor of Music (DMus) at Trinity College

Synagogue Interior
Interior of a synagogue during a daily service

Jewish Priest wearing traditional clothing
A Jewish High Priest wearing traditional clothing. This consisted of a turban or headband and gold plate worn on the head, a tunic with a breastplate over it containing twelve precious stones

Habit of a Common Priest
Jewish Priest dressed in a robe. Date: 1797

Two angels with nativity scene on a Christmas card -- Gloria in Excelsis Deo. Date: circa 1890s

King George V in coronation robes, holding the orb and sceptre. Date: 1911

Christening robe 1868
Beautiful embroidered Christening robe. 1868

Welsh Eisteddfod 1906
Opening of Gorsedd, Ceremony in which druids are in a circle, the Gorsedd (meaning chief) sit on a throne, where the Eisteddfod is proclaimed. 1906

Welsh Eisteddfod Regalia 1906
Welsh Eisteddfod Regalia and Offices. Ceremony in the Royal National Eisteddfod takes place every summer in the first week of August, been happening for a couple of centuries since 1568

Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram - Bishop of London
Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram KCVO PC (18581946) - Bishop of London from 1901 to 1939, pictured holding his Crozier. Date: circa 1908

Pool Deck Date: 1938

Joseph Salomonson of Amsterdam The Apostle of Natural Life
Date: 1906

The Duke and Duchess of York invested as bards - Eisteddfod
The Duke and Duchess of York invested as bards at the Welsh National Eisteddfog at Swansea in August, 1926. They were given the bardic names Albert o Efrog and Betsi o Efrog

Duke of York - Visit - Ras Tafari, Prince Regent of Ethiopia
Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) accompanies Ras Tafari (1892-1975), the Prince Regent of Ethiopia who visited England in July 1924. Pictured here at Victoria Station, London

Prince Albert - House of Lords as the Duke of York - Robes
Prince Albert (future King George VI) (1895-1952), now Duke of York and therefore able to take a seat in the House of Lords

Cosmo Gordon Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury
Cosmo Gordon Lang, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth, Archbishop of Canterbury(1864-1945), who officiated at the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey on 12th May 1937

May Day - Whitelands College, Kings Road, Chelsea, London
Date: 1919

THE THREE ROBES
Blauvor and Lanfor on the island. One plays the harp, the other sings. A stranger approaches... (An Irish tale)

MOTHER & BABY C1890 MOTHER & BABY C1890
Vincent Hope Davenport, age three months, in his white christening robes: his mother holds him. Date: circa 1890

BABY LYING DOWN C1890
Vincent Hope Davenport, age three months, posing for a studio photograph in his white christening robes. Date: circa 1890

Elegant Ladies in Shower
Two elegant Parisiennes are caught in a shower : let us hope that their robes dapres- midi by Doeuillet are not irrecoverably ruined ! Date: 1913

OWEN JONES EGYPTIAN 11
Various ornaments from Tombs in Thebes, Mummy-cases, Kings Robes and an ancient Tomb in Giza, which was opened by Dr Lepsius. Date: 1868

Queen Alexandra visiting Eton College
Queen Alexandra - wife of Edward VII - visits Eton College. Date: 9 March 1863

Wax figures in the Abbey
The effigies - life-sized figures made of wax and wood, and lavishly dressed in robes and jewels - were often carried during funeral processions

A churchwarden - Bath Abbey, England
A churchwarden sits to read beneath the memorials during a quiet moment in Bath Abbey, England Date: 1999

Buddhist monk - Temple of the Emerald Buddha
A young Buddhist monk in saffron robes looks directly at the camera as he passes through arches in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Phra si Raftana, Bangkok, Thailand Date: 1986

St Cross Hospital Brother with dole, Winchester
A Brother of The Hospital Of St Cross, Winchester England. He holds the dole - offered to those in need. It is the oldest surviving charitable institution in the UK

St Cross Hospital Brother, Winchester
A Brother in his robes walks in the Inner Quadrangle of The Hospital of St Cross, Winchester England. It is the oldest surviving charitable institution in the UK

Frankfurt am Main, Germany - Haus Frauenstein Wilson Carlile
Reverend Prebendary Wilson Carlile (1847-1942) - Founder and Honorary Secretary of The Church Army - pictured with his trombone. Date: circa 1905

Arab Man with fine moustache and turban - Tunisia Date: 1903

Algeria - An Insurgent aiming his rifle - one might suggest his choice of headgear would not be the most inconspicuous choice available... Date: circa 1907

Japanese Priest
A Japanese Priest. Date: 1904

King George VI in his coronation robes - May 12th 1937. The reverse of the postcard records that the photographic prints were flown to Valentines works in Dundee on Coronation Day

Costumes Religieux - Religious costumes
Page from Larousse Encyclopedia charting the variety of costumes worn by religious orders through the centuries. Date: 1930

Negadras Uorch蠦rom Gondar, Ethiopia
Negadras UorchÞá®n traditional menswear from Gondar in the north of Ethiopia (Abyssinia). Negadras was an official title in Ethiopia given to the appointed leader of a towns merchants supervising

Holy Roman Emperor - wearing the Imperial Crown
The Holy Roman Emperor - wearing the Imperial Crown and holding an orb and sceptre. Durer depicted Charlemagne in a similar pose and with similar decorations and attire

Reverend Robinson Duckworth (1834-1911), Canon and Sub Dean of Westminster. He was present at the boating expedition when Lewis Carroll told the story of Alices Adventures

Ancient Greek costume, a variety of combinations of high quality dress for men and women. BCE

Japanese Art - Woman in flowing patterned robes Date: 19th century

Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain, British politician
Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain (1863-1937), British Conservative politician and government minister. 1920

Clovis I, King of the Franks and Queen Clotilda
Clovis I, King of the Franks, (466 - 511), and his wife Clotilda, Queen of the Franks (475 - 545)

Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary 1911
Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary consort, George V wearing the Imperial State Crown, and Royal Purple Robe of State

King George V in Coronation Durbar robes and crown
King George V (1865-1936, reigned 1910-1936). Seen here in his Coronation Durbar robes and crown. Date: circa 1911

Oxford University robes: Doctor of Divinity (undress)
A Doctor of Divinity at Oxford University sporting a mortar board and long, black gown. Date: 1920s

WWI Poster, Take up the Sword of Justice
Design by Bernard Partridge (1861-1945), Take Up the Sword of Justice, Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster. One of the most popular, much plagiarised posters of WW1

King Edward and Queen Alexandra in coronation robes
Edward VII (1841 - 1910) and Alexandra, consort (1844 1925), British ruler, wearing their coronation robes. August 1902

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