Ruff Collection (page 10)

Wedding Dress of 1827
Highly decorated wedding dress with embroidery depicting flowers, a low-cut ruff and very fanciful hair-styling

Theodor De Bry / Self?
THEODOR DE BRY Dutch engraver

Guy De Caulliac / Anon Eng
GUY DE CAULLIAC or CHAULIAC French medical

Buckingham / Wil Passaeus
George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham Statesman

Ag De Busbecq / Boulonois
AUGIER GHISLAIN DE BUSBECQ Flemish scholar, traveller and diplomat

Lister / Sir Martin / Anon
SIR MARTIN LISTER Father of Martin Lister the naturalist

Andreas Gryphius
ANDREAS GRYPHIUS German writer

Pink Teagown 1899
Pink teagown with watteau pleat, accodian pleated chiffon trimmed tunic, yoke & cuffs, black passementerie, accordian pleated under-skirt, high collar with a bow

HENRY STUART (1594-1612)
HENRY STUART, Prince of Wales. Son of King James I (James VI of Scotland)

Gold Dress 1830S
Late C19th century depiction of clothing from the 1830s. The dress has full sleeves tight from the elbow to the wrist & a full skirt & is worn with a belt & ruff

Racial / German / Friburg
A Friburg woman in bridal costume

Johan Iii / Oval Profile
JOHAN III King of Sweden (1568 - 1592)

KING EDWARD VI 1537-1553
A fine portrait of Edward VI, King of England, dressed in half-body armour, paned trunk hose and brightly-coloured cannions

Gown with Ruff Straps
A bias cut pink satin gown by Jeanne Lanvin with a gored skirt and large multi-coloured ruff-like sleeves

Broken Hearted Clown
The head of a laughing clown illustrates the song, Broken- Hearted Clown"

Gown of 1814 / Robida
A fair Parisienne of 1814 according to a later source, wears a green gown with scalloped hemline & ruff, a hat with large brim & rosette & a fringed shawl

German Saxon Girl 19C
A Saxon girl from Germany, dressed in a bonnet, wide ruff, stripy top, lacy apron and pleated skirt, and carrying a book

Walking Dress 1815
A 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

Green Morning Dress 1823
A lady holds a miniature of her lover. Her green dress has 2 rouleau round the hem and a white vandyked ruff. Her lace cap, adorned with flowers, ties with a pink ribbon

Englishman 1580
He wears the characteristic garments of the Elizabethan male - doublet with double linen collar where he might have worn a ruff : short cloak, elegant hose

Costume / Feather Fan / 1900
Gown with a sac bodice composed of a large weave net, high all round collar with ruff, floral relief trim & an accordian pleated skirt ornamented with beaded waves

Marie De Hautefort
MARIE DE HAUTEFORT Duchess of Schomberg and member of the court of Anne of Austria (later confidante of Cardinal Richelieu)

Frenchwoman 1760
The ruff is back, but integrated with the plain but rich gown worn by this noblewoman during the reign of Louis XV Date: 1760

Frenchwoman 1560
The high collar with a ruff, the leg-of-mutton sleeves and the apron in a contrasting colour distinguish this dress worn during the reign of Francois II

Frenchwoman 1580S
High ruff, slashed sleeves with shoulder-pieces, characterise the gown of this lady of the reign of Henri III

Frenchwoman 1570
Though her country is being ravaged by the Religious Wars, this lady is more concerned with her fine gown with its high ruff; possibly this is her wedding dress ?

FRENCHWOMAN 1570- 2
A lady-in-waiting supports the hand of her mistress : though more modestly dressed, she still wears a high ruff, and deep sleeves to her fine gown

Frenchwoman 1576
The upraised gauze wings of this ladys ruff, framing her head, are a fashion novelty which comes in during the reign of Henri III for elaborate party gowns

Frenchwoman 1790
The Revolution brings in a revolution in womens fashions - yet this simple dress is tasteful, and ornamented with ruff and sash

Frenchwoman 1590S - 2
Something like a farthingale marks the style of this sober but none the less ornamented gown, raised to reveal a much more flamboyant underskirt; note the raised ruff

Frenchwoman 1590S
This lady of the time of Henri IV seems almost choked by her ruff : her gown is sombre in colour but fringed and fitted with slashed sleeves

Eccentric Juvenile Garb
Man: trousers with decorative border on outside leg. Girl: pink print dress, pantalettes & pelerine. Boy: full skirted blue coat, V shaped waist seam & very full sleeves

Mary, Queen of Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots

Lord Darnley / Armytage
HENRY STEWART, LORD DARNLEY Cousin and second of the three husbands of Mary Queen of Scots (m1565); father of James I of England

Vivien Leigh / Elizabethan
VIVIEN LEIGH English actress of stage and film in Fire Over England (1936)

Types of Ruff Late C16Th
French and English ladies wearing elaborate RUFFS

Duke of Alencon
FRANCOIS DE VALOIS, DUKE OF ALENCON French soldier; son of Henri II

JOHN DONNE 1572-1631
JOHN DONNE English Poet

Johann Gutenberg / Liz1900
JOHANN GUTENBERG German printer who invented the movable types system

Sir T Gresham / Robinson
SIR THOMAS GRESHAM English financier who built the Royal Exchange and founded Gresham College

Cervantes / Brown / Morenus
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES Spanish novelist

Tudor Costume Early C16
Two French noblemen. Note the low cut doublets which reveal the shirts which are drawn tight at the neck - a fore-runner of the ruff, also the duck-bill shoes

Costume / Men / German 18C
A German messenger of the royal court in red tunic

Costume / Men / Bourgeo 1580
A middle-class man, probably French, in a wide green cloak and red breeches and shoes

Costume / Women / 1570
An affluent lady in her town dress and hat; another lady just behind her is dressed for a masqued ball

Costume / Women / 1556
An aristocratic lady of the Royal Court, in a green dress with large white ruff, and carrying a book

Ferdinand II of Germany
KING FERDINAND II OF GERMANY Emperor of Germany as a young man

F De Remond / Larmessin
FLORIMOND DE REMOND French historian

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