Traditions Collection (page 7)

Dragon procession, China
Dragon procession in a rural area, China, on a Church Missionary Society postcard. Date: circa 1910s

Illustration depicting a fandango (traditional music and dance). France. Romanticism. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Theatre Museum

Carlos Juliao (1740-1814). Coronation of a king in the celebrations of Kings, Brazil, 18th c. Costumbrism. Watercolour

ALLARD L OLIVIER, Fernand (1883-1933). Colonial Africa. Belgian Congo (1908-1960). Kabinda village orchestra. 1926. Watercolour

The Flying Pole. 2nd half 17 c. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Panel screen with genre scenes. Lower detail with pulque drinkers and fight. Mexican School. Oil on canvas. SPAIN

BARAHONA, Mateo de (second half 17th century). Tarasca, mythological monster, during the festival of Corpus in Madrid, 1663. Gothic art. Mixed technic. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

CHERET, Jules (1836-1932). Advertising of restaurant Taverne Olympia in Paris. Printed in 1899. Poster (119 x 81 cm.). Contemporary Art. Litography

Painted page from Torah, 18th century. Jewish Traditions and Rituals. Textiles. ISRAEL. JERUSALEM. Jerusalem. Israel Museum

Marriage contract (ketubbah) between Abraham, son of Mussa and Yahya Salem al-Cohen al- Araqi, and Rumiyyeh, daughter of Abraham Salem al-Sheikh al-Levi. Sana a, Yemen, 1794

ROMERO, Jos頍ar�Women from Cadiz
ROMERO, Jos頍 aric (1815-1880). Women from Cadiz on the balcony. mid. 19th c. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection

DORɬGustave. L Espagne
Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). L Espagne. 1874. Majos and Majas returing the from the Feria del Rocio. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. National Library

Jewish Torah scroll
A Jewish Torah scroll. Date: 1920s

People at the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Greek boys singing in traditional costume in a field, to the accompaniment of an accordion

Decorated wooden figure, Alaska, USA
Decorated wooden pointing figure, Alaska, USA. Date: circa 1908

Decorated totem pole, Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
Decorated totem pole in Ketchikan, Alaska, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Deserted Native American village, Alaska, USA
Deserted Native American village with decorated totem poles, Alaska, USA. Date: circa 1910s

WW1 Recruitment Poster -- A Resolution
Recruitment poster, printed by A Thom and Company, Dublin. A Resolution passed in the Trenches. By an Irish Regiment (2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment)

Portraits of Five Maoris - New Zealand. The two male portraits (centre left and centre) show tattoo markings, or moko; all over the face; the four female portraits show how the women tattoo only

Native Feast / Throwing the Spear - Maori, New Zealand
A Native Feast at Mata-Ta, with Mount Edgecumbe in the distance (above) and Throwing the Spear, the Mode of Salutation (below) - Maori, New Zealand

Maori Ornamental Wooden Carvings - New Zealand. They are an image of Rangihaeata carved by himself, the stern-post of a large canoe, carved boxes for tail feathers, the head of a carved wooden spear

Scene in a New Zealand Forest, showing varieties of ferns including Cyathea medullaris and the Cyathia dealbata. As described in the text accompanying this fine lithograph

Toenga, Daughter of Maori Chief, New Zealand
Toenga, the only daughter of the celebrated Waraurangi, the most powerful chief of the Nga-ti-maru tribe, formerly inhabiting the Great Barrier Island, north of the mouth of Hauraki Gulf

Ornamental Maori wood carvings, New Zealand. Plate from The New Zealanders illustrated by George French Angas (1822-1886). Date: 1847

E Wai - Na Horua - Tuarau - Maori Group, New Zealand
Na Horua (Tom Street), the elder brother of Raupapaha, his wife E Wai and his son Tuarau (Kopai), pictured at Kapotea near Porirua, New Zealand

Te Whero-Whero - Te Waro & Te Pakaru - Maori Chieftains
Te Whero-Whero or Patuatu, the principal chief of all Waikato (left), and Te Waro and Te Pakaru (right). Te Waro was the principal chief of the Nga-Ti-Apakura tribe

Harry Tate with ladies of the Hippodrome, New Year, 1915
Music hall actor and comedian, Harry Tate, pictured with a bevy of ladies of the London Hippodrome, having been invited by them to be the first-footer on New Years Eve, 1915

Men wearing Venice Carnival Costumes, Venice, Italy Date: 2013

Boy wearing Venice Carnival Costume, Venice, Italy Date: 2013

Man wearing Venice Carnival Costume, Venice, Italy Date: 2013

Venice Carnival Costume
Person wearing costume at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy Date: 2013

Woman wearing Venice Carnival Costume and Gondolas
Person wearing costume with gondolas at the Venice Carnival, Venice, Italy Date: 2013

Picture of St Theobald
Illustration of ceremony with key noting: 1. Place of the Masters, 2. Place of apprentices, 3. Grand Master, 4. Orator, 5. Secretary, 6. The Adept, 7. Master of the ceremonies, 8&9

King of the Two Sicilies
Frontispiece portrait of King, lithographed by C. Hullmandel after M. Gauci, and title page Ferdinand I. King of the Two Sicilies. Date: 1821

Carbonara patrol commanded by a police officer
Group of guards marching Carbonara patrole commanded by a police officer, himself a Carbonara. Date: 1821

Man in uniform with various medals
Profile portrait of man in uniform with various medals attached to the lapel of his coat. Lithographed by C. Hullmandel after M. Gauci. H.R.H. Don Francis

Guard of the Carbonara Legion
Guard dressed in uniform holding a gun and with a sword around his shoulder Guard of the Carbonara Legion Date: 1821

Luigi Minichini Luigi Minichini
Profile portrait of Luigi Minichini Luigi Minichini. Illustre primo promotore della liberta nazionale. Date: 1821

Kissing under the mistletoe, 1865
A mother lifts up and kisses her young child under the mistletoe. 1865

A Standard Bearer at the 1937 Coronation
An impression of one of the number of Standard bearers taking part in the colourful Coronation procession up the nave of Westminster Abbey during the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. Date: 1937

Mistletoe thwarted by crinoline, 1857
A young man curses the invention of crinoline skirts, preventing him from accessing the object of his affections, waiting coyly beneath the mistletoe. 1857

Under the Green-wood - kissing under the mistletoe, 1879
A whiskered Captain tries to tempt a seasonal kiss " according to ancient custom" from a young lady under a bouquet of mistletoe. They are spyed on from behind a door by a cheeky boy. 1879

The Kings Champion
Impression of the Kings Champion entering Westminster Hall at the banquet following the Coronation of King George V in 1911, part of a 500 year tradition. Date: 1911

Halloween Greetings Postcard
On Halloween, the witches night, If YELLOW is the lantern light Your future surely will be bright. A witch flies across the moonlit sky on her broomstick

Coaching Club meet in Hyde Park
Riders in Hyde Park watch the drivers of the Coaching Club meet setting off for the Ranelagh Club in Barnes. The Coaching Club, one of the traditional highlights of the London Season

Sphere front cover, Heralding the Coronation, 1937
Front cover of The Sphere, depicting a splendidly attired herald on horseback blows his ceremonial trumpet in honour of the Coronation of King George VI on 12 May 1937. Date: 1937

Incidents of a debutantes first drawing room
Double page spread from the Illustrated London News depicting a series of scenes showing the process for a debutante to be presented to the Queen at court

Debutantes at Queen Charlottes Ball
All in white with scarlet satin hearts around their necks (a gift from Schiaparelli), debutantes at the Queen Charlottes Ball of 1939. Date: 1939

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