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Foot soldier, TurkeyTurkish Foot Soldier. 19th century
Woman wearing evening dress with flowing fishtail train 1912Evening dress with high waist tunic and flowing fishtail train, fur collar silk satin wrap around coat closely fitted to the figure with a fasten and turban 1912
Maharaja Abhowsingii of Bhavnagar, Gujarat State of India. 1900
Maharaja of Gwaliors four state elephants, IndiaFour state elephants, elaborately decorated, belonging to the Maharaja of Gwalior, Sir Madho Rao Scindia (1876-1925), India. Date: circa 1910
English Clubs, Mercara (Madikeri) Karnataka, IndiaEnglish Clubs (army camp), Mercara (Madikeri) Karnataka, India. Date: circa 1910
A portrait of an old Turkish Veteran Soldier with medals Date: circa 1905
Second-Lieutenant Joined Regiment Complete Wife BatemanThe Second-Lieutenant Who Joined his Regiment Complete with Wife by H M Bateman. This illustration shows a soldier arriving overseas with a young wife
Wandering Dervish - Bosnia and HerzegovinaSahin (Sajahin) a Wandering Dervish from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth
Alfs Button, a play by W A Darlington, a version of the Aladdin story. First produced Portsmouth, 25 August 1924, then Golders Green, London, 22 September 1924, then the Princes Theatre
Caliph Stork, an eastern tale -- the Caliph asks Selim the Learned to decipher a document for him which he has bought from the peddler
Watering horses, Lumi River, East Africa, WW1Watering horses at the Lumi River in East Africa during WW1. 1916
Road making at Bura Camp, Kenya, WW1Indian road makers at Bura Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916
A Charming Oriental Beauty from Istanbul, Turkey. Se is wearing a remarkable large string of pearls and is wearing a turban style headdress topped with a golden crescent moon. Date: circa 1908
Study of an elderly Arabic man wearing a turban, North Africa Date: circa 1910s
Florence Upton playing cards - The Turk. circa 1900s
Woman in evening dressWoman in a frilly white evening dress. 1827
Figure in exotic costume on a place card. Date: circa 1920s
Perfume label, Soyons Discrets, ParisPerfume label in art deco style, Soyons Discrets, Lorenzy-Palanca, Paris. Date: circa 1930s
Samarkand, Uzbekistan - A Porcelain repairerSamarkand, Uzbekistan - A beautiful postcard showing a Porcelain repairer. Date: 1907
Oriental Beauty - or, to be more precise, a French Model with a painted-on veil and turban..... Date: late 1920s
Bukhara, Uzbekistan - Student at the Madrasa (Islamic School). Date: 1903
Bukhara, Uzbekistan - The Chief of Sindan (clearly a real barrel of laughs). Date: circa 1910
Bukhara, Uzbekistan - The Guardian of the Emirs Palace Date: circa 1910s
Uzbekistan - Samarkand - A leper Date: circa 1910s
Bukhara, Uzbekistan - Just outside the town. Date: circa 1908
Man in Oriental Dress, 1635, by Rembrandt (1606-1669)Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. Man in Oriental Dress, 1635. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
Turkey. Bursa. Muradiye Mosque. Royal cementery. Ottoman tomTurkey. Bursa. Muradiye Mosque. Royal cementery. Ottoman gravestones, capped by a turban
Turkey. Istanbul. Mausoleum of sultan Suleiman I, by architeTurkey. Istanbul. Mausoleum (turbe) of sultan Suleiman I by architect Mimar Sinan, 16th century. Inside. Complex of Suleymaniye Mosque
Bargash bin Said (1837-1888). Colored engravingBargash bin Said (1837-1888). Sultan of Zanzibar. Engraving of The Illustrated World, 1883. Colored
Portrait of Aben-Hamet. The Last of the Abencerrages by ChatFrancois Rene Vicomte of Chateaubriand (1768-1848). French writer. The Last of the Abencerrages. Illustration depicting Aben-Hamet. 1826. Colored engraving
Turkish cavalry armour. 1550. Iron and leather. Turban helmet neck protector (iron, gold, silver and damascene). 1450-1475. From Iran. Saber from Persia, 1600. German Historical Museum. Berlin
Arab army. Nineteenth-century colored engraving
Myanmar - Country Couple in traditional attireMyanmar - Traditional Country Couple, the woman carrying a large pottery pot on her head. Date: 1916
Marriage Costumes - Turks. circa 1830s
Zoological Misfitz - Mr Bengal Tiger. early 20th century
Catherine Lady ForesterCATHERINE MARY, baroness FORESTER (nee Manners) wife of Cecil, first baron; wearing the fashionable turban. Date: 1779 - 1829
Columbus (Turban)CRISTOFORO COLUMBUS Italian navigator in the Spanish service. Date: 1446-1506
Abu Thaleb Khan - 2MIRZA ABU THALEB KHAN Indian traveller and poet. Date: 1751 - 1806
Cheetah HuntA cheetah is carried to to the place where game are to be hunted. The huntsmen follow and call back the animal when it has caught the prey Date: 1930s
German Nobles C14ThHood-turbans, fur-lined & trimmed houppelande with bagpipe sleeves, a voluminous garment cape-like in shape but belted & worn over a gipon (the buttoned sleeves visible) Date: 14th century
COSTUME 1798-99Man: breeches, d-b coat cut- away & with a velvet collar. N.B Watch seals. Women: high- waisted gowns & pelises - some trimmed with fur, fur muff, turban or straw hat. Date: 1798 - 1799
Monkey Fur Trim 1919A pretty young lady lies to an overweight matronly friend that her new monkey fur- trimmed coat suits her. N.B turban & shoes with cross over ribbons like ballet slippers. Date: 1919
Bathing Beauty AmericanAn American siren, sitting on a jetty. Date: 1912
Seaside Frocks for 1899Yellow tunic dress, rows of tucks on the sleeves, waist & under-skirt. Grey & purple dress with yoke skirt with curved flounces, lace bodice & jabot & saucer collar. Date: 1899
Grey Tailor Made 1899Pale grey tailor made with white trim: collarless jacket with short rounded basque, tight sleeves with puff at the shoulder, gored skirt, pleated blouse & grey fur stole. Date: 1899
Afternoon Dress 1801A yellow gown trimmed in blue & black with a ruff & matching turban & plume. A white gown worn with a red spencer & white ruff & feather headdress. Date: 1801
Rober Shirley - TurbanSir Robert Shirley (1581 - 1628) - English traveller and diplomat
William Pattison / GraveWILLIAM PATTISON Poet Date: 1706 - 1727