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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
Harry MacleanSIR HARRY AUBREY DE VERE MACLEAN Scottish soldier in Moorish service Date: 1848 - 1920
French Theatre / HoraceHorace A character from La Soeur by Rotrou. Date: 1645
Ec Von Kleist / Anon EngEWALD CHRISTIAN VON KLEIST German poet and soldier Date: 1715 - 1759
Cowper / Raimbach / FuseliWILLIAM COWPER English poet fast asleep, watched over by his Muse Date: 1731 - 1800
Cowper / Stocks / RomneyWILLIAM COWPER English poet Date: 1731 - 1800
Cowper / Raddon / JacksonWILLIAM COWPER English poet Date: 1731 - 1800
Cowper / MaddocksWILLIAM COWPER English poet Date: 1731 - 1800
Cowper / BartolozziWILLIAM COWPER English poet Date: 1731 - 1800
Fontenelle / DumontBERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE - French writer and librettist Date: 1657 - 1757
Fontenelle / HopwoodBERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE - French writer and librettist Date: 1657 - 1757
Men / Headwear / C14 / StruttExamples of headwear worn by English men. Date: 14th century
Women / Headwear / C15-C16A variety of headwear worn by English women. Date: 15th - 16th century
COSTUME / MUFF / 1799An extremely long tubular fur muff. Date: 1799
FONTENELLE (1657 - 1757)BERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE - French writer and librettist. Date: 1657 - 1757
Ali Pasha / Anon EngALI PASHA Turkish governor in Albania Date: 1741 - 1822
Sikh soldiers in France during the First World War stealthily creep up on a German artillery battery. Date: 1915
William CowperWILLIAM COWPER (1731 - 1800) English poet in his garden
George Vertue - OvalGeorge Vertue (1684 - 1756) English engraver and antiquary
The Cumaean SybilTHE CUMAEAN SYBIL It was she who offered Tarquinius Superbus the Sybilline Prophecies
Hyde Park Parade DressWinter dress for promenading in Hyde Park: crimson pelisse & toque trimmed with ermine worn with a white muslin dress, crimson slippers & tan gloves. Date: 1808
Countess of BerkeleyThe Countess of Berkeley in an inexplicable costume and pose. Date: 1889
The Green Goddess by William ArcherPromotional postcard of The Green Goddess by William Archer. First produced at the St. Jamess Theatre, 6th September 1923
French Zouave soldier. Date: 1852
Street scene with mosque, Algiers, AlgeriaStreet scene with mosque, equestrian statue and consular building (right), Algiers, Algeria Date: circa 1930
Swan and Edgar Cordrory House Coat advert, 1940Advertisement for Swan and Edgar Cordrory House Coat, a practical garment for any place, any time, anywhere. Date: 1940
Wartime fashion photograph, Britannia and Eve, 1940A model wearing a short grey white-spotted dress with matching turban and black gloves for the Spring collection. Date: 1940
Indian troops in China during the Boxer WarIndian troops in China- types of the Hong Kong regiment showing native ranks in red. The regiment is under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Retallick of the 45th Sikh Infantry
A chic little turban made from an old scarfPage of instructions in a brochure showing how to dye an old scarf with Dy-o-la Dyes and turn it into a turban -- the craft of Art Dyeing. Also how to make a dolly bag out of an old scarf. Date: 1920s
Edward Prince of Wales as Colonel-in-ChiefPrince Edward of Wales (1894-1972) (later King Edward VIII) dressed as Colonel-in-Chief of the Prince of Waless Own Scinde (Sindh) Horse. Date: circa 1920
Two film stars in Paris Plaisirs magazine: Madge Bellamy (Fox Film) and Agnes Petersen, as seen in the film Scheherazade (Alliance Cinematographique Europeene). Date: circa 1928
Illustration, Hassan by James Elroy FleckerIllustration to Hassan (The Story of Hassan of Baghdad and How he Came to Make the Golden Journey to Samarkand), a verse drama by James Elroy Flecker, with illustrations by Thomas Mackenzie
Man with ox-drawn cart, India. Date: circa 1920s
People in fancy dress on the deck of a ship. Date: circa 1920s
Group of colonials in IndiaGroup of three colonial women with three servants in India. Date: circa 1920s
WW1 - India for the KingWW1 - Indian army fight as part of the British empire. An Indian from the Indian calvary and two other soldiers, charge with full force to fight for the King. Date: 1914
Kurdish man wearing a distinctive hat, tunic and pantaloons.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Arabian merchant with tattoos in turban, striped cape and slippers.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845
Man from Bukhara, Uzbekistan, in turban, cloak, tunic, sash and boots.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845