Veil Collection (page 16)

Turkish woman in Egypt
A Turkish Woman in Egypt

Lady of the Smyrna (Izmir)
Elegant lady from Smyrna (Izmir), veiled and seated

Turkish veiled beauty and Battleship
A veiled Turkish beauty in a decorative inset oval, above an illustration of a Turkish World War One era Battleship

Bosnia - Summer evening music
Musician playing to two Turkish women in Bosnia on a summers evening

New meets old - Istanbul
Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s, there was liberation by women from the old modes of dress

Turkish man and woman - modern style
Modern Turkish Man and Woman near the Galata Tower. Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s

An Egyptian Ottoman Turkish Woman, enveloped in her fine veil

Two women with full veils on the Galata Bridge
When Ataturk came to power and established the Republic, he felt it essential for the veil to be abolished in a modern society

Turkish Veiled Harem Girl
A veiled girl of the turkish Harem striking a pretty pose in a garden. The subject matter is an incredible juxtaposition to the year it was published when war was surging across Western Europe

Turkish woman fishing
A Turkish woman in a small rowing boat does a spot of quiet fishing near Constantinople

Turkish girl on a bridge over the Golden Horn
A Young Turkish girl standing on a bridge over the Golden Horn. Picture from a set of cards issued to reflect the fact that soon after Ataturk took over in Turkey in the 1920s

A Modern Turkish Lady
A Modern Turkish veiled woman reclining on a wicker couch. The beginning of modern Turks

A Seductive Turkish Beauty smoking
A beautiful photograph of a seductive Turkish Beauty smoking a cigarette

Monro O Hagan wedding with dog
Scene outside Westminster Abbey as the Hon Mary Caroline O Hagan arrives for her wedding to General Sir Charles Carnichael Monro

Phyllis and Jack Dare in Arabian costume
The actress and singer Phyllis Dare (1890-1975) with her elder brother Jack. They are dressed in costume for an Arabian Nights Ball

Veiled Egyptian Beauty
A beautiful Egyptian girl behind the veil

A Malay Bride in South Africa in all her finery for the Big Day. A lot of immigrants fro South East Asia and India came to South Africa at the end of the 19th century

Jetty scene on the Golden Horn
Typical scene at a typical jetty on the Golden Horn. Women are assisted into ferry boats for crossing the Golden Horn

Painted Tunisian Beauty with veiled face
Tunisian Beauty with veiled face, painted decoration on the forearm, holding up her pale shawl

Egyptian Beauty and scenes from the country
An Egyptian beauty is framed in a diamond, surrounded by scenes from the country including the Pyramids and Sphinx at Giza, an avenue of Palm trees

Egyptian Beauty amoking
An alluring Egyptian beauty turns her gaze outwards from behind her sheer veil, as she smoking a cigarette

Native Family - Egypt
A touching family group photograph of a heavily-veiled native Egyptain Mother and her two young children, one sitting on her shoulders. The roll above the veil is to hide the nose from sight

Grand Princess Elizaveta Feodorovna as a nun
Grand Princess Elizaveta Feodorova (Grand Duchess Sergei), formerly Princess Elisabeth or Ella or Hesse Darmstadt, dressed as a nun

Bridal Fashions 1929
For a spring wedding, Brides dress is of white net embroidered in silver; bridesmaid in apple green satin while the small attendants wear Greenaway

1930S BRIDE

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

Lady in Fine Fancy Dress
A lady dressed for a party or performance in medieval costume with flowing robes and a veil. She poses against the large wall of a grand garden beneath the ivy and holds a card

Medium / Mrs Tomson

Head-wear fashions for Spring 1939
A hat made of royal blue grosgrain, extravagantly decorated with a blue veil, 1939

Fashions for April, 1872
A selection of ladies fashions from the Paris designers, April 1872. From left to right: Toilette de Diner, trimmed with a deep flounce

Ball / Evening Dress 1865
Princess style wedding dress with high bodice, tablier trim of lace with rosettes, tight sleeves with reverse cuffs & worn with multiple strings of pearls, a veil & white gloves

Striped Dress 1840S
1882 depiction of 1840s fashions: dress in a blue & white vertical striped print with a double flounce on the skirt. Also a bonnet with veil & parasol with folding handle

Racial / Turkey / Dress 1830
Woman trying on an Armenian wedding dress

Fur Coats 1938
Belted, ocelot coat, crocodile clutch bag, pill-box hat with veil, seal fur coat, lattice- work bag, flat hat with chin strap and suede gauntlets; just the thing for Longchamp!

Autumn Fashions 1937
Paris Fashions for Autumn include a 3/4 length plum coloured coat with high mandarin collar, a short blue coat trimmed with astrakan fur, & fez-like hat with veil

Pearl Trimmed Headdress
Platinum, fifties blonde wearing a pearl trimmed headdress with a veil & triple pearl drop earrings. Her theatrical style eye make-up lends an exotic appearance

Charlemagne & Courtiers
Lavishly embroidered mantles worn over tunics, kirtles & super-tunics. The women wear broad corset like belts & girdles, a veil & coronet or long plaits

English Lady & Knights
Woman: mantle, a kirtle with front lacing, girdle & pouch, ornamental fillet, coiled plaits & veil. Knights: mantle, various sleeveless fitted garments

A Nun Takes the Veil
a Nun Takes the Veil

Ladies on the Beach 1898
Two ladies by the sea: yellow and black checked dress with multiple ruffles and blue and green dress with hat, veil and parasol

Feather Hat with Veil
A toque or fitted helmet composed of black & white feathers creating a scallop design complete with a visor style veil; a black hat with a segmented brim

FRENCH AMAZON
A young Amazon woman, in full riding habit in the style of George Sand, sitting sidesaddle on a white horse

Costume / Women / Turkish
A Turkish lady, well concealed in her voluminous white and cream costume with only her eyes visible; there is a mosque in the background

Philippine Von Edelsberg
PHILIPPINE VON EDELSBERG German Composer singer and pianist

Victor Stiebel Wedding
Design by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for a wedding dress with long train, full veil

Belle Assemblee 1852
A wedding gown with lace on the bodice and cuffs. A headdress of white roses frame her modest face. Attached is a long, almost floor length, veil

Nautch Girl / India
A Nautch (dancing) girl performing. Her footwork is accompanied by drums & cymbals which beat out complicated rhythmic cycles

Elegant Dress of 1896
Elegantly dressed women descend a staircase wearing jackets and gowns with leg-of- mutton sleeves; another woman holds an umbrella against the rain

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