Sash Collection (#59)

Mass wine at Keur Moussa abbey, Keur Moussa, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Details of dress, Romeria del Rocio festival, El Rocio, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

Portrait of three traditional Thai dancers, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, Asia

Rear view of a traditional kimono, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Thomas Masterman Hardy
SIR THOMAS MASTERMAN HARDY Naval officer and friend of Horatio Nelson

Nikolaus Josef Esterhazy
Prince Nikolaus Josef Esterhazy, Hungarian prince of the famous Esterhazy family, known as the Magnificent. Built a new palace constructed at Eszterhaza (now Fertod)

Chesterfield / Greatbatch
Philip Dormer Stanhope 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Louis Pasteur / Pjournal93
LOUIS PASTEUR French chemist and microbiologist honoured at the Sorbonne on the occasion of his Jubilee

Northumberland / R Dudley
SIR ROBERT DUDLEY DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND EARL OF WARWICK Engineer, explorer and writer

Philip Iii / Spain / Goya
Philip Iii, King of Spain

Joseph-Francois Dupleix
JOSEPH-FRANCOIS DUPLEIX Marquis, French colonial administrator in India

Vittorio Emanuele III
VITTORIO EMANUELE III King of Italy and Albania; Emperor of Ethiopia

Vittorio Emanuele Ii / Mar
Vittorio Emanuele II King of Italy

Gwfc, 2nd Duke Cambridge
George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge Grandson of George III in 1901

Jerome Bonaparte / Miniatu
JEROME BONAPARTE Youngest brother of Napoleon I and King of Westphalia

Acrobats in a Group / 1860
5 acrobats, 3 of them boys, pose with legs crossed, with their ?manager. Their costume consists of decorative shorts & leotards with soft lace-up boots or pumps

Leopold Ii / Belgium / Cdv
LEOPOLD II King of Belgium (1865-1909)

Wales / Frederick / Gerimia
FREDERICK LOUIS PRINCE OF WALES Son of George II, father of George III

Q Mary / The Queen 1935
QUEEN MARY Wife of George V in 1935

George Ii / Cig Card
GEORGE II, KING OF ENGLAND Reigned 1727-1760

Catherine Ii / Anon Colour
CATHERINE THE GREAT Empress of Russia (1762-96) Date: 1729 - 1796

Paul I / Russia / Miniature
PAUL I (PAVEL I) Emperor of Russia (1796-1801)

Christian Vii / Danish Roy
CHRISTIAN VII King of Denmark and Norway (1766-1808) - became insane and handed over control to Crown Prince Frederick (Frederick VI)

Ernst Ludwig / Duke Hesse
ERNST LUDWIG CARL ALBRECHT WILHELM Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, grandson through his mother to Queen Victoria of Britain

Charles H Williams / Oval
SIR CHARLES HANBURY WILLIAMS Writer and diplomat

Wittenberg / Tauentzien
BOGISLAV, GRAF TAUENTZIEN von WITTENBERG German military

Edmund Payne / Toreador
EDMUND PAYNE English comic actor, singer and dramatist, seen here in The Toreador

Window Cleaners / Stamford
Cleaning the sash windows of a Georgian house in Stamford Le Hope

Two Girls Dress Doll
A doll is dressed by two girls, one in front of her while the other ties her sash behind

Paris Fashions for 1874
Dresses with single, trained skirts with tablier fronts in 2 colours. Ruffs are worn. The polonaise is replaced by a basque on a jacket bodice or a large sash tied over a bustle

Costume July 1869
Purple polonaise worn over a habit-shirt; white & gold polonaise with triple skirt & open tunic. Girl: triple skirt, over-skirt hitched up at the back with a sash bow

Fashions October 1868
Girl: pleated skirt, front buttoning tunic, cape collar & skirt ends caught up. Blue dress: double skirt, train, pelerine cape, over skirt with diagonal rows of puffings

Le Follet Fashions 1850S
NB: Bows arranged on the bodice like echelles & fringing; open bodice with a habit shirt; a waistcoat body; white dress with plaid sash crossed over the bodice & floating ends

Eveving Wear 1862
Evening or Ball dress: skirt with pink & white puffings, white overskirt caught up with bouquets & garlands of roses; green patterned dress, triple skirt & black trim

1834 Arty Clothes
Man: grey cossacks, fitted jacket, red fringed sash & gothic style slippers. Woman: white dress, imbecile sleeves encased below the elbow, brown bodice & vandyked apron

Lace Frocks 1929
Feminine dresses with uneven hemlines using lace, silk & satin in tiered flounces, chevron shaped inserts & in gathered side panels & capes

Tunic Dress / Worth 1924
Tunic dress by Worth in an ornate monochrome print with red detailing, plain central panel with motif, sash tied at the hips & a double skirt with a plain pleated flounce

American Fashions 1924
Selection of tubular dresses with belts & sashes on the hips. Styles include a coat dress with diagonal wrap over front & button detail, pleated skirts or kimono sleeves

Photo of Boy Late 19C
Boy in a pale coloured long sleeved frock with narrow frilled collar & cuffs & a dark coloured fringed sash round his hips, socks & shoes with a bar over the instep

Girls & Hoop / Photo 1890S
Two German girls in identical yoked dresses with a single scallop edged flounce, full sleeves & sash, sailor hats, socks & patent leather shoes with a bar & shoes roses

CHILDRENs DRESS 1890S
Boy: Knickerbocker suit with open jacket & rounded front borders, spotted waistcoat & Eton collar. Girl: high necked dress with yoke, tight sleeves & epaulettes, sash & rossette

Two Girls / Sims C1850S
Girl: a broderie Anglaise frock with vandyked hem & matching sash & shoulder bows. Older girl: a long sleeved dress, dentate ribbon trim & pumps tied on with ribbon

Velvet Frock 1880S
Boy: velvet costume of skirt & bodice with short sleeves, button detail & dentate border, lace edged drawers, cuffs & falling tucker (collar), sash & button boots

Boy & Riding Crop 1860S
Boy: short sleeved frock which leaves his shoulders bare, a striped sash, stockings & shoes with an ankle strap. His gender is declared via the riding crop he holds

GIRL & SASH 1880S
A little girl wears a costume of long jacket bodice with ruched trim at the hem, broderie Anglaise collar & cuffs, short kilted skirt, sash, socks & boots

Fauntleroy Costume Photo
Boy in a Cavalier costume (a style which pre-dates the 1886 Hodgson Burnett novel): velvet tunic & knickerbockers, vandyked lace falling collar & cuffs, sash & cavalier hat. Date: 1889

Dressing Gowns 1839
Dressing gowns. Man: rose print gown, pink lapels & sash, velvet hat & gothic style slippers. Woman: vertical striped gown, full sleeves with tight cuff & yoke

Dressing Gowns 1838
Dressing gowns for ladies & gentlemen with roll collars. Man: skull cap with tassel, purple wrap-over dressing gown with pink sash. Woman: beige dressing gown with cord belt

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