Embroidered Bobinet Scarf from Delphi, India. Art treasures of the United Kingdom from the Art Treasures Exhibition 1858.
Textil Art from India. Embroidered Bobinet Scarf, 19th c.
Category: 19th Century
Textil Art from India. Design for a shawl.
Fac-simile of a portion of a native Indian drawing. Design for a shawl.
Inhabitants of the Gutach Valley in the Black Forest
Residents of the village Gutach in the Black Forest, Wolfach office around 1900.
Glimpses of Gotham and city characters.
Glimpses of Gotham and city characters. Chapter: Men and women who deal in fancy costumes. The business of letting out costumes—and that reminds me that the last one I tried… Read More
FAR-A WAY-MOSES. Jewish type. Dragoman.
FAR-A WAY-MOSES. (Jew.) “When Mark Twain went through Constantinople he would stop at a shop, and when he looked around for his guide he would see Moses fifty yards ahead,… Read More
THE VAMPIRE AND ST MICHAEL
THE VAMPIRE AND ST MICHAEL. COSSACK FAIRY TALES.
A PEASANT OF UPPER AUSTRIA.
The usual dress of the Austrian peasants. Austria, properly so called, independently of the duchies, counties, and bishoprics annexed to it is divided into Upper and Lower Austria by the… Read More
THE PARISIAN LADY. FEMME COMME IL FAUT. By Honoré de Balzac
THE PARISIAN LADY. FEMME COMME IL FAUT. By Honoré de Balzac, 1840.
Rare Scottish tartans. THE LORD OF THE ISLES.
THE LORD OF THE ISLES. Rare Scottish tartans.
CLAN CHISHOLM. The Scottish clans and their tartans.
THE CLAN CHISHOLM. Clan Pipe Music: Lament “Cum ha do dh’ Uilleam Siseal” (“Lament for William Chisholm”). Badge: Fearna (Alder); or Raineach (Fern).
