Empress of China with a diadem and long pendants. A concubine and a servant. Interior. Furniture.
China. The Empress. A concubine and a servant. Furniture.
Category: 19th Century
London Nomads at Battersea. Victorian Street Life.
Photo of “London Nomads” – Gypsies around the steps of a caravan. The group includes William Hampton and Mary Pradd, taken at Battersea by John Thomson.
About the fineness and beauty of Lace design from Brussels.
The best Brussels lace is noted for its extraordinary fineness and beauty of design. It is made of flax grown in the neighborhood of Hal and Rebeeque, and is classed… Read More
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
Waverley, or, ‘Tis Sixty Years Since is the first novel by Sir Walter Scott.
Waverley appeared in 1814 and is considered the first British historical novel. The materials are Highland feudalism, military bravery, and description of natural scenery.
Chinese female coiffure from Canton, Shantou, Ningpo and Shanghai.
Mode of dressing the hair in vogue among the women of Shanghai, Canton, Shantou and Ningpo. Photo by John Thomson.
The Kokoshnik. Traditional Russian hairstyles and headgear.
Russia. Popular hairstyles. The traditional costume of Russian women especially the Kokoshnik (Russian: Коко́шник) has survived all innovations of fashion.
Prince Gong. Yixin, Prince Gongzhong of the First Rank
PRINCE KUNG. Illustrations of China and its people: a series of two hundred photographs, with letterpress descriptive of the places and people represented by John Thomson.
Ismail Bey and Mehmed Pasha. Portraits of Louis Dupré c. 1819.
Ismail Bey and Mehmed Pasha, sons of Veli Pasha of Thessaly and grandsons of Ali Pasha of Ioannina.
Taiwanese Plains indigenous peoples. Male and female Pepohoan people.
The Taiwanese Plains Indigenous Peoples, formerly known as the Pingpu, are the names used to classify Taiwan’s aboriginal ethnic groups. The other name is the Gaoshan.
Inhabitants of the south chinese city Xiamen at the end of the 19th century.
Amoy Women. The Small Foot of a Chinese Lady. Bound and unbound feet of two Amoy women. Male and Female Costume, Amoy.
