The Gallery of Fashion Vol. 3, 1795-1796. Published by Nicolaus Wilhelm von Heideloff, London.
Regency round gowns. Veil of blue gauze 1796.
Category: England
Period Costumes and Fashion from England, Regency, Empire, Georgian, Directory, Victorian and Tudor dresses.
Regency robe à la Turque of white muslin 1796.
Regency robe à la Turque of white muslin 1796. Afternoon dress August 1796. Heideloff`s Gallery of Fashion.
Waterloo cuirasses and sword from Napoleon’s army
Waterloo cuirasses and sword from the army of Emperor Napoleon I.
An old purse worn by Sir Walter Scott for many years, made of mole-skin.
It contains a piece of paper on which is written: “An old purse worn by Sir Walter Scott for many years, made of mole-skin.”
The Purse of Rob Roy, Toadstone Amulet. Purse of Rob Roy.
Toadstone Amulet protecting new-born children and their mothers from the power of the fairies. Purse of Rob Roy, Helen Macgregor`s Brooch. Abbotsford, the personal relics and antiquarian treasures of Sir Walter Scott.
Abbotsford hall door. A complete suit of feudal steel armour.
Hall door looking towards study and showing corner of desk.
Sir Walter Scott`s Meerschaum pipes, spectacles, case, and paper-cutter.
The pipes are finely coloured meerschaum, mounted in silver and with silver covers.
English dresses of the 16th century. Tapestry of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois.
Tapestry of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois. English dresses at the opening of the 16th century. The costume was remarkably stiff and ungraceful, yet exceedingly rich and expensive.
Rob Roy`s Sporran and Skene Dhu. Relics of Sir Walter Scott.
Sgian dubh is a traditional Scottish knife, also known as “stocking dagger”. Since the 18th century the Sgian dubh belongs to Kilt equipment of the Highland Scots.
Coiffure 1er Empire, France 1804
Hairstyle First Empire. French Empire or Napoleonic Empire. Coiffure 1er Empire. „Album de coiffures histories“ by E. Nissy. Published 1890 by Albert Brunet.