THE fleet with the troops came to an anchor in the open sea, off this Creek, on the 25th of August, 1808.
Landing of the English troops in the Bay of Maceira.
Category: Europe
Fashions in Europe. European Costume and Cultural History.
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.
Woman folk dress from Saint Jean d’Arves, Savoy France.
Traditional woman folk dress from Saint Jean d’Arves, Savoy France. Costumes Nationaux by Lepage Medvey, Editions Hyperion, 1939. Gallery: Traditional French national costumes More:Jean-Sylvain Bailly 1736-1793. Directory Another old custom gone. Jean… Read More
Abbotsford hall door. A complete suit of feudal steel armour.
Hall door looking towards study and showing corner of desk.
Woman from Les Sables-d’Olonne, France
Woman folk dress from Les Sables-d’Olonne in traditional folk dress. Costumes Nationaux by Lepage Medvey, Editions Hyperion, 1939. Gallery: Traditional French national costumes More:Manteaux. Les Modes sous la Revolution 1792-1799. Directory Claude… Read More
Tyrolean peasants from St. Johann in Tirol 1835.
Tyrolean peasants in Tavern scene near the village St. Johann in Tirol.
Old man in traditional Dutch dress, 1830.
Old man in traditional Dutch dress, 1830. More:A man in Serbian traditional costume from Karlobag. Croatia France Romanticism hairstyle. Coiffure 1830. Hairstyle Fashion in the Reign of Louis-Philippe. 1830 to… Read More
Dutch woman of Volendam in 1904
Dutch woman of Volendam. Dutch woman in traditional costume sitting in a chair, reading a book and drinking tea. Painting by Nico Jungmann 1904. More:Dutch costumes from the province Friesland. Netherlands… Read More
Bride from Ehingen in Wedding dress 1830
Bride from Ehingen, Swabia in Wedding dress 1830. More:Iceland wedding dress. Iceland bride 1809. Iceland Satin jacket. Coat with collar. Cashmere pants 1830. 1830 A Norwegian Bride 1896. Traditional Wedding… Read More
Sir Walter Scott`s Meerschaum pipes, spectacles, case, and paper-cutter.
The pipes are finely coloured meerschaum, mounted in silver and with silver covers.