“Exotique”. Modèle Lewis, porte Mme. Franca-Florio de Palerme.
Exotique. Modèle Lewis. Franca-Florio de Palerme.
Category: Europe
Fashions in Europe. European Costume and Cultural History.
Women in traditional dress from Dieppe, Normandy.
Women in traditional dress from from Dieppe, Normandy. Costumes Nationaux by Lepage Medvey, Editions Hyperion.
Malay Kris. Polygar`s Knife. Abbotsford Swords and dagger.
Polygar`s Knife, Malay Kris, Tartar Sword in Brass-Mounted Shagreen Scabbard, Rob Roy`s Dirk. Hunting Knives or Couteaux de Chasse.
Border war horn and James VI.’s hunting-bottle. Sir Walter Scott.
The war-horn, which resembles an ordinary cow horn, is hooped with iron’. It has a double chain attached to each end by rings. The length of the horn is 22 1/2 inches, the diameter nearly 4 inches.
Sir Walter Scott’s body clothes. Coat, waistcoat, hat and walking stick.
These clothes may very probably be the same as those worn by Sir Walter when he sat for his last portrait, a few months before his death.
Traditional costume from Corsica.
Costumes traditionnels français.
Abbotsford, desk and chair of Sir Walter Scott.
THE desk so long used by Sir Walter, and “his own huge elbow chair,” are familiar to all who have visited Abbotsford.
A Provencal Farandole Dancer
The farandole is a historical Provençal folk dance in fast 6/8 time
Woman from Saint-Sorlin-d’Arves, Region Savoy
Costumes Nationaux by Lepage Medvey, Editions Hyperion, 1939.
The Alba. Liturgical costume. 13th century. Bavarian National Museum.
Alba, Liturgical, costume, middle ages,