Thomas Becket was Lord Chancellor of England and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; canonised by Alexander III on 21st February 1173.
Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury.
Category: Fashion History
Richard I the Lionheart. Cœur de Lion. Third son of King Henry II.
Richard I in French Cœur de Lion, actually Richard Plantagenet; was from 1189 to his death King of England.
Knight of the second crusade 1145–1149.
Knight bannert praying before his departure for the 2nd crusade.
King Henry VII. The Tudor from the House of Lancaster.
During the Wars of the Roses, Henry was the last survivor of the House of Lancaster and became its head. Through his marriage to the heiress of the House of York Elizabeth Plantagenet, England hoped for an end to the civil war between the two houses and a lasting peace.
Summer mantles. Knitted dresses. Romantic era 1846.
Lace summer mantles. Knitted dresses. Romantic era 1846. Chapeaux de Mme. Pener, 4, rue Neuve Saint Augustin. Etoffes de robes de la Maison Gagelin. Mantelet en dentelle de l’été. Lingerie… Read More
Clarissa Harlowe by Samuel Richardson 1748.
Clarissa Harlowe ARRESTED on a charge of debt, Clarissa has been taken to the sponging-house. There Lovelace visits her. After describing the forlorn room she occupies, he says :
Dresses of Maison Gagelin 1846
La Mode 1846. Journal et gravures des mode. Bibliography of costume.
Knitted dress by Thiébaud-Guichard. Romantic era 1841.
Knitted dress by Thiébaud-Guichard. Romantic era 1841. Meubles de Maigret. Guipure de Doucet. Porcelaines de Toy. Miror de Giroux. Fleurs de Constantin. Etoffes de robes de Thiébaud-Guichard façon de Mlle.… Read More
Crepe Dress by Jacques Delisle. Romantic era 1840.
Crepe Dress by Jacques Delisle. Romantic era fashion 1840. Chapeau velours blanc de Maison Séguin. Plume et fleurs de Fauconnier fils Saint-Honoré. Robe de crépe de Jacques Delisle façon de… Read More
Man costume by Humann House, Paris. La Mode 1837.
Man costume by Humann House, Paris. La Mode 1837. Chapeaux en paille d’Italie avec plumes pleureurs de chez Lemonnier. Châle en tulle filet de chez Mme Lasalle no 54 Passage… Read More