Franche-Comté costume. The Franche-Comté, was a region in eastern France. It consisted of the departments of Doubs, Jura, Haute-Saône and Territoire de Belfort.
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Pair of pistols which belonged to Emperor Napoleon I., Bonaparte.
Pair of pistols which belonged to Emperor Napoleon I., Bonaparte. Claverhouse’s pistol is a fine old Highland pistol. Pistol of John Campbell, Doune.
The gigantic warrior of Bosworth Field.
Armor from hall door of Abbotsford designed for a French knight.
Exotique. Modèle Lewis. Franca-Florio de Palerme.
“Exotique”. Modèle Lewis, porte Mme. Franca-Florio de Palerme.
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.
Warrior from Amhara, Ethiopia. The Oriental Album.
The Oriental Album. Characters, costumes, and modes of life, in the valley of the Nile.