The travelling Barge, of the Mandarin Van-tazhin, who attended the Embassy.
The traveling barge of Van-ta-zhin. Drawn by William Alexander, 1805.
Category: Nobility
Notes on Fans. Wedding Fan presented to H.R.H. the Princess Mary.
Fan of pierced gold arabesque work, diamonds, rubies and emeralds, finely carved mother-of-pearl, richly inlaid with pure gold floral wreaths and Brussels lace.
Russian Women’s, Boyars, Cossacks and Nobility costumes.
Russia 16th and 19th century. Historical persons and folk costumes.
Polish Costumes in the Middle Ages. Typical and historical figures.
Clothing in Poland in the 14th and 15th centuries. Typical and historical figures.
Late Victorian era. Aristocrats afternoon wardrobe.
This man and woman on their way to church are dressed in a manner becoming the late Victorian aristocrats on a semiformal afternoon occasion.
Elizabethan. Explorer of noble rank. Woman of the upper classes.
Tudor period. English Renaissance. Explorer of noble rank. Woman of the upper classes. Elizabethan fashion history.
Female fashion. The Capote. The Muff. The Baskine. Reign of Louis XIV.
Female fashion. Second half of the reign of Louis XIV. The Capote, The Muff. The Fontange. The Baskine. The lace apron. The House Dresses.
Costume variations of the Byzantine King and Queen. 400-1100 AD.
The two figures shown here represent several new varieties of Byzantine costume.
The challenger of the tournament. Noblemen of the court of Charles VIII.
Medium Age. France. The challenger of the tournament. Noblemen of the court of Charles VIII. Entering the barriers to taking the oath. Noblemen of the court of Charles VIII.
Byzantium. Costumes of the Eastern Roman emperor and empress.
History of Costume. Byzantium. 400 – 1100 AD. Costumes of the Eastern Roman emperor and empress.