The carpet illustrated is an exceptionally beautiful fabric from the Adraskand valley, dating back to the eighteenth century.
An Adraskand Carpet of the 18th century. About Central Asian rugs.
Gay Nineties. Dude wardrobe with bowler and lady in afternoon costume.
What a dandy was to the Regency, and an exquisite to the Elizabethans, a dude was to the late 19th century.
Empire Romantic period. Formal evening wear. Party dress.
The party dress here shows definite leanings toward the Romantic period, which began with 1815.
The Grecian Silhouette. The Grecian chiton of the Classical period.
In the figure we see the silhouette of that costume which forms our ideal of proportion and grace of line.
Table decoration. Goldsmith’s work of the Middle Ages.
THE Goldsmiths of the middle ages appear to have especially delighted in the construction of quaint decorations for the table.
Hunting scene of Sassanian Fabrics of the Middle Ages.
During the reign of the Sassanids, who ruled the Neo-Persian Empire from 250-650 AD and were distinguished by their love of luxury, the arts, especially those of weaving, reached a high level of perfection.
Château de Fontainebleau, the Palace in the Forest
Fontainebleau reflects and preserves for us the glories of the gay and splendour-loving kings of France.
Historical tools of corporal punishment of earlier centuries.
Instruments of torture. Shame mask, thief catcher, thumbscrews, iron collar, branding iron. Middle Ages and modern times.
Fatehpur Sikri. The former capital of the Mughal Empire.
Fatehpur Sikri, the “City of Victory”, was the name given by the Great Mogul to the ensemble. The former capital of the Mughal Empire under Great Mughal Akbar I. (1542-1605) was built between 1569 and 1574.
Linlithgow Palace. Favourite residence of the Scottish kings.
Linlithgow Palace is a ruined castle in the Scottish town of Linlithgow. Both James V and Mary Stuart were born there.