The Women’s toilet. Ancient Greek cosmetics, beauty products, hair care, mirrors and jewelry boxes. The fragrances, the dyeing of hair.
The Women’s toilet of ancient Greece. Cosmetics, beauty products.
Textiles and Embroidery during the Tudor and Stuart Periods.
Art in England during the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods. Textiles and Embroidery by Aymer Vallance.
German court costumes with bells. First half of the 15th century.
German court costumes c. 1430. Fashion of wearing bells in this manner originated in Germany, and was one of the many fanciful details introduced at the time of Anne of Bohemia’s marriage in 1383.
The sword of James Graham, 1. Marquess of Montrose.
The sword of James Graham given by Charles I.
Wilton House. The manor house is home to the Earls of Pembroke.
Wilton House is a manor house, famous for its landscaped park and magnificent interiors.
The Norman conquest. A critical inquiry into ancient armour.
The Norman conquest. William the Conqueror. 1066. The state of Armour in Britain when William led his army of Normans.
London Nomads at Battersea. Victorian Street Life.
Photo of “London Nomads” – Gypsies around the steps of a caravan. The group includes William Hampton and Mary Pradd, taken at Battersea by John Thomson.
The Chlamys, the Petasos, the Himation, the Chiton. Helmets.
Greece. Various garments and helmets. The Chlamys, the travel and war coat, the Petasos, the broad-brimmed Thessalian hat, the coat Himation.
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke. Nobleman of the Tudor era.
The early history of the Herbert family. William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke. Full length, standing, in black-slashed doublet and trunk hose, with short cloak. Tudor era. Wilton House Pictures.
Old Age and Poverty from famous The Romance of the Rose.
Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages by Henry Shaw