India. The morning breakfast in the household of English colonial rulers.
Tag: English customs
Traditional English dress, culture and customs of the various regions.
India. The young civilian’s toilet. 19th c.
The morning routine in an English household in India during the heyday of English colonialism.
England. Ships of the 14th and 15th centuries.
Ships of the 14th and 15th Centuries. 1375 to 1425.
Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace is a castle in far south-west London on the left bank of the River Thames
Dorothy Levitt. The Woman and the Car. The question of dress.
Levitt, Dorothy (1909), The Woman and the Car – A chatty little handbook for all women who motor or who want to motor.
Spring Garden Estate, St George, Jamaica.
James Hakewill’s Picturesque tour of the island of Jamaica (1825).
Lady Maria Theresa Lewis, 1834.
British writer and biographer.
The English royal crowns.
The King’s crowns. St. Edward’s Crown. The Imperial State Crown. The Imperial Crown of India.
The Westminster Abbey, London, England.
THERE is but one Westminster. No cathedral can evoke as many historical memories as Westminster.
Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, England.
Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire is a country house in England and an important example of Elizabethan architecture.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com