The Persian residence of the Paris World Exhibition of 1878 was the type of wooden building found in Turkey, Egypt and India. The furniture consists only of divans, covered with embroidered cashmere, carpets and portières.
Empress of China with a diadem and long pendants. A concubine and a servant. Interior. Furniture.
A PLEA FOR THE ROSE. BEST VARIETIES FOR DECORATIVE WORK. HYBRID TEA ROSES. HYBRID PERPETUALS. TEA ROSES. SINGLE ROSES AND BRIERS. WICHURIANA ROSES. ROSES-CLIMBERS. CHINAS, ETC. DWARF POLYANTHA. MOSS ROSES. GOOD ROSES TO GROW FOR THEIR FOLIAGE. ROSE CONTRASTS. ROSES WHICH MAKE LOVELY DECORATIONS BY THEMSELVES.
In the days of the Capetian Kings. Odette de Champdivers called La Petite Reine, was mistress of the mad French king Charles VI.
Dutch kitchen during the 17th century.
Inside the House of a Barbier. Under Louis XIII. 17th century. Intérieur de la Maison d’un Barbier. Sous Louis XIII. XVII Siècle.
The Temple of Muses, Finsbury Square London. Regency era bookstore in 1809.
Sleeping and dressing room of a lady 1916. Designed by Professor Josef Hoffmann, Vienna. Vienna Workshop. Josef Franz Maria Hoffmann (1870-1956) Austrian architect and designer. Together with Joseph Maria Olbrich,… Read More
TO judge from the most ancient representation that we possess, the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom (c. 3000 B.C.) wore a loincloth made of woven material.
Medieval room interior, 15th century. Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the 7th to the 17th centuries by Henry Shaw
