EditorialHeads of historical and mythical figures in the headdresses of the era of King Henry VII. Queen of Sheba 2, King Solomon 3, Empress Helena 9, and Emperor Constantine 20, 23. Handcoloured etching drawn and etched by Thomas Fisher from his Paintings on t...
EditorialScene from an elegant carnival, Italy, 15th century. The women all wear red bodices and petticoats, green sleeves and white headdresses. The Turk wears a turban and gold robe. The man in front has a blue hat with plume, blue pelerine over white robe em...
EditorialTwo Women with Headdresses and an Attendant, left sheet of the triptych Act Three, from the series The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers Represented by Actors Without Their Make-Up. Date: 1815-1818. Dimensions: 38 cm x 27 cm.
EditorialA Lady and Gentleman with Exaggerated Headdresses. Dated: 1778/1780. Dimensions: overall: 28.7 x 20.6 cm (11 5/16 x 8 1/8 in.). Medium: red chalk on beige laid paper.
EditorialHats and bonnets of the early 16th century. Portrait of a young German woman in beret A, bust of a burgher woman in bonnet from an oil painting in the Nuremburg school B, and other hats, tricorns and headdresses of the era. Chromolithograph from Hefner...
EditorialGerman women's headdresses, 1510-1550. A tight embroidered cap with veil A, an original headdress with earholes for hair plaits B, and a conical hat (hellin) with veil introduced by Margeret of Burgundy C. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costu...
EditorialA Lady and Gentleman with Exaggerated Headdresses. Dated: 1778/1780. Dimensions: overall: 28.7 x 20.6 cm (11 5/16 x 8 1/8 in.). Medium: red chalk on beige laid paper.
Editorial'Husayn at the Bedside of the Dying Hasan', Folio from a Hadiqat al-Su'ada of Fuzuli (Garden of the Blessed), late 16th century, Attributed to Turkey, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm), Codices, This painting shows an ar...
EditorialPortrait of a Young Woman, 1520?39, Metalpoint, touches of red chalk, on gray prepared paper., 6 15/16 x 5 1/4 in. (17.6 x 13.3 cm), Drawings, Attributed to Pier Francesco Foschi (Pier Francesco Toschi) (Italian, Florence 1502?1567 Florence), This deli...
EditorialOwl Finial, 5th?10th century, Colombia, Zenu or Sinu, Gold, H. 4 3/4 x W. 2 5/8 x D. 1 3/4 in. (12.1 x 6.7 x 4.5 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Gold objects from Precolumbian America are homogeneous in form?most are wearable ornaments, such as headdresses, pect...
EditorialNecklace pendants and beads, Old Babylonian, ca. 18th?17th century B.C., Mesopotamia, said to be from Dilbat, Babylonian, Gold, L. 42 in. (3.6 cm), Metalwork-Ornaments-Inscribed, These gold pendants and beads exemplify the finest craftsmanship in gold ...
EditorialPanel, 18th century, Attributed to Algeria, Linen, silk; embroidered, 12.5 in. high 7.00 in. wide (31.75 cm high 17.78 cm wide), Textiles-Embroidered, Although Algeria had a centuries-long tradition of embroidery, it, like many other regions of the Ott...
EditorialBonnet, 1890, American, silk, feathers, In the nineteenth century sentiment and exhibitionism propelled women of fashion to adopt hats and bonnets with elaborate plumage. Regarded as coquettish when placed jauntily on the side of the head, headdresses ...
EditorialHeads of historical and mythical figures in the headdresses of the era of King Henry VII. Queen of Sheba 2, King Solomon 3, Empress Helena 9, and Emperor Constantine 20, 23. Handcoloured etching drawn and etched by Thomas Fisher from his Paintings on t...
EditorialOrnaments of the Native Americans of Virginia (Powhatan) worn in a dance: belts 1,2,3, girdle of Thevetia ahouai kernels 4, bead necklaces 5,6,7, feather headdresses 8,9, apron 10 and shirt 11. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's ...
EditorialPortraits of Xhosa (Kaffir) people of South Africa in headdresses, fur capes and earrings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843.
EditorialNative clothing of the ancient Egyptians, including religious headdresses, hats, jewelry, robes, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno ...
EditorialFlower fairies of buttercup, Ranunculus acris, and pitcher plant, Nepenthes species, wearing headdresses and dresses made of flowers. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Walter Crane from A Flower Wedding, Cassell, London, 1905.
EditorialShin yoshiwara sanmai tsuzuki, New Yoshiwara., Utagawa, Toyokiyo, 1799-1820, artist, [between 1811 and 1818], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 38.8 x 26.5 cm., Print shows several women, with many hairpins and elaborate headdresses, walking down a corridor i...
EditorialShin yoshiwara sanmai tsuzuki, New Yoshiwara., Utagawa, Toyokiyo, 1799-1820, artist, [between 1811 and 1818], 1 print : woodcut, color ; 38.8 x 26.5 cm., Print shows several women, with many hairpins and elaborate headdresses, walking down a corridor i...
EditorialHats and bonnets of the early 16th century. Portrait of a young German woman in beret A, bust of a burgher woman in bonnet from an oil painting in the Nuremburg school B, and other hats, tricorns and headdresses of the era. Chromolithograph from Hefner...
EditorialGerman women's headdresses, 1510-1550. A tight embroidered cap with veil A, an original headdress with earholes for hair plaits B, and a conical hat (hellin) with veil introduced by Margeret of Burgundy C. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costu...
EditorialScene from an elegant carnival, Italy, 15th century. The women all wear red bodices and petticoats, green sleeves and white headdresses. The Turk wears a turban and gold robe. The man in front has a blue hat with plume, blue pelerine over white robe em...
EditorialWomen's headdresses from the late 15th century, 1460-1500. A/B from stained glass and C/D from large oil paintings. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. I...
EditorialRegency gentleman and two elegant ladies with feather headdresses, fans and gloves at a ball. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Francis Eginton from Christopher Anstey's "The New Bath Guide," John Browne, 1807.
EditorialThe warpaint of the Native Americans. Souix or Pawnee men in full body paint with feather headdresses. Chromolithograph from Eugene Rimmel's Le Livre des Parfums, Paris, 1870.