Cravat Collection

1930S Playsuits
Striped playsuit with shorts with matching 3/4 length coat or a linen suit with trousers & jacket with large patch pockets. A wire-haired fox terrier sits nearby

Portrait Of Beethoven
Portrait of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), after a painting by Christian Horneman, 1803. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883). German composer. Oil on canvas, 1871, by Franz von Lenbach

JOHN CLARE (1793-1864). English poet. Oil on canvas, 1820, by William Hilton

George Ii / Players / 38 / 50
GEORGE II, KING OF ENGLAND Reigned 1727 - 1760

JOHN OWEN (1616-1683). English Puritan pastor and theologian. Oil on canvas, c1668, attributed to John Greenhill

Riding Dress 1819 Men
Top hat, high white cravat, blue fob ribbon, trousers, riding boots & spurs, brown coat with tails, knuckle length cuffs & cut away to reveal the waistcoat

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897). German composer and pianist. Original cabinet photograph, 1893

ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1755-1804). American politician. Oil on canvas, 1806, by John Trumbull

Ae Housman / Aged 35
ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN English scholar and poet at the age of 35

Ludwig Ii / Grendamour
KING LUDWIG II OF BAVARIA As a young man - he reigned from March 1864 until June 1886

Wagner / German Mag
RICHARD WAGNER German composer

GREERs WHISKY 1904
A man peers into a bottle of Greers Whisky, claimed to be The last Good Thing

James Polkinghorne, the Cornish Wrestler, Artist Unknown
Oil on canvas, English School, 19th century

Frederick Dufferin
FREDERICK TEMPLE HAMILTON-TEMPLE BLACKWOOD 1st MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN & AVA British diplomat and administrator Date: 1826 - 1902

Thomas Stevenson
Artist: Barber, Thomas - Title: Thomas Stevenson - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Board 38.1 x 30.5

Man & Quizzing Glass
Blue cravat, tartan under- waistcoat, D-B waistcoat with pointed front, grey woollen pantaloons, brown frock coat: gigot sleeves, black lining, roll collar & lapels

Riding Habits 1834
Riding habits. Woman: imbecile sleeves, embroidered canezou, cravat & top hat. Boy: pantaloons, waistcoat with a roll collar, short jacket with gigot sleeves, ruff

Schubert. 1819, (1895). Artist: August Weger
Schubert. 1819, (1895). Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828), Austrian composer. From The Musical Educator, Volume V by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1895]

Cartoon, Signor Foli, Irish bass opera singer
Cartoon, Signor Foli (Allan James Foley, 1837-1899), Irish bass opera singer -- He has studied Bradshaw (probably a reference to his travels and tours). 1884

American actor Paul Newman seen here in Trinity Street, Cambridge during his visit to the UK. 22nd October 1969

ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT (1769-1859). German naturalist. Mezzotint, 1859, by John Sartain

Costume / Out & away 1919
Man: brown tweed suit, bowtie, trilby & spats. Women: riding habit of grey jacket with sloping front borders, bowler hat, cravat & crop or cap & goggles & fur lined greatcoat Date: 1919

Man Dressing Circa 1800
An elderly gentleman at his toilet buttons up his waistcoat before donning his green coat. He also wears stockings & slippers, breeches a white shirt & cravat. circa 1800

Silk Topper & Crop 1824
Tall silk top hat, pink striped English cravat, single-breasted brown frock coat with roll collar, yellow waistcoat, white strapped trousers & riding crop

A young fashionable man shows a girl how to play with a Diabolo (Chinese yo-yo). Expertise on the Diabolo is now indispensable

Errol Flynn as Jamie Durie seen here on the set of The Master of Ballantrae. 6th October 1952

Portrait of Lewis Bagot, Bishop of Bristol (1740-1802). Creator: Thomas Gainsborough
Portrait of Lewis Bagot, Bishop of Bristol (1740-1802)

Green Coat & Cane 1807
Green double-breasted cut-away coat with stand-fall collar & revers, white waistcoat, cravat & silk stockings, pale grey breeches, black pumps, top hat & fob ribbon

Lady Cyclist
A young woman with her bicycle, circa 1895. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Third President of the United States
THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826). Third President of the United States

JAMES MADISON (1751-1836). American president

James Brindley / Holl
JAMES BRINDLEY English canal engineer

Richard Wagner / Dawson
RICHARD WAGNER German composer

Edward Jenner / Ridley
EDWARD JENNER Physician and pioneer of vaccination

Joseph Haydn / Rotary Pc
JOSEPH HAYDN Austrian musician and composer

Purcell Sonatas Frontis
HENRY PURCELL the English composer at the age of 24

Coat / Brandenbourg Trim
Hat with spreading crown, white cravat, brown coat with Brandenbourg trim & roll collar, strapped pantaloons, red under-waistcoat, black & yellow waistcoat

Grey Top Frock 1909
Sir Maurice Fitzgerald, 20th Knight of Kerry, 2nd Baronet of Valencia, (1844-1916) wears a grey top frock coat over narrow black trousers, a top hat

James II / P Schenk
JAMES II - James II of England / VII of Scotland. Brother of Charles II. Second son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Date: 1633 - 1701

Franz Schubert, Austrian composer and musician

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (1841 - 1910), later King Edward VII. Date: 1861

Prince George - Duke of York (1865 - 1936), later King George V. Photograph taken when he was twenty- eight, shortly before his marriage to Princess May of Teck

Portrait of a Young Man Seated at Table, about 1852. Creator: Richard Beard
Portrait of a Young Man Seated at Table, about 1852

Self-Portrait, 1846-1847. Creator: Francois Bonvin
Self-Portrait, 1846-1847

Portrait of a Man, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Man, late 19th century. Additional Info: Bust portrait of a man with thin hair

Portrait of a Man, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Man, late 19th century. Additional Info: Bust portrait of a man in formal attire

Portrait of a Seated Man, about 1848-1858. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Seated Man, about 1848-1858. Additional Info: Man with hand to side of face; resting one elbow on cloth-covered table

William Ewart Gladstone, 1863. Creator: Caldesi, Blanford & Co
William Ewart Gladstone, 1863. Additional Info: Portrait of a man standing in front of a wooden chair. He is holding a cane and resting one arm on a pedestal

J. Alexander Prior, J.L.S. F.R.S. 1855. Creator: Maull & Polyblank
J. Alexander Prior, J.L.S. F.R.S. 1855. Additional Info: Portrait of Richard Chandler Alexander Prior, seated. He holds a pen in his right hand while his arm rests on a table covered with books

Portrait of a Man, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Man, late 19th century. Additional Info: Portrait of a man in a long dark coat with a top hat in his right hand

Alderman Benno Pearlman, 1929 (oil on canvas)
FER3709227 Alderman Benno Pearlman, 1929 (oil on canvas) by Jacobs, Louise Rice (1886-1946); 154x104 cm; Guildhall, Hull, UK; (add.info.: A full-length portrait of Alderman Benno Pearlman)

Sir John Leake, Admiral of the Fleet, English Royal Navy officer and politician, 1656-1720. As an old man, bare-headed, in coat and cravat

William Hogarth, English painter and engraver, 1697-1764. In wig, cravat, coat and sash, with paintbrush and palette. Etched by Samuel Ireland after a self-portrait by Hogarth

John Hamilton, Second Earl Belhaven, 1656-1708. Scottish peer, landowner and politician. Depicted in ermine cloak and fur-lined robes. After a portrait in oils by John Medina

Men's fashions during the French Revolutionary era, Paris, 1799
Men's fashion during the French Revolutionary era, Paris, 1799. He wears a large green double-breasted riding coat, trousers tied under the knee, cravat, pointed boots with large cuffs

Eglon van der Neer, Dutch painter, c.1635-1703
Eglon van der Neer, Dutch painter of historical scenes, portraits and landscapes, c.1635-1703. In powdered wig, cravat, and medal received from elector Johann Wilhelm of Palatine

Ceremonial uniform of a member of the Tribunat, 1803. Bicorne with cockade, silver-embroidered blue coat, cravat, blue breeches, calf-length boots. With documents and quill pens on a table

Fashionable man or Incroyable, Directoire era, 1798. In coachman's coat with five capes, high collar, cravat, gilet, hose, calf-length boots, with top hat. Costume d'homme

Fashionable young man or Incroyable, Directoire era, 1795

Fashionable dandy or Incroyable, French Directoire era, 1795. In short redingote, high collar and cravat, striped gilet and hose, green breeches, holding a top hat and cudgel

Costume of a French dandy or Incroyable, Directoire era, 1795. In high collar with cravat, long redingote, double-breasted gilet, buff pantalons and calf-length boots with high cuffs

Fashionable man or Incroyable, French Revolutionary era, 1793. In top hat, high-collar double-breasted redingote, cravat, waistcoat, trousers and calf-length boots, with cane. Costume d'homme

Fashionable French woman in riding outfit, Revolutionary era, 1791. She wears a top hat with cockades, cravat, long green redingote, white skirts, buff gloves

French fop or dandy in morning riding outfit, 1789. He wears a hat with cockade, redingote coat with large collar, cravat, striped waistcoat, buff breeches, boots with high cuffs

French dandy in tailcoat with narrow waist, Paris, 1803
French dandy in tailcoat with narrow waist, breeches and gaiters in nankeen, Paris, 1803. Habit à Taille étroite. Culotte et Guêtres de Nankin

Young woman playing guitar in field, long grass, Upper Palatinate, autumn landscape, outdoor, guitarist, acoustic guitar, guitarist, casual wear, musician, Southern Germany, central europe

Joseph Munden, English comic actor
Mr. Joseph Munden (1758-1832), English comic actor who performed at Covent Garden and Drury Lane. In wig, high-collar coat with cravat

David Garrick (1717-1779), English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer. David Garrick, actor-manager. The actor in wig, cravat, jacket and coat, holding a book

Thomas John Dibdin, English dramatist and songwriter
Thomas John Dibdin (1771-1841), English dramatist and songwriter of The Oak Table and The Snug Little Island. Depicted in high-collar coat and cravat. Thomas Dibdin Esquire

Mr. John Bannister, English actor, comedian and theatre manager
Mr. John Bannister (1760-1836), English actor, comedian and theatre manager. In wig, cravat and high-collar coat

George Frederick Cooke, of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden
Mr. George Frederick Cooke (1756-1812), of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden. English actor famous for his performance in Shakespeare's Richard III. In high-collar shirt, cravat and coat

William Blake, English visionary poet and artist
Portrait of William Blake, English poet, painter, and printmaker, 1757-1827. Blake seated on a bench in coat, waistcoat, cravat, holding a graver

Thomas Catesby, Lord Paget, English writer and politician
Thomas Catesby Paget or Pagett, 1689-1742, English poet, writer and politician, lord of the bedchamber to the Prince of Wales, courtier to King George II. Lord Paget

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"Unveiling the Timeless Elegance: The Cravat Chronicles" Step into a world where fashion meets art, as we explore the captivating history of the cravat. From 1930s playsuits to portraits of musical geniuses like Beethoven and Wagner, this iconic accessory has left its mark on various realms. Intriguingly depicted in John Clare's oil painting from 1820, we witness how this neckwear adorned gentlemen with grace and sophistication even during simpler times. A symbol of refined taste, it found its way onto Richard Wagner's canvas in 1871, capturing his artistic essence alongside his melodious compositions. Johannes Brahms' original cabinet photograph showcases not only his mastery at the piano but also his impeccable sense of style. The cravat became an integral part of men's riding dress in 1819, exuding confidence and elegance while galloping through open fields. Even prominent figures like Alexander Hamilton were immortalized wearing this timeless accessory. In John Trumbull's oil painting from 1806, Hamilton dons a cravat that speaks volumes about his political prowess and distinguished persona. But it wasn't just limited to men; poets like A. E. Housman embraced the allure of the cravat at age 35, adding an air of poetic charm to their ensembles. George II Players knew that donning a well-tied cravat could elevate their stage presence by leaps and bounds. Ludwig II chose to wear one with Grendamour-like flair—a testament to how this simple yet versatile piece can transform any outfit into a work of art. German magazines sang praises for Wagner's sartorial choices—his choice of cravats being no exception—to match his genius compositions perfectly. And let us not forget Greer’s Whisky advertisement from 1904—the epitome of refinement embodied by both the cravat and a fine spirit.