Furs Collection (page 5)

Advert for International Fur Store 1903
Gentleman wearing fur-lined winter coat. Date: 1903

Advert for Debenham & Freebody clothing sale 1929 Advert for Debenham & Freebody
Stocktaking sale for late 1920s womens clothing. 1929

Novelties in hats, bonnets and fans 1886
Page selection of fashionable hats for women for 1886. Date: 1886

Child holding a large holly branch (colour litho)
979462 Child holding a large holly branch (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Child holding a large holly branch.); © Look and Learn

Portrait of Josefina A. de Errazuriz, 1912 (oil on canvas)
474387 Portrait of Josefina A. de Errazuriz, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Boldini, Giovanni (1842-1931); 153x98.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Shipment at Trieste of Wooden Houses, Furs, etc, for the Allied Armies in the Crimea (engraving)
1601898 Shipment at Trieste of Wooden Houses, Furs, etc, for the Allied Armies in the Crimea (engraving) by English School

Fur Department, Harrods (litho)
2811650 Fur Department, Harrods (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fur Department, Harrods. Page from Harrods catalogue, 1903.); © Look and Learn

Black Fox Stole, shaped and made very wide, lined satin, Large Pillow Muff to match (b / w photo)
3639568 Black Fox Stole, shaped and made very wide, lined satin, Large Pillow Muff to match (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black Fox Stole)

The Furrier (engraving)
3646626 The Furrier (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Furrier. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg Hirth)

Motor Coat of natural brown Pony Skins, trimmed beaver and lined with plaid cloth (b / w photo)
3639562 Motor Coat of natural brown Pony Skins, trimmed beaver and lined with plaid cloth (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Long Paletot of Persian Broadtail, lined with nattier blue soft satin (b / w photo)
3639559 Long Paletot of Persian Broadtail, lined with nattier blue soft satin (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Long Paletot of Persian Broadtail)

Pretty, extravagantly dressed girl, roller skating (colour litho)
3104290 Pretty, extravagantly dressed girl, roller skating (colour litho) by Sager, Xavier (1870-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pretty, extravagantly dressed girl, roller skating)

Furs, The Great Exhibition of 1851 (colour litho)
582067 Furs, The Great Exhibition of 1851 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Furs, The Great Exhibition of 1851. From Dickensons Comprehensive Pictures)

Scraping the hide, c. 1902-11 (b / w photo)
DPL415555 Scraping the hide, c.1902-11 (b/w photo) by Throssel, Richard (1882-1933); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; eDenver Public Library; American, out of copyright

A horsedrawn sleigh in front of the Westmoreland Davis residence in Tuxedo Park, new York
MNY381654 A horsedrawn sleigh in front of the Westmoreland Davis residence in Tuxedo Park, new York, 1899 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Preparing for the Holiday Banquets in Washington Market (engraving)
2812783 Preparing for the Holiday Banquets in Washington Market (engraving) by Sala, George Augustus (1828-95); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fashionable Furs and Hats (engraving)
2812526 Fashionable Furs and Hats (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fashionable Furs and Hats)

Street garb of the stylish Philadelphia women photographed from life (b / w photo)
6002643 Street garb of the stylish Philadelphia women photographed from life (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Preparations for the Coronation (litho)
1629327 Preparations for the Coronation (litho) by Frenzeny, Paul (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparations for the Coronation)

La Femme au Manchon (engraving)
5227415 La Femme au Manchon (engraving) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Femme au Manchon)

L Amusement de l Hiver (engraving)
5227403 L Amusement de l Hiver (engraving) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Amusement de l Hiver)

The Betrothal: A Young Couple in an Elegant Interior, 1678 (oil on canvas)
BAL207906 The Betrothal: A Young Couple in an Elegant Interior, 1678 (oil on canvas) by Neer, Eglon Hendrick van der (1634-1703); 85.5x70.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ewer and basin)

The first sale of furs at Garraways Coffee-House, London, 1671 (colour litho)
6013136 The first sale of furs at Garraways Coffee-House, London, 1671 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ervick, a Native of Prince Regents Bay, engraved by Daniel Havell (1785-1826
STC94467 Ervick, a Native of Prince Regents Bay, engraved by Daniel Havell (1785-1826) 1819 (litho) by Ross, John (1777-1856) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Phoenician Merchants and Traders (engraving)
655570 Phoenician Merchants and Traders (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phoenician Merchants and Traders)

Two women in fur coats (b / w photo)
6030065 Two women in fur coats (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two women in fur coats)

Porter (engraving)
6010899 Porter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Porter. Illustration for The Leisure Hour (1894).); © Look and Learn

Woman in strange hat (photo)
5986701 Woman in strange hat (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman in strange hat. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Couple on Dog Sled, Nome, Alaska, 1900-27 (b / w photo)
3964299 Couple on Dog Sled, Nome, Alaska, 1900-27 (b/w photo) by Lomen Brothers (fl.1908-34); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Herodiade, 1881 (oil on canvas)
878388 Herodiade, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Constant, Jean Joseph Benjamin (1845-1902); 129.5x94.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Before our time (colour litho)
3642968 Before our time (colour litho) by Payne, Gilbert Morris (1879-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Before our time. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A good serviceable Overcoat, lined musquash with beaver collar (b / w photo)
3639580 A good serviceable Overcoat, lined musquash with beaver collar (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A good serviceable Overcoat)

New shaped Stole of Mink and Chinchilla, with large fancy shaped Muff to match, also made in all Skunk (b / w photo)
3639571 New shaped Stole of Mink and Chinchilla, with large fancy shaped Muff to match, also made in all Skunk (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Long Coat of Alaska Sealskin, lined with ivory satin, this Coat is also made in Seal Musquash (b / w photo)
3639556 Long Coat of Alaska Sealskin, lined with ivory satin, this Coat is also made in Seal Musquash (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Graceful shaped Skunk Stole and Muff (b / w photo)
3639563 Graceful shaped Skunk Stole and Muff (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Graceful shaped Skunk Stole and Muff)

Evening Cloak of rich Shot Satin, trimmed Ermine and handsomely embroidered (b / w photo)
3639552 Evening Cloak of rich Shot Satin, trimmed Ermine and handsomely embroidered (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Snow Sports (chromolitho)
734876 Snow Sports (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow Sports. Liebig card)

A Willing Escort (colour litho)
731794 A Willing Escort (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Willing Escort - a well-dressed couple out for a night on the town)

Conquest of the North Pole, 1909 (lithograph)
2779543 Conquest of the North Pole, 1909 (lithograph) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The conquest of the North Pole: Dr)

Greetings card (chromolitho)
729816 Greetings card (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greetings card.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection; German, out of copyright

A Northern Fur Merchant (colour litho)
727584 A Northern Fur Merchant (colour litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Northern Fur Merchant)

Pretty girl, in purple spotted dress, with large fur muff and drape (colour litho)
3104302 Pretty girl, in purple spotted dress, with large fur muff and drape (colour litho) by Sager, Xavier (1870-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pretty girl, in purple spotted dress)

Hunting for polar bears (chromolitho)
3105147 Hunting for polar bears (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting for polar bears)

Eskimo women carrying their babies (colour photo)
3102161 Eskimo women carrying their babies (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eskimo women carrying their babies)

Tunis, No 1, Great Exhibition, 1851 (coloured engraving)
611318 Tunis, No 1, Great Exhibition, 1851 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tunis, No 1, Great Exhibition)

Adoration of the Shepherds
AII78368 Adoration of the Shepherds by Aachen, Johann or Hans von (1552-1616); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; German, out of copyright

Cooke Rheas and Bob Coes Market hunting outfit in Hog Park, 1885 (b / w photo)
DPL415521 Cooke Rheas and Bob Coes Market hunting outfit in Hog Park, 1885 (b/w photo) by Eickemeyer, Rudolf (1862-1932); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info.: hunters camp)

Afghan Horse Dealers, Soonnee Mussulmans, Sind, from The People of India, by J
STC439682 Afghan Horse Dealers, Soonnee Mussulmans, Sind, from The People of India, by J. Forbes Watson, published 1868 (albumen print) by English Photographer

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"Furs: A Timeless Symbol of Elegance and Cultural Significance" From the opulent halls of royalty to the silver screen, they have adorned the most iconic figures throughout history. Queen Elizabeth II, with jewels glittering in her hair and at her throat, exudes regal grace as she arrives in Sweden. Her majestic presence is enhanced by a luxurious fur coat fit for a queen. Marlene Dietrich captivates audiences in Josef von Sternberg's The Scarlet Empress (1934), draped in sumptuous furs that epitomize glamour and allure. The film showcases how they are transform an ordinary outfit into an extraordinary ensemble. In contrast, teenage girls joyfully embrace winter's chill, their rosy cheeks contrasting with their cozy fur-trimmed jackets as they build a snowman. Furs not only provide warmth but also add a touch of whimsy to everyday life. Venturing further north, First Nation warriors from Canada's Northwestern Territories proudly display their heritage through intricately crafted fur garments. For these indigenous communities, furs hold deep cultural significance and represent ancestral traditions passed down through generations. Across continents, even the Hadza hunter indulges in ancient rituals while smoking cannabis from a crude stone pipe wrapped in animal hide. Furs play an integral role not just as clothing but also as tools for survival and spiritual connection. The Inuit people masterfully navigate icy waters during seal hunting expeditions donning traditional sealskin attire. These skillful hunters showcase the harmonious relationship between humans and nature while relying on furs for sustenance and protection against harsh Arctic conditions. Turning back time to early 20th-century Europe reveals Patsy Cornwallis-West, mistress of King Edward VII; her black-and-white portrait captures both elegance and scandalous allure as she drapes herself provocatively with luxurious fur accessories that were all the rage among aristocrats at that time.