Headress Collection

PLAYING CARDS, c1915. A cowboy and a Native American man seated on a blanket and playing cards on the Great Plains. Photograph, c1915

Guests of Countess Aynard de Chabrillan
A number of guests pose in their magnificent costumes inspired by the east. The central oval portrait is of the countess herself

Album "Duce": Benito Mussolini inspects the colonial troops in Libya (b/w photo)
1253698 Album "Duce": Benito Mussolini inspects the colonial troops in Libya (b/w photo) by Ottolenghi, Silvio (1886-1953); (add.info.: Ottolenghi)

Virunga, Rwanda. Traditional Intore dancers perform at the foot of the Volcanoes National Park

Tribal headdress, Papua New Guinea, Victorian period

Native American chief of the Nez Perces. Date: ? - 1904 Source: Photograph by Es Curtis in Scribner's Magazine
1718888 Native American chief of the Nez Perces. Date: ? - 1904 Source: Photograph by Es Curtis in Scribner's Magazine March 1905, page 272 by Curtis

La Lune aux Yeux Bleus, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035634 La Lune aux Yeux Bleus, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Francesco Paolo Michetti, self-portrait (b / w photo)
1253605 Francesco Paolo Michetti, self-portrait (b/w photo) by Michetti, Francesco Paolo (1851-1929); (add.info.: Michetti, Francesco Paolo Abruzzo, Italy); Fratelli Alinari Museum Collections

Diane of Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France, 1499-1566. She wears a chaperon headress that ties under
FLO4657306 Diane of Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France, 1499-1566. She wears a chaperon headress that ties under the chin

Design for dress made from Crepe de Chine and Fur Coat, from Costumes Parisien, pub. 1912 (pochoir print)
3664639 Design for dress made from Crepe de Chine and Fur Coat, from Costumes Parisien, pub.1912 (pochoir print) by Barbier

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French writer (chromolitho)
1093867 Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French writer (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757), French writer

Family portrait (b / w photo)
1252661 Family portrait (b/w photo) by Chouanard, Henri (1883-1936); (add.info.: Chouanard Henrie France); Fratelli Alinari Museum Collections, Florence, Italy

Portrait of Charles Albert d Arnoux, known as Bertall (b / w photo)
1253144 Portrait of Charles Albert d Arnoux, known as Bertall (b/w photo) by Disderi, Andre Adolphe Eugene (1819-89/90); (add.info.: Disderi French illustrator and engraver; carte de visite)

Album "Duce ": Benito Mussolini during an official visit in Sicily (b / w photo)
1253920 Album " Duce " : Benito Mussolini during an official visit in Sicily (b/w photo) by Scarlata, A. (fl.1930-1940); (add.info.: Scarlata, A)

Album "MVSN- Blackshirts": Galeazzo Ciano in the uniform of General of the Militia in Budapest (b / w photo)
1253854 Album " MVSN- Blackshirts" : Galeazzo Ciano in the uniform of General of the Militia in Budapest (b/w photo) by Schaffer, G.Y

Album "MVSN- Blackshirts": Hunters Frosinone, armed with a shotgun
1253837 Album " MVSN- Blackshirts" : Hunters Frosinone, armed with a shotgun, with two officers of the Militia of Forestry in Naples (b/w photo) by Troncone (fl.1934); (add.info)

Album "MVSN- Blackshirts": Militia group with dagger model 20 years (b / w photo)
1253828 Album " MVSN- Blackshirts" : Militia group with dagger model 20 years (b/w photo) by Borchi, M. (fl.1936); (add.info.: Borchi M)

Simulation of an assault in a trench of the Carso during the First World War (b / w photo)
1253425 Simulation of an assault in a trench of the Carso during the First World War (b/w photo) by Gentilini, Giuseppe (fl.1915-1920); (add.info.: Gentilini Giuseppe Friuli Venetia Julia)

Egyptian Dress, from Trachten der Voelker, 1864 (colour litho)
BAL246065 Egyptian Dress, from Trachten der Voelker, 1864 (colour litho) by Kretschmer, Albert (1825-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: fan carrier of the king; ); German, out of copyright

Party dress
Pattern for Art Deco style party dress from MABS FASHIONS. Frosty effect satin and georgette dress with swansdown headress and pom-poms. Artist: Anon. Date: 1924

Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (b / w photo)
5235849 Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tsarina Alexandra of Russia (1872-1918)

Isabelle de Limeuil, maid of honour to Queen
Isabelle de Limeuil, maid of honour and spy for Queen Catherine de Medici of France, 1535-1609. She wears a lace headress, lace collar, and austere black dress decorated with black embroidered bands

Diane of Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France, 1499-1566. She wears a chaperon headress that ties under the chin, pink velvet surtout with puffed and slashed sleeves trimmed with ermine

Napudre, femme de Tuba (Niangara) Haut Ouelle, from Dessins et Peintures d Afrique
3251595 Napudre, femme de Tuba (Niangara) Haut Ouelle, from Dessins et Peintures d Afrique, executes au cours de l expedition Citroen Centre Afrique, deuxieme mission Haardt Audouin-Dubreuil, pub

Aboura, chef Ababoua (Bambili), from Dessins et Peintures d Afrique
3251588 Aboura, chef Ababoua (Bambili), from Dessins et Peintures d Afrique, executes au cours de l expedition Citroen Centre Afrique, deuxieme mission Haardt Audouin-Dubreuil, pub

Album "MVSN- Blackshirts": Workers fascists, framed in Centuries
1253844 Album " MVSN- Blackshirts" : Workers fascists, framed in Centuries, leaving for the AOI (Italian East Africa) to Genoa (b/w photo) by Binelli, E. (fl.1937); (add.info.: Binelli, E)

Album "Duce": Benito Mussolini on horseback with his entourage in Rome (b / w photo)
1253708 Album " Duce" : Benito Mussolini on horseback with his entourage in Rome (b/w photo) by Pandimiglio (fl.1923); (add.info.: Pandimiglio Rome)

Group of soldiers in a trench during the First World War (b / w photo)
1253426 Group of soldiers in a trench during the First World War (b/w photo) by Gentilini, Dario (fl.1916); (add.info.: Gentilini Dario Europe); Fratelli Alinari Museum Collections, Florence, Italy

Witch Doctor (b / w photo)
3643219 Witch Doctor (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Witch Doctor. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Eshtahumbah (Sleepy Eyes), a Sioux Chief
3780669 Eshtahumbah (Sleepy Eyes), a Sioux Chief by King, Charles Bird (1785-1862); (add.info.: Eshtahumbah (Sleepy Eyes), a Sioux Chief

The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, 1917-22 (oil on canvas)
BAL240136 The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, 1917-22 (oil on canvas) by Nesterov, Mikhail Vasilievich (1862-1942); 100.3x129.9 cm; State Art Museum, Nizhny Novgorod

Nephthys statuette (bronze)
HSC325592 Nephthys statuette (bronze) by Egyptian, Late Period (715-332 BC); height: 16.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Hermes Longhios, from the Ludovisi Collection, 1st-2nd century AD (marble) (b / w photo)
ALI202793 Hermes Longhios, from the Ludovisi Collection, 1st-2nd century AD (marble) (b/w photo) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy; Alinari

Benito Mussolini (b / w photo)
1249486 Benito Mussolini (b/w photo) by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Alinari, Fratelli Italy); Alinari Archives-Alinari Archive, Florence, Italy

Benito Mussolini honors a fascist official with a salute (b / w photo)
1254153 Benito Mussolini honors a fascist official with a salute (b/w photo) by Villani, Achille (1870-1945); (add.info.: Villani Achille Europe); Alinari Archives-Villani Archive, Florence, Italy

Album "MVSN- Blackshirts": Augusto Turati in uniform Militia (b / w photo)
1253923 Album " MVSN- Blackshirts" : Augusto Turati in uniform Militia (b/w photo) by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Alinari Florence)

Album "MVSN- Blackshirts": Centurion of the Militia in full uniform, 05 / 1939 (b / w photo)
1253822 Album " MVSN- Blackshirts" : Centurion of the Militia in full uniform, 05/1939 (b/w photo) by Pasquini (fl.1938); (add.info.: Pasquini Bologna)

Album "MVSN- Blackshirts": Senior Major Medical Militia (b / w photo)
1253813 Album " MVSN- Blackshirts" : Senior Major Medical Militia (b/w photo) by Ruggiani, E. (fl.1934); (add.info.: Ruggiani E)

Album "MVSN- Blackshirts": Console of the Militia in uniform, 07 / 1935 (b / w photo)
1253810 Album " MVSN- Blackshirts" : Console of the Militia in uniform, 07/1935 (b/w photo) by Petrelli, R. (fl.1935); (add.info.: Petrelli, R)

Album "Duce": Benito Mussolini in civilian clothes on the ladder of the Real Ferruccio ship in the port of
1253707 Album " Duce" : Benito Mussolini in civilian clothes on the ladder of the Real Ferruccio ship in the port of Gaeta (b/w photo) by Pignatiello

Portrait of a Young Man (oil on canvas)
BEN44360 Portrait of a Young Man (oil on canvas) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Tsarina Alexandra of Russia in Paris, France, 1896 (b / w photo)
5235841 Tsarina Alexandra of Russia in Paris, France, 1896 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tsarina Alexandra of Russia in Paris, France, 1896)

Womens costume of the reign of Richard II, 1380 (colour litho)
3622194 Womens costume of the reign of Richard II, 1380 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Womens costume of the reign of Richard II, 1380)

Scouts from around the World, 1923 (colour litho)
473031 Scouts from around the World, 1923 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scouts from America, Arabia, Australia, Canada, Egypt, East Africa, Japan)

Portrait of a woman, prize-winning woodcut from the Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Leipzig, Germany, 1879 (engraving)
6001440 Portrait of a woman, prize-winning woodcut from the Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Leipzig, Germany, 1879 (engraving) by German School

Portrait of the Italian painter Domenico Morelli (1826-1901) (b / w photo)
1249483 Portrait of the Italian painter Domenico Morelli (1826-1901) (b/w photo) by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Alinari, Fratelli Italy); Fratelli Alinari Museum Collections

Album "Jack Bosio - War Campaign 1917-1920 ": Military mission in Poland (Warsaw - Posen) march-april 1919
1252131 Album " Jack Bosio - War Campaign 1917-1920 " : Military mission in Poland (Warsaw - Posen) march-april 1919, a horse battery in Posen (Poznan), 03-04/1919 (b/w photo) by Greger, K

Album "MVSN- Blackshirts": I Principi di Piemonte visitano la Casa Madre dei Mutilati a Roma
1253836 Album " MVSN- Blackshirts" : I Principi di Piemonte visitano la Casa Madre dei Mutilati a Roma, 02/1938 (b/w photo) by Genovesi (fl.1938); (add.info.: Genovesi Rome)

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"Captivating Headresses: A Glimpse into Cultural Expressions and Historical Glamour" Step back in time with these captivating headresses that have left their mark on history. From playing cards to tribal traditions, each one tells a unique story. In c1915, a cowboy and Native American man share a moment seated on a blanket, showcasing the fusion of cultures through their headdresses. As guests of Countess Aynard de Chabrillan, we witness the elegance of Papua New Guinea's Victorian-era tribal headdress, an exquisite blend of tradition and opulence. King George V dons his naval uniform alongside Queen Mary, but it is the regal headress that adds an air of majesty to their presence. Traveling to Virunga in Rwanda, we are mesmerized by traditional Intore dancers performing at the foot of Volcanoes National Park. Their vibrant headresses symbolize pride and heritage. Banky and Valentino take us on an enchanting journey in "The Son of the Sheik, " where ornate headresses transport us to exotic lands filled with romance and adventure. A glimpse into Native American history reveals a Nez Perces chief wearing a striking headdress captured by Es Curtis. The photo speaks volumes about cultural identity and resilience during uncertain times. From Pierre Louys' "Les Chansons de Bilitis, " La Lune aux Yeux Bleus enchants us with its pochoir print depicting an alluring woman adorned with an intricate headress - artistry at its finest. Francesco Paolo Michetti's self-portrait showcases his artistic prowess while leaving room for interpretation as his simple yet elegant headress becomes part of his enigmatic persona. Classical Nude 3 and Classical Nude 5 captivate our senses as these timeless sculptures embrace simplicity while adorning ethereal figures with delicate floral-inspired headresses - true works of art themselves.