Pearl Collection (#15)

Man of the Hunter Family, 1803. Creator: Edward Greene Malbone
Man of the Hunter Family, 1803

Design for Pendants, Plate 4 from Livre des Ouvrages d Orfevrerie, after 1663. From a book on silversmithing

Head of a young girl wearing a jeweled headdress, ca. 1645. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Head of a young girl wearing a jeweled headdress, ca. 1645

Head and shoulders of a woman with a veil and diaphanous neckware, 1645

Ada Richmond, from Worlds Beauties, Series 2 (N27) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Romantic postcard, c1920s

Diadem of a priest, first half of 1st century AD. Scythian Art. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Female portrait, c1550-1620. Artist: Sofonisba Anguissola
Female portrait, c1550-1620. Anguissola, Sofonisba (ca. 1532-1625). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Diana, after 1746. Artist: Rosalba Giovanna Carriera
Diana, after 1746. Carriera, Rosalba Giovanna (1657-1757). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of Queen Frederica of Hanover, (1778-1841), 19th century. Artist: Franz Kruger
Portrait of Queen Frederica of Hanover, (1778-1841), 19th century. Kruger, Franz (1797-1857). Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Palace Gatchina, St. Petersburg

Portrait of Empress Elisabeth with Pearls, c1768. Artist: Heinrich Buchholz
Portrait of Empress Elisabeth with Pearls, c1768. Elizabeth of Russia (1709-1762) was Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death. Found in the collection of the State V Tropinin Museum, Moscow

Ladys headdress, 1450-1470, (1910). Female fashion from the reign of Henry VI-Edward IV ((1422-1483). Forked headdress with black velvet ermine-lined cloak with golden fleur-de-lys

Anna Neagle, English actress and singer, 1934-1935. Born Florence Marjorie Robertson, Anna Neagles stage and screen career spanned over 50 years. She was made a Dame in 1969

Sir Walter Raleigh and his son, 1602, (1896). English writer, poet, courtier and explorer, Raleigh (1554-1618) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1587, (1896). Portrait of Mary (1542-1587) from a drawing by Blanchard in the Musee du Louvre, Paris. Illustration from a work published by Boussod, Valadon & Co, (1896)

Queen Elizabeth I when young, c1546, (1896). Artist: Boussod, Valadon & Co
Queen Elizabeth I when young, c1546, (1896). Portrait of Princess Elizabeth (1533-1603) aged 14, before she was expected to be queen

Lady Jane Lane, English Stuart loyalist, (1907). Lady Jane Lane (c1626-1689) played a heroic role in the escape of Charles II in 1651

Princess Henrietta Anne, (1907). Princess Henrietta Anne (1644-1670) was the daughter of Charles I. She married Phillipe Duke of Orleans, by whom she had four children

Queen Henrietta Maria, Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland, (1907). Henrietta Maria (1609-1669) was the French wife of King Charles I

Elisabeth, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia, (1907). Elisabeth (1596-1662), daughter of James I, was Electress Palatine and (briefly) queen of Bohemia

Mary Stuart, (1907). Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) in ornate jewelled dress and ruff

Ancient Egyptian pectoral, 5th-4th century BC. Earthenware with blue pearls. From a private collection

In Love, French Postcard, c1900. Private collection

New Year Gift, French Postcard, c1900. Private collection

The Woman with the Pearl, c1842. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
The Woman with the Pearl, c1842. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Portrait of Countess Alexander Nikolaevitch Lamsdorff, 1859. Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Portrait of Countess Alexander Nikolaevitch Lamsdorff, 1859. Under Napoleon III, Winterhalter became the chief portraitist of the imperial family and court

Portrait of Mrs Pemberton, c1535. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Portrait of Mrs Pemberton, c1535. From the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Crustacea and Reptiles, c1850. Artist: Robert Kent Thomas
Crustacea and Reptiles, c1850. The central image shows a lobster, crab, turtle, scallops, whelks and prawns, cowrie shells, lobster and crab pots and shrimping nets

Roman gold hair-ornament from Carthage, 3rd century
Roman gold hair-ornament, from Tunis. It has sapphires, emeralds, and pearls, 3rd century

Portrait of Maria Alexandrovna, 1857. Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Portrait of Maria Alexandrovna, 1857. Marie of Hesse (1824-1880) was a German princess who married Tsar Alexander II of Russia in 1841. As Tsarina she was known as Maria Alexandrovna

Gold Roman bracelet set with sapphires, emeralds, and pearls, 3rd century. The openwork ivy-leaf bands which were once curved are now flattened

Gold Roman hair ornament, set with sapphires, emeralds, and pearls, 3rd century. Found in Tunis/Carthage, and from the British Museums collection

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1580
Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland from 1558. Flemish school portrait. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. The Darnley portrait, artist unknown. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603. From the National Portrait Gallery

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, 1558-1603. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603. She is depicted seated on the throne holding a sceptre

Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC), Queen of Egypt, dissolving pearls in wine, 1866. Artist: Frederick Augustus Sandys
Cleopatra VII (69-30 BC), Queen of Egypt, dissolving pearls in wine, 1866. Cleopatra was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, established when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC

Gold jewelled Roman bracelet
Gold Roman bracelet, set with sapphires, emeralds, and pearls. Found in Tunis, and now in the British Museum

Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna, late 18th century. Detail. Sophie Dorothea of Wurttemberg (1729-1828) was the second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia

Portrait of Empress Maria Alexandrovna, 1857. Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Portrait of Empress Maria Alexandrovna, 1857. Detail. Marie of Hesse (1824-1880) was a German princess who married Tsar Alexander II of Russia in 1841. As Tsarina she was known as Maria Alexandrovna

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