Wimple Collection (page 2)

Francoise d Amboise, Duchess of Brittany, c1840. Creator: Edward Hargrave
Francoise d Amboise, Duchess of Brittany, c1840. Portrait of the Blessed Francoise d Amboise, duchess of Brittany (1427-1485)

Baptism of King Clovis I, 15th century, (1849). Creator: Paul Lacroix
Baptism of King Clovis I, 15th century, (1849). Scene depicting Frankish King Clovis I (466-511 AD) being baptised by Saint Remigius in the cathedral of Reims in northern France

Founding of the Abbey of St Genevieve, 15th century, (1849). Creator: E Hauger
Founding of the Abbey of St Genevieve, 15th century, (1849). Scene depicting masons building the Abbey of St Genevieve in Paris

Spanish women in mantillas, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Spanish women in mantillas, c1928. Wome wearing traditional lace wimples with veils. From " Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928

Medieval lady and dog, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Medieval lady and dog, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Historical costume, 1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Historical costume, 1951. Examples of clothing from the 15th and 18th centuries. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Queen Isabella and her ladies, c1870. Artist: Thomas Sherratt
Queen Isabella and her ladies, c1870. 19th century imagining of a scene from Richard II, play by William Shakespeare, showing Isabella of Valois (1389-1409) queen consort of Richard II

The Gallery of British Costume: How The English Dressed in King Johns Time, c1934. Illustration of costume worn during the reign of King John (1199-1216)

The Gallery of British Costume: The Dresses Worn In Richard IIIs Reign, c1934. Illustration of costume worn during the very short reign of King Edward the Fifth [9 April 1483-26 June 1483]

The Gallery of Costume: Dresses Worn in the Last Years of Edward IIIs Reign, c1934. Illustration of costume worn during the last years of the reign of King Edward III (1327-1377)

Costumes of Men and Women as Worn in the Period When Henry V Reigned, c1934. Illustration of costume worn during the reign of King Henry V (1413-1422)

The Gallery of British Costume: What Men and Women Wore In Henry IIIs Time, c1934. Illustration of costume worn during the reign of King Henry III (1216-1272)

Had I not four or five women once that tended me? The Tempest, 1926
Had I not four or five women once that tended me? illustration from William Shakespeares The Tempest, pub. 1926 (colour lithograph). William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616); Act I: Scene II, Line 46

A Study of Nuns, c1896. Artist: Gaston la Touche
A Study of Nuns, c1896. From The Studio Volume 31. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1904]

Ladies headdresses, 15th century, (1910). Fashions from the reign of Edward IV (1461-1483); elaborate headdresses, fur collars and cuffs, narrow cinctures and short-waisted bodices

Heart-shaped headdresses, 15th century, (1910). One woman has streamers hanging from the right side, in imitation of a fashion prevailing among men of the time of Edward IV (1461-1483)

Carving of a woman wearing a horned headdress, 15th century, (1910). Caricature ridiculing the medieval fashion for headdresses with horns, from a miserere in Ludlow Church, Shropshire

Womens headdresses, 15th century, (1910). Female fashions from the time of Henry VI (1422-1471). The turban headdress in the centre has hair flowing through it and down the back

Male and female costume, c1350, (1910). The gentleman wears a close-fitting cote-hardi with a large-buckled hip-belt. To this is attached a gypciere (pouch) with a dagger thrust through it

Ladys headdress, c1290, (1910). Headdress of a well-to-do woman, consisting of a jewelled band, wimple and peplum showing modification in the early part of reign of Edward I

Princess and ladies in waiting, 1470 (1882-1884). Artist: Gautier
Princess and ladies in waiting, 1470 (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Isabeau of Bavaria, Queen Consort of Charles VI of France, 1385 (1882-1884). Isabeau (c1370-1435) married Charles in 1385

Sully Prudhomme, French poet, 1905. Rene Francois Armand Sully-Prudhomme, (1839-1907) was awarded the first Nobel prize for Literature in 1901

Advert for Cherry Blossom toiletries, 1893. A print from the Black and White magazine, Christmas, 1893

Charlotte of Savoy (1441-1483), queen consort of Louis XI of France, 15th century (1849). Artist: A Bisson
Charlotte of Savoy (1441-1483), queen consort of Louis XI of France, 15th century (1849). A 19th century version based on a 15th century original held by the Chateau de Bourbon-l Archambault

St Anne, 1886. According to Christian tradition St Anne was the mother of the Virgin Mary. Published in Butlers Lives of the Saints, DIV 6, by the Rev Alban Butler, London & Dublin, 1886

Effigy of Queen Eleanor, consort of Henry II, 13th century, (1910). Tomb effigy from the Abbey of Fontevrault in Aquitaine near Anjou in Normandy, showing regal dress of the end of the 12th century

Painting on the reverse of the Trebon Altarpiece, c1380 (1955). Artist: Master of the Trebon Altarpiece
Painting on the reverse of the Trebon Altarpiece, c1380 (1955). St Catherine of Alexandria, St Mary Magdalene and St Margaret of Antioch

St Clara, 1365-1367 (1955). Artist: Master Theodoric
St Clara, 1365-1367 (1955). Portrait of St Clare of Assisi (1194-1253). Theodorics magnum opus is a collection of panel and wall paintings of saints, prophets and angels

Matilda of Scotland (1080-1118), Queen of Henry I. Matilda, daughter of Malcolm III of Scotland, married Henry I of England in 1100

Marguerite of France, Queen of Edward I of England. Artist: Henry Colburn
Marguerite of France, Queen of Edward I of England. Marguerite of France (1282-1317) was the second wife of Edward I. They were married in 1299

French costume: Charles VI, Charles VII, Louis XI, (1882). Illustration showing costume from 1395-1483, from The History Of Fashion In France by Augustin Challamel

French costume: Charles VIII, Louis XII, (1882). Illustration showing costume from 1483-1515, from The History Of Fashion In France by Augustin Challamel, Frances Cashel Hoey and John Lillie, (1882)

French costume: Charles V, Charles VI, (1882). Illustration showing costume from 1364-1395, from The History Of Fashion In France by Augustin Challamel, Frances Cashel Hoey and John Lillie, (1882)

Herodias, c16th century, (1870). Herodias (14 BC-40 AD) desired the death of John the Baptist because he had denounced her marriage to her uncle

Early pyramidal headdress, late 15th-early 16th century, (1910). The pyramidal headdress developed from the broad band of the steeple headdress

The butterfly headdress, 15th century, (1910). A woman from the time of Edward IV-Richard III, wearing a headdress showing the frontlet

Horned and steeple headdresses, 15th century, (1910). The example in the centre is a truncated parody of the steeple, and on the right is a hybrid of the old-fashioned horned style combined with an

Masque of Charles VI of France, c1480, (1910). Veils are distended by wires, with knights disguised in close-fitting hairy garments and masks

The steeple headdress and veil, 15th century, (1910). Lady of the Tournament wearing rich veiling with her headdress. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown

Female headdresses, 15th century, (1910). The frontlet was composed of a piece of rigid wire netting covered with black material which passed over the head

Royal banquet, 15th century, (1910). At this time the pourpoint - a short jacket - was worn with mahoitres - padded shoulders

Ladies Playing on the Harp and Organ, early 14th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Ladies Playing on the Harp and Organ, early 14th century, (1843). Two women of Siena; the one playing the harp is from a picture representing the Triumph of Petrarch by A Vanni

Scene in an Interior, 19th century. Artist: Francois-Marius Granet
Scene in an Interior, 19th century Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Tsarina Alexandra and Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana of Russia, 1914. Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna (1872-1918) with her daughters Olga Nikolaevna (1895-1918) and Tatiana Nikolaievna ()

The sister of Bertrand du Guesclin, 1894. Bertrand du Guesclin (c1320-1380) was a Breton knight and military commander during the Hundred Years War who served as Constable of France from 1370 until

Portrait of a woman, 1590s, (1896). Artist: Marcus Gheeraerts, the Younger
Portrait of a woman, 1590s, (1896). Formerly thought to be Queen Elizabeth I in fancy dress. Illustration after a picture in the Royal Collection at Hampton Court, from a work published by Boussod

Birth of St Edmund, 1433, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Birth of St Edmund, 1433, (1843). Copy from a manuscript of John Lydgates Life of St Edmund the King and Martyr, about the life of Edmund, king of the East Angles

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