Ceremonial Dress Collection

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, c1953. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Wearing the Nizam of Hyderabad necklace made by Cartier, the George IV State Diadem and the insignia of the Order of the Garter

Two Sikh Princes of the Punjab, 20th July 1918 (b / w photo)
PNP314563 Two Sikh Princes of the Punjab, 20th July 1918 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Of the Imperial Cadet Corps, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Of the Imperial Cadet Corps, 1903. From The Durbar, by Mortimer Menpes. Text by Dorothy Menpes. [Adam and Charles Black, London, 1903]

Prince Edward of Wales, the future King Edward VII of Great Britain (1841-1910), 1890. Artist: W&D Downey
Prince Edward of Wales, the future King Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland (1841-1910), 1890. Edward VII was King of Great Britain between 1901 and 1910

Robes of the Royal Victorian Order, 1953. The piece is part of the Royal Collection at the Tower of London. From The Crown Jewels, by Martin Holmes FSA. [Her Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1953]

Court women of Burma in ceremonial dress. Servant bowing, chief counsellor or woonge's wife with fan
FLO4624085 Court women of Burma in ceremonial dress. Servant bowing, chief counsellor or woonge's wife with fan, privy counsellor or attawoon's wife

Plaque depicting the royal god Oba holding the eben sword in his right hand, dancing to honour his ancestors, Benin
XAM91575 Plaque depicting the royal god Oba holding the eben sword in his right hand, dancing to honour his ancestors, Benin, possibly 16th century (brass); Museum fur Volkerkunde, Vienna

Le couronnement de Charles IV en Hongrie; La cour, apres la ceremonie s'est livree a l'objectif, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration

Le couronnement de Charles IV en Hongrie ; Charles 1, successeur de Francois-Joseph, etait couronn Creator: Unknown
Le couronnement de Charles IV en Hongrie ; Charles 1, successeur de Francois-Joseph, etait couronne, le 30 decembre 1916, roi de Hongrie, sous le nom de Charles IV, 1916

Costumes de Différents Pays, Armenienne en Habit de Cérémonie, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Armenienne en Habit de Ceremonie, c1797

Early Portrait of Nasr al-Din Shah (reigned 1848-1896), c1850. Creator: Anon
Early Portrait of Nasr al-Din Shah (reigned 1848-1896), c1850. The shah is shown here at perhaps just nineteen or twenty years of age, wearing jeweled portraits of the Shi'ite Imams

Jacobus Govaerts (b. 1635/36). Appointed Master of Ceremonies and Clerk of the Chapter of Antwerp in Creator: Anon
Jacobus Govaerts (b. 1635/36). Appointed Master of Ceremonies and Clerk of the Chapter of Antwerp in 1661. 1665

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Travel views of Morocco, 1904. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Morocco, 1904

Travel views of Morocco, 1904. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Morocco, 1904

General Baron T. Kuroki, three-quarter length portrait, in uniform, facing front graphic /, c1907. Creator: Maruki Riyo
General Baron T. Kuroki, three-quarter length portrait, in uniform, facing front graphic /, c1907

Ceremonial mask-Nunivak, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Ceremonial mask-Nunivak, c1929

Skidi and Wichita dancers, c1927. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Skidi and Wichita dancers, c1927. Indians in ceremonial dress

Atlumhl- Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Atlumhl- Koskimo, c1914. North American Indian man, in costume with ceremonial mask, on hands and knees

White deerskin dance costume-Hupa, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
White deerskin dance costume-Hupa, c1923. Hupa Indian, half-length, standing, facing left, in ceremonial costume

Kotsuis and Hohhug-Nakoaktok, wearing ceremonial dress, with long beaks, on their haunches, dancing(?), c1914

The chief-Klamath, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The chief-Klamath, c1923. Photograph shows Klamath Indian chief in ceremonial headdress standing on hill overlooking Crater Lake, Oregon

High Hawk, 1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
High Hawk, 1907. Photograph shows full-length portrait of High Hawk, facing front, standing, wearing war bonnet, ceremonial dress, medallion, and holding a coup stick

Horse in festive harness and rider in ceremonial attire, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Horse in festive harness and rider in ceremonial attire, 1890. The album "Views of the Yakutsk Region" contains 151 photographs

Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, c1710, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, c1710, (c1884). Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678-1751), English politician, government official during reign of Queen Anne

Native American War Party (w / c on paper)
PNP274172 Native American War Party (w/c on paper) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

The Lord Mayors Scarlet Robe, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Lord Mayors Scarlet Robe, 1844. Ceremonial dress of the Lord Mayor of the City of London....on the bench, at the Mansion-house and in the Central Criminal Court, he is attired in a scarlet robe

An Alderman of the City of London in civic costume, 1805. He is dressed in long robes and holds a three-cornered hat

The Laughing Cavalier, 1624 (1908-1909). Artist: Frans Hals
The Laughing Cavalier, 1624 (1908-1909). The Laughing Cavalier is a famous painting by the Dutch Baroque artist Frans Hans. The identity of the paintings subject is unknown

Jan Hus Before the Council of Constance, 1415 (1926). Artist: Vaclav Brozik
Jan Hus Before the Council of Constance, 1415 (1926). From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 2: Builders of the Church, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Nane-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nane-Qagyuhl, c1914. Man dressed in a full-body bear costume. The bear had the duty of guarding the dance house

Nuhlimahla-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nuhlimahla-Qagyuhl, c1914. Person wearing ceremonial mask of the Nuhlimahla during the during the Winter Dance ceremony. These characters impersonated fools

Hamatsa-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamatsa-Qagyuhl, c1914. Kwakiutl man, full-length portrait, standing, facing front

Hami-Koskimo, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hami-Koskimo, c1914. Koskimo person wearing full-body fur garment, oversized gloves and mask of Hami ("dangerous thing") during the numhlim ceremony

Hamasilahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamasilahl-Qagyuhl, c1914. Ceremonial dancer, full-length portrait, standing, wearing mask and a fur garments during the Winter Dance ceremony

Maskette-Nunivak, c1929. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Maskette-Nunivak, c1929. Eskimo man, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing headdress consisting of a protruding headband around the crown of his head, feathers, and a wooden bird head in front

Kominaka dancer, 1910, c1911. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Kominaka dancer, 1910, c1911. Kwakiutl Indian in costume with skulls

High Hawk, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
High Hawk, c1907. High Hawk, standing, facing left, in ceremonial dress, war bonnet and holding a coup stick

Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff-Qagyuhl [principal chief], c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Hamasaka in Tluwulahu costume with speaker's staff-Qagyuhl [principal chief], c1914. Hamasaka, a Kwakiutl chief, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing front

Local monks with ceremonial dress playing tibetan horns during a festival, Lo Manthang, Upper Mustang region, Nepal

Portrait of Abraham Grapheus, 1620 (oil on panel)
471111 Portrait of Abraham Grapheus, 1620 (oil on panel) by Vos, Cornelis de (1585-1651); 120x102 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; (add.info.: Abraham Grapheus)

Eddie Plenty Holes, a Sioux Indian, c. 1900 (b/w photo)
BAL144953 Eddie Plenty Holes, a Sioux Indian, c.1900 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection

The Wedding of Lady Blossom Tseng, Daughter of the Marquis Tseng, and Mr. Woo, at Pekin, 1888. Creator: Unknown
The Wedding of Lady Blossom Tseng, Daughter of the Marquis Tseng, and Mr. Woo, at Pekin, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

Paul von Hindenburg, 1915 (colour litho)
697697 Paul von Hindenburg, 1915 (colour litho) by Bieler, Ernest (1863-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul von Hindenburg (1847 - 1934) posing in uniform. 1915

Two Janissaries or Ottoman infantry in ceremonial dress
6340231 Two Janissaries or Ottoman infantry in ceremonial dress by Dalvimart, Octavian (18th century) (after); (add.info.: Two Janissaries or Ottoman infantry in ceremonial dress)

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"Ceremonial Dress: A Glimpse into the Rich Tapestry of Tradition" Step back in time and explore the captivating world of ceremonial dress. From the resplendent attire worn by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during her coronation in 1953 to the regal robes of the Royal Victorian Order, these garments hold a significant place in history. Traveling further back, we encounter two Sikh Princes of the Punjab captured in a mesmerizing black and white photograph from July 20th, 1918. Their traditional attire reflects their cultural heritage and showcases their noble lineage. Delving even deeper into history, we come across Prince Edward of Wales, who would later ascend to become King Edward VII. In an enchanting portrait from 1890 by W&D Downey, he dons an exquisite ceremonial dress that exudes elegance and grandeur. Not limited to royalty alone, ceremonial dress extends its influence across various cultures and eras. An Alderman of the City of London proudly displays his civic costume from 1805 while Native American warriors gather together adorned with war paint and symbolic garments on paper. The Laughing Cavalier immortalized by Frans Hals in 1624 captures a dashing figure dressed impeccably for courtly affairs. Similarly, Jan Hus before the Council of Constance in Vaclav Brozik's painting transports us to a pivotal moment in history when religious beliefs clashed amidst ornate vestments. Moving away from Europe's shores, we witness Truro's Beating the Bounds ceremony taking place on October 4th, 1912—a tradition steeped in community spirit as locals parade through their town wearing distinctive ceremonial garb. Venturing eastward towards Lo Manthang reveals local monks enveloped in vibrant ceremonial dress while playing Tibetan horns during a joyous festival—an awe-inspiring sight that celebrates spiritual devotion fused with cultural heritage.