Feather Collection

Haile Selassie
HAILE SELASSIE (1892 - 1975) Emperor of Ethiopia (1930-74)

Mary, Queen of Scots in a red costume
Mary, Queen of Scotland, in a striking red costume

Picture No. 10859244
Barred OWL - in flight, wings spread, chasing for prey (Strix varia) Date:

Scottish Types - Archery, Clan Murray. 19th century

Archaeopteryx fossil, Berlin specimen C016 / 5071
Archaeopteryx fossil, Berlin specimen. Cast of the Archaeopteryx specimen held at the Berlin Natural History Museum. This cast shows the spread-out wings and long, clawed fingers

Cockatiel Birds - Two perched on branch
JD-15465 Cockatiel Birds - Two perched on branch Nymphicus hollandicus John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Blue Dress / Beer 1922
Blue dress by Beer: low neckline, open to the hips at the side & worn over a grey slip. Bodice & low waistband decorated in a feather motif plus a bandeau & earrings

Red kite (Milvus milvus), two birds perching on a branch, one perching on top end of branch, the other looking over shoulder

Statue of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Tecumseh, Native American chief of the Shawnee tribe
Tecumseh (Tecumtha, Tekamthi, 1768-1813), Native American Indian chief of the Shawnee tribe. He became the chief spokesman for the Indians of the Ohio Valley

RF- Tawny owl with moon behind (Strix aluco), UK

Threes pelicans Australia
Pelicans wading in shallow water Eyre Peninsula South Australia

Pharomachrus moccino, resplendent quetzal
Plate from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, (1875-1888). Hand coloured lithograph

Ride-a-cock-horse to Banbury Cross to see a fine lady ride on a white horse... 20th century

Jay (Garrulus glandarius), two fighting in mid-air with another observing. Norway. October

Dipper bird engraving 1896
A handbook to the birds of Great Britain by R. Bowdler Sharpe

PETALESHARO II (1823-1874). Also known as Man Chief. Chaui or Grand Pawnee Native American chief. Photographed at the James E. McClees studio in Washington, D.C. 1858

Portrait Of Sioux Chief Sitting Bull
Portrait shows the chief of the Sioux tribe Sitting Bull (1831 - 1890), known as Tatanka Iyotake to his people, as he sits in Bismarck, North Dakota, 1881

The Cherokee chief Kanagagota (Standing Turkey) painted, 1762, in London by Francis Parsons
PARSONS: CHEROKEE, 1762. The Cherokee chief Kanagagota (Standing Turkey) painted, 1762, in London by Francis Parsons

Dunnock - perched on a bramble
DAC-10 Dunnock - perched on a bramble Prunella modularis David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Pierrot and Columbine -- Smile, Please
Columbine tickles a gloomy Pierrot with a peacock feather and asks him to Smile, Please!

White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) with backlit wings, and water spray, Norway, October

Goldfinches, 1863, (1942). Creator: John Gould
Goldfinches, 1863, (1942). Male and female of the finch family, from " Birds of Britain" by John Gould. Published in " The Birds of Britain, by James Fisher. [Collins, London, 1942]

Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies. Dated circa 1550 BC. Brings the Minoan belt and headdress made A?a?A?a?of lilies and peacock feathers. Fresco from the palace of Knossos

Lily Langtry (Lady de Bathe), WW1
Lily Langtry (1863-1929), English actress pictured during the First World War when she was working for the Red Cross in America. Date: 1917

Curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea), two birds wading through water, pecking, side view

Couple Puffin on cliff in summer

Feathered Gown
A Norman Hartnell evening gown. (Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)

Calyptorhynchus funereus, yellow-tailed black cockatoo
Watercolour 137 by Thomas Watling from the Watling Collection titled Banksian Cockatoo, native name Kar ratt

The Dolly Sisters, Paris
The Dolly Sisters wearing creations by Jean Patou in La Valse Lumineuse, Paris En Fleurs, Casino de Paris, Paris, 1925 1925

Quaker / Monk Parakeet - Preening South America
CLA-440 Monk Parakeet / Quaker Parrot - preening Myiopsitta monachus Mary Clay Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Judy Garland, American actress, singer and dancer, in concert at The Talk of the Town nightclub in London, where she has a five week residency, pictured Thursday 16th January 1969

Sitting Bear - Arikara, 1908. Artist: John Andrew & Son
Sitting Bear - Arikara, 1908. The Arikara are a semi-nomadic Native American tribe who lived on the plains of South Dakota. Their population was decimated by smallpox in the 1830s

Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) chick under the wing of protective parent, breeding colony, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Thomas Tallis, (c1505-1585), English organist and composer, 1700. Artist: Niccolo Francesco Haym
Thomas Tallis, (c1505-1585), English organist and composer, 1700. Portrait made in 1700 of the 16th century musician, from English Music, (1941)

Malay Peacock Pheasant Wing & Tail Feather Design
Feather, Pattern, Design, Colorful, Structure, , Modern Bird Feather Designs, 535159939

Jurisprudence by H. M. Bateman is an humorous illustration of a Judge sitting in the courtroom balancing a feather or quill on his nose

Malurus splendens, Splendid Fairy Wren perched on a tree branch

Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto), illustration of pigeon like bird, buffy-pink plumage and black neck collar, back view

Mauritian Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), compact bird with curved, brown bill and brown feet, side view

Ruddy Turnstone -Arenaria interpres- in breeding plumage standing on a moss-covered stone on the beach, Neuwerk Island near Cuxhaven, Hamburg Wadden Sea, Germany, Europe

Bubo coromandus, dusky eagle owl
A watercolour of the dusky eagle owl (Bubo coromandus) by an unknown artist, (c. 1840), part of the Lord Ashton Collection held in the Natural History Museum, London

TECUMSEH (1768-1813). Native American chief of the Shawnee tribe. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

Red Kite - in flight - Wales - UK
DAC-340 Red Kite - in flight Wales - UK Milvus milvus David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bullfinch - male on Blossom in spring
DAC-6 Bullfinch - male on Blossom in spring Pyrrhula pyrrhula David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Female barn owl, Tyto alba, World Owl Trust, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria, UK, captive

Catherine Howard
CATHERINE HOWARD 5th wife of Henry VIII Holding feather fan

The Harem, 1876. Creator: John Frederick Lewis
The Harem, 1876

Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander in Chief of the forces in South Africa, 1902. Artist: Lafayette
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander in Chief of the forces in South Africa, 1902. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

Colorful variation on Ring Necked Pheasant Feather
Feather, Pattern, Design, Colorful, Structure, , Modern Bird Feather Designs, 535159993

Suffragette Votes for Women Christmas Card. Tabby cat with a feather in its hat, ribbon badge and satchel, holds a Vote for Women scroll

Parrots Chromolithograph 1896
Parrots Chromolithograph

Pheasant illustration 1900
The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of the British Islands By Dixon, Charles - London, Chapman and Hall, 1900

Red-legged partridge illustration 1900
The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of the British Islands By Dixon, Charles - London, Chapman and Hall, 1900

Wandering Albatross, Diomedea exulans, large white bird with black feathers at the end of its wings

Hirundo rustica, Barn Swallow in flight opening its beak to catch insect, side view

Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi)

Sioux Indian Chief - Hollow Horn Bear (18501913) - a BruleIakota leader during the Indian Wars on the Great Plains of the United States. Date: 1906

Picture No. 10760372
Chief Lttle Hawk photo 1904 - North American Indian wearing feather headdress Date:

Wyandotte Silver Laced - feather detail Domestic chicken breed Essex, UK BI021207
COS-4223 Wyandotte Silver Laced - feather detail Essex, UK Domestic chicken breed Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Archaeopteryx lithographica [London specimen]
Main slab of rare fossil dinobird and earliest bird found in the Upper Jurassic of Solenhofen in Germany, now on display at The Natural History Museum, London. Known also as the London Archaeopteryx

Parus caeruleus, blue tit
A blue tit (Parus caeruleus) in flight, U.K.The blue tit is common throughout Britain living mainly in deciduous woodland. Photographed by Frank Greenaway

Archaeopteryx had the same number and arrangement of primary and secondary flight feathers as modern birds. Watercolour on paper by John Doncaster

Goddess Maat. 1312 -1298 BC. Represented with a feather in the head. Egyptian art. New Kingdom. Painting. ITALY. Florence. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri

REVOLUTIONARY WAR CARTOON. The Female Combatants - or Who Shall. English cartoon, 1776, on the war between America and England

ODEON CASINO POSTER, 1920. German poster for Odeon Casino by Walter Schnackenberg, 1920

Sketch of the Dolly Sisters, Paris
Illustration of the Dolly Sisters by Zig for a promotional leaflet for Paris - New York, Casino de Paris, 1927 1927

Barred Owl (Strix varia), adult in old growth east Texas forest with Spanish Moss, Caddo Lake, spring, USA

Mute Swan - adult bird preening - Cleveland - UK
ROY-650 Mute Swan - adult bird preening Cleveland - UK Cygnus olor Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Chough - Cornwall - UK
DAC-298 Chough Cornwall - UK Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Great Spotted Woodpecker - female - Cornwall - UK
DAC-194 Great Spotted Woodpecker - female Cornwall - UK Dendrocopos major David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

A Rehearsal of the Wild West show
A series of sketches by Ralph Cleaver of rehearsals for Colonel Codys " Wild West" show at Olympia, including Sioux braves racing horses, cow girls and cowboys

Long Tailed Tit - in flight
BB-560 Long Tailed Tit - in flight, wings outstretched Aegithalos caudatus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Cockatiel - on perch
LA-3340 Cockatiel - on perch Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sun Conures - preening South America
CLA-690 Sun CONURES - two preening South America Aratinga solstitialis Mary Clay Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Domestic Chickens Nagasaki breed
LA-1064 Domestic Chickens - Nagasaki breed Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Great White Pelican - In flight over the Atlantic Ocean near Walvis Bay Namibia. Africa
KAT-1-c Great White Pelican - In flight over the Atlantic Ocean near Walvis Bay Bay Namibia. Africa Pelecanus onocrotalus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Cockatiel In flight
JD-16246 COCKATIEL - in flight Nymphicus hollandicus John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Duchess of Newcastle
MARGARET CAVENDISH, DUCHESS OF NEWCASTLE Here described as the Marchioness, though the horse seems marginally more important

Racial / Iroquois Fishing
Hiawatha goes fishing in his canoe; " Take my bait, O king of fishes! "

Hiawatha / Minnehaha Dies
Hiawatha mourns the death of Minnehaha: " Seven long days & nights he sat there."

Shell Fountain / Costume
Tunic dress by Paquin: draped tango skirt with front split & train, translucent flared tunic & pearl adorned corsage, toque / turban with feather trim

Archduke Otto Habsburg
OTTO VON HABSBURG Heir presumptive to the last Emperor of Austria and the last King of Hungary, Karl I. Seen here in Tyrolean national costume

K C Spaniels (Landseer)
KING CHARLES SPANIELS The Cavalier Pets

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"Feathers: A Symbol of Majesty, Power, and Beauty" Feathers have long held a significant place in history and culture. Just like the majestic Haile Selassie, who adorned his regal attire with plumes symbolizing power and authority. Similarly, Mary, Queen of Scots captivated all in her vibrant red costume embellished with feathers that exuded elegance. In Native American traditions, feathers were revered as sacred objects. The portrait of Sioux Chief Sitting Bull showcases his profound connection to nature's wisdom and strength embodied by the feather he wears proudly on his head. Nature itself presents us with breathtaking scenes; imagine two Curlew sandpipers gracefully wading through water while pecking for sustenance - a mesmerizing sight captured in Picture No. 10859244. Birds too find solace in their plumage. Cockatiel birds perched on a branch exhibit their colorful feathers as if they were wearing an artist's palette upon themselves. The Great crested grebe at Valkenhorst nature reserve demonstrates parental care by feeding one of its chicks a precious feather - an act recognized by Bird Photographer of the Year 2022 under the highly commended category for bird behavior. Even amidst avian rivalries, such as those witnessed between Jays fighting mid-air while another observes from afar in Norway or Tawny owl silhouetted against the moonlit sky in the UK – feathers remain central to these captivating moments frozen forever through photography. Delving into history reveals exquisite engravings like that of Dipper bird from 1896 or Red kites perching on branches together - one looking over its shoulder - showcasing how these magnificent creatures have fascinated artists across time. Feathers hold stories untold; they embody gracefulness, resilience, and freedom, and are not just mere adornments but symbols connecting us to our past and reminding us of nature's wonders that surround us every day.