EditorialAllegorical Figures of the 'Four Continents', Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, Friedrich Elias Meyer, German, 1723 - 1785, hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, Four figures (a, b, c, d) together form a set...
EditorialAllegorical Figures of the 'Four Continents', Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, Friedrich Elias Meyer, German, 1723 - 1785, hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, Four figures (a, b, c, d) together form a set...
EditorialAllegorical Figure of 'Africa', Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, Gottfried Bernhard G?z, German, 1708 - 1774, hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, 'Africa' female figure, black, with elephant-head coif, fe...
EditorialCoif, Medium: linen, metal-wrapped silk-core threads, metal strip, metal spangles Technique: embroidered in chain and satin stitches; withdrawn element work with overcasting and looping stitches; cutwork with needle lace fillings; metallic threads work...
EditorialCoif, Medium: Technique: bobbin lace, Bobbin lace circle (possibly coif), floral forms; early 18th century Brussels, early 18th century, lace, Coif.
EditorialAllegorical Figures of the 'Four Continents', Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, German, active from 1710 to the present, Friedrich Elias Meyer, German, 1723 - 1785, hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold, Four figures (a, b, c, d) together form a set...
EditorialCoif, Medium: silk and metal-wrapped silk-core embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in stem, coral, leaf, and chain stitches with looping and detached looping on plain weave foundation Label: linen embroidered with silk and metallic th...
EditorialBukharan woman and husband. Lalla Ro?kh. [A description of Tableaux vivants re. Berlin, 1822. A Bukharan woman and her husband. The outdoor bonnet and coat is different from that of Bukharan girls. Bukharan women wear under their bonnet a sort of coif...
EditorialCoif, late 1500s. England, Elizabethan Period, late 16th century. Silk, gold and silver thread, sequins, padding, linen; embroidery; overall: 21 x 42.2 cm (8 1/4 x 16 5/8 in.).
EditorialBukharan woman and husband. Lalla Ro?kh. [A description of Tableaux vivants re. Berlin, 1822. A Bukharan woman and her husband. The outdoor bonnet and coat is different from that of Bukharan girls. Bukharan women wear under their bonnet a sort of coif...
EditorialSeal of Waleran de Beaumont. England; circa 1144-1166. [Obverse of seal] Impression of seal of Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan and Earl of Worcester. He is mounted, in armour, with coif [cap of mail], conical helmet with nasal, hauberk [coat of ma...
EditorialSeal of Waleran de Beaumont. England; circa 1144-1166. [Reverse of seal] Impression of the seal of Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan and Earl of Worcester. He is mounted, in armour, with coif [cap of mail], conical helmet with nasal and backties, ha...
EditorialCoif, early 17th century, British, Linen embroidered with silk and silver-gilt wrapped thread and spangles, H. 9 x W. 17 inches (22.9 x 43.2 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, Rinceaux patterns, characterized by scrolling vines amid flowers, birds, and insects...
EditorialCoif, 1575?1600, British, Linen embroidered with linen and metal thread, spangles; drawn thread work, satin, chain, and needle-lace stitches, 8 1/2 x 16 inches (21.6 x 40.6 cm), Textiles-Embroidered.
EditorialSandstone stele with a figure of Harihara, Indian, 10th. The main four-armed standing figure is divided verticlly through the centre, its proper right-side (that is on the left of this picture) is Shiva, and the left Vishnu. Shivas hair is built up in ...
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