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Headgear Collection (#11)

"Exploring the Evolution of Headgear: A Glimpse into History" Step back in time as we pay a visit to various eras and witness the significance of headgear

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Young woman in a bonnet with black ribbons (colour litho)

Young woman in a bonnet with black ribbons (colour litho)
8655394 Young woman in a bonnet with black ribbons (colour litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a young woman in a bonnet with black ribbons)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Do you like the salad served undressed? (colour litho)

Do you like the salad served undressed? (colour litho)
8656779 Do you like the salad served undressed? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Do you like the salad served undressed)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Hamlet and Ophelia (colour litho)

Hamlet and Ophelia (colour litho)
8655907 Hamlet and Ophelia (colour litho) by Lami, Eugene-Louis (1800-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Famous couples: Hamlet and Ophelia. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Row of four girls pointing their toes (b/w photo)

Row of four girls pointing their toes (b/w photo)
8656025 Row of four girls pointing their toes (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Row of four girls pointing their toes)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Waiting at the shore (coloured photo)

Waiting at the shore (coloured photo)
8656007 Waiting at the shore (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waiting at the shore. Three women on a river bank in their swimming costumes)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Smiling old lady in traditional Breton costume (coloured photo)

Smiling old lady in traditional Breton costume (coloured photo)
8655985 Smiling old lady in traditional Breton costume (coloured photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smiling old lady in traditional Breton costume)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Twixt doubt and hope (colour litho)

Twixt doubt and hope (colour litho)
8635396 Twixt doubt and hope (colour litho) by Boileau, Philip (1864-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Twixt doubt and hope, portrait of a young woman)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Portrait of a Woman, probably Aeltje Dircksdr. Pater, 1638 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of a Woman, probably Aeltje Dircksdr. Pater, 1638 (oil on canvas)
XOS5871914 Portrait of a Woman, probably Aeltje Dircksdr. Pater, 1638 (oil on canvas) by Hals, Frans (1582/3-1666); 82x67 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Arabic depictions of camels (colour litho)

Arabic depictions of camels (colour litho)
8663525 Arabic depictions of camels (colour litho) by Al-Wasiti, Yahya ibn Mahmud (13th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Depictions of camels. From the Maqamat of Al-Hariri, 1237)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis (engraving)

Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis (engraving)
8676941 Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muhammad III as-Sadiq (1813-1882), Bey of Tunis

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Arabesque women's headdress (litho)

Arabesque women's headdress (litho)
8677444 Arabesque women's headdress (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabesque women's headdress)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Z for zouave (French light infantry) (chromolitho)

Z for zouave (French light infantry) (chromolitho)
8677336 Z for zouave (French light infantry) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Z for Zouave (French light infantry)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Women's costume of Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine (colour litho)

Women's costume of Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine (colour litho)
8677254 Women's costume of Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Cancale, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Women's costume of Pornic, Loire-Inferieure (colour litho)

Women's costume of Pornic, Loire-Inferieure (colour litho)
8677252 Women's costume of Pornic, Loire-Inferieure (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Pornic, Loire-Inferieure)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Men's costume of Lauzach, Morbihan (colour litho)

Men's costume of Lauzach, Morbihan (colour litho)
8677249 Men's costume of Lauzach, Morbihan (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men's costume of Lauzach, Morbihan, Brittany, France)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Empire women's headdress (litho)

Empire women's headdress (litho)
8677416 Empire women's headdress (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Empire women's headdress)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Women's headdress from the time of Louis XV and Louis XVI (litho)

Women's headdress from the time of Louis XV and Louis XVI (litho)
8677409 Women's headdress from the time of Louis XV and Louis XVI (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Middle XVth century women's headdress (litho)

Middle XVth century women's headdress (litho)
8677407 Middle XVth century women's headdress (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: c)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Carthaginian women's headdress (litho)

Carthaginian women's headdress (litho)
8677401 Carthaginian women's headdress (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carthaginian women's headdress)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Daisy, Persian, bridge, and pike (chromolitho)

Daisy, Persian, bridge, and pike (chromolitho)
8677370 Daisy, Persian, bridge, and pike (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: P for paquerette (daisy), Persian, pont (bridge), and pique (pike)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: R for reine (queen) (chromolitho)

R for reine (queen) (chromolitho)
8677364 R for reine (queen) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: R for reine (queen). A queen in her robes

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Women's costume of Saint-Laurent, Rennes (colour litho)

Women's costume of Saint-Laurent, Rennes (colour litho)
8677355 Women's costume of Saint-Laurent, Rennes (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Saint-Laurent, Rennes, Brittany, France)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Kalmyk, hibiscus, the Kremlin and French military hat (chromolitho)

Kalmyk, hibiscus, the Kremlin and French military hat (chromolitho)
8677346 Kalmyk, hibiscus, the Kremlin and French military hat (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: K for Kalmyk, ketmie (hibiscus)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Women's costume of a dairy worker of Rennes (colour litho)

Women's costume of a dairy worker of Rennes (colour litho)
8677229 Women's costume of a dairy worker of Rennes (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of a dairy worker of Rennes)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Women's costume of Corps-Nuds, Ille-et-Vilaine (colour litho)

Women's costume of Corps-Nuds, Ille-et-Vilaine (colour litho)
8677215 Women's costume of Corps-Nuds, Ille-et-Vilaine (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Corps-Nuds, Ille-et-Vilaine)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: In Holland (colour litho)

In Holland (colour litho)
8672724 In Holland (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Holland. Children in Holland playing by a dike)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Seti I of Egypt offering wine to the god Osiris (litho)

Seti I of Egypt offering wine to the god Osiris (litho)
8663838 Seti I of Egypt offering wine to the god Osiris (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Seti I offering wine to the god Osiris)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Hessian Fusilier Brass Cap from the American Revolution

Hessian Fusilier Brass Cap from the American Revolution
3031449 Hessian Fusilier Brass Cap from the American Revolution; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hessian Fusilier Brass Cap from the American Revolution of the Regiment Von Knyphausen which was)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Germany /Prussia, Prussian Officer's Leather Spiked Helmet or Pickelhaube

Germany /Prussia, Prussian Officer's Leather Spiked Helmet or Pickelhaube
3033430 Germany /Prussia, Prussian Officer's Leather Spiked Helmet or Pickelhaube; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Officer's Leather Spiked Helmet or Pickelhaube with the traditional)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: British Grenadier's Cap from the American Revolution

British Grenadier's Cap from the American Revolution
3031549 British Grenadier's Cap from the American Revolution; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Grenadier's Bearskin Cap from the American Revolution); © Don Troiani

Background imageHeadgear Collection: German m1916 Helmet with Camouflage Paint

German m1916 Helmet with Camouflage Paint
3033169 German m1916 Helmet with Camouflage Paint; Private Collection; (add.info.: WW1, German m1916 Steel Helmet with Green and Yellow Ochre Camouflage Paint pattern); © Don Troiani

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Whipple havelock/cap worn by a soldier in the 4th Massachusetts Battery

Whipple havelock/cap worn by a soldier in the 4th Massachusetts Battery
3028098 Whipple havelock/cap worn by a soldier in the 4th Massachusetts Battery; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Union Forage Cap

Union Forage Cap
3481439 Union Forage Cap; Private Collection; (add.info.: Union Forage Cap worn by a soldier of the 9th Massachusetts Battery of Artillery which distinguished itself at the battle of Gettysburg)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Japan, Japanese Army helmet, cloth cover with green net

Japan, Japanese Army helmet, cloth cover with green net
3035613 Japan, Japanese Army helmet, cloth cover with green net; Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese Army helmet, cloth cover, with green net taken by a member of the U.S)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: World War I, France, French aviator's crash helmet and goggles

World War I, France, French aviator's crash helmet and goggles
3032508 World War I, France, French aviator's crash helmet and goggles; Private Collection; (add.info.: WWI French aviator's crash helmet and goggles); © Don Troiani

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Hessian Fusilier cap, Found near the site of Fort Mercer, Red Bank New Jersey

Hessian Fusilier cap, Found near the site of Fort Mercer, Red Bank New Jersey
3031452 Hessian Fusilier cap, Found near the site of Fort Mercer, Red Bank New Jersey; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hessian Fusilier cap, Found near the site of Fort Mercer)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Zouave Fez worn by Julius D Pitcher of the 146th New York Volunteers

Zouave Fez worn by Julius D Pitcher of the 146th New York Volunteers
3028036 Zouave Fez worn by Julius D Pitcher of the 146th New York Volunteers.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Zouave Fez worn by Julius D Pitcher of the 146th New York Volunteers)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Union Army, Private Jacob Muschbach's Forage cap, 128th Pennsylvania

Union Army, Private Jacob Muschbach's Forage cap, 128th Pennsylvania
3028124 Union Army, Private Jacob Muschbach's Forage cap, 128th Pennsylvania; Private Collection; (add.info.: Private Jacob Muschbach's Forage cap, Company F)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Union Soldier's 'Hardee' hat with infantry blue cords

Union Soldier's "Hardee" hat with infantry blue cords
3028105 Union Soldier's "Hardee" hat with infantry blue cords; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War, Union Soldier's "Hardee" hat with infantry blue cords)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Confederate slouch hat with North Carolina button found at Gettysburg

Confederate slouch hat with North Carolina button found at Gettysburg
3028038 Confederate slouch hat with North Carolina button found at Gettysburg.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Confederate slouch hat with North Carolina button found at Gettysburg)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Forage cap worn by Major Hugh M Nelson of the 1st&6th Virginia Cavalry

Forage cap worn by Major Hugh M Nelson of the 1st&6th Virginia Cavalry
3028035 Forage cap worn by Major Hugh M Nelson of the 1st&6th Virginia Cavalry; Private Collection; (add.info.: Confederate Army)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: United States, White Beaver fur gentleman's top hat 1830s-50

United States, White Beaver fur gentleman's top hat 1830s-50
3031377 United States, White Beaver fur gentleman's top hat 1830s-50; Private Collection; (add.info.: White Beaver fur gentleman's top hat 1830s-50); © Don Troiani

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Sad Boy

Sad Boy
Marco Brivio

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Gold Mine Headgear - Witwatersrand (East) - South Africa

Gold Mine Headgear - Witwatersrand (East) - South Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Woman in Bangkok wearing traditional Thai hat, or ngob

Woman in Bangkok wearing traditional Thai hat, or ngob
A happy young woman in Bangkok wearing traditional Thai hat, or ngob Date: 2000

Background imageHeadgear Collection: 1930s Roadhouse

1930s Roadhouse
CIRCA 1930 s: Marions Place in the deep south in the 1930 s. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Background imageHeadgear Collection: St Just Tin Miners, Harold Harvey (1874-1941)

St Just Tin Miners, Harold Harvey (1874-1941)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, 1935. Harold Harvey was one of the few successful artists of the period who was born and raised in Cornwall

Background imageHeadgear Collection: Woman walks during a heavy snow storm in central Minsk

Woman walks during a heavy snow storm in central Minsk
A woman walks during a heavy snow storm in central Minsk March 15, 2013. Cold and windy weather hit the Belarusian capital on Friday




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"Exploring the Evolution of Headgear: A Glimpse into History" Step back in time as we pay a visit to various eras and witness the significance of headgear. In 1915, Abram Arkhipov captures the essence of everyday life with his masterpiece. Fast forward to 1939, where we find ourselves immersed in The England Test cricket XI at Nottingham, portrayed by WA Rouch. Transporting us further back, Tom Morris senior's portrait from around 1910 showcases British golfer fashion during that era. JMW Turner takes us on an adventure to c1809, depicting a Shoeburyness fisherman hailing a Whitstable Hoy while donning his iconic red cap. The world of sports continues its influence on headwear as Spy presents Yorkshire Cricket in 1892. Meanwhile, South Condurrow Mine in Cornwall gives us insight into the protective gear worn by miners circa 1908. Diversity shines through John Andrew & Son's artwork featuring Sitting Bear - Arikara from 1908. Moving onto Scottish golf legend James Braid captured around 1905, we observe how headgear played a role even in leisure activities. Shifting gears to more recent times, Michael Walters' portrayal of female ICI employees enjoying a dance in South Yorkshire transports us to the vibrant atmosphere of 1957. We then encounter Pullman Porter Philip Henry Logan's uniform cap from1966 – an emblematic symbol representing his profession and identity. Delving deeper into history yet again, William Edward Dighton (1822-1853) appears dressed in Middle Eastern attire circa 1852-53 – showcasing cultural influences on headwear during that period. Lastly, we catch a glimpse of aristocracy aboard their yacht circa1925 as the Earl of Birkenhead proudly poses alongside his daughter wearing their stylish caps. From sporting events and industrial settings to cultural expressions and personal style, it has played a fascinating role throughout history.