Plaits Collection (#6)

Fashion plate, Paris, illustration from Le Moniteur de la Mode
REV326159 Fashion plate, Paris, illustration from Le Moniteur de la Mode, engraved by Lecomte, 1845 (colour engraving) by David, Jules (1808-92) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Celtic Style, plate XXXVIII from Polychrome Ornament, engraved by Painleve
STC286203 Celtic Style, plate XXXVIII from Polychrome Ornament, engraved by Painleve, published Paris, 1869 (colour litho) by Racinet

White Bear, 1869 (coloured engraving)
PNP246180 White Bear, 1869 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

One Bull Warrior, 1882 (b / w photo)
PNP245386 One Bull Warrior, 1882 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: claimed to have killed General Custer in the Battle of Little Bighorn)

Queen Pomare IV (1827-77) of Tahiti, illustration from Le Mariage de Loti
CHT224686 Queen Pomare IV (1827-77) of Tahiti, illustration from Le Mariage de Loti, Rarahu by Pierre Loti, Paris, Calmann Levy, published 1898 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Loti

The Stories of Grandmother Salvan, 1847 (oil on panel)
LEF219174 The Stories of Grandmother Salvan, 1847 (oil on panel) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 61x50 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Dakota Group (b / w photo)
DPL443614 Dakota Group (b/w photo) by Barry, David Frances (1854-1934); 21x20 cm; Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info)

Curley, Crow Scout, 1880s (b / w photo)
DPL415402 Curley, Crow Scout, 1880s (b/w photo) by Barry, David Frances (1854-1934); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info.: Ashishishe (c.1856-1923)

Cuchulainn rebuked by Emer, illustration from Celtic Myth and Legend
STC411955 Cuchulainn rebuked by Emer, illustration from Celtic Myth and Legend by Charles Squire, 1905 (litho) by Millar, Harold Robert (1869-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Weasaw Shoshone, c. 1899 (b / w photo)
DPL415420 Weasaw Shoshone, c.1899 (b/w photo) by Rose & Hopkins Studio (fl.1896-1901); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; eDenver Public Library; American, out of copyright

Primavera, 1914 (oil on canvas)
4549917 Primavera, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Clausen, George (1852-1944); 91.4x71.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Colette (1873-1954) aged 15, 1888 (b / w photo)
CHT215435 Colette (1873-1954) aged 15, 1888 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Gertrude - a Study (pastel on paper)
2956899 Gertrude - a Study (pastel on paper) by Sandys, Winifred (1875-1944); 58.42x43.18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Winifred Sandys, eldest of seven daughters and three sons of Frederick)

The Empress Dona Margarita of Austria in mourning dress (1480-1530) 1666 (oil on canvas)
SCP38715 The Empress Dona Margarita of Austria in mourning dress (1480-1530) 1666 (oil on canvas) by Mazo, Juan Bautista Martinez del (1612-67); 209x147 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Spanish

Portrait of Mademoiselle Hilligsberg (oil on panel)
CH140982 Portrait of Mademoiselle Hilligsberg (oil on panel) by Hoppner, John (1758-1810); 240x147.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Snow-White and Rose-Red, from Little Brother & Little Sister
3611250 Snow-White and Rose-Red, from Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm, pub.1917 (colour litho) by Rackham

Hairstyles, illustration from Le Moniteur de la Coiffure
REV326152 Hairstyles, illustration from Le Moniteur de la Coiffure, 10th December 1879 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Viking, c. 1960
PNH419785 Viking, c.1960 by Yvon, Adolphe (1817-93); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of a pair - the other painting is stylistically identical)

Womans head, detail from a sketchbook, 1886 (pencil on paper)
STC444691 Womans head, detail from a sketchbook, 1886 (pencil on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; The Stapleton Collection; English

Elaine, 1921 (oil on canvas)
CH401978 Elaine, 1921 (oil on canvas) by Frampton, Edward Reginald (1872-1923); 63.5x38.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Poppaea Sabina, engraving after a Roman coin dated AD 54-68 (engraving)
XJF384043 Poppaea Sabina, engraving after a Roman coin dated AD 54-68 (engraving) by Roman, (1st century AD) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait Miniature of Queen Victoria, 1839 (w / c on enamel on gold)
AMO100370 Portrait Miniature of Queen Victoria, 1839 (w/c on enamel on gold) by Essex, William (1784-1869); 4.6x3.7 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Victoria)

Chief Joseph (1840-1904) 1878 (photo)
PNP245394 Chief Joseph (1840-1904) 1878 (photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

A Moor beauty (colour photo)
3096139 A Moor beauty (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Moor beauty. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Secrets (colour litho)
3095891 Secrets (colour litho) by Ludovici, Albert Jnr. (1852-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Secrets. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Portrait of a Nobleman, Said to be Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, Full Length
652150 Portrait of a Nobleman, Said to be Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, Full Length, Wearing a Breastplate, Sash and Sword, His Hand Resting on a Stick, a Helmet on a Plinth

Shepherds, Tatoy, 1883
BAL22838 Shepherds, Tatoy, 1883 by Werenskiold, Erik Theodor (1855-1938); 59x65 cm; Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway; Norwegian, out of copyright

Patagonian Woman, from Encylopedie des Voyages, engraved by J
CHT177051 Patagonian Woman, from Encylopedie des Voyages, engraved by J. Laroque, published 1796 (coloured engraving) by Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Stranded cord whip (wood & leather)
1778396 Stranded cord whip (wood & leather) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Stranded cord whip)

A Dakota Indian Woman (oil on board)
1767247 A Dakota Indian Woman (oil on board) by Armstrong, William (1822-1914); 45.1x34.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dakota Indian Woman. William Wallace Armstrong (1822-1914)

Portrait of Charles Howard (1720-1786), seated in a Brown Suit Trimmed with Gold Braid
824251 Portrait of Charles Howard (1720-1786), seated in a Brown Suit Trimmed with Gold Braid, 1768 (oil on canvas) by Cotes

Woman with bunch of grapes (colour photo)
3095987 Woman with bunch of grapes (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with bunch of grapes)

The Young Seamstresses (oil on canvas)
827078 The Young Seamstresses (oil on canvas) by Hirt, Heinrich (fl.1872-83); 49x39.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Young Seamstresses. Heinrich Hirt (active 1872-1883). Oil on canvas

Coiffure, Plaits and Curls, Marquise de Brissac (engraving)
3623769 Coiffure, Plaits and Curls, Marquise de Brissac (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coiffure, Plaits and Curls, Marquise de Brissac)

Portraits of Grey Leg and an unidentified Sisseton man, 1851 (pencil on paper)
NBY331345 Portraits of Grey Leg and an unidentified Sisseton man, 1851 (pencil on paper) by Mayer, Frank Blackwell (1827-89); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Hoosanaree)

Jockey Mounting (oil on canvas)
BSA266158 Jockey Mounting (oil on canvas) by Alken, Samuel Henry (1810-94); 22x29.5 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English, out of copyright

Sluggard with Flatman Up, 1832 (oil on canvas)
BSA266140 Sluggard with Flatman Up, 1832 (oil on canvas) by Herring Snr, John Frederick (1795-1865); 67.5x88 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English, out of copyright

The Sleepy Eye, 1824 (colour litho)
PNP246141 The Sleepy Eye, 1824 (colour litho) by King, Charles Bird (1785-1862); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Kate McBeth (d. 1915) with the women of the Nez Perce Women
SLS251323 Kate McBeth (d.1915) with the women of the Nez Perce Womens Sewing Society (b/w photo) by Gay, E. Jane (1830-1919); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute

Queen Pomare IV (1827-77) of Tahiti and her husband, illustration from
CHT224687 Queen Pomare IV (1827-77) of Tahiti and her husband, illustration from Le Tour du monde, engraved by Gautier, Saint-Elme (b.1849) 1876 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Bertrand

Old Testament figures, from the north embrasures of the central door of the Royal Portal
PWI98075 Old Testament figures, from the north embrasures of the central door of the Royal Portal of the west facade (stone) by French School, (12th century); Chartres Cathedral, Chartres

Scene from the opera Faust by French composer Charles Gounod (chromolitho)
5999687 Scene from the opera Faust by French composer Charles Gounod (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Head and shoulders of Agata Dolci, 1667-70 (red and black chalk, pen and brown ink
5938257 Head and shoulders of Agata Dolci, 1667-70 (red and black chalk, pen and brown ink, w/c on laid paper) by Dolci, Carlo (1616-86); 11.2x16.7 (book); 9.3x14.8 (page) cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Head and shoulders of a young girl, her hair plaited round the back of her head
5938248 Head and shoulders of a young girl, her hair plaited round the back of her head, wearing a necklace, 1667-70 (red & black chalk, pen and brown ink, w/c on laid paper) by Dolci

Libyan Sibyl, c. 1470 / 1480. Creator: Baccio Baldini
Libyan Sibyl, c. 1470/1480

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"Plaits: A Timeless Symbol of Beauty and Tradition" Gypsy Splendour - Laura Knight's mesmerizing artwork captures the allure of plaits, showcasing their intricate beauty. St Matilda / Butler Lives - Even historical figures like St. Matilda and Butler Lives embraced the elegance of plaits, adorning their hair with grace. Putting on Ice Skates - they can versatile; they can be styled for any occasion, whether it's a casual day out or an adventurous ice-skating session. Advertisement for Shalimar complexion shampoo by Dubarry, 1930 - The timeless appeal is evident in this vintage advertisement, where they enhance the charm of women using Shalimar shampoo. Gipsy girl plaiting horse's tail at an encampment in Surrey - Plaits transcend cultures and have been cherished by gypsy girls who skillfully braid horses' tails in picturesque settings like Surrey. Hinmatoowyalahtq it (Chief Joseph), 1879. Creator: Charles Milton Bell - Even Chief Joseph recognized the significance as he proudly wore them as a symbol of his heritage and identity. A labour of love - Crafting intricate plaits requires patience and dedication; each strand woven together represents a laborious yet rewarding process. Floella Benjamin started a national fashion craze with her plaits – Floella Benjamin ignited a nationwide trend with her iconic braids, inspiring countless individuals to embrace this fashionable hairstyle choice. Justice Personified – Just like Lady Justice herself, whose hair is often depicted in elegant braids symbolizing fairness and impartiality, plaits exude an air of justice personified through their neatness and precision. Hiawatha / Portrait – In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem "The Song Of Hiawatha, " Hiawatha himself wears long braided locks that embody strength and wisdom passed down through generations.