Saree Collection (page 7)

Womens costume from various periods of English history (engraving)
7147334 Womens costume from various periods of English history (engraving) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

At a theatre premiere (colour litho)
7148659 At a theatre premiere (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: At a theatre premiere)

Faces in the Flames: woman and child looking into a fire (colour litho)
7148232 Faces in the Flames: woman and child looking into a fire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faces in the Flames)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart playing to Emperor Joseph II of Austria at the Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, 1787 (engraving)
7148123 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart playing to Emperor Joseph II of Austria at the Schonbrunn Palace, Vienna, 1787 (engraving) by Benczur

Albrecht von Wallenstein, Bohemian Catholic military commander of the Thirty Years War
7148090 Albrecht von Wallenstein, Bohemian Catholic military commander of the Thirty Years War, asking Karl von Harrach for the hand of his daughter Isabella in marriage

The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V visiting the German merchant Anton Fugger at his home in Augsburg, 1535 (engraving)
7148086 The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V visiting the German merchant Anton Fugger at his home in Augsburg, 1535 (engraving) by Becker

Performance of a Mystery Play (engraving)
7148053 Performance of a Mystery Play (engraving) by Herterich, Johan Caspar (1843-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Performance of a Mystery Play)

Dance at a medieval court ball (engraving)
7148022 Dance at a medieval court ball (engraving) by Keller, Ferdinand (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dance at a medieval court ball)

Woman using an ear trumpet to hear her pet talking parrot (litho)
7149721 Woman using an ear trumpet to hear her pet talking parrot (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman using an ear trumpet to hear her pet talking parrot)

Apple blossom (colour litho)
7157310 Apple blossom (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apple blossom. Illustration from The Illustrated London Almanack)

The foster mother: young woman feeding orphaned bird chicks in a nest (colour litho)
7157304 The foster mother: young woman feeding orphaned bird chicks in a nest (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The foster mother)

March: high winds (colour litho)
7157295 March: high winds (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: March: high winds)

Girl buying cherries from a woman (colour litho)
7157238 Girl buying cherries from a woman (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl buying cherries from a woman)

The disobedient bird (colour litho)
7157236 The disobedient bird (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The disobedient bird. Illustration from Herzblattchens Zeitvertreib)

Two young girls gardening (colour litho)
7157231 Two young girls gardening (colour litho) by Muhlig, Bernhard (1829-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two young girls gardening. Illustration from Herzblattchens Zeitvertreib)

Girl searching for something in a messy cupboard (colour litho)
7157228 Girl searching for something in a messy cupboard (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl searching for something in a messy cupboard)

Woman being betrayed to American Indians (chromolitho)
7157168 Woman being betrayed to American Indians (chromolitho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman being betrayed to American Indians)

Fine Feathers (litho)
7156997 Fine Feathers (litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fine Feathers)

Vinolia soap, advertisement (chromolitho)
7154213 Vinolia soap, advertisement (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vinolia soap)

Chicago Athletic Association, Ladies Day, April 24th 1895 (colour litho)
7154168 Chicago Athletic Association, Ladies Day, April 24th 1895 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chicago Athletic Association, Ladies Day)

Coquette, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154155 Coquette, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coquette, cigar label)

Portrait of a woman, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154123 Portrait of a woman, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a woman, cigar label)

Elite, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154101 Elite, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elite, cigar label)

Prince Maurice of the Palatinate, son of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia (engraving)
7154011 Prince Maurice of the Palatinate, son of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Folk dance (engraving)
7153939 Folk dance (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Folk dance. Illustration from Guide to Life)

The Queen of the Norwood Gypsies (engraving)
7153935 The Queen of the Norwood Gypsies (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queen of the Norwood Gypsies)

Mademoiselle des Fleurettes, French dancer, Paris (colour litho)
7153651 Mademoiselle des Fleurettes, French dancer, Paris (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mademoiselle des Fleurettes, French dancer)

Lise Noblet, French ballet dancer (engraving)
7153612 Lise Noblet, French ballet dancer (engraving) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lise Noblet (1801-1852)

Yolande Duvernay, French ballet dancer in the role of Florinda in The Devil on Two Sticks (litho)
7153611 Yolande Duvernay, French ballet dancer in the role of Florinda in The Devil on Two Sticks (litho) by French School

Hamburg Market Woman (engraving)
7167585 Hamburg Market Woman (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamburg Market Woman)

Portuguese (engraving)
7167569 Portuguese (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portuguese. Illustration for The Childs Companion and Juvenile Instructor (Religious Tract Society)

Philip of Anjou declared King of Spain, 1700 (engraving)
7173346 Philip of Anjou declared King of Spain, 1700 (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philip of Anjou declared King of Spain, 1700)

Costumes of English noblewomen, 15th-16th Century (chromolitho)
7173072 Costumes of English noblewomen, 15th-16th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Costumes of English noblewomen, 15th-16th Century)

Le Revers du jeu des Suysses, believed to be the oldest political cartoon, 15th Century (chromolitho)
7173041 Le Revers du jeu des Suysses, believed to be the oldest political cartoon, 15th Century (chromolitho) by French School

Old age and poverty (chromolitho)
7173033 Old age and poverty (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old age and poverty, miniatures from the Roman de la Rose, 15th Century)

Bankside, Southwark, London, site of Shakespeares Globe Theatre (litho)
7172920 Bankside, Southwark, London, site of Shakespeares Globe Theatre (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bankside, Southwark, London)

Coronation Bazaar, Botanic Gardens, Regents Park, London, 1902 (colour litho)
7172774 Coronation Bazaar, Botanic Gardens, Regents Park, London, 1902 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coronation Bazaar, Botanic Gardens)

Uncle questioning his niece about where she is going out to (litho)
7172189 Uncle questioning his niece about where she is going out to (litho) by Bluhm, Oscar (1867-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uncle questioning his niece about where she is going out to)

Woman trying to evade her suitors marriage proposal (litho)
7172183 Woman trying to evade her suitors marriage proposal (litho) by Bluhm, Oscar (1867-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman trying to evade her suitors marriage proposal)

Woman admiring the fabric of her friends dress (colour litho)
7172178 Woman admiring the fabric of her friends dress (colour litho) by Bluhm, Oscar (1867-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman admiring the fabric of her friends dress)

Guests being introduced as they enter a salon (litho)
7172177 Guests being introduced as they enter a salon (litho) by Bluhm, Oscar (1867-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guests being introduced as they enter a salon)

The Heartbreaker (litho)
7172173 The Heartbreaker (litho) by Bluhm, Oscar (1867-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Heartbreaker. Illustration from Neues Kunstleralbum: 30 Gesellschaftsbilder (Schreiber, Esslingen)

Man on a train pleased that a breakdown means he gets to spend longer in the company of an attractive female fellow
7172172 Man on a train pleased that a breakdown means he gets to spend longer in the company of an attractive female fellow passenger (litho) by Bluhm

Woman asking her friend how her husband to be proposed to her (colour litho)
7172169 Woman asking her friend how her husband to be proposed to her (colour litho) by Bluhm, Oscar (1867-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

Women Cadburys workers enoying their leisure time and waterfall, Bournville, Birmingham (chromolitho)
7172130 Women Cadburys workers enoying their leisure time and waterfall, Bournville, Birmingham (chromolitho) by English School

The Duchess of Richmond (engraving)
7179882 The Duchess of Richmond (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duchess of Richmond)

Womens hats and headdresses, 13th-16th Century (chromolitho)
7173066 Womens hats and headdresses, 13th-16th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Womens hats and headdresses, 13th-16th Century)

Brewers, stained glass from Tournai Cathedral, Belgium, 15th Century (chromolitho)
7173058 Brewers, stained glass from Tournai Cathedral, Belgium, 15th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brewers)

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The saree, a timeless symbol of Indian culture and tradition, is beautifully showcased in various settings across the vibrant nation. From the bustling fruit and vegetable market with its overhead view to the majestic Humayun's Tomb in Delhi, young Indian ladies gracefully drape themselves in this elegant attire. The allure of the saree transcends time as depicted on the cover of The Sketch's Christmas number from 1906. Exploring further into India's rich heritage, we encounter the awe-inspiring Ellora Caves and witness Indian tourists admiring its magnificence while adorned in their colorful sarees. In Rajasthan's City of Karauli, a local woman embraces her child while donning this traditional garment that exudes grace and beauty. Udaipur, another gem in Rajasthan, showcases Indian girls radiating charm as they proudly wear their traditional dress - an embodiment of their cultural roots. Meanwhile, in Pachewar village, a woman stands out amidst her surroundings with her brightly colored sari reflecting the vibrancy of life itself. Amritsar beckons us to witness pilgrims at The Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple clad in exquisite sarees as they seek spiritual solace. Delving deeper into history reveals a lady seeking shelter from rain on a terrace during early 19th century India - her intricately designed sari adding splendor even amid adversity. In Uttar Pradesh's Agra city, locals dry brilliant red and pink sarees under the warm sun - each fold telling stories passed down through generations. These glimpses capture just some facets of how this versatile garment weaves itself seamlessly into every corner of India’s diverse tapestry – embracing tradition while evolving with time.