Collar
A long collar with drawn multi-coloured threadwork and dark pink edges. The collar has purple and yellow crosses with pink and blue backgrounds.
Collar
A fine lace collar with three buttons along the edge for fastening. A satin ribbon is threaded through the lace.
Collar
A large crocheted lace collar sewn to a square of blue paper, c.1890. The collar is decorated with leaves, flowers and vines.
Collar
A black lace and silk collar from the Victoran period. The collar forms a point at back and front, c.1870.
Collection of metal objects
Iron arrowhead (top left) bronze tweezers and four iron girdle-buckles.
6th Century A.D.
Tweezers 67mm; Arrowhead 53mm
1922/23 excavations
Comb
This comb was originally thought to be Maori but is more probably from the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. It is formed by thorns that have been bound and stuck together. The comb has a plaited ...
Comb
This comb is from West Africa. It is made from buffalo horn and has wide teeth on the short side, and fine teeth along the long side. The comb is decorated with incised and white painted dots and circle. ...
Comb
This is a Zulu hair comb from South Africa. It is carved from a flat piece of wood. The head of the comb is decorated with lines and dots. Zulu women wore the comb as an ornament in their hair.
Combrook. Women and children in front of cottages
A group of women and children, standing in front of cottages in Combrook. 1910s
Constance, Duchess of Westminster
A photographic portrait of Constance, the Duchess of Westminster (b.1875).
She is wearing 18th century fancy dress. This photograph was taken at a costume ball, Bal Poudre, at Warwick Castle in 1895. ...
Costume Designs
Alma Ramsey (October 1907 - 17th July 1993) Watercolour on paper 282mm x 192mm Costume designs for a theatre production. On one side is a watercolour of a female figure entitled Nymph. On the other is ...
Costume Designs
Alma Ramsey (October 1907 - 17th July 1993) Watercolour on paper 281mm x 197mm Costume designs for a theatre production. On one side is a watercolour of a female figure entitled Lady. On the other is ...
Councillor Nichols Wearing the Mayoral Robes of Leamington Spa
The mayor's attendant is helping Councillor Nichols into the Mayoral robes of Leamington Spa, 1972-1973. This photograph was produced for Heart of England Newspapers Ltd. © Courtesy of the Leamington ...
Count Deym, Austro-Hungarian Ambassador
A portrait of His Excellency Count Deym, the ambassador to England from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
He is pictured here in 18th century English court dress. This photograph was taken at a costume ...
Country Fete
This oil painting on panel depicts people at a fete in the grounds of a house and was painted by the English School about 1840. It was originally joined to another panel called 'Country Procession'. ...
Country Fete and Procession
These are two panel paintings which were originally joined which are painted by an English School about 1840. One shows people at a fete in the grounds of a house, and the other, people arriving at the ...
Country Procession
This panel painting depicts people arriving at a Country Fete on foot, horseback and by carriage. Some are making a tour of the allotment gardens.
This painting was originally joined to Country Fete, ...
Coventry Carnival
Showing a group of adults and children in fancy dress.