Velvet Collection (#6)

White, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Jan. Creator: Arnold Genthe
White, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916 Jan

Rubner, Dagmar, Miss, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 24. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Rubner, Dagmar, Miss, portrait photograph, 1912 Nov. 24

Roland, M. Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Oct. 11 or Oct. 12. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Roland, M. Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Oct. 11 or Oct. 12

Miss Grace Burt, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 19. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Grace Burt, portrait photograph, 1918 Jan. 19

Parker, Corinne, Miss, portrait photograph, ca. 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Parker, Corinne, Miss, portrait photograph, ca. 1913

August II af Polen, 1761-1860. Creator: Unknown
August II af Polen, 1761-1860

Anita Zahn dancers, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Anita Zahn dancers, between 1911 and 1942

Anita Zahn dancers, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Anita Zahn dancers, between 1911 and 1942

Meyer, Louise, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Meyer, Louise, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916

Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, portrait photograph, 1919 Mar. 18. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, portrait photograph, 1919 Mar. 18. American socialite and philanthropist Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, wife of financier John D. Rockefeller Jr

Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, portrait photograph, 1919 Mar. 18. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, portrait photograph, 1919 Mar. 18. American socialite and philanthropist Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, wife of financier John D. Rockefeller Jr

Mr. Henry Miller, in costume, 1919 Mar. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Henry Miller, in costume, 1919 Mar. 6. British-born American actor, director, theatrical producer and manager

McMahon, Helen, Miss, or Dorothy McMahon, portrait photograph, between 1913 and 1915. Creator: Arnold Genthe
McMahon, Helen, Miss, or Dorothy McMahon, portrait photograph, between 1913 and 1915

One of the Artist's Sons, 1836. Creator: Christian Albrecht Jensen
One of the Artist's Sons, 1836

Cathrine Jensen, née Lorenzen, the Artist's Wife Wearing a Turban, 1842-1844. Creator: Christian Albrecht Jensen
Cathrine Jensen, nee Lorenzen, the Artist's Wife Wearing a Turban, 1842-1844

MacKaye, Hazel, Miss, portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
MacKaye, Hazel, Miss, portrait photograph, 1913

Mrs. John B. Henderson, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs. John B. Henderson, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mrs. John B. Henderson, 1913. American author and social activist Mary Foote Henderson, campaigner for women's suffrage, temperance and vegetarianism

Kramer, A.L. Mrs. (Alice Bishop), portrait photograph, 1932 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Kramer, A.L. Mrs. (Alice Bishop), portrait photograph, 1932

Thaw, Evelyn Nesbit, Mrs. portrait photograph, between 1913 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Thaw, Evelyn Nesbit, Mrs. portrait photograph, between 1913 and 1942

Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Countess De La Greze, 1918. From 1920: Countess Jean de la Greze, daughter of Charles Steele, member of the firm of J.P. Morgan & Co...is reported to have won a divorce from her husband in the French

Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Countess De Lagreze [sic], 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Countess De La Greze, 1918. From 1920: Countess Jean de la Greze, daughter of Charles Steele, member of the firm of J.P. Morgan & Co...is reported to have won a divorce from her husband in the French

Iselin, Adrian, 2nd, Mrs. portrait photograph, between 1914 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Iselin, Adrian, 2nd, Mrs. portrait photograph, between 1914 and 1918

Miss Hazel MacKaye, playwright, right, with Miss Glenna Tinnen, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Miss Hazel MacKaye, playwright, right, with Miss Glenna Tinnen, 1913. MacKaye helped present a series of pageants in support of women's suffrage

Hudson Maxim with wife Lillian Durban Maxim, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Hudson Maxim with wife Lillian Durban Maxim, 1917. American inventor and chemist, invented a variety of explosives, including smokeless gunpowder. (Brother of Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim gun)

Hudson Maxim with wife Lillian Durban Maxim, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Hudson Maxim with wife Lillian Durban Maxim, 1917. American inventor and chemist, invented a variety of explosives, including smokeless gunpowder. (Brother of Hiram Maxim, inventor of the Maxim gun)

Hamilton, E.H. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913 or 1914. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Hamilton, E.H. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913 or 1914

Guntar, Aida, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. or 1916 Jan. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Guntar, Aida, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. or 1916 Jan

Gilmore, Inez Haynes, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Gilmore, Inez Haynes, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1913

French, M.S. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Oct. 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe
French, M.S. Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Oct. 3

Mrs. Howard O. Sturges, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. or Apr. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mrs. Howard O. Sturges, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. or Apr

Naon Children, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Naon Children, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Naon Children, 1912. Girls and boys with pedal car, doll in push-chair, and miniature fire engine

Davis, Dwight, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Dec. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Davis, Dwight, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1915 Dec

Khan, Mirza Ali Kuli - Charge of Persia. with Mme. Khan, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mirza Ali Kuli Khan - Charge of Persia. with Mme. Khan, 1911. [American political hostess and Baha'i convert Florence Breed Khan with her husband Mirza Ali Kuli Khan

Housekeeper's Alliance, early 1900s. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Housekeeper's Alliance, early 1900s
Housekeeper's Alliance, early 1900s. USA. Group portrait of women wearing elaborate hats, and dresses embellished with lace, ruffles and velvet ribbons

Mrs. Lansing's Bandbox, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Mrs
Mrs. Lansing's Bandbox, between 1910 and 1920. Eleanor Foster was the wife of American lawyer and diplomat Robert Lansing

Studio portrait of woman wearing hat, and velvet coat, c1880-c1889. Creators: O.C. Benjamin, Unknown
Studio portrait of woman wearing hat, and velvet coat, c1880-c1889

François Ier reçoit les derniers soupirs de Léonard de Vinci, 1818. Creator: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Francois Ier recoit les derniers soupirs de Leonard de Vinci, 1818

After the Coronation - 12th May, 1937, 1947. Creator: Unknown
After the Coronation - 12th May, 1937, 1947. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth. From "Princess Elizabeth

Autoportrait, 29–11–1853. Creator: Hippolyte-Jean Flandrin
Autoportrait, 29-11-1853

Portrait de jeune garçon avec un chapeau à plumes, c.1785. Creator: Jean-Honore Fragonard
Portrait de jeune garcon avec un chapeau a plumes, c.1785

Portrait de deux échevins en fonction en 1702 : Hugues Desnotz, à droite, et un inconnu... 1702
Portrait de deux echevins en fonction en 1702 : Hugues Desnotz, a droite, et un inconnu, suppose Boutet, a gauche (fragment), 1702

Portrait of young woman with velvet lapels and ribbon bow around neck, (1880-1889?). Creator: LV Bean
Portrait of young woman with velvet lapels and ribbon bow around neck, (1880-1889?)

Gentilhomme prisant du tabac, between 1694 and 1734. Creators: Alexis Simon Belle, Robert Tournieres
Gentilhomme prisant du tabac, between 1694 and 1734. Young man with snuff box

Adoration of the Magi, between 1450 and 1500. Creator: Unknown
Adoration of the Magi, between 1450 and 1500. (Adoration des Mages)

Mary Boyle O'Reilly, writer, lecturer on sociology, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mary Boyle O'Reilly, writer, lecturer on sociology, 1913. Irish-American social reformer and journalist during World War I. Her companion holds a document labelled A Bill

Occoquan dinner, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Occoquan dinner, between 1910 and 1920
Occoquan dinner, between 1910 and 1920. Many suffragists were sent to the Occoquan Workhouse in Lorton, Virginia

La mort de Saint Louis, 1884. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Leloir
La mort de Saint Louis, 1884. The death of St Louis. The king of France lies with arms outstretched, in the attitude of Christ on the cross

Portrait of man, formerly identified as Martin Desjardins (1640-1694), c1700. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of man, formerly identified as Martin Desjardins (1640-1694), c1700

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Velvet, a fabric of luxury and opulence, has woven its way through history, leaving behind traces of elegance and style. In the streets of North East Britain, Teddy Boys dance with exuberance, their vibrant energy captured in a timeless picture. Rocking Jim Newark and his Teds epitomize rebellion and fashion-forwardness as they embrace the allure of velvet. Traveling back to 1912, we encounter the Lennox-Boyd family adorned in velvet attire. The brothers exude sophistication while embracing the trends of their time. Velvet becomes a symbol of status and refinement as it drapes gracefully over their figures. Centuries earlier, Hendrick Avercamp's painting "Enjoying the Ice near a Town" showcases individuals indulging in winter activities donning velvety garments. Even amidst frozen landscapes, velvet brings warmth and comfort to those who wear it. Moving forward to grand occasions such as the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary or Catherine Howard's regal presence; velvet takes center stage among royalty. Its rich texture complements majestic settings while adding an air of majesty to these historical moments. In Victorian times, women from esteemed families like Polhill-Turner embraced velvet fashionably. They embodied gracefulness with each step taken in their luxurious gowns made from this sumptuous fabric. Across continents in Istanbul's bustling markets lie Turkish fezes crafted from plush velvet alongside postcards depicting its allure. Velvet transcends borders as it continues captivating hearts worldwide with its timeless appeal. Even artists like Holbein immortalized Jane Seymour wearing her portrait-worthy gown made entirely out of exquisite velvet fabrics during Tudor times—a testament to its enduring beauty throughout centuries. Fashion evolves but never forgets classics like Victor Stiebel Suit or fashionable women sporting elegant hats embellished with feathers atop soft velvety surfaces—both capturing eras where style merged seamlessly with comfort.