Plaiting Collection

Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of Henry II, printed by Henry G. Bohn, 1856 (colour engraving)
7265323 Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of Henry II, printed by Henry G. Bohn, 1856 (colour engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gipsy girl plaiting horses tail at an encampment in Surrey
A gipsy girl plaiting the tail of the family horse as she sits on the step of their caravan at an encampment in Surrey. (2 of 2)

Gipsy girl plaiting horses tail, Surrey
A gypsy girl plaiting the tail of the family horse as she sits on the step of their caravan at an encampment in Surrey. (1 of 2)

Straw-Plaiting
Three women plait straw, near St Albans, Hertfordshire. Straw-plaiting, to make hats and other items, was an important home industry in the middle of the nineteenth century in the Hertfordshire area

Portrait of M Rose Herschel aged 7 (1851) by her sister Maria, aged 11, 1851 (graphite, watercolour)
7342115 Portrait of M Rose Herschel aged 7 (1851) by her sister Maria, aged 11, 1851 (graphite, watercolour) by Herschel, Maria Sophia (1839-1929); 15.3x11.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Two Senegalese women with one plaiting the hair of the other, 1900 (photo)
5672138 Two Senegalese women with one plaiting the hair of the other, 1900 (photo); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Head of a West African woman, c.1775 (watercolour)
7341536 Head of a West African woman, c.1775 (watercolour) by Bray, Gabriel (1750-1823); 22.1x19 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Plaiting Sash Lines (engraving)
8642795 Plaiting Sash Lines (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plaiting Sash Lines. Illustration for The Quiver (1889).); © Look and Learn.

Artistic sugar work by Paul Laurent: Two, plaited, pulled sugar baskets (b/w photo)
8652265 Artistic sugar work by Paul Laurent: Two, plaited, pulled sugar baskets (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two, plaited)

Domhnall and Plait, the Dane, at the Battle of Clontarf (engraving)
8629328 Domhnall and Plait, the Dane, at the Battle of Clontarf (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Domhnall and Plait, the Dane, at the Battle of Clontarf)

New Zealand, 1890s: Maori Curios (b/w photo)
8662730 New Zealand, 1890s: Maori Curios (b/w photo) by New Zealand Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maori Curios)

Young woman wearing a native American style costume (colour litho)
8655406 Young woman wearing a native American style costume (colour litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

The seaman's uniform (colour photo)
8668579 The seaman's uniform (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The seaman's uniform)

Women and child making plaited straw into hats, 1850
3478720 Women and child making plaited straw into hats, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting women and child making plaited straw into hats. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Do You Know: Why "threshold"? (colour litho)
8668106 Do You Know: Why "threshold"? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Why "threshold")

A Young Girl Plaiting her Hair, 1901. Creator: Anna Kirstine Ancher
A Young Girl Plaiting her Hair, 1901

Girl Plaiting her Hair (La Natte), 1894. Creator: Berthe Morisot
Girl Plaiting her Hair (La Natte), 1894

The Hair-Ribbon, 1912. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
The Hair-Ribbon, 1912

Braid The Hair (painting)
7431593 Braid The Hair (painting) by Werenskiold, Erik Theodor (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Erik Werenskiold (1855-1938)); Photo © O. Vaering

Aurelia (Fazio?s Mistress), 1863-1873. Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Aurelia (Fazio?s Mistress), 1863-1873. Painting held by the Tate, London. From The Studio Volume 69. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1916-17]

May Day festivities, 1891. Plaiting the maypole at St Mary Cray, London. From The Graphic (9 May 1891)

Mdlle J. H
A portrait oil painting of a young lady, known only as Mademoiselle J. H. wearing a green silken bathrobe whilst seated at her dressing table, plaiting her hair in the mirror. Date: circa 1921

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Braiding her Hair, c. 1888 (oil on canvas)
7305510 Braiding her Hair, c.1888 (oil on canvas) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); 56x49 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: by Christian Krohg (1852-1925))

Portrait of a woman with long dark hair and a necklace and earrings, after a painting by U. Ewald
7280209 Portrait of a woman with long dark hair and a necklace and earrings, after a painting by U. Ewald by Unknown Artist

Women's hairstyles in ancient Egypt, ca 1200 BC after findings on incense spoons
7278694 Women's hairstyles in ancient Egypt, ca 1200 BC after findings on incense spoons by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bicocca degli Arcimboldi: 15th century fresco, detail of women combing their hair (fresco)
7240206 Bicocca degli Arcimboldi: 15th century fresco, detail of women combing their hair (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); (add.info)

Portrait of Sir John Bridgeman, 3rd Bart (1667-1747), c. 1680-1711 (oil on panel)
7240679 Portrait of Sir John Bridgeman, 3rd Bart (1667-1747), c.1680-1711 (oil on panel) by Closterman, Johann (1660-1711); 69x61 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Portrait of Sir John Bridgeman 2nd Bart. (1631-1710), c. 1651-76 (oil on canvas)
7240676 Portrait of Sir John Bridgeman 2nd Bart. (1631-1710), c.1651-76 (oil on canvas) by Victors, Jan (1620-76); 76x63.5 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Tresse (natte); Braid; Flechte (engraving)
7197821 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Tresse (natte); Braid; Flechte (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tresse (natte); Braid; Flechte

Knight resting, late 13th Century (engraving)
7185707 Knight resting, late 13th Century (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knight resting, late 13th Century)

William III, King of the Netherlands (engraving)
7153739 William III, King of the Netherlands (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William III (1817-1890)

Francois Barbe-Marbois, French politician (chromolitho)
7154070 Francois Barbe-Marbois, French politician (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francois Barbe-Marbois (1745-1837), French politician, cigar label

Head of a Young Girl, 1890 (oil on canvas)
987381 Head of a Young Girl, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 35.6x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Head of a Young Girl; Tete de Jeune Fille)

Study of Fanny Cornforth, 1863 (pencil on paper)
623302 Study of Fanny Cornforth, 1863 (pencil on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 36.2x26.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Husking, pub. 1861 (colour litho)
3468008 Husking, pub. 1861 (colour litho) by Johnson, Eastman (1824-1906) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Marylebone School
The St Marylebone School began as the Marylebone Day School of Industry, founded in 1791 in what was then Paradise Street, now Moxon Street, to educate the children of the poor in the parish

Indian, Embroidery, Weaving, Plaiting and Lackerwork (colour litho)
2776921 Indian, Embroidery, Weaving, Plaiting and Lackerwork (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian, Embroidery, Weaving, Plaiting and Lackerwork)

Bathrooms in the public school in Seine-et-Marne (b / w photo)
3096497 Bathrooms in the public school in Seine-et-Marne (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathrooms in the public school in Seine-et-Marne)

The Red Cross in the German Army (litho)
1042916 The Red Cross in the German Army (litho) by Paget, Walter Stanley (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Red Cross in the German Army)

Plaiting the Crown of Thorns (engraving)
1611693 Plaiting the Crown of Thorns (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plaiting the Crown of Thorns)

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

Equestrian Revels of the Lancers (engraving)
1615877 Equestrian Revels of the Lancers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Equestrian Revels of the Lancers)

"She sat down and plaited herself an overall of rushes and cap to match"
2636488 " She sat down and plaited herself an overall of rushes and cap to match", from English Fairy Tales Retold by F.A

Young Greek Girl (oil on canvas)
1769868 Young Greek Girl (oil on canvas) by Lenoir, Charles Amable (1860-1926); 55.9x46.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Greek Girl; Jeune fille Grecque)

May-Day Festivities, plaiting the May-Pole at St Mary Cray (engraving)
1062486 May-Day Festivities, plaiting the May-Pole at St Mary Cray (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: May-Day Festivities)

Farewell Entertainment given by the Ninth Lancers before leaving York (engraving)
1038057 Farewell Entertainment given by the Ninth Lancers before leaving York (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Captivating Artistry: The Timeless Tradition of Plaiting" Step into the enchanting world of plaiting, where skillful hands weave intricate patterns and create mesmerizing hairstyles. In Surrey, a Gipsy girl delicately plaits a horse's tail at an encampment, showcasing her connection with nature and her innate talent for braiding. Another glimpse into this captivating art form takes us to Surrey once again, where a Gipsy girl expertly plats a horse's tail. Her nimble fingers move with grace and precision as she transforms the mane into a work of art. Straw-plaiting emerges as yet another facet of this ancient craft. Mdlle J. H showcases her mastery in manipulating straw strands to create beautiful ornaments or functional objects that were highly sought after during the 19th century. The allure extends beyond hair alone. Dante Gabriel Rossetti's painting "Aurelia (Fazio’s Mistress)" captures the essence of romance as he portrays a woman braiding her hair, evoking feelings of intimacy and femininity. Traveling across oceans to Tuvalu in the Pacific, we encounter a young Boy Scout engrossed in plaiting. This image reminds us that this timeless tradition transcends borders and is passed down through generations worldwide. Intriguingly, even portraits immortalize the elegance brought forth by plaited hairstyles. An oil on canvas masterpiece from 1888 depicts "Braiding Her Hair, " emphasizing how this practice has long been associated with beauty rituals throughout history. Looking back further still, we delve into ancient Egypt where women adorned themselves with elaborate plaits dating back to approximately 1200 BC. These findings on incense spoons provide glimpses into their sophisticated hairstyling techniques that have stood the test of time. Eleanor of Aquitaine graces our narrative next; Queen consort to Henry II, she is immortalized in a color engraving from 1856.