Masterpieces of the Wallace Collection Scarves & Gowns Also included is an introduction

Also included is an introduction to the subject and a history of the collecting of non-European arms and armour by the 4th Marquess of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace

Author: Helen Jacobsen

It is inspired by the title and visual details of one of the hero pieces

with star objects dating from as early as the 15th century

Masterpieces of the Wallace Collection Scarves & Gowns Also included is an introductionThe Wallace Collection, a national museum in the heart of London, is home to an internationally outstanding collection of fine and decorative arts. This book is an attractive introduction to the museum's treasures and the fascinating history of its Founders, the first four Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace. Assembled entirely in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Collection was bequeathed to the British nation by the widow of