Frilly Collection (#10)

Christine Kerf / Theatre
CHRISTINE KERF French dancer as La Cigariere in Terpsichore at the Palais de la Danse Date: late 19th/early 20th century

Charles Stuart / Disguised
CHARLES STUART THE YOUNG PRETENDER Bonnie Prince Charlie disguised as a woman in 1746 Date: 1720 - 1788

French Nobles of 1580
A nobly-born couple, he with a wide collar to his cape and frilly breeches; she wears a short fur jacket Date: circa 1580

Sarah Bush Lincoln
SARAH BUSH LINCOLN Stepmother of Abraham Lincoln at the age of 76

Champagne and Dance 20C
Has the gentleman absorbed too much of the champagne to be capable of joining the lady in a dance ? Date: early 20th century

Blind Mans Buff / Rackham
A game of Blind Mans Buff at Freds (Scrooges nephew) Christmas party, shown by the Ghost of Christmas Present Date: First published: 1843-44

Young Victorian couple in an outdoor setting
A young Victorian couple pose for their photograph in an outdoor setting. They are wearing their best clothes, perhaps attending a wedding

David Wright woman in frilly yellow evening dress
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a low-cut yellow evening dress with layers of frills in flamenco style. She has one foot up on a stool, straightening her stockings

David Wright woman looking at a fashion catalogue
Elegant woman with light brown hair, lying on a bed in a frilly white blouse. She is looking through the pages of a fashion catalogue

David Wright woman in patterned headscarf
Elegant woman wearing a silky patterned headscarf. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

David Wright woman with cigarette
Elegant woman standing at her bedroom window with a cigarette in her hand. She is in her underwear, and her hair is tied up in a red scarf

Young boy in Georgian costume in a garden, Mid Wales
A young boy wearing Georgian costume poses for his photo in a garden in Mid Wales. He is leaning against a folding metal chair

Elegant lady in a country house interior, Mid Wales
An elegant lady in a full-length white dress poses in a country house interior in Mid Wales. There is a fireplace and decorated screen on the left, and an upright piano on the right

Little Edwardian girl in a garden, Mid Wales
A little Edwardian girl in a white dress and dark sash poses in a garden, Mid Wales

Woman with a baby in a cottage doorway
A woman stands with a baby in a cot in a cottage doorway, perhaps wondering if the weather is nice enough to go out

European woman near a river, Middle East
A young European woman standing at the side of a river where dhows are sailing, somewhere in the Middle East

Duchess of Gloucester at Met Police cadets parade
Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (b 1946) with police commissioners at a parade of Metropolitan Police cadets

Music cover for Wavering Sea Waltzes by J [Isabella] Scales. The words of the song are from the Swedish of Baroness Barnekow, translated by Margaret Elenora Tupper

Miniatures for Piano, music cover
Cover design for a book of piano music for children, Treasures from an Old Oak Chest, Miniatures for Piano by H Baynton-Power

Miss Hensley of Bath on her 103rd birthday
Miss Hensley of Bath, photographed on her 103rd birthday, having received a telegram of congratulations from the King

Puppy Asleep in Cot
Towser goes to sleep in the babys cot

He Visits Macon
Napoleon and Eugenie visit Macon, where they are greeted by the usual little girls in frilly dresses carrying bouquets

Girl in Hammock 1885
A young woman sleeps in a hammock in the garden on a warm afternoon

Frilly Mantle 1899
Black mantle with high fan shaped collar ornamented with passementerie & with cascades & flounces of accordian pleated chiffon which forms a ruffle down the front

Billie Burke / Dog
BILLIE BURKE Actress, with her little dog

Housewife Cook Tasting
A housewife tastes one of her creations with a spoon, wearing a frilly apron, and standing in an immaculate kitchen

Hfj De Regnier / Fantasio
HENRI-FRANCOIS-JOSEPH DE REGNIER French poet, critic and novelist, with his wife, who was also a writer

Gown with Frills / Rochas
Backless, black velvet, halter neck evening gown by Rochas with a bustle effect created by a cascade of organdie frills descending from beneath a large bow at the back

An Impromptu Display
An impromptu exhibition of underwear

Lady & Mirror 1832
A Parisienne in a fine dress stands modestly before her mirror

Costume / Women / French1855
A Parisian lady dressed for outdoors, in bonnet and coat

Costume / Lingerie 1851
Items of Lingerie: embroidered casaque (jacket) & mantlet with scallop edges; 2 lace caps; chemisette; the cuffs of 2 undersleeves trimmed with ribbon & volans

Advert / Campari Cordial
Cordial Campari Liquor

Advert / Blacking / Polish
Diana Blackings and Polishes

Perfume / Which One? 1905
A scantily dressed young woman asks her friend which perfume he likes best

Bathing Beauties 1910
Two bathers in fancy swimsuits and hats pose theatrically on the steps of their bathing hut

Vesta Tilley / 1907
VESTA TILLEY Music hall entertainer, best known for her male impersonations

Sympathy for French priest with toothache
An elderly woman in a frilly pink crinoline shows sympathy for a young French priest who is suffering from the toothache

Automaton mandolin player
An automaton mandolin player who taps her foot while playing, attributed to Jacques de Vaucanson, a French inventor

Joseph Haydn / Eichhorn
JOSEPH HAYDN Austrian musician and composer

Joseph Haydn / Schindler
JOSEPH HAYDN Austrian musician and composer

DAVY / POLLET / 1834
SIR HUMPHRY DAVY Scientist

Costume / Women / 1750
An elegant lady in her outdoor winter dress, with a fur-lined muff to keep her hands warm

Adjusting her Stockings
A young woman wearing a lacy chemise, corset & frilly edged drawers, adjusts her stockings

Hester Thrale / Hopwood
HESTER THRALE Friend of Dr Samuel Johnson, and wife of the brewer, Henry Thrale; she later married her Italian singing teacher and became Mrs Piozzi

Rene Reaumur / World Inven
RENE-ANTOINE FERCHAULT DE REAUMUR French naturalist and physicist

Mme De Pompadour / Miniatu
Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson (Marquise De Pompadour) Mistress to Louis XV of France

Mme De Pompadour / Cig Cd
Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson (Marquise De Pompadour) Mistress to Louis XV of France

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