Gloves Collection (page 5)

Woman in grey taffeta dress with linen collar and cuffs, satin gilet with enamel buttons, under a willow tree. Robe de taffetas gris a col et manchettes de linon, et gilet de satin a boutons d email

Womens gloves in suede and kid skin, 1913
Womens gloves in suede and kid skin. Gants de suede et de chevreau glace. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames et des Modes

Woman in outfit for tennis, 1913
Woman in outfit for tennis. Scarlet jacket, white skirt, green cloche hat. Costume de tennis. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Couple on deck of cruise ship
Couple on the deck of a cruise ship. 1926

Prince Francis of Teck. 1910

Victorian scrap, Boxing in the Navy. 19th century

Joseph Chamberlain, British Liberal politician
Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), British Liberal politician. 1904

Summer suit by Molyneux
Black crepe de chine faced with white for a summer suit by Edward Molyneux. Worn with a white, belted blouse it is trimmed with an edging of tiny flowers cut out of the same material. Date: 1931

Reginald Jecks, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here on stage at Gateshead. 1924

Mary Frances Billington, journalist
Mary Frances Billington (1862-1925), English journalist and writer. 1899

Advert for a theatre production, Cheer Up. circa 1920

Jean Batten, New Zealand aviator
Jean Batten (1909 - 1982), New Zealand aviator. She made a number of record-breaking solo flights across the world, including the first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand in 1936

Advert from Reigen Magazine, 1923 for Piole leather gloves Date: 1923

Lord Herbert Kitchener, British army officer
Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916), British army officer, appointed Secretary of State for War at the beginning of the First World War. Date: circa 1913-1914

Izaac Walton, English writer
Izaac Walton (c1593-1683), English writer, best known for The Compleat Angler and Waltons Lives (short biographies). 17th century

Classical musical instruments: lyres 1, 2, plectrum 3, cithara 4, lute 5, percussion instruments 6, 7, 8, 15, pan pipes 9, crotales 11, tuba 12, flutes 10, 14, 18, 19, triangle 16, cymbals 17

The problem with Capote bonnets: two womens deep-brimmed bonnets collide as they greet each other, while fashionable men watch

Merveilleuses playing the four corners game of tag
The four corners game of tag. Five merveilleuses in muslin dresses play the game of four corners, a version of tag. Illustration by Dominique Bosio

Miss Busk and Mr Corset at a dance party. Fashionable couple in tight corsets dancing at a ball. To appear slim, there are young men today who wear corsets like the women

A woman is pampered by her staff
A woman is pampered by her seamstress, her clothes seller, her hairdresser and two chambermaids. As Montesquieu said, For one man to live deliciously, one hundred others must work tirelessly

Young man in chenille yarn jacket, cravat, gloves, trousers, top hat and stick. When fashions appear strange or embarrassing, I recall the hammer wigs, wide-sleeve coats, arabesque embroidery

Couples dancing La Poule section of the quadrille
Two couples perform the third section La Poule in the quadrille, a popular ball and salon dance from the early 19th century

The informal umbrella. A gentleman grabs the hand of a young lady and kisses her, while using his umbrella to prevent her aunt and chaperone from seeing it

Woman in black and poppy-red outfit, 1787
Woman in large black felt hat with a poppy-red ribbon, caraco jacket, violet corset, and black and poppy petticoats, white fichu and falbala, 1787

Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet, 1787
Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet: she wears a jacket with three collars in Peking puce, a gilet and petticoat in Peking apple-green, and a felt hat decorated with feathers

Young woman of the west coast of Friesland, the Netherlands, 19th century. She wears a distinctive weathercock shaped bonnet and wimple, cravat fichu, arm protectors, gloves and full petticoats

Woman picking grapes, Vaud, Switzerland, 19th century
Woman picking grapes in the traditional costume of Vaud, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat has a protruberance in the shape of a bottleneck, and is worn over a black bonnet tied with ribbon

Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681
Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Mlle. de Fontanges, mistress of King Louis XIV, 1661-1681. She wears her hair in long curls over her shoulders, a pearl choker

Queen Claude, first wife of King Francis I, 1499-1524. She wears a rich chaperon headdress, velvet robe with fur sleeves, open at the front to reveal a rich skirt

Catherine de Medicis, queen of Henry II of France, 1519-1589. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Edward Hargrave from The Ladys Magazine and Museum of the Belles Lettres, Fine Arts, Drama

Swiss burger woman from the mid 16th century, holding a chalice. From a coloured pen and ink drawing, probably for a stained-glass coat of arms

Maggy Rouff jacket from Madame Hayward
Maggy Rouff jacket in red and white from Madame Hayward. 1936

Cartoon, Boxing Kangaroo, What is the profession coming to?
Cartoon, Boxing Kangaroo, What is the Profession coming to? 1892

Boxing Kangaroo at the Royal Aquarium, London. 1892

Elissa Landi, Italian actress. Date: 1934

Prudence by Peggy Earnshaw. 1935

I Wonder by Muriel Dawson. 1942

The Story of a Dress - Christian Dior
Double page spread from The Sketch drawn by Francis Marshall documenting the different stages of a Christian Dior dress. Top left the dress is designed by Dior himself while top right shows a

Three soldiers in walking out uniform. 1900

Skene tartan. circa 1846

Kittens - young woman looking over a screen. 1893

At the Opera, What Next. 1893

Advert for womens skating and dancing costumes
Advertisement for womens skating and dancing costumes -- The Lighter Side of Sports Life. The dancing outfits are from Dickins and Jones, Regent Street, London

Advert for womens hats from Henry Heath, London
Advertisement for womens hats from Henry Heath, Oxford Street, London -- Two Sides to the Hat Question: The Battle of the Brims. Date: 1930

Boxing match, Wolgast v Rivers, Los Angeles, USA
Boxing match for the World Lightweight Title, between Adolphus (Michigan Wildcat) Wolgast and Mexican Joe Rivers, in Los Angeles, USA, on 4 July 1912. Wolgast won. Date: 1912

Boxing match, McCarthy v Palzer, Vernon, USA
Boxing match for the White Heavyweight Championship between Luther McCarthy and Al Palzer, in Vernon, California, USA, on 1 January 1913. McCarthy won in the 18th round. Date: 1913

Boxing match, Langford v Lang, London
Boxing match, Sam Langford v Bill Lang, London, 21 February 1911. Langford won in the 6th round. Date: 1911

Boxing match, Jeannette v McVea, Paris, France
Boxing match, World Colored Heavyweight Championship between Joe Jeannette and Sam McVea, Paris, France, on 17 April 1909. Jeanette won by a knockout in the 49th round. Date: 1909

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