Plump Collection (#14)

Double page spread in a diary for 10-15 December
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 10-15 December. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Plump woman in a fur wrap, studio photo, Mid Wales
A rather indomitable-looking, plump Edwardian woman in a fur wrap poses for her photo in the photographers studio, Mid Wales. She is seated, with a painted backdrop and draped curtain behind her

Overdressed baby in ornate pram, Mid Wales
An overdressed baby in an ornate pram, in a garden in Mid Wales

Two Edwardian children on a swing, Mid Wales
Two Edwardian children on a swing in a garden, Mid Wales. The swing has a safety bar at the front

Whitewashed Georgian house in Mid or South Wales
A whitewashed Georgian house in Mid or South Wales, with a plump man and a skinny boy standing in front of the entrance

Passengers with porter, waiting to board a boat
A group of passengers waiting to board a boat, with a porter sitting on a luggage cart. They are outside Munros Yacht Stores and Coffee Rooms, and it appears to be raining, as umbrellas are up

Rider and horse, South Wales
A well dressed and well fed Victorian gentleman on his horse -- perhaps he is the owner a South Wales coalmine

Rent, Profit and Interest, supported by two miners
A propaganda cartoon by W E Jones, made for his father to use while campaigning for support for the Miners Union. It shows three plump gentlemen representing Rent, Profit and Interest

Old gipsy woman eating cabbage
An old gipsy woman standing in a field, eating cabbage. In her hair can be seen grips and curlers

Two middle aged women having a laugh
Two middle aged women, possibly Spanish, having a laugh

Envy by Ethel Parkinson
A rather plump Dutch boy sits smoking a cigar, while a smaller boy watches with envy. Date: early 20th century

A Live Wire - Mutoscope postcard featuring an evocatively posed young woman on the telephone to her beau. She lies on some colourful plump cushions and the telephone sits atop a fine period table

Life / Saint Valentines Day 1924
It takes all sorts. A short plump lady and a tall thin man are speared together by Cupids arrow

Mesmerism by Keene
A rather plump and mature lady customer of a fashion house peers through her glasses at the latest 1920s dress modelled by a svelte young woman

Turkish Delight
A rather portly Turkish sultan, reclining on plump cushions is bedazzled by a Turkish dancer whose silhouette can be seen in the foreground

Eating Grapes
A young girl lies in a garden eating plump grapes from a vine

Dumas Fils / Van Fair 1879
ALEXANDRE DUMAS FILS French novelist

Jcp Bonaparte / Van Fair
JOSEPH-CHARLES-PAUL BONAPARTE Called Prince Napoleon, and nicknamed Plon-Plon, second son of Jerome

Chevreul / Andrielli / Ils
MICHEL-EUGENE CHEVREUL French chemist in his laboratory

De Dion / Guth / Vfair 1899
DE DION French automobile pioneer

Litvinov / Simplicissimus
MAKSIM MAKSIMOVICH LITVINOV Russian Communist leader and diplomat, dictating treaty terms to the French in 1936

Louis Botha / Jacomb-Hood
LOUIS BOTHA South African soldier and statesman in 1907

C-E MINIE / ILN 1855
CLAUDE-ETIENNE MINIE French army officer, inventor of the conical-pointed cylindrical bullet (1849) and of the Minie Rifle

Francis Grose / Col Eng
FRANCIS GROSE English antiquary

Jcp Bonaparte / Punch 1879
JOSEPH-CHARLES-PAUL BONAPARTE Prince Napoleon, nicknamed Plon-Plon, feeling sure that he can fill his great ancestors boots

Arthur Orton / Vfair 1871
Arthur Orton, who claimed to be sir Roger Doughty Tichborne, but couldn t persuade the courts to agree with him

Pig and Farmer 1902
A plump pig and its equally plump owner

TROLLOPE / 1882
ANTHONY TROLLOPE English novelist in old age

Florrie Forde / Signed
FLORRIE FORDE Music hall singer from Australia

George Nathaniel, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
GEORGE NATHANIEL Marquess CURZON of KEDLESTON Statesman

Emma Hamilton / Lawrence
EMMA, LADY HAMILTON Wife of Lord Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson

Rev Robert Hawker / Robert
REV ROBERT HAWKER Clergyman and writer, Vicar of Charles, Plymouth

Cj Fox / As Robespierre
CHARLES JAMES FOX British statesman depicted as Robespierre for his Republican sympathies, at the time of the French Revolution

Cj Fox / Mrs Armistead
CHARLES JAMES FOX British statesman with his mistress, Mrs Armistead: " Strike home! and I will bless thee for the Blow!"

Dominican Monk / 14th C
A Dominican monk from Spain

Costume / Men / Scottish 12C
A middle-class Englishman (or, more likely, Scotsman, judging by his kilt and tartan socks?) in travelling costume, with moneybag at his belt and another bag at his side

Erasmus Darwin / Wright
ERASMUS DARWIN Writer and scientist, grandfather of Charles Darwin

Costume / 1490 Bourgeoisie
A late 15th century middle- class couple: well fed and well dressed (if a little drab); he wears pointed-toed shoes

Maria Theresia / Portrait
MARIA THERESIA Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, daughter of Emperor Carl VI, wife of Emperor Franz I, mother of Emperor Joseph II

Richardson / Highmore
SAMUEL RICHARDSON English novelist and printer, seen with a book in his hand

Ernest Renan / Vfair 1910
ERNEST RENAN French philosopher who specialised in religious subjects

Mascagni / Pietro / Postcard
PIETRO MASCAGNI Italian composer in later life

Mascagni / Pietro / Cig Card
PIETRO MASCAGNI Italian composer Date: 1863 - 1945

Carlos I / Portugal / Postcd
CARLOS I, KING OF PORTUGAL Reigned 1889-1908 (he was assassinated)

Arthur Honegger / Manuel
ARTHUR HONEGGER French composer of Swiss descent, member of Les Six

James Hogg / Lizars Eng
JAMES HOGG Scottish poet in relaxed mood

Jbj Delambre / Holl / Boilly
JEAN-BAPTISTE-JOSEPH DELAMBRE French astronomer

Jbj Delambre / Fremy
JEAN-BAPTISTE-JOSEPH DELAMBRE French astronomer

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