Skittles Collection

Catherine Walters
CATHERINE OR CLARA WALTERS, aka SKITTLES Victorian courtesan who was a lover of the marquess of Hartington, later the 8th Duke of Devonshire

Gentleman bowling at a skittles alley in a German Beer Hall Date: circa 1905

Children in 1864
Latest Paris fashions for Victorian children, girls from two to eight years of age wearing three quarter length frocks and the older boy wearing knickerbockers. 1864

German Men at an open air spa, taking exercise, playing cards and lifting weights. Date: circa 1905

Children playing skittles nine pins

Nine pins or skittles, early 1900s

Skittles
A painting which depicts the scene of some figures playing skittles outside a countryside home by the sea. Date: circa 1600s

Comic postcard, Drinking man and vicar outside a pub Date: 20th century

Origin of nine-pin bowling, 14th century
Men playing club kayles or skittles by throwing a club at eight pins (origin of nine-pin bowling), 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports

Club kayles, 14th century
Men playing club kayles or skittles by throwing a club at six pins (the origin of nine-pin bowling), 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports

Men playing kayles or skittles, 14th century
Medieval kayles or skittles. Game played with ball, stick, hoop and target (top), men playing kayles or skittles with stick and six pins (middle)

Monkeys playing golf, skittles, hoops, croquet, leapfrog, ball games, stiltwalking, archery, spinning tops, popinjay, etc. From a 16th century print

Men playing skittles in a pub garden, late 18th century
Men playing the game of skittles (quilles) in a pub garden. One man clutches his shin after it has been hit by the bowling ball. From an English caricature of the late 18th century

Medieval Europeans and Siamese women playing skittles
Medieval noble women playing skittles on a castle terrace, and Siamese women playing skittles. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Five old men play a game of boules or bowls, circa 1800. Copied from Martinets Caricatures Parisiennes. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Villagers playing a game of skittles, 17th century
Villagers playing a game of skittles, while others watch from a swing. From a print by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

Advertisement for diablo, cup and ball, top, dice, etc
Advertisement for toys including diablo, cup and ball, spinning top, skittles, yo-yo, dice, marbles, etc. during the Empire era

Bilboquet and other games - including skittles
Medieval men playing cup and ball, bilboquet, and other games including skittles, badminton and tennis. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)

Spinning tops, skittles, and other games of the Babki region, Russia, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Russians playing the game of Pristinky, skittles
Russian peasants playing the game of Pristinky, skittles, bowls, cudgels, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Illustration, Skittles teaches the Professor a new Step - Comic Boxing. 19th century

Le Jeu de Quiller Allied soldiers playing skittles
No. 8/15. Le Jeu de Quiller. Allied soldiers playing skittles - the skittles are made as models of the Heads of the Central Powers. Leon

GAME / OUTDOOR SKITTLES
A jovial group of men enjoy an outdoor game of skittles Date: circa 1830

Men at a fairground on a Christmas and New Year card
Men playing a fairground game on a Christmas and New Year card -- It is a fortunate head that never aches. Date: circa 1890s

The Bull and Bush, Hampstead, London. Date: circa 1906

Thames Frost Fair / 1683
Various activities happening on the Thames when it froze over in 1683. These include ox-roasting, games, sledging and skating and a number of market stalls. Date: 1683

Cartoon, Political Skittles -- ex-Prime Minister Gladstone bowls over his Tory rivals. 1879

People playing skittles in a field. 17th century

People playing skittles in the countryside. circa 19th century

Paris, France - Barriers, Skittles beyond the City Wall. Date: 1855

Le Jeu de Quiller Allied soldiers playing skittles
No. 13/15. Le Jeu de Quiller. Allied soldiers playing skittles - the skittles are made as models of the Heads of the Central Powers. Leon

View of The Skittles Inn, Letchworth, Hertfordshire
View of The Skittles Inn at Letchworth, Hertfordshire. Date: 20th century

Liberty toys, including a range of stuffed animals such as a llama, a raccoon, a horse, a cow, a hippo, an owl, an elephant and a sheep

Cissie Milford as Skittles - At The Worlds Mercy
Cissie Milford as Skittles " At The Worlds Mercy." Date: circa 1911

Skittles

Exercising with skittles
Girls exercising with skittles in Australia

FROST FAIR OF 1683 / 4
A view of the Frost Fair held on the Thames. The stalls formed Friezland Street alias Blanket Fair and included a Tavern, Coffeehouse and Weavers

Frost Fair / Thames / 1838
Frost fair on the Thames, London. People enjoying the many activities on the ice, such as this hilarious game of skittles

French Skittles / C18Th
Une partie de quilles : French skittles

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