Accessories Collection (page 10)

The Hat of 1909
A woman named Marguerite in the fashionable hat for 1909 - a large creation with a broad brim & a high crown adorned with pink roses. Date: 1909

Making Brushes 1930S
These women are fixing bristles into ivory hairbrush handles. Date: February 1933

Bird on Nellies Hat
A fashionable hat of the period trimmed with a stuffed bird worn by May Ward - the dainty little comedienne. Date: 1906

A String of Pearls
A stylish woman shows of her pearl necklace. Date: 1940s

Promenade Dress 1840
Public promenade dress: green & black robe with skirt en tablier & bishop sleeves with reverse points at the cuff. Accessories: collar fastened with a brooch. Date: 1840

Top Hat & Tie / Grant
An elegant, elderly gentleman wearing a bow-tie and top hat. Date: circa 1960

Helmet Hats 1929
A black helmet shaped hat with irregular brim, a green and black turban and a green hat fitting close to the head and with a flaring brim at the back. Date: 1929

Mens Collar Advert
The COL MINERVE detachable collar is made out of a special fabric - it does not shrink! Date: early 20th century

Girl with Grey Brolly
On a grey day, a girl in a grey coat and grey hat, with a grey scarf, protects herself from the rain with her grey umbrella... Date: 1918

Edwardian lady with muff designed by Mrs Ralston
An Edwardian lady wearing a pale pink muff designed by Mrs Ralston. Her large hat decorated with white feathers is rather interesting too. Date: 1911

Beatrice Lillies Shoes
Costume design for Beatrice Lillie for her role in Dr. Rhythm, starring Bing Crosby and directed by Frank Tuttle. Shoes for gaucho number. Date: 1938

Umbrella Old / New
A royal parasol as used by the Assyrians, compared with Jonas Hanways umbrella of 1786

Woman in purple hat
Woman wearing a bonnet type purple hat, one definite point on one side while the other side curved outward and down. Date: 1931

Advert for The Valet fitted wardrobes, 1927, London Date: 1927

Advert for John Pound, leather accessories, 1917, London Date: 1917

Bridal fashion feature in Royal Wedding Number, 1923
The fashion column of the Illustrated London News in its special Royal Wedding Number, celebrating the marriage of the Duke of York (later King George VI)

Fashions for Tennis
Tennis fashions for 1931 from Peter Robinson of Oxford Street, featuring washing silk dresses which look far too nice to play tennis in to be honest

The hat bulge / W H Robinson
A special car conversion for those who like to wear head accessories when driving. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

Card from J Waller & Co to an unsuccessful job applicant
A card sent from J Waller & Co. of 89 Aldersgate Street, London (purveyors of India rubber stamps and accessories for wholesale and export) to an unsuccessful applicant (Mr E Myers)

Flower jewels
Beautiful flower jewellery made from enamel and precious stones, including sweet-peas, lilies, and daisies

Spring suit, 1956
A sleeveless square necked slim dress with a boxy jacket made from the finest mens grey and white pinpoint suiting. Worn with a red calf belt, the outfit costs 40 guineas from Harrods

The Haberdasher and Hosier. A young boy in cap and jacket looks at a new tie

Asprey handbags advertisement
A wide variety of hand bags, clutches and purses available from Asprey of Bond Street including a number of fashionable tapestry and petit point bags

Fashion Hats of 1827
A selection of six bonnets, plumed hats and turban hats in satin, all in bright colours with elegant decoration

Feather Headdress 1796
A caricature of the extravagant fashions of the period. The womans headdress is composed of ostrich plumes & an aigrette. Date: 1796

Hanways Umbrella / Iln
Jonas Hanway pioneers the first umbrella in London

Merry Widow Hat C. 1907
A lady wearing a " Merry Widow" hat seductively sips a glass of champagne

LADYs SHOE, 1923
Smart ladys shoe

Crocheted Accessories
A woman looks in her bag, crocheted from red rust wool; her matching hat and scarf are also crocheted and look smart against her fawn tweed coat

Bex Combs for Men
A suave young man advertises Bex Combs for Men " for good grooming"

Making Medieval Masks
Making masks in the middle ages - she is making the moulds, he is painting them

Native American Masks
Masks are worn by Native American medicine men in their religious and tribal ceremonies, in the belief that this enables them to acquire the forces of nature

Ancient Egyptian Masks
The masks worn by ancient Egyptian priests generally represented animals, symbolising their deities - birds, dogs, hippopotamus etc

Japanese Childrens Masks
Dressing in masks is a favourite game with Japanese children

Masks of Tribespeople
Masks are worn for religious purposes in the ceremonies of tribespeople in many parts of the world, notably Africa and the Pacific islands. They generally represent deities

Auguste Bonaz Comb
Colour advertisement for a hair comb worn in the shingled bob of an elegant 1920s lady

Glove as Symbol - 5
In military usage, the donning of gloves symbolised that a recruit accepted to volunteer his services

Glove as Symbol - 6
Gloves displayed in a medieval market place were a symbol of the authority of the tax- collector to impose a levy on market transactions

Glove as Symbol - 1
The glove plays a symbolic rule in the coronation of medieval German emperors, as a token of authority

Glove as Symbol - 3
White gloves were given to juries in England if the accused person was acquitted, to symbolise his innocence, and on other occasions to the judge

Glove as Symbol - 2
The glove is a symbol of accession among the Alemanni, the transfer of power from a king to his sucessor is symbolised by passing on the glove

Glove as Symbol - 4
Flinging a glove to the ground is a challenge - either to an individual, or as a declaration of war to a foreign embassy

SOCIETYs NEW PETS
Societys New Pets - A model with high cheekbones, accompanied by her fashion accessories - toy dogs, Bond Street, London, England

Ladies fashions from 1869
A hand tinted fashion illustration showing ladies spring fashions and accessories

Blonde in a Hat 1940S
A blonde woman models a fashionable velvet hat with a wide brim

Merry Widow Hat
Beautiful young lady wearing a rather large, plume laden hat - a style that became known as the " Merry Widow" after a hat worn by Lily Elsie in the operetta of the same name

Merry Widow Hat C. 1910
Beautiful young lady wearing a rather large, plume laden hat - a style that became known as the " Merry Widow" after a hat worn by Lily Elsie in the operetta of the same name

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