Afternoon Collection (page 9)

Light through the trees and a perched Little Owl
Hazy mid-afternoon light falls through two large trees, sat in the middle of a classic English countryside scene of rolling fields and low distant hills

Afternoon Walk in Regent Street, London, 1891
Engraving showing pedestrians in Regent Street, London, 1891

The Magic Interlude
Three children are interrupted from a game of tennis by an aeroplane buzzing high in the sky on an afternoon late in World War I, by which time aircraft were a familiar sight in the sky

Afternoon Bowling at an English Country House, c. 1893
Engraving showing two young couples enjoying a game of bowls on the lawn of an English country house, c.1893

French Fashion 1827
A French lady in a blue full- length dress in the Naples style with an elaborately- decorated hat in grey and gold

CHILDRENs TEA 1882
The Childrens Tea

Racing Indian Ponies; North American Frontier town, c. 1880
Engraving showing two men whipping and racing their ponies, c.1880. This scene shows a typical event on a Sunday afternoon in a frontier town in Western America

Entertaining at Home
A scene in a middle class home where the lady of the house entertains a visitor with a hand-picked selection of books to read while she works at her embroidery

Entertaining with Tea
A lady of the house entertains a female visitor in her parlour with afternoon tea and polite conversation

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

Jeanne Lanvin / Outfit
Front cover design by Lanvin showing a remuskah dress in purple with balloon sleeves, double breasted bodice, belted waist and contrasting hat, gloves and bag

Afternoon Dress / Flowers
Design for jackets and dresses to be worn for an afternoon in the garden

Bustle Causes a Stir
Even in 1931, a lady wearing a Victorian bustle could still turn heads in Hyde Park, London, England

The Bustle & Motor Car
A lady wearing a bustle chats to a modern motor car driver through his car window!

Bustle & Plus Fours
A rather incongrous scene as old meets new and a man wearing plus fours and Argyll socks steps out with a lady wearing a bustle!

An Afternoon Dress, 1905
Design for an afternoon dress, made of white voile over straw coloured silk. The bodice and skirt were trimmed with Irish lace, finished with a belt of Liberty satin

Alpine Snooze
A young woman has an afternoon nap in Alps, near St. Moritz, Switzerland

Swans on the Ouse
An atmospheric winter afternoon scene, with two swans swimming and bare trees reflected in the waters of the River Ouse, near Bedford, England

Day Dress / Victor Stiebel
Couture design by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for a grey wool " neat-skirted" day dress, with a silk surah forming a larged bow attached to the belt on a slim waist

English Tea Party C1750
An English tea party indoors

Modes d
Two models dressed in elegant afternoon gowns, one with a sumptuous cloak or coat and fan

Robes d
Two models wearing the latest Parisian fashions for afternoon gowns during the World War I period

German Sailors Relaxing
Sailors relax on deck on a Sunday afternoon

Visting an Art Gallery
A Sunday afternoon in a Picture Gallery

Camille Desmoulins 3
At the Palais Royal, the usual Sunday afternoon crowd are harangued by a young lawyer who rouses them to action with an impassioned speech

Kids on a Spacehopper
A young boy and his friend enjoy a fun afternoon bouncing about on the classic toy of the seventies, the spacehopper

Tea for Two Ladies
Tea for two - but both ladies are wearing identical afternoon dresses - evidently they both buy their clothes chez Molyneux

Sunny Stories for Tiny Folk
Stylised front cover illustration of a childrens book from the 1920s showing three little enjoying a cosy afternoon knitting and reading

Lady Mouser at Tea
Lady Mouser takes afternoon tea at her country pile. Do call in to see her, but note that she is awfully keen on punctuality

Female Type / Girl & Tea
A young girl taking tea dressed in her grandmothers gown

SOCIAL / 5 O CLOCK TEA 19C
A group of ladies, and a few gentlemen, take five o clock tea

HIGH TEA 1878
High tea Date: 1878

Afternoon Gown 1911
High waisted Directoire or Empire line gown in lilac etamine & chiffon embroidered in gold & lilac wooden beads. N.B Cordeliere girdle & floating back panel

Stiebel Lace Dress
A pretty design by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for a lace summer dress with a typical 50s fitted bodice and full skirt. Hat, gloves & corsage complete the outfit

Doggie Afternoon Tea
Two Black Scottie (Scottish Terrier) dogs taking afternoon tea on their garden lawn, one from a cup and the other from a saucer!

Victor Stiebel / Goalen
Skirt and sweater design by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) worn by English model, Barbara Goalen

Relaxing in a Deckchair
Sitting back in a deckchair and putting you feet up. What better way is there to spend an afternoon

Bon Ton Girl Picks Plums
Redfern design: pleated skirt like a fluted column, short flared tunic & translucent wrap over blouse / jacket, striped rosette & sash, helmet style hat with chin strap

Horse Cab in Majorca
The driver of a horse-drawn cab in Majorca, Spain, has a snooze during a quiet period

Childrens Tea Party
A German Shepherd dog sits at the table with three children for high tea

Afternoon Tea / Germany
Two ladies taking afternoon tea in a sunny tea garden

Club Ladies Coffee
Three stylish young women enjoy coffee, and no doubt a little gossip, at their club

Lighthouse Afternoon Tea
At Norah Head lighthouse (Australia), social life is limited and founded solidly on the teapot! Here are a group of keepers and their wives taking afternoon tea

Skimming stones on a pebble beach
Skimming stones. A young boy, standing next to his seated family, flings flat stones into the sea from the pebble beach, trying to make them skim across the surface in the evening light

Edwardian Afternoon Tea
Typical Edwardians taking afternoon tea in the garden

Family Round the Fire
Round the Fire - on a Sunday afternoon in winter : papa, mama, and their four youngsters

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