mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Greetings card in the shape of a footman with a parcelGreetings card in the shape of a footman delivering a parcel. Date: circa 1890s
Musical monkey on a Victorian scrapMusical monkey playing the concertina on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Boy with baskets of flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Man with gun and retriever dog in a garden. Date: circa 1930s
Boy with daisies on a palette-shaped Christmas card. circa 1890s
Newspaper seller on a birthday card. Date: circa 1910s
The Farmers Boy by Lewis BaumerA young woman dressed appropriately in breeches and smock for agricultural work. The Womens Land Army began in 1917. Lewis Baumer was famed for drawing pretty
Bridegrooms costume from Parkano. Knee breeches. 18th centuKnee breeches belonged to the male flok costume in the 18th century. They were made of chamois, wadmal, broadcloth or linen
Henry III of FranceHENRY III of France (1551-1589). King of France (1574-1589). Elected King of Poland (1573), left this country to succeed Charles IX. Colored engraving by Ch. Gilbert
Concert dress 1807Fashionable concert dress, lady wearing low neckline dress, a train petticoat of rich white Italian sarsnet, with an embroidery of grape vine and leaves in gold thread, fastened from behind
Morning clothing for men 1807Fashionable morning dress for a gentlemen. Date: 1807
Victorian Transfer design, couple in a garden, 18th century costume. 19th century
Victorian Transfer design, loving couple in 18th century costume. 19th century
Cartoon, John Bull and DisraeliCartoon, A Dangerous Performance. Benjamin Disraeli fires a Foreign Policy cannon ball at John Bull. 1880
The Stomach Pump -- sad stuff, sad stuff. early 19th century
Men skating. circa 1820
Little Folk Misfitz - Tom the Pipers Son. circa 1910
Little Folk Misfitz - Old King Cole. circa 1910
General Sir William Medows, British army officerGeneral Sir William Medows (1738-1813), British army officer, depicted during his service in India. circa 1780s
Zoological Misfitz - Paddy O Leary. early 20th century
Zoological Misfitz - Jim Pointer. early 20th century
Cartoon, Exchange No Robbery -- a man is shocked to be offered a battered old hat in place of his nice new one. circa late 18th century
Man in historical costume on a fabric New Year cardMan in historical costume in a garden on a fabric New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Couple in traditional costume on a fabric Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Couple in historical costume on a fabric Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Man in historical costume on a fabric Christmas cardMan in historical costume in a garden on a fabric Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
North German CostumeTownspeople of Northern Germany. The men wear baggy breeches (? Galligaskins), short cloaks, doublets & hats with moderately tall crowns. The woman wears a mantle & apron. Date: 1590
Cavalrymen & Lady 1560German cavalrymen wearing armour & chainmail, long buskins with turn-over tops, copotain hat, breeches with large bows. Woman: slashed sleeves, embroidered hem. Date: 1560
German Costume C. 1615Men: doublet with tabbed border, high standing collar, voluminous hose or breeches, shoes with roses, cloak, ruff. Woman: bodice & over-skirt hitched up to reveal petticoat Date: circa 1615
C17th Dutch CostumeMan: doublet with rosette trim, short cape, breeches with rosettes at the knee, shoes with roses. Woman: decollete gown with a double skirt & petticoat. Date: mid 17th century
Male Attire C16 & C17ThLandsknecht: a form of decorative slashing. Also garments form C16th & C17th: petticoat breeches, peascod- bellied doublet, jerkins, copotains, cross-gartering... Date: circa 1530
French Costume Men C17ThFarmer: wears his own hair, petticoat breeches, ribbons at his throat & on his uncocked hat. Gendarm: Jack boots, a cocked hat, a sash, gauntlets & plaits in his wig. Date: circa 1690
German Nobles Circa 1650German nobles: bucket-top boots & boot hose tops or shoes with roses, ruff or lace falling collars, doublet with pointed front, side fastening breeches, Brandenburg coat. Date: 1650s
COSTUME 1798-99Man: breeches, d-b coat cut- away & with a velvet collar. N.B Watch seals. Women: high- waisted gowns & pelises - some trimmed with fur, fur muff, turban or straw hat. Date: 1798 - 1799
Velvet Suited CupidVelvet cavalier costume: breeches with buckles at the knee, waistcoat with pocket flaps, lace fall collar, cuffs & shirt ruffles, socks & shoes with a bar across the instep. Date: circa 1913
Englishman 1610His doublet is stiff but his breeches are loose; his collar is plain but he wears ribbons at his knees. Lace cuffs add an extra touch of luxury... Date: circa 1610
English Vips C15+Four persons of distinction, three in long gowns, one in a short tunic and high breeches Date: 15/16th centuries
Robert 9th Earl KinnoullRobert Auriol Hay-Drummond, ninth earl of KINNOULL aristocrat, depicted in all his glory - knee-breeches, cape, insignia, sword, coronets, staff, medallions Date: 1751 - 1804
Manuel Ii / PortugalMANUEL II, KING OF PORTUGAL " Europes Youngest Monarch" Date: 1889 - 1932
Englishman of 1685The body-coat has now become the universal fashion, as have the wide knee-breeches : wigs are universally worn by men with any pretensions to being in the swim Date: circa 1685
Abelard Writing / EdwardsABELARD Writing to his beloved Heloise, his book of philosophy discarded on the ground Date: 1079 - 1142
John Kay / ButterworthJOHN KAY Scottish artist and engraver, working on a large canvas depicting a convivial dinner Date: 1742 - 1826
Edward Gibbon / BrightyEDWARD GIBBON English historian and MP Date: 1737 - 1794
Advert for Hammond & Co. Ltd mens leggings 1904Hunting breeches and trouser makers, military and sporting wear available from Hammond & Co. Ltd. 1904
French Zouave soldier. Date: 1852
Two girl guides in uniform on a garden swing, Austria. The handwritten message on the right appears to be mostly in shorthand. Date: circa 1900s
Boy and girl in historical costume on a Best Wishes cardBoy and girl in historical costume carrying a large basket of pink roses on a Best Wishes card. Date: circa 1890s
Boy and girl in an orchard on a Fondest Wishes cardBoy and girl in historical costume, picking apples in an orchard on a Fondest Wishes card. Date: circa 1890s