Brim Collection

Marimekko hat, 1965
A cotton hat with a cutaway brim by Marimekko in a print of pink and green circles. Date: 1965

Four early women police officers in uniform, WW1
Four early women police officers in uniform, in the street outside the Women Police Service building, London, on duty during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

David Wright woman in a red swimsuit
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a one-piece red swimsuit, red shoes, and a wide brimmed floppy hat. She is sitting on a table with a red and white tablecloth

Women outdoors 1881
Two women in walking dresses at the seaside. 1881

Little girl playing in a garden by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a red smock standing in a garden, by Muriel Dawson. Date: circa 1920s

Lady and Blossom 1925
A girl, wearing a straw cloche hat with a two colour double brim and ornamented with a broad hatband and ribbon bow, smells some apple blossom

Moroccan Woman of the Mountains
A Moroccan Woman of the Mountains with her young son asleep in a sling made out of the same material as her sarong-style skirt

Union Jack Hat & Scarf
A patriotic girl wrapped up in a scarf covered with union jacks. She also has them on the brim of her hat. Date: 1917

David Wright woman in a white bikini
Elegant woman with blonde hair, wearing a white bikini and shoes to match. She is sitting on the grass, with a wide-brimmed floppy hat at her side

Millicent Duncan, early woman police officer
Millicent Duncan, an early woman police officer. Date: 1910s

Edith Smith, first woman police officer in UK
Edith Smith, first woman police officer in the UK, working in the Grantham area. Date: circa 1915

Womens clothing for May 1913
Women models wearing the latest fashionable garments for evening and walking. Date: 1913

The Water Nymph by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl paddling in the sea. Date: 1933

Henry Heaths hard felts
A selection of hard felt hats made by Henry Heath of Oxford Street, London

Garden Party Frock 1913
Garden party dress by Redfern: tubular style tunic dress with batea (boat) neck, hobble skirt & ornamented with lace & tassels. Hat: flat crown, wide brim, large black bow

Two early women police officers -- one of them is Millicent Duncan (right). Date: 1910s

Women picking daffodils in Art Deco style. 1936

Ascot hat from Debenham and Freebody, 1934
A stunning hat of organdie in an elusive shade of brown ; the brim reinforced in an open lattice insertion in which golden threads mingle with the organdie. Perfect for Ladies Day at Royal Ascot

Auriol Lee in a Hat 1905
Miss Auriol Lee wears a coat with an unusual collar and a hat with a ribbon threaded through the brim perched at an angle on the top of her pompadour hairstyle

Woman / Mode Illustre / 1923
Barrel-line dress with fold over scarf collar & apron front in an orange & white rose print fabric with a tie belt worn low on the hips. She holds a hat with a broad brim

Iron hat of King Charles I, worn during the English Civil War (1642-1646), said to be at Warwick Castle. Date: 17th century

La Belle Feronniere, mistress of King Francis I of France. Possibly wife of a furrier, or a lawyer called Feron. She wears a simple chaperon headdress with brim, red velvet robe with wide sleeves

Women of Venice dying their hair using a solana (a wide brim hat with a hole in the centre), one with a sponge A, and one with comb in front of a mirror after Cesare Vecellio B, and wooden comb C

Santiago, Mexico, El Alamo - Restaurante Sombrero El Charro
Sombrero El Charro Restaurant at El Alamo, Santiago, a municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. Date: circa 1910s

Little Tom Thumb, by Muriel Baines
Illustration, Little Tom Thumb, by Muriel Baines Date: 20th century

Sur La Greve
A sketch of a lady holding the brim of her decorative hat, followed by an older woman clutching her skirts and a man equipped with a crook, walking on rocky terrain overlooking the ocean

Brittany Fishing Women
A painting of a woman holding her young baby, with a group of older women behind, who are stood by baskets filled to the brim with fish

Flowers and Fruit
A still life oil painting, showing a tall vase of blooming flowers, a basket filled to the brim with apples and pears, a flagon and a tray of peeled orange. Date: circa 1866

Shady crinoline hat, trimmed with ribbon velvet bows and gathered ribbon velvet under brim. Date: 1927

Parisian frocks of satin, georgette and lace. Date: 1923

Original Artwork - Budget for Lewiss Summer Sale
Original Artwork - Design for a Lewiss Summer Sale promotional item or advertisement - Woman in a wide-brimmed spotty hat checking the money in her purse. Date: circa 1937

Charles Draycott as Salem Scudder in The Octoroon Date: late 19th century

Selection of womens brimmed hats. Date: 1916

Boy and girl at Xmas
Boy and girl reaching for their stockings, brim full of presents on Xmas Day. Artist: Anon. Date: circa 1908

A winter stroll in the Luxembourg Gardens, 1830. Woman in large bonnet with plumes, dress with sleeves en beret trimmed with velvet, high lace collar, and fur scarf. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Regency physician riding a horse wearing a chin piece
Regency physician riding a horse wearing a protective wooden chin piece. A bewildered family of farm labourers watch him go. Dr. Cassock F.R.S. Inventor of the Noble Puzzle for Tumble Down Horses

Woman in visiting outfit with fur muff giving sweets to a child. Bonbons from the Comte du Plessis-Praslin. Toilette de visite, bonbons du Marechal, duc de Praslin

Costume of the King of the Kongo
Costumes of the King of the Kongo, and a noble man. They wear hats with brims, and carry scimitars. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Hat maker ironing the brim of a hat made from beaver fur. In the background, an apprentice works the felt in a battery (hot-water kettle)

Advert for womens skating and dancing costumes
Advertisement for womens skating and dancing costumes -- The Lighter Side of Sports Life. The dancing outfits are from Dickins and Jones, Regent Street, London

Advert for womens hats from Henry Heath, London
Advertisement for womens hats from Henry Heath, Oxford Street, London -- Two Sides to the Hat Question: The Battle of the Brims. Date: 1930

Mrs Gerard D Erlanger at Biarritz
Mrs Gerard D Erlanger, formerly the pianist Egythe Baker, pictured underneath a parasol at Biarritz. Date: 1932

Advert for Swan & Edgar winter fashions 1909
Page selection of Edwardian womens fur coats, stoles and muffs for winter fashion of 1909. 1909

Breton musician playing bagpipes, Brittany, Northern France
Breton musician playing a form of bagpipes (the biniou), Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Breton peasant, Brittany, Northern France
Breton peasant in traditional costume, Brittany, Northern France. Date: 1922

Musicians seated on barrels, Brittany, Northern France
Two musicians seated on top of barrels, Brittany, Northern France. They are playing the native bagpipe or biniou (right) and a flageolet (left). 1922

Mayor signing documents, Brittany, Northern France
Mayor signing legal documents, Brittany, Northern France. His traditional costume includes pleated breeches and heavy wooden clogs. 1922

Beach pyjamas and large sunhat by Jaeger, summer fashions of 1931. 1931

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