Buttonhole Collection (page 2)

George Sanger, English showman and circus proprietor
George Sanger (1825-1911), English showman and circus proprietor. circa 1890s

Lawrence Hardy MP for Ashford
Lawrence Hardy (1854-1933) - Conservative MP for Ashford, Kent. Held his seat at the General Election of January 1910 with a majority of 3544. Date: 1910

Man with a glass of port on a movable Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Sydney Cosford - President Bristol Steamship Owners Assoc. Date: 1927

Caricature, two Princes and John Hollingshead, manager
Caricature, two princes (Prince Albert Victor and Prince George) and John Hollingshead, manager, at the entrance to the Gaiety Theatre, London

Caricature of Percy Anderson and G A Sala
Caricature of Percy Anderson (1851-1928), stage designer and painter, and George Augustus Henry Sala (1828-1895), English journalist -- David and Goliath. 1882

Caricature of G A Sala, English journalist
Caricature of George Augustus Henry Sala (1828-1895), English journalist -- What it may come to. A grocer asks him if he might supply something quotable about his brand of tea

Caricature of Tom Cannon, jockey and trainer
Caricature of Tom Cannon (1846-1917), British flat racing jockey and trainer. 1883

Caricature of Arthur Sullivan and Ws Gilbert -- The Latest Converts to Aestheticism. A reference to their latest operetta, Patience, a satire on the aesthetic movement. 1881

Couple in historical costume on a fabric Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Monocled Businessman
Colonel W J Bosworth wears a frock coat, grey striped trousers with a front crease, half boots, a wing collar, a carnation buttonhole & a monocle. Date: 1909

Wedding Dress 1899
Unadorned trained skirt, floor length veil, gauged yoke, double flounce descending from the shoulders to the waist, high collar & long, knuckle length sleeves. Date: 1899

Evening Dress ?1882
Low cut with pointed bodices, decorative plastrons, epaulettes & trained skirts. Black: checkerboard fabric, jet & diamante trim. White: pearls & artificial flowers. Date: ? 1882

People of the Theatre
The actress : the dancer : the woman who shows you to your seat (and expects a pourboire) : and the woman who sells you a bouquet or a buttonhole Date: 1820s

F Paolo Tosti / Vfair 1885
SIR FRANCESCO PAOLO TOSTI Italian composer Date: 1846 - 1916

Austen Chamberlain / 1899
SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN British Conservative MP Date: 1863 - 1937

Augustus Harris / Vf 1889
AUGUSTUS HARRIS Impresario and actor in spectacular evening dress Date: 1852 - 1896

Sir John Bennett
SIR JOHN BENNETT Clock manufacturer Date: -

Group photo of middle-aged wedding guests, all wearing flowers in their buttonholes. Date: circa 1950s

Dog dressed as a man-about-town on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, Regrets, WW1
Cartoon, Regrets. An elderly man is sorry to see that he has a rival for a ladys affections -- he can t win against a young soldier in uniform with a wounded hand. Date: 1916

White bulldog puppy taken home by aristocratic man
A white bulldog puppy is bought and taken home in a carriage by an aristocratic young man. Date: 1905

Sir John Hare - English actor and theatre-manager
Sir John Hare (1844 - 1921), English actor and manager of the Garrick Theatre in London. 1890

Decima Moore - English actress and singer (soprano)
Lilian Decima Moore (1871 - 1964), English actress and singer (soprano), known for her performances with the D Oyly Carte Opera Company and in musical comedies

Studio portrait, young man with his dog
Studio portrait, young man with his collie dog. Date: circa 1910s

Boy and dog on a pavement, South London
Boy and dog on a pavement, Coldharbour Lane, South London, outside O Hughes tailors shop. Date: circa 1910s

Lord Lonsdale
Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale, KG, GCVO (25 January 1857 13 April 1944) English nobleman and sportsman. An avid sports enthusiast and bon vivant

Boy, girl and dog in garden
A boy, a girl and a dog in garden. Date: circa 1910s

Young man in studio photo
A smartly dressed young man in a studio photo, raising his top hat to the camera. The name given is George Marks of Spencer & Marks

Hugh Cecil Lowther - 5th Earl of Lonsdale
Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (18571944) - English nobleman and sportsman. Date: 1926

Advert for Moss Bros summer suits for men 1934
Summer suits of fine quality in attractive new seasons materials, ready for immediate wear. 1934

Couple in ramshackle sports car
A couple -- possibly just married -- sitting in a ramshackle sports car, with five people standing on the pavement at the side of them. Date: circa 1930s

Cockney London Flowergirl sells buttonhole to city gent
A Cockney London Flowergirl sells a buttonhole bouquet to a well-to-do city gentleman. Date: 1895

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