Buttons Collection (page 14)

Young Victorian woman sitting on a chaise longue
A young Victorian woman poses for her photograph in the studio, sitting on an ornate chaise longue. She is wearing a dress with a high collar, and buttons at the front

Young woman in head and shoulders photograph
A young woman in a head and shoulders photograph, wearing a buttoned dress with a white collar

Young Victorian woman in a dark dress
A young Victorian woman posing for her photograph, wearing a dark dress with a light-coloured bow at the neck

Young Victorian railwayman in his uniform
A young Victorian railwayman poses in his uniform

Young Victorian woman in head and shoulders portrait
A pretty young Victorian woman in a head and shoulders portrait. She is wearing a two-tone dress with a high collar, buttons down the front and velvet trimmings

Mrs Thatcher in a Metropolitan Police car
Mrs Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister, posing in a Metropolitan Police car

Metropolitan Police buttons
Two Metropolitan Police buttons, one with a silvery finish, the other gold. They are set alongside a one penny piece to give an idea of their size

Ds James, railway guard, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A photographers studio portrait of Ds James Esq, a railway guard on the Newport, Pembroke and Fishguard Railway, standing proudly in his uniform. His address is given as 6 High Street, Pembroke

Carmarthen fire crew, Carmarthen, South Wales
Ten members of the Carmarthen fire crew pose for their photograph outside Coopers Goods in Carmarthen, the county town of Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Curly haired boy in photographers studio
A curly haired little boy poses in the photographers studio. He is wearing his best jacket and short trousers, and sitting on a table top

Ken Searle, police historian, wearing the tunic and winter helmet of 1910-1936. He is holding a summer issue helmet (1910-1936, left)

Met Police officer in a London park
A Metropolitan Police officer on duty in a London park holds up his right hand to stop a motorist. He is holding a small machine in his left hand, possibly used for measuring speed of travel

PC and WPC outside Kennington Road station
A PC and a WPC outside Kennington Road police station in south east London. The policeman is checking his notebook while the policewoman watches

Met Police officer, Victorian period
A Metropolitan Police officer, PC Vincent, in the mid-Victorian period, posing for his photograph in a studio. He is wearing the original Peelers swallowtail jacket

End to rationing / W H Robinson
Facing up to an unrationed world after the end of world war two. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin (1848-1925), Russian Imperial Minister of War (1898-1904), active in the Russo-Japanese War, seen here in 1906

Young Victorian woman holding a folded fan
A young Victorian woman poses in the photographers studio with a folded fan in her hands. The two-tone tailored bodice of her dress is decorated with buttons and buttonholes

Princess Beatrice, later Princess Henry of Battenberg
Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, later Princess Henry of Battenberg (1857-1944), the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Young Victorian woman leaning on chair back
A young Victorian woman leans on the back of an upholstered chair in the photographers studio. Her hair is worn up, with a plait around the crown of her head

Fashionable young woman in checked coat
A fashionable young woman in a large-checked coat and a military style hat. (3 of 3)

Young woman in sailor dress
A young woman poses for her photograph in a sailor style dress, sitting on a table. She is probably from South Moravia (now in Czechoslovakia)

Miss Mabel Green - Comedy Artist
Miss Mabel Green (Actress and vocalist, born London 1890 - died c.1970), standing alongside her fine open-top Sunbeam car (" which she drives herself" ) at Johannesburg, South Africa

Testing a Device
An engineer tests a small hydraulic device. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

A Worker at an Exchange
A worker adjusts the wiring connections at a telecommunications exchange. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Two Men at Work
Two men working at a telephone switchboard desk in a factory. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

RMS Carpathia medal, divot and fob
1. A bronze RMS Carpathia medal with blue ribbon presented to the crew of the rescue ship by survivors of the Titanic disaster. 2. An iron ship divot inscribed RMS Titanic and engraved with a star

Sudanese woman with decorative cuts
Sudanese woman with traditional decorative cuts on her face, braided hair (with buttons and beads) and long beaded necklace

Fashionable young lady of the 1930s
A fashionable young lady of the 1930s, with dark red lipstick and a light green woolly jumper and darker green scarf

Germans - Button Magnets
A new method of German frightfulness as magnets are used to attract buttons away from the braces of British soldiers by a German plane and thus render em incapacitated

Proust (As a Boy)
MARCEL PROUST (on right) with his brother ROBERT

Henry Grattan / Ramsay
HENRY GRATTAN Irish politician

Sir Thos Browne / Trotter
SIR THOMAS BROWNE English physician and author

Ag De Busbecq / Boulonois
AUGIER GHISLAIN DE BUSBECQ Flemish scholar, traveller and diplomat

Paris Race Dresses, 1926
Three stylish dresses, designed for wearing at the races, 1926. On left: A suit of rose alpaca, embellished with a white motif, worn with a white blouse and a neat black tie

Two fashionable coats, 1899
Illustration of a three quarter length coat of black cloth lined with white satin (on left). The coat was decorated with large white pearl buttons

Victor Stiebel / Summer
A fashion design by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for a navy & white summer sports dress. Red buttons on bodice, large white hat, gloves & red sandals

Fashions November 1879
Olive green dress, patterned jacket with wrap-over front cut away below the waist; brown dress with ruched bodice panel. Girl: grey tailor-made with rear pleated panel

Red Costume 1878
Two fabric costume: jacket bodice, high collar, revers & cut-away to reveal a waistcoat; narrow skirt, single flounce & a panel with buttons down the front

History of Fashion 1879
A beige & brown costume consisting of a kilted, tight skirt & pannier style drapery in a complementary fabric. The jacket bodice is angle fronted & fastens with tiny buttons

Thomas Blee Thief Taker
Thomas Blee, thief taker

2-PIECE SUITS 1951
Stylish, two-piece Italian suits. Both have long lapels and trousers with cuffs or turn-ups. One is single- breasted with 2 buttons; the other double-breasted with four

Allan Ramsay / Aikman
ALLAN RAMSAY Scottish portrait painter

Woman in Trousers 1939
A young woman wearing a pair of wide leg trousers, high heels and a blouse with very large buttons down the front and very small buttons at the cuffs. Date: 1939

Costume / Men / Swiss / 14C
A middle-class Swiss gentleman in white winter coat and pointed-toed orange shoes

Chinese Kolinsky Mantlet
A mantlet in chinese Kolinsky fur with a high stand collar, 2 large buttons & long fringing hanging from the sleeves to create the effect of a cape from the back. Date: 1922

Michiel Ruyter / Admiral
Michiel Adriaanzoon De Ruyter Dutch Admiral

Edward Jenner / Scriven
EDWARD JENNER Physician and pioneer of vaccination

Thomas Jefferson / Ridley
THOMAS JEFFERSON Third President of the USA (1801 - 1809)

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