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Costume Men & Boys 1845Boys: trousers, tasselled cap, short fitted jackets one with braiding. Men:1/2 length sac coat, pinched waists, waistcoats with a deep V opening & strapped trousers
Robert Peel(Y) / CrowquillSIR ROBERT PEEL (THE YOUNGER) British statesman
Buying a Tie 1898A young salesman entices a gullible gentleman into buying one of his new range of colourful neckties
Riding Dress 1856Woman in riding habit: lace jabot, jacket with sleeves en bouffant, trained skirt. Men: strapped pantaloons with floral trim, top hats, one man wears a joinville tie
Bar Lady and CustomerA dapper fellow savours champagne and a cigar whilst in conversation with a comely bar lady, or barmaid
Alberto VizentiniALBERTO VIZENTINI Italian composer in 1862 Director of several theatres including the Theatre National de L Opera-Comique Date: 1841 - 1906
Coat & Topper 1911Price Ellison in a double- breasted overcoat not unlike a frock coat in styling
Sears Roebuck Coats 1914American winter coats: double- breasted coat with astrakan fur collar & cuffs & a quilted lining; herringbone tweed overcoat with a half-belt at the back & pocket flaps
Sir Clifton RobinsonGentleman in frock coat, spottie waistcoat with roll collar, striped trousers, all round detachable collar & tie, top hat & gloves. He carries a cane & smokes a cigar
Cutting Cane, W. IndiesWorkers in the West Indies cut sugar cane
Costume / Girl / FranchommeA girl wears a broad brimmed straw hat, blue sprigged print dress with small bishop sleeves, lace yoke & over- skirt, pink ribbon epaulettes & sash & lace cuffs
Sir Christopher FurnessSIR CHRISTOPHER FURNESS - British shipowner
Dryden / Menswear / 195An elegant gentleman in his top hat and tails
Sugar Mill, JamaicaSugar cane is fed into grooved iron rollers that crush the cane, producing cane juice. The juice runs down the grooves into a cistern, from where it travels via a pipe to the boiling-house
Jack Collings Squire, writer and editorJack Collings Squire (1884-1958), writer and editor, noted for his parodies and pastiches
Garrick / Hogarth / SilhouetSilhouette profiles of David Garrick, actor, and William Hogarth, artist
Bismarck FriedrichsruhOTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD, PRINZ VON BISMARCK German statesman returned to Friedrichsruh after his dismissal
Churchill on Wedding DayWINSTON CHURCHILL arrives at Church on his wedding day wearing a frock coat with buttonhole, bow tie, top hat, gloves & narrow fitting trousers
Leopold / Albany / Vfair 77LEOPOLD DUKE OF ALBANY 4th son of Queen Victoria
George Grossmith / SpyGEORGE GROSSMITH (JNR) English actor, best known for his man-about-town roles
Cambridge / Adolphus MaullADOLPHUS FREDERICK 1st DUKE of CAMBRIDGE Military, son of George III, grandfather of Mary of Teck (who married George V)
Squire Bancroft / Phil MaySIR SQUIRE BANCROFT English actor-manager
Edward Vii / Faustin 1874EDWARD VII as Prince of Wales: " The expectancy and rose of the fair State"
Fashion Plate / 1837 / MenPinched waists, heeled boots, strapped pantaloons, waisted jacket with roll collar, waistcoats cut to reveal the shirt front, cravats, cut-away coat with long tails & top hats
Englishman of 1670The Restoration and the permissive society favoured by Charles II are reflected in a new extravagance in dress, as in this gentlemans fancy petticoat, full sleeves etc
French ExtravaganceThe ladys bustle is big enough for someone to ride pillion; her elegant companion might admire her hat, but his eyes are on her prominently projecting bosom
9th Century WomanA Carlovingian noblewoman, carrying a cane
Country Clothes 1927Fernie Hunt horse show, Market Harborough: Lord Stallbridge, Master of Hounds (left) & friend wear bowler hats, gaiters & water-proof coats
Cane Seller 1804Come buy me jemmies; a street vendor sells canes
Rep on PlatformA elegant commercial traveller stands waiting as a train moves along the platform
Sugar-Cane-Making SugarA Representation of the SUGAR-CANE and the Art of Making Sugar
Pipe, Pint of Beer, CaneA pint of foaming ale, a pipe, cane, hat and gloves; items befitting the country gentleman of leisure. The Old Albion Inn, Newquay is seen in the background
Stripey Trews 1820SBlack coat with roll collar & cut-away at the front, striped cossack trousers (pleats) strapped under the instep, quizzing glass, striped cravat, pleated shirt front
Bartley as FalstaffGeorge Bartley as Sir John Falstaff
Longfellow / ChappelHENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW American writer, author of Hiawatha, Psalm of Life etc
ORAZIO / SAND / 1645DON JUAN He wishes there were other worlds to which he could extend his conquests
The Brighton MatchmanJohn Standing, known as the Brighton Matchman, at the age of 77; his matches are used with a tinder box
Eiffel Punch SambourneGustave Eiffel a satire on the recently built Eiffel Tower: " Our artists latest Tour de Force"
Swedish School 1555The class listens intently to the teacher who is holding a cane
Costume / Boy & Girl 1890SBoy: knickerbocker suit, Eton collar, waistcoat, black stockings & lace-up boots. Girl: calf-length dress with high waist, tuck detail on the hem & broderie Anglaise collar
Female Type / Cig & CuppaA lady of leisure takes it easy with a cigarette and a cup of tea
Male Type / Dandies / BucksBond Street Loungers wear: strapped trousers, hessian boots, greatcoat, frock coat, top hats, buttonhole, coats cut-away at the front & one man dressed all in black
Male Type / Coat / BowlerYoung man in morning coat with the top button fastened, a high stand-fall collar with rounded ends, plaid tie, dark waistcoat, pin-striped trousers, bowler hat & cane
Man & 4 Ladies / CostumeComposite image based on fashion plates. Man: top hat, pantaloons, cut-away coat with M-cut collar, cane & striped waistcoat. Women: white muslin dresses with puffed sleeves
Costume / Men / Photo 1860SMan with a beard & no moustache wears a bowler hat, morning coat & waistcoat with a braided edge, tie & tie-pin, tweed trousers, cane, floral buttonhole & handkerchief
Frock Coat PhotoYoung man in frock coat, high stand-fall shirt collar with rounded ends, slim patterned tie, pale coloured waistcoat, dark narrow trousers, top hat, cane & leather gloves
Costume / Green Coat 1830Patterned Kashmir waistcoat, green cut-away coat buttoned at the neck & waist, the gap between open to reveal the shirt-front & waistcoat, strapped pantaloons & spurs
Striped Cossacks 1823Straw hat with broad brim & spreading crown, loosely tied plaid cravat, grey frock coat with roll collar, blue striped cossacks with fly front, white waistcoat, yellow fob ribbon