Clowns Collection (page 3)

Harlequinade in a Sleeping Beauty pantomime - Harlequin, Pantaloon, Columbine and Clown. circa 1900s

A ticklish situation
Female dancer having fun with two clowns one of whom is using a feather as a tickling stick. Late Victorian.Date: circa 1900

Victorian Scrap - Clown squatting. late 19th century

Victorian Scrap, Circus Clown and dog. circa 1880s

Peter Hugo with a clown
Peter Hugo (Prince Charles lookalike) with a clown. Date: circa 1980s

The Varlets, WW1 entertainment troupe
The Varlets, a British troupe entertaining men on the Western Front during the First World War. Their theatres included barns, fields, dug-outs

Bertram Mills Circus 1938
Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia, London. Various clowns in costume: Kelly, Coco, Busti, George Sayer, Pinocchio, Coco-nut, Pipo and Joe Craston. Date: 1938

Mendine Glue poster
Mendine glue, 1905 Date: 1905

A Proposal by Florence Hardy
A small boy Pierrot woos a pretty little girl with a bunch of pink flowers

Forgive by Florence Hardy
Two little Pierrot children forgive and forget and become friends, or even boyfriend and girlfriend after a period of infidelity!

Wedding Bells by Florence Hardy
A boy and girl Pierrot, dressed in white costumes, walk up the aisle arm in arm after getting married

When the Heart is Young by Florence Hardy
A charming scene with two little girls in clown costumes dancing together to the tune of pipes played by a boy Pierrot

Which by Florence Hardy
A little boy dressed in a Pierrot costume has trouble choosing between three little girls all wearing similiar fetching clown outfits

Just We Two by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes sit close together on top of a giant snowball

Grock / Swiss Clown / 1948
KARL ADRIEN GROCK WETTACH A swiss clown who could play 24 instruments and became known as the King of Clowns. Photographed at the Cirque Royale, Brussels

Victorian Scrap - Circus Harlequinade - Harlequin and Columbine, with a clown in the background. late 19th century

The Co-Optimists is the title of a stage variety revue which opened in London on 27 June 1921at the Royalty Theatre but quickly transferred to the much larger Palace Theatre

Women in fancy dress, c. 1916
Two women dressed in fancy dress costume. The theme seems to be clowns, but rather elegant ones The girl on the left wears a checked tunic with a neck ruff

How to be unsuccessful in modern society - 1
The stout young man breaks tradition by not going to the fancy-dress ball as a baby. Date: 1929

Children in clown and soldier fancy dress
Two little boys pose for their photograph wearing fancy dress. One is a pierrot clown with lavish ruff; the other is a miniature soldier. The photograph was probably taken in India. Date: 1920s

Little boy dressed as a clown - and his nurse
A little boy dressed up in a clown fancy dress costume for a party. He appears to be accompanied by his nurse, or ayah - the photograph looks to be taken on the Indian sub-continent. Date: 1920s

Dick Whittington. Bookmark advertising The Kings Theatre
Dick Whittington. A souvenir bookmark advertising the pantomime at the Kings Theatre in Hammersmith. The clown, who slides up and down, was part of the old pantomime tradition

Tatler Christmas Number cover 1939
Front cover of The Tatler magazines Christmas Number featuring the Tatler character as a pantomime horse pulling aside the curtain of a Big Top to reveal a clown, acrobat and poodle. Date: 1939

Gallic cock crow for the Paris exhibtion by Gilbert James
A woman dressed in a Pierrot or clown outfit is helped in her performance by a cockerel balancing on an egg. 1899

Circus Silhouette
A silhouette of a circus ring with tight-rope walkers. 1927

Victorian scrap - circus clowns eating monkey pie. late 19th century

Cartoon, Tom Lovell, clown performer
Cartoon, Tom Lovell (18??-1909) -- The Motley. He was a clown performer at the Britannia Theatre in Hoxton, East London. 1884

Cartoon, Freddy Leader and Gussy Harris
Cartoon, Freddy Leader (right) thinks he will touch up Gussy Harris (left) this Christmas -- a reference to the Drury Lane pantomime season

Circus Cut-Out Favourites - Clown and Kangaroo. early 20th century

Circus Cut-Out Favourites - Clown and Bear. early 20th century

Circus Cut-Out Favourites - box lid
Circus Cut-Out Favourites - seven stand-up toys - box lid. early 20th century

The Nose Game - Inquisitive Nose B7, Denotes Spirit of Enquiry. 1927

A young man clowns around with a pint on his head in a Manchester club Date: circa 1982

Clown with bottle and sausages on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Clown going to market on a Victorian scrap
Clown going to market with a piglet under his arm on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1870s

Clown, Harlequin and Columbine on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1870s

Clown and Harlequin on a Victorian scrap -- the clown has fallen into a large drum. Date: circa 1870s

Clown and policeman on a Victorian scrap -- the clown appears to have stolen a joint of meat. Date: circa 1870s

Clown with two begging dogs on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1870s

Two clowns with hat on a Victorian scrap
Two clowns trying on a hat on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1870s

Two clowns with a ball on a Victorian scrap
Two clowns playing with a ball on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Two clowns with pie on a Victorian scrap
Two clowns with Monkey Pie on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1870s

Colourful clown on a novelty postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Circus pig and black poodle on a greetings card
Circus pig on a greetings card, with a black poodle riding on his back, and a little boy dressed as a clown standing alongside. Date: circa 1890s

Two clowns on a rocking horse on a movable cutout card
Two clowns, one with a banjo, on a rocking horse on a movable cutout card. Date: circa 1890s

Clown on a movable New Year card
Clown jumping through a paper ring on a movable New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

A scene from Clowns in Clover at the Adelphi Theatre, London (1927) Date: 1927

Misfitz Dolls - Pierrot. Date: early 20th century

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