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French Court Dress C1520French court dress: paned & bombasted trunk-hose, cod- piece, doublet & jerkin with fur-collar & wings, gown, ruff, ermine cape & cut- fingered pumps. Date: mid 16th century
British Barrister Richard Pepper Arden, Lord AlvanleyLord Alvanley, depicted in profile, wears a top hat, a double-breasted coat cut-away at the front & with an M-cut collar & strapped pantaloons. Date: circa 1815
COSTUME 1788Man: striped dress coat with stand collar, coat with a sloping front border & waistcoat & a bicorne hat. Women: petticoats with vandyked hems, reticule, mob Date: 1788
COSTUME 1798-99Man: breeches, d-b coat cut- away & with a velvet collar. N.B Watch seals. Women: high- waisted gowns & pelises - some trimmed with fur, fur muff, turban or straw hat. Date: 1798 - 1799
Costume / HousemaidA London housemaid, sweeping the steps wears a plain, plum- coloured, unadorned gown with white collar, apron, cuffs & cap. Date: circa 1870
Cloche Hat & TieA pretty young woman in a blue dress with white collar & a soft red tie wears a cloche hat with a soft brim. Date: 1920s
Cats Drinking MilkA splendidly attired young man and an older woman in an apron give two cats a saucer of milk. Date: circa 1914
Emmott by Who / 1910Alfred Emmott M.P wears a morning coat, waistcoat, grey striped trousers with a front & back crease & turn-ups (cuffs), wing collar & a black & white spotted tie. Date: 1910
Racial Type / Jardine 1908David Jardine Jardine at the races wears a top hat, morning coat, grey striped trousers with a front crease, black shoes, high all round collar, black cravat & a monocle. Date: 1908
Jockey / Jh Martin Vf 1907American jockey John Henry Martin wears top boots, a jockety cap & over his silks a grey overcoat (possibly fly- fronted) with a velvet collar, a large pocket. 1907
Riding Dress 1910Sir Alfred Turner wears: jodhpurs, riding boots, checked waistcoat, high all round collar, bowler hat & a brown riding coat with rounded front borders. Date: 1910
Velvet Suited CupidVelvet cavalier costume: breeches with buckles at the knee, waistcoat with pocket flaps, lace fall collar, cuffs & shirt ruffles, socks & shoes with a bar across the instep. Date: circa 1913
GREY SUITEarl Waldegrave in pale grey informal suit with single- breasted jacket worn with a wing collar & tie & a straw boater hat. Date: 1912
Lilac Tunic Dress 1914Brimless hat with feathers, mink scarf & muff, tunic dress & jacket with flaring skirt, short cape & collar, split tunic & military trim. Girl: gaiters & D-B coat with capes Date: 1914
Mother / 2 Children 1914Pill box hat, cape with tiny buttons & high stand collar, kilted tunic, sash or girdle, white muff. Boy: smock & shorts. Girl: plaid skirt, blouse with Peter Pan collar. Date: 1914
3-PIECE SUIT 1909A sobre looking R G Tatlow wears a dark chalk stripe 3- piece suit with narrow trousers, waistcoat with a collar, shirt with a turn down collar, tie & black boots. Date: 1909
Monocled BusinessmanColonel 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
Tweed Coat 1909Sir Edward Daniel Walker in a grey tweed sac style overcoat with fly-front & tan collar, a bowler hat, trousers with a front crease, black boots & tan spats / gaiters. Date: 1909
Morning Coat & CigaretteAnthony Drexel wears a morning coat, trousers with a chalk stripe & front crease, all round collar, tie & black & brown half boots. He smokes a cigarette from a holder. Date: 1910
Turn-Ups & Topper 1910Lord Barrymore wears a top hat, frock coat, pink shirt, bowtie, waistcoat with collar, grey herringbone tweed trousers with turn-ups & a front crease & town boots. Date: 1910
Businesswear for 1910R.V Vasser-Smith in a morning coat & waistcoat with braid trim, grey striped trousers with a front crease, all round collar, blue striped shirt & black & brown town boots. Date: 1910
Fur-Trimmed EnsembleLoose fitting brown jacket gathered in at the waist with a high fur collar & cuffs, short, full skirt which narrows at its fur trimmed hem, a fur muff & brimless hat. Date: 1918
Three Frenchwomen in fashionable outfits, WW1Three Frenchwomen in fashionable outfits. High Empire waists, short full skirts and high hairstyles. Gingham dress: plain sailor collar
Fur Coat & New Hat 1919A red coat with deep white fur hem, cuffs & high all-round collar worn with a broad brimmed furry or feathery hat. Her new hat in a hatbox is carried in by the manservant. Date: 1919
Brown D-B Coat 1928Smartly dressed middle-aged gentleman wears a brown double-breasted overcoat with collar, long wide lapels & hip pockets with flaps, also a black bowler hat. Date: 1928
Husband / Wife FrodshamMr and Mrs Middleton, photographed at Christmas. Date: 1911
Male Type / Wyndham 1889Actor-manager Charles Wyndham wears a dark coloured lounging jacket & waistcoat with a pair of trousers in a small check, a patterned cravat & wing collar. Date: 1889
Boy does Maths HomeworkBoy wears a summer sailor suit of white sailor blouse with pale blue turn-over collar & cuffs, white & blue striped knickerbockers or short trousers & ankle strap shoes. Date: circa 1890
Costume / Earl of EldonJohn Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon wears a double-breasted coat cut-away at the front & with an M-cut collar. A watch seal is also visible. Date: 1826
Fauntleroy Dress 1889Cavalier costume (a style that pre-dates the 1886 Hodgson Burnett novel): velvet tunic & knickerbockers, lace falling collar & cuffs, sash with bow on one hip & buckle shoes. Date: 1889
Male Type / Cyril MaudeA typical late Victorian: Cyril Maude, actor (1862-1951). 1890s
Male Type / F Mellish 1890A typical late Victorian: Fuller Mellish, Shakespearean actor. Date: circa 1890
Male Type / E D Ward 1890SA typical late Victorian: E D Ward, actor. 1890s
Male Type - Cautley ActorA typical late Victorian: Laurence Cautley, actor (died 1899). 1890s
Male Type / Jack RobertsonA typical late Victorian: Jack Robertson, Shakespearean actor. Date: 1890s
COSTUME FOR 1818-1819Dress of 1818-1819 according to a later source. Man: greatcoat with velvet collar. Women: pelisse, spencer, white dresses ornamented with tucks, mancherons & flounces. Date: 1818 - 1819
Green Spotted Cloak 1899Pale green theatre cloak with high collar edged with white accordion pleated chiffon & trimmed with black lace applied in serpentine waves to the border. Date: 1899
Seaside Frocks for 1899Yellow tunic dress, rows of tucks on the sleeves, waist & under-skirt. Grey & purple dress with yoke skirt with curved flounces, lace bodice & jabot & saucer collar. Date: 1899
Grey Costume 1899Jacket bodice, scallop edged basques, high collar rolled down to reveal red lining & fur edge, gored skirt with fullness at the back, highly ornamented with passementerie Date: 1899
Green Velvet Coat 1899Long dark green velvet single- breasted coat with large gold buttons & fur yoke, cuffs, collar & epaulettes. Accessories: felt hat with feather trim & parasol. Date: 1899
Purple Open Bodice 1899Open jacket bodice, curved basques, sleeves with small puff at shoulder, lace jabot, waistcoat, high collar, gored skirt with fullness at back, 3 bands of trim on skirt & body. Date: 1899
Purple Ensemble 1899Open bodice, velvet revers, cuffs & trim, tight sleeves with slight puff at shoulder, skirt with lace ruff collar & cravat, gored skirt with tablier trim, velvet belt. Date: 1899
Wedding Dress 1899Unadorned trained skirt, floor length veil, gauged yoke, double flounce descending from the shoulders to the waist, high collar & long, knuckle length sleeves. Date: 1899
Coat & Tartan Dress 1899Full length coat, the front sloping away revealing a tartan skirt. Tight sleeves, slight puff at the shoulder. Lace jabot, high upright collar, self-coloured trim. Date: 1899
Racegoers Fashions 1899Blue: tucked front & sleeves, wrap-over front, high pointed collar. Lilac tunic dress: dentate wrap over body, pointed & curved hems, flat braid trim, lace & belts. Date: 1899
Costume of 1890SBeige & green: cape collar, gigot sleeves, belt, gored skirt, inverted triangular panels at hem. Purple & grey: corselet bodice, skirt with side split, embroidery & bows Date: 1890s
Fashions Early 1880SBlack mantle: lace, jet beads & passementerie. Blue dress: panniers, vandyked skirt, under-skirt with flounces at hem. Jacket body: frilled basques & shoulder puffs. Date: early 1880s
Astrakan Costume 1885Astrakan d-b jacket bodice, high round collar, skirt & tunic in fabric of vertical stripes, tasselled cord worn at one side. Hat: high crown & stuffed bird. Small muff. Date: 1885