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Cable Stitch PulloverA hand-knitted jumper in a cable stitch with cuffs & a roll collar. Here it is worn with a woollen skirt
Jumper & Flower BroochA hand-knitted jumper in a lacy ribbed stitch without a collar or welt is worn with a broad belt & a knitted flower brooch
C17th NoblewomenFrench noblewomen: lace falling collar & collars that mark the transition between that & the ruff; padded sleeves, double-skirts tabbed bodices
Social / Squires Door 18CA charitable Squires wife wears a fashionable riding habit with a masculine cut & double cape-collar. Her top hat has a large ribbon rosette & her hair is worn long
Thomas Sydenham 1624-89THOMAS SYDENHAM English physician. A founder of clinical medicine and epidemiology
Byron (Harlow)George Gordon, Lord Byron
Italian Fur AdvertA smartly dressed gentleman escorts a lady whose elegant fur coat he bought for her at Diani, of Milano
French MenservantsFrench menservants in outdoor and indoor livery: top hat with cockade, braided cutaway coat with stand collar, spatterdashes, coat with M- cut collar, breeches
Drinkwater / Cig CardJOHN DRINKWATER English poet and playwright in 1936
Costume / Girl & Mum 1835Blue silk & black velvet pelisse-mantle with hanging sleeves, lace edged collar & brooch. Girl: pink mantle with imbecile sleeves & large revers, peaked cap with tassel
Costume / 1887 TuileriesBlack mantle with jet fringe & passementerie, high crowned hats, checked jacket bodice, skirt & tunic, wing collar & cravat. Girl: jacket with roll collar, dress with box-pleats
Man in Green Coat 1813Green frock coat with velvet collar & unbuttoned cuff, short waistcoat with stand collar, white stock or cravat, Wellington pantaloons, pale grey top hat with green brim
Hunting Dress 1813Single-breasted green coat cut away below the waist, cuffs unbuttoned, stand-fall collar & leather belt, red waistcoat, cravat, breeches, top boots, spurs, velvet hard hat
Girl Rock PoolingA pretty young day-tripper, in a bathing costume paddles amongst the rock pools and shallows looking for starfish & shells equipped with a net on a long pole
White Puppy and Cat 1909A white cat relaxes on a comfy chair while a white puppy tries to pull his irritating collar off
Dog with Green CollarA dog in a green collar
Smart Daywear 1920SA dapper man wearing a top hat and spats, and a lady in a long dress with a hat decorated with flowers, chat to a vicar on Speech Day at Oundle School, England
Fox Collar 1938Fox collar, very smart and fashionable
Fur Collar 1938Collar in Sable Australian Opossum with bow fronts
Order of Star of IndiaORDER OF STAR OF INDIA : Instituted in 1861. Shown here are the collar of lotus & the heraldic rose of England; an Investment badge pendant & ribbon with cameo of Victoria
Sailors Homecoming 1880SA motherly welcome for a young sailor home for Christmas leave. A hug from mamma in the parlour is surrounded by a frame of seaweed
Mascagni PortraitPIETRO MASCAGNI Italian composer
Showgirl & FiremanA backstage fireman takes a closer look at a performing showgirl, and gets a little hot under the collar!
Lady in Winter DressSome of these restaurants can be draughty, but this Molyneux robe in crepe de Maroc, with its velvet collar should keep Madame warm, don t you think ?
Humboldt / Steuben / SpamerALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT German scientist and traveller portrait dated 18 April 1824
Comb & Collar / White FoxThe Princess saves the White Fox. (Italian story)
Johannes Kepler / AnonJOHANNES KEPLER German astronomer
Ben Jonson / HonthorstBEN JONSON Writer
THE SMART SET 1913Shifty-looking gentleman wears a double-breasted waisted overcoat with velvet collar & pocket flaps, wing collar & bow tie, spats, rakish top hat & a silver topped cane
Costume / Day OutfitFormal dress clothes for a daytime function: a braid trimmed morning coat - the Mayfair, narrow grey striped trousers, spats, stiff collar & tie, gloves, cane & top hat
Costume / Morning CoatA gentleman wearing the Seasons MORNING COAT with floral buttonhole, top hat, grey striped narrow fitting trousers with a front crease, spats, wing collar & bowtie
Karl G Wrangel / MiniatureKARL GUSTAV WRANGEL COUNT of SALMIS and SOLVESBORG Swedish admiral and marshal
Sir Henry Rider HaggardSIR HENRY RIDER HAGGARD writer of She and other adventure stories
Chopin / EichhornFREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician
Blue Waistcoat 1909Professional gentleman (Mr J C Wason) wears a top hat, frock coat, blue waistcoat, grey striped trousers with a front crease & turn-ups, half- boots & a wing collar & cravat
Francis Drake / SydenhamSIR FRANCIS DRAKE English admiral
Spotted Fur / GrunwaldtA short, wrap-over fur coat & flat muff in a dark coloured fur; full-length coat in an unspecified spotted cat fur with a contrasting collar. N.B fur & oriental rugs & cushions
Fur Mantles / GrunwaldtTwo cocoon style evening mantles in unspecified furs - one in white the other in grey with dark brown collar & cuffs. The women stand on spotted cat skin rugs
Lord Byron in 1814GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON English poet in 1814
Gladstone / Vanity Fair 87WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE British statesman
Evening Cape / Doucet 1914Fad for capes: a flounced evening cape by Doucet with large rosette buttons & fur collar; a tunic dress with a draped tango skirt, puffed tunic & a diagonal split
Briton Riviere / CostumeA lounge suit (consisted of a lounging jacket, waistcoat & trousers all of the same material) in a light, checked fabric worn with a wing collar & tie
Annie Besant in 1885ANNIE BESANT English theosophist and Indian political leader
Hubert Van Eyck / BoulonoiHUBERT VAN EYCK Flemish Artist
Cinderella / RichterCinderella by the fireside is taunted by her two sisters before leaving for the Ball
We Gladstone / Holl / MayallWILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE English politician MP sitting in a chair
Sir James BarrieSIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE Scottish novelist and dramatist probably best known for writing Peter Pan
Duke of Buckingham 17CGEORGE VILLIERS, 1st DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM English statesman