Courtship Collection (page 4)

A Windfall - tasting an apple in the garden
A Windfall - a charming postcard from Lance Thackerays Amateur Gardening series. A lady gives her male companion a taste of the first fallen apple of the season. Date: 1906

1960s fashion, wearing Ronald Paterson for the polo
A girl hugs her polo player boyfriend wearing a casual dress by Ronald Paterson in brilliant turquoise shantung. The dress is sleeveless

Humorous WWI postcard drawn by George Ranstead
Comic illustration by amateur soldier artist of the Great War, George Ranstead, depicting a rather weedy, monocled chap, dressed smartly with spats and a top hat

Tatler front cover, February 1960
Front cover of The Tatler, February 1960, Debutantes and Brides Number showing a pleased looking girl offering a perfectly manicured hand to a suitor with a large ring. Date: 1960

1960s fashion, courtship wearing John Cavanagh suit
A girl wearing a John Cavanagh suit of soft, feather-weight tweed by Otterburn Mills in a mixture of pale grey and white. The jacket is double-breasted with a rolled collar set away from the neck

Couple in love, 1940s
A man and woman, obviously very much in love from the way they are looking at each other. 1940s

1960s fashion, cocktails in a Mattli dress
A couple enjoy cocktails while he shows his girlfriend a three card trick, though they appear more intent on flirting with each other

A Good Rainfall
A delightful postcard illustrated by Lance Thackeray, entitled A Good Rainfall from the Amateur Gardening series. A girl watering her high hedge soaks her male companion and then tells him to go

Engagement under the mistletoe
After wooing with chocolates, a suave looking chap in evening dress, proposes with an engagement ring. Date: 1913

The loving couple being chaperoned
A courting couple are being chaperoned, while they take a relaxing ride down the river. Date: 1836

Bronze age courtship, Aldin
A bronze aged warrior of Denmark with spear and shield courts a rather shy looking woman Date: circa 3000 BC

Patriotic World War One postcard
A dashing naval officer offers a deckchair to a young lady wearing a complementary sailor dress. The scene is given a patriotic flavour with a Union Jack cushion and a bulldog standing by

Arms and the Man by Edwin Morrow
Sub-titled - A suggestion for patriotic girls who wish to show their sympathy with the wounded in a practical way. A courting couple during World War I find an ingenious way of walking arm in arm by

Music cover for The Cavalier, a song sung by Miss Poole, with words by W H Bellamy, music by Charles W Glover. A very elaborately dressed Cavalier of the 17th century is depicted with a guitar under

Music cover, spinning wheel scene from Martha
Music cover for the comic opera entitled Martha, or the Market at Richmond by Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883), set in the early 18th century

The Only Man Left by George Ranstead
Original drawing in pen and ink showing an incredibly young boy suggesting to a (much taller) female office worker that they go to the theatre together but to keep it quiet otherwise the other girls

He who hesitates is lost, by Florence Hardy
A Dutch boy and girl skating on a frozen lake. The boy holds a bunch of mistletoe in his hand. The greeting reads " Wishing you every Happiness."

1950S PARTY
An illustration depicting a party of debutante ball with several young ladies in full skirted dresses helping themselves to the buffet while predatory young men in tuxedos look smug

Stolen Sweets by Webster Murray
A romantic balcony scene showing an 18th century gentleman in wig and frock coat gazing into the eyes of a young lady who leans down towards him from her balcony

The Tatler Xmas No 1922 Front Cover
Front cover illustration by Lewis Baumer showing the Tatler character in his red frock coat and tricorn hat kissing a dainty looking damsel under the mistletoe

Sue and her Suitors
I don t know which to choose Sue said Tis awkward they should meet For Joe has brought me apples red And Tom a posy sweet

A Couple in the Fields by Florence Hardy
A young farmgirl is courted by a young man dressed in blue

Two lovers in the fields by Florence Hardy
A young girl gazes sadly at a bouquet of flowers, while her suitor, a farmboy, walks beside her

Christmas Wishes by Ethel Parkinson
A little boy brandishes a small piece of mistletoe in the hope that his female friend will oblige

Come with me and be my Love
A Dutch boy, flowers in his hand, asks a girl to become his lover by the docks

Phillida Flouts me
Three rival young suitors, all dressed in Elizabethan clothes and carrying mistletoe watch their young fancy, also dressed in Elizabethan costume

A Passive Resistance by Florence Hardy
Two Dutch children skate on an icy lake as the girl ignores the boys gentle courtship

Weaver and admirer - Florence Hardy
Weaving a web deeper than friendship. An amorous advance by a young man toward a lady weaver working at her spinning wheel

A Song Without Words by Florence Hardy
An 18th century couple gaze deeply into each others eyes over a harpsichord

Just a song at twilight by Florence Hardy
An elegant gentleman serenades a lady who sits in her chair and listens politely

Loves Questioning by Florence Hardy
An 18th century scene depicting a man in a powdered wig wooing a young lady who is playing a piano or harpsichord

Sing me an English Song by Florence Hardy
An elegant 18th century couple sit together on a sofa. A gentleman in a frock coat and wig listens intently while his lady companion plays the lute

Will You Be Mine by Florence Hardy
A couple from the late 18th century hold hands as they walk through the snow; the gentleman conveniently holds a bunch of mistletoe

Loves Melody by Florence Hardy
An 18th century couple sit on an elegant sofa. The man plays a romantic serenade on his lute while his companion listens politely

A pas seul by Florence Hardy
An 18th century couple make beautiful music together. A gentleman in a wig plays the harpsichord while his lady companion dances prettily

Army Club Cigarettes
An army officer celebrates the end of the First World War by wooing a sweetheart with the gift of Army Club cigarettes and a barely concealed bunch of mistletoe

We are Making Progress
Entitled, " We Are Making Decided Progress-", a young man flirts with his dinner companion as he lights her cigarette. He might be in there. 1 of 2 images

The First Advance
A bashful monkey suitor offers his equally coy sweetheart a coconut in the romantic rituals that go on before marriage

The Umbrella Courtship
Two children, a boy in a sailor suit and a girl in a country style bonnet, sit together underneath a Chinese paper parasol. A seaside scene can be just made out behind them

Victorian Smokers
A lady and gentleman enjoy the cosy companionship of a shared cigarette. Quite shocking considering its about 1880

I ll be out in the morning early, words and music
I ll be out in the morning early, I ll be out on board the ship... And Charley loves a pretty girl As sweet as sugar candy. Date: 1886

Spanish Knight, words and music
I am a knight all out of Spain; I come to court your daughter Jane. My daughter Jane is far too young, She can t abide your flattering tongue.... etc

Kirghiz Courtship
Courtship custom of the Kirghiz people - the would-be groom rides in pursuit of his prospective bride who may not try so very hard to escape

Kitty Spies a Crinoline
Fashion conscious Kitty spies the new cage crinoline (skeleton skirt, steel slips or the Ladies expander ) which will jeopardize her courtship with the attentive Adolphus

Fairy Courtship / Doyle
A Fairy Prince pays court to a fairy, inviting her to share his crown

Lear / Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo /
THE COURTSHIP OF THE YONGHY- BONGHY-BO Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo woos the Lady with the milk-white Hens of Dorking

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