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Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Madame de Sevigne, French epistolary writer famous for her letters to her daughter Madame de Grignan, 1626-1696
Leonora Dori Galigai, wife of Concino Concini, exorcist and witch, 1571-1617. She wears her hair loose under a bonnet, a velvet dress with lace collar and cuffs
Seamstress in Bavolet, reign of Louis XIII, 1610-1643Seamstress, wearing a Bavolet headdress, reign of Louis XIII, 1610-1643. The Bavolet was a lace cap with a frill at the back, also known as the curtain bonnet
Adam de Cambrai, first president of the Parlement de Paris, d. 1456. In calotte bonnet and robes, black velvet collar and cuffs
Advert, The Scrivener Cuff ProtectorAdvert for The Scrivener Cuff Protector, from H L Castle, High Street, Watford. 1909
Knitted womens cardigans 1940Page from a magazine showing two models wearing knitted cardigans. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing, many chose to knit their own clothes as a cheaper alternative
Two French men in costume 1690Two French men in costume - nobleman and officer. Date: 1690
Hands and flowers on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s
Boy with dog and kite on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
An English Hebe by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll. 1905
John Horne Tooke, clergyman, politician, philologistJohn Horne Tooke (1736-1812), English clergyman, politician and philologist. circa 1800s
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove womens wrist glooves 1937Fashionable dainty white Irish crochet wrist gloves. Date: 1937
CHARLOTTE EMBDEN Sister of Heinrich Heine, German poet and critic
10938134Male dress from the early 15th century, from a playing card in the Royal Library in Stuttgard.. He wears a large hat and a tunic with elaborate collar and cuffs. He clutches a bird in his left hand
Costume of Dorlis, Muscadin in the fashion of 1796.. Costume of Dorlis, Muscadin in the fashion of 1796. He wears a small bicorn cocked hat, long jacket with huge lapels and cuffs, high-collar shirt
Dress of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, 1558-1603.. She wears a high lace ruff and cuffs, elaborately jeweled bodice, belt and headdress. Stubbs, Stow, portrait at Henham, described by Miss
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove evening coats 1929 Advert for Marshall & SnelgroveSelection of fashionable evening wrap around coats, with fur cuffs and collars. Date: 1929
Chocolate box design, lady in carnival costumeChocolate box design, featuring a lady in a black and red carnival costume with balloons. Date: 20th century
GIRLS KNITTED JACKETFar too stylish for a little girl is this hand-knitted jacket with patterned yoke & cuffs, collar & lapels & patterned patch pockets with button detailing. Date: 1930s
STRIPED & SPOTTED C. 1911 STRIPED & SPOTTED C. 1911A high waisted narrow line dress in spots & stripes with a hobble skirt with a box pleated hem to aid mobility, a wrap over corsage, sash & long sleeves with ruffled cuffs Date: circa 1911
Racegoer 1909J Reid Walker wears a ? Homburg hat, wing collar & red tie, black waistcoat & lounging jacket, grey herringbone tweed trousers with turn-ups & a front crease Date: 1909
ERMINE COAT 1922Ermine trimmed otter fur coat with an 18th century feel having boot cuffs & imitation brandenbourgs, a flared skirts. worn with a fur scarf & hat with a cocked brim. Date: 1922
BOY IN KNITTED COATA small boy posed out of doors wears a 3/4 length light coloured knitted coat with collar & turned back cuffs & shoes with a bar across the instep. Date: late 19th century
Riding Habit 1857Amazon corsage buttoning to the throat & with a small white collar & reversed cuffs. Black velvet hat ornamented with a plume & worn with a veil. Date: 1857
Costume - Diabolo 1817Man: blue coat with gold buttons, lapels & split cuffs; light coloured pantaloons (trousers). Woman: white muslin dress with ruff, hem decorated with lace & rouleaux Date: 1817
SALUTING THE FLAG-FRENCHFRENCH Saluting the flag. Date: circa 1766
BELLE ASSEMBLEE 1852A blue gown with 2 deep lace flounces; a wedding gown with lace on the bodice and cuffs. Date: 1852
Balck dress 1930sA black dress with pink bows at the neck and cuffs. Date: 1930s
Costume - Women 1816Staw bonnet with a high crown, white percale robe with tucks on the cuffs, bodice & hem possibly worn over a chemisette & with an embroidered ruff. Date: 1816
Bracelet - Costume 1847White dress: single scallop edged lace flounce & worn with a pelerine with lappets. Blue dress: long sleeves, white cuffs & trimmed en tablier; worn with a mantelet. Date: 1847
FUR FOR SKATINGHappy, debonair young couple skate together in their warm fur coats - hers is an astrakhan, his has fur collar and cuffs and probably a fur lining. Date: ?1907
DEBONAIR SKATING COUPLEHappy, debonair young couple skate together in their warm fur coats - hers is an astrakhan, his has fur collar and cuffs and probably a fur lining. Date: ?1907
Danish Schoolgirls 1903Two Danish schoolgirls wear double-breasted coats (one with plaid cuffs), woollie scarves & lace up boots. One wears a peaked cap the other a flat straw hat. Date: 1903
Dress of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, 1558-1603Dress of the reign of Henry VIII, 1509-1547.. She wears a purple hat decorated with jewels and feathers, a red dress with puffed and slit sleeves, lace collar and cuffs
The Queen of Spain and eldest daughter, Infanta BeatrizVictoria Eugenie of Battenberg (18871969), Queen of Spain (left) pictured with her eldest daughter, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Princess di Civitella-Cesi (1909-2002)
Box-Back Overcoat 1907American box-back overcoat with fly-front, velvet collar & cuffs with buttton detail. Worn with trousers with a front crease, a bowler (derby) hat & half-boots
Edwardian Dandy 1907Lord Althorp wearing grey trousers with turn-ups & a front crease, grey morning coat, cream D-B waistcoat, high all round collar, white cravat & a gold pinkie ring
Boy with dog and mirror on a cutout greetings cardBoy with dog and ornate mirror on a cutout three-dimensional greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Woman police officer with motorcycle, Hendon, LondonWoman police officer under instruction on a motorcycle at Hendon, North London, May 1960. At this time, training courses were being run for WPCs in the use of a new type of lightweight motor scooter
Costumes of the 1640SCostumes of various European women not all of them ladies of fashion. N.B decollete bodice with lace falling collar & cuffs & gowns hitched up to reveal petticoats. Date: 1640
Girl & Fur Hat 1890SA little girl wears a double- breasted coat of a pale furry fabric with fur cuffs & ostrich feather trimmed cape collar, a high feather trimmed bonnet & gaiters. Date: 1890s
Diana, Princess of Wales, in St Marys, Scilly IslesDiana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) pregnant with William, wearing a polka dot maternity dress with frilled collar and cuffs in front of crowds while on a visit to St Mary s, Isles of Scilly
Victorian woman in frilly costume and hatA Victorian woman in a hat and dress with frilly white ruff and cuffs, possibly an actress in theatrical costume. Date: circa 1870s
Romania - Dancer in National Costume Date: circa 1910s
Evening Dress 1890SShort puffed sleeves, lace- edged falling tucker, bodice with round waist, cuffs, bodice & waistband ornamented with bead work. She holds an ostrich plume fan open. Date: 1890s
1860 Wedding Dress & BoyBoy: brown & black tunic with sash. Woman: blue dress with pagoda or funnel sleeves, belt with a gold clasp, 5 narrow flounces & undersleeves with reverse cuffs
Black & White CostumeRedfern dress & coat in black & white for the theatre: wrap- over V -neck dress with fur- trimmed hem & train, kimono style coat with deep fur collar & cuffs
Giovanni CassiniGIOVANNI DOMENICO CASSINI later Jean-Dominique, French astronomer and first Director of the Paris Observatory, who discovered four of Saturns moons