Curtain Collection (page 5)

Boy in sailor suit with dogs on a Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1900s

Cosy scene with cat and fireplace on a greetings card
Cosy scene with cat sleeping in front of a fireplace on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1900s

Owl and robin in evening dress on a Christmas card
Owl and robin in smart evening dress on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1880s

Girl and boy with presents on a Christmas card with white and gold decorative border. Date: circa 1890s

Girl and doll having tea on a Christmas card
Girl and doll at a table having tea on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Musical instruments on a greetings card
Musical instruments including a lyre on a greetings card -- Faith, Hope. Date: circa 1890s

Mother, father and two children on a Christmas card, looking out of the window at a church. Date: circa 1900s

Angels and praying boy on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Bal Tabarin Nightclub, Paris
A glitzy show at the Bal Tabarin nightclub in Paris is appreciated by the smartly-dressed audience. Seen here is the final show on 3 June 1966 before the club closed down. Date: 1966

Old English Sheepdog turned into wool, Cornwall
An Old English Sheepdog with its enterprising owners, who spin its longhaired coat into balls of wool for knitting, at home in Mullion, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Young woman in nylon nightie
A young woman in a nylon nightie sits at her bedroom dressing table and combs her hair. Date: late 1970s

The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, starring Henry Irving
The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, first produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London, November 1871. Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) was identified with the role of Mathias in this play more than with any other

The Murder of the Young Princes in the Tower. 1483

Queen Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904). Colored
Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904). Queen of Spain. Photography. Colored

Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199) listen music. Engraving. C
Richard I of England (1157-1199), known as Richard the Lionheart. King of England. Engraving depicting a court scene. The King listen music. Colored

Portraits of Rogier Le Witer, Catharina Behaghel and Magdale
Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678). Flemish painter. Portraits of Rogier Le Witer, Catharina Behaghel and Magdalene de Cuyper, c. 1635-1636. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Dining Room Curtains
Curtain arrangement for a dining room. Date: circa 1810

Paranormal: William S. Marriott fake seance with flying banjo
A banjo floats mysteriously in the air at one of William S. Marriotts fake seances, thanks to a hook in the curtain, manipulated by the medium. Date: 1910

Aft cabin, Heracles liner, Imperial Airways
View inside the aft cabin of a Heracles passenger plane (a Handley Page Hengist), belonging to Imperial Airways, mainly used for flights between London and Paris. Date: circa 1932

Bed type air raid shelter, WW2
A bed type air raid shelter used during the Second World War, by Robert Morris Ltd of Farnworth, near Bolton. Date: 1940s

Children eating ice cream on a Balham street, SW London
A group of six children eating ice cream on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

SPAIN. Segovia. Alcazar (castle). Philip II of Spain s
SPAIN. Segovia. Alcazar (castle). Philip II of Spains bedroom. Royal bed made of walnut wood and decorated with gold cloth. Gothic art. Furniture

Robert Robinson with Lord & Lady St Levan, Cornwall
Robert Robinson (1927-2011), radio and TV presenter, journalist and author, with Lord John Francis Arthur St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan (1919-2013), and his wife Lady Susan St Levan (d 2003)

Advertisement for Grand Theatre, Woolwich, SE London
Advertisement for Grand Theatre and Opera House, Woolwich, south east London, with a photo of the interior. Date: circa 1905

Domestic interior with beaded curtain
A domestic interior with a beaded curtain with another, flowery curtain on either side. Pictures stand on easels on either side, and there are various potted plants

Peek-a-boo! A Blonde starlet with tights and bare back
Peek-a-boo! A Blonde starlet standing alongside a some red stage curtains covered in little black stars, looks back over her shoulder

Stage Fright by Jack Gordge
An actress stands by a theatre curtain, terrified to go on stage, a phobia personified by a menacing shadowy figure behind her. Date: 1927

Merriecolour curtains advertisement, 1950s
Advertisement for Grafton Merricolour fabrics featuring a woman looking out of a window as her jolly Merricolour curtains flap in the breeze. 1950s

Peep Show
Photograph of a model, dancer or possibly chorus girl, peeping through a curtain wearing very little except for some tiny glittery briefs and matching nipple covers. c.1945

A sance with Willi Schneider
Undated flashlight photograph taken during a sance with Willi Schneider in his home town of Braunau, Austria, showing a white cloth " phantom" pinned to a curtain by means of a safety pin

Where is Baby? C1890
" Where is baby?" A toddler peeps from behind a green curtain

Black & White Costume
Redfern 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

Theatre Coat 1913
Fur-trimmed kimono style evening manteau / coat in an oriental floral (peonies) fabric. Worn with a V -necked gown with a high-waisted cord belt & a toque with a feather

Female / Scanty / Dressing
A scantily-clad young woman can t decide what to wear; her gentleman friend peeps round the curtain unconcerned

Susi - with kitten in window. 1950s

Susi - with a bone in her mouth. 1950s

Miss Dance, actress of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London. circa 1810s

Boxer dog emerging from behind a curtain
Unusual Friends - boxer dog emerging from behind a curtain. 1950s

Boxer dog behind a curtain
Unusual Friends - boxer dog looking from behind a curtain. 1950s

Norman Hartnell
Sir Norman Bishop Hartnell (1901 - 1979), British couturier and favourite fashion designer of the Queen and Queen Mother. Pictured in a series of photographs taken by Peter North of famous figures

The Boy Tramp or The Manias Mother - Myra Wayne
Flyer for the comedy play The Boy Tramp or The Manias Mother - Myra Wayne. The illustration shows a woman on a stage peering round from a curtain looking to one side

Antonio Pascual de Borbon y Sajonia, Infante of Spain
Antonio Pascual de Borbon y Sajonia (1755-1817). Infante of Spain. Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779), 1767. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

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

Portrait of Count Gustav Mauritz Armfelt (1757-1814) by
Count Gustav Mauritz Armfelt (1757-1814). Swedish politician and general. Portrait of Count Gustav Mauritz Armfelt in Florence, 1793. By Louis Gauffier (1761-1801). National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Illustrations in The Curtain Book, showing two windows in two different rooms. circa 1960s

Illustration in The Curtain Book, showing four different rooms of a house. circa 1960s

Mary Queen of Scots and Chatelar (or Rizzio)
Mary Queen of Scots and Chatelar (or Chatelard), her secretary. Some versions of the picture give David Rizzio as the secretary. 16th century

Cover design, The Curtain Book, published by Rufflette, one shilling. circa 1960s

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