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ROSE TEA SETWhat could be nicer than waking up to a breakfast tray of dainty china - a Rose tea set - teapot, cups, saucers, milk jug and sugar bowl? Date: 1930s
Advert for Treasure Cot baby specialises 1930Treasure Cot store devoted to mothers babies and children, with a selection of baby clothing, robe, dainty long flannel gown, shawl and a hand knitted carrying cape
Members of Cuddington Golf Club, Surrey, 1933. Date: 1933
Breakfast Tray 1930SA wonderful breakfast set in dainty china, served on a wicker tray. A napkin, the morning post and a copy of The Sphere. What more could one ask for? Tea and toast? Date: 1930s
Varese Shoes 1928A smiling young lady with a kiss curl on her forehead holds aloft a dainty pair of court style shoes with an ankle strap
Song of Sixpence 19CWhen the pie was open the birds began to sing, and wasn t that a dainty dish to set before a king?
Q was a quaint dainty queen who once made a quilt for a dean, with some quadruple tweeds, quite a number of beads, and a queer little quill in between. Date: 1908
One of Les Mignons at the court of King Henry III of FranceA Mignon, one of the dainty ones at the court of King Henri III of France
Womens undergarments 1935Double page catalogue of womens underwear from 1935. Date: 1935
Flomaries Cafe for dainty teas and light luncheons, East Grinstead High Street, Sussex, with a war memorial on the left. circa 1930s
Lever Brothers Advertisement, LuxAn illustrated advertisement for Lever Brothers Limited, promoting Lux, a product for washing dainty fabrics, a box of which can be seen in the hand of the central woman in the picture
Derry and Toms AdvertisementAn advertisement poster for Derry & Toms, specialists in economical dainty gowns and hats in London
Lux AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Lever Brothers Limited, promoting Lux, a product used for washing dainty fabrics
Lever Brothers Lux AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Lever Brothers Limited, promoting Lux, a product used for washing dainty fabrics
Marine Parade, Dover, Kent Date: 1905
Dainty Nymph of Quaint Kyoto - beautiful woman from the ancient capital and cultural centre of Japan
Courtaulds Courgette AdvertisementAn advertisement for Courtaulds Ltd, promoting Courgette, a very dainty crepe fabric with full surface weave
A Dainty Princess - HRH Princess Alexander of Teck Date: 1910
Advert for London Corset Company 1910Very long below the waist and low in the bust dainty corsets. 1910
Anne de Batarnay de Joyeuse, Duke of Joyeuse, mignon and admiral in the reign of King Henri III of France
Womens petticoats 1935Double page catalogue of a selection womens full length petticoats. Date: 1935
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove womens wrist glooves 1937Fashionable dainty white Irish crochet wrist gloves. Date: 1937
Erasmic - the dainty soap - delightfully refreshing Date: 1919
Cartoon, New drama by Reade and PettittCartoon, New drama by Charles Reade and Henry Pettitt -- Star actors sometimes get very dainty. Their melodrama, Love and Money, was in production at the Adelphi Theatre, London
In Her Hours of Dainty Ease, by A. K. MacDonal 1931A woman pulling a delicate dress over her head as she undresses. Date: 1931
COCKTAIL SNACKSDainty cocktail pastry snacks, neatly cut into triangles and decorated with walnuts and sausages or breadsticks. Date: 1930s
TOMATO SANDWICHESDainty brown bread sandwiches with tomato slices on top of them Date: 1930s
MAKING PRESERVES 1851A French housewife makes preserves. Date: 1851
BED JACKET 1930SA dainty bed-jacket of peach chiffon with gathered neckline and elbow length sleeves, worn over a satin, full-length nightdress. The tips of her slippers can be seen. Date: 1930
A Mother and daughter have a duo portrait photograph taken at the American Studio, Margate Kent. The Mother has selected the dainty Japanese parasol as her shoot prop ! Date: circa 1920s
Advert for Neet hair removing cream (1927)
China - Shanghai - Woman with bound feet reclining on divan. Foot binding was the custom of binding the feet of young girls painfully tight to prevent further growth
Tea Table SettingTea table setting. Besides the teapot on a stand, with cups and saucers for the beverage itself, there are plates of bread and butter and an assortment of dainty cakes. Date: circa 1900
London in a tank. Date: 20th century
Washing Hands with SoapA stylish woman washes her dainty hands with lovely soap in her bathroom sink. Date: 1940s
Display of PralinesA Display of Dainty Types of Pralines - nuts browned in sugar, named after Marechal de Plessis-Pralin (1598-1675) whose cook invented them. 15 kinds are shown here. Date: circa 1930
A Dainty Purchase 1930Both customer and shop assistant seem delighted by this dainty purchase Date: 1930
Advert for the Dainty Gossard Combination, 1927Advert for the Dainty Gossard Combination, (lingerie) 1927 Date: 1927
Dainty frock of opal hues, page of instructions in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s
Advertisement for Phat Pheet dancing sandals for dainty little dancers, from Daniel Neal & Sons Limited, Kensington High Street and Edgware Road, London. Date: September 1914
Advert for Shoolbreds blouses 1914Advertisement for Shoolbreds blouses, illustrating three examples: a smart black fancy net blouse, a dainty ecru net blouse, and a smart ecru net blouse. 1914
Advertisement for Norvic shoes for ladies -- the shoes that are dainty and durable too. Made of pliable patent coltskin, handsewn. From Norvic (Howlett & White Ltd) of Norwich
Petite Dessert Pastries After Cutting Date: 1936
Petits Fours Glace spread. Date: 1936
Sinaia - Romania - The New Market areaAn orchestral concert in the Park - Sinaia, Romania
We miss the patter of your fairy footsteps... A pair of dainty yet stylish ladys footwear from the Edwardian era Date: circa 1900s
Celmisia gracilenta, dainty daisyFinished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771
You all know her, Fanny Rice quaint, original, dainty, bright. Date c1898
Russian beauty in profile - with golden headdress and a golden shoulder strap on her dainty dress. Date: 1909
Fashions for 1927A dainty garden party frock of hand-embroidered voile and a beige and bois de rose crepe de Chine jumper suit, sketched at Messrs. Robinson and Cleaver of Regent Street, London. Date: 1927
Coffee CupsFour dainty sets of coffee cups and saucers from Mappin & Webb. Date: 1930
Dainty Breakfast SetImpress your friends and relatives with this dainty breakfast set, with lovely matching toast rack, tureen, coffee pot and tea pot, cruet set and egg cups etc. Date: 1930s
Bird on Nellies HatA fashionable hat of the period trimmed with a stuffed bird worn by May Ward - the dainty little comedienne. Date: 1906
The Dolly Sisters, USASheet music for Valse Dainty featuring the Dolly Sisters, unknown production, USA circa 1915 circa 1915
Trying a British daintyFrench soldier eating Christmas pudding by the wayside; an optimistic portrayal of Christmas at the Front during World War I
A dainty cape, 1897A smart cape made from chiffon decorated with sequins. The chiffon forms into a ruffle which floats gracefully with movement. Similar capes can also be made from velvet trimmed with ecru lace
Kirks Flake SoapKirks Flake White Soap - nothing so dainty or delicate in lingerie, laces, linens or woolens, but what it can be washed in absolute safety with Kirks Flake White
Ladies Driving CostumeA dainty motoring jacket in tussore silk with lace embroidery; from the catalogue of Alfred Dunhill Ltd
Skaters Dainty FootA helping hand, and a dainty foot; a dapper chap caresses the foot of a lady skater
Dainty RepastThe dishes of dainty repast were soon in order A group of men and women set about the task of laying out a picnic
Girl Plays Cup and BallMiss Playing With Cup and Ball. A dainty young girl having caught the ball attached to a string in the cup looks more than a little pleased
Song of Sixpence 1870When the pie was opened the birds began to sing - now, wasn t that a dainty dish to set before a king ?