Dressed Collection (#18)

Suggestions for the Happy New Year Ball by Dolly Tree
Three designs by Miss Dolly Tree for fancy dress costumes to be worn at the Happy New Year Ball at the Albert Hall on New Years Eve, 1925/6

Fancy Dress - Miss Dorothy Milne as a Second Balaclava
Miss Dorothy Milne in her fancy dress costume for the Covent Garden Fancy Dress Ball, as a Second Balaclava with British military leaders General Gordon and Kitchener clearly visible on her dress

Ideas for New Years Eve Fancy Dress, 1926
Two suggestions for outfits to wear to the Happy New Year Ball to be held at the Royal Albert Hall on New Years Eve 1925/6

Fancy dress - little girl dressed as Black & White whiskey
A prize winning fancy dress costume worn by Ethel Patricia Harper, born 25th October 1925. Dressed as the famous Black and White brand of Scotch whisky

Scrap - girl dressed as a nurse. late 19th century

Votes for Women - Frederick Pethick-Lawrence as Suffragette
Votes for Women - Frederick Pethick-Lawrence (1871-1961), (husband of prominent campaigner Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence) dressed as Suffragette selling Votes for Women - the 24th November 1911 issue

Miss Studdy at the Sketch Ball - Bonzo fancy dress
Miss Arnold in doggy fancy dress for The Sketch Club Ball in an outfit that pays homage to Bonzo, the cartoon dog created by artist George Studdy

Santa Claus in the desert in Oman. British man dressed in Santa Claus costume with white bag on his back with British ex-patriate children Date: 1977

British Caribbean girl and two English girls standing by a t
Nottingham. British Caribbean girl and two English girls standing by a tree in Nottingham Arboretum. The girls stand either side of the tree

Two British Caribbean ladies in Mod outfits having a drink
Nottingham. Two British Caribbean ladies having a drink, sitting on chairs facing the camera. Dressed in early 1960s Mod fashion, against a grey and white printed curtain back drop. Date: 1960s

Miss Frieda Hempel and M Solito De Solis by Einar Nerman
Einar Nermans (1888-1983). Illustration of Miss Frieda Hempel and M Solito De Solis, on stage at the Albert Hall. The cultured audience applauding

Advertisement for Braemar Woollens 1936. This illustration shows two women in riding outfits, advertising high quality wool jumpers for outdoor wear

Smartly dressed Turkish Military Officer from Bakirkoy
A smartly-dressed Turkish Military Officer from Bakirkoy, Istanbul, Turkey. Date: circa 1930s

Chichester Park, Belfast - a view of large houses and young boy in the foreground on a tricycle, dressed in a sailors suit. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast)

Costumes at the Artists Costume Ball
A variety of outfits, purchased from London department store, Marshall and Snelgrove, worn by guests at the Artists Costume Ball held at the Princes Galleries in February 1914

Historical fancy dress costume, 1911
The Fancy Dress Ball Season: Some Historically accurate Dresses Suitable for Coming Dances. In a bid to help out guests at fancy dress balls and to obviate the absurdity of not knowing what you are

French history. First Empire (1804-1820). Dressed as bourgeois fashion empire style. Engraving. 19th century. Colored

France. First Empire. 1804-1820. Woman dressed to the Empire style. Engraving. Color. 19th century

The Dreadnought Hoax, report in The Sketch
Page from The Sketch magazine reporting on the Dreadnought hoax. The incident was a joke played by a group led by Horace de Vere Cole, including the writer Virginia Stephen (Woolf)

Miss Marjorie Bagot as an Etruscan at the Picture Ball
Miss Marjorie Bagot dressed as one of the figures from an Etruscan frieze, one of a number of costumes on artistic themes

Girls in sunbonnets
Childrens postcard illustration of young girls dressed in 1920s fashion wearing sunbonnets, fishing in a pool. Date: 1928

Edwardian ladies in winter
Xmas. Two Edwardian ladies dressed in warm coats, hats and muffs surveying the winter scene. Date: circa 1904

Woman dressed for autumn
Late autumn. Art Nouveau stlye woman walking in woodland dressed in a warm autumn outfit and white muff. Date: 1902

Overworked Clerk - Finished for the Day (4pm)
The Overworked (!) Clerk - Finished for the Day (at 4pm!). Date: 1906

HMS Marlborough - Quarter Deck dressed for Officers Ball. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Junior police force
After a boy broke her window, Miss Marian Fletcher of Linthwaite, near Huddersfield in Yorkshire, set up a private police force of children aged 7-12 to encourage better behaviour

Bal Tabarin Nightclub, Paris
Some of the audience members and waiters during a glitzy show at the Bal Tabarin nightclub in Paris. It was the final show on 3 June 1966 before the club closed down

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck (c. 1600-1662)
Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck (c.1600-1662). Dutch painter. Portrait of a Girl Dressed in Blue, 1641. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

A Young Woman Warming her Hands over a Brazier: Allegory of
Cesar Boetius van Everdingen (1617-1678). Dutch painter. A Young Woman Warming her Hands over a Brazier: Allegory of Winter, c. 1644-1648. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Central coronation of the west pediment of the Temple of Aeg
Ridge decoration of the west pediment of the Temple of Aegina. Two women and a large palmette and tendrils ornament. Ca. 500 BC. Glyptothek Museum. Munich. Germany

Portrait of a Donor in Scarlet and St. Anthony, c. 1450, by P
Petrus Christus (1425-1476). Dutch painter. Portrait of a Donor in Scarlet and St. Anthony, c.1450. Altar panel. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887-1969). Queen consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. Victoria Eugenia dressed in Spanish fashion. Portrait by Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923). Magdalena Palace

Slovak man. 1850-1890
Slovak man, 1850-1890. From Krakovany, Nyitra county. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Mannequin of a young wife from Jaszsag, 1890s. Hungary
Young wife from a market town. Jaszsag, Hungary, 1890s. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Traditional costume of Matyo man. Mannequin. 1900-1910. Hung
Traditional costume of Matyo man. From Mezokovesd, Borsod county. 1900-1910. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Paloc young girl in festive winter church clothes. 1870. Hun
Young girl in festive winter church clothes. 1870. From Paloc Nogradmarcal, Nograd. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Antonio Perez evasion from prison the evening April 19, 1590
Antonio Perez (1540-1611). Spanish politician. He participated in the murder of Escobedo (1578) implying Philip II in the act. He was sentenced to two years in prison

Saxon girl, 1892. Romania
Traditional dress of a saxon girl. 1892. From Transylvania (Romania). Szelindek, Szeben county. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary

Etruscan sarcophagus of Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa. 150-140 BC
Etruscan sarcophagus of Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa. Polychromed terracotta. 150-140 BC. Is depicted reclined and resting on a pillow

Mask. Jugend Magazine, 1898. Germany
Mask. Jugendstil. Drawing from Jugend Magazine, 1898. Germany

False door of Bateti. Egypt
Limestone false door of Bateti. The figure inside the niche depicts the deceased out of his grave to receive their offerings. 2400 BC. 5th Dynasty. Old Kingdom. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Birthday card for an 8th Birthday - one of the two children playing amid the large number eight is dressed in Red Indian (Indigenous Native American) costume. Date: 1930s

Harry Monkhouse, Harry Parker and John le Hay in Maid Marion
Actors Harry Monkhouse, Harry Parker and John le Hay acting the fool in a scene from Maid Marion, which was staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London in 1891. Date: 1891

Ships at anchor in the harbour, Hong Kong, China. They include HMS Tamar (white). Date: 1911

St Michaels Home for Boys, Chislehurst, Kent
St Michaels Home for boys at Chislehurst. A group of nursery children dressed in sailor suits and holding flags. The home was run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1900

Cattle at Richmond River, New South Wales
Cattle being watered by men on horseback at Richmond River, New South Wales. Across a narrow bridge, two smartly dressed women stand near a rowing boat and a horse and trap. Date: circa 1895

Photograph of three VAD patients at Quex Park VAD Hospital. The man on the right is Artieme Mettrie who was a patient at the hospital between 14th November 1914 and 13th May 1915

Marquis of Graham
The marquis of GRAHAM, with the earl of Buchan, depicted by Kay in the uniform of Scottish volunteers, dressed in tartan from head to foot. Date: 1755 - ?

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