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Japanese actoras a samurai, armour, two swords, grass coatJapanese actor dressed as a samurai, with armour, two swords and grass coat. Vintage 19th century photograph
Well dressed North African man, probably Algeria
Cute child, photographers studio, probably India, late 19th19th century vintage photograph: Cute child, in photographers studio, probably India, late 19th century
Fancy Dress - Little girl dressed as a fairyinsertcaption Date: circa 1920s
Finely Dressed LadyA Victorian lady in an alpine scene, wearing a finely frilled dress with puffed sleeves and a wide-brimmed feathered hat, holding a posy of yellow roses. Date: 1902
Pretty Young LadyYouth and Vanity. Portrait of a smartly dressed young Edwardian lady. Artist: Ethel C Brisley Date: 1910
A small boy (or girl) dressed in a turban and harem pants in an Arabian Nights style fancy dress. Date: 1940s
A person sitting in a back yard dressed up as Charlie Chaplin. Date: c. 1918A person sitting in a back yard dressed up as Charlie Chaplin. Date: c.1918
Three people in fancy dress; two adults in exotic Arabian Nights style outfits, while a little boy (or girl?) appears to be dressed as a medieval jester or similar. Date: 1910-1920
Photographic postcard of Little Miss Muffet. Date: c. 1905Photographic postcard of Little Miss Muffet. Date: c.1905
A sweet little girl dressed up in a fairy costume. Shes standing on a rather nice rug in the garden. Date: c.1920s
A band, most of whom are wearing disguise of heavy eyebrows and moustaches, presumably a gimmick during a performance, or just for the hell of it
Lovely photograph of a little boy in a pierrot costume. Date: 1920s
Two women pose for a photograph in identical fancy dress costumes, given patriotic flair with Union Jack skirts. Date: late 1920s
Scene from J. M. Barries Peter Pan at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in 1905Scene from J.M. Barries Peter Pan at the Duke of Yorks Theatre in 1905, showing Peter saving his band from the pirates,
Members of the London Sketch Club in costume for an unemployed supper in 1905. Date: 1905
R. I. Historical costume ball by John HassallScenes from the historical costume ball of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, with the various history-themed entertainments, devised by Master of Ceremonies, John Hassall
A cast member of the Albert de Courville revue, Shell Out at the Comedy Theatre, dressed as the Savage Club, one of a number of costumes representing various London clubs for a particular scene
A Fine LadyA young lady dressed in her finery sending Christmas wishes. Artist: Anne Anderson Date: circa 1920
Six delightful young ladies - actually men dressed up as women. They do look rather fetching though. Date: 1920s
Double page spread from The Tatler, reporting on Captain Neil MacEacheans novel party held at Brook Street, where well-knowns dressed up as living celebrities
Regency boyA handsome boy dressed in Regency costume holding a bunch of flowers
Dolls of courtiers dressed by Princess VictoriaDolls of courtiers Duchess of Clarendon, Lady Maria Arnold and Lady Derwentwater. Wooden dolls dressed by the young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H
Doll of dancer Mlle. Proche Giubelei dressed by PrincessDoll of dancer Mlle. Proche Giubelei in costume as Justine from the ballet Un Jour a Naples dressed by the young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H
Ernestine, leather doll dressed as a Swiss peasantErnestine, leather doll from Berne dressed by young Princess Victoria as a Swiss peasant. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H
Duchess of Parma and Count Almaviva dolls dressedDolls of the Duchess of Parma and Count Almaviva, from The Barber of Seville, dressed by young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H
Amy Robsart doll dressed in green satin by young PrincessDoll of Mlle. Porphirin Brocard as Amy Robsart, Lady Leicester, dressed in green satin from the ballet Kenliworth by young Princess Victoria
Queen Elizabeth wooden doll dressed by young PrincessQueen Elizabeth, a wooden doll dressed by young Princess Victoria after the character played by Zoe Beaupre in the ballet Kenilworth with crown, pearls and golden dress
The Earl and Countess of Leicester dressed by PrincessThe Earl and Countess of Leicester dolls dressed by young Princess Victoria after characters in the ballet Kenilworth. Mlle. Porphirin Brocard danced the role of Amy Robsart, Lady Leicester
Catherine Countess of Claremont doll dressed by PrincessCatherine Countess of Claremont doll dressed by young Princess Victoria. Color plate after an illustration by Alan Wright from Frances H. Lows Queen Victorias Dolls, George Newness, London, 1894
Scenes from Guinea, Africa, 1820The palace of the King of Dahomey at Abomey 37, an African man hiding a fetish 38, and people of Whydah worshipping a huge snake 39. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev
The maids laughing at a gardener dressed up in new footmans livery, 19th century. Mrs Lucy Somersville outfitting her staff in pea-green coat
Ian Hassall, second of artist John Hassalls five children, pictured posing in his costume at the Mansion House Childrens Fancy Dress Ball in January 1911
VE Day - children celebratingVE Day. A little girl patriotically dressed in a Union Jack dress, helps a chubby baby wave a flag. Date: 1945
A young woman called Beatie, in a fancy dress costume as the Newcastle Daily Journal newspaper. Date: 1908
Three children in fancy dress, as cupid, a clown or pierrot, and a flower fairy of some description. Date: c.1920
Man in a rather unusual fancy dress costume, probably as United Dairies as U Dees seems to be slang for the company but the bottles on his sleeves give the game away. Date: c.1910
A little girl called Ursula, dressed in a very smart outfit as the nursery rhyme character, Little Bo Peep for the Mansion House Ball held by the Lord Mayor in January 1912. Date: 1912
Woman dressed as winter, swaddled in rag and carrying fire wood. Date: c. 1915Woman dressed as winter, swaddled in rag and carrying fire wood. Date: c.1915
A little boy and little girl dressed up as nursery rhyme characters, Jack and Jill. Date: c.1920
A woman in an interesting militaristic exotic costume, holding a standard. Date: c.1915
Christmas childrenYoung boy & girl dressed in green walking through a wood laden with holly. (Origin German). Date: circa 1905
A little boy with the initials G. B.s dressed as LIttle Boy Blue for the kindergartenA little boy with the initials G.B.S dressed as LIttle Boy Blue for the kindergarten party, 1911 (or possibly 1921). Date: 1911
A little girl called Maggie in fancy dress, wearing a fairy costume on Pancake Tuesday 1921. Date: 1921
A little boy called Rob poses for a photograph wearing a first prize-winning costume, which presumably is Dick Whittington, since he is carrying a black cat. Date: 1909
Two children in fancy dress; the little boy is dressed as a chef while a little girl makes a very respectable maid or waitress. Date: 1920s
A young girl in a fabulously patriotic fancy dress costume as Britannia. Date: 1910s
A young woman in fancy dress, in a type of Romany gipsy costume that was very popular in the early twentieth century. Date: 1918
