Elongated Collection

Woman Knitting 1929
A woman sits knitting - the illustration shows the new elongated slender silhouette which was to come into fruition in the 1930s

Art Nouveau Headdress / 1
An Art Nouveau headdress of ornamental fillet with elongated sections, incorporating a cameo, hanging over the ears. Also matching ornamental shoulder straps

Art is Long by Pica
A woman with a svelte figure and an Eton crop hair style studies the latest elongated fashions of the 1930s in the pages of a womens magazine

Portrait of a young Dayak Woman - Sarawak, Malaysia - note the elongated earlobes stretched with multiple heavy metal circle earrings. Date: 1952

Kadoo, a native of the Caroline Islands, with elongated earlobes, necklace and tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature, The South Sea Islands, Ackermann

King of the Caroline Islands. Chief with elongated earlobes and body tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature, The South Sea Islands, Ackermann, 1824

Elongated gesneria, Gesneria elongata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Mills from Benjamin Maund and the Rev. John Stevens Henslows The Botanist, London, 1836

Two indigenous hunters, Brazil
Two indigenous hunters in Brazil, descended from the ancient Aruacs. Their earlobes are weighted and elongated in childhood. Date: 1922

Curtis British Entomology Plate 359
Coleoptera: Hydrochus elongatus (Elongated Hydrochus) Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 327
Coleoptera: Nemosoma elongatum = Nemozoma elongatum (Elongated Nemosoma) [Plant: Rubia peregrina (Wild Madder)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 311
Coleoptera: Latridius elongatus = Dienerella elongata (Elongated Latridius) [Plant: Ophrys apifera (Bee Ophrys)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 196
Coleoptera: Pterostichus elongatus (Elongated Pterostichus: a mainland-european species) [Plant: Ranunculus sardous (Ranunculus parvulus, Dwarf Ranunculus)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 79
Coleoptera: Gyrinus bicolor (Elongated Whirl-wig or Whirligig Beetle) [Plant: Parnassia palustris (Grass of Parnassus)] Date: 1824-39

Green Watering Can Date: 1880

Khoisan woman in hat, animal skin, necklace, and bracelets, and carries a bow and arrows.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Endoceras cancellatum, nautiloid
A long-shelled fossil invertebrate from the class Cephalopoda belonging in the phylum Mollusca (molluscs). Photographed by Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Hippurites radiosus, rudist mollusc shell
Rudist mollusc shells are elongated molluscs and were also reef builders. Specimen dates from the Late Cretaceous, Des Moulins, Charente, France

Evening dress 1931
Gowns by Lucien Lelong include one with a low-cut back, bustle & train and a gown with a black skirt, pink bodice & a diamond shaped panel & bow at the waist. 1931

SKULLS / 1841
SKULLS i) A Greek skull resting on a pile of books ii) An elongated skull from Titicaca Date: 1841

Advert for Jays womens blouses 1933
Women wearing long and short sleeved blouses, with different style collars. 1933

Flight of a dirigible hydrogen balloon by the Robert Brothers.. First 45-minute flight of the elongated dirigible hydrogen balloon of the Robert brothers, Anne-Jean and Nicolas Louis, July 15, 1784

Christmas arrangement of candles, fir branches and cones
Christmas arrangement of candles, fir branches, pine cones and a log

Designs for Cake Tops, Elongateds Scroll Border Design
Designs for Cake Tops, Elongated " S" Scroll Border Design Date: 1936

Profile portrait of a beautiful Masai woman - Kenya
A stunning profile portrait of a beautiful Masai woman - Kenya. Note the elongated earlobe piercing and remarkably decorative hair braiding. Date: circa 1930s

Busycon contrarium, lightening whelk
Fossilised specimen of the Pilocene gastropod, originating from Florida, USA, 5 million years ago. The lightening whelk has a long siphonal canal

Mimetite
A tall, orange prismatic crystal of mimetite. Mimetite comprises of (lead chloroarsenate)

Raphidia sp. snakefly
Snakeflies are so called because of their ability to raise their long necks above the rest of their body. They grow to approximately 20mms long and feed on small insects such as aphids

Cylindroteuthis oweni Pratt, thunderbolt

Hyolithes, primitive mollusc
Shown here is Hyolithes, a Cambrian primitive mollusc. Hyolithes had an oval or cone-shaped, elongated shell and often occured in clusters along bedding planes of Cambrian shale

Costume / Sem 1901
Depicted in caricature actress Liane de Pougy illustrates the current silhouette with extra height suggested by the plumed picture hat & trained skirt. A white feather boa is also worn Date: 1901

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Fat man - pig
Piggish. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a man who eats too much, from a pig. This old glutton, fond of good eating is a natural descendant of the pig

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, Spooney
Spooney. (Curzon Whey, Esq) With long neck, elongated oval head and living up to his nickname by casting the shadow of a spoon

Fancy portrait of a man in a distorting mirror, with the upper and lower parts of his body elongated and the middle half shortened

Fancy portrait of a soldier in a distorting mirror, with the upper part of his body elongated and the lower half shortened

Fancy portrait of a soldier in a distorting mirror, with the lower part of his body elongated and the upper half shortened

History of Fashion 1875
Elongated, bodice with front lacing, (applied also to the outer sleeves) over a double skirt with apron front. The puff or bustle at the back of the skirt is still discernible

History of Fashion 1876
Change in silhouette: the bustle has slipped, bodice is elongated, the skirt is tightly swathed at the front & has a long train. Dresses of 2 colours are fashionable

High Heels / Bon Ton 1924
High heeled court shoes both with elongated toes, open sides & unusual straps. One is of the T-bar design, the other has multiple loops

Stonehenge (Elongated!)
A rather impressionistic view of Stonehenge, with the stones themselves strangely lengthened to convey a slightly greater scale than is actually the case!

Fukurokujiu
The elongated head of the god of Good Fortune and Wisdom is due to his years of study, during which he acquired so much knowledge that he needed extra room to store it

Molyneux Dresses 1930
Two dress designs by Molyneux both with gored flaring skirts, belts & matching sac jackets. One has chevron panels or inserts which add interest to the skirt

Costume by Lelong 1930
Lucien Lelong grey-blue coat with geometric panels, flaring hem & deep cuffs & collar trimmed with astrakan fur. A small skull fitting cap covers the hair

Dresses by Regny 1930
Jane Regny designs show soft fitted dresses in brightly coloured prints with gored skirts & ornamental panels. Accessories: white gloves & soft hats that cover the hair

Longchamps Style for Men
Strapped trousers (one pair in a twill fabric), top hats, spurs, gibus, canes, cravats, boots with elongated toes, pleated shirt fronts, shawl waistcoat with roll collar

High Neck Dress 1922
Clinging gown with high stand collar & cuffs that extend over the hands with button detailing & gored flared skirt. Contrasting colour trim adds interest

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