Fastening Collection

Suffragette W. S. P. U Sash Votes for Women
Womens Social & Political Union sash, in the colours of purple, white and green. White background with border edging of purple and green, dark green lettering

Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Drinking Sake
Japanese Wedding Ceremony - Bride and Bridegroom each drink Sake nine times to fasten the ties of matrimony - the most important ritual act in marriage. Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Peter Robinson, gentlemens clothing 1895
Christmas presents for gentlemen, smoking jackets and dressing gowns. 1895

Study Of A Woman Dressing
A sketch study of a young lady sat on a simple chair, fastening the straps of some shoes. Date: circa 1901

French Military Man Dressing A Lady
An illustration of a French military man, having removed his bearskin hat, helping a young woman dress, by fastening the back. Date: circa 1901

Job Sketches
A pair of sketches from a page of L'Album Les Maitres de La Caricature, one portrays a lady fastening the straps of her shoe, the other shows the back of a teacher writing on a chalk board

Africa. Lower Congo woman - W. Meyer
History of Africa. 19th century. Lower Congo woman. Engraving by W. Meyer. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

A French Peasant
A portrait illustration of a French peasant man, with a content facial expression, fastening his coat with his left hand. Date: circa 1916

Girl Fastening Her Shoe
Oil painting showing a young girl wearing a striking yellow shirt, busy fastening the strap of her shoe on a small bench. Date: circa 1926

Studio portrait of a young woman, Francesca Sullivan, Italy
Studio portrait of a young woman, Francesca Sullivan, Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1880

Receiving Special Gift Date: 1948

FANCY STITCH JUMPER 1936
Jumper in rib & a fancy stitch with a square neckline & 3 button fastening. The buttons look like pebbles. Worn with a tweed skirt. Date: 1936

Advert for Fitu corsets 1934
Controlled curves. A wraparound figure form designed for large hip figures. Boned underbelt for extra control of abdomen and hips. Hookside fastening. 1934

Advert for Aquascutum waterproof military coats 1916
Proof against rain and cold wind military trench coat, lined with wool, detachable fleece, fur or leather. Date: 1916

Noblewoman of C14Th
Noblewomen: fur-lined mantle with heraldic embroidery & a garment that resembles a kirtle, being front fastening but with funnel sleeves. N.B knightly- girdle. Date: 14th century

Suffragette Badge on Rosette W. S. P. U
An original W.S.P.U badge and rosette of satin ribbons in the colours of purple, white and green. Pin fastening hand-sewn on reverse

Visigothic art. Spain. Pin of bronze. 6th-7th century. From
Visigothic art. Spain. Pin for fastening garments. Bronze. 6th-7th century. From Castile. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Catalonia

German Nobles Circa 1650
German nobles: bucket-top boots & boot hose tops or shoes with roses, ruff or lace falling collars, doublet with pointed front, side fastening breeches, Brandenburg coat. Date: 1650s

Paris fashion plate 1878
Silk Christmas and New Years party dresses. Hair arranged high, the front parted and waved, or the ends curved forward in crescent shape on the forehead, chignon on the nape of the neck. Date: 1878

Advert for Gorringes womens taiored striped suit 1937
Tailored striped three-quarter length skirt and jacket with link fastening. Date: 1937

Suffragette W. S. P. U Group Marshall Sash
A sash produced for the Womens Social and Political Union, made in green moire or watered silk fabric. It has Group Marshal in silver letters and a metallic silver tassel at one end

Advert for Aquascutum coats 1934
Aquascutum raincoats, overcoats and macintoshes. Date: 1934

Advert for Gor-ray Koneray pocket skirts 1943
Pocket elegance. It is modish to stand around with a hand in your hip pocket now that the Zwow enables you to do so with elegance and ease

Advert for Flamingo raincoats 1935
The latest aquatite production- the Flamingo light weight raincoat. Rubber-less odourless, hygienic and self-ventilating. The Flamingo tripple-proofed fashion coat folds or rolls into a very small

Advert for Handbags at The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company
A seletion of clutch bags made of a variety of materials, polished crocodile, pebble grain and polished morocco all on sale at The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company. Date: 1931

Two young ladies in dresses by Doucet
Two fashionable young ladies in sleeveless afternoon dresses by Doucet. On the left, a black silk chiffon and tulle tubular dress embroidered with white pearls

Summer fashion for 1956
Illustration showing a heavily ribbed white wool cardigan with no fastening. It was trimmed with navy blue and is shown with a white skirt and navy sweater

Women on Balcony 1878
Jacket bodices with plastrons, tie-back skirts & trains. One with an over-skirt fastening across the front with buttoned straps over an under-skirt of flounces

Blue Pelisse 1824
Blue pelisse with sleeves full to the elbow (gigot / leg of mutton), button fastening & 3 tucks at the hem. Worn with a muslin, round-edged collar & feather trimmed hat

TAXI
A woman in smart stylish suit of straight knee-length skirt & a collarless sac like short jacket with tie fastening, fur hat & stiletto heels hails a taxi

Costume / Red Shorts
Carefree fifties blonde, wearing a cap sleeve blouse & red shorts with side fastening, patch pockets & white over-stitching, leans against some railings

GIRLS SWIM-SUITS 1920
A selection of swim-suits & bathing-dresses for girls & teenagers including shoulder fastening low-waisted tunics with belts & sailor collars or one-piece suits without skirts

Florists device for fastening bouquets of flowers
A florists device for fastening bouquets of flowers

Skating Girl in Jumper
Girl in her winter woollies wears a hat, gloves, stockings & hand-knitted jumper in garter stitch with zip fastening & collar. The skirt of her dress is rather short

Children with their Toys
Boy: tweed hat & D-B coat cut with the newly fashionable long lapels. Girls: woollen coats with flared skirts, wrap over fastening with velvet or fur trim & a hat or bonnet

Costume / Photo of Frank
Boy wears a dark 3-piece suit with a collarless short jacket fastening with one button at the throat & the front borders rounded off, an Eton collar, narrow bowtie & a peaked cap

Girl & Basket 1880S
Little girl wears a loose fitting, long sleeved dress, front fastening with buttons, & single flounce topped by a band of self trim at the hem. Shoes with ankle straps

Overcoat 1810
Green overcoat with velvet revers, M-cut collar, turned back cuffs that cover the knuckles, fastening with buttons & tabs piped in gold & black hessian boots

Raincoat / Burton 1938
Loose fitting, rain-proof, raglan raincoat in waterproof gabardine with diagonal side pockets, storm collar & fly front fastening

Dinner Jacket Suit 1938
A Dinner Jacket suit - a more casual version of dress suit consisting of a short jacket fastening edge to edge with a single button. Worn with wing collar & black tie

Trouser Suit 1919
Feminine trouser suit in grey & pink pinstripe with waisted jacket with frog fastening, trousers with turn-ups, a pleated waistband & narrowing at the ankles

Sheepskin & Astrakan
Barrel-line skirt & tunic with a sash across the hips worn with a sheepskin coat with high stand fall collar, cuffs & lining of astrakan & brandenbourgs (fastenings). Date: 1922

Brown Seal Coat 1930S
A brown seal half-length coat with suede collar, fly fastening & tulip shaped patch pockets. Designed by George Kaplan

Diaogonal Jumper 1936
A sports jumper hand-knitted in graduated horizontal stripes over which are diagonal lines of fancy open stitch following the diagonal button fastening on the back

Epaulette Jumper 1934
A hand-knitted jumper in a lacy stitch with round neck line & 3 button fastening. An unusual touch is the triangular shaped epaulettes attached with knitted buttons

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