Felt Collection

Nelson in his cabin on the H. M. S. Victory
This is a painting of Nelson in his cabin. The attitude is characteristic of the Admiral who had periods of great despondency even in his hours of greatness

A Variety of ladies boots 1926
Ladies 1920s boots in willow calf, felt lace, riding, quilted, buttoned, lace-up and rubber. Date: circa 1926

Hats / Three Girls 1935
Three girls of the Ginger Rogers era who use SNOWFIRE FACE POWDER

The Re-cut Koh-i-noor Diamond, 1852
Engraving of the re-cut Koh-i-noor ( mountain of light ) diamond, 1852. Previously owned by the Mogul emperors, the Persian Shahs and Ranjit Singh, the Lion of the Punjab

Fashionable 1950S Hat
A woman wears a felt hat which has a felt ribbon tied around it. The model features a beauty spot on her cheek. Date: 1950s

Henry Heaths hard felts
A selection of hard felt hats made by Henry Heath of Oxford Street, London

Sami People, Norway - outside their tent Date: circa 1910s

Fashionable 1940S Hat
A large, flat, felt hat worn at an acute angle, with two big feathers attached to the top. The model is also wearing a fur coat

Shoot for Kamella - children's clothes brand
Client: Stonehouse Advertising - shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand - short felt girl's jacket and toy doggie Date: circa 1967

Harry Baur - French Comedian and Movie Actor
Harry Baur (1880-1943) - French Comedian and Movie Actor Date: late 1930s

The Uncut Koh-i-noor Diamond, c. 1851
Engraving of the Koh-i-noor ( mountain of light ) diamond, in its original state, circa 1851. Previously owned by the Mogul emperors, the Persian Shahs and Ranjit Singh, the Lion of the Punjab

John Gilbert - American actor, screenwriter and director
John Gilbert (1897-1936) - American actor, screenwriter and director. Gilbert ose to fame during the silent film era and became a popular leading man known as The Great Lover. Date: circa 1920s

Italian heraldic shield or targe from the mid-15th century. With escutcheon and coat of arms, great helm crested with a swans head, the crest of the Chigi family of Sienna

Baltic Mill, Waterfoot, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

Candid photograph - Central London - Young Woman in furs
Candid Street photograph - Central London, 1936 - A pensive young lady, wrapped up against the cold in a dark fur coat, strides purposefully along the pavement. Date: 1936

Corporal Instructing His Men
An illustration depicting a corporal shouting as his organised unit of men, accompanied with the following translated caption

White felt bowler hat, latest fashion for summer 1931
Latest women's fashion in July 1931, white felt bowler hat Date: 1931

Hats for autumn
Showcasing the latest range of hats available at Gorringes. Date: 1939

Advertisement for Condor Hats. Showing Mrs Edna Best modelling a hat. With description, It is a felt hat with strap effect across the front, caught up by a buckle'

Advertisement for Marshall and Snelgrove hats. Captioned, Smart Hats for Present Wear'. Showing Artistic felt hat modelled by Miss Heather Thatcher, actress, (1896-1987)

Advertisement from D H Evans & Co Ltd, for Hunting and Motoring Requisites, with illustrations showing ladies'felt hat, hunting veil, wool spencer garment and motor coat

Advert for Taylor's Hats, Croydon, Surrey
Advert for Taylor's Hats, North End, Croydon, Surrey Date: 1884

Hanging the Kaiser at Brackley
After the signing of the Armistace on November 11th 1918 effiges of The German Kaiser and Little Willie were hung at Brackley Northants in front of a large crowd illustrating the anger felt by

Woman wearing felt homburg hat. Date: 1940

Old Person of Tartary, Edward Lear
There was an Old Person of Tartary, who divided his jugular artery; But he screeched to his wife, and she said, Oh, my life! your death will be felt by all Tartary! First published: 1846

Showing men, formerly soldiers of the Republican Army, who became refugees at the end of the Spanish Civil War, in Perthus, France

A group of Spanish refugees, at the end of the Spanish Civil War, in Perthus, France. When the Nationalist Army finally won the Spanish Civil War, in 1939

Viva Paris. Pierre Cardins suit in white wool gabardine (by Fournier) single-breasted with an officer collar and a front panel of semi-circular cutouts

Woman in white and orange chiffon dress for a garden party. Robe de Garden Party en mousseline blanche et liberty orange. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by H

Advert, Betty Brothers, Hat Manufacturers, Bristol
Betty Brothers, Hat Manufacturers, Bristol. 1893

MMe, Drake-Exner wearing in a dress of her own design
Madame Drake-Exner, formerly Evelyn Boyriven, Parisian socialite, pictured wearing a simple patterned day dress of her own design, with a severe felt hat and snake belt. Date: 1929

Little Women - Lauries felt hat and rattle
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Lauries felt hat and watchmans rattle. 1880

Fashionable hats of 1788
Woman in large striped bonnet-hat over a gauze night cap, and woman in black felt hat with feather trim, ribbons and plumes

Woman in a sea-green redingote with two collars, 1787
Woman in a sea-green redingote with two collars, gauze fichu, felt hat in canary decorated with ribbons, her hair tied with a hairpin a la Cagliostro. She holds a long cane or badine

Woman in black and poppy-red outfit, 1787
Woman in large black felt hat with a poppy-red ribbon, caraco jacket, violet corset, and black and poppy petticoats, white fichu and falbala, 1787

Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet, 1787
Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet: she wears a jacket with three collars in Peking puce, a gilet and petticoat in Peking apple-green, and a felt hat decorated with feathers

Peasant girl of the environs of Macon, Belgium, 19th century. She wears a small felt hat tied behind the ears, and carries a small jug and basket

Foppish mens fashion from the era of King
Foppish mens fashion from the 16th century. Man with large felt hat with multicoloured plumes, doublet with slashed sleeves, hose and boots from a manuscript Roman de la Rose, Harleian 4425

Hat maker ironing the brim of a hat made from beaver fur. In the background, an apprentice works the felt in a battery (hot-water kettle)

Page of fashion adverts - February 1930
Page of three fashion adverts for womens clothing, for winter, from The Tatler, February 1930. Marshall & Snelgrove, new seasons hats, Walpoles, tailored blouse and Debenham & Freebody

Advert for H. W Johns, asbestos materials for roofing 1875
Company based in New York, advertising asbestos roofing, used in roof coating, cement, paint, boiling felt and steam packing. 1875

Fashionable womens country hats 1937
Selection of Homburg hats, with dented crown and sweeping brim. Date: 1937

Advert for Henry Heath womens hats 1933
Definite style is imparted to this stitched fur-felt by the trimming. 1933

Advert for Peacock hats 1927
Profile of a model wearing a fashionable low brimmed cloche hat. 1927

Selection of fashionable hats 1929
Shady hats for cloudless skies. Selection of womens hats. 1929

Advert for Hamleys Christmas toys 1929
Various toys for girls and boy s, a clockwork Rolls-Royce model car, with four doors that open and rubber tyres. Six electric models to build, for any boy

Musical terms up to date - Fortissimo - very loud
1903

THE AGE OF GOLD
When the living and the loving were easy; when, if you felt hungry, you just stretched your arm for some grapes

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