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Advert for William Whiteley, womens underwear 1906Elegant corset cut very low at the bust and rounded at the hips. 1906
England / KimboltonThe pleasant village of Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, England, with its wide main street and charming old white- fronted shops
King St. C17ThTimber-fronted buildings with protruding storey, common in London before the Great Fire. Tradition also allows this house to have been the residence of Oliver Cromwell
Glass fronted display cabinet. Catalogue no 1771 Date: circa 1948
The Old Treasury, Lang Street, SydneyPhotograph showing The Old Treasury, in Lang Street, Sydney. The building in shot has a large porches, fronted with pillars with scroll decoration. Date: circa 1922
Art Deco Walnut and glass fronted display cabinetArt Deco Walnut & glass fronted display cabinet from a furniture showroom catalogue, numbered as number 2089. Date: 1940s
Advertisement for William Whiteley elegant straight fronted corset. Date: 1906
Yellow-fronted canary (Senegal), Crithagra mozambica caniceps (Yellow-rumped bullfinch, Crithagra chrysopyga). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John
Red-winged pytilia, Pytilia phoenicoptera (Red-winged bengaly, Pytilia phaenicoptera). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his Birds of
Blue-Fronted Amazon Parrot. Date: 1933
American men wear: cravat, fly-fronted overcoat, wing collar, spats, bowler hat, trilby & a S-B two-piece suit. Holding the lapels won t help the suit to last! Date: 1916
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, red-fronted parakeetFf. 45. Pencil drawing by George Forster (1774) annotated Psittacus pacificus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Advert for Whiteleys womens corset 1907A very elegant straight-fronted corset with front and side suspenders, made of danity silk batiste. Date: 1907
COUNTRY CLOTHES C. 1890Boys: deerstalker hats, knickerbockers, short square cut fly-fronted jackets. Girls: cloth Tam-OShanters, pleated skirts, gauntlets, D-B jackets, fur coat & bonnet. Date: circa 1890
COSTUME / MACLISE 1850SGentleman wears a fly-fronted long coat with broad lapels faced in a contrasting fabric, large necktie tied in a bow & with fringed square cut ends. Date: 1850s
Advert for W. H. K. & S. corsets 1901New desirable straight fronted corsets, combining symmetry and elegance with acme of comfort. 1901
Vitrine Display CabinetThe French call this a vitrine - its a glass-fronted display cabinet to show off your precious knick-knacks. Date: 18th century
Megalaima rubricapillus, crimson-fronted barbetPlate 29, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
London, England - Chelsea Hospital - Square building fronted by trees.. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection. A Day trip to London. Date: circa 1890s
Larne, Co Antrim - an elevated and panoramic view of the town showing railway network and fronted by terrace houses. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Larne). Date: circa early 1900s
London, England - Somerset House - Brick fronted building - door with crest. Part of Box 23 Boswell Collection. A Day trip to London
Jockey / Jh Martin Vf 1907American jockey John Henry Martin wears top boots, a jockety cap & over his silks a grey overcoat (possibly fly- fronted) with a velvet collar, a large pocket. 1907
Red howler monkey, Alouatta seniculus, and white-fronted spider monkey, Ateles belzebuth.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals
Italy - Church ofs Giacomo, Maggiore, House of Rossini, BolHand coloured. A broad, flat fronted church terraced between houses. Church tower just visible over the buildings.. Part of Box 196, Rome, Boswell collection. Slide number 21. Date: circa 1890s
Cyanoramphus zealandicus, black-fronted parakeetPhotograph of Cyanoramphus zealndicus specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct
Aratinga wagleri minor, scarlet-fronted parakeet
Lichenostomus keartlandi, grey-fronted honeyeaterPlate 40, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Vol.4, (1840-1848)
Anser albifrons, greater white-fronted goosePlate 286 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, red-fronted parakeetFf. 46. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Psittacus pacificus and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Rhopocichla atriceps, dark-fronted babblerPlate 5, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Chloropsis aurifrons, golden-fronted leafbirdPlate 14, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Sitta frontalis, velvet-fronted nuthatchPlate 28, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
White-fronted NunbirdIllustration of a White-fronted Nunbird by William Swainson (1789-1855)
Chemists / BeaconsfieldThe Little Garland Pharmacy a tidy chemist and its fine bow-fronted premises in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1950s
London Pub / The CastleThe Castle public house, Cowcross Street, Clerkenwell, London, where a penniless King George IV once pawned his watch and later granted the pub pawnbrokerage forever! Date: 19th century
Tobacconists ShopfrontA delightful 18th century shop front with bow-fronted windows, at Haymarket, London, where tobacco and snuff were sold for over 100 years. George III and Beau Brummel, etc
Georgian Shop FrontA Georgian shop front with a bow-fronted window, Shepherds Market, Mayfair, London. Date: early 1800s
England / RyeA fine study of the ancient Cinque Port of Rye, Sussex, England, once a busy sea port, but now marooned on a hilltop. Date: 1950s
House with decorative slate tiling, North WalesView of the front of a house with decorative slate tiling, somewhere in North Wales. The house is double-fronted, but appears to be either terraced or semi-detached
SHOESBeige suede high fronted chukker boot, black calf ghillie laced shoe, sepia suede shoe with buckled strap and white buckskin shoe banded and buckled with solid heel
SHOESSuede shoe with buttoned strap and open back, suede slingback shoe with suede bow, calf slingback with flat petersham bow, calf spat fronted shoe with suede inset, calf sandal
Bow-Fronted Shop WindowThe lovely old fashioned bow- fronted window of the pottery and gifts shop in Cromford, Derbyshire, England
WOMEN & BOW 1877Boy: angle-fronted jacket, spatterdashes & tyrolean hat. Women: dark brown dress with beige back plastron; green & cream dress with habit bodice & striped ornament
History of Fashion 1879A beige & brown costume consisting of a kilted, tight skirt & pannier style drapery in a complementary fabric. The jacket bodice is angle fronted & fastens with tiny buttons
Luxor (Front View)The Great front Pylon of Luxor Temple, which originally was fronted by 6 statues of Rameses II, two sitting and four standing. Built around 1250 BC
Clover Leaf Beach RobeA short, sleeveless, step-in, zip fronted beach robe in two colours of terry towelling with a decorative four leaf clover motif
Bastardized ChesterfieldDon t mess with a classic! Ameican version of a fly- fronted Chesterfield overcoat with velvet collar & enormous patch pockets said to give it a snappy quality!
Blue Coat 1830Blue double-breasted tail coat cut-away at the front & with a high stand-fall velvet collar, white fly-fronted trousers, black pumps with bows, grey top hat & cane
Old Shop, MayfairThis old timber fronted shop, probably dating back to the mid 17th century is in Mayfair, on the corner of Waverton Street and Hays Mews, London W1