Gloves Collection (page 14)

Frogs boxing on a Christmas card
Frogs having a boxing match on a Christmas card. circa 1890s

RETINNING POTS & PANS
These two young men, wearing protective gloves, are retinning old pots and pans, putting them through a chemical process to remove verdigris (fats and grease) &c Date: 1930s

Matthias Berlichius
MATTHIAS BERLICHIUS German scholar, depicted holding a pair of gloves for some reason. Date: 1586 - 1638

Scrubbing Board 1940S
A housewife, wearing black rubber gloves, uses a scrubbing board, soap and a metal tub to wash clothes. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Matching Dress & Jacket
Simple yet elegant dress with large motif at the neck line created using braid embroidery is worn with a white jacket with matching motifs, roll collar & padded shoulders. Date: 1930s

Radioactivity / Plants 60S
Isotope Research Division of the Wantage Research Laboratory. Testing uptake of radioactive elements by plants. Date: 1961

Worth Blouse 1930S
An Afternoon-into-Evening blouse by Worth in finely pleated black chiffon with full sleeves terminating in deep red suede cuffs with pailette (sequin) embroidery Date: 1930s

Polonaise Dresses 1882
Polonaise dresses: cross-over bodice, horizontal drapery & loosely pleated skirt with tucks & bow; bodice with velvet collar & cuffs & plaid under-skirt. Date: 1882

Shoes by Perugia 1931
A selection of court shoes styles by Perugia. Date: 1931

Sir Daniel Cooper at the races wears a bowler hat, brown striped lounge suit, half boots & tan leather gloves. Date: 1908

Mrs. Cody / Aviator
wife of Samuel Franklin Cody. Became the first woman to fly in England at Laffins Plain, Aldershot, Hampshire, here modelling the latest fashions Date: 1909

Ball Dresses 1899
Gowns with square Victorian bodices, shoulder straps & transparent epaulettes. Pink: draped corsage. Green: corsage of horizontal rows of lace, panels of lace on the skirt. Date: 1899

Evening Dress 1899
Pink spotted gown (possibly a net over dress ornamented with sequins), corsage en ceour, cascade of lace from the bodice to the hem, trimmed with sinuous gold braid. Date: 1899

Open Robe 1888
Green open robe: loose sash at the waist, tall soft hat with stuffed bird. Striped robe: pointed bodice, skirt with 3 rows of puffing & tunic fullness draped at the front. Date: 1888

Astrakan Costume 1885
Astrakan d-b jacket bodice, high round collar, skirt & tunic in fabric of vertical stripes, tasselled cord worn at one side. Hat: high crown & stuffed bird. Small muff. Date: 1885

Ball Dress 1899
Gold low cut gown with shoulder straps (tied into bows), roses worn on the corsage, draped lace edge panel to the skirt, lace applique & purple ruched trim Date: 1899

Skirt & Blouse 1828
Ruff, kerchief, ribbon adorned bonnet, blouse with full sleeves contained at the upper arm by a band, a canezou, skirt trimmed at waist & at knee level with lilac & foliage. 1828

Grey Dress / Soutache 1899
Grey robe with soutache trim: jacket bodice with rounded basques under which is a plain black high necked front which extends over the hips to form a deep vandyked yoke. Date: 1899

Ball Dress 1824
White gown decorated with pink flowers, a wavy line of muslin trim with the gaps infilled with flowers to form circles & a broad wadded rouleaux at the hem & on the bodice. Date: 1824

Girls Hockey 1890
A group of young women wearing long skirts, hats and gloves play hockey. Date: 1890

DRESSES 1954
Two elegant, pencil-skirted dresses. One has 3/4 length sleeves and gathered detailing at the neck and waist; the other a diagonally buttoned bodice. Date: 1954

Evening Dress ?1882
Low cut with pointed bodices, decorative plastrons, epaulettes & trained skirts. Black: checkerboard fabric, jet & diamante trim. White: pearls & artificial flowers. Date: ? 1882

Walking Dress 1804
White muslin walking dress with V neck, high waist & interesting sleeve detail. She keeps warm with a red cashmere shawl. Her obi hat is decorated with red flowers. Date: 1804

Englishman 1170
He wears a short cloak over an ankle-length tunic, fastened with a brooch at the neck and a belt at the waist : he wears gloves Date: circa 1170

Yvette Guilbert / Lautrec
YVETTE GUILBERT French singer and diseuse singing Linger Longer, Loo! Date: 1894

WOMENs COAT 1940
A double-breasted woollen coat with broad lapels and 4 buttons. Accessories include a hat with felt feather decoration and leather handbag and gloves. Date: 1940

Embroidered Gown 1805
A white gown drawn close round the throat with a lace frill, short puffed sleeves and decorated with colour floral embroidery. She carries a long shawl with a patterned border. Date: 1805

Joseph Lyons / Vfair 1910
Sir JOSEPH LYONS Caterer Date: 1848 - 1917

Jennie Churchill / Vf 1912
JENNIE JEROME LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL Later wife of George Cornwallis-West Date: 1854 - 1921

Dan Godfrey / Vfair 1888
LIEUTENANT DAN GODFREY Musician and military bandleader, in a large bearskin hat and warm coat, conducting in the snow Date: 1831 - 1903

Gustave Dore, French artist
GUSTAVE DORE French artist and engraver Date: 1833 - 1883

Giammaria Cecchi / Meucci
GIAMMARIA CECCHI Florentine poet and comic dramatist Date: 1517 - 1587

Proposal 1799
Oh! Listen to the voice of love A suitor, on bended knee, speaks of undying love to his red haired lady friend. Date: 1799

Hindenburg / Triebsch
PAUL VON HINDENBURG German general and statesman in his uniform Date: 1847-1934

Disraeli / Furniss
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Earl of Beaconsfield, Conservative MPs last appearance in the Peers Gallery of the House of Commons Date: 1804 - 1881

Phyllis Broughton / 1889
PHYLLIS BROUGHTON Actress Date: 1889

A Romantic Proposal
A romantic German sits on a stool while he proposes marriage, but at least he takes off his hat and his gloves Date: circa 1820

Izaak Walton Housman
Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683) The writer and angler

Izaak Walton Frame
Izaak Wolton (1593 - 1683) The writer and angler

Bringing Home Mistletoe by Charles Robinson
Bringing home bundles of mistletoe and holly. Date: 1906

Floral Hat & Handbag
Smart brunette in a yellow afternoon frock and black gauntlets sports a matching hat and handbag embroidered with a floral design Date: August 1946

Samuel Morley / Vfair 72
SAMUEL MORLEY Statesman and philanthropist Date: 1809 - 1886

Girl in Adult Dress C16
A little girl in typically adult dress. (Dorothee Sibylle, Duchess of Brieg). Date: 16th century

Lord Aew Gleichen / Vf1898
LORD ALBERT EDWARD WILFRED GLEICHEN Soldier and traveller Date: -

Hans Jakob Fugger / Fur
HANS JAKOB FUGGER Member of the famous German family of financiers and merchants. Bavarian chancellor; art patron and family chronicler. Date: 1516 - 1575

Ernst Pistulla
German light heavyweight boxer Ernst Pistulla. Date: 1906 - 1944

Dryden / Fashion / 117
Woman in green Date: 1930

Elisha Kent Kane / Mexican
ELISHA KENT KANE American traveller during his time as an aide in the Mexican War Date: 1820 - 1857

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