Gown Collection (page 15)

Vampish femme fatale in a sleeveless, decollete gown worn with a shawl, floral corsage, beads & a Merry Widow style hat employs her womanly charms on a victem. Date: 1910

A Frenchman of property in his dressing gown and slippers Date: 1850

Three men, one in an ankle=length gown, the others in shorter garments Date: 12th century

Der Schleppentreter by Fidus
circa 1910s

Tandem Bride and Groom Date: 1897

Mrs Richard Brinsley Sheridan By Thomas Gainsborough
Mrs Richard Brinsley Sheridan by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) - painting on canvas. Date: circa 1786

Albert, Duke of York - Honourary Degree for Taft, Cambridge
Prince Albert, Duke of York (future King George VI) (1895-1952) - receiving an Honorary Degree as Doctor of Law along with the ex-President (and then Chief Justice)

Miss Thelma Raye - autographed postcard
Miss Thelma Raye (1890-1966) - English musical comedy actress - autographed postcard. Date: 1906

Nurse in dressing gown and holding towel outside Benenden Sanitorium, Kent Date: circa 1936

Nurse with elderly patient
Nurse wearing uniform with cape and starched cap standing next to male patient in striped dressing gown on bed. Patient is hooked up to monitor at top left. Date: circa 1990

Debutante poses in a shop window, 1928
A novel window display in a store in Knightsbridge, London during the summer season, showing a young woman dressed in a court gown with bouquet

Fashion page adverts April 1937
Two fashion adverts for Dickins & Jones, Ltd, modelling the latest short sleeved blouses and Debenham & Freebody, modelling a petit black crepe evening gown with cherry belt. Date: 1937

Woman with snoring husband
A woman sits up in bed with cotton wool in her ears, kept awake by her snoring husband. Date: 1960s

Gibbs Happy Families - Miss Tooth the Dentists daughter. Date: 20th century

English woman in the fashion of May 1796.. English woman in the fashion of May 1796. She wears a tiara with ostrich feathers, blue ball gown with lace at the neckline, white sleeves and front panel

Fashionable evening gowns 1909
Two women wearing the latest evening gowns from Swan and Edgars collection, model on the left is fashioned of sapphire-blue satin veiled with black ninon with panels of gold

Page of fashion adverts - October 1909
Page of four fashion adverts for clothing, for Autumn, in The Tatler, October 1909. Aquascutum Ltd, waterproof pure wool coats for men and women. Debenham & Freebody, fur-lined coat with squirrel

Lattice fishtail evening gown 1910
A lattice fishtail evening gown with black embroidery and fridge over white ninon-de soie. Date: 1910

CRINOLINE REVIVAL 1930S
Crinoline revival gown by Annemarie Heise with a satin skirt with braid trim and a velvet long sleeved bodice with a two colour collar. Date: circa 1939

TEENAGE EVENING GOWN
Victorian Fantasie: Evening gown for a teenage girl in red spotted taffeta with ecru lace edging to the square neckline. Gauging & tiny tucks ornament the skirt & puffed sleeves. Date: 1930s

LUCIEN LELONG GOWN 1930S
A model by Lucien Lelong. The new narrow line is emphasised in this black satin gown with horse hair lace descending from the hips to the long trained skirt. Date: 1930s

Royal Costume 12th century
QUEEN OF HENRY II (1122?- 1204): an embroidered gown with close fitting sleeves & a girdle & a crown over a veil. A fur-lined mantle falls from her shoulders. Date: 12th cenntury

WOMAN WAKING 1940S
Young woman, in a nightdress with gathered bodice & broad straps, stretches as she wakes up. A quilted dressing gown hangs up near her bed. N.B Satin quilt or eiderdown. Date: 1940s

FITTING AT GERSONS C1895
A lady, standing in front of a large mirror, has some final adjustments made to her new gown by the dressmaker. Date: circa 1895

Evening Dress 1889
Lady Ridgeway in a gown decorative front lacing, a pointed bodice, V neckline with falling tucker, small up- gathered sleeves & marabou epaulettes. Date: 1889

Jerry - Tailor 1820
A gentleman wearing a form of undress in patterned silk coat with roll collar & slippers while a tailor takes the measurements of a man in short coat & breeches. Date: 1820

BARRISTER IN COURT / 1828
A law counsellor stands poised to address the court. Date: circa 1828

EVENING DRESS 1816
Gown with high waist situated just below the bust. The sleeves & hemline are lavishly adorned with flowers & foliage. Lace edged gloves & a turban with aigrette are worn. Date: 1816

MUSLIN GOWN 1795
A young woman wears a white muslin, ankle length gown, muslin jacket, a fichu or neckerchief, a mob cap with pink ribbon, white stockings & black heeled shoes. Date: 1795

WORKING CLASS DRESS 1795
A young, working class woman wears a white gown tucked up to reveal an ankle length, blue petticoat. The young man wears a white shirt and short, green jacket. Date: 1795

FEMALE TYPE / GIRL & TEA FEMALE TYPE / GIRL & TEA
A young girl taking tea dressed in her grandmothers gown Date: circa 1790

YVONNE PRINTEMPS French actress with her husband Sacha Guitry during a visit to London in 1929 Date: 1895 -

BELLE ASSEMBLEE 1852
A blue gown with 2 deep lace flounces; a wedding gown with lace on the bodice and cuffs. Date: 1852

YELLOW EVENING GOWN 1823
Yellow gown with intricate detailing at hem, sleeves & bodice & with a star-burst detail at the bust. She wears flowers & feathers in her hair & a holds a sheer scarf. Date: 1823

Frenchwoman 1614 - 2
A lady of the court of Louis XIII wears the wide lace collar characteristic of the day, over a fine gown with puffed sleeves Date: 1614

Man in Dressing Gown
Man models a jersey wool dressing gown, and his wire haired fox terrier poses for the camera Date: 1930s

Women at Theatre 1814
Crape gown, demi-train, shawl of cashmire, amber jewellery; hair a la Grecque with gold comb. Round dress, long lace sleeves, gold jewellery, black lace shawl; hair: Romano-Greek. Date: 1814

3 Evening Dresses 1843
Two gowns with corsage en coeur, one with a fringed bertha. The pink gown trimmed with a column of rosettes, the white has a double skirt - the upper looped up in waves. Date: 1843

EVENING DRESS 1830
Gowns with transparent lace over-skirts with deep scalloped & embroidered flounces & wide over-sleeves that taper to a point. The white gown has lace manchettes. Date: 1830

LACING UP
A young lady is laced into her ball gown by her maid while mama watches approvingly Date: circa 1860

Oh! I Say!! Hippodrome Theatre, Colchester, Essex. Previously at the Criterion Theatre, London. circa 1913

Joy Bells! revue, Hippodrome Theatre, London
Joy Bells! Albert de Courvilles 9th Hippodrome revue, with Shirley Kellogg and George Robey, at the Hippodrome Theatre, Cranbourn Street, London. circa 1919

Lily Langtry in A Society Butterfly - photograph by Downey
Lily Langtry as Aphrodite in A Society Butterfly at the Opera Comique, London. Date: 1894

Isabel Sewall on her wedding day - Studio Portrait
Isabel Sewall (nee Vickers) on her wedding day - Studio Portrait (1/2). Date: 1887

A very jolly group playing with a huge ball on the beach
A wonderful photograph of a very jolly group (possibly one large extended family) playing with a huge ball on the beach - note the variety of magnificent beachwear on show!

Stylish French Girl in pink and blue pyjamas Date: circa 1920s

Wedding of Oswald Mosley and Cynthia Curzon
Wedding of Lady Cynthia Curzon and Oswald Mosley in 11 May 1920, as reported in The Sphere magazine. The left picture shows the bride leaving Carlton House Terrace with her father, Lord Curzon

Court gown and evening dress for the opera, 1930
On the left, a court dress from Reville of Hanover Square, carried out in shimmering white satin manufactured in Britain. On the right

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