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Harriet Bosse / Ilz 1930MRS STRINDBERG - HARRIET BOSSE actress, and third wife of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg
Racial / Japan / Lady 19CA Japanese lady at her toilet is washed by one servant while another holds a drawer of combs ready to do her hair
Franklin / FragonardBENJAMIN FRANKLIN the American statesman, scientist and philosopher in later life
Franklin / ThomsonBENJAMIN FRANKLIN the American statesman, scientist and philosopher
Maori Girl (Hardy)Maori girl with tattooed chin, hair ornaments and ear-rings
Jesuss own HairThis crucifix, made with some of Jesuss own hair, was dug up in Flanders during the 1650s
Battledore Fashion PlateShort coloured skirts showing embroidered scallop edged petticoats, white blouses with imbecile sleeves & embroidered yokes & tuckers, floral aprons with pockets & black braces
Berlioz Postcard 1867HECTOR BERLIOZ the French composer during his visit to St Petersburg in 1867
Roman Lady does HairA Roman lady has her hair done
Extravagant StylesCoiffeurs at work on an extravagant hair style : a contemporary satire on the fashionable excesses of the late 18th century
Charles I Horse StatueCHARLES I OF ENGLAND The statue of Charles on his horse, at Charing Cross, London showing part of the decorative pediment with the inscription: Karel Den I
Costume / Women 1933Lilac satin bias cut gown with gathered self-coloured belt, gored skirt & marabou trimmed shoulder straps. Her blonde hair is dressed in a marcel wave
A Touch of Lipstick 1926A Twenties girl at her dressing table adds a final touch of lipstick
Costume by Lelong 1930Lucien Lelong grey-blue coat with geometric panels, flaring hem & deep cuffs & collar trimmed with astrakan fur. A small skull fitting cap covers the hair
Dresses by Regny 1930Jane Regny designs show soft fitted dresses in brightly coloured prints with gored skirts & ornamental panels. Accessories: white gloves & soft hats that cover the hair
Toilet / Sare BookletBeauty preparations by SARE
Makeup Lipstick 1927Elegant young woman with bobbed hair sits on a bench to do her lipstick
Makeup / Mascara 20CWoman in a green dressing gown, applying her mascara
Costume / Photo by MerrickWoman: polonaise with pagoda sleeves, coils of false hair & a tiny hat tilted forwards. Man: light coloured trousers & waistcoat, striped cravat, short jacket with bound edges
Donating Hair Ww1 BerlinA poster appealing for donations of womens hair, issued by the Collecting Committee, Berlin
Hairstyles / French 1919Decisions, decisions... whether to cut it all off or not?
Photo / Costume / FratelliPhotograph showing the rear view of dress in watered silk with the sleeves ornamented with lace, a broad band of ribbon hems the skirt. Hair: dressed in a chignon
Racial / Sri Lanka / BarberA Tamil barber shaves a customers head
Reading with Book on LapA vignette photograph showing a young woman wearing a polonaise with over-skirt divided at the front. Hair: centre parting with large coils of false hair
Hairdresser InteriorArt deco design by H Becher for a hair salon
First Grey Hair 1879A woman at her dressing table discovers her first grey hair
Dressing for Dance 1927A lady at her dressing table, getting dressed for a dance
Woman / Oval Mirror 1927A young woman checks her dress in a large oval mirror
Female Type / Beige DressClose-up detail of a jacket bodice with fringed basques, narrow stand collar & funnel sleeves. Her hair is dressed in a chignon with a small straw hat worn tilted forward
Water Babies / Tom / 1922Tom awakens & finds that the fairies have changed him into a water baby, complete with his own gills resembling a lace frill
Female Type / SlimlineSlim young flapper type with bobbed hair
Boy & Velvet Chair 1860SBoy: dark suit with a Zouave style jacket (collarless, one button & rounded front borders), waistcoat, narrow bowtie & boots. His hair is slicked back from his face
Costume / Girl / Photo 1860SGirl: short dress with full skirted & 3 narrow flounces, puffed sleeves, bodice low & off the shoulders, belt & lacy drawers. Hair: chignon & hair net
GIRL & DESK 1860SGirl: dress in a large check print, full skirt & vandyked falling collar & sleeves, trimmed with both narrow & broad velvet ribbon. Hair: chignon with hairnet
Costume / 2 Girls 1860STwo girls in identical dresses with short full skirts, a row of pleated braid on the hem & sleeves & loose bodices with high round necks. Hair: hair net & chignon, ringlets
Girl in Lacy Frock 1870SLittle girl wears a broderie Anglaise frock with vandyked falling tucker & hem & large bows on the shouders. Also short white socks & shoes with ankle straps. Hair cut short
Costume / Girl / Photo 1870SGirl wears a dress in a tiny checked print with puffed sleeves, round neckline, buttoned bodice, knee-length full skirt with narrow ribbon trim at the hem & ankle boots
Female Type / Pink DressA young woman with loose, dark hair and a skimpy pink dress
Eric James on Rocking HLittle Eric James aged 3 wears a frilly frock, socks & shoes with a bar across the ankle as he sits astride a rocking horse. His hair is long with a fringe
Photo / Sailor Suit / BoyBaby: Long clothes. Man: Lounge suit. Boy: sailor blouse with white turnover collar, his blonde hair is worn in soft curls with a fringe
Female Type / Lacy FrontA young Victorian woman looks directly at the camera
Female Type in Hat C1890Young Victorian woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat
Female Type / Short HairVictorian woman with short hair
Maurice on Rocking HorseMaurice aged 3 1/2 wears a short double-breasted jacket similar to a reefer, short kilted or pleated skirt, bowtie & buttoned boots. His hair is cropped short
Costume / Girl / Photo C1860Girl: very low bodice, no shoulder straps, short sleeves with volans, short double skirt - the upper trimmed with a zig- zag design. Hair worn long & off the face
Group of Sumo WrestlersA group of burly sumo wrestlers with their oiled hair in top knots & the Yokozuna (highest ranked wrestlers in the sumo hierarchy), at the front
Female / Melancholy 1907Melancholie A lady sits on the rocks by the sea