Handkerchief Collection (page 2)

Poster, The British public is not to be sneezed at
Ministry of Health poster, The British public is not to be sneezed at -- coughs and sneezes spread diseases -- use your handkerchief to trap the germs and prevent droplet infection. circa 1950s

Advert for Mellins Emulsion 1895
Mellins Emulsion, medicine for children and adults to help with coughs, colds and bronchitis. 1895

The Great Plague of London
Two men holding handkerchiefs over their noses in an attempt to avoid catching the plague as they hurry through the London Streets

Father wearing Handkerchief with Baby Date: 1951

Silhouette portrait of a man in evening dress. Date: 20th century

No Hanky-Panky! The Handkerchief as a weapon
A series of photographs from The Sketch showing, the gentle mouchoir as a formidable weapon...for wiping the floor with an opponent. Date: 1911

MALE TYPE / TWEED SUIT 19C
A young man in a three-piece tweed suit poses by a rustic fence in the photographers studio. Date: circa 1885

MALE TYPE / FORBES ACTOR
A typical late Victorian: Johnston Forbes-Robertson, actor-manager (1853-1937). Date: 1890

Morning Coat 1890s
Young man in morning coat with the top button fastened, a high stand-fall collar with rounded ends, plaid tie, dark waistcoat, pin-striped trousers, bowler hat & cane. Date: late 1890s

STALE EGGS IN RESTAURANT
Confound it, waiter! How long do you keep eggs? Till theyre ate sor! Date: 1877

Saint Veronica she used her handkerchief to mop Jesuss brow as he carried his cross, and miraculously the image of his features was imprinted on it ! Date: 1st century

CHOKED BY SMOKERS
A lady is choked by smokers as she walks along the pavement Date: 1843

Venice, Italy - Ponte dell Ferrouia sulla Laguna - The Railway bridge over the lagoon. Three tourists appear to have got a little lost on their row out from the city. Date: circ 1920s

Temporary Treatment of Bone Fractures, including rifle used as a splint, cricket bat used as a splint, slings, triangular bandages, shawl caps, huntsmans whips used as splint

Poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, WW2
Ministry of Health poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases -- trap the germs in your handkerchief. Help to keep the nation fighting fit. Date: 1940s

Edward VIII Coronation handkerchief
A silk handkerchief commemorating the Coronation of King Edward VIII, planned for 15 May 1937 but in fact, never staged due to the Kings Abdication in December 1936. Date: 1936

Burly Victorian man in a bowler hat
A burly late Victorian man in a bowler hat

Comic postcard, Sea sickness on board ship Date: 20th century

Filming The Goodies TV show, St Ives, Cornwall
Cast and crew with a rowing boat on the beach, filming a scene for The Goodies BBC TV show at St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Scene at the Festival of Fools, Penzance, Cornwall -- a violinist named Wilfred entertains three small children. Date: circa 1970s

Portraits of Rogier Le Witer, Catharina Behaghel and Magdale
Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678). Flemish painter. Portraits of Rogier Le Witer, Catharina Behaghel and Magdalene de Cuyper, c. 1635-1636. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

France. Women working inside of a coal mine. Drawing color
France. Women working inside of a coal mine. The moulineuses.Drawing color. 19th century

Parasol / Ackermann s
Cambric muslin morning dress with the skirt finished with a 13 tucks, in the French style. Pale fawn coloured spencer with cuffs & half-sleeves trimmed with full scallops

Pro Italia - Allies and Brothers-In-Arms for Justice. Drawn for an Italian Celebration on Italian Day, 7th October 1915, and disposed of in the streets in the form of a souvenir pocket handkerchief

Men dress (18th c. ). SPAIN. Barcelona. Textile
Men dress (18th c.). SPAIN. Barcelona. Textile and Clothing Museum

Waving at Train
Two children stand on a fence and wave a handkerchief at a passing steam train

Redingote of 1824
A pink redingote trimmed with swans down. Worn with a white ruff collar, broad-brimmed hat trimmed with red plumes & pink shoes trimmed with swans down. She holds a handkerchief

Printed cotton handkerchief, ?The New Broad Sword Exercise?, published by William Hanson and Sons, Manchester, inscribed at bottom left ?WH 1798?, 1798

Cartoon, Britannia Mourns -- Henry Irving, legendary actor-manager, sets off on his tour to America. 1883

Original accessories designed by Gordon Conway
Original accessories designed by the American costume designer, Gordon Conway. The shoe is trimmed with satin and has brocade to match the bag; the clasps of the bag are of diamonds and platinum

Three women in the latest fashions for November 1833 -- morning and evening dresses. 1833

Three women in various costumes, including Mlle Lise Noblet (left) in La Sylphide (ballet by Taglioni), and Madame Laure Cinti-Damoreau (right) as Isabelle in Robert the Devil (opera by Meyerbeer)

Irish Crochet and Handkerchief Embroidery, Bryansford - two women outside a thatched cottage. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Down: Bryansford). Date: circa early 1900s

Christmas card in the shape of a jacket with a handkerchief in the pocket. Date: circa 1890s

Our Boys Clothing Company, sailor clothing
Our Boys Clothing Company featuring sailor themed clothing for boys. Features: Man-o -war-suit (Figures 35, 36 & 37) Silk sailor collars (Figure 38) Lanyard and whistle (Figure 39)

Israel. Jerusalem. Via Dolorosa. Inscription that marks the
Israel. Jerusalem. Via Dolorosa. Old City. Inscription that marks the place of the encounter between Jesus and Veronica, the woman who wiped with a handkerchief the face of Jesus

Portrait of a lady, 1657, by Jan Victors (1619-1676)
Jan Victors (1619-1676). Dutch painter. Portrait of a lady, 1657. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Francisco Madero (1873-1913). Mexican politician. Maderos entry to Mexico as a president. Engraving by Jose Guadalupe Posada, mexican engraver

Returning from a funeral. Colored engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1877

Cartoon, acrobats advised to emigrate
Cartoon showing acrobats being advised to emigrate, possibly with their livelihoods under threat because of the Dangerous Performance Bill

Caricature, Alfred Vance, English music hall singer
Caricature, Alfred Vance (real name Alfred Peek Stevens, 1839-1888), English music hall singer. Back Again! 1880

Tinker, Tailor playing card - Poorman, Reggie Rags. 20th century

Little Folk Misfitz - Dick Whittington. circa 1910

Henry Irving and Ellen Terry in The Belles Stratagem
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, actors of the Lyceum Theatre, dancing in 18th century costume in a production of The Belles Stratagem, a play by Hannah Cowley

Little boy in historical costume on a greetings card
Little boy in historical costume waving a handkerchief on a greetings card, designed by Kate Greenaway. Date: circa 1880s

Mrs Fitzgerald of Naseby
MRS FITZGERALD, wife of John Fitzgerald of Naseby, depicted wearing a fancy coiffure, holding a fan, a shawl and a lacy handkerchief... Date: CIRCA 1833

John Cunningham
JOHN CUNNINGHAM actor and poet, depicted holding a handkerchief (we have very few pictures of handkerchiefs in our files) Date: 1729 - 1773

Crinoline by Barbier
La Rose de l Infante: a woman in a wide-skirted crinoline, possibly for a theatrical performance. Date: 1924

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