Handkerchief Collection (page 3)

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

Turn-Ups & Topper 1910
Lord Barrymore wears a top hat, frock coat, pink shirt, bowtie, waistcoat with collar, grey herringbone tweed trousers with turn-ups & a front crease & town boots. Date: 1910

Male Type / E D Ward 1890S
A typical late Victorian: E D Ward, actor. 1890s

Male Type - Cautley Actor
A typical late Victorian: Laurence Cautley, actor (died 1899). 1890s

Male Type / Jack Robertson
A typical late Victorian: Jack Robertson, Shakespearean actor. Date: 1890s

Costume / Women / 1826
Front & back views of dress with gigot sleeves, skirt ornamented with tucks, plus a canezou-pelerine & belt. Hat trimmed profusely with wheat ears, flowers & bows. Date: circa 1826

Louise De Lafayette
LOUISE MOTTIER DE LAFAYETTE French beauty, wit and nun Date: 1609? - 1665

Sir Thomas Chambers / Vf
SIR THOMAS CHAMBERS Recorder of London Date: 1804 - 1891

Mens jackets and coats
Man wearing lounge suits, boater, holding a cane, single breasted overcoat with lepel and spats. Circa 1912

The Farewell by Marcella Walker
A woman in a green dress waves her handkerchief in farewell, perhaps to a departing ship. Date: 1906

Enthusiast Preaching
Sunday Work which ought to be prohibited - a sectarian preacher harangues his congregation while a pickpocket seizes his chance - and a handkerchief ! Date: 1793

Posada, Book cover, La Nina de las Perlas
Book cover, La Nina de las Perlas -- The Girl with the Pearls, published by Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo. Date: circa 1900s

Couple on a South Coast beach
A very jolly couple on a South Coast beach (probably Hythe, Kent), enjoying the sun, (the gent is taking typically British precautions against sunburn)

Mrs Gorringes Necklace by Hubert Henry Davies
Promotional postcard for Mrs Gorringes Necklace by Hubert Henry Davies First produced at the Wyndhams Theatre, 12th May 1903

The 1958 Season - Gay companions to sparkling debut
Double page spread from The Tatler suggesting various accessories required by the debutante to ensure a sparkling season! Clockwise from top left

Woman in a black dress on a New Year card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Four hares on pennyfarthing bicycles on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

How Betty can make a Christmas hankie for mother, page of instructions in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s

Double page illustration, Mrs Ticklers Caravan, showing what happens when Mr Tickler blows his nose on his new magic handkerchief. Date: 1934

Dog guarding a farm workers coat
Terrier dog guarding a farm workers coat. Date: 1928

Page design, and so goodbye, School Silhouettes
Page design, and so goodbye, in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA. Depicting a young woman with her luggage, waving goodbye

Gay Words, Aching Heart - WW1 farewell
A woman wipes away a tear as she waves farewell to soldiers, departing for the Front at Christmas time. Date: 1915

Woman in handkerchief fancy dress costume, les mouchoirs.. Lithograph with pochoir stencil handcolouring from Our Fancy Dress Costumes, Paris, 1928

Dress of the reign of King George III, 1780.. Gown and petticoat of pale lilac lutestring trimmed with gardenia or jessamine. Handkerchief and apron of chequered gauze

Young man in garden with small dog
Young man in a white suit sitting in a garden with a small black dog. Date: circa 1900s

ARAGO, Fran篩s (1786 - 1853). French physicist, astronomer and politician. Oil

VOLTAIRE, Fran篩s-Marie Arouet, also known as (1694-1778)
VOLTAIRE, Fran篩 s-Marie Arouet, also known as (1694-1778). French Enlightenment writer and philosopher. Oil

Womens seats in Colon Theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1858. Costumbrism. Watercolour. ARGENTINA. BUENOS AIRES. Buenos Aires

Pro Italia
A drawing by Fortunino Matania celebrating the alliance between British and Italian troops. He presented the drawing to his compatriots of Italian organisations in London

Lace handkerchief with badge of the Royal Artillery
Lace handkerchief embroidered with badge of the Royal Artillery. Commemorative Art

Lace handkerchief with flowers and Souvenir of France
Lace handkerchief embroidered with flowers and Souvenir of France. Commemorative Art

Lace handkerchief - flowers and Remembrance from France
Lace handkerchief embroidered with flowers and Remembrance from France. Commemorative Art

British Great War silk handkerchief with Regimental badges
A square British Great War silk souvenir handkerchief bearing 41 printed Regimental badges around the edges.. Commemorative Art

Cheering a hospital ship, World War One
British people cheering a hospital ship on its way across the Channel in 1914. Date: 1914

Bonzo a star turn again... by George Studdy
Bonzo a star turn again in " From Dover Street to Dixie" : the Studdy Curtain at the London Pavilion. He appeared in a Cochran revue

Silhouette of man in casual pose
Full length silhouette of a man in casual pose, smoking a cigarette. Date: 20th century

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