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Background imageImbecile Collection: Riding Habits 1834

Riding Habits 1834
Riding habits. Woman: imbecile sleeves, embroidered canezou, cravat & top hat. Boy: pantaloons, waistcoat with a roll collar, short jacket with gigot sleeves, ruff

Background imageImbecile Collection: OUTDOOR GIRLS 1832

OUTDOOR GIRLS 1832
Girls: white knee-length dress ornamented with tucks, black velvet spencer with imbecile sleeves, pantalettes, pelerine with vandykes; red & black plaid mantle with a cape. Date: 1832

Background imageImbecile Collection: FRANCE / 1396 / QUITTING

FRANCE / 1396 / QUITTING
Accused of practising magic against her brother-in-law, the imbecile king Charles VI le Fou, the duchesse dOrleans has to leave Paris for Asnieres Date: circa 1396

Background imageImbecile Collection: History of Fashion 1830S

History of Fashion 1830S
Late 19th century interpretation of clothing from the 1830s. Pink gown with round, unadorned skirt & imbecile sleeves. Black scarf & belt & large white bonnet. Date: 1830s

Background imageImbecile Collection: Riding Habit 1835

Riding Habit 1835
" Le Trot a L Anglaise" Blue riding habit with full sleeves (imbecile) white cuffs & collar, military style corded trim on the bodice worn with a top hat & veil. Date: 1835

Background imageImbecile Collection: Darenth Schools, Kent - Day room

Darenth Schools, Kent - Day room
Inmates sit around a dayroom at the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children

Background imageImbecile Collection: Darenth Schools, Kent - Upholstery

Darenth Schools, Kent - Upholstery
Older inmates at work in the upholstery department of the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for

Background imageImbecile Collection: Darenth Schools, Kent - Tailoring

Darenth Schools, Kent - Tailoring
Inmates sit cross-legged in the tailoring department of the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for

Background imageImbecile Collection: Darenth Schools, Kent - Boot-making

Darenth Schools, Kent - Boot-making
Boot-making workshop at the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London

Background imageImbecile Collection: Darenth Schools, Kent - Basket-making

Darenth Schools, Kent - Basket-making
Inmates making baskets at the Darenth Schools, near Dartford, Kent. The Schools were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London

Background imageImbecile Collection: Duchesse D orleans / Frois

Duchesse D orleans / Frois
Accused of practising magic against her brother-in-law, the imbecile king Charles VI le Fou, the duchesse d Orleans has to leave Paris for Asnieres

Background imageImbecile Collection: Costume Parisiens 2885

Costume Parisiens 2885
Hat: large turned-up brim at the front, trimmed with plumes. Dress: lace imbecile sleeves with mancherons, low bodice pointed front & back with Grecian drapery

Background imageImbecile Collection: 1834 Arty Clothes

1834 Arty Clothes
Man: grey cossacks, fitted jacket, red fringed sash & gothic style slippers. Woman: white dress, imbecile sleeves encased below the elbow, brown bodice & vandyked apron

Background imageImbecile Collection: Battledore Fashion Plate

Battledore Fashion Plate
Short coloured skirts showing embroidered scallop edged petticoats, white blouses with imbecile sleeves & embroidered yokes & tuckers, floral aprons with pockets & black braces

Background imageImbecile Collection: Costume / Girl & Mum 1835

Costume / Girl & Mum 1835
Blue silk & black velvet pelisse-mantle with hanging sleeves, lace edged collar & brooch. Girl: pink mantle with imbecile sleeves & large revers, peaked cap with tassel


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