Lace Collection (page 14)

Babies Christening cap 1864
Point lace babies Christening cap, with the finest French lacet, pattern is worked flat, when attached to the crown the design is divided into seven parts, joined together with hem-stitch

Costume May 1864
Latest Paris fashions, (left) woman wearing taffetas dress, the bodice of which has coat-basques, these are trimmed with guipure lace, bonnet trimmed with pink feathers and white bugle fringe

Advert for Peter Robinsons womens dressy blouses 1915
Women wearing black net blouses trimmed with black ribbon high neck collar, suitable for dinner and evening wear. 1915

Woman from Switzerland in traditional costume. 19th century

Lacemaking at Bailleau, Nord department, Northern France
Lacemaking at Bailleul, a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Date: circa 1908

Tree branches covered in snow. circa 1952

Tree covered in snow. circa 1952

Model with a lacy shawl. circa 1955

Woman wears a nightdress from Robinson & Cleaver
A woman wearing a nightdress of Linen Lawn from Robinson & Cleaver. The nightdress is a hand-drawn design with fine hand embroidery, trimmed with real filet lace and ribbons

Stylish young ladies talking to each other
Two young stylish ladies wearing the following outfits: A Jenner brushed-wool tomato sports coat, ornamented (accessorised) with shaded blue embroidery (left)

Exhibition image of men wearing large shoes
Image taken outside MOMA New York of two men wearing oversize lace up white and brown shoes and being photographed. Date: Early 1980s

Sinhalese Lace Maker - Sri Lanka
A very attractive hand-coloured postcard showing a Sinhalese Lace Maker. The Sinhalese (Sinhala, Sinhala Jathiya, Hela or Sinhale) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka

Charlotte Mary Yonge, English novelist
Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901), English novelist

Traditional dancers in Duras, Lot-et-Garonne, France
Lace headpiece on a traditional dancer in Duras, Lot-et-Garonne, France. circa 1969

Goodwood fashions by Gordon Conway
On the left, a lace and georgette dress in champagne beige, with a jacket generously trimmed in fur. On the right, a printed chiffon frock available in many colour schemes

French woman using a sewing machine
Pretty French woman making her lacy underwear using a sewing machine. Date: circa 1909

Advert for Madame Bellanger corsetmarker 1912
Advertisement for Madame Bellanger, Edwardian women wearing long-line corsets, with straight-front giving no curving to the figure, and also a bra with uplift and fastener to the front. Date: 1912

Advert for Madame Bellanger corsetmarker 1911
Advertisement for Madame Bellanger, Edwardian women wearing long-line corsets, with straight-front giving no curving to the figure, and also a bra with uplift and fastener to the front. Date: 1911

Advert for Madame Bellanger corsetmarker 1910
Advertisement for Madame Bellanger, Edwardian women wearing long-line corsets, with straight-front giving no curving to the figure. Date: 1910

Woman in costume posing as Queen Victoria. Date: circa 1940s

Victorian Scrap -- Orange Seller. late 19th century

Victorian Scrap -- Washerwoman. late 19th century

Victorian Scrap - Political Types - MP of the Future. late 19th century

Madame Duchess de Berri
Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, duchess de Berry (1798-1870), Italian princess of the House of Bourbon who married into the French royal family. circa 1830s

London Trade Card - Benjamin Cole, textiles
London Trade Card - Benjamin Cole, at the Sun in St Pauls Churchyard, importing and selling cambrics, lawn, macklin, English lace and edging, wholesale and retail. 18th century

Les Elegances Parisiennes by Cheruit, July 1916 -- two women in elegant, frilly dresses. 1916

L Attente - Waiting. Two women in a garden. 19th century

Woman in a dinner party dress
Woman in a pale pink dinner party dress and an elaborate feathered hat. 1827

Traditional costume of Rolleville, northern France
Woman wearing a traditional costume of Rolleville, Normandy, northern France. circa 1830

Woman with many presents, in Art Deco style. 1936

Costume illustration, two women in the latest fashion, winding wool. circa 1850s

French fashion plate -- two women in silk dresses and feathered hats. 19th century

Advert for M. A. Claverie womens corsets & petticoats 1905
Woman wearing a delicate lace corset and petticoat, by M. A. Claverie, Paris. Date: 1905

Young children playing outside with a skipping rope and doll. The girl on the left wears a pretty dress of white crepon and filet lace. The outfits come from Steinmanns of 185 Piccadilly, London

Susi - sitting by the window on a rainy day, wondering whether a walk might be possible. 1950s

Susi - looking through a window on a rainy day, wondering whether a walk will be possible. 1950s

Edwardian women wearing bell shaped skirts 1904
Two women wearing bell shaped skirts, high necked lace, thin V - shaped waist and lace flounce. Date: 1904

Advert for Dickins & Jones lace & embroidered 1912
Stylish lace and embroidered collars. 1912

Advert for Peter Robinsons nightdresses 1916
Crepe de chine and silk nightdresses. 1916

Advert for Barkers corsets 1914
Elegant designs from Barkers of Kensington. 1914

Paquin evening dress, 1938
An evening dress by Paquin in black net and lace, full skirted, longer at the back than the front. The frock is completed by a large taffeta bow of an elusive petunia shade. Date: 1938

Lacemaking - Rapallo, Liguria, northern Italy
An elderly woman making lace under an archway on the waterfront at Rapallo n the province of Genoa, in Liguria, northern Italy - situated on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf

Susi - with boot and tennis ball. 1950s

Tatler cover - 60 years of social change - 1959
Front cover of The Tatler for 30 December 1959 with two opera-bound couples gazing across a span of sixty years. The contemporary girls wears a Susan Small dress in pale coffee-coloured pure lace

Woman with a parasol in a garden. circa 1900

Advert for Debenham & Freebody robespierre blouse 1912
Woman wearing a double cascade frill blouse, trimmed with valenciennes lace. 1912

Kitten inside an old boot on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Studio portrait, Customs officer in uniform and wife
Studio portrait, Customs officer in uniform (W P Wood) and his wife. circa 1910s

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