Mirror Collection (page 11)

Mermaid of Zennor wood carving, Zennor Church, Cornwall
A wood carving of a mermaid on the end of a pew in Zennor Church, near St Ives, Cornwall. She is known as the Mermaid of Zennor and is depicted with long flowing hair

Cartoon, The Bulgarian Cad, WW1
Cartoon, The Bulgarian Cad (with a pun on his large nose), showing King Ferdinand of Bulgaria admiring himself in a hand mirror. Date: 1915

Fire at the Balham Covered Retail Market - 1953
Six-Pump Fire at the Balham Covered Retail Market, 31 Bedford Hill (on junction with Shipka Road), Balham, London 8th May 1953. Date: 1953

The Sad Experiences of Big and Little Willie. - WWI
A bound copy with gold-leaf edges of The Sad Experiences of Big and Little Willie during the first 6 months of the Great War as portrayed by W. K. Haselden in the Daily Mirror

Erasmic soap, WW1 advertisement
Advertisement for Erasmic soap, a popular brand during the first half of the 20th century, depicting a pretty young woman with flaming red hair contemplating her reflection in a hand mirror while

A young woman at her dressing table
A woman applies powder puff to her face as she beautifies herself in the mirror; make-up, perfume and clothes are scattered around the room which the maid in the background seems to be sorting out

Graven Grace and Modern Chic by George Barbier
The caption reads: Paris looks at the past: Cecile Sorel in an 18th Century setting. Date: 1926

Looking in the Mirror
A lady looking at herself in a dressing table mirror, holding her face and scrutinising her features. Date: early 1930s

Thomas Hill, Bookman
THOMAS HILL Bibliophile, book collector and author of The mirror of fashion, Date: 1760 - 1840

Artistes de Music Hall by Rose-Marie Guillaume
Salon de Paris - Artistes de Music Hall - painting by Rose-Marie Guillaume Date: circa 1910

Just like Mother! A little girl tries on a corset
Just like Mother! A little French girl tries on a corset and checks out the result in an ornate full-length gilt-edged mirror with the aid of a footstool. Date: circa 1905

Anna Neagle dancing the twist with Grenville Collins
Anna Neagle (1904-1986) - popular British stage and film actress and singer dancing the twist with 19-year-old guest Grenville Collins (1943-) !

1920S Bedroom
A light and spacious bedroom with a connecting door leading to the next room. Date: 1920s

Eyebrow Pencil 1940S
Forties glamour - a brunette model defines her eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil. Date: 1940s

Edwardian boat interior, with table and chairs
View of the interior of an Edwardian boat. A table is set, but possibly more for drinking than eating, with a bottle and several glasses. There are three upright chairs with wicker seats

Addition and Subtraction by P. B. Hickling
A typical 1920s flapper girl, wearing a short dress, yellow stockings and with bobbed, shingled hair, applies her lipstick in the mirror watched by a fairly diffident cat

Studies in femininity by Suzanne Meunier
Illustration of an attractive flapper girl admiring herself in the mirror

Woman in Nylon Nightie
A young woman in a nylon nightie sits at her bedroom dressing table and brushes her hair, checking how alluring she looks in a mirror, before going to bed

Allan Ramsay / Eglinton
ALLAN RAMSAY Scottish poet and editor, reading to the Countess of Eglinton and others

Nude blue lady
A nude, blue lady admires her reflection in a hand mirror

Medusa (Anon)
The chief of the Gorgons, her face is so terrible that anyone who sees it is turned to stone : but Perseus slays her by looking in a mirror as he removes her head

In the Mirror
Madame is satisfied with her reflection, wearing her grande robe du soir by Paul Poiret which cost her husband a pretty centime

Fads and Fancies revue by Joseph Hayman, with music by Herman Darewski, presented by Harry Day. First produced at the New Cross Empire on 18th October 1915

La Poupee by Ernest Hubbard
A young woman in a slip admires herself in front of a mirror. Close by a poupee or boudoir doll sits with its arms outstretched looking up at its owner. Date: 1929

Lip stick in Tutankhamens day
Illustration reflecting facts described in Adolph Ermans Life in Ancient Egypt showing an Egyptian woman applying rouge - apparently the Egyptians applied this even to corpses. Date: 1924

Ethel Irving as Lolette in Dame Nature by Frederick Fenn
Ethel Irving (18691963) as Lolette in Dame Nature by Frederick Fenn from La Femme Nue by Henri Bataille, (Renaissance Theatre in Paris on 22nd February 1908)

For the Tousseau 1933
Model wearing fashionable nightdresses, all available from Harrods. Date: 1933

Cartoon, Forever Young - Appearances Deceive - Theatre Makeup. early 19th century

Lake view at Engelsberg, Vastmanland, 1893, by Olof
Olof Arborelius (1842-1919). Swedish painter. Lake view at Engelsberg, Vastmanland, 1893. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Tatler Christmas Number cover 1928
Front cover of The Tatler Christmas Number featuring illustration by Lewis Baumer of a young woman with an Eton crop getting ready for a night out. Date: 1928

Kitty Loftus (1867-1927) English actress and singer. 1899

Kathleen Mason, 1928
Lady Aspinall, n饠 Kathleen Mason, gazes into a mirror. This photograph was published on the occasion of her wedding to Sir Algernon Aspinall

Variable days of spring 1913
Women models wearing fashionable clothing for cold days of spring, left: spring suit with ribbed material in soft shade of stone

Tatler cover - Dolores del Rio
Front cover of The Tatler featuring the Mexican-born United States-based film, television and stage actress Dolores del Rio (1904-1983)

Young stylish lady sitting at her dressing table. She is checking her flawless complexion, aided by cosmetics acquired from the Boutique of Mme. Pomeroy of 29 Old Bond Street, London. Date: 1923

Susi - with toothbrush and toothpaste in a bit of a mess. 1950s

Sleeping man at antique stall, Duras, France
Outdoor antique stall with sleeping man, in Duras, Lot-et-Garonne, France. circa 1966

Woman trying on an array of hats in the Autumn sale 1909
Edwardian woman sitting at a dressing table while a sales assistant helps her choose hats from the Autumn sale. 1909

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

Dentists surgery, Claudius Ash, Sons & Co Ltd. 1921

Edwardian beauty
Fashionable lady in stunningly flowing dress & feathered hat preens herself in front of a cheval mirror. Date: 1908

Patricia Ellis, Warner Bros star applying Max Factor make up
Patricia Ellis (May 20, 1916 March 26, 1970), American film actress of the 1930s pictured in a Max Factor promotional booklet applying the cosmetics companys mascara (called eye-lash make-up here)

Israel Museum. Interior. Eighteenth century Venetian Room. J
Israel Museum. Interior. Eighteenth century Venetian Room. Decoration and furniture. Jerusalem

Susi - looking in the mirror, which is decorated with mistletoe - mwah! 1950s

Liberty wrapper for travelling
A Liberty wrapper, or dressing gown, in printed satin - perfect for relaxing when travelling by train in 1933. Date: 1933

WW1 - France - The mirror of love - " I think of you constantly and your dear face appears to me everywhere". Date: circa 1916

Music cover, Tap Your Tootsies, Jack Hulbert
Music cover, Tap Your Tootsies, words and music by Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman, from the film Jack of All Trades starring Jack Hulbert. 1936

Modes Pour Rire by Charles Vernier -- A woman (left) asks her ladys maid (right) whether the crinoline she has brought will be full enough. She doesn t want to be ridiculed for being too flat

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