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Gainsborough PowderAdvertisement for Gainsborough Powder puff. Each soft caress adds loveliness! Elegant 1920s lady looking in a mirror to powder her nose. Illustration from Ladies Home Journal May 1923
Cartoon advert for Shuck Maclean and Co Ltd, makers of printing inks. The winner of a beauty competition writes: I ascribe my success entirely to the use of your charming inks. 20th century
Doris Zinkeisen (1898-1991), Scottish theatrical stage and costume designer, painter, commercial artist and writer. She was best known for her work in theatrical design
Advert for Maple & Co furnishing 1897Page selection of household furnishings. Date: 1897
Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, California, USA. Date: circa 1910
Cover design, Truth Magazine, Christmas Number 1907. 1907
Little Miss Vanity - Hand-tinted postcard depicting google-eyed girl in front of the mirror dolling herself up. Date: circa 1920
Joyous Days. Rie Cramer. Susan sits at the mirror. From postcard series Joyous Days published by Humphrey Milford. Date: 1922
Womens corset 1911Latest fashionable corset to provide the best shape for the womans dress
Straight front corset in smart French white coutil or rich countil brocade. Date: 1901
A silver and gilt moulded mirror from the Doges Palace in Venice, Italy - once owned by Queen Anne and removed from Stowe House
Caught in the Act Date: 1950
Unusual Mirror Image portrait postcardAustria - an unusual Mirror Image portrait postcard - combining two different angle shots taken at the same moment, combined into one image. Date: 1910
Gibbs Happy Families - Miss Tooth the Dentists daughter. Date: 20th century
FITTING AT GERSONS C1895A lady, standing in front of a large mirror, has some final adjustments made to her new gown by the dressmaker. Date: circa 1895
Janesich Jewellery 1920A woman models an array of jewellery including a tiara, drop earrings, pearl necklaces of various lengths, bracelets, bangles & armlets, a brooch & rings. Date: 1920
CONVERTED CHEFFONIERA converted cheffonier. Date: 1873
BOUDOIR / 1925An elegant boudoir designed by Rublmann. Date: 1925
SHAVING OLD & NEW C1830 SHAVING OLD & NEW C1830The old way and the new way of shaving: take your pick! Date: circa 1830
FEMALE TYPE / WINTER 1903A woman in winter dress looks at herself in the mirror. Date: 1903
MALE TYPE / BEAU NASH 1700Richard Beau Nash: the famous dandy at the dressing table, applying beauty spots. Date: circa 1700
LINING DRAWERS W / PAPERA woman lines drawers with white paper. Date: 1930s
SHOPPING FOR BONNETSJudging from Appearance, a canny shop assistant infers that a bonnet being tried on by the wife takes years off her age by mistaking her for her husbands daughter. Date: 1828
CHILD WATCHES MAMA DRESSA daughter watches while a maid helps her mother get ready in front of her dressing table. Date: 1909
Cartoon, Hats That Have Helped Me (Churchill)Cartoon, Hats That Have Helped Me - Winston Churchill. Colonial headgear is very becoming - but on the small side as usual! Date: 1921
THEATRE / EXOTIC / MAKE-UPA Chinese actor applies his fanciful make-up with a small mirror and a skillful eye. Date: 1885
GREECE / ARISTOCRATIC LADYAristocratic ladies and a Priestess. Date: circa 500 BC
Costume - Lady at TableA woman sitting at her dressing table Date: 1778
FEMALE TYPE / MIRROR 1929An elegant woman looks at her reflection in the mirror to check that her makeup is in good order. Date: 1929
GIRL / NEW BONNET C. 1820Girl trying on a new bonnet. Date: circa 1820
Cami-Knickers PhotoA lady in her undies and gartered stockings leans cheekily on a pillar. Date: 1920s
(STRUTT) BRUSHING HAIRA woman brushes her hair Date: 14th century
A dandy at his dressing table, 1818A dandy getting himself dolled up at his dressing table. Date: 1818
Nostradamus magic mirror, c. 1570Nostradamus is commanded by Catherine de Medicis, Queen of France, to predict the future of the French royals : he does so, using a magic mirror in which figures seem to appear. Date: circa 1570
Toy - Swing - Lady PushedLady on a swing being pushed while her friend looks in her hand mirror Date: ancient Greece
Rainbow Girl Mirror - Murrays Cabaret Club costume designRainbow Girl Mirror - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London
Large mirror on a wall at the roadside
Finishing Touches - Madame Sarah Bernhardt in Dressing RoomFinishing Touches - Madame Sarah Bernhardt in her Dressing Room Date: 1894
A moored boat and wooden jetty, Fethiye, Turkey. The water is very still and the mountains are in the background Date: 1992
Kashmir, Lake Dal - a houseboat swimming platform. A moored speedboat and a swimmer can be seen in the mirror on a white dresser Date: 1986
Crow on motor bike, Sri LankaCarrion crow perched on the handle bars of a motor bike in Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: 1994
Seaside shelter fun, Great YarmouthOld people in a seaside shelter in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, read newspapers, laugh and sleep. One lady holds a Daily Mirror with the dealine Sex Bomb, First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988
Earls Court Exhibition of 1902 - The Topsy Turvy House" Paris in London", the Earls Court Exhibition of 1902 - The Topsy Turvy House. Date: 1902
Lake Placid, N. Y. USA - Dog Team on Frozen Mirror LakeLake Placid, N.Y. USA - Dog Team on Frozen Mirror Lake Date: 1940
Lake Placid, N. Y. USA - Mirror Lake and Mirror Lake InnLake Placid, N.Y. USA - Mirror Lake and Mirror Lake Inn Date: 1940
Lake Placid, N. Y. USA - Lake Placid Club and Mirror LakeLake Placid, N.Y. USA - Lake Placid Club and Mirror Lake - Cobble Hill in background. Date: 1940
Lake Placid, N. Y. USA - Mirror Lake - view from an airplaneLake Placid, N.Y. USA - Mirror Lake - view from an airplane Date: 1940
Ajaccio, Corsica, France, The Home of Napoleon - The Salon (Living Room). Date: circa 1910s