Mischief Collection

Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie - Kissed the girls and made them cry. When the boys came out to play - Georgie Porgie ran away

Fat Geese! by Lawson Wood
A cheeky young lad chuckles to himself after placing a sign for fattened geese on the posterior of a rather plump lady who is herself choosing which goose to buy for her Christmas dinner. Date: 1909

Fancy Meeting You by George Ranstead
Humorous illustration by George Ranstead, an amateur artist of the Great War who served in the Army Pay Corps, depicting a rascally little boy wriggling through a fence after stealing apples

George Ernest Studdy, Got Im! Bonzo is delighted on the occasion of his owners marriage. Originally published as Valentine postcard no. 347. Date: circa 1920

Josslyn and Idina Hay at Slains, their farm in Kenya
The Hon. Josslyn and Lady Idina Hay pictured at Slains, their 2000 acre farm in Gilgil, Kenya. Pictured from left are: The Hon. Josslyn Hay, Major Roberts, Major J. Grant, Lady Idina Hay, Mrs C

Heres How by Cecil Aldin
Heres How: Woggles Series LV. Woggles, the cheeky Sealyham Terrier who starred in a series of illustrations by the artist Cecil Aldin in The Sketch

A new dog-fancy: the Basset Hounds by Louis Wain
Engraving by Louis Wain showing four naughty basset hounds teasing two scared black and white cats. A fifth basset hound enters the room looking coy but unrepentant with a whip in its mouth

Bas de Soie by Harold Earnshaw
An elegant girl in a swimming costume chases gracefully after a small terrier dog who has run away with her head scarf on the beach, an essential part of the 1920s swimwear look. Date: 1927

Ice Skating Children
What larks! Ice skating gives children the chance in indulge in all sorts of mischief

Schoolboys and teacher on a Christmas card
Misbehaving schoolboys surprised by their teacher on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Sir Jock Delves Broughton and Lady Broughton attending the wedding o f Lord and Lady Lovat at Brompton Oratory in October 1938

Sign of the Mischief
The Mischief Inn used to be situated on the south side of Oxford Street, London. Its sign depicted a man and his drunk shrewish wife, two apes, a pig and suspicious looking gin shops and pawnbrokers

Merthyr Tydfil boys playing
Two boys play on a bench above the steel works (now closed) at Merthyr Tydfil. Vintage black and white image. First published The Sunday Times c1989 1989

A Basket of Mischief by Mabel Gear

Comic postcard, Dog with pair of knickers Date: 20th century

A small boy, having consumed most of a pot of strawberry jam with the help of a cane and a cushion, has no regrets. Date: 1911

Comic postcard, Schoolboy and military man - practical joke Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Black cat on Good Luck card, climbing up the tablecloth Date: circa 1918

Comic postcard, stuffing birds - taxidermist Date: 20th century

Kittens with a bowl of flowers on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Kittens with a vase of flowers on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Two kittens on an artists palette on a greetings postcard
Two kittens on an artists palette on a German greetings postcard -- Art in the life of the cat. Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, Elements of Mischief in Hypocritical Repose - three children and a dog. In other words, the peace and quiet won t last long. Date: 1875

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Red Puppy Book. Poppy the red puppy visits the rabbits in their hutch and pulls faces at them because they wont come out and play. Date: 1910

WIRE HAIRED TERRIER PUPS
A basket of mischief! A fine litter of wire-haired Fox Terrier puppies. Date: 1930s

FALL / BORDER TERRIER / 1948
LINDUMWOLD MISCHIEF Owned by Cuddingan. Colour: tan. Date: 1948

Puck on spiders thread
Puck seated on a spiders thread. Date: 1920

Robin Goodfellow, a sprite (also known as Puck). Date: 1911

Girl climbing on a sundial outside Tulle House Museum
A little girl pulls herself up to see a sundial outside Tulle House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria. She wears a summer dress and a straw boater hat with a ribbon at the back

Naughty boys with hose pipe, Dublin - 2
Naughty boys play on a hose pipe in Moore Street, Dublin - and show off Date: 1990

Naughty boys with hose pipe, Dublin - 1
Naughty boys play with a hose pipe in Moore Street, Dublin - and get soaked Date: 1990

Boy jumps on cart, Nefta, Tunisia
A boy jumps onto the back of a mule cart and gets a free ride down a dusty street. Nefta, Tunisia Date: 1987

Boys on footbridge Stoke
Two small boys and their mongrel dog run up the steps of a railway footbridge in Stoke on Trent Date: 1987

What are the wild wave saying? Liar
What are the wild wave saying? (" Liar" ) Date: circa 1910s

Susi - ruining Mums stockings. 1950s

L enfant terrible, 1890
Chorus in the stern: " Don t go on like that-or you ll upset us all!" Kaiser Wilhelm IIs antics rock the boat, causing anxiety amongst his fellow leaders

Lady Idina Hay & Josslyn Hay at Slains, Kenya
Lady Idina Hay and her husband the Hon. Josslyn Hay, Earl of Erroll at their 2000 acre farm, Slains, in Gilgil, Kenya with friends. From left, Mr Trevor Sheen, Hon

Lady Idina Hay at the Kenya Lido
Lady Idina Hay (nee Sackville), pictured in a sarong or kanga with two friends in Kenya during the 1920s, while she was married to Josslyn Hay, Earl of Erroll. On the left is the Countess N

Lord and Lady Francis Scott at Njoro Polo Ground
Lord and Lady Francis Scottt at the Njoro Polo Ground in Kenya. Lady Francis Scott was Lady Eileen Elliot and Lord Francis was the brother of the Duke of Buccleuch

The Hon. Josslyn and Lady Idina Hay
The Hon. Josslyn Hay, later Earl of Erroll, and his wife, the former Lady Idina Sackville pictured at Gil Gil, Kenya Colony in British East Africa where they built a farm, Clouds

Lady Idina Gordon pictured in 1921, the elder daughter of the late Lord De La Warr. After her first marriage to Euan Wallace

Cartoon, tickling an elephant
Cartoon by John Hassall: Tickle! Tickle! Tommy holds up a peacock feather and says: See me make im jump and throw Billy orf. Date: 20th century

Jimmy Wild by George Studdy
A rather stupid Bonzo, the comic canine creation of George Studdy is distracted from stealing a chop by his reflection in a silver, domed platter cover

Comic postcard -- boy and sleeping tramp
Comic postcard -- a boy urinating on a sleeping tramp through a fence. Date: circa 1900s

Two boys tickling a man's feet on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two cats, a dog and a parrot on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Comic German postcard -- Its raining! Date: circa 1900s

Cow & Gate Snap - Worth a spanking! circa 1930s

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