Female Type / Hobble SkirtElegant lady restricted by her fashionable hobble skirt & further impeded by a Merry Widow hat, high all round collar & an ermine fur muff
Lady with Borzoi in ParkA lady carrying a muff walks with her borzoi in a park - possibly the Luxembourg, Paris. Date: 1914
Two Children Sitting on a SwingTwo children sitting on a swing in a snowy landscape
Britannia and Eve magazine, January 1936Front cover illustration featuring a glamorous 1930s woman attired in a matching leopard print hat and muff set
Victoria / Disraeli / TogQueen Victoria with Benjamin Disraeli at Hughenden
My Second SermonThe second of two sentimental pictures by the pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (1829-1896) showing a little girl dressed in a red cape
Music cover, Les Patineurs Valse, by Emile WaldteufelMusic cover, Les Patineurs Valse (Skaters Waltz), by Emile Waldteufel, with two elegant women skating on ice. circa 1880s
Ice Skating Women 1899Grey & white fur trim with wrap over jacket bodice, gored skirt decorated just below knee level. Blue costume with brown fur trim, red blouse, jacket with striped revers. Date: 1899
My First Sermon by John Everett MillaisA little girl, wearing a red cape and fur muff, sits primly alert on a church pew listening to her first sermon. See Millaiss companion picture
Hogarth Rake Plate 4The Rakes Progress 4. Arrested for debt in Whitehall as he is on his way to court
Injured Ww1 SoldierA British soldier and his wife (or girlfriend) pose for the photographer, with the young mans lost leg stark evidence of the horrors of the conflict and the injuries suffered
Skating DachshundsA lady and gentleman dachshund skate gracefully together. Other dachshunds also enjoy ice skating. Date: 1910
Chic Vs False Chic 1914True chic - elegant young woman wears the latest fashion to good advantage: hobble skirt & long belted fur trimmed jacket, the skirts of which create a tunic & a fur muff. Date: 1914
Christmas! Christmas! Jolly Season -- a girl and a boy out for a walk with their dog on a windy day. 20th century
Victoria Knights MorrisAfter unveiling a statue of Prince Albert, donated by the people of Wolverhampton, Queen Victoria knighted the Mayor, John Morris, in recognition of his warm welcome
Five children building a snowman in a woodFive Edwardian children building a snowman in a wood
Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, WW1Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, taking a borzoi and a lapdog for a walk. He says that people will think she is his fiancee
Austen / Sense & SensibiltLucy Steele shows the portrait of Edward Ferrars to Elinor. Date: First published: 1811
French street trader selling hot roasted chestnuts 1908Parisienne woman holding out a small bag to receive some hot roasted chestnuts from a street trader. Date: 1908
Backstage Covent GardenFashionable visitors in the salon at Covent Garden Theatre, London Date: 1820
A Happy Party of Little Motorists. Six young children are taken for a spin in an open-top car. They are all wrapped up warm against the elements. Date: circa 1905
Mother and daughter skating on a Christmas cardMother and daughter skating, on a Christmas card design by Kate Greenaway. Date: circa 1880s
Vesta Victoria music hall comic singer 1873-1951Vesta Victoria (Victoria Lawrence) music hall singer and character comedienne. Born in Leeds but affected a cockney stage persona. Demure pose with hands in fur muff
A leetle English Mees! A fashionable young thing from Brighton with white fox fur hat, scarf and muff and even a matching ruff for her French Bulldog! Date: 1911
Illustration, Winter, from the picture by artist Js Smith (1752-1812). Showing a woman in tall hat, velvet and ermine cloak, silk gown, with fur muff, walking in snow with dog
Music cover, Kind Regards! Intermezzo by Synney Baynes Date: 1912
Darkest London's Brightest Lights Date: 1916
Photograph of woman modelling opossum fur. With description, The Importance of Opossum; Our photograph shows a quaint pelerine scarf of pure white ermine
Woman in furs, model wearing fur hat, muff, and stole. Captioned, Distorted furs, an alliance that Furriers do not like'. From an article, Frocks, Furs and Furbelows, by Mrs Jack May. Date: 1910
Constantia, after a painting by George Morland Date: circa 1788
Poster, Salmson Cars 10 HP Date: 1920
Mrs Wheatley in 1788 - Winter - Francesco BartolozziMrs Wheatley (the artists wife) in 1788 - Winter - Francesco Bartolozzi RA (1727 - 1815), reproduction on a postcard - she is wrapped up against the winter cold and carries a big muff
Advertisement for a range of fur winter coats, made from seal musquash, white fox fur and seal musquash coat with skunk collar and cuffs. Date: 1915
Jewelry by Veyer. Earrings, necklace and dragonfly bracelet in enamel and diamonds. Bijoux par Veyer. Pendants de cou joaillerie et emaux translucide, bracelet libellules emaux et diamants
Margaret Whigham at Ascot with her boater and ruches muffCelebrated society it girl, Miss Margaret Whigham, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then the infamous Duchess of Argyll pictured at Ascot in June 1931 wearing an unusual boater style hat
A Birthday Present - pretty woman in winter clothes, holding a wrapped parcel. Date: circa 1890
Original Artwork - Girl gives mother a Christmas presentOriginal Artwork - A little girl with a muff gives her mother a ribbon-tied Christmas present. Date: circa 1937
Original Artwork - Christmas thank you card - Vintage CoupleOriginal Artwork - Design for a Christmas thank you card - Vintage Couple exchanging gifts before departure. Date: circa 1937
Comic postcard, Cold weather conversation Date: early 20th century
Comic postcard, Customer and shop assistant Date: early 20th century
Comic postcard, Little girl with dog - Cook at the North Pole Date: 20th century
A very grand-looking (and wealthy) elderly lady going out for a spin in her bath chair along with (possibly) her daughter. She is wrapped up warm with fur coat and elaborate leather hat
A rather grand-looking elderly lady going out for a spin in her bath chair along with her daughter. She is wrapped up warm with furs, muff and elaborate black hat! Date: circa 1910s
A Heart-Warm WishA young woman in a warm red fur-trimmed coat and muff and hat decorated with a bird, traversing a snowy landscape at Christmastide. Date: circa 1905
At the Concours Hippique in the Palais d Industrie, 1892. Woman in lilac dress with lace trim, watching an equestrian show from a grandstand
Prinking before the ball, 1858. Women primping in front of a mirror. Women in wide dress fixing a bracelet on a woman in off-the-shoulder, flounced crinoline dress. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
The last of the boulevard lions, 1853. Fashionable people outside Tortonis ice cream cafe. Dandies in top hats, jacquettes and striped pants
High life in the Bois de Boulogne, l allee des cavaliers, 1842. Fop in top hat, cravat, waistcoat and coat with tails flirting with a woman in top hat
