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Ring-Necked PheasantCHINESE RING-NECKED PHEASANT phasianus torquatus
Evening Dress 1913Exotic gown witih Chinese style tassels, a narrow draped satin skirt with train worn with an embroidered lace, square necked bodice with decorative cut under-sleeves
Northern cassowary by JG KeulemansHand-coloured lithograph of cassowary head by JG Keulemans (c. 1898), based on the live animals at Walter Rothschilds Museum at Tring
A canoe-necked knitted top, with a beaded design. Date: 1954
Summer fashions for women: a canoe-necked poplin dress from Bijou, and a halter-necked Paisley dress in marcella pique from Rembrandt. Date: 1954
Ring-necked spitting cobra and Martinique lanceheadRing-necked spitting cobra, Hemachatus haemachatus 1, and Martinique lancehead, Bothrops lanceolatus 2. Vipera emacate, Trigonocefalo ferro di lancia
House gecko and broad-tailed geckoHouse gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus 1, and broad-tailed gecko, Phyllurus platurus 2. Tarantola delle case, Filluro della Nuova Olanda
Red-necked falcon, Falco chicquera ruficollis. (Rufous-necked falcon, Falco ruficollis.) Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his Birds
Head of the violet turaco, Musophaga violaceaHead of the violet turaco, Violet plantain eater, Musophaga violacea. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his Birds of Western Africa in
Red-necked footman, four-spotted footman and buff footmanRed-necked footman, Atolmis rubricollis 1, , four-spotted footman, Lithosia quadra 2-6, and buff footman, Katha depressa 7, 9
Miller moth and cinnabar mothMiller moth, Acronicta leporina 1-5, and cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae 6-8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in
Indian Ring-Necked Parrakeet. Date: 1933
Womens clothing 1929Loose weaves a feature of new woollen. Early spring womens frocks made from trelya wool. 1929
Novelties in hats, bonnets and fans 1886Page selection of fashionable hats for women for 1886. Date: 1886
Advert for Peter Robinsons womens blouses 1905Three women wearing lace and net blouses. Date: 1905
Advert for Peter Robinsons womens blouses 1907Three women wearing charming creations of net and lace blouses. Date: 1907
PINAFORE 1909Pinafore with bretelles (braces), box pleated skirt, button detail, high necked blouse with tucks; finely pleated low waisted dress with a yoke & lace trim & a sunbonnet Date: 1909
THEATRE BOX, LONDONSome very stiff-necked theatregoers in the box at a London theatre Date: 1890
Sinbad and GiantThe one-eyed, big-eared, hairy-legged, short-necked, tusk-toothed giant encountered, somewhat to their dismay, by Sinbad and his companions
Visiting Costume 1899Dark green costume with white floral applique trim. Open jacket bodice with puffed upper sleeve, waistcoat, lace high necked blouse, wrap over gored skirt with curved front. 1899
Women of the Burmese Kayan Lahwi tribeFour women and a young baby from the Kayan Lahwi tribe, a group of the Karenni people of Burma (Myanmar). Women of the various Kayan tribes identify themselves by their different form of dress
Edwardian women in evening coats 1905Elegant evening coats with large slanted hats with flowers and plumes. Date: 1905
Woman police officer in uniform, LondonWoman police officer in woollen V-neck jumper and trousers, together with the reinforced bowler hat introduced in 1985. Date: circa 1985
Theatre Coat 1913Fur-trimmed kimono style evening manteau / coat in an oriental floral (peonies) fabric. Worn with a V -necked gown with a high-waisted cord belt & a toque with a feather
The Education of Elizabeth by Roy HornimanPhotograph of Florence Lloyd (born in 1876) who starred in The Education of Elizabeth by Roy Horniman (31 July 1872 - 1930). First produced at the Apollo Theatre on 19th October 1907
Womens fashion, 1940Woman poses in square-necked summer frock, designed by Walpole, New Bond Street. 1940
Edwardian tailored suits 1905Three fashionable Edwardian women walking along the promenade, wearing bell shaped skirts, narrow waists and large slanted hats with plumes ribbons. Date: 1905
Edwardian women wearing bell shaped skirts 1904Two women wearing bell shaped skirts, high necked lace, thin V - shaped waist and lace flounce. Date: 1904
Austrian Musical Trio - Original Wiener Schrammeln. Schrammelmusik is a style of Viennese folk music originating in the late nineteenth century and still performed in present-day Austria
Promenade Dress 1809High-necked white muslin gown with embroidered hem worn with a white spencer possibly ornamented with braid, a blue embroidered scarf, small straw bonnet trimmed with feathers. Date: 1809
Billie Burkes PackardActress BILLIE BURKE wears an ensemble with a narrow draped skirt & round necked blouse which partially covers the skirt to create a short tunic & is worn with a belt. Date: 1913
Woman wear a merry widow hat and PlumesYoung woman in a narrow fitting skirt, high necked blouse, full-length coat with black lapels & turned-back cuffs & a broad brimmed hat with plumes. Date: circa 1913
Costume / Lacourriere 90SGreen spotted tunic: wrap over bodice & fur trim over a high- necked black dress. Costume bodice: short basques, gigot sleeves, pockets, gored skirt, button detail, large revers. Date: 1890s
Fashions / Lefranco 1892Tartan blouse, gigot sleeves, sleeveless bolero with passementerie. High necked lace blouse, coat bodice with long basques simulating an over-skirt, gored skirt. Date: 1892
Grey Dress / Soutache 1899Grey robe with soutache trim: jacket bodice with rounded basques under which is a plain black high necked front which extends over the hips to form a deep vandyked yoke. Date: 1899
COSTUME 1895Enormous gigot sleeves with epaulettes, large skirts (possibly 7 gored skirts), tiny waists, broad belts, high necked blouse with yoke, huge hats ornamented with flowers. Date: 1895
Ec Von Kleist / Anon EngEWALD CHRISTIAN VON KLEIST German poet and soldier Date: 1715 - 1759
Women wearing Edwardian dresses 1907Two charming frocks with high necks. 1907
Edwardain women wearing tea frock and bridge dress 1907The tea gown on the right, is printed with tussore in rose-pink and black is worn with a coat of lace outlined with pink taffetas and laced with ribbon to match
Trio of charming blouses 1907Three Edwardian women wearing fashionable blouses, (left) Fine cream net with epaulettes, straps and belt of black ribbon patterned with roses
Women in dust cloak 1907Edwardian woman wearing a charming loose cloak without sleeves in shantung, silk trimmed with red and black embroideries. 1907
Womens Edwardian skirt with belt 1907Edwardian women wearing tailored-made simple skirts with high necked embroidered blouses with deep collar and cuffs. Date: 1907
Hunting clothing 1907Woman wearing a costume for the moors in Harris Tweed and brown cloth. 1907
Advert for John Barker & Co, lace blouses 1912Three women wearing laced blouses, in ivory with black ribbon velvet introduced down the front and scallop edging, high neck of alternate rows of Valenciennes lined thoughout the net
Lesser bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea minor, and red-necked tanager, Tangara cyanocephala.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary and Elizabeth Kirbys Beautiful Birds in Far-Off Lands
Ring-necked spitting cobra, Hemachatus haemachatus, and Martinique lancehead, Bothrops lanceolatus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles
Rufous or Nootka, Selasphorus rufus, and black-throated mango hummingbird, Anthracothorax mango.. Hand-colored steel engraving from H. G. Adams Hummingbirds 1856
Tufted-necked hummingbird, Trochilus ornatus, and Delalandes hummingbird, Stephanoxis lalandi.. Hand-colored steel engraving from H. G. Adams Hummingbirds 1856
Three angels sing around crib - Kitsch Christmas postcardThree model angels sing around the baby Jesus lying in a crib in the Manger - fabulous Kitsch Christmas postcard Date: circa 1910
Rita Sacchetto in Pierrot costumeRita Sacchetto, born Margaritha Sacchetto, (1880-1959) - German dancer and actress - pictured here with a remarkable long-necked stringed instrument and dressed as Pierrot. Date: circa 1910
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, black-necked storkWatercolour 302 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled New-Holland Jabiru
Phalaropus lobatus, red-necked phalaropeFf. 63, watercolour by William Ellis from a collection of sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish made on Captian James Cooks third voyage (1776-1780)
Treron vernans, pink-necked green pigeonPlate 81, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Streptopelia chinensis suratensis, spotted-necked dovePlate 84, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae, red-necked avocetWatercolour 334 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled American Avoset
CryptoclidusA fossil skeleton of Cryptoclidus, a plesiosaur that lived 165 to 150 million years ago during the Late Jurassic period. Fossils have beeen found in England, France, Russia and South America
Aythya collaris, ring-necked duckPlate 234 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Streptopelia chinensis, spotted-necked dovePlate 21, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Podiceps grisegena, red-necked grebePlate 298 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Podiceps nigricollis, black-necked grebePlate 404 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Woman wearing a high-necked broderie-anglaise blouseWoman wearing a high-necked, broderie-anglaise blouse and crucifix brooch. c. 1910
Two young ladies in dresses by DoucetTwo fashionable young ladies in sleeveless afternoon dresses by Doucet. On the left, a black silk chiffon and tulle tubular dress embroidered with white pearls
Promenade Dress 1899Open jacket bodice, irregular shaped revers, high necked blouse, gored skirt trimmed with concentric narrow bands, puff at top of sleeves, profusely ornamented straw hat Date: 1899
WOMENs SUITS FOR 1948Costumes or suits with narrow, straight skirts & various styles of double-breasted jacket, some with hip pockets. Hats are worn on the side of the head
Elderly Edwardian coupleAn elderly Edwardian couple pose for their photograph. He is wearing a smart three-piece suit and trilby hat. She is wearing a full-length skirt, high-necked spotted blouse and hat with lace trimming
Elderly Edwardian couple in studio settingAn elderly Edwardian couple pose for their photograph in the studio, with a large lump of rock to lean on, and a seaside painted backdrop. He is wearing a smart three-piece suit and trilby hat
Met Police PC and WPC, suburban sceneTwo Metropolitan Police officers, a PC and a WPC, walking along a suburban pathway in a residential area of London. The woman has a large walkie talkie radio at her waist
Met Police PC and WPC, urban sceneTwo Metropolitan Police officers, a PC and a WPC, walking along a busy urban street in Central London. They both carry a set of handcuffs at their waists
MENs KNITWEAR 1950SA dashingly sporty man with a chiselled profile poses with ski poles in his light coloured ribbed round necked jumper
Fashions for the 1890SEnormous gigot sleeves & gored skirts. A green & black blouse with a large vandyked lace collar that also forms epaulettes. Open bodice & high-necked, pleated blouse
Photo / Stripe Dress 1880STight fitting, high-necked bodice, buttoning diagonally from shoulder to waist, kilted under-skirt, draped tunic caught up at the rear. Watch & crescent brooch
Miss Gilman / Costume 1905Mabelle Gilman wears a lace trimmed high-necked gown with a pouched bodice, bell shaped flaring skirt, a fur- trimmed hat with a cocked brim & a fur muff & stole
Cafe Society 1906Paris fashions: bell shaped skirt with gathered flounces, broad belt, lace high-necked blouse, fur stole & hat tilted forwards; an embroidered jacket with shawl collar
Englishman 1470He wears a short belted high- necked tunic over his shirt and hose; the ribbon on his hat is the relic of the once- fashionable liripipe
Frenchwoman 1555Lady of the period of Henri II, with a hooded cape over her high-necked gown
1911 Silhouette / GoseSilhouette of 1911: high waisted tunic dress with narrow (hobble) skirt & a V necked corsage in an exotic floral fabric. She carries an American sac handbag
Court Lady 1389Charlotte, the attendant of queen Isabeau de Baviere, wears a low-necked high- waisted ermine- trimmed gown and a tall hat
CHILDRENs DRESS 1890SBoy: Knickerbocker suit with open jacket & rounded front borders, spotted waistcoat & Eton collar. Girl: high necked dress with yoke, tight sleeves & epaulettes, sash & rossette
Costume / Girl C. 1890Older girl in a tight fitting woollen dress, high necked front buttoning bodice, long sleeves with fullness & pleating at the shoulder & broderie Anglaise jabot
Social / Theatregoers 1890Some very stiff-necked theatregoers in the box at a London theatre
French Fashions 1891Wrap-over jacket bodice with gigot sleeves & long basques forming an over-skirt, broad belt & high necked blouse. Gored skirt, plaid blouse & sash worn as a belt & braces
Bewicks, BlackneckedswanBEWICKs SWAN (Cygnus bewicki) BLACK-NECKED SWAN (Cygnus nigricollis)
Husband / Wife Anon 19CHe: frock coat with floral buttonhole, wing collar & tie, mutton chop whiskers. She: costume of skirt & jacket bodice with lace lapels, high- necked blouse with a jabot
Pleated Skirt 1904Striped high necked chemisette is worn with a a bolero style jacket bodice with full sleeves with turned back cuffs & a box pleated skirt. Her flat hat is draped with lace
