Neckline Collection

Blue Dress / Beer 1922
Blue dress by Beer: low neckline, open to the hips at the side & worn over a grey slip. Bodice & low waistband decorated in a feather motif plus a bandeau & earrings

Female Type / Maid 1935
Pretty young French maid with a revealing neckline: " Sir has the flu, so I m going to try and raise his morale." Date: 1935

Flora MacDonald, Scottish Jacobite heroine, friend and helper of Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie)

1940s hairstyle
An elegant woman with an elaborate 1940s hairstyle decorated with pearls. circa 1940s

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) on a visit to St Columb, Cornwall

Just Wright by David Wright
A young woman in a red dress with a plunging neckline and a large, wide brimmed hat to protect her English rose complexion from the sun, contemplates the viewer with a slightly arrogant air

PRINCESS DIANA
DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES (1961-1997) Former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, mother of Prince William and Prince Harry. Tragically killed in a car crash in Paris

Women wearing afternoon walking clothing 1905
Women wearing winter walking clothing with high neckline, bishop sleeves, hair worn high and hat slanted to the side with plumes of feathers and flowers. Date: 1905

Diana Dors (1931-1984), English actress, singer, film star and sex symbol. Seen here in later life, at the famous First and Last Inn at the village of Sennen, Lands End, Cornwall

Churchill / Clementine / 08
WINSTON CHURCHILL With his fiancee, Miss Clementine Hozier, on the occasion of their engagement

Cover design, London Mail, Christmas Extra 1923
Cover design in art deco style, London Mail Christmas Extra 1923 Date: 1923

Margaret Lockwood (1916 - 1990), English actress of stage, screen and television

Advert for Peter Robinsons clothing for teenage girls 1909
Young ladies fashionable winter clothing available from Peter Robinson s, Oxfrod Street. 1909

Three daytime outfits by Drecoll, Poiret and Jenny
Three women in the latest day wear. On the left, a black scoop neck dress with large red rose to the side, by Drecoll. In the middle, a white, red and black print dress and black coat

Afternoon dresses by Poiret and Drecoll
Two fashionable women in afternoon dresses. On the left, black decorated with metal and gold lace, by Poiret. On the right, three-piece dress in crepe de chine, red and black

Front cover of The Bystander by Rick Elmes
A front cover illustration by Rick Elmes entitled The Minx, depicting an elegant young woman in evening dress, with her fur-trimmed coat falling off her shoulders

18th French Court Dress
Man: trunk hose, doublet, ruff & boots that reach over the knees. Woman: gown with a square neckline & tucker, voluminous sleeves & reverse cuffs & a plumed hat

Evening Dress / Worth 1922
Dusky pink evening gown in a bold printed fabric with a low scooped neckline revealing a sleeveless grey bodice beneath. The skirt is draped up over one hip

Music sheet cover for Queen of the May Quadrille
Music sheet cover for the Queen of the May Quadrille, composed by the French conductor Louis Antoine Jullien (1812-1860), and dedicated to Mrs Robert Arkwright (the actress Frances Crawford Kemble)

Poster advertising Quinquina Dubonnet tonic wine, as enjoyed by a lady in a flamboyant green and white striped dress

Poster advertising Cooks Pure Toilet Soaps. Ed. Cook Ltd, East London

Adele Jergens, American actress
Adele Jergens (1917-2002), American actress. 1938

Marion Hood, actor singer in Ruy Blas burlesque
Marion Hood, actor singer in Ruy Blas and the Blas ouÚáít the Gaiety Theatre, London, a burlesque which ran for 289 performances. 1889

Margaret Lockwood as Nell Gwynne
Margaret Lockwood, actress, as Nell Gwynne in the 1949 British comedy film, Cardboard Cavalier. 1949

Ava Lowle Willing, Lady Ribblesdale (1868-1958), American socialite, wife of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale. late 19th century

Duchess of Vendome, Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870-1948), President of the War Refugees Committee. Date: circa 1910s

See-Through Nightgown
Sultry, fifties temptress, wearing a see-through nightdress with ribbon stripe, soft gathers at the neckline & double spaghetti straps, beckons to the viewer

Shoot for Vanity Fair - Black Dress, lace neckline - taken at 6 Hamilton Place, Mayfair, London - October 29, 1959 Date: 1959

Barbara of Portugal (1711-1758). Anonymous portrait
Barbara of Portugal (1711-1758). Queen of Spain. Anonymous portrait. Mid 18th century. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

The Abandoned Wife and The Seducing Captain Date: 1781

Cora Pearl, English courtesan in France
Cora Pearl (Eliza Emma Crouch, 1836-1886), English courtesan in France. Date: circa 1860s

Marguerite Bellanger, French actress and courtesan
Marguerite Bellanger (1838-1886), French stage actress and courtesan, mistress of Napoleon III, seen here in evening dress. Date: circa 1860s

French female fashions, Second Empire, Constantin Guys
French female fashions, Second Empire - women in crinoline style dresses, sketched by Constantin Guys. Date: circa 1850s

Madge Kendal, English actress, who appeared in several of Pinero's early plays Date: circa 1905

Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress
Mrs Patrick Campbell at the time of her success in Pinero's play The Second Mrs Tanqueray Date: circa 1900s

Georgian cartoon, man, daughter and barber
Georgian cartoon, barber cutting the hair of a man who is complaining about his daughter showing too much leggings Date: circa 1820s

Virginia Mayo, American actress Date: 1951

The family of Gaspar Soliveres by Jose Aparicio Inglada
Jose Aparicio Inglada (1773-1838). Spanish painter. The family of Gaspar Soliveres. Oil on canvas, 1831. Detail. Museum of Romanticism. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Barbara of Portugal (1711-1758) by Louis Michel Van Loo
Barbara of Portugal (1711-1758). Queen of Spain, spouse of Ferdinand VI. Portrait by Louis Michel Van Loo (1707-1771). San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Music cover, Masquerade, waltz song, words by Paul Francis Webster, music by John Jacob Loeb. Date: 1932

Poster, Muratti's Ariston cigarettes, As smoked by Royalty and the Nobility Date: circa 1950

Marie Nicole Le Guay d'Oliva, French memoirist
Marie Nicole Le Guay d'Oliva (1761-1789), French memoirist and prostitute. Date: 18th century

Jenny Marx, nee von Westphalen, wife of Karl Marx
Jenny Marx (Johanna Bertha Julie "Jenny" Freiin von Westphalen, 1814-1881), wife of Karl Marx. The couple married in 1843, in Bad Kreuznach, Germany. Date: circa 1840s

Marshall & Snelgrove gown: loose fitting, high waisted ankle length gown in a bronze fabric, round neckline, Medici style collar, translucent sleeves & reverse cuffs. Date: 1915

Yvette Guilbert, French cabaret singer and actress Date: 1890s

Children of King Charles Philippe of France - Count of Artois, later King Charles X of France, and Marie Clotilde, later Queen of Sardinia Date: 1763

Comic postcard, Good girls and the other sort Date: 20th century

Jane Harding, French actress
Jane Harding (or Hading), French actress Date: 1890s

Comic postcard, Pretty woman in her bedroom - tying her stays Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Pretty woman in her bedroom - sitting in a rocking chair Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Pretty woman in her bedroom - locking the door Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Pretty woman in her bedroom - reading all night Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Pretty woman in her bedroom - Be Careful Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Pretty woman in her bedroom - grey hairs Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple on a sofa. Holding you like this brings out the animal in me! - Never mind, I m not afraid of mice! Date: 20th century

The Honourable Helen Montagu. 1911

Right Honourable Lady Radstock. 1835

Mrs Henry Baldwin and child. circa 1840s

Miss Cockayne, subject of a portrait by A E Chalon. 1839

Lady Elizabeth Courtenay, Countess of Devon (1801-1867). 1838

Fantoche (puppet) ballet. circa 1890

Violet Cameron, Victorian actress. late 19th century

Unknown Victorian actress. late 19th century

Music cover, Oysters Sir, sung by Miss Graddon
Music cover, Oysters Sir, composed by Rossini, sung by Miss Graddon at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, London. 1827

Miss Engle, Victorian actress. late 19th century

Marian Edgcumbe, Victorian actress. late 19th century

Annie Irish, Victorian actress. late 19th century

Alma Stanley, Victorian actress in Spanish costume. late 19th century

Alma Stanley, Victorian actress. late 19th century

Countess of Dudley, the New Vicereine of Ireland
Countess of Dudley (Rachel nee Gurney, wife of William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley), the New Vicereine of Ireland on the strength of her husbands appointment as Viceroy (Lord Lieutenant). 1902

Princess Henry of Prussia (Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, 1866-1953), wife of Prince Henry of Prussia. 1906

Grace Bradley, American actress
Grace Bradley (1913-2010), American actress. 1938

Ann Dvorak, American actress
Ann Dvorak (1911-1979), American actress. 1938

Music cover, Myosotis Waltz, by Caroline Lowthian. Date: late 19th century

Music cover, Ariel Waltz, melodies by W Meyer Lutz
Music cover, Ariel Waltz, on melodies by W Meyer Lutz, arranged by Charles Coote. late 19th century

Mrs Newhouse of New York, an American in London. 1902

Mrs Janney, an American in London. 1902

Artist and model -- Ah! Les Jupes Courtes! -- short skirts. You re going to draw my legs? But everyone will recognise me! 1917

Jessie Matthews, English actress. Date: 1934

Mary Clare, English actress. Date: 1934

Box Lid, Victorian Christmas Crackers. 19th century

Front cover, The World & His Wife, A Monthly Journal for the Home. 1904

Fortune Teller and two Ballet Dancers. circa 1900

Lady with Chinese lantern
Lady at a masked ball holding a Chinese lantern. 1920s

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