Nightcap Collection

Musicians in the snow on a Christmas card, about to have something poured on them from a jug. circa 1890s

Womens shingle cap 1929
Shingle cap, made of crocheted silk, with a choice of colours. Date: 1929

Lady Nightcap at Breakfast, comical Georgian scene, black servant serving his employer. Date: 1772

Picture Postcard - Humour
A humorous write-away postcard allowed the sender to write a greeting or short note on the front of the postcard at a time when only the recipients address was permitted on the back of the postcard

Two Regency gentlemen about to fight a duel with pistols. One expecting the magistrates and Bow Street officers to appear. More Miseries

Fashionable couple disturbed by stupid, stone-cold
Fashionable couple disturbed at home in the morning by stupid, stone-cold idle relatives. Miseries of the country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Christmas card, three robins asleep on a branch. 20th century

European columbine, Aquilegia vulgaris, Ancolie vulgaire. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

White-flowered ladys nightcap, Bonamia species
La Bonamy a fleurs blanches. White-flowered ladys nightcap, Bonamia species. Named for the French physician and botanist Francois Bonamy

Yellow-flowered ladys nightcap, Bonamia species
La Bonamy a fleurs jaunes. Yellow-flowered ladys nightcap, Bonamia species. Named for the French physician and botanist Francois Bonamy

Cat and dog in bed on a Christmas card -- Darby and Joan. Date: circa 1890s

Nightdress and dressing gown, 1930
A quilted dressing gown of artificial broche silk and a sol de soie nightdress from Walpole Brothers. 1930

Woman wears a nightdress from Robinson & Cleaver
A woman wearing a nightdress of Linen Lawn from Robinson & Cleaver. The nightdress is a hand-drawn design with fine hand embroidery, trimmed with real filet lace and ribbons

Stoking the fire before heading to bed on Christmas Eve
A young boy in nightshirt and nightcap stokes the fire with his Mother before heading to bed on Christmas Eve, to dream of the joy, fun and raft of surprises the morrow may bring... Date: 1912

Sleeping crescent moon and two stars on a place card. Date: circa 1890s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - security check before bed. circa 1910s

Two robins alarmed by a cat on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Oak Panelled Staircase
Would you care to join me for a nightcap?, a smart gentleman in a suit asks the young couple ascending an oak panelled staircase. Date: 1930s

Browning Punch Sambourne
ROBERT BROWNING the English poet in one of Punchs Fancy Portraits, in a satire on his epic poem, The Ring and the Book Date: 1812 - 1889

HENRY BEAUFORT 1377-1447
HENRY BEAUFORT Cardinal Beaufort on his deathbed Date: 1374 - 1447

Musicians in the snow on a New Year card, about to have something poured on them from a jug. circa 1890s

Nursery Rhymes -- blowing horn, foxhunting
Nursery Rhymes, two illustrations. A man in blue pyjamas blows a horn in the snow by the light of the moon (above). Three men go foxhunting (below). Date: early 20th century

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