Parasol Collection (page 13)

Polo Dress 1936
A young woman in a pretty taffeta gown and novel hat, daintily shaded with a parasol. A lovely outfit in which to watch the England vs USA polo match, Hurlingham. Date: 20 June 1936

Green Park 1950S
Vistors to Londons Green Park sit on deckchairs and other chairs, relaxing and enjoying the sun. One man holds an umbrella to shade his face from the hot sunshine. Date: 1950s

Polonaise Dresses 1882
Polonaise dresses: cross-over bodice, horizontal drapery & loosely pleated skirt with tucks & bow; bodice with velvet collar & cuffs & plaid under-skirt. Date: 1882

Girl admiring a poppy
A girl dressed in imitation of a poppy in a polonaise dress and pantelettes shades herself beneath a parasol as she looks at a poppy with its head held high

COSTUME 1798-99
Man: breeches, d-b coat cut- away & with a velvet collar. N.B Watch seals. Women: high- waisted gowns & pelises - some trimmed with fur, fur muff, turban or straw hat. Date: 1798 - 1799

Walking Dress 1864
The vogue for short, hitched- up skirts revealing brightly coloured petticoats & boots was originally an English fashion later adopted by the French. Date: 1864

Gown of 1810 / Robida
A fair Parisienne of 1810 according to a later source, wears a high-waisted striped gown with puffed sleeves & vandyked trim, a tall crowned hat & shawl. Date: 1810

Ruby Ray, performer, comes from an artistic family, her grandfather being the late Erskine Nicol A.R.A. She was bornin Buenos Ayres

Sunshades for 1909
A selection of the seasons sunshades: ornamented with a profusion of lace, ruched braid, tassels & floral prints. Some handles are shaped like birds heads. Date: 1909

Bloomer & Parasol
Arabella Bloomer holds a fringed parasol in order to retain her lady like complexion. Date: 1850s

Small Parasol 1802
A lady holds a small parasol with an elegantly carved stick. This could possibly be a fan parasol with a hinged cover that could be tilted upright & used as a fan ? Date: 1802

Pagoda Style Parasol
A lady, on a seaside ramble, lowers her lace edged pagoda style parasol in order to see who else is promenading on the seafront. Date: 1809

Stripy Summer Frock 1928
Young woman in a fetching orange drop waist frock whose use of stripes complement the large umbrellas in the background. An orange gilet & cloche hat complete the look. Date: 1928

Under Beach Parasol
Shaded from the sun beneath a beach-parasol on the sand. Date: 1920s

Lady and Parasol 1899
Pink polonaise: wrap-over front ornamented with white flowers, accordion pleated under-skirt. Bonnet with black & pink ostrich feathers tied on with a bow & frilly parasol Date: 1899

Frocks / Red Parasol 1899
Blue tunic dress: 3 pointed upper skirts draped up at the back, gauged lace edged yoke. Grey mohair costume with orange lace bodice & simulated tunic. Date: 1899

Green Velvet Coat 1899
Long dark green velvet single- breasted coat with large gold buttons & fur yoke, cuffs, collar & epaulettes. Accessories: felt hat with feather trim & parasol. Date: 1899

Coat & Tartan Dress 1899
Full length coat, the front sloping away revealing a tartan skirt. Tight sleeves, slight puff at the shoulder. Lace jabot, high upright collar, self-coloured trim. Date: 1899

Carriage Costume 1897
Two fashionably attired young ladies out for drive in Paris under the shade of a parasol. Date: 1897

Frilly Fashions 1892
Blue: yoke bodice, sleeves (3 vandyked flounces, pleated transparent flared cuffs). Brown: wrap-over coat bodice, frilled revers, gored skirt, gigot sleeves, broad belt. Date: 1892

Open Robe 1888
Green open robe: loose sash at the waist, tall soft hat with stuffed bird. Striped robe: pointed bodice, skirt with 3 rows of puffing & tunic fullness draped at the front. Date: 1888

Boating in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris
This couple boating on the lake in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, seem to be attracting a surprising amount of attention, including a vendor of things to eat... Date: 1905

With Parasol on Thames
A young lady on the river Thames shields herself from the fierce English sun with her parasol. Date: 1906

Green / Yellow Dress 1899
Polonaise: open body, 3/4 length sleeves, high collar, accodian pleated under-skirt with flounce & ruched trim. Hat with fabric trim & plumes. Pink flower worn in her hair. Date: 1899

Autumn Dress 1899
Grey & black dress: open bodice, embroidered revers with short cape, gored skirt with pleated panels contained to the knee with cords & buttons & flaring out below. 1899

Advert / Capstan Cigs 1930
Capstan cigarettes - on the beach Date: 1930

British Occupy Rangoon
The surrender of Rangoon to the British troops. Date: May 1824

Costume / June 1814
Evening dress: blue sarsnet with crape draperies, short full sleeves. Morning dress: of muslin trimmed with lace, coloured petticoat with fringing & an oldenberg bonnet. Date: 1814

Garden Party Dress 1912
A garden party dress with a high waist, gathered corsage, sash belt & heavily embroidered skirt with a plain yoke. Worn with a capeline hat with a velvet hatband. 1912

George Curzon / Menpes 02
GEORGE NATHANIEL LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON As Viceroy of India, with the Duchess of Connaught on the way to the retainers show Date: 1859 - 1925

Chas Kingsley / Eversley
CHARLES KINGSLEY English writer and clergymans home at Eversley Rectory: the garden Date: 1819 - 1875

Mary Baker Eddy / Return
MARY BAKER EDDY Founder of Christian Science in later life, returning home after her daily drive Date: 1821 - 1910

Reynolds / Leicester Sq
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS House in Leicester Square where the English portrait painter and President of the Royal Academy lived Date: 1723 - 1792

Alma-Tadema / Garden
SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA Two people under the Colonnade in the front garden of the artists London home, North Gate, Regents Park Date: 1836 - 1912

18Thc Frnc / Rendezvous
Le Rendezvous pour Marly French aristocrats stroll pleasantly in a rural setting Date: 18th century

Elegant tailored summer dress 1909
Woman wearing Merry Widow hat with plumes and pretty tunic frock with rats tail embroideries in mauve and gold on net. 1909

Scene / Pk Lane Encounter
A lady and a gentleman exchange banalities in Park Lane Date: 1804

Erskine / Whitehall
HON. ALICE (NEE KEYSER) ERSKINE British aristocracy; Daughter of Alfred Keyser; married Albany Stuart Mar Erskine (2nd son of 13th Earl of Buchan) in 1878 Date: - 1902

Hobby Horse Cycling 1818
Hobby horse cycles and their fashionable riders. Date: 1818

Social / Women in Field
Two women go for a walk in a cornfield full of poppies. Date: 1896

Young women, Kate Greenaway 1879
Six young women by Kate Greenaway. 1879

Two women in summer clothing for Henley Regatta 1907
Two women wearing designs for Henley Regatta. (left) Dress is of white linen trimmed with panels of pale blue lace fastened with linen buttons

Women in dust cloak 1907
Edwardian woman wearing a charming loose cloak without sleeves in shantung, silk trimmed with red and black embroideries. 1907

Seaside / Beach Scene
A woman on the sand, wearing a dress designed by Mrs Jennie Porter, and carrying a parasol and her hat Date: 1915

Woman reading on a reversible New Year card
Woman reading in her garden, watched by three men, on a reversible New Year card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Corner of roof garden, Selfridges, Oxford Street, London
Corner of the roof garden, Selfridges department store, Oxford Street, London Date: circa 1905

Man helped by ghosts of the past - Cartoon by Victoria
A man is visited by ghosts of the past from two Victorian ladies in bonnets and crinolines to a furious writer ready to batter him over the head as he sits at his writing desk

Selection of black Surah parasols 1886
A selection of fashionable black Surah parasols with carved handles, tassels, flounces, fringing, lace and ribbons 1886

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