Parasol Collection (page 17)

Cat humour
A snooty cat sporting a parasol attracts comment. Date: circa 1918

Butterfly on her shoulder by Suzanne Meunier
1920s woman holding a parasol, looking at a butterfly that has landed on her shoulder. 1926

When Three ARE Company by A. K. Macdonald
An amorous couple sit entwined in a boat on a river at nightime while a cupid watches over them to ensure the romance goes smoothly. Date: 1922

Letter writer and client, Naples, Italy. The notice says that the man can also offer his services in French. Date: late 19th century

Young woman in summer costume, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Travelling chair, Hafuya Hotel, Hakone, Japan
Travelling chair outside the Hafuya Hotel, Hakone, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Street scene with wine shop, Kobe, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Wooden bridge, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Young women carrying babies, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Theatre Street, Yokohama, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Young woman in rickshaw, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Young woman in winter clothing, Japan
Young woman in winter clothing with parasol, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Geisha with umbrella, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Japanese woman in a rainstorm. Date: circa 1890s

Street scene in Gion-Machi, Kyoto, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Street market, Shanghai, China
A busy street market in Shanghai, China. Date: circa 1890

Aqueduct, Appian Way, Rome, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Geishas in park, Kyoto, Japan
Geishas in a park, Kyoto, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Cherry blossom and rickshaws, Yokohama, Japan
Cherry blossom and passengers in their rickshaws, Noge Hill, Yokohama, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

April showers 1896
A wet woman standing under an umbrella (more like a parasol), looking a bit fed up. Date: 1896

Street scene in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Cartoon, Night in Venice, showing people sitting out on the roofs of their houses during a hot summer night. It was the last contribution to The Bystander by the cartoonist Horace Sydney

CMS Missionaries travelling in West Africa
Church Missionary Society (C. M. S.) Missionaries travelling in West Africa Date: circa 1910

Lansdowne House, 1820
Lansdowne House, Berkeley Square, London, 1820

Pencil sketch of three little children with a parasol. Date: 1920s

Pencil sketch of child on a donkey
Pencil sketch of a child riding a donkey. Date: 1920s

Holidaymakers at Biarritz, France
Holidaymakers at Biarritz, in south-west France. Date: 1927

Young woman in a garden with a parasol
A young woman in a garden with a parasol. Date: 1935

Dolls, teddy and rabbit enjoying a tea party
Four dolls, a teddy bear with a parasol, and a rabbit, enjoying a tea party. The table is set with miniature cups, saucers, teapot and kettle, a vase of flowers, and some cakes and biscuits

Arthur Balfour, British politician, giving a talk
Arthur Balfour, British politician and former Prime Minister, giving a talk on lawn tennis at Panshanger, home of Mr Almeric Paget

Rowena Seymour, Duchess of Somerset
Rowena Seymour (nee Wall), Duchess of Somerset (died 1950), wife of Edward Seymour, 16th Duke of Somerset. Pictured in silhouette profile by Mr Baron Scotford of Regent Street. Date: 1913

Chocolate box design, lady by lily pond
Chocolate box design, showing a lady in a yellow dress standing by a purple and gold lily pond. Date: 20th century

Chocolate box design, lady with parasol
Chocolate box design, featuring a lady in a garden holding a parasol. Date: 20th century

Three women with parasols
Three women sitting on the ground, shading themselves from the sun with two parasols. The Royal Sands Hotel stands in the background

Man and three women in front of a house
A man and three women posing for their photo in front of a house

Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Scene outside the Royal Yacht Squadron building at Cowes, Isle of Wight

Label design with fancy dress couple
Label design or gift tag featuring a couple in fancy dress

Two men in plus fours, holding parasols
Two men in plus fours and golfing socks, holding parasols, balancing on a stone

Man out walking with backpack
A man out walking with a backpack and various other items

Family on holiday in their beach hut
A family on holiday, sitting in their beach hut

Man and woman on the beach, Newquay, Cornwall
A man and a woman sitting in deckchairs on the beach at Newquay, Cornwall, with an oriental-style parasol to shade them from the sun. Date: 1934

Carnival float, The Typists Dream, showing young women in holiday attire, as if on a beach, rather than sitting in an office typing

Courtship scene by E. H. Shepherd
Duo-colour illustration by E.H. Shepherd showing a young man in a blazer with a young woman with an enormous parasol. In the background, their friends can be seen playing a game of tennis. 1921

Graceful frock for Ranelagh 1909
Beige coloured silk muslin, the skirt showing wie tucks and black satin ribbon threaded through two of them, over the frock a scaft arrangement of mereore foulard is draped in shades of golden brown

Singapore 1986
Singapore: a vendor of ice cream and sweets. Date: 1986

Girl in Japanese Dress
A pretty Western tourist in Japanese costume. Date: early 1930s

The Modern Girl Bathes
The Modern Girl bathes Date: 1922

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