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Petite Collection

Background imagePetite Collection: Advertisement for Crane petite boilers

Advertisement for Crane petite boilers -- male model (Tony Gale) extending his hand. 1959

Background imagePetite Collection: La Petite Francaise by William Barribal

La Petite Francaise by William Barribal
Beautiful portrait of a dark-haired French woman by William Barribal. 1917

Background imagePetite Collection: Measles Compared

Measles Compared
The left boy has MEASLES (rougeole), the middle one SCARLET FEVER (scarlatine), the right SMALLPOX (petite verole volante) Can you spot the difference ?

Background imagePetite Collection: A section of La Petite France, Strasbourg, France

A section of La Petite France, Strasbourg, France. Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePetite Collection: La Petite Poudreuse, The Little Powder

La Petite Poudreuse, The Little Powder
This coloured sketch shows a young lady applying powder at her dressing table mirror, with a smile on her face and blushing cheeks, she is nearly ready to go out. Date: circa 1901

Background imagePetite Collection: Rear view of fashionable womans dress, era of Marie

Rear view of fashionable womans dress, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle

Background imagePetite Collection: Chinese-style wall hanging, circa 1900

Chinese-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilt pelmet, damask valance, satin curtains with gold and silver decoration, embroidered silk wall decorations. Planche 3. Croisee Genre Chinois

Background imagePetite Collection: Neo-Greco-style wall hanging, circa 1900

Neo-Greco-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilded pelmet, decorated cream drapes, satin curtain, and painted wall decoration. Planche 2. Croisee Neo-Grecque

Background imagePetite Collection: Renaissance-style wall hanging, circa 1900

Renaissance-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Wooden pelmet, velvet drapes with silk embrodery, damask wall hanging. Planche 10. Croisee Style Renaissance

Background imagePetite Collection: Underwing moths, Catocala pacta and Catocala coniuncta

Underwing moths, Catocala pacta and Catocala coniuncta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Background imagePetite Collection: Woman in fur-lined hooded coat, era of Marie Antoinette

Woman in fur-lined hooded coat, era of Marie Antoinette
Woman in bonnet trimmed with feathers, long golden silk dress, mauve fur-trimmed hooded coat and fur muff. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by A

Background imagePetite Collection: Woman in linen dress looking at herself in the mirror

Woman in linen dress looking at herself in the mirror. Robe de linon de fil. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Adrien Etienne Drian from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des

Background imagePetite Collection: Bride in embroidered sheath wedding dress with lace

Bride in embroidered sheath wedding dress with lace
Bride in embroidered sheath wedding dress with long lace veil with tassels. Une mariee. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Armand Vallee from Tommaso Antonginis Journal

Background imagePetite Collection: Woman in afternoon outfit of sheath dress with sash belt

Woman in afternoon outfit of sheath dress with sash belt
Woman in afternoon outfit of long green sheath dress with purple sash belt. Toilette d apres midi. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imagePetite Collection: Woman in long coat of chincilla fur with lampstand

Woman in long coat of chincilla fur with lampstand
Woman in long coat of chincilla fur, wide brimmed hat with feathers, fixing a lampstand. Grand manteau de chinchilla. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imagePetite Collection: Woman in striped nightgown with pet parrot

Woman in striped nightgown with pet parrot. Saut de lit. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Gerda Wegener from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames et des Modes

Background imagePetite Collection: Woman wearing an overcoat in blue French vicuna wool

Woman wearing an overcoat in blue French vicuna wool over a trouser suit, holding a top hat. Pardessus de vigogne bleu de France

Background imagePetite Collection: Woman in topaz satin dress trimmed with leopard fur, 1913

Woman in topaz satin dress trimmed with leopard fur, 1913
Woman in topaz satin dress trimmed with leopard fur, and leopard muff. Robe de satin topaze garnie de leopard, manchon aussi de leopard

Background imagePetite Collection: Woman in swimming costume in the sea with crab, 1913

Woman in swimming costume in the sea with crab, 1913
Woman in swimming costume up to her ankles in the sea on a beach holding a crab. Costume de bain. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imagePetite Collection: Large tortoiseshell, small tortoiseshell and comma

Large tortoiseshell, small tortoiseshell and comma
Large tortoiseshell, Nymphalis polychloros 1, small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae 2, and comma butterfly, Polygonia c-album 3, with poppy. Vanesse grande tortue, Vanesse petite tortue, Vanesse gamma

Background imagePetite Collection: Lesser periwinkle, Vinca minor

Lesser periwinkle, Vinca minor, Petite pervenche. Handcoloured steel engraving after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Background imagePetite Collection: Double Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Double Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
La petite rose de la Chine a 5 feuilles et a fleurs doubles. Double Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des

Background imagePetite Collection: Dwarf violet iris, Iris verna

Dwarf violet iris, Iris verna
L Iris de la petite espece. Dwarf violet iris, Iris verna. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Background imagePetite Collection: Mulukhiyah or jute, Corchorus olitorius

Mulukhiyah or jute, Corchorus olitorius
La petite Melochie. Mulukhiyah or jute, Corchorus olitorius, and red admiral butterfly, Vanessa atalanta. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs

Background imagePetite Collection: Centaury, Centaurium erythraea with eyed sphinx

Centaury, Centaurium erythraea with eyed sphinx
Le Chiron ou la petite Centauree d Afrique. Centaury, Centaurium erythraea with eyed sphinx moth; Smerinthus cerisyi. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee

Background imagePetite Collection: Uniform of the Imperial Guard (petite tenue), Napoleonic era

Uniform of the Imperial Guard (petite tenue), Napoleonic era. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Background imagePetite Collection: French child actress Leontine Fay in La petite

French child actress Leontine Fay in La petite
French child actress Leontine Fay (1810-1876) in La petite soeur by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre du Gymnase, 1821. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malos Almanach des Spectacles par K

Background imagePetite Collection: Almacks Petite Ball-Room Manual and Polka Guide

Almacks Petite Ball-Room Manual and Polka Guide
Book cover, Almacks Petite Ball-Room Manual and Polka Guide. circa 1850

Background imagePetite Collection: Indoor costumes for 1874

Indoor costumes for 1874
Fashionable ladies wearing two tone jacket bodices and skirts. Date: 1874

Background imagePetite Collection: Indoor costumes for 1888

Indoor costumes for 1888
Advertisement for Peter Robinson, department store in London, showing fashionable indoor wear for ladies. Date: circa 1888

Background imagePetite Collection: Petite bourgeoise woman of Paris, early 19th century

Petite bourgeoise woman of Paris, early 19th century.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by Louis-Marie Lante from Tradeswomen of Paris, Paris, 1823

Background imagePetite Collection: Concert for prisoners, France

Concert for prisoners, France
At La Petite Roquette prison, Paris, a concert is performed for the prisoners. Date: 1885

Background imagePetite Collection: The Kleine Scheidegg, Switzerland, Hotel Bellevue - Jungfrau

The Kleine Scheidegg, Switzerland, Hotel Bellevue - Jungfrau
The Kleine Scheidegg mountain pass, situated below and between the Eiger and Lauberhorn peaks in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePetite Collection: Citroen 8CV Petite Rosalie

Citroen 8CV Petite Rosalie
Poster of Citroen 8CV car Petite Rosalie, the endurance record holder at 300000 km in 134 days, using Yacco motor oil

Background imagePetite Collection: Fantasy Cleaner

Fantasy Cleaner
Every mans fantasy cleaning lady: petite blonde guaranteed to get into every nook & cranny wears tight red shorts, white court shoes, red headscarf & a wrap over blouse

Background imagePetite Collection: La France Maritime - Vice Admiral

La France Maritime - Vice Admiral (in everyday uniform). 19th century

Background imagePetite Collection: La France Maritime - Ensign

La France Maritime - Ensign (in everyday uniform on board ship). 19th century

Background imagePetite Collection: La France Maritime - Naval Infantry

La France Maritime - Naval Infantry (everyday uniform). 19th century

Background imagePetite Collection: La France Maritime - Naval Trainee

La France Maritime - Naval Trainee (everyday uniform). 19th century

Background imagePetite Collection: Petite fashion 1930 - Dignity for the small woman

Petite fashion 1930 - Dignity for the small woman
Harrods advertisement promoting their range of petite sizes for women, particularly in the new floor length skirt lengths fashionable in 1930. 1930

Background imagePetite Collection: Odessa, Ukraine - Rock on the sea shore - Petite Fontaine

Odessa, Ukraine - Rock on the sea shore - Petite Fontaine. Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePetite Collection: Dunkirk, France - Interior of the Chapelle des Dunes

Dunkirk, France - Interior of the Chapelle des Dunes
Dunkirk, France - Interior of the Petite Chapelle Notre Dame des Dunes (The Little Chapel of Our Lady of the Dunes). Date: circa 1910s

Background imagePetite Collection: Hand axes of quartzite. Petite Lande, France. Mousterian Cul

Hand axes of quartzite. Petite Lande, France. Mousterian Culture. 100000-40000 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imagePetite Collection: Hand axes of flint. Aisne Valley, France. Mousterian Culture

Hand axes of flint. Aisne Valley, France. Mousterian Culture. 100000-40000 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imagePetite Collection: French Postbox

French Postbox
La petite Poste aux Lettres a lady posts a letter in a Paris street, a man comes hurrying to catch the post, the postman waits till its time to collect the mail Date: 1831

Background imagePetite Collection: Fashion advert for Selfridges, 1927

Fashion advert for Selfridges, 1927
Fashion advert featuring a slim-line coat for the petite figure from Selfridge s, 1927 Date: 1927

Background imagePetite Collection: Fashionable woman in petite maitresse style

Fashionable woman in petite maitresse style: pink dress with green rosettes, bonnet with flowers.. Handcolored lithograph of an illustration by Francois-Claudius Compte-Calix from Paris Fashions

Background imagePetite Collection: La petite guerre

La petite guerre. Children playing in the snow and throwing snowballs at a snowman resembling the Kaiser. Date 1914



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