Piece Collection (page 16)

Emerging from Pool 1960S
A happy female swimmer, wearing a one-piece bathing costume in three colours with a false belt & belt loops, walks backwards down the pool steps into the cool water

Poolside Bikini 1960S
A young woman in an abstract print bikini with broderie anglaise trim, towel dries her hair after emerging from the pool

Tousled Blonde
A tousle headed blonde, with a knowing look, poses on a cliff wearing a halter neck bikini in a large polka dot print fabric

Chevron Detail Bikini
A smiling young woman poses in a strapless bikini with a decorative chevron panel

Bikini & Diving Board
A slender blonde woman, wearing a pink & white gingham bikini with strapless top, sits sunning herself on a diving board

Swimwear / Der Bazar 1869
A selection of two-piece bathing costumes probably composed of a combination with long trouser legs & an over-skirt or tunic

Swimwear / Graphic / 1883
Swimwear worn at a ladies swimming competiton include two-piece costumes with knickerbockers or trousers & a blouse with sailor collar or with gathers & a Swiss belt

Swimwear Photo by Neame
A two-piece bathing costume with bloomers or knickers & a belted tunic with a sailor collar & flat braid trim

Swimwear - Belgium 1913
Bathing beauties in polka dot headscarves and clinging one- piece bathing costumes take a stroll in the sea. One costume has side lacing on the legs & a deep V -neck. Date: 1913

Girl Makes a Big Splash
Girl is splashed in the sea by her jovial companions. She wears a black, sleeveless, V -neck, one-piece bathing costume with white stripes & a white belt with buckle

Leafy Swimwear 1927
A woman with bobbed hair holding aloft a beach ball & striding out of the sea wears an unusual one-piece bathing costume with skirt covered in applique leaves

Swimwear / Judge / 1925
A lime green tank style one- piece bathing costume worn with a red bathing cap

One-Piece Not Allowed
A young woman in a red one- piece bathing costume with lacing on the legs starts to remove the forbidden garment. From a time when the all in one costume seemed fast

Dark Brown Suit 1909
Sir Charles Friswell Frizzy wears a dark brown double- breasted three-piece suit, brown lace-up boots, shirt with a high all-round collar & a brown tie

Afternoon Dress 1912
Taupe coloured, high-waisted dress by Doucet with white engageantes, lace tucker, & a green sash. A narrow piece of drapery hangs from the waist & back. N.B hat with chin strap

Man in White Suit C1905
Farren Soutar in a lightweight casual 3 piece suit: straw boater, all-round collar, trousers with front crease & turn-ups, short jacket with single button & braid trim

Tailored Suit by Worth
Tailored suit by Worth in salmon pink & black: sac-like jacket with half-length sleeves, pockets & high loose fitting collar & a barrel-line skirt or 2-piece dress

Beach Wear Late 1930S
BEACH WEAR: two-piece costume for wearing over a swimsuit composed of high-waisted trousers hung from braces & tapered at the ankle with a draw-string & a bolero

Playsuit Circa 1940
A one-piece play-suit with pleats stitched on the corsage and at the waist

Tartinis Dream
TARTINIs DREAM In a visionary dream, the devil plays the music he needs for the final passage of a piece, known in consequence as the Devils Trill Sonata

Ww1 / 1915 / Constantinople
A musical piece commemorates the SIEGE OF CONSTANTINOPLE, the hoped-for climax of the disastrous Dardanelles expedition : an event which never took place !

Racial / N Africa / Arab 19C
Arab horseman featured in a popular piece for the pianoforte

A Chiltern Carpenter
A Chiltern woodworker shaves a piece of wood, probably a chair or table leg

Mens Vest and Drawers
Aertex half-sleeve vest and trunk drawers - this two-piece garment suit is priced from seven shillings and sixpence

Suggestive Fig Leaves
A kneeling one-armed man (a piece of statuary no doubt) holding an erect club hides his aroused modesty behind an up-turned fig leaf. All very explicit if a tad coy

Douglas Bay Letterhead
A piece of letterhead writing paper for use by passengers of the steamship Monas Isle which shows views of Douglas Bay, Derby Castle, Head Lighthouse & the ship

Art / Techniques / Device
Device used to paint or draw landscapes with the correct scale. It is made of glass marked with squares and an eye-piece on the end of an adjustable rod

Legrand / Showgirl
Mademoiselle Lucienne Legrand, in the film Mon Cure chez les Riches. She sits on a tall stall, smoking a cigarette and wearing a pink one piece, pearls, earings and hat

Waving to a Friend
Three ladies by the sea spot a friend, Two wear three-piece tailor-mades from Philippe et Gaston, of Paris; she on the right a woollen morning dress by Drescoll- Beer

Marble from Carrara
Twelve oxen are needed to drag this piece of marble from the quarries at Carrara, Italy

WW1 / 1915 / CAMEROONS
Africans (led by a British Officer) use a light artillery- piece against the Germans at Jabassi

Charles II Era Crown
The Crown or Tryal-piece of Thomas Simon during the reign of Charles II

Swimwear 1900
A short swimming costume attracts attention on the beach

Fashionable Bathers 1930
The latest swimwear for girls

Classroom Scene 1883
A group of female students discuss a piece of school work

Redundant horse becomes a museum piece
In the future the horse as a form of transport will become redundant, and will only be seen in museums

Music Cover / Crinoline
THE CRINOLINE SCHOTTISCHE: a piece of music probably written in 1857 to mark the advent of the cage crinoline. A woman in a crinoline walks down the street

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