Pig Tails Collection

Girl painting at table
A young girls sits at a table painting in her sketchbook. Watercolour study by Raymond Sheppard

Humorous pictures showing the Chinese mode of transportation (four men harnessed to a carriage by their long pigtails) and a scene depicting the silk industry. Date 1895

Native Amercan Women
Highly romanticised depiction of a Native American Woman Date: 1911

Chinese men having their pigtails cut off, 1911
Abolishing the badge of servitude, Chinese men having their pigtails publicly cut off. The pigtail was of Manchu origin, and enforced when the dynasty conquered China in 1627

Skiing Girl
A little girl with her hair in pigtails, learning how to ski. Date: 1960s

Affluent Algerian Bedouin Woman
An affluent Algerian Bedouin Woman, her jewellery a brash show of visible wealth

Harry Conlin / G Cooke
HARRY CONLIN Music hall entertainer " In love"

Girl enjoying herself in paddling pool

Girl in a bobble hat

T is for Twin. Cover illustration from Treasure no. 21

Dog with Broken Leg
This dog, here with his nurse, broke his leg and the broken bones were mended with the aid of a metal pin. When the bandages come off he will be able to use his leg as before. Date: late 1960s

Mary Bad Eyes and Papoose (baby). Date: 1912

Clovis at Soissons 486Ad
Clovis defeats the Gallo- Romans at Soissons. Date: 486

Flower Market - Switzerland
Official postcard from the Swiss National Exhibition, held in Bern in 1914 - A Flower Market - a quite exquisite postcard

Brother and sister sitting in their garden, close to a swing. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Young girl holding pet cat
A young girl holding the familys pet cat. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Girl lying down
A girl lying down on cushion on her front, her head cupped in her hands. Watercolour study by Raymond Sheppard

Girl and Boy sitting on cushions
A Brother and sister sit on cushions, their backs to a panelled wall in a watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Young girl sitting on stool
Girl in flowery dress sitting on stool. Pen & ink with watercolour wash by Raymond Sheppard

Brother and sister facing each otherm, kneeling on cushions. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Young girl lying on a cushion alongside her teddy. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Young girl sits on a stool with a doll. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Three sisters sitting on a front garden wall in a street of Victorian terraced houses

A Mother reads a story to her children. Delightful watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

A young girl leaning backward against a wall. Watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Portrait studies by Raymond Sheppard
Portrait studies (including a self portrait) by Raymond Sheppard. Artist Raymond Sheppard (1913 - 1958) studied art at Bolt Court under S.G

Study of a Young Girl
Pencil study of a Young Girl by Raymond Sheppard

Girl in bonnet
A young girl in blue check bonnet with her hair in pigtails and tied with ribbons. Watercolour study by Raymond Sheppard

Egypt - Young Native Girl with Pigtails
Egypt - Head and shoulders portrait of a young Native Girl of the Fellah Tribe with Pigtails, bright red lips and hooped earrings

Dreamlike painting of a flowergirl and whicker chair
A young girl festooned with flowers holding a bouquet, stands alongside a whickerwork chair. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Isparta - Turkey
Isparta - famour for rugs and growing roses which are distilled into Attar of Roses which is used in the perfume trade to this day

Pigtails and Powder
Engraving of a watercolour by Frank Dadd showing a group of naval men or soldiers braiding and powdering their hair in a typical 18th century fashion

Summer School Dress
A schoolgirl models a sleeveless, floral summer school dress, worn with ankle socks and summer shoes, her hair in pigtails and ribbons

Racial / China / Cut Pigtail
Many young Chinese, wishing to westernise themselves, cut their pigtails

Symbolic cutting of pigtails in Shanghai, China
At Shanghai, 500 young men voluntarily relinquish their traditional pigtails, symbolising a new modernising spirit in China

Childrens Breakfast
A group of well-behaved children sit round the breakfast table to eat their porridge

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