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Poster advertising HMS Pinafore, a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. 20th century
Poster advertising Sunlight Soap -- for rest and leisure. Date: early 20th century
Pinafore / Programme 1Cover of the programme for the original production, incorporating portraits of Mr Gilbert and Mr Sullivan, also Mr D Oyly Carte
Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly CarteRetro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s
Two girls with their chickensTwo sister with their chicks circa 1880
Just Off by Muriel DawsonA solemn little girl in a blue pinafore, pushes a bright red toy pram containing her dolls
Girl Reads StruwelpeterA young girl improves her sense of right and wrong by reading Struwwelpeter
Gibbs Happy Families - Mrs Bun the Bakers wife. 20th century
Two neighbours chatting over a fence. Date: circa 1950s
DRYING DISMAL DESMONDA little girl pegs out her freshly washed Dismal Desmond toy dalmatian dog to dry on the washing line in her back yard! Date: early 1930s
Abc Cafe London / 1900The Aerated Bread Company Cafe (ABC) Ludgate Hill, London. The tea rooms opened in the 1860s, serving hot drinks and snacks. The stair sign reads Ladies Coffee Room Downstairs
Three women with a dog at an open windowThree women with a Jack Russell terrier at an open window. Date: circa 1900s
English Rose kitchen advertisementAdvertisement for the wonderfully retro English Rose fitted kitchens of the 1950s depicting a housewife in a jolly yellow pinny proudly showing off her pristine new kitchen. c.1955
Susi - with girl, mixing bowl and kitten. 1950s
Receiving ValentinesTwo girls have been waiting eagerly for the post on Saint Valentines Day : now one of them holds out her pinafore to receive her share from the postman
HMS Pinafore, Captain Corcoran and crewHMS Pinafore. Captain Corcoran and crew of the ship. My gallant crew, good morning! Date: 1908
W Heath Robinson - Peeling Potatoes by Gramophone
Servants at Reipole House, Loch Sunart, Argyll, ScotlandGroup of six servants at Reipole House, Loch Sunart, Argyll, Scotland. circa 1895
Pinafore / Programme 2Inside pages of the programme for the original production, naming George Grossmith as Sir Joseph Porter
Model in mini skirt suit, with white beret and glovesModel in mini skirt suit, with white beret and white gloves. Date: 1967
Model in mini skirt pinafore dress with box jacket, white beret and white gloves. Date: circa 1967
Client: Kamella - Knitwear in Orlon (Du Pont). The little girl is wearing a long-sleeve pinafore/jersey dress in Orlon. The little boy's two-piece suit is also in Orlon. Date: circa 1966
Comic postcard, Servant and angry mistress Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Maid and mistress Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Two women talking over fenceComic postcard, Two women talking over the garden fence. Well, the only pleasure I have in life now is taking my boots off! Date: 20th century
Upstairs Downstairs, cook in kitchen, lady at the operaUpstairs Downstairs, cook in the kitchen rolling out pastry (L) and lady at the opera (R) Date: circa 1910
The Bunnies Go Shopping Date: 1924
The Queen of Hearts baked some tarts, illustration by Chris G. Temple Date: circa 1920
The Mice Family's Christmas Pudding Date: 1908
Shop window damaged by footballDid you do that? Don't use a shop window as a goal! Date: 1946
If I Knew You Were Comin I'd've Baked a CakeMusic cover, If I Knew You Were Comin I'd've Baked a Cake, song by Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill and Clem Watts, first introduced by Richard Attenborough on his Record Rendezvous Date: 1950
A study in an infant school, where the young children are learning their left and right hands. Date: 1898
A lady in a pinafore dress artistically arranges lilac coloured blossom in a tall, narrow stemmed glass vase, watched on by her pekinese dog. Date: 1915
Pinafore dress with loose fitting bodice, low waist line, gathered skirt, Medici style collar & cord & tassel lacing at the sides worn over a light-weight blouse. Date: 1915
May Yohe as Phyllis in The Lady Slavey Date: 1890s
Comic postcard, Maid with boots and shoes outside hotel room Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Bathtime for son and daughter Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Little boys and teachers in classroom Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Wife, sick husband and doctor Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Scotsman chats with neighbour Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman and council official Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman reprimands servant Date: 20th century
Winifred Fraser as Hedvig in The Wild Duck by Ibsen Date: 1890s
Original Artwork - Stirring the Christmas cake mixtureOriginal Artwork - Design for a Christmas Good Cheer greetings card. Mother stirring the Christmas cake mixture while her two children watch. Date: circa 1937
Design for a Christmas Good Luck cardDesign for a Christmas Good Luck greetings card. Mother stirring the Christmas cake mixture while her two children watch. Date: circa 1937
Postcard design - Washing Day. A young child washing her doll and her pet Scottie dog in a red wooden tub. Date: circa 1937
Postcard design artwork - Obey your Doctor and your Nurse. A nurse approaches a sickly child bearing a LARGE bottle of medicine. Date: circa 1937
Comic postcard, Doctor visits patient, wife misunderstands Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Maid, mistress and master Date: 20th century
Draycott, Cotswold village, Mr and Mrs Rickards, photo taken at the field gate leading into Shop Lane Close (later Orchard View development)
Comic postcard, Man looking for lost football - Inside Right (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman with dress improvers the wrong way round, as pointed out by her maid Date: early 20th century
Women in traditional costume, Copenhagen fish marketWomen dressed in traditional costume sell fish in a street market in Copenhagen, Denmark. Date: circa 1930s
Oh! Susannah! a farcical comedy by Mark Ambient, first produced at the Eden Theatre, Brighton, in 1897, starring Louie Freear as the maid Date: late 19th century
Comic postcard, Little boy and girl chat over the garden fence. Anytime you re not busy just think of me! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman talking about marriage. He said it would be like the Garden of Eden when we were married. So it is - nothing to wear and expecting to get kicked out any minute
Comic postcard, marrying a policeman Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, your young mans gone at last Date: 20th century
HMS Pinafore, Little Buttercup mixes up the childrenHMS Pinafore. Little Buttercup explains that when she was baby-farming (nursing babies while their Papas and Mamas were travelling), she mixed up baby Captain Corcoran and baby Ralph Rackstraw
HMS Pinafore, Corcoran presents Little ButtercupHMS Pinafore. Corcoran presented blushing Little Buttercup to Sir Joseph, who gave her sixpence on the spot. Date: 1908
HMS Pinafore, Captain Corcoran marched awayHMS Pinafore. Captain Corcoran is taken away. A couple of marines marched him off under the command of the smallest midshipman in the ship. Date: 1908
HMS Pinafore, Captain Corcoran and Sir Joseph PorterHMS Pinafore. Captain Corcoran is trying to pat himself on the back when Sir Joseph Porter approaches. " What are you trying to do?" said Sir Joseph. Date: 1908
HMS Pinafore, Dick Deadeye and Captain CorcoranHMS Pinafore. Captain Corcoran and sailor Dick Deadeye. " Deadeye!" said the Captain, " You here? Don t!" Date: 1908
HMS Pinafore, Little Buttercup and the captainHMS Pinafore. Little Buttercup and Captain Corcoran. Date: 1908
HMS Pinafore, Sir Joseph Porter and Josephine CorcoranHMS Pinafore. Sir Joseph Porter with Josephine Corcoran at the ships table. Her short and snappish replies to Sir Josephs pretty speeches at dinner. Date: 1908
HMS Pinafore, Ralph Rackstraw and Josephine CorcoranHMS Pinafore. Josephine Corcoran walks away from Ralph Rackstraw. So saying, with tell-tale tears streaming down her face, she strode magnificently to her cabin. Date: 1908
HMS Pinafore, Josephine Corcoran on deckHMS Pinafore. Josephine Corcoran on the ships deck. So she came on deck to indulge in a reverie all alone. Date: 1908
HMS Pinafore, lunch on board shipHMS Pinafore. Luncheon in the ward-room on board ship (the apartment assigned to the lieutenants on board a man-o -war}. Date: 1908
HMS Pinafore, Captain Corcoran and daughterHMS Pinafore. Captain Corcoran and his daughter Josephine. The good captain was distressed to see his dear daughter in this bilious frame of mind. Date: 1908
HMS Pinafore, sailors on board deckHMS Pinafore by Gilbert & Sullivan. Sailors on board deck - in short, [Captain Corcoran] did everything possible to make everybody on board thoroughly ill and happy. Date: 1908
HMS Pinafore, Josephine Corcoran and Sir Joseph PorterHMS Pinafore. Pretty lady smelling a rose is admired by an older gentlemen who peers at her through a monocle. Sir Joseph Porter was one of the many people who had fallen a victim to the beauty of
HMS Pinafore, crew and Little ButtercupHMS Pinafore. The ships crew with Little Buttercup. I know who takes sugar-plums to bed with him. Date: 1908
HMS Pinafore, Ralph Rackstraw in the riggingHMS Pinafore (Gilbert & Sullivan operetta), Able Seaman Ralph Rackstraw in the rigging. Date: 1908
Birthday card, Many Happy Returns, rabbits with cake. 20th century
Girl Workers of London - The Waitress. 1898
Girl with nanny, nurse or servant outside a house. circa 1900
The Useful Little Maid by Frances Brundage. 1898
Music cover, I m Sister to the Cure, Valse Comique by H T Swatton, sung by E Marshall, dedicated to C Morton, drawn by Alfred Concanen
Cartoon, The Duke of Edinburgh - So take my advice, and don t go to sea, And you may become ruler of the Queens Navee (a quotation from Gilbert & Sullivans operetta, HMS Pinafore). 1885
Little Mother by Peggy Earnshaw. 1937
Santa Claus, children and nurse with Christmas tree
Edwardian child with dollLovely photograph of a little girl (or boy?) holding a doll. Date: c.1900
