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Chiang Kai-Shek / UniformCHIANG KAI-SHEK Chinese general and politician as a young man
Costume Mrs Hunter 1860SPlain dress with bishop sleeves & reversed cuffs composed of folds. A string of large beads falls between the stand-up collar & belt. N.B broad bracelet with disc motif
Costume / Amy Aged 10 1865Girl wears a dress with loose, pleated bodice, a crinoline supported short skirt trimmed with lattice motifs & sleeves with epaulettes & turned back cuffs. Hair worn plain
Costume & HarpsichordLow corsage with tiny vandyked tucker & cuffs, plain ankle length skirt & bouffante sleeves ornamented with a large bow. Hair: dressed in coiled plaits with ribbons
Dress with Buttons 1846Dress with a plain skirt that buttons up the centre, jacket / caraco corsage buttoned high to the neck, tight sleeves, frill at neck & cuffs, green parasol
Linen Frocks 1929Practical summer frocks in embroidered linen: collarless jacket & 2 piece dress with flounce, or gored skirt, scarf & plain trim, or a floral dress with coatee bodice
Ornate Fabrics 1924Coat in bold fabric designs by Ducharne: with a huge white fur collar or a narrow stand collar, wrap over front & concealed fastenings in both a plain & patterned fabric
Tunic Dress / Worth 1924Tunic dress by Worth in an ornate monochrome print with red detailing, plain central panel with motif, sash tied at the hips & a double skirt with a plain pleated flounce
Husband / Wife / Belfast 19CMan: short S-B jacket, rounded pocket flap, bound edges & cut-away at the front. Woman: jacket body, beaded collar, ruff, open tunic & skirt with knife-pleated flounces
Costume / Photo by WatsonMan: frock coat. Woman: jacket body, gauging & buttons on the cuff, ruff at the neck, draped tunic & a skirt with pleated flounces of varying depth & a very severe hairstyle
Female Type / Sepia C1860A dress in a horizontally striped fabric with front buttoning bodice, gigot sleeves, white cuffs & collar, a plain skirt, brooch & pendant on a long chain
Female Type / Halifax 1870Princess line jacket body with round collar & lace cuffs, kilted under-skirt, tunic with patterned border draped at the front, gauged at the sides & finished with a rosette
Costume / Family 1890SWoman: plain skirt, separate bodice with gigot sleeves, pleated detail & stand collar. Girls: white broderie Anglaise frocks, shoulder ribbon bows & sashes & shoes with bars
GIRL & BASKET C. 1880Girl wears a short dress with plain bodice, long sleeves, four flounces on the skirt, high round collar & lace cuffs, ribbed stockings & buttoned boots
Costume / Sisters C. 1870Girls: short, plain skirts & a casaque (body & upper-skirt in one) with velvet collar, revers, patch pockets & cuffs, bows at the neck, earrings & tyrolese hats with feathers
Floral Wrap Beach RobeA short, sleeveless, wrap-over beach robe in a bold floral print and with a plain border trim
Beach Robe with PocketsA short, sleeveless, button front beach robe in a bold floral print and with large, plain patch pockets
Costume / Basket SellerA London basket seller in a plain brown dress with white apron, a red scarf or shawl wrapped over her shoulders & a cotton bonnet
Coats for Children 1926American blouse (sailor blouse), double and single- breasted short coats in plain or plaid fabric, boys suit with shorts
Costume / Photo 1902A young woman wears a plain gored skirt & a blouse trimmed with lace with an all-round collar of a sensible height. A V shaped belt emphasizes her small waist
Sac Suit & Yoke SkirtHe wears an American Varsity sac suit with long line jacket & deep pockets. She wears a kilted or pleated skirt with a plain yoke & a blouse with all round collar & bowtie
Marianne Versions 1910Marianne, symbol of the French Republic, seen as a Liberal, a Socialist, and a plain Democrat -- its as easy as changing your hair colour!
Australian RailwayThe railway which connects Kalgoorlie (West) with Port Augusta (South), through the Nullarbor Plain, Australia, runs 330 miles without a curve. Built between 1925 and 1930
Building Tower of BabelIn hope of reaching Heaven, Noahs descendants erect a ziggurat in the plain of Shinar, but construction is hampered by a breakdown in communication among them
Dorothea Jordan - 3DOROTHEA JORDAN (nee Bland) actress and mistress of William IV; playing a travesti role in Wycherleys The plain dealer
Gwalior Plains AustraliaThe Gwalior Plain - native Australian boys at play
Footman in HallThe footman turns up his nose at the plain fare provided in the servants hall
Marie Antoinette (Cost)MARIE ANTOINETTE in plain dress and holding a rose
Peter I The Great, Tsar of Russia, in HollandPeter I The Great (Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov), Tsar of Russia (1672-1725, reigned from 1682) during his fact-finding visit to Holland, seen here in his lodgings at Zaandam