Plait Collection

Reading in a Field
A girl stands in a field reading her book

Isabella of Portugal (1503-1539). Engraving. Colored
Isabella of Portugal (1503-1539). Queen of Spain and Empress of Germany. Engraving after a painting of Titian, by Al Dauvergne. The Artistic Illustration, 1902. Colored

Chung Ling Soo (real name William Robinson). The other side of the previously shown circular flyer showing a portrait of Soo in the centre of a Willow Pattern Plate

Lise Cristiani / Mettais
LISE CRISTIANI Musician, and traveller in the Far East Date: -

Resemblance of animals and their owners
Animals who resemble their owners - or vice versa -- a sheep and a cat

Straw-Plaiting
Three women plait straw, near St Albans, Hertfordshire. Straw-plaiting, to make hats and other items, was an important home industry in the middle of the nineteenth century in the Hertfordshire area

Two young women in traditional dress, Bulgaria
Two young women in traditional dress in a Bulgarian street, with long plaited hair and coin decorations. Date: 1922

Quechua woman sitting in the sun, Bolivia, South America, wearing homespun cloth made from the fleece of local animals such as llama and vicuna. 1922

Spain. Civil War. L'Escola de Tots. Escola Nova Unificada (Everyone's School. Unified New School). Engraving. SPAIN. Barcelona. University of Barcelona

Advert, Maison Nicol, Ladies Hair Pieces
Advert for Maison Nicol, Haymarket, London, Ladies Hair Pieces, Extensions, Wigs, etc. 1897

Harrods advert, Hairdressing, Manicure and Chiropody
Harrods Stores advert, Hairdressing, Manicure and Chiropody Departments, Brompton Road, London SW. 1897

Sylvia Sidney, American actress
Sylvia Sidney (Sophia Kosow, 1910-1999), American actress of stage, screen and film. Date: circa 1930s

Studio portrait of a young woman, Francesca Sullivan, Italy
Studio portrait of a young woman, Francesca Sullivan, Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1880

Quechua woman, Bolivia, South America
Quechua woman sitting in profile, Bolivia, South America, with silver spoons adorning her plaited hair. Date: 1922

FALL / ALSATIAN & OWNER FALL / ALSATIAN & OWNER
Sonnica Godden, the daughter of Mrs Godden who was a famous breed of German Shepherds, sits in the grass with a young Kentwood alsatian. Date: 1944

Delia Mason large hat
Delia Mason, actress, wearing a large hat Date: 1906

CHINESE BEGGARS / MASOCHIS
Strolling Beggars in China placing burning coals on their heads and using other austerities Date: 1752

Soho, London - 74-76 Old Compton Street W1 - A Gomez Ortega, a Spanish food shop. 1973

Ayres and Smith straw boater hat advertisement, 1931
Advertisement for the English Rustic straw hat created in a very specific, traditional plait. Date: 1931

Mabel Grey, Victorian courtesan
Mabel Grey (real name Annie King), Victorian courtesan in London, late 1860s to early 1870s. Date: circa late 1860s

Smiling Chinese man on a Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Queen Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904). Colored
Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904). Queen of Spain. Photography. Colored

Hilda of Whitby (614-680). Engraving. Colored
Hilda of Whitby (614-680). British religious. Engraving in England, 1880. Colored

Womens hairstyles 1864
Selection of the latest styles of arranging the hair as adopted in Paris, and as practised by the leading Parisian hair-dressers

Misfitz - Aladdin. early 20th century

Oslo, Norway - young woman in traditional costume
Photograph from Oslo (Kristiania) of a young woman wearing clothing in a traditional Norwegian style. circa 1910s

Hardanger, Norway - boy and girl in traditional costume
Hardanger, Norway - a boy and a girl in traditional costume. Date: circa 1910s

The Princess of Wales
Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925), Princess of Wales, later Queen Alexandra as the consort of King Edward VII. 1883

Votive bust of a woman. Terracotta. 300-200 BC. Etruscan art
Votive bust of a woman. Terracotta. 300-200 BC. Sculpted in Cerveteri. Etruscan art. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Chinese man and monkey on a Christmas card
Chinese man on a Christmas card has his pigtail pulled by a monkey. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Little Folk Misfitz - Polly Put the Kettle On. circa 1910

Cow & Gate Happy Family Game - Miss Churn the Dairymans daughter. 1928

Italian Costumes 1488-90
Italian costume. Woman: bold striped gown, the sleeves decorated with ribbon bows, hair worn in a long plait. Men: fur -trimmed tabard or huke, soled hose. Date: 1488 - 1490

Racial / Bessarabia Girl
A girl from Bessarabia, Romania Date: 1939

Olivia De Havilland, British born film actress based in America, seen here with her cat Date: 1916 -

Ann, Lady Fortescue
ANN, LADY FORTESCUE nee CAMPBELL Wife of Matthew Fortescue, 2nd Baron Date: - 1812

Girl Carries Bowl 1884
A small German girl, with her hair in a plait, carefully carries a bowl. Date: 1884

Schoolgirls and teacher on a Christmas card
Four schoolgirls and their teacher on a Christmas card. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Advertisement for Rashleigh electric lamps - Sweet Sixteen. Date: 20th century

Advert for Noirat, hairstyles, hairpieces and headbands 1910
Advertisement for Noirat, women wearing the latest hairpieces and headbands. Date: 1910

Profile of Dutch girl in a white cap
Her Cap is white, her eyes are brown, She Lives by the sea in an old Dutch town. Date: circa 1910s

Girl at Fingle Bridge, Dartmoor National Park, Devon
Girl standing by a tree, looking into the river near Fingle Bridge, a 17th-century stone arch packhorse bridge over the River Teign near Drewsteignton, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. 1974

Louise de Montmorency (1496-1547), French noblewoman and mother of Gaspard de Coligny.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

Woman in gipsy costume with a dog in a garden or back yard. Date: circa 1910s

Couple with a bull terrier
Couple on a country walk with a bull terrier, dated May 1939. Date: 1939

German postcard, young gymnasts at Marburg an der Lahn
German postcard advertising the second meeting of young gymnasts at Marburg an der Lahn, 2-3 August 1924. Date: 1924

Boy scout with plaited hair, Cyprus. Date: 20th century

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