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Profile of Dutch girl in a white capHer 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, DevonGirl 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 terrierCouple on a country walk with a bull terrier, dated May 1939. Date: 1939
German postcard, young gymnasts at Marburg an der LahnGerman 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
Street barbers at work, China. Date: circa 1890
Pencil sketches of adults, children and a horse. Date: 1920s
Advert for tinned Milkmaid Cream 1914Advertisement for tinned Milkmaid Cream by Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co of Eastcheap, London. Perfect with fresh, stewed, canned or bottled fruit, in tea and coffee
M Hallgarth, spiritualist, in a studio photo. Date: circa 1870s
Girl sitting in garden with magazineA young girl sitting in a garden with a magazine
English actress of stage and screen, Gladys CooperPortrait of a the English actress of stage and screen, Gladys Cooper (1888-1971), wearing her hair in long plaits. Date: circa 1910s
Russian Boyar girl - portrait by BobroffPortrait of a Russian Boyar girl (high class/rank/status) with long brunette hair tied in a plait, in luxurious traditional costume. Date: 1901
Starving children feeding birds. Published in
Pour que papa vienne en permission,s il vous plait. A young girl in a Red Cross nurses uniform and a small boy wearing a red cap, carrying a collection cup and selling medals, respectively. Date 1915
Romania - National CostumeA girl in the National Costume of Romania - striped embroidered shirt, long embroidered skirt with additional decorative over-skirt. She is carrying a small basket of fresh flowers. Date: circa 1900
Music at home - boring recital by childListeners stifle their yawns as a serious-looking child performs a dull or lengthy piece on the piano. Date: 1843
Bavarian C18th Costume
Children in a ParkWalking with his sister and mama in the Frederiksberg Have, Copenhagen, a sailor- suited boy asks to buy something - we can t see what - from a girl with a plait. Date: 1888
Victorian woman in a crinoline dressA Victorian woman in a striped crinoline dress with a dark lacy shawl round the skirt
Two gipsy girls with a chicken, sitting on the ground at the side of their caravan. The older girl wears a knitted jumper and has plaited hair
Daisy / Language of FlowersDaisy personified
Gipsy girl looking out of the back of her caravanA gipsy girl with plaited hair looking out of the back of her caravan
Travelling gipsy family inside their new homeA travelling gipsy family inside the bungalow where they have been rehoused, in Beare Green, Surrey. The girl nearest the camera is writing in a notebook
Gipsy girl holding a chicken, Charlwood, SurreyA gipsy girl called Janie, holding a chicken at an encampment in Charlwood, Surrey
Gipsy girl standing by her caravan, SurreyA gipsy girl, member of the Vincent family, standing by her caravan at an encampment in the Newdigate area of Charlwood, Surrey
Little girl eating food out of a newspaperA little girl sitting cross-legged by a big stone wall, eating food (possibly fish and chips) out of a newspaper
Music cover for The Bohemian Polka, composed by Herrman Koenig (1827-1898) and dedicated to Viscount Bury (later the 7th Earl of Albemarle)
Young Victorian woman leaning on chair backA young Victorian woman leans on the back of an upholstered chair in the photographers studio. Her hair is worn up, with a plait around the crown of her head
Fantastic hairdo - late 19th centuryAn extraordinary plaited hairdo being sported by a late 19th century woman from Dalston Junction!
LUTON, BedfordshireInterior of the Plait Hall at Luton, Bedfordshire : note the countryfolk in their smocks
Diane De Poitiers / ClotheDIANE DE POITIERS Mistress of Henri II of France
China / Reading & WritingChinese peasants are taught to read and write as part of Chairman Maos Great Leap Forward
Radna Krishna SectTwo members of the Radna Krishna Sect, near the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Pin-Up with BouquetPretty blonde woman with a plait holds a bunch of flowers, which include pink roses, against her bare chest
Ball Dress 1823Ball dress possibly of a white transparent fabric worn over a blue slip with deep embroidery on the hem, sleeves & neckline. Note the hair accessories (comb ?)
Princess of Oldenburg
Fashion September 1832Presumably evening gowns? they are made of mousselaine & tulle adorned with ribbons at the shoulder. Both ladies wear black slippers, one has a blue scarf round her neck
Costume January 1849Two gowns with lace berthas, one with a caraco bodice; two outdoor garments possibly mantles, one trimmed in brown fur with a matching fur muff
DELIA MASONs HAT C1906Delia Mason wears a hat composed of lace & gauze over a wire frame & trimmed with daisies. The brim is shaped into waves
Little girl asleep, dreaming of fairiesA little girl asleep in bed, dreaming of fairies, some of them carrying trays of delicious cakes!
Charlemagne, King and Emperor, with Queen HildegardeCharlemagne (Carolus Magnus. Karolus Magnus, Charles the Great), King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of the Romans from 800