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COSTUME FOR 1815-1820French & German dress 1815-20 according to a later source: cut-away coat & white trousers, pelisse with mancherons & dresses with profusely trimmed hemlines
White Star Line, Royal & US Mail Steamers, brochureWhite Star Line, Royal & United States Mail Steamers, soft cover brochure, covering all three classes of services at the height of the transatlantic immigrant trade
White Star Line, RMS Olympic, cover design, red hardbound promotional volume profusely illustrated with photos of passenger accommodation and facilities, First and Second Class
MATADOR COSTUMEActress Letty Linn wearing a matador style costume complete with a hat profusely ornamented with taseels, braid & pom-pons. Date: circa 1908
German Prince & PrincessGerman Prince and Princess of the early 16th century. He wears full armour - the helmet is profusely ornamented with ostrich plumes. Date: circa 1515
Costume / Women / 1826Front & back views of dress with gigot sleeves, skirt ornamented with tucks, plus a canezou-pelerine & belt. Hat trimmed profusely with wheat ears, flowers & bows. Date: circa 1826
Humorous picture showing a Chinese man, kneeling, speaking to a woman sitting on a sofa, crying profusely. Date 1895
Promenade Dress 1899Open jacket bodice, irregular shaped revers, high necked blouse, gored skirt trimmed with concentric narrow bands, puff at top of sleeves, profusely ornamented straw hat Date: 1899
Sequin Restaurant GownA decollete restaurant gown profusely ornamented with sequins, with short puffed sleeves, Swiss belt, floral corsage & bell shaped trained skirt. N.B hat
Monstrosities of 1819-20A satire on fashion. Amongst the styles mocked are cossack trousers, pinched male waists, high stand-fall collars, the Nelson bustle, huge headgear & profusely adorned hemlines
Fantastic Floral HatA young lady managing to keep a straight face while wearing a ludicrously large plaited straw hat profusely trimmed with flowers & bows & tied on like a bonnet with a ribbon
Pearl Trimmed Dress 1910Empire revival gown in white silk voile with a high waist, square corsage, cap sleeves & a narrow trained skirt is profusely ornamented with pearls & beads
Morning Dress 1823Morning Dress in blue-grey with lace cuffs & collar & a self-coloured, leaf motif decoration. The bonnet on the table is profusely decorated with lace, berries & leaves. Date: 1823
Alexandra Arrives 1863Princess Alexandra arrives at Gravesend from Denmark, for her marriage to Edward Prince of Wales : rose petals are profusely scattered to welcome her
Tobacco Satire 1630Three elegant chaps sit smoking around a table, as a man in the garb of a jester vomits profusely
Gabrielle Ray in HatActress Gabrielle Ray wears a large hat with an irregular brim, the underside of which is visible & is profusely ornamented with roses & ribbon in a lattice design
Hat Styles for 1787Hats profusely ornamented with feathers, bows, ribbons & flowers. Stripes are very much in vogue. Some have broad flat brims, others have a brim that tapers outwards & downwards
Paris Evening Gown 1904Pretty Paris gown created with layers of sheer fabric profusely ornamented with ribbon & three-dimensional flowers. The pointed sash emphasizes the tiny waist
Embroidery & Fur CoatA design by Raphael: A full length evening coat in white satin profusely embroidered with sequins & with a fur roll collar & sleeves