Restrained Collection

Men Evening Dress 1893
Three variations of evening dress for 1893-4: dress tail coats with roll collar or step collar & a dress jacket. One man wears a black waistcoat & pumps the others wear white

Castration 17th Century
A fearful patient is restrained on a low couch and castrated

St. Jamess Park, London - Pelicans on the Lake. Date: circa 1910s

The British Rough A criminal is restrained by the arm of the law

View of the Serpentine, Hyde Park, London - Springtime Date: circa 1910s

UK Prisoner in a Straitjacket Date: 1920s

Cornstalk Abstract
Maybe they are meant to be ears of corn, but who cares - this is a splendid jugendstil motif, restrained yet full of impact. Date: 1904

Restrained Tango Dancers
A monocled gent and his partner perform the tango in a restrained and respectable manner Date: circa 1914

Suffragette Faces Judge in Court. Tiny suffragette waves a Votes for Women flag at the judge, whilst restrained by burly copper. Date: circa 1907

Louis Restrained
Louis and Marie would rather be at Versailles, but when they try to leave Paris, they are prevented and forced to return to the Tuileries. They ll try again in June. Date: 18 April 1791

French Noble Pair 1680
A noble couple of the court of Louis XIV : her dress is restrained by comparison with his extravagant garments, including lace bows on his shoes Date: circa 1680

Man in Black 1820S
Elegantly restrained gentleman all in black: top hat, frock coat, gloves, strapped pantaloons, boots & cravat. The shirt at least is white & his cane - brown! Date: 1820s

Unwelcoming passengers in train compartment
The occupants of a train compartment are somewhat restrained in their welcome to a new arrival. Date: 1891

The aftermath of a dispute
A fight between two men comes to an end as they are restrained and separated from one another. Furniture and crockery is strewn across the ground

Muslim fanatic restrained at refugee camp
A Muslim fanatic is restrained by his co-religionists as Mahatma Gandhi arrives by car at a refugee camp close to Delhi

Chamberlain Tempted
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN is tempted to fraternise with Gladstones Irish Home Rule faction, but he is restrained by the marquess of Hartington

The Polka-Quadrille
The Polka Quadrille - the polka at its most restrained, unlikely to offend the older generation

Casting / Firing a Horse
The Newly approved method of casting and fireing. A horse is firmy restrained with ropes before branding with a hot poker

FRENCHWOMAN 1795 - 1
The simplicity of Ancient Greece is a strong influence on fashion in Revolutionary Paris; no frills and restrained ornament here

Thomas Nashe
THOMAS NASHE English pamphleteer and dramatist

Married Mothers Clinic
A French clinic for married mothers. The mothers breastfeed while a nurse helps to weigh a baby. A toddler is restrained in a play pen

English Style Dress 1834
English style: brown cut-away D-B coat with triangular notch between lapel & collar, pale grey trousers; plaid waistcoat with shawl collar, green frock coat & white pantaloons

Discussing US Football
American version of a Chester or Chesterfield overcoat. This is a restrained model with fly-front & without a velvet collar. Worn with trousers with turn-ups & half-boots

Hysterical Patient
A woman in a state of frenzied hysteria is restrained by six attendants. This type of behaviour was termed the Great Movements ( Grande mouvements ) in the 1800s

Medical / Insanity / Patient
The American patient James Norris in chains at Bethlehem Hospital, London

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