Ribbon Collection

Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, 1954
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured together in the Grand Entrance in Buckingham Palace in 1954

Walter Cranes Garland
Walter Crane shows his political allegiance in this May Day design. The ribbon that holds the garland of flowers together bears the slogans of his creed

Advert / Mumms Champagne
Mumms Cordon Rouge Champagne

Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge and Ribbon
A circular tin badge with green border, white centre and purple lettering - W.S.P.U Votes for Women. Attatched to the badge is a piece of purple, white and green satin ribbon. Date: circa 1908

Alice, c. 1918, by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), Italian painter. Alice, c.1918. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh, 1954
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured together in the Grand Entrance in Buckingham Palace in 1954

Bathing Belle on Pier
A flirtatious young woman in a two-piece bathing costume of side lacing shorts & striped tunic adjusts her black stockings. N.B espadrilles with ribbon lacing

Suffragette W. S. P. U Ribbon Badge
Suffragette badge in purple, white and green grosgrain ribbon, with Votes for Women woven into the middle white section

Suffragette Votes for Women Christmas Card. Tabby cat with a feather in its hat, ribbon badge and satchel, holds a Vote for Women scroll

Christmas card in the shape of a banjo. circa 1890s

Sentimental German wartime postcard
You, Only you alone are my true love - a sentimental wartime postcard sent from a German soldier to his girl back home in Munich

Lady and Blossom 1925
A girl, wearing a straw cloche hat with a two colour double brim and ornamented with a broad hatband and ribbon bow, smells some apple blossom

BIG CHEESE
Cheese weighing 1000 pounds (lbs) given as a gift to King George III in 1793 from the Duchy of Chester. Presumably a Cheshire cheese? Two men stand by to give an idea of scale

Riding Dress 1819 Men
Top hat, high white cravat, blue fob ribbon, trousers, riding boots & spurs, brown coat with tails, knuckle length cuffs & cut away to reveal the waistcoat

Costume / Boy on Tricycle
Picturesque foppish French boy in a pleated skirt in spotted fabric, floppy striped necktie & falling collar, checked socks, pumps with large ribbon bows & long flowing hair

Lucy Locket / Greenaway
Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it. There was not a penny in it but a ribbon round it

Immanuel Kant (Schnorr)
IMMANUEL KANT German philosopher

Britannia and Eve Christmas cover 1933
Front cover illustration featuring a glamorous 1930s woman holding a westie dog with green tartan ribbon around its neck

Girl Reads Struwelpeter
A young girl improves her sense of right and wrong by reading Struwwelpeter

Banjo with pink flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Sutton Hoo Treasure. Royal shoulder-clasps. 7th-8th centurie
Sutton Hoo Treasure. Royal shoulder-clasps decorated with inlaid gold, enamel and garnet. 7th-8th centuries AD. From Mound 1. Near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. British Museum. London. England

Cats enjoying a dinner party on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

The Happy Couple. Grangetown, Middlesbrough 1970s 1970s

Suffragette Votes for Women Pepper Pot
A silver suffragette pepper pot or muffineer a small pot with a removable lid - the head of the figure. Holes in the bonnet dispense pepper or sugar

Lady in pink underwear by Barribal
Painting of a young woman with dark glossy hair, captured in the middle of getting ready. She sits in pink lingerie and stockings, having just brushed and tied a matching pink ribbon in her hair

The Studdy Dog - Somebody Cares by George Studdy
The Studdy Dog, later known as Bonzo, appearing as an example of animal caricatures in an article in The Strand magazine

Cossack Trousers 1820
Furry top hat, cut-away coat with long narrow tails, fawn colour cossack trousers, red under-waiscoat, shawl waistcoat, fob ribbon, watch seals & chain & tie-pin

Fashionable 1950S Hat
A woman wears a felt hat which has a felt ribbon tied around it. The model features a beauty spot on her cheek. Date: 1950s

Girl in her underwear riding a large Easter egg
A girl in her underwear riding a large Easter egg

Comic postcard, Two black cats getting married - Good Luck Date: circa 1918

Two cats by Louis Wain on a romantic postcard -- He loves me! He loves me not! He loves me! Date: circa 1900s

State entry into Delhi
The King-Emperor and Queen-Empress made their state entry into Delhi. The King-Emperor was wearing a field-marshal's uniform with the ribbon of the Star of India

Striped Bathing Costume
Edwardian bathing beauty in a striped one-piece bathing costume & espadrilles with embroidered linen uppers & ribbon lacing

Catherine Booth / Ell &fry
CATHERINE BOOTH Co-founder of the Salvation Army with her husband William

GIRLS FASHIONS 1847
Grey dress: corsage a caraco made to resemble a jacket & skirt. Blue dress trimmed with black rosettes: pointed waist, skirt pinned up to reveal an underskirt

Pisces
The Constellation Pisces

Medals Awarded for Gallantry or Life-Saving at Sea - top row (L-R) Stanhope gold medal awarded by the Royal Humane Society for the bravest life-saving deed of the year

Woman in a crinoline dress on a greetings card
Woman in a crinoline dress in a garden on a greetings card, with verse below. Date: early 20th century

Little girl with kittens in a basket on a postcard -- Our Darlings Darlings. Date: circa 1890s

Holly with bells and red ribbon on a Christmas postcard. circa 1890s

Cat and kitten with pudding on a cutout Christmas card
Black cat and kitten with pudding on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two little children give their mother a large Easter egg

Green Coat & Cane 1807
Green double-breasted cut-away coat with stand-fall collar & revers, white waistcoat, cravat & silk stockings, pale grey breeches, black pumps, top hat & fob ribbon

Champion goat at the Royal Cornwall Show
A championship goat and its keeper at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, which takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge in North Cornwall

Young couple on a romantic greetings card, sitting on a vine branch -- With affection and regard. Date: circa 1890s

Girl and goose on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

WW2 Christmas card, dog with gas mask
WW2 Christmas card, a black Scots terrier runs along with a gas mask in a box tied to his collar. Date: circa 1942

Christmas Pudding being pulled along atop a wooden sled
Delightful Chromolithograph Christmas greetings postcard by Ellen H. Clapsaddle depicting a sizeable Christmas Pudding being pulled along atop a wooden frame sled. Date: circa 1907

Two women in the latest French fashions, sitting on a garden bench

Young Girl and Pet Dog
A young girl dressed in her best white dress, with her pet dog, a Manchester Terrier

Auriol Lee in a Hat 1905
Miss Auriol Lee wears a coat with an unusual collar and a hat with a ribbon threaded through the brim perched at an angle on the top of her pompadour hairstyle

DRESSMAKERs BILL C1816
Maids dress: melon sleeves, deep v corsage, chemisette & ruff, apron & turban. Lady: white pelisse with scallop edging & ribbon trim, dress with ruff & decorative hem

Jean Ingelow / Carte Visit
JEAN INGELOW English writer

Postcard, Sailor boy, HMS Achilles, Grand Fleet 1916, WW1 Date: 1916

Comic postcard, Little girl and boy holding hands Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl with toy lamb on wheels Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl with parrot Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl and boy at the zoo Date: early 20th century

Good luck postcard, Black cat giving thumbs up Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl in the bath - This is no place for you, Sir! Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl smoking a cigarette - Father wanted me to be a boy! Date: early 20th century

Good luck postcard, Little boy and girl, wedding. Date: early 20th century

Postcard, Woman and dog - We are watching and waiting til the boys come home! Date: 1914-1918

Postcard, Woman and dog - I know of two bright eyes watching for you. Date: 1914-1918

Postcard, Woman and dog feeling lonely - The roses are dead, the sunshine has fled since we lost you. Date: 1914-1918

Postcard, Soldier's wedding - Jolly good luck to the lass who loves the soldier! Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, Little girl and boy - Wouldn't you like to be doing it now! Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl shopping with boy and dog - I'm not the only one on a bit of string. Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl and boy kissing on a sofa, watched by dog - And so the poor dog had none! Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl and boy in a chair, watched by dog - Beware of the dog! Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl and boy kissing, watched by dog - Why don't they chain him up for biting? Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl and dog - You don't catch me running after girls. Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl in embarrassing situation - A drop too much. Date: early 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little girl and boy with presents and flowers - I've come to wish YOU one Date: early 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little girl and boy under mistletoe - For what I am about to receive Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple out walking - If of love you sometimes think, I'm the one to take a wink! Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple tying shoelace - If you care for me a jot, why not let me tie the knot! Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple at a table - If you think that I'm a "catch", let us strike a little match! Date: early 20th century

Postcard, Young man in army uniform - All our hearts love is yours! Date: 1914-1918

Postcard, Some Lines of Greeting Date: early 20th century

Postcard, Just a Few Lines of Greeting Date: early 20th century

Three fashion adverts for women's fashionable hats and fur stoles from The Tatler January 1923. Gorringes early spring brimmed hats. Henry Heath Ltd boland style women's hat

Christmas card, Three cats playing football - Be sure to score. Date: circa 1900s

Two Kitten with toys contemplating Playtime'. Date: circa 1910s

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