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The Workers May-Pole, design for a socialist posterThe Workers May-Pole, a design for a socialist poster, with a central allegorical figure, and banners and ribbons labelled with abstract ideas such as Leisure, Solidarity and Humanity. Date: 1894
Margaret Murray recruiting for the Jacobites, 1745Margaret Fergusson Murray, Jacobite supporter and wife of (later turncoat) John Murray of Broughton, recruits supporters to the cause and distributes white cockades, the symbol of the Jacobite cause
Dancing Girl / 1895A dancing girl with tambourine and ribbons - the back cover of a programme for the Empire Theatre of Varieties, London
Christmas card in the shape of a banjo. circa 1890s
Great Orders of Knighthood and other high decorationsInsignia of the chief orders following in importance that of the Garter. The ribbons are represented by the backgrounds, except in the Order of Merit, and that of the Companions of Honour. Date: 1937
Naked little girl looking in the mirrorA little girl wearing nothing but her shoes and socks, and pink ribbons in her hair, looks in the mirror and says " Goodness, Is That Me!" She is holding an apple in her left hand
Maypole dancing in the village of Paul, CornwallAdults and children dancing round a maypole in the village of Paul, near Penzance in Cornwall, with the tower of the parish church on the right. A crowd of people stand watching them
Banjo with pink flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
General Sir Frederick Poole, British army officer, WW1Major General Sir Frederick Cuthbert Poole (1869-1936), British army officer. He joined the Royal Artillery in 1889, and served in the Second Boer War and the First World War. Date: circa 1914-1918
Maypole, Ickwell, BedsThe children of Ickwell, Bedfordshire continue the English tradition of Maypole dancing on the village green as part of their May Day festivities
Maypole Dancing, IckwellThe children of Ickwell, Bedfordshire continue the English tradition of Maypole dancing on the village green as part of their May Day festivities
Young girl of Carovilli, Molise, Italy, 19th century. She wears a kerchief artfully folded around her head, and a symmetrical motley of patterns of gold braid and embroidery
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
Medieval men playing the archery game of Popinjay, firing arrows at a target bird on a tree decorated with ribbons and gloves, while others share echaudes, a type of sweet bread from Aveyron
Woman in a ball gown with mask, 1788Woman in a ball gown, with chapeau topped with a pouf decorated with ribbons and laurel leaves, fichu, corset in English taffeta, and blue taffeta petticoat
Woman in a crinoline dress on a greetings cardWoman in a crinoline dress in a garden on a greetings card, with verse below. Date: early 20th century
Holly with bells and red ribbon on a Christmas postcard. circa 1890s
Champion goat at the Royal Cornwall ShowA 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
Making a posy of summer bloomsA mother and daughter make a posy of summer blooms in a meadow. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Paris fashions for November, 1864A selection of dresses designed for the winter of 1864. From left, The manteau marchesa made from cloth and velvet, trimmed with a silk border
G Washington / PostcardGEORGE WASHINGTON First American President
New Year Card 1909January 1st greetings card including pink ribbons and a four leaf clover for luck in the New Year
Reverend Robin Morrison (now Canon) who regularly dressed in pierrot costume and performed for charity. Birmingham, England. The Times Date: 1989
English gentleman in hunting pinks having his portrait painted, 19th century. Ruddle the artist smoking a pipe while painting Bragg seated on a saddle stand. Mr. Braggs equestrian portrait
American Wyandotte chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by T.C. Heath. First prize winners at Crystal Palace and Birmingham 1886
Woman in huge hats from the court of Marie AntoinetteWoman in sky-blue caraco wearing a huge straw hat lined with pink satin and decorated with ribbons, and woman in pink caraco with large hat in taffeta and gauze, decorated with artificial flowers
Fantasy Austrian New Year Maypole - A glamorous young lady enjoys toying with her formerly-dressed suitors, all in miniature form and flying around her on champagne bottles
Olga Valery - French actress - RosesOlga Timchenko (aka Olga Valery) (1903-2002) - French actress of Ukrainian origin - performing at the Casino de Paris. The (remarkable) comment on the postcard reverse reads as follows
Weaving taffeta silk ribbons Patterson New Jersey USA early 1900s
Victorian Christmas Xmas Snow Snowing Card Robinvictorian, christmas, xmas, snow, snowing, card, robin, robins, bird, birds, winter, orchestra, playing, music, in, the, may, be, happy, and, bright, violin, cello, wings, ribbons, bows, 13944339
Winking CowAn illustration portraying the head of a cow, happily winking, wearing a pair of ribbons around the neck in red and blue. Date: circa 1901
Fairy IllustrationAn illustration of fairy-like young woman, wearing a sequin dress with pink ribbons strapped around her shoulders, bursting through some paper
Bathroom MirrorA portrait oil painting of a young woman, wearing a blue, white striped gown, with blue ribbons in her hair, she is looking into a large, square mirror in the bathroom
Spanish GirlA portrait painting of a smiling young Spanish woman, wearing a heavily patterned cloak, with ribbons in yellow, red and blue fastened to her hair. Date: circa 1916
Women's Fashion FeatureLingerie, topcoats and hairstyles - an eclectic range of women's fashion trends. Date: 1932
Hats for autumnShowcasing the latest range of hats available at Gorringes. Date: 1939
Women making Valentine gifts, made from paper, ribbons and glue. Date: 1908
Late Victorians children's fashion 1899Girls and boys linked hands, wearing the latest in Victorian clothing
Selection of womens brimmed hats. Date: 1916
Doll representing courtier Juno, Countess of Durham, in a green satin outfit for the opera. Wooden doll dressed by the young Princess Victoria
Childrens promenade in the Luxembourg Gardens, 1893. Girl in bonnet and coat playing with hoop, her mother in dress with velvet pelerin and fur muff. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Entrance to the Jardin de Paris, 1883. Fashionable women in bonnets, shawls, dresses with flounces and parasols. At the entrance to an evening entertainment in a Paris park
Gentleman smoking in the Cafe de la Rotonde, 1868The palmy days of the Cafe de la Rotonde in the Palais Royal, Paris, 1868. Man with moustache and muttonchops, top hat and check trousers, smoking in a cafe. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Fashions in the Palais-Royal Gardens, 1837. Woman in dress with wide skirt, fur-trim pardessus coat, large bonnet. Man in paletot coat and top hat. Jardin du Palais-Royal has rows of trees
Woman outside the Theatre du Gymnase, Paris, 1827. Fashionable woman in large bonnet, lace collar and bib, puff-sleeve dress holding a shawl
Fashionable woman strolling through the Palais Royal, 1800Fashionable woman strolling through the gallery of the Palais Royal, Paris, Year VIII, 1800. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Fashionable woman in front of the Theatre des Varietes, Boulevard Montmartre, Year VII, 1799. (Built in 1807). She wears bonnet, fichu, high-waisted robe and long-sleeved gloves