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Woman in hairstyle with ringlets and plumes tied with a love band, 1770s. Coiffure au Bandon d amour. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzannes Stylish Hairstyle or Eccentric Finery
Woman in hedgehog hairstyle with ribbonWoman in hedgehog hairstyle tied with a ribbon. Coiffure Herisson. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzannes Stylish Hairstyle or Eccentric Finery from the era of King Louis XVI
Woman in the Asiatic hairstyle, 1770s. Her hair is combed up over a large support pouf and decorated with flowers, pearls, fabric and feathers. Pouf a l Asiatique
Woman in the Flea hairstyleWoman with her hair combed up over a pouf (support) and decorated with flowers, pearls and a sash, called the Flea. La Pouf a la Puce
Woman in the Junon Frigate hairstyle, 1778Woman with a model ship riding on waves in her elaborate hair inspired by the Frigate Junon, a famous French naval gunship, 1778. Coiffure la Fregate la Junon
Marie Antoinette in elaborate hairstyle crownedMarie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI of France, in elaborate hairstyle crowned with ribbons and pearls, 1770s. Handcoloured lithograph by de Laubadere from Octave Uzannes Stylish Hairstyle or
Statue of the god Bacchus, depicted as a graceful youth with long hair in ringlets. He holds a vase and long thrysus covered in fronds of ivy
Charlotte Mary Yonge, English novelistCharlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901), English novelist, adherent of the Oxford Movement. circa 1845
Studio portrait of a young woman, Francesca Sullivan, ItalyStudio portrait of a young woman, Francesca Sullivan, Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1880
Music cover, Little Blossom, ballad by Stephen Glover. 19th century
Mrs Grace, mother of W G Grace, cricketerMrs Grace, mother of W G Grace, the cricketer. 19th century
Little girl at the seaside in a wide-brimmed straw hat
Viscountess Valletort and her sonCaroline Augusta Edgcumbe, Viscountess Valletort (1808-1881) and her son, William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1832-1917). circa 1837
A yellow evening dress with low cut corsage ornamented with bows. Her hair is dressed in long, soft ringlets. A decorative comb is visible at the back of her head. Date: circa 1840
A typical elegant Englishwoman: Mrs Verschoyle Date: circa 1845
Womens hairstyles 1839Fashionable coiffures, with ringlets, ribbons and flowers. Date: 1839
GIRL IN GREEN / WHITE 1870Little girl dressed for elegant skipping in a green and white dress. Date: 1870
MARIE / SACHSEN-WEIMAR-EISPRINCESS MARIE von SACHSEN-WEIMAR-EISENACH Wife of Prince Carl of Prussia in 1825 Date: -
Bracelet - Costume 1847White dress: single scallop edged lace flounce & worn with a pelerine with lappets. Blue dress: long sleeves, white cuffs & trimmed en tablier; worn with a mantelet. Date: 1847
CLEVELAND / CATHERINE / MOTEDUCHESS OF CLEVELAND Born - Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Stanhope. Playing with her hair with a dog on her lap. Date: 1819 - 1901
STREET ACROBATS / C. 1816A Paris street acrobat stands on one leg on a candlestick which her partner holds steady, while their child does a handstand and a mother gives her daughter a coin for them Date: circa 1816
East African Tribesman - Extensive Scarification, Nose ChainA postcard produced by Consolata Missionaries, an Italian Roman Catholic missionary congregation operating in Africa. Dramatic scarification on the shoulders of this East African tribesman
Victorian women 1874Advert for D. Nicholson & Company in St Pauls Churchyard corner of Cheapside London, selection of elegant women and young girls wearing silk dresses for September 1874. 1874
Victorian girl training her dogVictorian girl (Katie) training her dog (Hector) who is sitting on a chair. Date: circa 1870s
Queen Anne / GuchtQUEEN ANNE Reigned from 1702 Date: 1665 - 1714
Hairstyles of 1938Womens hairstyles to fit their hats for 1938. This was the newest style " up-hair, with upward movement effect with sculptured curls instead of an uncompromising swoop. Date: 1938
Mabel Grey, Victorian courtesanMabel Grey (real name Annie King), Victorian courtesan in London, late 1860s to early 1870s. Date: circa late 1860s
Columbine and PierrotHarlequin illustration, showing Pierrot kneeling at Columbines feet. Date: 1923
Henrietta Grace Smyth (Baden Powell)Self-portrait by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s
Victorian women 1875Parisian woman from the mid 1870s, decortive mantle with lilies of the valley and ribbons. 1875
Hair styles 1840A selection of womens hairstyles showing ringlets and designs with flowers and ribbons. 1840
Young Victorian woman in pink crinolineA young Victorian woman in an enormous pink crinoline evening dress decorated with roses. She has matching roses in her hair, and a fan in her hand. Date: circa 1860
Upper class Victorian girlAn upper class Victorian girl, Alice Polhill-Turner (Alice Kate Frances, 1856-1931), seen here at the age of six, sitting on an upholstered chair in a lacy white dress and white stockings
Poster advertising Huntley & Palmers biscuits, depicting an elegant 18th century lady in white muslin dress with matching pink hat and sash
Green Dress Early 1850SPossibly evening dress: 3 scallop edged, embroidered flounces, stomacher corsage trimmed with bows in imitation of echelles & a square neckline. (possibly a Watteau body)
Harriet Beecher Stowe, American authorHarriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), American author of Uncle Toms Cabin. circa 1850s
Music cover, The Lancashire Witches Waltzes (12th set), composed by A Fleche. circa 1850s
Advert for Jourliac hairpieces 1912Latest fashion in hairpieces. 1912
The Breed of the Treshams by John RutherfordPhotograph from The Breed of the Treshams by John Rutherford showing a lady, Margaret, dressed in her finery holding her gloves in one hand and the skirt of her dress in the other to reveal her boot
Womens hairstyles 1864Selection of the latest styles of arranging the hair as adopted in Paris, and as practised by the leading Parisian hair-dressers
Gallery of Beauties -- woman in a black and white lacy dress. early 19th century
Shirley Temple photographing her teddy bear on a postcardShirley Temple, American child actress (1928-2014), photographing her teddy bear on a postcard. Date: circa 1930s
Two girls with a large dog. Date: circa 1910s
Hat for the seaside 1886Coarse bege straw steaked with gold, trimmed with bows of point d esprit net and smaller bows of red velvet. 1886
Costume - Women 1780sLavinia Bingham (1762 - 1831), Countess Spencer wearing a white dress & neckerchief (fichu) and a black belt. Her hat has a broad, soft brim, her hair is dressed in soft curls. Date: 1780s
Eliza Cook 1849ELIZA COOK Writer of parlour poems, one of her best known being The Old Armchair. Date: 1818 - 1889
Hairstyles / Evening 1868Fashionable evening coiffures, with ringlets and various ornaments and hoods. (2 of 2) 1868
Female Type / Ringlets 19CA young woman with roses and ringlets. Date: early 19th century