Sep16 Collection (page 14)

Evening dress and coatee from Peter Robinson
A dress and coat of metal lace mounted on tissue, the latter trimmed with fur. A telling touch of colour is introduced by the velvet loop and pendant ends caught with a crystal ornament

That Haunting Melody by Hookway Cowles
Mirth and motley at the court of King Jazz. A jazz orchestra plays for people on the dance floor of a nightclub or restaurant. 1930

New Seasons Hats from Marshall and Snelgrove
Advertisement for Marshall and Snelgrove showing a selection of models from their millinery department. 1930

Tatler cover - Alister Macdonald and Mary Pickford
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of Alister Macdonald, eldest son of British Prime Minister, Ramsay Macdonald and an architect by profession, pictured with film star, Mary Pickford

The Programme Seller by John Collier
A young programme seller at the theatre. 1930

Advertisement for Eccles caravans showing a quaint, homely caravan being pulled by a car. 1930

Petite fashion 1930 - Dignity for the small woman
Harrods advertisement promoting their range of petite sizes for women, particularly in the new floor length skirt lengths fashionable in 1930. 1930

Mound alignments and ley lines
Illustrations showing mound alignments at South Radnor and at Pilleth in Wales, and ley lines in the Cotswold and at the Hereford church of St Owen. 1925

Leslie War (Spy)
Sir Leslie Ward (1851-1922_ pseudonym: SPY, English caricaturist on Vanity Fair (from 1873), and portrait painter Date: 1899

The Bill by Douglas Mackenzie
" The Bill" : An old comedy in one act. Covent Garden Ball Supper. Time: 2 A.M. Naughty Old Gentleman (between his teeth): Dear me

Company playing in the Elixir of Youth, 1899
The merry company playing in the Elixir of Youth at the Vaudeville Theatre, striking a number of jolly or comic poses. Date: 1899

M. Spadoni, juggler and balancer performing at the Alhambra pictured holding his assistant, who happens to be riding a bicycle, with one hand. Date: 1899

Miss Topsy Sinden
Harriet Augusta Sinden (18781950), better known as Topsy Sinden, English dancer, actress and singer. She was best known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime

Ruskin Hall, Oxford
Ruskin College, originally known as Ruskin Hall, Oxford, an independent educational institution in Oxford, England. It is named after the essayist and social critic John Ruskin (18191900)

Warden and students of Ruskin Hall, Oxford
The warden (Mr Dennis Hird M. A.) and students of Ruskin Hall, shortly after it had opened in 1899. Ruskin College, originally known as Ruskin Hall, Oxford

Mr C. Hayden Coffin
Charles Hayden Coffin (22 April 1862 8 December 1935) English actor and singer known for his performances in many famous Edwardian musical comedies, particularly those produced by George Edwardes

Grand Duke Michael Michaelovitch, son of the Grand Duke Michael Nicholovitch (grand-uncle of Tsar Nicholas II) first cousin of the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Grand Duchess Marie of Russia)

The children of Grand Duke Michael Michaelovitch
Countess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Torby, CBE (9 September 1892 7 December 1977), otherwise styled Lady Zia Wernher, elder daughter of Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia (standing)

Colonel Alderson, commander in South Africa
Lieutenant General Sir Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson KCB (8 April 1859 14 December 1927), senior British Army officer who served in several campaigns of the late nineteenth

Celanese Fashion Fabrics
Advertisement for Celanese fabrics. 1928

Drawing room on Thomas Liptons yacht, Erin
The very comfortable drawing-room of Sir T. Liptons yacht " Erin". Lipton would later sail to Serbia in the " Erin" during the First World War

Scenic design for Covent Garden fancy dress ball
Scenic design for the first fancy-dress ball of the Covent Garden season in 1899. The scene depicted the grounds of the forthcoming Paris exhibition. Date: 1899

June in Bejewelled and Feathered Mood
A showgirl sporting feathers and fine jewellery. 1928

Theatre of war in South Africa - Boer War map
Map of the war in South Africa in 1899. Date: 1899

Betty Joel, a Model of Jacob Epstein
Model Betty Joel poses alongside the sculptures made of her by sculptor Jacob Epstein (1880-1959). Date: 1928

Red Wings
A couple relax on a striking red-sailed yacht. 1928

Uplands Motor Caravan
A caravan, designed to look as homely as possible, produced by the Uplands Motor Company. 1927

Tennis frocks, 1927
Tennis frocks from Robinson and Cleaver s, Regent Street. 1927

Picnic in a car at Brooklands
Two women enjoying a picnic from the backseat of a car at Brooklands, 1927. 1927

A diagram of the proposed Charing Cross Bridge
Plans for a new double-decker bridge at Charing Cross, designed by Sir Owen Williams and at the time recently approved by a royal commission

The Coronal of Russia
Coronal hairstyle, modelled by Andrea Majinski, a model for sculptor Jacob Epstein. 1927

Milwata race-coat of proofed cr갥 de chine trimmed with calf-skin patterned velvet. 1927

Frock with Liberty pattern
A frock made from voile with a Liberty print. 1927

1920s woman admiring her shoes
1920s woman seated admiring her shoes. 1927

Zambrene race-coat trimmed with leather and fitted with an adjustable collar. 1927

A Diagram of the Magnetic Observatory at Abinger Common
Inner workings of the new magnetic observatory at Abinger Common. 1927

The Ring Magnet
The front cover of " The Sphere" magazine, 16 April 1927, featuring the latest innovation in eye-care. Factory workers suffering from metal filings flicked in to their eye can now have them

The Harem Skirt
Daring fashions for women in " The Sphere" magazine, 1927. The accompanying text scathingly declares that the Harem Skirt is " what we hope it will never be"

The Gartered Skirt
The gartered skirt, " the latest stunt costume", according to The Sphere magazine, which had the " merit of convenience, but the disadvantage of ugliness". 1927

A Flapper Girl
" A smart costume for sport from the centre of feminine fashion", presumably Paris. A highly modern outfit featured in an article in The Sphere

The Duchess of York photographed on a visit to New Zealand
Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later Queen Elizabethe, the Queen Mother) on a visit to New Zealand with her husband, the future George VI, during the extensive royal tour of 1927. 1927

A Babys Chair in Henan, China
An apparently popular practice in Henan, in which infants were placed in a bronze bowl while their mother was away. For the poor child in question escape is quite impossible! 1927

The Old Market - Brussels, Belgium - with stalls selling paintings and decorative ornaments, glassware and porcelain. Date: circa 1903

Malta - Valletta - St. Johns Church Date: circa 1910s

Malta - Barrakka Gardens, Valletta
The Upper Barrakka Gardens are a public garden in Valletta, Malta. They are twinned with the Lower Barrakka Gardens in the same city, and offer panoramic views of the Grand Harbour. Date: circa 1910s

Malta - Valletta - Scesa Marina Date: circa 1910s

Malta - Fort St. Angelo, a large bastioned fort in Birgu, located at the centre of the Grand Harbour. Date: circa 1910s

William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824-1907) - a Scotch-Irish mathematical physicist and engineer. Date: circa 1905

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