Shawl Collection (page 11)

Woman in profile, standing at a gate, Mid Wales
A woman in profile, standing at a gate, Mid Wales, with a thoughtful expression on her face. A patterned blanket or shawl is draped over the top of the gate

Couple outside cottage, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A middle aged couple outside their cottage in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Colliers widow, Hook, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
The elderly widow of a miner from Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. She is walking along a lane with the aid of a stick, and carries a tin tray in her hand

People on a street of terraced housing, London
Adults and children on a street of terraced housing in the East End of London. The girl on the left appears to be cutting pieces of leather

Cross looking baby on a sofa
A cross looking baby lying on a sofa

Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, Womens Ward
Interior of a womens ward in the Tonbridge Union workhouse, Kent. The three inmates are wearing the typical uniform of long skirt, blouse, shawl, and bonnet

Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent, Female Inmates
A row of female inmates seated by a window inside the Tonbridge Union workhouse. A uniform of long skirt, blouse, shawl and bonnet was the normal attire for elderly women in the workhouse

Open air church service at a workhouse
An open air church service for workhouse inmates, location unknown. Male and female inmates in workhouse uniform sit on chairs while a service is conducted by two men

Elderly inmates, Islington Workhouse, London

A man and a woman of Korea. A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Armenian Princeling with his wife Date: circa 1903

Croatia - Traditional National Costume (8 / 8)
Croatia - Traditional National Costume (8/8) - Women shopping at a fruit market

Nurse holding baby
A nurse in white uniform holds a baby dressed in a long crocheted shawl and bonnet

Sfax, Tunisia - Outdoor merchant or cures / remedies
Sfax, Tunisia - Outdoor merchant in a truly spectacular hat selling traditional local tunisian cures/remedies by the side of the street

Grand Turkish Lady
A Grand Turkish Lady with fine wall decoration behind

February by Pizer
A young and fashionable woman from the 1920s wears a stylish yellow and lilac outfit, pulling a shawl around herself to ward off the chilly winds of February

Turkish Beauty
A Turkish beauty in pastel shades of green and pink

Turkish woman fishing
A Turkish woman in a small rowing boat does a spot of quiet fishing near Constantinople

A Seductive Turkish Beauty smoking
A beautiful photograph of a seductive Turkish Beauty smoking a cigarette

Georgian Women in Baku, Azerbaijan

Miss Hensley of Bath on her 103rd birthday
Miss Hensley of Bath, photographed on her 103rd birthday, having received a telegram of congratulations from the King

Windy Weather 1918
When windy weather blows a good coat, shawl or fur wrap will protect a girl from the cold. Failing that a passing soldier will do just as well

Bedouin Man - Egypt with fine draped headdress and neatly clipped moustache

Racial / Shoshone Couple
A Shoshone (Hashquaht) couple

Moroccan Moorish Costume

Morocco - Tribal Chieftain
A decorated Moroccan tribal chief enjoying a cup of coffee

Painted Tunisian Beauty with veiled face
Tunisian Beauty with veiled face, painted decoration on the forearm, holding up her pale shawl

Indigenous African Egyptian woman
An indigenous African Egyptian woman, with golden jewellery (including a large hooped nose ring), large bangles and enveloped in a long white toga-style shawl wrap

Tatler front-cover: Phyllis Calvert
Phyllis Calvert poses in an Italian setting at Anacapri where she was filming in The Golden Madonna. The attractive British screen star was educated at the Institut Francais

Young Bedouin Girl - Tunisia
A young Bedouin Girl from Tunisia

American Indians. A Sioux camp
A collection of wigwams, with a Sioux woman wrapped in a patterned shawl. American indian children play alongside

Immigrants in the East End of London, 1904
Engraving showing a number of immigrants seen in the East End of London, 1904. A woman is shown wrapped in a shawl, with the men wearing peaked caps and other traditional hats

French Actress Mother
A French actresss mother, waiting to see her daughter

Young Victorian Girl
Young Victorian girl holding her green balloon

Winter Fashions 1871
Polonaise costumes (made from 1 fabric only) with double skirts. Plaid: over-skirt cut in long points, short fringed mantle. Black: jacket body with pagoda sleeves

WOMEN & GIRL 1860
White evening dress worn with a Swiss belt with long fringed ends. Purple & white spotted dress with a black lace shawl. The girl wears a white dress with scallop & bouillon trim

Fashionable Art Admirers
Green dress: waistcoat & open body with fringed basque & attached cape, skirt trimmed with fringing & a paisley shawl. Black mantle, brown fur muff & skirt with tablier trim

Frenchwoman 1850
Femme comme Il Faut: Plain, modest looking woman wearing a lilac redingote with bow fastenings, a large bonnet & fur-trimmed shawl

Costume / G R Ward C. 1815
A young dark haired woman in a white gown with short, full sleeves and a red shawl. She wears her hair in soft curls. Her jewellery is of gold

Dress of First Empire
A gown of the first French Empire, with a high waistline, puffed sleeves & ornameneted on the sleeves and hemline with vandyking, according to a later source

Gown of 1814 / Robida
A fair Parisienne of 1814 according to a later source, wears a green gown with scalloped hemline & ruff, a hat with large brim & rosette & a fringed shawl

Regency Beauty
A Regency beauty wearing a white robe over a blue slip, low cut corsage with lace tucker & medici collar, cameo belt buckle, pearls, long gloves & Kashmir shawl

Costume Miniature C. 1805
A young, blonde woman in a high-waisted, classical style, white muslin gown with low, square neckline. A red shawl is tucked into her belt. Her hair is dressed in a simple manner

Opera Dress 1859
Green silk dress worn with a fichu Antoinette; grey dress with tablier of black lace; striped mantle / shawl. Hair arranged in stiff curls & chignons adorned with flowers

French Brush Seller
A French Brush seller with a wide variety of brushes for sale from small hand brushes to larger varieties for floors and chimneys

Beaver Coat 1922
Woman: full-length wrap-over Australian beaver coat with deep collar & cuffs. Girl: mole fur coat with a shawl collar & funnel sleeves & a half-belt at the back

Petit-Gris Scarf 1922
a broad shawl-like scarf with pockets to keep the hands warm. The fur is petit-gris, a type of squirrel

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