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Woman police officer in updated uniform, LondonWoman police officer (Nickie Benn) posing in the updated uniform introduced in 1977, with a range of mix and match options, including an overcoat with optional shoulder cape as seen here
Little girl carrying her doll with a lack of maternal instinct. Date: 1970s
Mrs Edward ElliceMRS EDWARD ELLICE wife of Edward Ellice (statesman 1781-1863) in a fine off-the-shoulder ball dress. Date: CIRCA 1840
Planting PotatoesAn old male farm worker, plants potatoes from the sack over his shoulder in the Wirral, Cheshire. Back- breaking work, especially in heavy, stiff clay soil. Date: 1950s
Superstition / Throw SaltIf you spill some salt you must throw it over your left shoulder or else you will have bad luck Date: 1960s
Male Costume 1375Hood with liripipe, cape-like garment buttoned on the shoulder, pattens, hood, ermine shoulder cape, fur- lined gown, hat with peaked brim, piked shoes. Date: circa 1375
Prince, Noble, Page C14Prince: gipon (doublet), soled & piked hose, knightly-girdle, dagged mantle. Noble: shoulder cape, hood & cloak. Page: wide short sleeveless tunic with side vents, funnel sleeves. Date: 14th century
State OfficersState officers wear long gowns or houppelandes - two have pleated fronts, one has closed hanging sleeves, also a long huke, shoulder cape & hood, a chaperon & a cone shaped hat. Date: 15th century
New Year SnowmanA happy boy puts the finishing touches to his snowman, who is smoking a pipe and has an umbrella over one shoulder.. Happy New Year! Date: 1930s
Parisian Water CarrierA L EAU ! A Parisian water vendor carries two pails of water suspended from a shoulder- yoke. Date: circa 1815
Evening Dress 1919La Robe Dindon: barrel-line evening gown with narrow shoulder straps with a long train descending from them - the whole ornamented with plumes as is the high headdress. Date: 1919
Good Time Girls 1919Two good time girls model the new barrel-line silhouette: One dress with thin shoulder straps still has a high waist the other is strapless & low waisted. N.B fur stole, pearls Date: 1919
Ball Dresses 1899Gowns with square Victorian bodices, shoulder straps & transparent epaulettes. Pink: draped corsage. Green: corsage of horizontal rows of lace, panels of lace on the skirt. Date: 1899
Green Dress 1899Dark green princess style dress trimmed in white with shoulder puffs, wrap over bodice & gored skirt tight over the hips & flaring from below the knee. Date: 1899
Floral & Fur Dress 1899Pale grey dress with fur edged floral print yoke, bodice panel & band on the gored skirt, tight sleeves with shoulder puff & belt with a large silver buckle. Date: 1899
Zig-Zag Blue Dress 1899Tunic dress with points at the front, a high throated sac like lace bodice, V shaped falling tucker, sleeves with shoulder puffs & inverted cuffs, flounce at the hem. Date: 1899
Purple Open Bodice 1899Open jacket bodice, curved basques, sleeves with small puff at shoulder, lace jabot, waistcoat, high collar, gored skirt with fullness at back, 3 bands of trim on skirt & body. Date: 1899
Purple Ensemble 1899Open bodice, velvet revers, cuffs & trim, tight sleeves with slight puff at shoulder, skirt with lace ruff collar & cravat, gored skirt with tablier trim, velvet belt. Date: 1899
Coat & Tartan Dress 1899Full length coat, the front sloping away revealing a tartan skirt. Tight sleeves, slight puff at the shoulder. Lace jabot, high upright collar, self-coloured trim. Date: 1899
Fashions Early 1880SBlack mantle: lace, jet beads & passementerie. Blue dress: panniers, vandyked skirt, under-skirt with flounces at hem. Jacket body: frilled basques & shoulder puffs. Date: early 1880s
Grey Tailor Made 1899Pale grey tailor made with white trim: collarless jacket with short rounded basque, tight sleeves with puff at the shoulder, gored skirt, pleated blouse & grey fur stole. Date: 1899
Ball Dress 1899Gold low cut gown with shoulder straps (tied into bows), roses worn on the corsage, draped lace edge panel to the skirt, lace applique & purple ruched trim Date: 1899
Park Wear 1898Narrow sleeves, slight puff at shoulder, d-b jacket bodice, pointed revers, border of machine stitching, scallop edge over-skirt with side split, 3/4 rounded cape. Date: 1898
Evening dresses 1931Two gowns by Worth: one has a low back, shoulder straps, a long train & corsage & bow detail at the small of the back; the other is a simple design in pink with a V neck Date: 1931
Evening Dress 1818White evening gown worn over a blue slip. The neck-line is cut low & off the shoulder. The long sleeves have vandyked epaulettes & cuffs. The hem has 3 deep flounces of lace. Date: 1818
Santa & PresentsSanta in his traditional red outfit, with a sack full of Christmas presents over one shoulder. Date: 1980
Betty Stockfield or Stockfeld (1905 - 1966), British actress of stage and screen
Balloon Seller / 1971A balloon seller with an extremely large balloon, annoys a man by trying to read his newspaper over his shoulder. Date: 1971
Louis XIII Head / ShoulderLOUIS XIII son of Henri IV father of Louis XIV Date: 1601 - 1643
A Mer-FamilyA Mer-mother and her mer- children peer over a gentlemans shoulder to find out whats going on in the world Date: 1903
Advert for Jays ready-wear evening dresses 1937Models wearing full-length sweetheart chiffon evening gowns, with shoulder-straps. Date: 1937
After the dance 1907Woman wearing a elegant white off shoulder evening dress with white long gloves. 1907
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove lace dinner gown 1937Charming lace dinner gown with fly-away shoulder epaulettes in stiff net. Date: 1937
Swimming Attire - FranceStylish French girl in a figure-hugging Swimsuit, with light pumps laced up her calves, a bonnet on her head and towel draped over her right shoulder. Date: 1911
Little child with kitten on a circular New Year cardLittle child with a kitten on a circular New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Girl and dog with Christmas tree on a New Year cardGirl with dog, carrying a Christmas tree through the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
White pique dress from HorrocksesA white pique dress from Horrockses. The full skirt is supported by a stiffened new petticoat, shoe-string shoulder straps and neckline edging are of narrow fondant pink cotton
Psilopsiagon aymara, grey-hooded parakeetPlate 32 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph. Date: 1832
French Theatre -- Farce du Porteur d EauFarce du Porteur d Eau (Farce of the Water Carrier). A water carrier with two buckets suspended from a metal ring says how much he likes to see pretty girls as he walks along the street. Date: 1632
Little boy with pet hamster on his shoulderLittle boy with a pet hamster on his shoulder. Date: circa 1960s
Aponeuroses of the neck, shoulder and eye.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864
Shoulder and elbow joints.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864
Shoulder blade and arm bones: scapula, humerus, cubitus, radius and ulna.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864
Crucified mercenary from Frankfurt Cathedral, 16th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century
Studio portrait, young woman with terrier dogStudio portrait, young woman with a terrier dog wrapped round her neck. Date: circa 1920s
Studio portrait, woman with Borzoi dogStudio portrait, woman in an artistic costume with a Borzoi dog. Date: circa 1910s
Studio portrait, young woman with two dogsStudio portrait, young woman with two little dogs, taken by Seymour Cousens of St Leonards on Sea, Sussex. Date: circa 1910s