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Musical comedy, The Medal and the Maid, song, If Girls Had Wings, music by Sidney Jones, words by Charles H Taylor. Merva Sunningdale (Miss Ruth Vincent). Date: 1900s
You re pulling my leg! Date: early 20th century
Comic postcard, Bonnie Mary of Argyll Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Couple roller skating Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Maidservant and dog Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman on the beach. Everybodys enjoying the beautiful sunsets down here! Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman buying rail ticket with two children hiding under her skirts, WW1 Date: circa 1918
Comic postcard, Couple climbing a cliff at the seaside - getting the wind up Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Sailor and Scotsman, WW2 - kissing the first thing he meets in skirts! Date: circa 1940s
WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coupon shortage and making doThe long Caption gives the little girls excuse for having patches. The Home Front War Effort was helped along by cryptic slogans such as Make do and Mend and Making do
Three fashion ideas from top London couture houses of Jane March (a tweed ensemble of coat, jumper and skirt), Sara Cameron (coat, jumper and kilted skirt) and Thea Ltd evening gown with fringe)
Three sketches of Winter Sports skiing fashions, 1927Three sketches of skiing fashions, 1927 showing a jacket and skirt from Drecoll, an outfit from Marcel Rochas and a skating suit from Jean Patou alongside feature titled Mid snow
Two Autumn fashions from the London couture house of Itylus, 1927 illustrating invidualism vindicated by decorative distinction and harmony of line and colour with an evening frock
A spring dress from Lucien Lelong, Paris, 1925. An important feature is the tunic skirt made of black crepe de chine Date: 1925
An evening gown from Chantal, Paris, 1925. Made of almond green crepe and soft tulle draperies on the skirt and steel and silver bead embroidery Date: 1925
Three dresses from Lanvin illustrating the widening of the skirt, Paris, 1926 Date: 1926
Advert for a French fashion ensemble called Le Chic on sale at Harrods, London, 1926 featuring a fashion threesome called Le Chic comprising jumper
c. 1890s Oceania - Pacific Ocean islands- Fiji / Tonga portraitc.1890s Oceania - Pacific Ocean islands - Fiji or Tonga - man in a grass skirt
Two women pose for a photograph in identical fancy dress costumes, given patriotic flair with Union Jack skirts. Date: late 1920s
Man and woman of Vienna, Austria, 1818. She carries a basket of wares to sell. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of the Principal
Otaheiteans or natives of Tahiti, Polynesia, 1818. Tahitian man and woman in cloak and skirt in front of a palm tree. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present
Man and woman of Guianna or Guyana, South America, 1818. They wear striped skirts, carry bow, arrows and basket in front of a cabin or carbet
Man and woman of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, PolynesiaMan and woman of Nuku Hiva (St. Christian), Marquesas Islands, Polynesia, 1818. Chief and woman in elaborate feather headdress, cloak and robes with basket and stick
Carib women of Martinique, Antilles, West Indies, 1818Women of Martinique, Antilles, West Indies, 1818. Carib people in skirts, bandanas. One woman carries a basket on her head
Peruvians or Inca people, 1818Peruvians or Inca people of Peru, 1818. They wear feather headdresses, cloak and skirt, and the man carries a bow and quiver of arrows
Aztec man and woman of Mexico, 1818Man and woman of Mexico, 1818. Aztec man, woman and child carrying basket of clothes, bow and stick.Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being
Man and woman of Congo, Africa, 1818Man and woman of Congo or Lower Guinea, Africa, 1818. The man wears a conical hat, and the woman a striped shawl and skirt
Man and woman of Cacongo, on the coast of Loango, 1818. (Angola, West Africa). The man carries a small round wooden boat on his back, and another man climbs a palm tree behind him
The Grand Prix Day, 1895. Woman in check dress with wide sleeves and ribbons at Longchamp race track for a big race. Crowd of fashionable gentlemen in top hats, soldiers and passengers in carriages
The Eiffel Tower from the Exhibition Gardens, 1889. Fashionable woman in fitted jacket, slim dress, with hat and parasol, in the gardens of the Exposition Universelle de 1889 with Eiffel Tower in
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
A sentimental walk in the Abbey of Longchamps, 1836. Woman in dress with wide-bell skirt and narrow sleeves, beret. Man in top hat, coat and pants. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Two gentlemen at the Opera Ball, 1835Fops in coat with tails, waistcoat, tight pants and white stockings. People in fancy dress and masks behind them. At the Opera Ball 1835. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V
Mother and child playing in the Champs-Elysees, 1832Woman and child with hoop playing in the park. In the Champs Elysees, 1832. She wears a lace collar, dress with leg of mutton sleeves, bonnet and muff
King Sandaineh of Saloum, Senegambia, 18th centuryKing Sandaineh of Saloum, seated on a couch of reeds, Wolof or Jolof Empire, Senegambia, 18th century. In gold crown, cotton tunic, smoking a tobacco pipe. Scimitar and saddle on the walls
Barber cutting his thumb trying to shave a customerBarber cutting his thumb with a razor trying to shave a customer with soft cheeks. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed
Woman in satin dress a la Polonaise, era of Marie AntoinetteWoman in satin dress a la Polonaise, pipe bonnet with rosette, era of Marie Antoinette. Robe a la Polonaise de satin leger, bonet a tuyaux
Fashionable woman in pouf hairstyle, era of Marie AntoinetteFashionable woman in pouf hairstyle, drape skirt over petticoat, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle
Fashionable woman in bonnet a la Nicolet, era of Marie Antoinette. Beauty despairing of her cheating lover. La Belle desesperee de l infidelite de son amant
Fashionable woman in drape skirt, era of Marie AntoinetteFashionable woman in pouf hairstyle, drape skirt over petticoat, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle
Fashionable woman washing her feet after dressingFashionable woman washing her feet with a maid after dressing, era of Marie Antoinette. La Distraite. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle
Woman in large hat with dress and apron, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle
Fashionable woman with toy dog, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle, Costumes and hairstyles of the 18th century
Woman with muff, era of Marie AntoinetteWoman with muff, bathing cap under hat, morning dress, era of Marie Antoinette. Dame en belle matineuse avec robe et jupon blancs garnis
Woman in hooped dress, era of Marie AntoinetteWoman in English-style hooped dress with fan, bonnet, ringlets, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle
Tomb and effigy of El Cid Rodrigo Diaz, etcTomb and effigy of El Cid Rodrigo Diaz and his wife Jimena Diaz 1, Duke of Cardona 2, King of Aragon 3, and portrait of Conquistador Hernan Cortes 4. Sepolcro e simulacro del Cid
Elegant man in striped coat, era of Marie AntoinetteElegant man in blue striped coat over black waistcoat and breeches, carrying a cane and hat. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by A
Dining in a medieval baronial roomEnglish tourists dining in a medieval baronial room in Scotland. Man in suit of armour holding a large urn in front of a stained glass window