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Catherine WaltersCATHERINE OR CLARA WALTERS, aka SKITTLES Victorian courtesan who was a lover of the marquess of Hartington, later the 8th Duke of Devonshire
Gentleman bowling at a skittles alley in a German Beer Hall Date: circa 1905
Children in 1864Latest Paris fashions for Victorian children, girls from two to eight years of age wearing three quarter length frocks and the older boy wearing knickerbockers. 1864
German Men at an open air spa, taking exercise, playing cards and lifting weights. Date: circa 1905
Children playing skittles nine pins
Nine pins or skittles, early 1900s
SkittlesA painting which depicts the scene of some figures playing skittles outside a countryside home by the sea. Date: circa 1600s
Comic postcard, Drinking man and vicar outside a pub Date: 20th century
Origin of nine-pin bowling, 14th centuryMen playing club kayles or skittles by throwing a club at eight pins (origin of nine-pin bowling), 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports
Club kayles, 14th centuryMen playing club kayles or skittles by throwing a club at six pins (the origin of nine-pin bowling), 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports
Men playing kayles or skittles, 14th centuryMedieval kayles or skittles. Game played with ball, stick, hoop and target (top), men playing kayles or skittles with stick and six pins (middle)
Monkeys playing golf, skittles, hoops, croquet, leapfrog, ball games, stiltwalking, archery, spinning tops, popinjay, etc. From a 16th century print
Men playing skittles in a pub garden, late 18th centuryMen playing the game of skittles (quilles) in a pub garden. One man clutches his shin after it has been hit by the bowling ball. From an English caricature of the late 18th century
Medieval Europeans and Siamese women playing skittlesMedieval noble women playing skittles on a castle terrace, and Siamese women playing skittles. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)
Five old men play a game of boules or bowls, circa 1800. Copied from Martinets Caricatures Parisiennes. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill
Villagers playing a game of skittles, 17th centuryVillagers playing a game of skittles, while others watch from a swing. From a print by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century
Advertisement for diablo, cup and ball, top, dice, etcAdvertisement for toys including diablo, cup and ball, spinning top, skittles, yo-yo, dice, marbles, etc. during the Empire era
Bilboquet and other games - including skittlesMedieval men playing cup and ball, bilboquet, and other games including skittles, badminton and tennis. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d Adresse)
Spinning tops, skittles, and other games of the Babki region, Russia, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient
Russians playing the game of Pristinky, skittlesRussian peasants playing the game of Pristinky, skittles, bowls, cudgels, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient
Illustration, Skittles teaches the Professor a new Step - Comic Boxing. 19th century
Le Jeu de Quiller Allied soldiers playing skittlesNo. 8/15. Le Jeu de Quiller. Allied soldiers playing skittles - the skittles are made as models of the Heads of the Central Powers. Leon
GAME / OUTDOOR SKITTLESA jovial group of men enjoy an outdoor game of skittles Date: circa 1830
Men at a fairground on a Christmas and New Year cardMen playing a fairground game on a Christmas and New Year card -- It is a fortunate head that never aches. Date: circa 1890s
The Bull and Bush, Hampstead, London. Date: circa 1906
Thames Frost Fair / 1683Various activities happening on the Thames when it froze over in 1683. These include ox-roasting, games, sledging and skating and a number of market stalls. Date: 1683
Cartoon, Political Skittles -- ex-Prime Minister Gladstone bowls over his Tory rivals. 1879
People playing skittles in a field. 17th century
People playing skittles in the countryside. circa 19th century
Paris, France - Barriers, Skittles beyond the City Wall. Date: 1855
Le Jeu de Quiller Allied soldiers playing skittlesNo. 13/15. Le Jeu de Quiller. Allied soldiers playing skittles - the skittles are made as models of the Heads of the Central Powers. Leon
View of The Skittles Inn, Letchworth, HertfordshireView of The Skittles Inn at Letchworth, Hertfordshire. Date: 20th century
Liberty toys, including a range of stuffed animals such as a llama, a raccoon, a horse, a cow, a hippo, an owl, an elephant and a sheep
Cissie Milford as Skittles - At The Worlds MercyCissie Milford as Skittles " At The Worlds Mercy." Date: circa 1911
Skittles
Exercising with skittlesGirls exercising with skittles in Australia
FROST FAIR OF 1683 / 4A view of the Frost Fair held on the Thames. The stalls formed Friezland Street alias Blanket Fair and included a Tavern, Coffeehouse and Weavers
Frost Fair / Thames / 1838Frost fair on the Thames, London. People enjoying the many activities on the ice, such as this hilarious game of skittles
French Skittles / C18ThUne partie de quilles : French skittles