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Background imageStripey Collection: Zebra-drawn trap of Lord Walter Rothschild

Zebra-drawn trap of Lord Walter Rothschild
Rothschild broke in and trained several zebras to pull a trap, which he memorably used to visit Buckingham Palace in 1898 Date: 1898

Background imageStripey Collection: Lady golfer looking down the fairway for her drive

Lady golfer looking down the fairway for her drive, which appears to have travelled a decent distance. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageStripey Collection: Girl & Beach Ball 1950S

Girl & Beach Ball 1950S
Windswept young lady, wearing shorts & a stripey dolman (batwing) sleeved top with cowl collar leans against a large beach ball to have her photograph taken

Background imageStripey Collection: Clowns / Victorian Scrap

Clowns / Victorian Scrap
A clown wearing dungarees with stripey socks

Background imageStripey Collection: Children paddling and looking out to sea

Children paddling and looking out to sea
Mermaids. A back view of five children paddling at the seaside; they wear red stripey bathing drawers. Date: C.1905

Background imageStripey Collection: Siena, Italy - Contrada - Drago (Dragon)

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Drago (Dragon)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Drago (Dragon), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Background imageStripey Collection: Advertisement for Horlicks

Advertisement for Horlicks -- Better Luck Next Time. Female model (Julie Bishop) in the foreground, looking with disappointment at a dancing couple in the background. 1959

Background imageStripey Collection: San Sebastian, Spain - The Beach and the Casino - Beach Huts

San Sebastian, Spain - The Beach and the Casino - Beach Huts
San Sebastian - The Beach and the Casino - Spain - mobile beach huts. Note the striped swimming costumes hung out to dry on a rudimentary washing line. Date: 1906

Background imageStripey Collection: A Zebra

A Zebra
A highly-detailed pencil drawing of a Zebra by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageStripey Collection: Actress from the Mack Sennett Comedy Studios

Actress from the Mack Sennett Comedy Studios
A rather lovely actress in a rather skimpy swimsuit from the Mack Sennett Comedy Studios, Los Angeles, USA. She holds a fine striped parasol and stands at the end of a jetty

Background imageStripey Collection: Revellers in pierrot costumes at the Chelsea Arts Club Dazzle Ball held at the Albert

Revellers in pierrot costumes at the Chelsea Arts Club Dazzle Ball held at the Albert Hall in March 1919. The theme was inspired by the technique of dazzle painting

Background imageStripey Collection: A striped jumper, knitted 'on the cross'. Date: 1954

A striped jumper, knitted "on the cross". Date: 1954

Background imageStripey Collection: A Good Sport - A Glamorous Lady heading out for a paddle in a canoe Date: 1921

A Good Sport - A Glamorous Lady heading out for a paddle in a canoe Date: 1921

Background imageStripey Collection: A little girl does the splits in a jolly stage costume of striped trousers and top hat

A little girl does the splits in a jolly stage costume of striped trousers and top hat. Date: 1930s

Background imageStripey Collection: Stripey T - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Stripey T - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Stripey T - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageStripey Collection: Dunkerque (Dunkirk) France - Crevette fisherman

Dunkerque (Dunkirk) France - Crevette fisherman
Dunkerque (Dunkirk) France - Crevette (shrimp) fisherman. Date: 1909

Background imageStripey Collection: Two Kurdish Men

Two Kurdish Men. Date: 1821

Background imageStripey Collection: Myanmar - Couple holding hands over a low wall

Myanmar - Couple holding hands over a low wall Date: circa 1907

Background imageStripey Collection: Wanda Perry - American film actress

Wanda Perry - American film actress
Wanda Perry (1917-1985) - American film actress. Date: 1930s

Background imageStripey Collection: Crinoline Parachute

Crinoline Parachute
A Crinoline Parachute. Date: 1802

Background imageStripey Collection: On the Cliff by Harold Harvey

On the Cliff by Harold Harvey (1874-1941) one of the Newlyn School of Painters, well known for painting Cornish landscapes and social scenes from the area. Date: 1919

Background imageStripey Collection: Siena, Italy - Contrada - Civetta (Owl)

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Civetta (Owl)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Civetta (Owl), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Background imageStripey Collection: Cricket Blazers by Fougasse

Cricket Blazers by Fougasse
This is the photograph of our cricket eleven; but I cannot think it really...does us justice. A world of colour neglected by black

Background imageStripey Collection: Cecil and Nancy Beaton in Antibes, 1929

Cecil and Nancy Beaton in Antibes, 1929
Cecil Beaton, and his sister Nancy, going on for the full-on Riviera look at Antibes (in what the Tatler describe as the Antibes Tanning Factory ) in 1929. Date: 1929

Background imageStripey Collection: Advertisement for National Benzole petroleum

Advertisement for National Benzole petroleum -- boy model (Denis Gilmore) in school uniform. 1959

Background imageStripey Collection: Italy - Interior Design of the period - 1930s

Italy - Interior Design of the period - 1930s. Date: 1930s

Background imageStripey Collection: Algerian Woman - Handkerchief Dance

Algerian Woman - Handkerchief Dance
An Algerian woman doing the handkerchief dance - Algeria

Background imageStripey Collection: Street Scene - Butchers and Hairdresser / Tobacconist

Street Scene - Butchers and Hairdresser / Tobacconist
Unidentified London Street Scene - Butchers (London Central Meat Company Limited) and C. Crowe Ladies and Gents Hairdresser and Tobacconist. Date: circa 1920

Background imageStripey Collection: Three piece for the promenade deck

Three piece for the promenade deck
A suggested outfit for a cruising holiday comprising a striking three-piece suit for the promenade deck with skirt and lining of the long white corduroy coat in striped green and white silk

Background imageStripey Collection: Bukhara, Uzbekistan - The Chief of Sindan

Bukhara, Uzbekistan - The Chief of Sindan (clearly a real barrel of laughs). Date: circa 1910

Background imageStripey Collection: Stripey Sleeves 1899

Stripey Sleeves 1899
Wrap-over bodice, deep scallop shaped collar, horizontal striped sleeves & bunches of grapes embroidered on the bodice. Hair is dressed in the fashionable door knocker style Date: 1899

Background imageStripey Collection: Woman with C mas Present

Woman with C mas Present
A patient woman sits with her Christmas present wrapped in stripey paper and tied with a ribbon. Date: early 1960s

Background imageStripey Collection: Spanish Necktie Advert

Spanish Necktie Advert
A Spanish gentleman examines his ORPLID necktie with satisfaction Date: circa 1930

Background imageStripey Collection: The Earl of Pembroke as a knight on horseback in 1315

The Earl of Pembroke as a knight on horseback in 1315
The Earl of Pembroke on his horse in 1315. Date: 1315

Background imageStripey Collection: Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - group of performers

Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - group of performers
Aquashow Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - group of male performers - some obviously in clown roles surrounding the hunky star of the show. Date: 1961

Background imageStripey Collection: British seaside bathers - fine selection of bathing costumes

British seaside bathers - fine selection of bathing costumes
British seaside bathers in a fine selection of bathing costumes and swim caps. Date: circa late 1920s

Background imageStripey Collection: Sketch cover - striped parasol and stockings, dazzle fashion

Sketch cover - striped parasol and stockings, dazzle fashion
Zebra effects in hosiery and parasol. Front cover of The Sketch demonstrating the popular vogue for the stripe, influenced in part by the success of dazzle camouflage during the First World War

Background imageStripey Collection: Black and white zebra dress by Hildebrand

Black and white zebra dress by Hildebrand
A black and white zebra dress in Courtelle jersey by Hildebrand with Echo black and white stockings and black mock croc shoes by John Smith. Date: 1966

Background imageStripey Collection: Sixties fashion

Sixties fashion
Sea siren Scoutfits: Dazzlingly striped cat suit in jersey by Jean Varon and pirate-red towelling shorts with white piping and matching vest at Harrods, Simpson, Piccadilly. Date: 1966

Background imageStripey Collection: Polly Peck advertisement

Polly Peck advertisement
An advert for Polly Peck fashions, showing a model in a Victoriana striped dress in Rayon Surah. Date: 1961

Background imageStripey Collection: Playsuit by Tiktiner, 1965

Playsuit by Tiktiner, 1965
Playsuit in stretchy cotton jersey, striped in navy and white by Tiktiner, worn with a navy straw hat from Fortnum and Mason. Model holds a pair of sunglasses by Correna. Date: 1965

Background imageStripey Collection: Italy - Siena - Interior of the Duomo

Italy - Siena - Interior of the Duomo. Date: 1910

Background imageStripey Collection: Terylene advertisement, 1965

Terylene advertisement, 1965
Advertisement for Terylene polyester fibre featuring a model with bobbed hair wearing a pink and white striped blouse. Date: 1965

Background imageStripey Collection: Waiting

Waiting
Black and white (appears sepia in some lights). A woman in a stripey apron and bonnet is holding her hand to her eyes and looking out across some fields

Background imageStripey Collection: Three cornered knitted hat, circa 1941

Three cornered knitted hat, circa 1941
A lady models a three cornered knitted hat, worn at a rakish angle. She also wears a herringbone tweed coat, with pearl earrings. Date: c. 1941

Background imageStripey Collection: Erasmic Soap advertisement, 1917

Erasmic Soap advertisement, 1917
Striking advertisement for Erasmic soap from the First World War era featuring a fashionable lady wearing a full-skirted outfit with a parasol or umbrella

Background imageStripey Collection: Crops - fashion of c. 1794

Crops - fashion of c. 1794
This satirical print is entitled Crops, perhaps referring to the dandyish gentlemans cropped hair. He also wears a high cravat and short cropped boots to reveal stripey stockings

Background imageStripey Collection: Making sandcastles on the beach

Making sandcastles on the beach
King Coles Castle. Five children in red jumpers and stripey blue bathing costumes and hats build a sandcastle at the seaside. Date: C.1905



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