Tassels Collection

Music cover for Two Marionettes Polka, composed by May Ostlere. Two puppets (without strings!) are depicted dancing on a small stage, framed by red and gold curtains

Recruitment poster, The Royal Marines -- Thats the life! 20th century

Ancient Assyrian Costume
ANCIENT ASSYRIA Weaponry and armour of Warriors, the King in his court regalia and ready for battle and the costume of his body guard. Date: B.C

Garden Party Frock 1913
Garden party dress by Redfern: tubular style tunic dress with batea (boat) neck, hobble skirt & ornamented with lace & tassels. Hat: flat crown, wide brim, large black bow

Evening Dress 1913
Exotic gown witih Chinese style tassels, a narrow draped satin skirt with train worn with an embroidered lace, square necked bodice with decorative cut under-sleeves

Advert for Peter Robinson, gentlemens clothing 1895
Christmas presents for gentlemen, smoking jackets and dressing gowns. 1895

John Cumming
JOHN CUMMING Scottish divine 1807 - 1881

Parasol in point of lace 1868
This beautiful intricate section of a parasol in pointed lace, appointed by The Princess of Wales. 1868

Patriotic Scarf / Belgium
A young, blonde patriotic Belgian girl in tasselled cap & a scarf with a red, yellow & black checker board ground bordered with the Belgian flag & a fringe of tassels

Interior of a working class home 1920
Decor of early 1910s working class home, but photograph taken near the end or just after the First World War, showing carpeted floor, wallpaper, photographs in frames and ornaments on shelving

The Border Regiment, Uniforms and Colours - Private (1756), Drummer, 55th Regiment (1792), Grenadier, 55th Regiment (1767) Date: 18th century

Photographs of women in high, elaborate hats
Photographs of women modelling high, elaborate hats, with feathers, tassels and bows. Captioned ??The High Hat for Women! Skyscraper Confections; And ?

Edward, Prince of Wales, and Princess Mary, at Buckingham Palace on their parents Coronation Day, 22 June 1911 Date: 1911

Lady With a Wine Vessel
Chinese painting on silk, featuring a woman holding a large wine vessel, stood wearing a lilac dress with scarf and tassels. Late Ming. Date: circa 1922

A decorative lamp and lampshade. The image was accompanied by instructions on how to make the lampshade oneself. Date: 1954

Worth designs: Grey mantle with a heavy border of fur; dress with a train, narrow straps, uneven hemline & tassels or pendant motifs on the bodice & skirt. Date: 1924

Black gown by Marshall & Snelgrove: raglan sleeves, turn back cuffs, long gored skirt with tiny patch pockets ornamented with tassels, white blouse & Louis heel shoes. Date: 1915

Pinafore dress with loose fitting bodice, low waist line, gathered skirt, Medici style collar & cord & tassel lacing at the sides worn over a light-weight blouse. Date: 1915

Woman in black and white dress with matching bonnet, 1913
Woman in black and white dress with matching hat and parasol. Robe a combinaison de noir et blanc. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Better Days at the London Hippodrome
Page from The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News showing scenes during the " Beads" number in the Better Days revue at the London Hippodrome in 1925

Young woman of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a frogged bodice, striped apron, and long red tassels from her braided hair

Woman in the Crown or Couronne hairdo, 1783
Woman in the Crown or Couronne hairdo, a backcombed hairstyle surmounted by a pouf hat with pleats, pearls and tassels. Tape renverse surmonte d un Pouf a plis ronds avec des perles et 2 Glands dit a

Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1834). circa 1820s

Gold embossed greetings card with initial M, horseshoe and moonlight scene. Date: early 20th century

Gold embossed Christmas card with initial T
Gold embossed Christmas card with gothic style initial T and a basket of holly. Date: early 20th century

Christmas card with initial M and verse. Date: early 20th century

Christmas and New Year card with verse
Christmas and New Year card with initials T and D, and a verse below. Date: early 20th century

Ornate greetings card with yellow flowers - With Best Wishes. Date: early 20th century

Colouring page, For Victory Paint Book, WW2
Colouring page, For Victory Paint Book, with a British flag and a little boy in John Bull costume. Date: 1940s

Gold box and verse on a greetings card with an initial D. Date: circa 1890s

Coastal scene with flowers on a New Year card. Date: circa 1900s

Ornate embossed Christmas and New Year card with tassels, verse and initials HB. Date: circa 1900s

Snow scene and ferns on a remembrance card with embossed floral edging. Date: circa 1900s

Good Luck card with flowers and horseshoe. Date: early 20th century

Woman in historical costume on a greetings card
Woman in historical costume holding a feather fan on a Good Wishes greetings card. Date: circa 1900s

Embroidered flowers on a Christmas card
Embroidered flowers with embossed leaves and verse on a Christmas card. circa 1900s

Christmas and New Year card in the form of a floral fan. Date: circa 1890s

Memoirs of Princess Charlotte of Saxe Coburg
Title page illustration, Memoirs of the Princess Charlotte of Saxe Coburg, by Robert Huish. 1817

French fashions for December 1860
Latest womens fashion. Date: 1860

Costume April 1870
French fashions for women and boys. Date: 1870

Indoor costumes for 1888
Advertisement for Peter Robinson, department store in London, showing fashionable indoor wear for ladies. Date: circa 1888

A women wearing a seasonable jacket for winter, with moleskin trimmed with braid and ball tassels. January 1904

Chocolate box design, lady in flamenco costume
Chocolate box design, featuring a Spanish lady dancing in flamenco costume. Date: 20th century

Advert for International Fur Store 1907
Selection of womens winter stoles and muffs. Date: 1907

BELGIAN FLAG-SCARF
A young, blonde patriotic Belgian girl in tasselled cap & a scarf with a red, yellow & black checker board ground bordered with the Belgian flag & a fringe of tassels. Date: circa 1917

MAN OF 1790S
Fanciful Edwardian depiction of costume of the 1820s but looking somewhat earlier: coat described as a Jean-de- Bry, many fob ribbons, hessian boots, tall crowned hat. Date: early 19th century

A LADY AND HER BILLS
A dejected lady seeks comfort in coffee as she contemplates bills for dresses, shawls, carpets, lingerie, flowers and ribbons Date: circa 1815

Italian girl in a stylish tasselled shawl Date: circa 1910s

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