Touches Collection

Wedding cake
A photograph showing the finishing touches being made to the wedding cake of George, Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece in 1934

Kodak Cameras 1930S
Putting the finishing touches to Kodak cameras. Date: 1930s

Pioneer Woman Sculpture
English born sculptor Bryant Baker (1881 - 1970), putting the finishing touches to his famous sculpture Pioneer Woman now at Ponca City Museum, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Date: 1930

Antwerp Exhibition 1930
Workmen putting the finishing touches to the British Pavilion at the Antwerp Exhibition, Belgium. On the right is a copy of the Schneider Cup aeroplane. Date: 1930

Junction Picture
A medieval missionary finds a place where the Earth touches the Heavens. (Note that this is not a medieval illustration but a very clever 19th century pastiche !)

C17 Cooper / Woodcut / 41
A cooper puts the finishing touches to a wine barrel

Curry&rice / Officer Rides
A young officer prepares to go riding. A servant puts the final touches to his uniform while another holds his pony which is far too small for him

A desperate character. A woman detective pupil at the Baker Street school for lady sleuths, run by Mr Kersey, in disguise as a man puts the finishing touches to her character in order to further a

Rowley Hall Chinese Bedroom
An illustration showing a Chinese bedroom of Rowley Hall, Staffordshire. This space is heavily themed with oriental colouring, expressed through the burnished gold background of the room

Great Western Railway locomotive at Swindon Works
Finishing touches to Great Western Railway locomotive at Swindon Works Date: 1936

The Tallien Costume, finishing touches to a new fashion
The Tallien costume, so called after the famous Directoire beauty, Mme. Tallien, the latest fashion from Paris. A model being fitted with the style at the salon of Doeillet. Date: 1912

British Bombers Landing Date: 1941

WINDOW DRESSING, PRAGUE
A young woman puts the finishing touches to the window display of a grocery shop in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). Date: 1930s

IRONWORKER 1930S
A metalworker in his workshop puts the finishing touches to an iron basket fire grate. Date: 1930s

Two Lovers - Shamisen
Two Japanese lovers play the shamisen. The girl touches the cords, whilst her lover determines the sounds by the pressure of his fingers on the strings. Date: 18th century

Finishing Touches
A crowd of children and adults look somewhat surprised by what this artist is painting at his easel! Date: 1902

PUTTING CANDLES ON TREE
A woman puts the final touches to a Christmas tree by decorating it with lit candles. Date: 1950s

NAPOLEON AND LEPERS
Napoleon in Egypt, visiting a leper hospital, touches the lepers, and when his staff reproach him, he replies It is my duty, I am the general in command. Date: 11 March 1799

FINISHING TOUCHES 1884
Servant puts the finishing touches to her mistresses dress. Date: 1884

NEAT FRENCH VILLA
A neat French villa with a few touches of art nouveau (but not too much to alarm the neighbours) at La Varenne Saint- Hilaire (Seine) Date: 1909

17th century Potter
A potter at his wheel, turned by his foot, puts the finishing touches to an elegant pot. Date: 17th century

17th century Sculptor
A sculptor gives the finishing touches to an ecclesiastical figure for a church. Date: 17th century

HEAVEN AND EARTH
A medieval missionary finds a place where the Earth touches Heaven. Date: Medieval

Finishing Touches - Madame Sarah Bernhardt in Dressing Room
Finishing Touches - Madame Sarah Bernhardt in her Dressing Room Date: 1894

Indian carpet factory - 2
A man squats on the floor to put the finishing touches to an Indian rug in a carpet factory in Jaipur, India Date: 1987

Indian carpet factory - 1
A man squats on the floor to put the finishing touches to an Indian rug in a carpet factory in Jaipur, India Date: 1987

Past and Presnt Fashions - The difference
Past and Present Fashions: Past Fashion - Covered everything and touched nothing; Present Fashion - Touches everything and covers nothing ! Date: circa 1910

GIRL DECORATES TREE
A little girl puts the finishing touches to her miniature Christmas tree. Date: 1930s

Dandies / Lord Petersham
An extremely short footman touches his cap to his social superiors. (Two rather dissipated looking dandies, Lord Petersham and Sir Lumley Skeffington). Date: circa 1830

Woman doing her makeup
A lady touches up her lipstick Date: 1911

Chocolate Easter Egg
Preparations for Easter are already in full swing. The final touches are added to a beautifullly decorated egg at a chocolate factory near London. Date: 3 February 1933

Cook / Katie King Photo 1
Katie King touches one sitter, while another seems indifferent to her presence, at the home of Sir William Crookes

Finishing Poppy Wreaths
An ex-service man at work putting the finishing touches to some of the poppy wreaths for Armistice Day; the words Be Prepared are written on one Date: 1929

New Year Snowman
A 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

Wearer and Maker 1884
Servant puts the finishing touches to her mistresses dress. Date: 1884

Aristocratic Levee
An aristocrat at his morning levee : while a valet puts the finishing touches to his toilette, a manservant brings a book for his lady friend Date: mid-18th century

Finishing touches
Christmas scene. Children in Elizabethan costume building a snowman. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911

Small hats featured in the Deauville season, 1927
Crowning touches with small hats featured in the Deauville season, 1927 worn by Lady Louis Mountbatten, Princess de Faucigny-Lucinge, Mme Maria Kousnezoff

Elegant Etceteras - Fashion accessories, 1927
Parisian finishing touches with elegant Etceteras - Fashion accessories (parasol, handbag and belts), 1927 from Worths New Regent Street shop 1927

Outdoor Fashion Accessories 1927
New Parisian outdoor fashion accessories giving the finishing touches to the smart sportswoman - driving gloves, belt, vanity case, beach costume and sports pull-over Date: 1927

The second Convair F-106A Delta Dart 56-452 touches down
The second Convair F-106A Delta Dart, 56-452, touches down at Edwards Air Force Base

The first Convair F-106A Delta Dart 56-451 touches down
The first Convair F-106A Delta Dart, 56-451, touches down at Edwards Air Force Base

Lockheed P-80A-LO Shooting Star 44-84999 touches down
Lockheed P-80A-LO Shooting Star, 44-84999, touches down at La Guardia, New York, after covering the 589 miles from Wright Field, Dayton Ohio, in the record breaking time of one hour and two minutes

Throne of Tutankhamun. ca. 1340 BC. Back of the throne depicting Queen Ankhesenamun putting the finishing touches to the kings toilet. Tutankhamuns Treasure

Finishing touches to horses. Pedigree horses

School drawing, Goya
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). School drawing. Charcoal drawing with clarion touches on grey laid paper. Drawing

RIBERA, JOS (1588-1652). ISaC
RIBERA, Jos (1588-1652). Isaac Blessing Jacob. Isaac on the bed, blind, touches Jacobs arm, which is covered with a kid skin in

Baker Baking Cakes
A baker pipes the finishing touches onto some cakes on a baking tray Date: 1970s

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