Tricorne Collection

Zenith of Surrealism
The surrealist artist, Salvador Dali (1904-1989), surprised even guests to his house at Port Lligat in Spain, when he appeared wearing a magnificent tricorne hat - fashioned out of pastry

Cover design, Foxy the Footpad, picture story book
Foxy, the Footpad - children's book cover design by Dorothy Wheeler

Henderson Hats Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Henderson Hats, R. C. Henderson Limited, designers and manufacturers of distinctive millinery

Photographs of models in spring hats. Captioned, Veils and Flowers trim our spring hats'. With descriptions, A Marcelle Lely model from Debenhams is shown above carried out in a beige Rodier

The Scarlet Mr Es and their Jester, the Famous Masked Entertainers, Palace Theatre, Brighton Date: early 20th century

Pierre-Cheri Lafont and Madame Bressant in
Pierre-Cheri Lafont in the role of Frontin and Madame Bressant or Augustine Dupont as Marinette in Theophile Gautiers Le Tricorne Enchante, Theatre des Varietes, 1845

Trying out wooden velocipedes in Paris, France
Trying out wooden velocipedes in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France, after a lithograph of the time. Date: 1818

Victorian scrap, the love letter. 19th century

James Lacy, manager of Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
James Lacy, manager (patentee) of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London until his death in 1774, in partnership with the actor David Garrick. circa 1770s

J Munsch - The Duel. 18th century

Fashionable tricorne hat 1905
Woman holding a fur muff with stole. Date: 1905

Edwardian womens hats 1905
Two charming seasonable hats, " that no up-to-date, self-respecting wardrobe can afford to be without". Date: 1905

PEARL OF PLAGE 1926
A young lady in a matching hat & one-piece bathing costume in a bold geometric print with plunging v-neck & tassel trim is watched by a host of admirers from a jetty. Date: 1926

Edwardian women in tricorne and bicorne hats 1912
Left tricorne, hat with three-cornered, in black tagal, trimmed with two pom - poms, one in black and the other white. Right, amazon, hat made of leghorn

Couple in historical costume on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1900s

Dick Turpin, with R. A. Roberts
Dick Turpin, starring R.A. Roberts (born Richard Arthur Roberts, 1870) in which he played five different characters, including two women. This version of the famous story was a music hall sketch

Womens clothing for early spring 1912
Women models wearing early spring clothing for day and evening. 1912

Fashion Plate 1905
Costumes with tablier skirts & sleeves that are full on the upper arm. One has a bolero style jacket bodice, the other lace flounces. Hats: tricorn hat with rosette, large flat hat

Martin Harvey in The Devils Disciple by George B Shaw
Martin Harvey (22 June 1863 - 14 May 1944) as Dick Dudgeon in The Devils Disciple by George Bernard Shaw. For Martin Harveys season at the Savoy Theatre on 2nd November 1930 to 6th December 1930

The Devils Disciple by George Bernard Shaw. It was first produced at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York, on 4th October 1897, then in England at the Princess of Wales Theatre

Town crier in action, Lyme Regis, Dorset
Town crier in action on the sea front at Lyme Regis, Dorset. Date: circa 1970s

Womens fashion for February 1913
Women models wearing the latest fashionable clothing from Paris, with velvets and silk hats with additions of bird of paradise plumes and a floral designs

Misfitz - Rip Van Winkle. early 20th century

Misfitz - Gullivers Travels. early 20th century

Forecast of fashion for spring 1914
Fashion based on M. Gavaults comedy, Le Mannequin, in Paris, showing actresses Mlle. Ducouret and Mlle. Magde Lanzy are shown in the posed photographs wearing dresses from the play

Advert for La Samaritaine womens clothing 1905
Selection of outdoor clothing for women, available at La Samaritaine, a large department store in Paris. 1905

French woman wearing edwardain winter hats 1906
Photographs of a French model wearing a selection of winter hats, tricorn hat which is pinned up on either side of the head and cartwheel with a variety of materials, including velvet

Woman wearing smart suit with jabot ruffles 1912
Elegant woman wearing a tailored city suit with jabot and ruffles to the sleeves with matching hat with plumes. 1912

Man in historical costume on a fabric New Year card
Man in historical costume in a garden on a fabric New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Costume / Aristos C. 1730
French aristocrats of the court of Louis XV wear Jack boots with bucket tops & spurs, armour & swords, a sash, tricorne hats & gauntlets Date: circa 1730

Two humanised dogs on a New Year card
Two humanised dogs in a romantic pose on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Humanised frog couple on a New Year card
Humanised frog couple at the circus on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Town crier in action, Fowey, Cornwall
Town crier in action at Fowey, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Boy and girl in historical costume on a Christmas card, carrying a satin box. Date: circa 1890s

Boy in historical costume on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Chocolate box design, 18th century sedan chair
Chocolate box design, featuring a lady in an 18th century sedan chair with two footmen and a suitor. Date: 20th century

Caricature by Phil May of an Actor in 17th century costume
Actor in 17th century costume wearing a Tricorn hat and standing with severe expression and hands on hips! Date: circa 1890s

Chelsea Pensioner reads the latest news from the Boer War
A Chelsea Pensioner reads the latest news from the front (during the Second Anglo-Boer War). Date: 1900

Couple in a snowy landscape
A young couple in a snowy landscape, dressed in 18th century style. They are carrying bunches of holly, and smiling at each other

Kind Thoughts, by Ethel Parkinson
Kind Thoughts -- a Christmas Greetings card by Ethel Parkinson, showing a little girl and an elderly gentleman walking down a snowy street. He is carrying a few parcels, and is using a walking stick

Three people in a snowy landscape
Three people dressed in 18th century style, one of them holding a bunch of holly, in a snowy landscape

A male quartet
Four men link arms and sing to their hearts content. They are all smartly dressed in waistcoats and jackets, and wear tricorne hats

A monkey in costume
A woman holds a mirror to a monkeys face, clearly pleased with how the make-over has gone. The creature, wearing a tricorne hat and military jacket, seems slightly less impressed by it all

Peeress Tricorne Hat
A tricorne hat, made from black velour to be worn by the life peeresses in the House of Lords. Designed by Ede and Ravenscroft the robe-makers

New Life Peers 1958
Page from The Sphere depicting the first life peers arriving at the House of Lords for the traditional ceremony of introducing barons to the House of Lords

Paul I / Russia / Wolff
PAUL I Emperor of Russia 1796-1801; son of Peter III and Catherine the Great

The Politician
A short-sighted politician is so caught up in his newspaper he does not realise that his candle has set fire to the brim of his tricorne hat

Military Fashions 1914
The initial impact of the war on fashion i.e a source of style. Military taileur of hobble skirt & 3/4 jacket with flared skirt, Napoleonic collar & cuffs, braiding & epaulettes

Chelsea Pensioners Sing
Chelsea Pensioners, veterans of the Chelsea Hospital, were early rehearsing their Christmas carols when our photographer called upon them this morning

Lady in Military Dress
A woman in a fancy dress costume based on a mans military uniform which includes a jacket with epaulettes & braid, a black stock, tricorne hat & sword

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