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Bathing Belle on PierA flirtatious young woman in a two-piece bathing costume of side lacing shorts & striped tunic adjusts her black stockings. N.B espadrilles with ribbon lacing
Jester carrying a wassail bowlA jester in red and blue costume, carrying a wassail bowl and enjoying the aroma coming from it. Wassail was a medieval drink, a kind of punch made from hot mulled cider
Social / Cup Day at AscotSociety ladies in Ascot fashions: hobble skirts & panniers, tunic dresses, a loose fitting kimono style dress with oriental embroidery. N.B unfashionably large hats!
Shell Fountain / CostumeTunic dress by Paquin: draped tango skirt with front split & train, translucent flared tunic & pearl adorned corsage, toque / turban with feather trim
Ballet dancers exercising at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse. (2 of 2)
Northern Scandinavian girl in traditional costume, lisening to the sound of the sea in a conch shell. Possibly a young member of the Sami People. circa 1910s
American Indians. John Francis, chief of the Passamaquoddy IIndian chief dressed in embroidered tunic and trousers from Lake Utopia, New Brunswick, Canada
Costume / Men / Chevalier 13A chevalier of the Crusades, in chainmail and white tunic with red cross; he carries a spear and a heavy sword
Racial / China / MandarinA Chinese mandarin of ancient times, wearing an ornate costume and carrying a fan
Knight of the mid 15th century in battle armor with weapons.. He wears a checkered tunic over stocking, with two angels above holding his coat of arms. The weapons include a war hammer A and sword E
Metropolitan Police officer, PC Tom SmithStudio photograph of the Metropolitan Police officer, PC Tom Smith, wearing the new eight button tunic which replaced the old Peelers tailcoat in 1864. The top hat remains as before. Date: 1864
Saxon Ladies / StruttAnglo-Saxons of 9th & 10th centuries: tunics (kirtles)- one with an embroidered hem, super-tunic (roc), mantles, veils or head-rails which completely cover the hair
Tarot card 1 -- Le Bateleur (The Juggler)Tarot card 1 -- Le Bateleur (The Magician, Magus or Juggler)
Anglo-Saxon Men Pl. XIXAnglo-Saxons of 9th & 10th century: green tunic, pan-hose & shoes, tunic with gold border & front slit, mantles, leg bandages, shoes with a central slit on the upper. 9th century
Race Going CoupleA bright orange tunic dress with a narrow hobble skirt, sleeves with volans, a V neck bodice & pannier or polonaise over-skirt & a soft brimless hat with a plume
Evening Dress / DoucetDoucet sleeveless Empire-line tunic dress: bouillonnee / puffing at the hem, a gathered tunic with beaded fringing; worn with a vibrantly patterned fur-trimmed coat
Garden Party Frock 1913Garden 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
Evolution / Art Apes LifeAn extremely talented aspiring monkey artist sketches a less fortunate fellow monkey who is chained up whilst being sketched
King Henry VI of England married to Margaret of Anjou at Titchfield Abbey, 23 April 1445. The mad king was 24 and the queen 15
Advert for Gorringes womens bathing dresses & capes 1924Selection of womens exclusive bathing dresses with separate knickers and capes. Date: 1924
Tatler cover - Flower fashion, 1963Front cover of society magazine, The Tatler featuring a model wearing a resort tunic made of poplin marguerites mounted on opaque organza over a pink poplin bikini
Chic Vs False Chic 1914True chic - elegant young woman wears the latest fashion to good advantage: hobble skirt & long belted fur trimmed jacket, the skirts of which create a tunic & a fur muff. Date: 1914
Advert for Peter Robinsons clothing for teenage girls 1909Young ladies fashionable winter clothing available from Peter Robinson s, Oxfrod Street. 1909
Womens fashion in velvet and fur, 1913On the left a blue velvet gown bordered with fur with a vest of soft muslin and a corsage finished with Oriental embroidery and small buttons by Bourniche
Throwing snowballsA group of cheeky monks, step outside of their monastery to throw snowballs and unsuspecting passers-by
Fashions December 1880Dress fitting tightly to below the hips, reverse collar, buttons down the back. Girl: coat body with tails pinned up behind. Blue jacket body: tartan collar & basque
Chaucer / Old England / ColGEOFFREY CHAUCER English poet
Model in an outdoor botanical setting (Kew Gardens?) in tunic waistcoat with matching skirt and tights. Date: mid 1960s
Wife kissing a young man behind her husbands back. German fashions of the late 15th century. From a color illustration by a German master in Berlin Print Room, Kupferstichkabinet
Ancient Germanic cavalry. They wear helmets, capes, pants and socks, and carry severed heads, lances and shields. From Philipp Cluvers Germania Antiqua. Guerrieri Germani a cavallo
Saxon and Anglo-Saxon kings in battle armour, 8th centurySaxon king in chainmail tunic with double-edged sword and shield, and Anglo-Saxon king of the Heptarchy, 8th century, in leather breastplate standing over a defeated enemy with a cup made from a
Ancient Assyrian clothing worn by a chief minister and King. Date: B.C
Saint Lazarus with his Sisters Martha and MaryMaster of Perea. Saint Lazarus with his Sisters Martha and Mary. Valencian School, early 16th century. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
German soldier and his wife, wedding photo, WW1 Date: 1914-1918
Soldiers of Acostamientos. Culveriner and crossbowmanSoldiers of Acostamientos. The Acostamiento was a salary granted by the king to his vassals under which they were obliged to serve him in war. Culveriner (left). Crossbowman (right). Engraving
God Pluto. Roman sculpture, 2nd century ADSculpture of God Pluto. 2nd century AD. Marble. From the Roman Theatre of Merida (Emerita Augusta), Spain. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida, Badajoz province, Extremadura, Spain. Date: 2014
Caricature illustration, The Starting Price by Rene Vincent. Showing fashionable woman in tunic and scarf, with blushing gentleman standing behind her
A towelling tunic for the beach, complete with a pattern to make it oneself. Date: 1954
Greek art. Grave relief of Mnesarete. About 380 BC. GlyptothGreek art. Grave relief of Mnesarete. About 380 BC. The dead woman is seated in front of a sorrowing girl. The name is recorded on the pediment Mnesarete (daughter) of Socrates. Glyptothek. Munich
Greek Art. Gravestone. Attica. 400-350 BC. GreeceGreek Art. Gravestone. Relief crowned by palmette ornament. The dead girl, Sosilla, daughter of Straton from Kollytos in Attica, takes leave of Chaireas from Kedoi in Attica. 400-350 BC. Greece
Tunic dress by Redfern with a draped tango skirt with a train, a jade green fur trimmed tunic & skullcap. A long tassel descends from the back of the dress. Date: 1914
A spring dress from Lucien Lelong, Paris, 1925. An important feature is the tunic skirt made of black crepe de chine Date: 1925
Man and woman of Goa, India, 1818. They wear headdresses with feathers, tunics and cloaks. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of
Women of Normandy, France, in a kitchen, 1818. They wear elaborate tall lace headdresses. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being Descriptions of
Man and woman of Persia, 1818. The man wears a turban, cloack, tunic, harem pants and scimitar, the woman wears a turban with veil, cloak and dress
Man and woman of Arabia, 1818. The man wears a turban, cloak, sash and harem pants, the woman wears a veil over a long dress
Women of the Isle of Nio or Ios, Greece, 1818. One woman spins yarn on a spinning wheel and another holds a spindle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present
Gentleman smoking in the Cafe de la Rotonde, 1868The palmy days of the Cafe de la Rotonde in the Palais Royal, Paris, 1868. Man with moustache and muttonchops, top hat and check trousers, smoking in a cafe. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V