Umbrella Collection

St Swithin / Dudley / Maxims
SAINT SWITHIN or SWITHUN Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastic, Bishop of Winchester, associated with a prediction of rain for 40 days

Hanways Umbrella / Anon
JONAS HANWAY Traveller, philanthropist, and umbrella enthusiast

Advert / Umbrellas / 1930S
Umbrellas from Parapluie- Revel, Lyons, France - the very best umbrella manufacturer

Pilcher boat with umbrella sail

Jersey Airways Poster
Poster, I d prefer Jersey Airways. A cartoon of animals powering and piloting a flying machine above a rough sea, with a Jersey Airways biplane high above them

Suffragette House that Man Built Policeman. Policeman has a suffragette in his grip whilst another attempts to bring her umbrella down firmly on his head

Teddy Bear (with hidden objects)

Returning home

Manneken Pis Postcard Album - Nun and Children
Embarrased nun: " Look to the left my children". The nun leads a group of schoolgirls (one snubbing her nose), holding an umbrella to shield their innocent eyes from the little boy statue

The astronomers waiting for the eclipse
The eclipse expedition in India to observe the total eclipse of the sun. Mr

Customs / Saint Swithin s
According to tradition, if it rains on the 15th of July - St Swithins Day - it will continue to rain for the following 40 days

Racial / Japan / Women / Snow
Japanese women in the snow, children snowballing in the background

Dryden / Alt Berlin / 49
Poster from a Christmas exhibition, Berlin

Ladies by Sea / France / Fem
A dress and coat set designed along the same lines with interesting angular panels and button detailing designed by Chantal

Tiny Parasol Circa 1810
White muslin dress with high stand collar & single ruff worn with a pale green spencer with collar & lapels, matching boots, a lace cap & a small hat. Her parasol is tiny

The Frog and the Rat. circa 1900

Couple under umbrella in the snow (crow and heron). Print shows a man and a woman standing in the snow beneath a snow-covered umbrella

The royal family with baby Princess Elizabeth
The King and Queen and Duke and Duchess of York, with little Princess Elizabeth, wave to crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Queen Mary holds an umbrella over the infant. Date: 1927

The Fishermans Prayer
THE FISHERMANs PRAYER Lord suffer me to catch a fish so large that even I in talking of it afterwards shall have no need to lie

Japanese Mother & Child
A Japanese mother in a traditional costume carries her baby boy in her back, while holding some flowers and an umbrella

Samurai with two swords, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - samurai in a studio setting, with two swords, proably an actor

Linden Gardens, Notting Hill Gate, London - Christmas Card
The gated entrance to Linden Gardens at the junction of High Street Notting Hill Gate, London - Christmas and New Years Greetings Postcard

Boer War Memorial unveiling, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Commemorative photograph of the unveiling of the Boer War Memorial at St Mary the Virgin Church, High Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Modern Athenians plate 17 - Edinburgh
Mr Robert Burt (d. 1839) a merry hearted physician, approaching Mr Roger Aytoun (d. 1843). Both men expecting rain and carrying each an umbrella

Cutout advertisement, Crawfords Pufflets - boy and girl with umbrella and biscuit boxes. early 20th century

Garden Scene, Japan - Geisha - Posed on a small stone bridge Date: circa 1905

Two girls out in the snow
Two girls, wrapped up in winter coats and hats, and carrying an umbrella, enjoy a stroll in the snowy countryside. c. 1905

Queen Elizabeth II inspecting firefighters
Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to the Headquarters of the London Fire Brigade, Lambeth

Advert for Foxs umbrellas
Advertisement for Foxs umbrellas : when buying an umbrella insist upon having a Foxs Frame. Foxs are the best! Date: 1901

Britannia and Eve magazine, March 1933
Front cover illustration featuring an extremely glamorous lady wearing a bright orange coat with fur trims, a yellow hat with orange feather and holding a blue clutch bag

Queen Alexandra and Crown Prince Olav, London
Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) and her grandson, Crown Prince Olav of Norway (1903-1991), leaving the newly opened Whiteleys Store in Bayswater, West London

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

Industrial School, Harborne, Birmingham
A man with umbrella at the gates of Harborne Industrial School, Balden Road, Birmingham, opened in 1902 to hold 150 boys. It later became Ansell School then after 1933 was the Tennal Approved School

THE UMBRELLA COTTAGE
The quaint thatched Umbrella Cottage at Lyme Regis, Dorset, England

Couple in Rain 1922
A happy couple out walking: who cares if its raining?

Hop Pickers 1907
Workers in a Kentish hop garden sorting hops from a large basket into an upturned umbrella

Jonas Hanway / Umbrella 2
JONAS HANWAY Traveller, philanthropist, and umbrella enthusiast

Woman on Beach / 1950S
A woman sits on the beach in front of a brightly coloured stripy parasol, and smiles for the camera

Huntley Girl Umbrella
A young girl ventures out at Christmas to buy a box of Huntley & Palmer Dessert biscuits

Children / Rainy Day 1884
Two little girls walk home under a large umbrella on a rainy day

Astronomical Umbrella
Teacher using an umbrella to demonstrate the position of the stars to a group of schoolboys

Mrs Sarah Gamp, character in Martin Chuzzlewit
Mrs Sarah Gamp, character in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-1844) by Charles Dickens Date: 19th century

Victorian Greeting Card - Snowy Rabbits
Two rabbits walking through the snow under an umbrella. Date: circa 1890

Mr Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mr Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding. circa 1950s

Poster for Mother Goose, advertising a pantomime. Date: circa 1930s

Cartoon, John Bull is forced to accept American aid from Uncle Sam. Date: 1879

Studies in Femininity, The Minx, by Suzanne Meunier. 1928

Avenue of cherry blossom, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Modern Athenians plate 6 - Edinburgh
John Jeffrey (1775-1848) the younger and only brother of Francis, Lord Jeffrey, facing Charles Kilpartick Sharpe (1781-1851) a long resident of Edinburgh, eccentric in ways and dress

Jack Hulbert / Cicely
JACK HULBERT British actor and comedian with his wife Cicely Courtneidge in By the Way

London Romance
A couple shelter from the rain under a red umbrella during a romantic walk beside the River Thames and the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, central London. Date: 1960s

Hailing taxis / W H Robinson -test edit
The fitting of the new Heath Robinson taxi hailer dissolves all difficulties of inadequate whistles (due in some cases to dental work)

Shop Signs / Umbrella
This umbrella sign advertises an umbrella makers in Reading, Berkshire

Accident- Snow from Roof
A REGULAR DAMPER - AND NO MISTAKE Having left an exhibition on Swiss avalanches a tatty man suffers a similar fate courtesy of a roof clearer !

Morris / Kelmscott House
WILLIAM MORRIS English writers home, Kelmscott House in Hammersmith

John Liston / Paul Pry
JOHN LISTON English comedian in the role of Mortons Paul Pry

Es Talbot / Vfair 1904
EDWARD STUART TALBOT Bishop of (in turn) Rochester, Southwark and Winchester

Social / Usa Rainy City
A lady and her chauffeur on a rainy day in the city: he holds up an umbrella for her

Jewelers Shop Raided
Two thieves break into a jewelers shop by making a hole in the ceiling, catching the debris in an umbrella, and using a ladder to get in and out

Comic postcard, Courting couple with radio playing Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Drunk man speaks to woman in street. Date: 20th century

Postcard, Woman gazing out to sea - The days are lonely without you! Date: 1914-1918

Comic postcard, Little girl shopping with boy and dog - I'm not the only one on a bit of string. Date: early 20th century

A Summer Shower by Francis Hodge (1881-1949) Date: 1912

A Geisha, carrying her music in her obi, and holding her umbrella against a heavy shower, while her maid, carrying her koto case and a lantern, shelters herself by her side. Date: 1910

Japanese Parasol Maker 1894
Japanese man sits on the floor making traditional oil-paper parasols. Date: 1894

Losses and Gains; Dearly bought. Date: 1874

Kyoto Umbrella, Japan. Date: 1965

Kyoto Gates Umbrella, Japan. Date: 1965

Taking a shower at the Spa at Saint-Honore-les-Bains. Date: circa 1910s

Traditional English Weather - A week in London - Rather wet.... Date: 1913

Humorous dogs
Postcard design. Laughing dogs with umbrella. Date: 1920s

Rouen, France - a rainy and windy day! Date: circa 1910s

A Turkish's man method of riding in the rain, 16th century
A Turkish's man method of riding a horse in the rain, 16th century. He wears a kind of hood that opens like an umbrella over his turban. and a heavy felt coat over his clothes

Men looking at books at a bookstall in Georgian London
A canon in wig and glasses, with umbrella under his arm, reading a book at a bookstall in Georgian London. The other customer is a butcher in apron. The March of Intellect

Dandy in top hat, frock coat, striped breeches, Paris, 1805
Dandy in top hat, frock coat, striped velvet breeches, boots. He holds an umbrella. Habit a Pattes de redingotte. Culotte blanche de velours a cotes

French dandy in alpaca fleece carrick coat, Paris, 1804
French dandy in alpaca fleece carrick coat. He wears a top hat and holds an umbrella. Capote d'alpaga

Chinese woman selling chow-chow pickles, 18th century
Chinese woman selling chow-chow, 18th century. She sits smoking a tobacco pipe at a stall under an umbrella selling preserves and pickles from a vase. Femme vendant le tsieou (chow-chow)

A family drawing their children in a toy coach, Regency era
A family drawing their children in a toy coach on the road to Highgate, Regency era. Mr and Mrs Hobbs pulling daughter Kitty in a shay. Taking Pleasures

Geologists at the Bridge of the Jaws of Hell, France, 18th centu
Geologists with an umbrella at the Bridge at the Jaws of Hell near Thueyts in the Vivarais. The bridge is built on basalt prisms on the left and hard granite on the right

An illustrated set of domino cards. 19th century images of tumbrils, soldiers, hangings, toy sellers, sports, strong winds, a drunk vomiting, etc. Le Domino-Carte Illustre

Cloak stand and flower stand in the Gothic style, Regency era. The cloak stand holds a top hat, cape, and umbrellas, while the flower stand in oak and brass has potted plants and oil lamps

Andalusia. Carnival of Cadiz. Float of the Astros
History of Spain. Andalusia. Carnival of Cadiz. Float of the Astros. Decorated in Assyrian style. On the chariot were representated the Sun and the Moon, lovingly embraced under a large umbrella

Italy. In Venice. Original drawing by H. Quilter. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

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