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Advert for Mappin & Webb unusual presents 1936If you or your friends are requiring smart and unusual presents.... remember Mapplin & Webb.... Date: 1936
Advert for Floreine creamFloreine beauty creams and perfumes Date: 1919
Elizabeth Arden suntan kit, 1935Advertisement for the Elizabeth Arden suntan kit, a case containing Sunpruf cream, suntan oil, Velva Cream, Ardena Powder, lipstick, comb, hairpins and a tiny phial of Blue Grass perfume
Advert for Asprey travel goods 1936A selection of gentlemens and ladies luggage sets. 1936
Advert for Asprey dressing case 1935Lightweight cases by Asprey. Obtainable in a variety of coverings and with a wide range of high quailty fittings, made from chinese lacquer. Also supplied unfitted. Special design to order. Date: 1935
Advert for Mappin & Webb vanity items 1934Mappin & Webb advertising a variety of items. 1934
Ready to go out 1914Fashionable women adjusting her hat in the mirror. 1914
Advert for Asprey dressing case 1934Asprey dressing cases Date: 1934
Willem van Heythuysen (1585-1650), by Frans Hals (1580-1666)Frans Hals (1580-1666). Dutch painter. Portrait of Willem van Heythuysen (1585-1650). 1625-1630. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany
Caricature of Henry Irving sweeping amateurs awayCaricature of the actor-manager Henry Irving (1838-1905) sweeping the amateur rubbish away from the theatre. 1883
Caricature of Thomas Gibson Bowles, magazine founderCaricature of Thomas (Tommy) Gibson Bowles (1841-1922), founder of Vanity Fair and The Lady magazines. 1881
Mirror, MirrorA young woman with a fresh complexion admires herself in her hand mirror. Date: 1930s
Advert for International Hair Co. 1913Latest transformation in wiglets for women. 1913
Girl admiring a poppyA girl dressed in imitation of a poppy in a polonaise dress and pantelettes shades herself beneath a parasol as she looks at a poppy with its head held high
Advert for Eugene permanant hair 1938The secret of beautiful dressing is largely hair dressing! 1938
Jockey / Jh Martin Vf 1907American jockey John Henry Martin wears top boots, a jockety cap & over his silks a grey overcoat (possibly fly- fronted) with a velvet collar, a large pocket. 1907
GREY SUITEarl Waldegrave in pale grey informal suit with single- breasted jacket worn with a wing collar & tie & a straw boater hat. Date: 1912
Evening Dress 1919La Robe Dindon: barrel-line evening gown with narrow shoulder straps with a long train descending from them - the whole ornamented with plumes as is the high headdress. Date: 1919
20th Earl ShrewsburyCHARLES HENRY JOHN CHETWYND TALBOT, twentieth earl of SHREWSBURY and fifth earl Talbot, motoring enthusiast who collected hansom cabs. 1860 - 1921
Cartoon, Trying on a new hat, WW1Cartoon, showing a frivolous woman trying on a new hat. She complains: How long this war is taking! Her bored soldier husband replies: Not as long as it takes you to try hats on! Date: 1916
Children playing in a nurseryA large group of children play at a table in a nursery. One vain little girl, standing near the door, is in her finery. Date: 1859
Ice hockey woman does lipsNever mind the game; a female ice hockey player attends to her lipstick. Date: 1922
Advert for Marshalls & Snelgrove cami- knickers 1926Marshall & Snelgrove advertisement for cami knickers. Date: 1926
15th Century LadyThough she carries a devotional book, her sumptuous dress - robes et houppelande historiees - suggest a trace of vanity... Date: 15th century
Bret Harte (Vanity Fair)BRET HARTE American author, noted for The luck of Roaring Camp Date: 1836 - 1902
George AlexanderGEORGE ALEXANDER (1858 - 1918), English actor, and manager of St Jamess Theatre 1894
George I of Greece 1876GEORGE I OF GREECE King of Greece (1863 - 1913) 1876
Tom Taylor 1876TOM TAYLOR English dramatist and editor of Punch 1817 - 1880
John Henry TaylorJOHN HENRY TAYLOR English golfer; first Englishman to win the British Open 1871 - 1963
Edward Stuart Talbot 1911EDWARD STUART TALBOT Bishop of (in turn) Rochester, Southwark and Winchester 1844 - 1934
Viscount SydneyVISCOUNT SYDNEY family name: TOWNSHEND Politician CIRCA 1869
Tatton SykesSIR TATTON SYKES (1826 - 1913), Eccentric landowner 1879
Advert for Ch. Lalanne hair dye 1912Oh, what a shock for the man in your life, when your first grey hair appears! Ah, but thanks to Lalannes wonderful colorant, he need never know the awful truth.. 1912
Geo Wyndham (Vanity FairGeorge Wyndham statesman and man of letters, Eton, Coldstream Guards Date: 1863 - 1913
Constantine Musurus, Turkish diplomatCONSTANTINE MUSURUS Turkish diplomat Date: 1807 - 1891
J L E Meissonier, French painterJEAN-LOUIS-ERNEST MEISSONIER French painter Date: 1815 - 1891
Dressmaker 1827A young woman looks at her reflection in the mirror behind her while she is measured for a new dress. Date: 1827
Thiers (Vanity Fair)LOUIS-ADOLPHE THIERS French statesman and historian Date: 1797 - 1877
Sir Hubert von Herkomer, painterSIR HUBERT VON HERKOMER British painter, born in Germany Date: 1849 - 1914
HH HensonHERBERT HENSLEY HENSON English prelate, Canon of Westminster, advocate of disestablishment Date: 1863 - 1947
Carl Haag, painterCARL HaG British painter, born in Germany Date: 1820 - 1915
L M GambettaLEON MICHEL GAMBETTA French lawyer and statesman Date: 1838 - 1882
John Doran, journalist and writerJOHN DORAN British journalist and writer, Editor of The Athenaeum Date: 1807 - 1878
Gustave Dore, French artistGUSTAVE DORE French artist and engraver Date: 1833 - 1883
John Dillon, Irish politicianJOHN DILLON Irish Nationalist politician Date: 1851 - 1927
Frank Curzon, theatrical managerFRANK CURZON Theatrical manager Date: 1868 - 1927
R E B Crompton, engineerROOKES EVELYN BELL CROMPTON Engineer Date: 1845 - 1940
Will Crooks, politicianWILL CROOKS Labour MP Date: 1852 - 1921