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Velvet Suit 1870S / BoyBoy wears a velvet suit of danish trousers & collarless jacket with a belt of the same material, the whole trimmed with braid. Worn with a white bowtie & boots
Velvet Frock 1880SBoy: velvet costume of skirt & bodice with short sleeves, button detail & dentate border, lace edged drawers, cuffs & falling tucker (collar), sash & button boots
Boy & Velvet Chair 1860SBoy: dark suit with a Zouave style jacket (collarless, one button & rounded front borders), waistcoat, narrow bowtie & boots. His hair is slicked back from his face
GIRL & DESK 1860SGirl: dress in a large check print, full skirt & vandyked falling collar & sleeves, trimmed with both narrow & broad velvet ribbon. Hair: chignon with hairnet
Costume / Sisters C. 1870Girls: short, plain skirts & a casaque (body & upper-skirt in one) with velvet collar, revers, patch pockets & cuffs, bows at the neck, earrings & tyrolese hats with feathers
Child / Coat 1890SA small child (possibly a girl) wears a full length velvet coat with large buttons, gigot sleeves, fur trimmed collar & furry bonnet
Fauntleroy Costume PhotoBoy in a Cavalier costume (a style which pre-dates the 1886 Hodgson Burnett novel): velvet tunic & knickerbockers, vandyked lace falling collar & cuffs, sash & cavalier hat. Date: 1889
Dressing Gowns 1839Dressing gowns. Man: rose print gown, pink lapels & sash, velvet hat & gothic style slippers. Woman: vertical striped gown, full sleeves with tight cuff & yoke
Fur Trimmed Pelisse 1838Man: green frock coat, black velvet collar & cuffs. Woman: sable muff, burgundy silk pelisse trimmed with sable, green silk twill dress with a single flounce & bonnet
Lady in Shawl 1837Pale grey robe: scallop shaped trim down one side of the skirt composed of black velvet & blonde lace, large Kashmir shawl & lace edged collar with brooch. Footman in livery
L OBSERVATEUR 1835Embroidered waistcoat, S-B cut-away coat with velvet collar, grey trousers with decorative side seam, square quizzing glass. Front & rear view of a frock coat
Doffing Top Hat 1834Velvet D-B coat with broad M -cut collar, cut-away in a shallow curve, spurs, striped waistcoat, wool cloth & leather strapped pantaloons buttoning over the boots
Hunting & Town Garb 1832Hunting: peaked cap with chin strap, velvet cut-away jacket, black trousers with goat skin leggings. Town: Black S-B velvet frock coat, deerskin trousers & spotted cravat
COSTUME / MEN / 1826D-B coat with gigot sleeves, velvet collar, hip pockets, cut-away at the front & vents, pleats & hip buttons at the back; white strapped pantaloons, pleated shirt
Costume / Monocle 1826Brown coat: velvet collar, hip pockets & pocket flaps & knee length skirts; waistcoat with a diamond pattern & protective coverings strapped beneath the instep & covering the calves
Striped Waistcoat 1816Green coat, cut away at the front, velvet collar, sleeves gathered at the shoulder, turned back cuffs, pantaloons, black pumps, top hat, striped waistcoat with stand collar
Overcoat 1810Green overcoat with velvet revers, M-cut collar, turned back cuffs that cover the knuckles, fastening with buttons & tabs piped in gold & black hessian boots
Furs / Grunwaldt / Plate 3Short grey fur jacket with gathered sleeves & black fur epaulettes, trim & muff; grey mantle in fur or velvet with black fur trim & a matching muff. Fur types unspecified
Marguerite Leslie C1908The S-bend silhouette is still discernable in this velvet gown with square corsage & crochet or lace trim. N.B bandeau in her hair & a long string of knotted pearls
Modern Mantlepiece / 1873An open fireplace with metal screen, ornate mantelshelf, fender and fire tools - the archetypal Victorian hearth
Overcoat Back View 1907An American 3/4 length overcoat in a self-stripe woollen fabric with velvet collar & rounded corners to the back vent
Discussing US FootballAmerican version of a Chester or Chesterfield overcoat. This is a restrained model with fly-front & without a velvet collar. Worn with trousers with turn-ups & half-boots
Bastardized ChesterfieldDon t mess with a classic! Ameican version of a fly- fronted Chesterfield overcoat with velvet collar & enormous patch pockets said to give it a snappy quality!
Ryton Overcoat 1907American gentleman in town boots (half-boots) & Ryton overcoat: 3/4 length, loose fitting with a back vent & velvet collar, reads a magazine
American Overcoats 1907American father wearing a Chesterfield overcoat with velvet collar & fry-front & son in a Varsity overcoat shop for guns. Both wear bowler (Derby) hats
Couple / Savoy Supper 1920He: long black coat with velvet collar, top hat, white waistcoat, wing collar & tie. She: pink gown, white fur coat with silver fox fur stole, bandeau & plume headdress
Blue Coat 1830Blue double-breasted tail coat cut-away at the front & with a high stand-fall velvet collar, white fly-fronted trousers, black pumps with bows, grey top hat & cane
Evening Coat with ErmineLoose fitting evening coat shaped like an upturned triangle uses ornately patterned velvet with a high collar & back panel in ermine
Fancy Dress HatsThese three young women model the latest ideas for what to wear for a head-dress party - very becoming tricorn hats! Made of panne velvet, with ninon veils under the chin
Cocktail Frock 1930SA wily looking platinum blonde wearing a black chenille frock with black velvet belt & hem, lights a cigarette which she has taken from a box designed especially for the purpose
Thirties Velvet FrockA marcel waved blonde on a lion footed stool wears a shimmering gown in patterned velvet with kimono sleeves & a deep V neckline - the gored skirt in folds at her feet
Girl Picks Flowers C1890A pretty, rosy-cheeked young maid in a picturesque costume of black velvet dress & soft hat with pink plumes gathers daffodils (narcissi) in her clean white apron
Costume / Girl & Mum 1835Blue silk & black velvet pelisse-mantle with hanging sleeves, lace edged collar & brooch. Girl: pink mantle with imbecile sleeves & large revers, peaked cap with tassel
JAMES I / PLAYERS / 28 / 50JAMES I of England James VI of Scotland
Man in Green Coat 1813Green frock coat with velvet collar & unbuttoned cuff, short waistcoat with stand collar, white stock or cravat, Wellington pantaloons, pale grey top hat with green brim
Hunting Dress 1813Single-breasted green coat cut away below the waist, cuffs unbuttoned, stand-fall collar & leather belt, red waistcoat, cravat, breeches, top boots, spurs, velvet hard hat
At the Miramar, BiarritzOne must look ones best at the Miramar, Biarritz, so one chooses this black velvet evening dress with diamante trimming, by Douillet-Doucet, or a lame dress by Jean Patou
Lady in Afternoon DressPrinted velvet afternoon dress by Martial & Armand
Lady in Winter DressSome of these restaurants can be draughty, but this Molyneux robe in crepe de Maroc, with its velvet collar should keep Madame warm, don t you think ?
Two Elegant LadiesShe on the left wears a manteau in velvet by Beer, her companion chooses a grande robe de reception by Doucet
THE SMART SET 1913Shifty-looking gentleman wears a double-breasted waisted overcoat with velvet collar & pocket flaps, wing collar & bow tie, spats, rakish top hat & a silver topped cane
Three Coronation RobesGeorge V wears three robes during the coronation ceremony - the Royal Crimson Robe of State, the Golden Imperial Mantle, and the Royal Robe of Purple Velvet Date: 1911
Furs / Grunwaldt / Plate 6Red tango skirt, black velvet mantle trimmed in an unspecifed fur (sable ?) & matching fur muff; short wrap- over jacket with black fur trim & muff to match
Scene from Shakespeares play, Henry IV Part 1Scene from Shakespeares history play, Henry IV Part I, in which Hotspur (Henry Percy, son of the Earl of Northumberland) says goodbye to his wife, Lady Percy, before he goes into battle
Walking Dress 1860Black velvet mantle, green silk dress; blue silk dress with black & blue flounces, sleeves with puffings & black frills; Pardessus Medici with violet silk ruchings
Disraeli / WoodburyBenjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield statesman, writer