Brolly Collection

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Edwardian Greetings
Xmas Greetings postcard depicting a young girl in a winter scene with a brolly. She is wearing a fur-trimmed green and red outfit

Young girls out in the snow
Young girls in warm white fur trimmed coats in the snow with a brolly. Artist: Ellen Jessie Andrews Date: 1904

1930 greetings card
Lady dressed in a crinoline with a brolly and a sprig of holly. Date: 1930s

Dressing up - Young girl indoors at play wearing a floral shawl and holding a red brolly, while pushing her pram. Artist: Isabel Saul Date: circa 1920

Mrs Bagnet, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
465523 Mrs Bagnet, c.1920s (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); 28.5x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Those Naughty Young Bunnies!, c. 1930s (colour litho)
IL439447 Those Naughty Young Bunnies!, c.1930s (colour litho) by Adams, Frank (1871-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Blackies Annual; ); American, out of copyright

Jack Charlton Leeds United football player wearing suit & bowler hat, pictured outside shop with sign Jackie Charlton May 1967

Girl with a brolly
Young girl in white with a black umbrella. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1905

Parapluie-Revel Advert
Publicity for Parapluie-Revel, of Lyon, France Date: 1930s

RRA Supercharged Special, G. N. Richardson in paddock at Aintree 1954. Creator: Unknown
RRA Supercharged Special, G.N. Richardson in paddock at Aintree 1954

Snow, Moon and Flowers, c1812. Artist: Katsukawa Shunsen
Snow, Moon and Flowers, c1812. From the Birmingham City Museum & Art Gallery

The Lovers, Chubei and Umegawa, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Lovers, Chubei and Umegawa, late 18th/early 19th century. From the British Museum, London

Children under an umbrella in the snow
Three little children carrying presents and sprigs of holly, huddle together under an umbrella as the snow falls around them c.1915

Snowballing the girls
Winter scene. Three girls hide under a brolly while two boys hurl snowballs at them. Artist: E Dorothy Rees Date: circa 1922

Girl and dog shelter from the rain
A young girl in red leggings and jacket sheleters from a rain strom under an umbrella alongside her slightly-perplexed-looking (and very large) pet dog. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Man on bicycle with umbrella, photographed from a car. Date: 1970s

Mabel Baroness Clifford
MABEL baroness CLIFFORD of Chudleigh, wife of Lewis Henry, ninth baron. clutching her brolly. Date: CIRCA 1890

Sunshades for 1909
A selection of the seasons sunshades: ornamented with a profusion of lace, ruched braid, tassels & floral prints. Some handles are shaped like birds heads. Date: 1909

Racial Type / Jardine 1908
David Jardine Jardine at the races wears a top hat, morning coat, grey striped trousers with a front crease, black shoes, high all round collar, black cravat & a monocle. Date: 1908

Bad weather
bout sick of this weather - young girl with her cape and brolly. Artist: Agnes Richardson Date: 1919

Ovaltine in rainy weather
Girl with mac and brolly and a large tin of Ovaltine. Artist: Phyllis Cooper Date: 1933

Girl with a brolly
Young girl in white under a black umbrella with a sprig of holly. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1905

Childhood romance
Seated young couple share secrets beneath a brolly. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1913

Forestalled
Young man beats his rival in offering a pretty Welsh girl his brolly. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1910

Bonzo Finds a Brolly No Earthly by George Studdy
Bonzo Finds a Brolly No Earthly (ie no earthly use), probably because he is sitting on top of it rather than under it. Date: 1923

Snowy scene with children
A group of children carry umbrellas as they battle through a blizzard. c.1920

Girl with Grey Brolly
On a grey day, a girl in a grey coat and grey hat, with a grey scarf, protects herself from the rain with her grey umbrella... Date: 1918

Couple / Winter Fashions
A couple wearing winter fashions of 1926-7

Nun with Umbrella
Taking the veil may protect her from contact with sin, but even a nun needs an umbrella to keep off the rain

SIMPSONs SUIT 1937
An elegant man in a double- breasted suit with easy drape and long lapel rolled to the bottom button worn with a carnation buttonhole, striped tie & trilby hat

Girl with Brolly C1880
A girl opens her umbrella as the snowflakes fall around her (one of a series)

Two Girls Share Brolly
Two sisters share a brolly

Lady & Dogs in Rain
Rain or fine, dogs must be taken for their walk; this Parisienne, doing her dog- owners duty, has only a tiny brolly to protect her from the downpour

A Hit-And-Run Driver
A hit-and-run driver makes his getaway, although he has caused serious damage to this gentlemans hat and brolly. A constable takes down the ghastly details

Girl in the Wind
A girl tries to protect herself against the wind with her brolly

Rainy Weather & Sentry
A rain shower on the outskirts of a town which smokes away in the distance. A man & woman shelter beneath umbrellas while a dog gets wet. A sentry keeps dry in his box

Girls under Brolly
Two girls in a snowfall are glad they brought their umbrella

Purple Coat / Brolly 1812
Purple cut-away coat (rear view), grey pantaloons, black hessian boots, umbrella, top hat. The high stand collar of his yellow & white striped waistcoat is just visible

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"Embracing Elegance: The Timeless Charm of the Brolly" Step back in time to the Edwardian era, where Ethel Parkinson gracefully strolled through the streets, her brolly shielding her from both rain and sun. In an age when greetings were exchanged with utmost sophistication, young girls giggled under their umbrellas while frolicking in the snow. A glimpse into a bygone era can be found on a 1930 greetings card, depicting dainty ladies dressing up and twirling their brollies with delight. Mrs. Bagnet herself, captured in pen and ink with watercolor on paper during the 1920s, exuded elegance as she held her trusty companion - a fashionable brolly. But not all encounters with this versatile accessory were so demure. Mischievous rabbits adorned a colorful lithograph from the 1930s titled "Those Naughty Young Bunnies. " - playfully wielding tiny brollies as they hopped about. The image of a girl clutching her brolly evokes nostalgia for simpler times when raindrops danced upon its canopy. A Parapluie-Revel advert transports us to an era where gentlemen gallantly shielded their beloveds beneath these protective covers. Yet beyond fashion statements and romantic gestures, even sporting events embraced the practicality of the brolly. Witness G. N. Richardson confidently maneuver his RRA Supercharged Special through Aintree's paddock in 1954 - his trusty umbrella tucked away until needed. Artistic depictions throughout history also celebrate this timeless accessory; Katsukawa Shunsen's "Snow, Moon and Flowers" delicately portrays nature's beauty alongside an elegant lady sheltered by her faithful brolly. Meanwhile, Kitagawa Utamaro's masterpiece "The Lovers" showcases Chubei and Umegawa sharing secrets under one shared umbrella, symbolizing their deep connection.