Cosmetics Collection

Art Deco lady with lipstick
Striking illustration showing a lady wearing a dramatic black hat with veil, together with red beads and a flamboyant turned up collar, about to apply vivid red lipstick

Choctaw Indian Princess, Oklahoma, USA
Choctaw Indian Princess in traditional costume, Oklahoma, USA. Date: 1946

Warpaint by David Wright
An attractive woman wearing a fur stole that has slipped to reveal a shapely back, glances behind her as she applies her make up using a compact mirror. c.1950

Advert for Soiree perfume as used by Lilan Davies, the opera singer, 1926 Date: 1926

The Perfumers Costume (colour engraving)
XIR154617 The Perfumers Costume (colour engraving) by Bonnart, Nicolas (c.1646-1718); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Woman at Her Toilette, 1875 / 80. Creator: Berthe Morisot
Woman at Her Toilette, 1875/80

The Jewess; La Juive, c. 1907-1908 (oil on canvas)
1769010 The Jewess; La Juive, c.1907-1908 (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); 54.9x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jewess; La Juive. Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)

Max Factor make up booklet with Hollywood stars
Rochelle Hudson and Bette Davis demonstrate how to apply powder and rouge respectively in a Max Factor promotional booklet. Date: 1937

Girl doing makeup
A little girl uses her moms lipstick in front of the mirror Date: 1950s

Young woman in underwear standing by mirror, (B&W)

Bust of Queen Nefertiti, from the studio of the sculptor Thutmose at Tell el-Amarna
REV267404 Bust of Queen Nefertiti, from the studio of the sculptor Thutmose at Tell el-Amarna (painted limestone) (see also 114018)

Olive Borden applies lipstick in the mirror
Actress Olive Borden putting the finishing touches to her face in a scene from The Monkey Talks, a film adaptation of the stage play produced in London and New York. Date: 1927

Fewer Falsies For Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio: July, 1949. X-ray testing for tuberculosis in six cities has revealed that the women of Cleveland use less synthetic torso curves than those of any of the other cities

Claudette Colbert, actress
Claudette Colbert (1903-1996), French-born American-based actress of screen and stage. circa 1940s

David Wright woman with lipstick
Elegant woman in a low-cut blue evening dress, putting on bright red lipstick at her dressing table. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Advert / Neige Cevennes
Neige des Cevennes - beauty creams and liquids Date: 1930

Hinds Skin Cream
Promotional card for Hinds Honey & Almond Cream, for the Hands, Face, Skin and Complexion, manufactured in Portland, Maine Date: 1907

Advert for Amor Skin, 1930
Advert for Amor Skin face cream, 1930 Date: 1930

Tall pink spray can

Charlotte Corinth At Her Dressing Table, 1911 (oil on canvas)
XKH141003 Charlotte Corinth At Her Dressing Table, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Corinth, Lovis (Franz Heinrich Louis) (1858-1925); 120x90 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Nail clippers

Advert / Vivadou Powder
Vivadou Mavis face powder - makes your complexion irresistible!

Close up of argan seeds ready to be managed to make argan oil, Morocco, Africa

Beauty products on a Valentine's Day card (chromolitho)
8635594 Beauty products on a Valentine's Day card (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beauty products on a Valentine's Day card)

Some women don't drink but all like their glasses (coloured photo)
8656345 Some women don't drink but all like their glasses (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The decrotor
DUV4217205 The decrotor; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon.

Incense burnt before King Darius (550-486 BC) in Persepolis (Persia, Iran)
FLO4689552 Incense burnt before King Darius (550-486 BC) in Persepolis (Persia, Iran) - Lithograph from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), France

Letter L: Ah! I cut myself! But what can I see, o heaven! Man, arm and razor, we draw three L, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214918 Letter L: Ah! I cut myself! But what can I see, o heaven! Man, arm and razor, we draw three L, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

The French military using Heliostat signals, 1850
3480164 The French military using Heliostat signals, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the French military using Heliostat signals. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Testing the 1865 Atlantic telegraph cable on board the Great Eastern, 1866
3478944 Testing the 1865 Atlantic telegraph cable on board the Great Eastern, 1866; (add.info.: Testing the 1865 Atlantic telegraph cable on board the Great Eastern 17 August 1866)

Vanity, candlelight master, first half of the 17th century (oil on canvas)
7063017 Vanity, candlelight master, first half of the 17th century (oil on canvas); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Vanity, candlelight master)

Flowers of the field, for an advertisement for a cologne, 1917 (poster)
AIS5375497 Flowers of the field, for an advertisement for a cologne, 1917 (poster); © Iberfoto.

Polished pallet with a bird's head, 31st century BC (stone)
AIS5376266 Polished pallet with a bird's head, 31st century BC (stone); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; (add.info.: The paddles were used to grind pigment for blush.); © Iberfoto.

Burmese woman in long loose striped silk petticoat, wearing slippers and carrying an umbrella
FLO4565505 Burmese woman in long loose striped silk petticoat, wearing slippers and carrying an umbrella. She wears painted fingernails and sandalwood perfume

Engraving depicting a French noblewoman at her morning toilette. 18th century
5304962 Engraving depicting a French noblewoman at her morning toilette. 18th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a French noblewoman at her morning toilette)

Balsam of Mecca, Commiphora gileadensis
5855126 Balsam of Mecca, Commiphora gileadensis; (add.info.: Balsam of Mecca, Commiphora gileadensis. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

An engraving depicting the making of Indian Ink: made from a lamp-black obtained by burning pine wood, lard and oil
5310960 An engraving depicting the making of Indian Ink: made from a lamp-black obtained by burning pine wood, lard and oil, and perfume

Garden of flowers and perfume distillery in Nice (France) - Engraving by Gabry, based on an illustration by E
FLO4689517 Garden of flowers and perfume distillery in Nice (France) - Engraving by Gabry, based on an illustration by E. Bourdelin, from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), England

A lady at her toilette, after a 17th century engraving by Le Blond. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter
955318 A lady at her toilette, after a 17th century engraving by Le Blond. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection.

Woman with skin rashes and redness caused by the use of make-up (coloured engraving)
8655685 Woman with skin rashes and redness caused by the use of make-up (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

T for Toilet, 1908 (photo)
8713229 T for Toilet, 1908 (photo); 31,5 x 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "To learn to read by Henri Manuel, published by the Librairie Felix Juven, Paris, 1908)

Engraving depicting a coin-in-the-slot perfume dispenser, 19th century
5309429 Engraving depicting a coin-in-the-slot perfume dispenser, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a coin-in-the-slot perfume dispenser)

An Indian woman at a gala seated on a rich carpet with containers of betelnut and perfume
FLO4623936 An Indian woman at a gala seated on a rich carpet with containers of betelnut and perfume, attended by an ayah or servants with punya (fan), pawn and snake hookah pipe

Le Rire rouge 1918_7_13: War of 14 -18, Reclamation Pub, Perfume, Cote d'Azur
ICA4847931 Le Rire rouge 1918_7_13: War of 14 -18, Reclamation Pub, Perfume, Cote d'Azur; (add.info.: Le Rire rouge 1918_7_13: War of 14 -18, Reclamation Pub, Perfume)

Opopanax or sweet myrrh, Opopanax chironium
5855088 Opopanax or sweet myrrh, Opopanax chironium; (add.info.: Opopanax or sweet myrrh, Opopanax chironium. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn)

Double ointment bottle. Roman art. Jewelry. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia
CUL4862512 Double ointment bottle. Roman art. Jewelry. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia by Roman; Archaeological Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona

Letter L: Ah! I cut myself! But what can I see, o heaven! Man, arm and razor, we draw three L, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214909 Letter L: Ah! I cut myself! But what can I see, o heaven! Man, arm and razor, we draw three L, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

An early method of taking mug shots, 1850
3478390 An early method of taking mug shots, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an early method of taking mug shots of criminals. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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