Muff Collection

Waiting for the Coach, from the Pears Annual, Christmas 1911
BAL9298 Waiting for the Coach, from the Pears Annual, Christmas 1911 by English School, (20th century); Private Collection

My Second Sermon, 1864, (1947). Creator: John Everett Millais
My Second Sermon, 1864, (1947). The Artists Daughter in Winchelsea Church : portrait of Millais daughter Effie, aged about five, having fallen asleep during the service

Lady with Borzoi in Park
A lady carrying a muff walks with her borzoi in a park - possibly the Luxembourg, Paris. Date: 1914

Two Children Sitting on a Swing
Two children sitting on a swing in a snowy landscape

Female Type / Hobble Skirt
Elegant lady restricted by her fashionable hobble skirt & further impeded by a Merry Widow hat, high all round collar & an ermine fur muff

My First Sermon, 1863, (1947). Creator: John Everett Millais
My First Sermon, 1863, (1947). The Artists Daughter in Winchelsea Church : portrait of Millais daughter Effie, aged about five, sitting upright and somewhat daunted

Britannia and Eve magazine, January 1936
Front cover illustration featuring a glamorous 1930s woman attired in a matching leopard print hat and muff set

Victoria / Disraeli / Tog
Queen Victoria with Benjamin Disraeli at Hughenden

My Second Sermon
The second of two sentimental pictures by the pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (1829-1896) showing a little girl dressed in a red cape

Lady Duff Gordon
Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff Gordon, a leading designer better known by her professional name, Lucile. She was the proprietor of Lucile s, Hanover Square, famous for the emotional gown

Music cover, Les Patineurs Valse, by Emile Waldteufel
Music cover, Les Patineurs Valse (Skaters Waltz), by Emile Waldteufel, with two elegant women skating on ice. circa 1880s

Ice Skating Women 1899
Grey & white fur trim with wrap over jacket bodice, gored skirt decorated just below knee level. Blue costume with brown fur trim, red blouse, jacket with striped revers. Date: 1899

Platform of Post Office (St. Paul s) Underground Station
Central Line Series. A smart lady, exhausted messenger boy and down-on-his-luck punter seated on a bench on the platform of St

My First Sermon by John Everett Millais
A little girl, wearing a red cape and fur muff, sits primly alert on a church pew listening to her first sermon. See Millaiss companion picture

Hogarth Rake Plate 4
The Rakes Progress 4. Arrested for debt in Whitehall as he is on his way to court

Injured Ww1 Soldier
A British soldier and his wife (or girlfriend) pose for the photographer, with the young mans lost leg stark evidence of the horrors of the conflict and the injuries suffered

My First Sermon, 1863, (1912). Artist: John Everett Millais
My First Sermon, 1863, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Skating Dachshunds
A lady and gentleman dachshund skate gracefully together. Other dachshunds also enjoy ice skating. Date: 1910

Two kids on a swing. The little boy wears a sailor suit and the little girl a muff
JLJ4584312 Two kids on a swing. The little boy wears a sailor suit and the little girl a muff. Cover of Christmas 1905 " Illustrated London news"

French street trader selling hot roasted chestnuts 1908
Parisienne woman holding out a small bag to receive some hot roasted chestnuts from a street trader. Date: 1908

Christmas! Christmas! Jolly Season -- a girl and a boy out for a walk with their dog on a windy day. 20th century

Victoria Knights Morris
After unveiling a statue of Prince Albert, donated by the people of Wolverhampton, Queen Victoria knighted the Mayor, John Morris, in recognition of his warm welcome

Five children building a snowman in a wood
Five Edwardian children building a snowman in a wood

Chic Vs False Chic 1914
True chic - elegant young woman wears the latest fashion to good advantage: hobble skirt & long belted fur trimmed jacket, the skirts of which create a tunic & a fur muff. Date: 1914

Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, WW1
Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, taking a borzoi and a lapdog for a walk. He says that people will think she is his fiancee

Backstage Covent Garden
Fashionable visitors in the salon at Covent Garden Theatre, London Date: 1820

Austen / Sense & Sensibilt
Lucy Steele shows the portrait of Edward Ferrars to Elinor. Date: First published: 1811

A Happy Party of Little Motorists. Six young children are taken for a spin in an open-top car. They are all wrapped up warm against the elements. Date: circa 1905

Mother and daughter skating on a Christmas card
Mother and daughter skating, on a Christmas card design by Kate Greenaway. Date: circa 1880s

Clothing during the time of 1620-1670, 1903, (1937). Creator: Sophie B Steel
Clothing during the time of 1620-1670, (1903), 1937. From " History of American Costume - Book One 1607-1800", by Elisabeth McClellan. [Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1937]

Vesta Victoria music hall comic singer 1873-1951
Vesta Victoria (Victoria Lawrence) music hall singer and character comedienne. Born in Leeds but affected a cockney stage persona. Demure pose with hands in fur muff

Strike pickets, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Strike pickets, 1910. Four women strikers from Ladies Tailors union on picket line during the "Uprising of the 20, 000, " garment workers strike, New York City

Women strike pickets from Ladies Tailors, New York, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Women strike pickets from Ladies Tailors, New York, 1910

Paul D. Cravath & Vera, (1912?). Creator: Bain News Service
Paul D. Cravath & Vera, (1912?). Shows New York attorney Paul Drennan Cravath (1861-1940) and his daugher Vera Agnes Huntington Cravath (b.1896), probably at a horse show

Scene from Mr. Woodin's Entertainment, "Elopement Extraordinary, " at the Polygraphic Hall, 1864. A carriage on...the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway...A strong-minded young lady

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A frost (engraving)
8672570 A frost (engraving) by Rainey, William (1852-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A frost. Woman and a dog walking in the snow)

Woman wearing culottes (b/w photo)
8672202 Woman wearing culottes (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman wearing culottes at Auteuil Hippodrome, Paris, 1911)

Woman in winter dress, 1641, composed of a long dress and a jacket covered with a lime and a collar
FLO4672269 Woman in winter dress, 1641, composed of a long dress and a jacket covered with a lime and a collar. She's holding a sleeve and a mask

English women, 1800, from the Office Fashionable Gallery. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from
FLO4686586 English women, 1800, from the Office Fashionable Gallery. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et

Princess Cecilie of Prussia with Muff (photo)
945963 Princess Cecilie of Prussia with Muff (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Liersch 7799); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Young lady of quality at a masked ball, Demoiselle de qualite, France, 1586
FLO4571514 Young lady of quality at a masked ball, Demoiselle de qualite, France, 1586. She holds a mask in her right hand and a cantenance (muff) in her left. A mirror and fan hang from her belt

Postcard with portrait of little girl wearing a 1910 sleeve
JAB4119114 Postcard with portrait of little girl wearing a 1910 sleeve; (add.info.: Postcard with portrait of little girl wearing a 1910 sleeve); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Feminine mole coat and grey fox set - in "Journal des dames et des modes: Costumes Parisiens", no. 154, 1914
LSE4079665 Feminine mole coat and grey fox set - in "Journal des dames et des modes: Costumes Parisiens", no. 154, 1914 by French School

Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets
5856321 Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets.; (add.info.: Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets)

European fashion of 1789 and 1790 - European fashion of 1789 and 1790
NWI4956814 European fashion of 1789 and 1790 - European fashion of 1789 and 1790.; (add.info.: European fashion of 1789 and 1790 - European fashion of 1789 and 1790.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Wonderful Miss Atkinson, Pig - faced woman
2603721 Wonderful Miss Atkinson, Pig - faced woman; (add.info.: The Wonderful Miss Atkinson, the pig - faced woman. Born in Ireland, she had a fortune of £20, 000)

Rue de la Paix, from Art-Gout-Beaute, pub.1924 (pochoir)
3664631 Rue de la Paix, from Art-Gout-Beaute, pub.1924 (pochoir) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Creation Martial et Armand; Creation Drecoll; Creation Premet; Creation Molyneux;)

Princess Christian
672718 Princess Christian, ; (add.info.: Princess Christian - Woodbury Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein by marriage 25 May 1846 - 9 June 1923)

Ruins of a house in Reims (France) after bombing, 1914
1756899 Ruins of a house in Reims (France) after bombing, 1914; (add.info.: Ruins of a house in Reims (France) after bombing, 1914); Photo: Tallandier

In the Snow, Victorian card
BAL10168 In the Snow, Victorian card; Private Collection

I wonder if you are as nerveless as you look (colour litho)
8656512 I wonder if you are as nerveless as you look (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poster advertising a roller skating rink in Paris, 1905 (colour litho)
PER360337 Poster advertising a roller skating rink in Paris, 1905 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection

Advertisment for "Weil", from Gazette de Bon Ton, pub. 1920 (pochoir print)
3472624 Advertisment for "Weil", from Gazette de Bon Ton, pub. 1920 (pochoir print) by French School, (20th century); The Stapleton Collection

Fourrures from Gazette de Bon Ton, pub. 1920 (pochoir print)
3472588 Fourrures from Gazette de Bon Ton, pub. 1920 (pochoir print) by French School, (20th century); The Stapleton Collection

Splendid Jem, recognised by Tom amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, 1821 (engraving)
536811 Splendid Jem, recognised by Tom amongst the convicts in the Naval Dock Yard at Chatham, 1821 (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac Robert (1789-1856); (add.info.: Splendid Jem)

Postcard of a mid adult woman in fur stole with muff, c. 1908
UIG5343443 Postcard of a mid adult woman in fur stole with muff, c. 1908; Superstock/UIG

Hermine and ferret set - in "Journal des dames et de la mode: Costumes Parisiens", No. 127, 1913 (lithograph)
LSE4079669 Hermine and ferret set - in "Journal des dames et de la mode: Costumes Parisiens", No. 127, 1913 (lithograph) by French School

Fashionable Parisian woman of the Directory era, 1798. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after
FLO4686239 Fashionable Parisian woman of the Directory era, 1798. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Louis-Leopold Boilly from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes

Knight of St. Louis. The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis was founded in 1693 by Louis XIV
FLO4686059 Knight of St. Louis. The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis was founded in 1693 by Louis XIV. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after J

Fashion: a young woman in fur (coat, feather hat and sleeve). Annees 1920-1930 Historic fashion photograph
IMB4929503 Fashion: a young woman in fur (coat, feather hat and sleeve). Annees 1920-1930 Historic fashion photograph, female model; (add.info.: Fashion: a young woman in fur (coat)

Dutch citizens around 1600 - Dutch citizens of the 1600s Antique hand-colored print
NWI4957000 Dutch citizens around 1600 - Dutch citizens of the 1600s Antique hand-colored print; (add.info.: Dutch citizens around 1600 - Dutch citizens of the 1600s Antique hand-colored print)

Costumes: young European women wearing fashionable dresses from the end of the 18th century
NWI4956598 Costumes: young European women wearing fashionable dresses from the end of the 18th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Costumes)

European woman with a fur sleeve and a man with a walking stick, 1798* 1799 - European woman with a fur muff
NWI4956545 European woman with a fur sleeve and a man with a walking stick, 1798* 1799 - European woman with a fur muff and a man with a walk-stick, 1798-1799

Tours, Indre-et-Loire (37), Centre, France, An elegant young woman in winter coat and sleeve, 1865
LUX4728942 Tours, Indre-et-Loire (37), Centre, France, An elegant young woman in winter coat and sleeve, 1865; (add.info.: Tours, Indre-et-Loire (37), Centre, France

In the Heart of the City that has No Heart, 1913, sheet music cover, 1913 (colour litho)
1079162 In the Heart of the City that has No Heart, 1913, sheet music cover, 1913 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar (1847-1928) she became empress of Russia as Maria Fedorovna (Fyodorovna)
1743509 Marie Sophie Frederikke Dagmar (1847-1928) she became empress of Russia as Maria Fedorovna (Fyodorovna), here with prince Dimitri (1901-1980) and Andre (1897-1981)

Girl with a Muff, Victorian Christmas card
BAL15256 Girl with a Muff, Victorian Christmas card; Private Collection

A Jolly Christmas Dear - Four Little Girls in White, Victorian postcard
BAL8827 A Jolly Christmas Dear - Four Little Girls in White, Victorian postcard; Private Collection

Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense, by Regnier and Bettanier, 19th century (litho)
BAL8429 Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense, by Regnier and Bettanier, 19th century (litho); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

Front cover of the score of a Fantaisie for piano by Charles Godfrey Junr from La Boheme by Puccini
CHT449008 Front cover of the score of a Fantaisie for piano by Charles Godfrey Junr from La Boheme by Puccini, arranged by Ugo Solazzi, and published by G

Winter (colour litho)
8633262 Winter (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter. Illustration for The Children's Object Book (Frederick Warne)

Advertising card for M J F Periolat & Co, furriers, Chicago (chromolitho)
8677736 Advertising card for M J F Periolat & Co, furriers, Chicago (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman with muff, era of Marie Antoinette
5893576 Woman with muff, era of Marie Antoinette.; (add.info.: Woman with muff, bathing cap under hat, morning dress, era of Marie Antoinette)

Design for Dress Coat with Otter Muff and Collar, from Costumes Parisiens, pub.1913 (pochoir print)
3664619 Design for Dress Coat with Otter Muff and Collar, from Costumes Parisiens, pub.1913 (pochoir print) by French School, (20th century); The Stapleton Collection

La Promenade, 1918 (colour litho)
STC363543 La Promenade, 1918 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The walk; A woman walking her dog in a fashionable park)

White fox velvet dress and stole and sleeve - in "Journal des Dames et de la mode: Costumes Parisiens", no
LSE4079672 White fox velvet dress and stole and sleeve - in "Journal des Dames et de la mode: Costumes Parisiens", no

Charmeuse dress with zibeline and ermine and dressed dog, "Journal des dames et des modes
LSE4079652 Charmeuse dress with zibeline and ermine and dressed dog, "Journal des dames et des modes: Costumes Parisiens", No

Greeting card depicting three young women (the three graces) in Belle epoque fashion, wearing hats with wide brim
IMB4822682 Greeting card depicting three young women (the three graces) in Belle epoque fashion, wearing hats with wide brim, and holding holly in their arms, one of them wears a sleeve

A couple of bourgeois, the woman in a fur coat with a sleeve, the husband in a high hat, wears a Christmas tree
IMB4822865 A couple of bourgeois, the woman in a fur coat with a sleeve, the husband in a high hat, wears a Christmas tree

Album " Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence
3563155 Album " Route photo of an American family from the United States (New Jersey) in Florence, 1899-1912 ": Self family trip to Europe Self

Dress early in the reign of King George III, 1760-1770. Woman with greengrocer's barrow headdress, bouffant hair
FLO4594766 Dress early in the reign of King George III, 1760-1770. Woman with greengrocer's barrow headdress, bouffant hair, tight silk bodice with lace collar, silk muff and white petticoats

Hygienic winter costume (coloured engraving)
8655680 Hygienic winter costume (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hygienic winter costume)

Stylish walking gowns (chromolitho)
8677452 Stylish walking gowns (chromolitho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stylish walking gowns)

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"Muff: A Journey Through Art and Fashion" Step into the world of art and fashion as we explore the captivating history of the muff. From its humble beginnings in the 19th century to its iconic status today, this accessory has left an indelible mark on culture. In 1863, John Everett Millais unveiled "My First Sermon, " a painting that captured a young girl clutching her muff tightly, symbolizing innocence and purity. The following year, he continued his exploration with "My Second Sermon, " showcasing a woman adorned in fashionable attire with her muff serving as both a practical hand-warmer and stylish accessory. Fast forward to 1947 when muffs made their way onto the pages of Britannia and Eve magazine. Women donning hobble skirts were seen elegantly holding their muffs, exuding grace and sophistication. The allure of muffs extended beyond paintings and magazines; they became an integral part of everyday life. In parks across Europe, ladies strolled alongside their beloved Borzois while keeping warm with their trusty muffs by their side. Children too found joy in this versatile accessory. Two little ones sat gleefully on a swing, gripping onto their muffs for dear life as they soared through the air - a testament to the enduring appeal of this timeless item. Muffs even played significant roles in historical events. Victoria and Disraeli were often depicted together wearing matching outfits complete with luxurious fur muffs – a symbol of power and unity between these influential figures. Lady Duff Gordon was another prominent figure who embraced the elegance offered by muffs. Her impeccable sense of style elevated these accessories from mere hand-warmers to coveted fashion statements among high society circles. Music cover illustrations also showcased women gracefully gliding on ice while clutching their furry companions - highlighting how even during leisurely activities like ice skating, one could remain chic thanks to the trusty muff by her side. The influence of muffs extended beyond the realm of fashion.