Shawl Collection (page 51)

Woman and two boys in studio photo
Woman in Native American Indian costume with two boys, one in a sailor suit, the other in a striped sports shirt, in a studio photo. Date: circa 1910s

Grandpapas Game by Charles Robinson
Illustration to accompany the Chapter titled Grandpapas Game. We see Grandmamma with her back towards us standing below a large bough of mistletoe

A Maltese lady wearing a traditional over-head shawl. Date: circa 1909

The Lavender Shawl by Sogata
Depiction of Venice during the carnival with masked revellers emerging from a gondola. 1930

Model with a lacy shawl. circa 1955

The talented operatic dancer Ettie Landau, London, 1923 who has made a success with her Shadow and Shawl dances in Julian Wylies Brighter London at the Hippodrome Date: 1923

A Young Shepherdess of the Pyrenees, France. Date: circa 1910

L Attente - Waiting. Two women in a garden. 19th century

Spain - Andalucian Lady with guitar and fan - Japanese shawl
Spain - Andalucian Lady with guitar and fan - wearing Japanese shawl. Date: circa 1910s

Scheveningen, The Netherlands: Fishwife holding a basket on the beach. Date: 1906

Occupations 1897 - London Flower Seller near St Pauls Cathedral. 1897

Occupations 1882 - The Water Cress Girl. Date: 1882

A Little Irish Colleen, Holywood Glen, Co. Wicklow - a view of a young Irish colleen with shawl and fern in hand walking down a mountain roadside

A Little Irish Colleen With an Oul Plaid Shawl - a view of an Irish colleen and male tinker on a road. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Little girl on a shell-shaped greetings card
Little girl with a spade on a shell-shaped greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Bulldog and terrier in human dress on a greetings postcard
Bulldog and terrier couple in human dress on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1880s

Gussy Fritz - German Silent Movie star of the 1910s - known for Der Vampyr (1920), Der rote Reiter (1919) and Der Giftbecher (1917). Date: circa 1920

Woman with fan on a romantic Victorian scrap
Woman in Spanish costume with fan on a romantic Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Mr Punch, Judy and Toby on a Christmas card -- they raise a toast to the viewer. Date: circa 1890s

Mr Punch and Judy on a Christmas card -- he doesn t like the way his wife has cooked their goose. Date: circa 1890s

Red Indian Chief and wife, Eastbourne, Sussex
Edward Blackmore, an Eastbourne plumber, with his wife Phyllis, both of them adopted members of the North American Sioux Indian Tribe

DORE, Gustave (1832-1883). French artist, engraver and illustrator. Lady with white scarf, 1870. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Popular types. Sellers of brooms. Valencia. Spain. Colored engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration (1872)

Zoological Misfitz - A Highland Lad ! early 20th century

Snap Playing Card - 1d a Bunch, flower seller. circa 1900s

Victorian scrap, woman, head and shoulders. 19th century

The Charwoman. circa 1840

The Actresss Mother. circa 1840

Music cover, Varsoviana, dance music by Francisco Alonso
Music cover, Varsoviana, new dance music by Francisco Alonso. circa 1850s

Calendar of the Seasons, 1881 -- Autumn, designed by Kate Greenaway for Marcus Ward & Co, London and Belfast. Date: 1881

Girl leaning on a fence on a Christmas card
Girl in a pink dress, leaning on a fence on a Christmas card with decorative lacy border. Date: circa 1890s

Mrs Fitzgerald of Naseby
MRS FITZGERALD, wife of John Fitzgerald of Naseby, depicted wearing a fancy coiffure, holding a fan, a shawl and a lacy handkerchief... Date: CIRCA 1833

Caroline Mss. Downshire
CAROLINE FRANCES, marchioness of DOWNSHIRE (nee Cotton) wife of Arthur, fourth marquess : depicted walking on a windy day - the engraving of her shawl is very fine. Date: ? - 1893

Josephine (Delpech)
MARIE JOSEPHE ROSE TASCHER de BEAUHARNAIS empress of Napoleon I wearing coronet and shawl. Date: 1763 - 1814

COSTUME 1794-5
German Spring & Winter fashions of 1794-5 showing a change in style from the natural waistline to a high waistline & softer silhouette. N.B Buffont corsage. Date: 1794 - 1795

Girl with a basket of violets
A young girl, in shawl and apron with pantelettes showing beneath her short red skirt, holds a basket brimming with violets. Date: 1859

Gown of 1810 / Robida
A fair Parisienne of 1810 according to a later source, wears a high-waisted striped gown with puffed sleeves & vandyked trim, a tall crowned hat & shawl. Date: 1810

Egyptian Lady Smokes
Egyptian woman stands holding a cigarette, her face turned away from the camera, wearing striped headscarf, necklace and metallic bangles on her wrists. Date: 1919

Costume / Women 1816
A pale lilac redingote with long sleeves finishing over the knuckles. The ruffles at the neck of her gown fall over the collar. She wears a white shawl & a plumed hat. Date: 1815

Jean Simmons (1929 - 2010), English film actress

Walking Dress 1804
White muslin walking dress with V neck, high waist & interesting sleeve detail. She keeps warm with a red cashmere shawl. Her obi hat is decorated with red flowers. Date: 1804

Morning Dress 1801
Both gowns are probably of printed muslin - one white the other pink. Both ladies wear straw hats, one has a veil. The white gown has a ruff & is worn with a white spencer. Date: 1801

Carolina Otero 1903
Carolina Otero (1868 1965), Spanish actress and dancer Date: 1903

Embroidered Gown 1805
A white gown drawn close round the throat with a lace frill, short puffed sleeves and decorated with colour floral embroidery. She carries a long shawl with a patterned border. Date: 1805

Fanny, Lady Erskine
FANNY, LADY ERSKINE nee CADWALLADER First wife of David, 2nd Baron Erskine Date: 1781 - 1843

Costume / Tartan Craze C19
" TARTANA" A young woman wears a tartan shawl which reflects the " tartan craze" inspired by Queen Victoria and Prince Alberts love of Scotland. Date: circa 1845

Young women, Kate Greenaway 1879
Six young women by Kate Greenaway. 1879

Old lady buying a picture of a young lady
An old lady buying a picture of a young lady in the bloom of youth. Date: 19th century

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