Hoop Collection

Alice in Wonderland, Alice at the croquet game, with flamingo (mallet) and hedgehogs (balls). Date: early 20th century

Girl on a Swing 1922
A young girl on a swing attached to a tree. Her reading book and hoop lie abandoned in the grass

Tower Circus / Blackpool
Two girls perform tricks while riding a white horse. A clown holds a hoop with a paper surface which one of them has just leapt through

German circus scrap -- dog jumping through a paper hoop. 19th century

Britannia and Eve magazine, October 1940
Front cover illustration featuring a 1940s blonde beauty, wearing a halter-neck red and white top, along with gold hoop earrings, and necklace

Westminster Abbey C18
In the tranquil street before the abbey and St Margarets church, a sedan chair passes, a cripple begs, fruit sellers and a porter ply their trade, a boy bowls his hoop

Circus Clown Pointing
A young child, with a hoop decorated with flowers, rides on the back of a skewbald (brown and white) horse, while a clown stands and points

Poodle and Hoop
Poodle wearing clothes performs with a hoop

Family of pigs at play on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Victorian Scrap showing Circus Performers in a Big Top Circus Ring, including a lady balancing on a performing horse and a clown holding a hoop. Date: circa 1880s

Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving)
XJF863053 Idol-Worship or the Way to Preferment, 1740 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prime Minister Robert Walpole)

BLACKSMITHS, c1903. Two blacksmiths making a metal hoop, possibly for a wagon wheel. Photograph, c1903

RENOIR: GIRL / HOOP, 1885. Pierre Auguste Renoir: Girl with a Hoop. Canvas, 1885
RENOIR: GIRL/HOOP, 1885. Pierre Auguste Renoir: Girl with a Hoop. Canvas, 1885

Primrose Hill
A child bowls her hoop on a winters day on Primrose Hill. Date: 1895

Futuristic underwater croquet. The players are all wearing diving helmets with oxygen packs on their backs

Series of illustrations showing rhythmic gymnasts using the ribbon, hoop, ball, rope and clubs

Photograph of Hoop & Grapes PH, Aldgate, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Face on view of the pub

An acrobatic baboon at the Hippodrome
Herr Grais with his performing acrobatic baboon at the London Hippodrome in 1902. Date: 1902

Sons of the Brave, 1880 (oil on canvas)
LMG419689 Sons of the Brave, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Morris, Philip Richard (1838-1902); 269.2x188 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info)

Mademoiselle Ehrler: Little girl playing with a hoop, Painting by Louis Antoine Leon
JLJ4584565 Mademoiselle Ehrler: Little girl playing with a hoop, Painting by Louis Antoine Leon Riesener (1808-1878), 1861, 1, 30 x 0, 97 m

Rochester Castle, Kent
Schoolboys at play with hoops, marbles and leapfrog, not far from the castle at Rochester, Kent Date: circa 1830

BEWICK: BOY WITH HOOP. Wood engraving by Thomas Bewick (1753-1828)

Sister and brother with hoop and stick, walking along hand in hand. first published 1879

Newbury Theatre 1803
Theatre at Newbury

Circus / Rider & Hoop
Piebald (black and white) Circus horse carrying an equestrienne who jumps through a paper-filled hoop held up by a clown

Cotswold village, 1917 (oil on canvas)
XPG366362 Cotswold village, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Blacklock, William Kay (1872-1922); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Great Exhibition, 1851 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7485255 The Great Exhibition, 1851 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Butler, Augustus (1817-63); 34x48 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

"The island on which all the birds are born" from 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' by J.M
AD10036 "The island on which all the birds are born" from 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' by J.M. Barrie, 1906 by Rackham

At the gate of the Bois de Boulogne, Paris (colour litho)
8673217 At the gate of the Bois de Boulogne, Paris (colour litho) by Jeanniot, Pierre Georges (1848-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the gate of the Bois de Boulogne, Paris)

Old flower merchant surrounded by children at the corner of a street in London, 1880s
NWI4826784 Old flower merchant surrounded by children at the corner of a street in London, 1880s. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

France: A little girl disguisee in Alsatian plays with a hoop, 1895
LUX4815918 France: A little girl disguisee in Alsatian plays with a hoop, 1895; (add.info.: France: A little girl disguisee in Alsatian plays with a hoop, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Portrait of Mademoiselle Ehrler (1861). Leon Riesener (1808-1878). Pastel and charcoal on gray paper glue on canvas
SYC4195789 Portrait of Mademoiselle Ehrler (1861). Leon Riesener (1808-1878). Pastel and charcoal on gray paper glue on canvas

Letter C: Little Paul broke his hoop evil spear; but he has the pieces that make just two C, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214995 Letter C: Little Paul broke his hoop evil spear; but he has the pieces that make just two C, 1861 (engraving), 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

Portrait of a child with a circle, postcard
3568898 Portrait of a child with a circle, postcard; (add.info.: Italy 1913 Photographer: Balelli, Primo); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Group of girls with their toys in a bourgeois decor, 1860
LUX4712634 Group of girls with their toys in a bourgeois decor, 1860; (add.info.: Group of girls with their toys in a bourgeois decor, 1860); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330366 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330368 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Family around 1900, a couple and 3 children photographed outdoors (photo)
PCT4256364 Family around 1900, a couple and 3 children photographed outdoors (photo); 9 x 13 cm; © Patrice Cartier. All rights reserved 2023.

Letter O: The crown, the ring, the moon, the hoop And the round bourgeois who says, Ho! How many O! 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214883 Letter O: The crown, the ring, the moon, the hoop And the round bourgeois who says, Ho! How many O! 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

Letter X. Children playing on a country road. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo)
DUV4210309 Letter X. Children playing on a country road. Engraving (Chromolithography - Chromo) in " The Great Bebe Alphabet". Paul Bernardin, bookseller-publisher, Paris, circa 1900

Croquet Match, 1862. Victorian gentlemen and ladies playing the fashionable game of croquet
FLO4995482 Croquet Match, 1862. Victorian gentlemen and ladies playing the fashionable game of croquet. A woman steps on a ball to croquet her male opponent

Dressing for the Ball in 1857. Woman being helped by maids into an inflatable hoop frame to support her crinoline
FLO4995447 Dressing for the Ball in 1857. Woman being helped by maids into an inflatable hoop frame to support her crinoline dress

Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland
3330192 Ring Brooch with linked hoop from Ireland; (add.info.: Ring brooch with linked hoop from Ireland. Dated 8th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

New Yorkers enjoying a summer evening on the Battery, 1890 - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
NWI4966990 New Yorkers enjoying a summer evening on the Battery, 1890 - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info.: New Yorkers enjoying a summer evening on the Battery)

Woman in balloon-seller costume, la merchant de balloons, with hoop skirt decorated with balloons
FLO4684629 Woman in balloon-seller costume, la merchant de balloons, with hoop skirt decorated with balloons. Lithograph by unknown artist with stencil handcolouring from " Nos Travestis"

COSTUME: hoop crinoline frame: cage-crinoline, Ws Thomson, c. 1864-1867, footprint: 950mm (wool, metal)
3548323 COSTUME: hoop crinoline frame: cage-crinoline, Ws Thomson, c. 1864-1867, footprint: 950mm (wool, metal); 95x95 cm; Glasgow Museums

A child dressed like sailor and his sisters
3563341 A child dressed like sailor and his sisters; (add.info.: Trieste 1915 Photographer: Benque, Francesco, successor to Sebastianutti & Benque); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Boy with a Hoop, Victorian card
BAL9769 Boy with a Hoop, Victorian card; Private Collection.

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"Step into a whimsical world with the enchanting hoop - just like Alice in Wonderland at her croquet game, where flamingos became mallets and hedgehogs turned into balls. " "Transport yourself back to 1922, as you imagine a carefree girl on a swing, gracefully twirling around a hoop suspended from an old oak tree. " "Discover the thrill of the German circus scrap, where acrobats fearlessly soared through the air while performing daring stunts within their trusty hoops. " "Marvel at the grandeur of Westminster Abbey in the 18th century, picturing elegant ladies and gentlemen walking past with their eyes drawn to intricate stone carvings resembling oversized hoops. " "Intrigue fills the air as a circus clown points towards his colorful hoop, inviting you to witness an extraordinary spectacle under the big top. " "The Tower Circus in Blackpool beckons with its mesmerizing performances that leave audiences spellbound by gravity-defying acts involving hoops and other awe-inspiring props. " "Travel back to October 1940 through Britannia and Eve magazine's pages, capturing stories of resilience amidst wartime challenges - reminding us that even during dark times, hope can be found within every spinning hoop. " "A playful poodle dances joyfully inside a hoop, showcasing its agility and bringing smiles to all who watch this delightful performance unfold before their eyes. " "Glimpse into Victorian-era entertainment with a captivating scrap showing circus performers skillfully maneuvering through fiery rings while balancing on towering stilts or atop galloping horses jumping through hoops. " "In 'Idol-Worship or The Way to Preferment, ' an engraving from 1740 depicts individuals eagerly leaping through metaphorical hoops in pursuit of success - reminding us that perseverance is often rewarded. " "Pierre Auguste Renoir's masterpiece 'Girl with a Hoop' captures innocence and youthfulness frozen in time; it serves as a reminder of the simple joys found in a child's play with a humble hoop.