Muff Collection

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)

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

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)

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

Woman in green coat by Jeanne Lanvin
Woman in a green wool velvet coat trimmed with tiger-patterned fur, and matching hat, by Jeanne Lanvin. 1924

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

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

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

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

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"

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)

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

Kate Greenaway
Christmas Greeting card. A demure young girl with wide-brimmed hat and a muff Date: circa 1875

Lady with Mistletoe
Christmas greeting card design depicting a sprig of mistletoe behind a lady with a muff. Date: circa 1900

Two fashionable women in wool suits, WWI
Two fashionable women in wool suits and gaiters, WWI. The two-piece suits comprise long jackets and ankle-length skirts. One with fur muff and collar

Two fashionable women in ankle-length dresses, WWI
Two fashionable women in ankle-length dresses, gaiters, WWI. One with fur bonnet and muff, the other with plumed cap

Georgian art lovers at an exhibition at the Royal Academy
Georgian art lovers at an exhibition of new paintings at the Royal Academy. Officers, an obese couple, a canon in wig, examine the landscapes and portraits. An Exhibition

English gentleman with lady in a riot at the opera, Regency era. Tom Takeall with Delia in the pit at the theatre. Regency dandy in hat, riding coat, breeches and hose

Domesticated pigeon breeds, Columba livia domestica
Species of domesticated pigeons, Columba livia domestica. Common pigeon, Columba vulgaris (top), and pigeon with crest and muff or feathered legs, Columba anglica vel russica (bottom)

Woman with her hands in a muff of Siberian fox fur, 1790
Woman in sky-blue bonnet with lace pleats and fake flowers in nakara, striped satin corset, fichu en chemise, hair in ringlets, straw-yellow satin petticoat, Siberian fox muff

Fashionable woman looking at a Colonne Morris, Paris, 1875
Fashionable woman looking at posters on an advertising kiosk, Colonne Morris, Paris, 1875. She wears a hat, a brocade bodice, bustle skirt, muff

Fashionable woman at the Institut de France, Paris, 1842
Fashionable woman promenading past the cupola of the Institut de France, Paris, 1842. Founded in 1795 on the Quai de Conti between Pont Neuf and Pont des Arts

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]

Jewelry by Veyer. Earrings, necklace and dragonfly bracelet in enamel and diamonds. Bijoux par Veyer. Pendants de cou joaillerie et emaux translucide, bracelet libellules emaux et diamants

Margaret Whigham at Ascot with her boater and ruches muff
Celebrated society it girl, Miss Margaret Whigham

British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin with his wife and daughter, London, 27 January 1923, (1935)

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?)

Scene from Mr. Woodin's Entertainment, "Elopement Extraordinary, " at the Polygraphic Hall, 1864

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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
FLO4686586 English women, 1800, from the Office Fashionable Gallery

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
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"
LSE4079665 Feminine mole coat and grey fox set - in "Journal des dames et des modes: Costumes Parisiens", no

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)

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

Princess Christian
672718 Princess Christian, ; (add.info.: Princess Christian - Woodbury Princess Helena (Helena Augusta Victoria)

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

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
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)

Hermine and ferret set - in "Journal des dames et de la mode: Costumes Parisiens"
LSE4079669 Hermine and ferret set - in "Journal des dames et de la mode: Costumes Parisiens", No

Fashionable Parisian woman of the Directory era
FLO4686239 Fashionable Parisian woman of the Directory era, 1798

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)
IMB4929503 Fashion: a young woman in fur (coat, feather hat and sleeve)

Tours, Indre-et-Loire (37), Centre
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)

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

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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.