Piece Collection (page 39)

Costume / Bernard Et Cie
A two piece ensemble and astrakan trimmed coat by Bernard et Cie

Coral and a Crab
A piece of coral and a crab with red claws

Savoury Dishes
Turkey garnished with wild flowers, sandwiches, a whole tongue (!), open jelly, jelly of two colours, game pie, lobster, ham, and a centre piece of fruit & custards

Installing a Sculpture
A new piece of sculpture is added to an Egyptian temple

Flora Le Breton Swimwear
Girl in a one-piece bathing dress (she is film star Flora Le Breton)

Linen Frocks 1929
Practical summer frocks in embroidered linen: collarless jacket & 2 piece dress with flounce, or gored skirt, scarf & plain trim, or a floral dress with coatee bodice

Costumes for the Seaside
Yellow two-piece dress with jacket & turban; striped skirt & blouse with red double- breasted jacket; black & red bathing costume & cap & beach robe with large floral design

Costume / Photo of Frank
Boy wears a dark 3-piece suit with a collarless short jacket fastening with one button at the throat & the front borders rounded off, an Eton collar, narrow bowtie & a peaked cap

Woman Toasts at Grate
A woman sits and toasts a piece of bread at a fire grate. Date: 1903

Kitchen Scene C1760
A young woman carries two pails, and a piece of meat is roasted on a spit

Two Piece Swimsuits 1876
Two swimmers in the two-piece short-sleeve bathing costume of the day. The short knickers are quite revealing compared with the long dresses of contemporary fashion

Spanish Night Watchman
A card given out by a Spanish night watchman, which shows how he helps to keep the public safe. He hopes that this piece of publicity with earn him a Christmas box

Fashion / Doucet 1924
Dresses & coats by Doucet: fur, handkerchief hemline, dentate border, chinese print, plaid, two-piece dresses, slash necklines, court shoes with bars, high stand collars

Costume / Mid-Day Dress
Two-piece barrel-line dress by Beer with button front, deep cuffs en bouffants, vandyked collar, ornate gilt belt on the hips, skirt with hip gathers & an uneven hemline

Bathing Beauty C1900
A pretty woman in a one-piece swimsuit stands in the sea up to her calves

Myth / Tibet / Lion / Gold
THE STORY OF THE STONE LION The stone lion vomits (green) gold, but if you fail to catch every last piece, you will meet with misfortune

Emerging from Pool 1960S
A happy female swimmer, wearing a one-piece bathing costume in three colours with a false belt & belt loops, walks backwards down the pool steps into the cool water

Poolside Bikini 1960S
A young woman in an abstract print bikini with broderie anglaise trim, towel dries her hair after emerging from the pool

Tousled Blonde
A tousle headed blonde, with a knowing look, poses on a cliff wearing a halter neck bikini in a large polka dot print fabric

Chevron Detail Bikini
A smiling young woman poses in a strapless bikini with a decorative chevron panel

Bikini & Diving Board
A slender blonde woman, wearing a pink & white gingham bikini with strapless top, sits sunning herself on a diving board

Swimwear / Der Bazar 1869
A selection of two-piece bathing costumes probably composed of a combination with long trouser legs & an over-skirt or tunic

Swimwear / Graphic / 1883
Swimwear worn at a ladies swimming competiton include two-piece costumes with knickerbockers or trousers & a blouse with sailor collar or with gathers & a Swiss belt

Swimwear Photo by Neame
A two-piece bathing costume with bloomers or knickers & a belted tunic with a sailor collar & flat braid trim

Swimwear - Belgium 1913
Bathing beauties in polka dot headscarves and clinging one- piece bathing costumes take a stroll in the sea. One costume has side lacing on the legs & a deep V -neck. Date: 1913

Girl Makes a Big Splash
Girl is splashed in the sea by her jovial companions. She wears a black, sleeveless, V -neck, one-piece bathing costume with white stripes & a white belt with buckle

Leafy Swimwear 1927
A woman with bobbed hair holding aloft a beach ball & striding out of the sea wears an unusual one-piece bathing costume with skirt covered in applique leaves

Swimwear / Judge / 1925
A lime green tank style one- piece bathing costume worn with a red bathing cap

One-Piece Not Allowed
A young woman in a red one- piece bathing costume with lacing on the legs starts to remove the forbidden garment. From a time when the all in one costume seemed fast

Dark Brown Suit 1909
Sir Charles Friswell Frizzy wears a dark brown double- breasted three-piece suit, brown lace-up boots, shirt with a high all-round collar & a brown tie

Afternoon Dress 1912
Taupe coloured, high-waisted dress by Doucet with white engageantes, lace tucker, & a green sash. A narrow piece of drapery hangs from the waist & back. N.B hat with chin strap

Man in White Suit C1905
Farren Soutar in a lightweight casual 3 piece suit: straw boater, all-round collar, trousers with front crease & turn-ups, short jacket with single button & braid trim

Tailored Suit by Worth
Tailored suit by Worth in salmon pink & black: sac-like jacket with half-length sleeves, pockets & high loose fitting collar & a barrel-line skirt or 2-piece dress

Beach Wear Late 1930S
BEACH WEAR: two-piece costume for wearing over a swimsuit composed of high-waisted trousers hung from braces & tapered at the ankle with a draw-string & a bolero

Playsuit Circa 1940
A one-piece play-suit with pleats stitched on the corsage and at the waist

Tartinis Dream
TARTINIs DREAM In a visionary dream, the devil plays the music he needs for the final passage of a piece, known in consequence as the Devils Trill Sonata

Ww1 / 1915 / Constantinople
A musical piece commemorates the SIEGE OF CONSTANTINOPLE, the hoped-for climax of the disastrous Dardanelles expedition : an event which never took place !

Racial / N Africa / Arab 19C
Arab horseman featured in a popular piece for the pianoforte

A Chiltern Carpenter
A Chiltern woodworker shaves a piece of wood, probably a chair or table leg

Mens Vest and Drawers
Aertex half-sleeve vest and trunk drawers - this two-piece garment suit is priced from seven shillings and sixpence

Suggestive Fig Leaves
A kneeling one-armed man (a piece of statuary no doubt) holding an erect club hides his aroused modesty behind an up-turned fig leaf. All very explicit if a tad coy

Douglas Bay Letterhead
A piece of letterhead writing paper for use by passengers of the steamship Monas Isle which shows views of Douglas Bay, Derby Castle, Head Lighthouse & the ship

Art / Techniques / Device
Device used to paint or draw landscapes with the correct scale. It is made of glass marked with squares and an eye-piece on the end of an adjustable rod

Legrand / Showgirl
Mademoiselle Lucienne Legrand, in the film Mon Cure chez les Riches. She sits on a tall stall, smoking a cigarette and wearing a pink one piece, pearls, earings and hat

Waving to a Friend
Three ladies by the sea spot a friend, Two wear three-piece tailor-mades from Philippe et Gaston, of Paris; she on the right a woollen morning dress by Drescoll- Beer

Marble from Carrara
Twelve oxen are needed to drag this piece of marble from the quarries at Carrara, Italy

WW1 / 1915 / CAMEROONS
Africans (led by a British Officer) use a light artillery- piece against the Germans at Jabassi

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