Waistcoat Collection (page 19)

Habit of an English Gentleman about 1700 (engraving)
3640617 Habit of an English Gentleman about 1700 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Habit of an English Gentleman about 1700)

Samuel Dean Grimson, 1914 (oil on canvas)
3610562 Samuel Dean Grimson, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Brooks, Frank (1854-1937); 102x79 cm; The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain, London

Jager, sporting outfits by A C Steinhardt, from Styl, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3496778 JAager, sporting outfits by A C Steinhardt, from Styl, pub.1922 (pochoir print) by German School, (20th century); The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

Navy blue and black checked suit (coat, waistcoat and trousers), c
3700632 Navy blue and black checked suit (coat, waistcoat and trousers), c.1850 (wool) (see also 3700629) by English School

Navy blue and black checked suit (coat, waistcoat and trousers), c
3700629 Navy blue and black checked suit (coat, waistcoat and trousers), c.1850 (wool) (see also 3700632) by English School

Mans cream silk embroidered waistcoat, 1740s (silk)
3100321 Mans cream silk embroidered waistcoat, 1740s (silk) by Unknown artist, (18th century); (add.info.: From the exhibition A History of Fashion in 100 Objects)

John Butterfield (1801-69) (engraving)
PNP265246 John Butterfield (1801-69) (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: President of the Butterfield Overland Mail Company founded in 1857 to provide an)

General Sam Houston, from Texas History Scrapbook (engraving) (b / w photo)
DHS242178 General Sam Houston, from Texas History Scrapbook (engraving) (b/w photo) by American School, (19th century); Dallas Historical Society, Texas

Henry Bence Jones (1814-73) c. 1850s (albumen print)
TRI245591 Henry Bence Jones (1814-73) c.1850s (albumen print) by Maull (fl.1850s-60s) & Polyblank (fl.1850s); 19.2x15 cm; The Royal Institution, London, UK; eRoyal Institution; English

Portrait of Sir Edward Hopkinson Holden (1848-1919) First Baronet 1911 (oil on canvas)
XCF267493 Portrait of Sir Edward Hopkinson Holden (1848-1919) First Baronet 1911 (oil on canvas) by Ouless, Walter William (1847-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Captain Cuttles Bright Idea, illustration from
IL193477 Captain Cuttles Bright Idea, illustration from Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B.W. Matz, 1924 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; English

James Watt (1736-1819) (engraving)
KW188548 James Watt (1736-1819) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Admiral Lord Rodney, c. 1768 (oil on canvas)
450280 Admiral Lord Rodney, c.1768 (oil on canvas) by British School, (18th Century); 88.9x71.1 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, KB (bap)

Unknown Gentleman with a Mineral Specimen, c. 1790 (oil on canvas)
450167 Unknown Gentleman with a Mineral Specimen, c.1790 (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 67.2x63.3 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Johann Andreas Cramer)

Franklin, copy by Boris Mestchersky (d. 1957) illustration from
STC397188 Franklin, copy by Boris Mestchersky (d.1957) illustration from Histoire de la Nation Francaise, Sciences, Volumes I & II, by Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944), 1924 (litho) by Chamberlin

Working on a layout at a light table at Unz & Co. 24 Beaver Street, New York
MNY381619 Working on a layout at a light table at Unz & Co. 24 Beaver Street, New York, 1932 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

The gardener (b / w photo)
STC466145 The gardener (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Thomas Bewick, c. 1780 (oil on card)
TW427017 Thomas Bewick, c.1780 (oil on card) by Gray, George (1758-1819); 57x45.9 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Gold beating in a London workshop (sepia photo)
STC347596 Gold beating in a London workshop (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Professor Atkinson, an English bone setter, with a male patient
MNY381320 Professor Atkinson, an English bone setter, with a male patient, 1898 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Professor Atkinson, an English bone setter, with a male patient
MNY381317 Professor Atkinson, an English bone setter, with a male patient, 1898 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 25.4x20.3 cm; Museum of the City of New York

A Day with the Newry Harriers (engraving)
1056080 A Day with the Newry Harriers (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Day with the Newry Harriers)

Portrait of William Michael Rossetti, (pencil on paper)
1199573 Portrait of William Michael Rossetti, (pencil on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 27x21.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Christopher Kit Carson (1809-1868), 1840s (quarter-plate daguerreotype)
1197677 Christopher Kit Carson (1809-1868), 1840s (quarter-plate daguerreotype) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Seated Man with Top Hat, c. 1872-1875 (pencil on paper)
1195574 Seated Man with Top Hat, c. 1872-1875 (pencil on paper) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); 21.5x18.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

Jean-Francois Millet, 1856-58 (salted paper print)
5642989 Jean-FranAzois Millet, 1856-58 (salted paper print) by Nadar (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910); 26.3 A-- 19.7 cm; J

Portrait of Isaac Brodeau Reading a Book, 18th century (oil on canvas)
1765050 Portrait of Isaac Brodeau Reading a Book, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Roth, George (fl.1742-1778); 91.5x71.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Isaac Brodeau Reading a Book)

Portrait of a Man Holding a Book (oil on canvas)
1212584 Portrait of a Man Holding a Book (oil on canvas) by English School, (19th century); 148.5x223.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English

So great was his fright that his waistcoat turned white
1202331 So great was his fright that his waistcoat turned white, from The Hunting of the Snark, an Agony in Eight Fits, by Lewis Carroll, pub

Portrait of Paul-Marc-Joseph Chenavard (b / w photo)
1253145 Portrait of Paul-Marc-Joseph Chenavard (b/w photo) by Pierson, Pierre-Louis (1822-1913); (add.info.: Pierson L. Paul-Marc-Joseph Chenavard, French painter; carte de visite)

The Dole (oil on canvas)
425821 The Dole (oil on canvas) by Gash, Walter Bonner (1869-1928); 76x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The artists daughter Margaret writes: With his interest in portraiture)

Lilies, Victorian card
BAL10990 Lilies, Victorian card by Hardy, Florence (c.1860-1933); Faulkner & Co. Ltd. London, UK; English, out of copyright

Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) (engraving)
HGM78278 Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) (engraving) by Geoffroy, Charles Michel (1819-82); Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands; eKunstmuseum den Haag; French, out of copyright

Consulting Murray (engraving)
655124 Consulting Murray (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Consulting Murray)

Nap; La Sieste, c. 1841-42 (oil on canvas)
656539 Nap; La Sieste, c.1841-42 (oil on canvas) by Courbet, Gustave (1819-77); 37.5x46.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nap; La Sieste. Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Oil on canvas

Portrait of Thomas Fortescue, M. P. Standing, three quarter length
652175 Portrait of Thomas Fortescue, M.P. Standing, three quarter length, Wearing a Green Coat and Waistcoat, Leaning His Right Arm on a Pedestal and Holding a Tricorn Hat in His Left Hand

Robert Browning (1812-89), 1881 (pencil & coloured chalk on paper)
MAL67389 Robert Browning (1812-89), 1881 (pencil & coloured chalk on paper) by Sandys, Anthony Frederick Augustus (1829-1904); 69.2x51.4 cm; Private Collection; eMallett Gallery, London, UK; English

English gentleman and ladies announced before dinner in a grand house, 19th century
6337323 English gentleman and ladies announced before dinner in a grand house, 19th century by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); (add.info)

High life in the Bois de Boulogne, L allee des cavaliers in 1842, 1898 (litho)
5913072 High life in the Bois de Boulogne, L allee des cavaliers in 1842, 1898 (litho) by Courboin, Francois (1865-1926); (add.info.: High life in the Bois de Boulogne, L allee des cavaliers, 1842)

Woman in waistcoat of pekine velvet over a printed sheath dress, 1912 (stencil)
5892966 Woman in waistcoat of pekine velvet over a printed sheath dress, 1912 (stencil) by Simeon, Fernand (1884-1928); (add.info)

A Boy Reading, 1758 (oil on canvas)
3930809 A Boy Reading, 1758 (oil on canvas) by Krafft, Per (the elder) (1724-93); 65x53 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

The Groom; Le Groom, 1890 (oil on canvas)
824566 The Groom; Le Groom, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Delavallee, Henri (1862-1943); 159x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Groom. Le Groom. Henri Delavallee (1862-1943). Oil on canvas

The Archbold Children: A Group Portrait of a Little Boy, Full Length Wearing a Beige Coat
824248 The Archbold Children: A Group Portrait of a Little Boy, Full Length Wearing a Beige Coat, Dark Blue Gold-Embroidered Waistcoat, and Tricorn Hat and Playing a Violin, and His Sister

A Group Portrait of the Musgrave Morris Boys, one Seated half-length in a Dark Jacket
824234 A Group Portrait of the Musgrave Morris Boys, one Seated half-length in a Dark Jacket, Holding a Book, the other standing three-quarter length in a Dark Jacket, Holding a Bow

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"The Waistcoat: A Timeless Fashion Statement Across Eras and Cultures" From the iconic painting "The Ringers of Launcells Tower" by Frederick Smallfield to the modern masterpiece captured by artist Alan John Ainsworth in Pat Martino's portrait, the waistcoat has remained a symbol of sophistication and style. Even pop star Boy George of Culture Club embraced this fashion trend as he posed confidently in his waistcoat after the group achieved great success, securing their spot among music legends. The Victorian gardener with his watering can in Chelmsford also donned a waistcoat while tending to nature's beauty, showcasing its versatility beyond formal occasions. Sports teams like Millwall Athletic football team proudly wore their waistcoats during group photos, exemplifying unity and camaraderie both on and off the field. Meanwhile, Sigmund Freud's sepia photograph revealed even intellectuals appreciated this fashionable garment. Music transcends time and genres, as seen when Bruce Springsteen electrified audiences at Villa Park with The E Street Band while sporting a stylish waistcoat. Similarly, James Braid showcased his sartorial elegance on golf courses around Scotland during the early 1900s. In Cornish wrestling history, James Polkinghorne stood tall wearing a traditional waistcoat that represented strength and heritage. And who could forget Perranporth beach in Cornwall during 1921? Even amidst sand dunes and crashing waves, individuals strolled along the shore adorned with their beloved waistcoats. Carnaby Street became synonymous with fashion rebellion in the swinging 1960s era - where vibrant colors met bold patterns - making it no surprise that many fashion-forward individuals sported trendy waistcoats along this iconic street. Lastly, an amusing French postcard depicted a frog dressed impeccably in human clothing - including a charming little waistcoat - reminding us that even whimsy can find its place within our wardrobes.