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Cloche Collection (#2)

Step back in time to the glamorous era of the 1920s with the iconic cloche hat

Background imageCloche Collection: Fashion illustration from The Sphere

Fashion illustration from The Sphere
Elegantly dressed women waiting to board a Pullman train

Background imageCloche Collection: London Teashop 1927

London Teashop 1927
Three ladies in fashionable cloche hats, one with her dog on her lap, enjoy tea and cake at a London teashop next door to Wyndhams Theatre

Background imageCloche Collection: Springtime in London

Springtime in London
A young woman stops to admire a lovely magnolia tree in blossom during the spring, the Temple, London, England

Background imageCloche Collection: Kyoto - The Big Bell in Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910

Kyoto - The Big Bell in Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4979663 Kyoto - The Big Bell in Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Kyoto - The Big Bell in Kyoto - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024

Background imageCloche Collection: The harp of Brian Boromh (1, 2), silver prize harp (3), and bell harp (4)

The harp of Brian Boromh (1, 2), silver prize harp (3), and bell harp (4)
FLO4593969 The harp of Brian Boromh (1, 2), silver prize harp (3), and bell harp (4). Copperplate engraving from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

Background imageCloche Collection: Art. Entertainment. Le Carillon, cabaret in Paris. Poster by Grun, France, c.1895 (poster)

Art. Entertainment. Le Carillon, cabaret in Paris. Poster by Grun, France, c.1895 (poster)
3434489 Art. Entertainment. Le Carillon, cabaret in Paris. Poster by Grun, France, c.1895 (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art. Entertainment. Le Carillon, cabaret in Paris)

Background imageCloche Collection: Troubadour playing on six instruments in front of Prussian and Scots soldiers, 1815

Troubadour playing on six instruments in front of Prussian and Scots soldiers, 1815
FLO4677605 Troubadour playing on six instruments in front of Prussian and Scots soldiers, 1815. By moving his head, elbows and knees, he plays pan pipes, mandolin, drum, triangle

Background imageCloche Collection: Woman in bell fancy dress costume, la bell, with bell-shaped hat, dress and gloves

Woman in bell fancy dress costume, la bell, with bell-shaped hat, dress and gloves, and belltowers in the background
FLO4684518 Woman in bell fancy dress costume, la bell, with bell-shaped hat, dress and gloves, and belltowers in the background

Background imageCloche Collection: Ancient musical instruments: Egyptian sistrum (sistre) 1, tambourines (tambourins) 2, 3, cymbals 4

Ancient musical instruments: Egyptian sistrum (sistre) 1, tambourines (tambourins) 2, 3, cymbals 4
FLO4575241 Ancient musical instruments: Egyptian sistrum (sistre) 1, tambourines (tambourins) 2, 3, cymbals 4, single and double fifes (fifres) 5-8, pan pipes or syrinx (flute de pan) 9

Background imageCloche Collection: Itinerant fishwoman with basket of sprats on her head, and a Dustman with bell collecting dust

Itinerant fishwoman with basket of sprats on her head, and a Dustman with bell collecting dust
FLO4688672 Itinerant fishwoman with basket of sprats on her head, and a Dustman with bell collecting dust, ashes and other household waste

Background imageCloche Collection: Music-box mechanism with cylinder and hammers to play chimes on a bell

Music-box mechanism with cylinder and hammers to play chimes on a bell, and music score to Ignace Joseph Pleyel's
FLO4590960 Music-box mechanism with cylinder and hammers to play chimes on a bell, and music score to Ignace Joseph Pleyel's German Hymn

Background imageCloche Collection: Ancient Chinese copper and bronze vases and bells. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio

Ancient Chinese copper and bronze vases and bells. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's
FLO4622385 Ancient Chinese copper and bronze vases and bells. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Background imageCloche Collection: Illustrations of letters A and B. Girl with apples and bells

Illustrations of letters A and B. Girl with apples and bells. Chromolithography of English origin in " Father
DUV4197626 Illustrations of letters A and B. Girl with apples and bells. Chromolithography of English origin in " Father Christmas Alphabet" Back cover. Editons A

Background imageCloche Collection: The priest. The priest carries the viatica, or sacrament, has a certain dying person

The priest. The priest carries the viatica, or sacrament, has a certain dying person
FLO4675541 The priest. The priest carries the viatica, or sacrament, has a certain dying person. The companions follow with candles and benite water

Background imageCloche Collection: Night watchers (engraving)

Night watchers (engraving)
5944515 Night watchers (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving Night watchers watching thieves pass by and ringing the bell when they saw them appear Special Collection)

Background imageCloche Collection: A pelerin (with walking stick, bell and amulets) for the traditional ascent of Mount Fuji

A pelerin (with walking stick, bell and amulets) for the traditional ascent of Mount Fuji
CSO4979795 A pelerin (with walking stick, bell and amulets) for the traditional ascent of Mount Fuji, in front of a painted decor - Pilgrim going up Fujiyama - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo;

Background imageCloche Collection: Worths Quay with excursionists awaiting a boat, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1920s

Worths Quay with excursionists awaiting a boat, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1920s
A glass lantern slide picturing a large group of excursionists waiting for an excursion steamer on the Truro River at Worths Quay

Background imageCloche Collection: Cornish wrestling match, Gyllyngdune Gardens, Falmouth, Cornwall. Around 1930s

Cornish wrestling match, Gyllyngdune Gardens, Falmouth, Cornwall. Around 1930s
A crowd watching a Cornish wrestling match in front of the Princess Pavilion. The two older men in the ring with the wrestlers are sticklers (referees)

Background imageCloche Collection: Fashion ladies suits, autumn 1927

Fashion ladies suits, autumn 1927
3780091 Fashion ladies suits, autumn 1927; (add.info.: Fashionable ladies suits, autumn 1927. Heading reads: Ces Tailleurs plairont a Mademoiselle pour leur elegante simplicite / These ladies suits)

Background imageCloche Collection: Una, Lady Troubridge

Una, Lady Troubridge
Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge (born Margot Elena Gertrude Taylor, 1887 1963), British sculptor and translator. She is best known as the long-time lesbian partner of Marguerite Radclyffe Hall

Background imageCloche Collection: Waiting for the bus they never catch

Waiting for the bus they never catch
Two flappers posing prettily at a bus stop. Date: 1923

Background imageCloche Collection: Flomaries Cafe for dainty teas and light luncheons

Flomaries Cafe for dainty teas and light luncheons, East Grinstead High Street, Sussex, with a war memorial on the left. circa 1930s

Background imageCloche Collection: Fashion plate from Art - Gout - Beaute circa 1920

Fashion plate from Art - Gout - Beaute circa 1920 Fashion plate from Art - Gout - Beaute circa 1920

Background imageCloche Collection: Illustration of a lady in a cloche hat working on her crochet while sitting outdoors while the men

Illustration of a lady in a cloche hat working on her crochet while sitting outdoors while the men have a conversation. Advert for Coats Mercer Crochet. Date: 1920s

Background imageCloche Collection: Model wearing a fur and a deep cloche hat, crocheted in Velveno and brushed to make it fluffy

Model wearing a fur and a deep cloche hat, crocheted in Velveno and brushed to make it fluffy. Date: 1930

Background imageCloche Collection: Comic Postcard - Dirty Collar - Donald McGill

Comic Postcard - Dirty Collar - Donald McGill
A collar for your Father? Yes Miss - like the one I'm wearing? No - a clean one. Date: circa 1925

Background imageCloche Collection: Kathryn Crawford, American film and stage actress

Kathryn Crawford, American film and stage actress, also known as Kitty Moran Date: 1931

Background imageCloche Collection: Annette Benson, British film actress

Annette Benson, British film actress Date: 1931

Background imageCloche Collection: In the Flower Market at Nice, France by J Touchet. Showing two flower sellers under umbrella at

In the Flower Market at Nice, France by J Touchet. Showing two flower sellers under umbrella at stall, with customer in cloche hat. Jacques Touchet (1887-1949), French illustrator, artist and author

Background imageCloche Collection: Poster, Odeon Casino

Poster, Odeon Casino Date: 1927

Background imageCloche Collection: James Ramsay MacDonald, British Labour politician

James Ramsay MacDonald, British Labour politician
James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937), British Labour politician, Prime Minister in 1924, and again 1929-1935. Seen here (second from right) with his daughter Ishbel (1903-1982)

Background imageCloche Collection: Three flappers in cloche hats - a 1960s version of 1920s style! Date: 1960s

Three flappers in cloche hats - a 1960s version of 1920s style! Date: 1960s

Background imageCloche Collection: Dryden Die Dame Female Types Spring 1928 1920s

Dryden Die Dame Female Types Spring 1928 1920s
dryden, die, dame, female, types, spring, 1928, 1920s, front, cover, featuring, two, elegant, women, yellow, dresses, one, applying, lipstick, polka, dot, feather, cloche, hat, of, in, on,

Background imageCloche Collection: The Holy Parent. (Saint Anne, surrounded by her three successive husbands, Salome (blue tunic)

The Holy Parent. (Saint Anne, surrounded by her three successive husbands, Salome (blue tunic)
LSE4313983 The Holy Parent. (Saint Anne, surrounded by her three successive husbands, Salome (blue tunic, with pointed index finger), Cleophas (with red coat, father of Marie Cleophas) and Joachim

Background imageCloche Collection: Casual Meeting, 1928 (oil on canvas)

Casual Meeting, 1928 (oil on canvas)
1767764 Casual Meeting, 1928 (oil on canvas) by Miller, Kenneth Hayes (1876-1952); 51.4x61.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Casual Meeting. Kenneth Hayes Miller (1876-1952). Oil on canvas

Background imageCloche Collection: The Pink Dress, (pastel)

The Pink Dress, (pastel)
657743 The Pink Dress, (pastel) by Roberts, Lancelot (fl.1919-d.1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pink Dress. Lancelot Roberts (fl. 1919-1952). Pastel

Background imageCloche Collection: The coconut merchant (refreshing drink flavoured with liquorice)

The coconut merchant (refreshing drink flavoured with liquorice) and its picturesque fountain were among the familiar
LSE4313559 The coconut merchant (refreshing drink flavoured with liquorice) and its picturesque fountain were among the familiar figures of the Parisian street in the 19th and early 20th century

Background imageCloche Collection: The White Hat (oil on canvas)

The White Hat (oil on canvas)
476626 The White Hat (oil on canvas) by Hunter, George Leslie (1877-1931); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageCloche Collection: The Garter, (pencil and watercolour and blue chalk on paper)

The Garter, (pencil and watercolour and blue chalk on paper)
823449 The Garter, (pencil and watercolour and blue chalk on paper) by Kirchner, Raphael (1876-1917); 59.5x46.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Garter. Raphael Kirchner (1876-1917)

Background imageCloche Collection: Shrine of St. Patricks Bell, Armagh, County Armagh, Viking Age, c

Shrine of St. Patricks Bell, Armagh, County Armagh, Viking Age, c
XBP390444 Shrine of St. Patricks Bell, Armagh, County Armagh, Viking Age, c.1100 (bronze with silver & gold filigree, crystal and glass) (see also 344383-84) by Celtic

Background imageCloche Collection: The Christmas Dinner in Danger (colour litho)

The Christmas Dinner in Danger (colour litho)
668665 The Christmas Dinner in Danger (colour litho) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Christmas Dinner in Danger)

Background imageCloche Collection: Comic postcard, Man sees a pretty woman on arrival at the seaside. Just arrived

Comic postcard, Man sees a pretty woman on arrival at the seaside. Just arrived. Excuse scribble. I ve got something in my eye! Date: 20th century

Background imageCloche Collection: Comic postcard, Older man with pretty woman on the beach

Comic postcard, Older man with pretty woman on the beach. If the wind had only blown the other way! Date: 20th century

Background imageCloche Collection: A young woman, called Lily Hughes, photographed in a cloche hat. Date: c. 1928

A young woman, called Lily Hughes, photographed in a cloche hat. Date: c. 1928
A young woman, called Lily Hughes, photographed in a cloche hat. Date: c.1928

Background imageCloche Collection: Four Cloche Hats. 1 - Striped crochet cloche in red, white

Four Cloche Hats. 1 - Striped crochet cloche in red, white and blue by Jane Gozzet at Spice No.1 accompanied by patriotic bead and pearl earrings from Harrods

Background imageCloche Collection: Woman in luxurious evening gown of tulle and satin, 1913

Woman in luxurious evening gown of tulle and satin, 1913
Woman in luxurious evening gown of tulle and satin, green velvet sash with pearl tassel. Grande robe du soir en tulle et satin, echarpe de velours at glands de perles

Background imageCloche Collection: Woman in cloche hat, sheath dress and satin top, 1913

Woman in cloche hat, sheath dress and satin top, 1913
Woman in cloche hat, crepe de chine sheath dress and embroidered satin top. Fourreau de crepe de chine, veste de satin brodee a chale de linon

Background imageCloche Collection: Woman in white crepon dress with taffeta jacket and hat

Woman in white crepon dress with taffeta jacket and hat
Woman in white crepon dress with yellow taffeta jacket and hat. Robe de crepon blanc, casaque de taffetas soufre, bonnet de taffetas pekine




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Step back in time to the glamorous era of the 1920s with the iconic cloche hat. This stylish headpiece, popularized during The Tennis Championships at Wimbledon and seen on the Tatler front cover featuring Tallulah Bankhead in 1925, epitomizes the fashion of that decade. As ladies adorned their heads with these chic hats, they also sported Rolex wrist watches as a symbol of sophistication and elegance. Flappers embraced this trend by pairing their bonnets with a fox terrier companion or donning a coat for added flair in 1927. Even royalty couldn't resist the allure of the cloche hat; King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) were often spotted wearing them. The versatility of this accessory was highlighted in S. Van Abbe's book "Any Girl, Any Station, Anywhere, " showcasing how it could be worn by women from all walks of life. In urban areas like Norris Green Estate in Liverpool, where Dunlop Tyres advertised their products in 1933, women would complete their fashionable ensembles with stockings that accentuated their legs' beauty. A photograph from the 1920s captures a lady surrounded by blossoms while elegantly sporting her beloved cloche hat. One notable wearer was American movie actress Sally Starr who graced screens and magazines alike wearing her signature cloche hat in 1929. Her style became an inspiration for many aspiring fashionistas across America. The cloche hat remains an enduring symbol of vintage fashion and timeless elegance. Whether you're attending a tennis match or simply strolling through town, channeling the spirit of those roaring twenties is just one fabulous accessory away - embrace your inner flapper with a stunning cloche.