Fancy Collection (page 9)

Black girl with a basket of linen, topped by a hat, on her head (photo)
5986856 Black girl with a basket of linen, topped by a hat, on her head (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black girl with a basket of linen)

Victorian scrap, Boy with bouquet of flowers. 19th century

Hall & Polley, Drapers and Haberdashers, Birmingham
Hall & Polley, Drapers and Haberdashers, Bull Street, Birmingham. circa 1900

Marquis of Anglesey in costume
Henry Paget, the 5th Marquess of Anglesey, aristocrat renowned for his eccentric love of theatre, pictured in a particularly flamboyant costume for a part in a production at his own theatre

Duke of Marlborough dressed as his ancestor
John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough, (1897 - 1972), dressed as his ancestor, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, the victor at the Battle of Blenheim. Date: 1938

The Countess Spencer
Charlotte Frances Frederica Spencer, Countess Spencer VA (nÚÑáSeymour) (1835 1903), daughter of Frederick Charles William Seymour (a son of Lord Hugh Seymour)

Girl Workers of London - The Costumiere, theatre and fancy dress. 1898

A party of mummers. 19th century

Miss Fielding, Victorian actress, in a fancy bonnet. late 19th century

Title Page for A Quip for an Upstart Courtier: or, A quaint dispute between Velvet
488983 Title Page for A Quip for an Upstart Courtier: or, A quaint dispute between Velvet breeches and Cloth breeches by Robert Greene, published 1592 (woodcut and letterpress) by English School

The Strawberry Girl, 1773-77 (oil on canvas)
ALM403413 The Strawberry Girl, 1773-77 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 76.8x63.8 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA; eAllen Memorial Art Museum; Mrs. F.F

Frontispiece to The English Gentleman and English Gentlewoman
XJF384065 Frontispiece to The English Gentleman and English Gentlewoman by Richard Braithwaite, 1641 (engraving) by Marshall

Grand musical festival and fancy fair (engraving)
605264 Grand musical festival and fancy fair (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand musical festival and fancy fair in the gardens of Chelsea College)

The Daffy Club; or, A Musical Muster of the Fancy (engraving)
607591 The Daffy Club; or, A Musical Muster of the Fancy (engraving) by Hasenpflug, Carl Georg Adolph (1802-58); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Daffy Club; or)

Fancy dress ball at Marlborough House - Ladies costumes (engraving)
604022 Fancy dress ball at Marlborough House - Ladies costumes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advert for a Garden Party and Grand Masked Ball (engraving)
609405 Advert for a Garden Party and Grand Masked Ball (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The fancy bazaar at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea (engraving)
606486 The fancy bazaar at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fancy bazaar at the Royal Hospital)

Neptune and his suite (colour litho)
668527 Neptune and his suite (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Neptune and his suite.); © Look and Learn

Illustration from Reigen Magazine Germany showing a carnival
Illustration from Reigen Magazine, Germany, 1926 showing a carnival. Sketch by Vallee Date: 1926

Fancy dress ball at Sherrys Ballroom Brighton
A photograph of a fancy dress ball at Sherrys Ballroom Brighton, 1920 with over 2000 people present Date: 1920

Advert for French Carnival Novelties, 1920 Date: 1920

Members of the Operatic Association dressed for a Toy Ballet at the British Industries Ball at the Dorchester House Hotel, London, 1927

Advert for cabaret and carnival novelties, London, 1922
Advert for cabaret and carnival novelties from Scott & Drenon and Kelsy & Scott, London, 1922 Date: 1922

Mrs Oliver Wyndham with Gwen Farrar, 1929
Mrs Oliver Wyndham (with guitar) standing with Gwen Farrar, Mrs Kergwin, Miss Ferguson, Harry Melville, Count Hockberg, and Walter Londes at a party in London aboard the " Friendship"

Norah Blaney at Bright Young Things party
Miss Ila Fink, Mr B. Leonards and actress Miss Norah Blaney at a Bright Young Things party given by Captian MacEachan at Brook Street

A Childrens Fancy Dress Party by John Hassall
Jolly and heavily populated scene showing a childrens fancy dress party with revellers dressed in all manner of costumes from cavaliers to Georgian dandys, soldiers, jesters and Native Americans

Ladies fancy watches, circa 1895
Ladies fancy watches with sapphire, ruby, diamond, enamel and gold. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Preparing for a masked ball, 1800s
Preparations for a masquerade. We no longer see harlequins and pierrots at masked balls, but instead costumes of Switzerland and Normandy

The Hanover Square Rooms when Queen Victoria took the private view of the fancy fair in aid of foreigners in distress
560181 The Hanover Square Rooms when Queen Victoria took the private view of the fancy fair in aid of foreigners in distress, held on 19 June 1833 (engraving) by English School

Lady in mask at a ball, reign of King Henry III of France, 1573-1575. She wears a hat decorated with pearls, a full-face black mask

Pierre-Thomas Levassor as Oscar in L Enfant
French actor Pierre-Thomas Levassor as Oscar in L Enfant du Carnaval, Theatre du Palais Royal, 1846. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor Dollets Galerie

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit
537590 Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish playwright, novelist, poet and wit. Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne from his Fancy Portraits series for Punch London, 25 June 1881

Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) American showman: co-founder of Barnum
531972 Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891) American showman: co-founder of Barnum and Bailey circus. Edward Linley Sambourne cartoon from Punch London 1884 in the Fancy Portraits series showing Barnum

Dahlia and Pansy (chromolitho)
734940 Dahlia and Pansy (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dahlia and Pansy)

Owl pigeon and fantail pigeon, Columba livia domestica, varieties of fancy pigeon breeds. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Pouter pigeon and Jacobin pigeon
Pouter pigeon, Columba livia, and Jacobin pigeon, Columba cucullata, varieties of fancy pigeon breeds. Handcoloured lithograph by Burggraaff from Th

Fancy dress - men dressed up as cowboys
Two men in The Fancy Dress Studio, 37 Oxford Street, London, dressed in cowboy costumes complete with very hairy chaps! Date: c.1920

Annie Raven-Hill as Cleopatra at Artists Ball, 1910
Annie Raven Hill, wife of Leonard Raven Hill, the well-known Punch artist, dressed up as Cleopatra for the Artists Ball held at the Grafton Galleries in 1910. 1910

Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print)
3781756 Mrs Beetons cookery book illustration, 1861 (print); (add.info.: Mrs Beetons cookery book - fancy cakes: cakes and gateaux showing various styles of icing and decoration)

New Idea for a Fancy Ball (engraving)
2777020 New Idea for a Fancy Ball (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Idea for a Fancy Ball)

Illustration for marzipan brochure (colour photo)
3098194 Illustration for marzipan brochure (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Precocious Piggy (colour litho)
3098134 Precocious Piggy (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The Headlong Career)

Rives Twins (sepia print)
3077519 Rives Twins (sepia print) by Mora, Jose Maria (b.1849); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American, out of copyright

Mrs Vanderbilt (sepia print)
3077513 Mrs Vanderbilt (sepia print) by Mora, Jose Maria (b.1849); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; eNew York Historical Society; American, out of copyright

Louise, Duchess of Devonshires Ball Gown for the Diamond Jubilee Ball
3060242 Louise, Duchess of Devonshires Ball Gown for the Diamond Jubilee Ball, 1897 (silver & gold cloth with shot-silk gauze and velvet) by Worth

Mr Victor Cavendish, later 9th Duke of Devonshire, as an Ambassador
3060316 Mr Victor Cavendish, later 9th Duke of Devonshire, as an Ambassador, after the Holbein portrait of Jean de Dinteville, The Duchess of Devonshires Diamond Jubilee Ball at Devonshire House

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, as Emperor Charles V
3060313 Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, as Emperor Charles V, The Duchess of Devonshires Diamond Jubilee Ball at Devonshire House

Louise, Duchess of Devonshires Ball Gown for the Diamond Jubilee Ball
3085144 Louise, Duchess of Devonshires Ball Gown for the Diamond Jubilee Ball, 1897 (silver & gold cloth with shot-silk gauze and velvet) by Worth

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Step into a world of elegance and sophistication with the captivating allure of "fancy". From the regal Fancy Pigeon Breeds, adorned in vibrant plumage, to the iconic Sobranie cigarettes advertisement that exuded timeless glamour in 1963. Transport yourself to the enchanting Regatta and Carnival Week in Fowey, Cornwall, where festivities filled the air with joyous melodies and colorful costumes during that memorable August of 1993. Witness the breathtaking sight of racing pigeons taking flight as they embark on their journey towards victory. Immerse yourself in an era gone by with The Bright Young People's mock Rayner-Ponsonby wedding. A whimsical celebration reminiscent of a bygone era filled with opulence and grandeur. Marvel at an antique map showcasing Victoria or Port Phillip in Australia, adorned with exquisite vignettes that tell tales from distant lands. Travel back to New Year's Eve Party at Chelsea Arts Ball in 1923, where revelers danced under shimmering lights while embracing the spirit of merriment and new beginnings. Experience the pulsating energy of The Carnival in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - a kaleidoscope of colors and rhythms that ignite your senses. Unleash your creativity with a pirate knitting pattern - a delightful twist on traditional crafts for those seeking adventure even within their stitches. Discover hidden gems through William Heath Robinson's masterpiece "The Sites of London, " capturing both architectural marvels and charming nooks tucked away amidst bustling streets. Marvel at The Carson Mansion standing tall like a beacon of Victorian splendor amidst Eureka, California - its intricate details whispering stories from another time. Step into Princes Park during Liverpool's extravagant fancy fair held in August 1849; witness stalls brimming with treasures as laughter fills the air. "Fancy" encapsulates moments frozen in time - each hint offering glimpses into worlds steeped in beauty, imagination, and the pursuit of refined experiences.