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Overcoat Collection (#6)

"Through Time and Style: The Enduring Elegance of the Overcoat" Winston Churchill, with his indomitable spirit

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Harper's January, c1895. Creator: Edward Penfield

Harper's January, c1895. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's January, c1895. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Harper's November, c1895. Creator: Edward Penfield

Harper's November, c1895. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's November, c1895. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Be on Guard!, 1920. Creator: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor

Be on Guard!, 1920. Creator: Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor
Be on Guard!, 1920. [Publisher: Gosudarstvennoe Izd.; Place: Moscow] Additional Title(s): Bud na strazhe!

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Portrait of Adrien Demont, c1919. Creator: Albert Pierre Dawant

Portrait of Adrien Demont, c1919. Creator: Albert Pierre Dawant
Portrait of Adrien Demont, c1919

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Autumn, portrait of Lydia Cassatt, 1880. Creator: Mary Cassatt

Autumn, portrait of Lydia Cassatt, 1880. Creator: Mary Cassatt
Autumn, portrait of Lydia Cassatt, 1880

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Portrait of Charles Colmore, Esq. c.1764. Creator: Francis Cotes

Portrait of Charles Colmore, Esq. c.1764. Creator: Francis Cotes
Portrait of Charles Colmore, Esq. c.1764

Background imageOvercoat Collection: La Bouchée de pain : vieil homme coiffé d'un chapeau melon, une besace en bandoulière, c.1904

La Bouchée de pain : vieil homme coiffé d'un chapeau melon, une besace en bandoulière, c.1904
La Bouchee de pain : vieil homme coiffe d'un chapeau melon, une besace en bandouliere, c.1904

Background imageOvercoat Collection: La Bouchée de pain : vieil homme coiffé d'un chapeau melon, une besace en bandoulière, c.1904

La Bouchée de pain : vieil homme coiffé d'un chapeau melon, une besace en bandoulière, c.1904
La Bouchee de pain : vieil homme coiffe d'un chapeau melon, une besace en bandouliere, c.1904

Background imageOvercoat Collection: End of legend, c1872. Creator: Edward Ancourt

End of legend, c1872. Creator: Edward Ancourt
End of legend, c1872

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929), seated in a car going down the Champs-Élysées, c1920

Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929), seated in a car going down the Champs-Élysées, c1920. Creator: Unknown
Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929), seated in a car going down the Champs-Elysees, c1920

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Portrait of Armand Carel (1800-1836), journalist, 1833. Creator: Henry Scheffer

Portrait of Armand Carel (1800-1836), journalist, 1833. Creator: Henry Scheffer
Portrait of Armand Carel (1800-1836), journalist, 1833

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Portrait of Benjamin Constant (1767-1830), writer and politician, c1820. Creator: Hercule de Roche

Portrait of Benjamin Constant (1767-1830), writer and politician, c1820. Creator: Hercule de Roche
Portrait of Benjamin Constant (1767-1830), writer and politician, c1820

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Russian Prisoners of Bomarsud, 1854. Creator: Auguste Raffet

Russian Prisoners of Bomarsud, 1854. Creator: Auguste Raffet
Russian Prisoners of Bomarsud, 1854

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Bust of a Woman (recto); Draped Figure, Three-Quarter Length (verso), c. 1790

Bust of a Woman (recto); Draped Figure, Three-Quarter Length (verso), c. 1790

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Man Standing in Church, 1875. Creator: Antonio Piccinni

Man Standing in Church, 1875. Creator: Antonio Piccinni
Man Standing in Church, 1875

Background imageOvercoat Collection: S. Loeb, 1897. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

S. Loeb, 1897. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
S. Loeb, 1897

Background imageOvercoat Collection: S. Loeb, 1897. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

S. Loeb, 1897. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
S. Loeb, 1897

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Advertisement for the Burberry Tielocken trench coat, as endorsed

Advertisement for the Burberry Tielocken trench coat, as endorsed and worn by Lord Kitchener during visits to the Front. Date: 1916

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Sir Garnet Wolseley, 1884 (photogravure)

Sir Garnet Wolseley, 1884 (photogravure)
NAM322072 Sir Garnet Wolseley, 1884 (photogravure) by Holl, Frank (1845-88) (after); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Kiki Dee, (real name Pauline Matthews) singer and songwriter from Bradford, England

Kiki Dee, (real name Pauline Matthews) singer and songwriter from Bradford, England. Picture taken at London Airport as Kiki Dee leaves for Nice, France, to sing in The Eurovision Song Contest

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Winston Churchill pictured smoking a cigar, circa March 1938

Winston Churchill pictured smoking a cigar, circa March 1938

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Childrens clothing from 1800-1820, 1907, (1937). Creator: Cecil W Trout

Childrens clothing from 1800-1820, 1907, (1937). Creator: Cecil W Trout
Childrens clothing from 1800-1820, 1907, (1937). From " History of American Costume - Book One 1607-1800", by Elisabeth McClellan. [Tudor Publishing Company, New York, 1937]

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Mrs Alfred Martin, Tregavethan Farm, Truro, Cornwall. 1917

Mrs Alfred Martin, Tregavethan Farm, Truro, Cornwall. 1917
Mrs Alfred Martin, Tregavethans owner, feeding the dog. Tregavethan was a Womens Land Army training centre during the First World War. Photographer: Arthur William Jordan

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Winston Churchill greets the England football team, Wembley, London, October 1941

Winston Churchill greets the England football team, Wembley, London, October 1941. Artist: London News Agency
Winston Churchill greets the England football team, Wembley, London, October 1941. The Prime Minister being introduced to the players by England captain Eddie Hapgood before a wartime international

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Portrait of Per Cyrillus Rettig, (c1830s). Creator: Carl Peter Lehmann

Portrait of Per Cyrillus Rettig, (c1830s). Creator: Carl Peter Lehmann
Portrait of Per Cyrillus Rettig, (c1830s); founder of Rettig & Co in Gavle

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Apparel - 'Habitants de la Westergothie' A knave and a woman, 1780-1840

Apparel - "Habitants de la Westergothie" A knave and a woman, 1780-1840. Creator: Carl Wilhelm Swedman
Apparel - "Habitants de la Westergothie" A knave and a woman, 1780-1840

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Apparel - 'Habitant de la Paroisse de Wingåker'. Man in costume in full figure

Apparel - "Habitant de la Paroisse de Wingåker". Man in costume in full figure
Apparel - "Habitant de la Paroisse de Wingaker". Man in costume in full figure. (c1800s)

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Apparel - Man in white coat with cane, 1840-1868. 'Farmer from Österåkers sn, Oppunda hd, Söde

Apparel - Man in white coat with cane, 1840-1868. "Farmer from Österåkers sn, Oppunda hd, Söde
Apparel - Man in white coat with cane, 1840-1868. "Farmer from -sterakers sn, Oppunda hd, Sodermanland

Background imageOvercoat Collection: An elderly man sits and reads a book, 1880-1910. Creator: Johan Severin Nilson

An elderly man sits and reads a book, 1880-1910. Creator: Johan Severin Nilson
An elderly man sits and reads a book, 1880-1910

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1899. Creators: Robert Weigl, Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven, 1899. Creators: Robert Weigl, Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1899

Background imageOvercoat Collection: ''General Masquerad-Organizer with staff'. Carl Fred. Piper, Dardel, Ehrnman, O

"'General Masquerad-Organizer with staff'. Carl Fred. Piper, Dardel, Ehrnman, O. Bjornstjerna", 1845

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Indian girl, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown

Indian girl, between c1900 and c1930. Creator: Unknown
Indian girl, between c1900 and c1930

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Judge and Mrs. Tucker, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown

Judge and Mrs. Tucker, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Judge and Mrs. Tucker, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Major Nawkarta giving instructions, c1904. Creator: Unknown

Major Nawkarta giving instructions, c1904. Creator: Unknown
Major Nawkarta giving instructions, c1904

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Serge Witte and his staff out for a Sunday morning walk, 1905. Creator: Unknown

Serge Witte and his staff out for a Sunday morning walk, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Serge Witte and his staff out for a Sunday morning walk, 1905. U.S. Secret Service agent William Flynn at far left in light-colored hat

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Witte leaving Wentworth Hotel, 1905. Creator: Unknown

Witte leaving Wentworth Hotel, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Witte leaving Wentworth Hotel, 1905

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Two men standing near a small pile of rubble, in a field, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown

Two men standing near a small pile of rubble, in a field, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Two men standing near a small pile of rubble, in a field, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Jews. (Talmudists), 1862. Creator: Karl Fiale

Jews. (Talmudists), 1862. Creator: Karl Fiale
Jews. (Talmudists), 1862. Sheet 22 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Background imageOvercoat Collection: German colonists. (From the outskirts of St. Petersburg), 1862. Creator: A Derzhanovskii

German colonists. (From the outskirts of St. Petersburg), 1862. Creator: A Derzhanovskii
German colonists. (From the outskirts of St. Petersburg), 1862. Sheet 17 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Background imageOvercoat Collection: A car at the office of the Znamensky glass factory, 1880-1917. Creator: IA Driakhlov

A car at the office of the Znamensky glass factory, 1880-1917. Creator: IA Driakhlov
A car at the office of the Znamensky glass factory, 1880-1917. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Background imageOvercoat Collection: A young man in a fireman's uniform (overcoat and hat), late 19th cent - early 20th cent Creator

A young man in a fireman's uniform (overcoat and hat), late 19th cent - early 20th cent Creator: Shnee
A young man in a fireman's uniform (overcoat and hat), late 19th cent - early 20th cent. This collection of photographs

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Firefighter A.F. Domishkevich in uniform, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: PA Milevskii

Firefighter A.F. Domishkevich in uniform, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. Creator: PA Milevskii
Firefighter A.F. Domishkevich in uniform, late 19th cent - early 20th cent. This collection of photographs and documents from the private archive of Sergei Mikhailovich Chashchin relates to

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Portrait of an unknown man with a boy sitting on a bicycle, end of 19th century

Portrait of an unknown man with a boy sitting on a bicycle, end of 19th century. Creator: PA Milevskii
Portrait of an unknown man with a boy sitting on a bicycle, end of 19th century. This collection contains 136 photographs of Irkutsk from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Little, the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890, 1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill

Little, the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890, 1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Little, the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890, 1891. Little, Oglala leader, full-length studio portrait seated between two standing Euro-American men; Chris Mathison ()

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Teacher at the Irkutsk Municipal School, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov

Teacher at the Irkutsk Municipal School, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Teacher at the Irkutsk Municipal School, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Latvians. (Festive attire of Lemzal peasants), 1862. Creator: Karl Fiale

Latvians. (Festive attire of Lemzal peasants), 1862. Creator: Karl Fiale
Latvians. (Festive attire of Lemzal peasants), 1862. Sheet 14 from the album "Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie", volume 1

Background imageOvercoat Collection: Teacher at a Boys School, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov

Teacher at a Boys School, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Teacher at a Boys School, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

Background imageOvercoat Collection: A Cheap Defense Lawyer. Omsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov

A Cheap Defense Lawyer. Omsk, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
A Cheap Defense Lawyer. Omsk, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia




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"Through Time and Style: The Enduring Elegance of the Overcoat" Winston Churchill, with his indomitable spirit, dons an overcoat while making his famous V for Victory sign in 1942 - a symbol of resilience and determination. A Bristol Boxkite takes flight at Filton, its pilot protected from the elements by a trusty overcoat - showcasing the practicality and functionality of this timeless garment. British Prime Minister Herbert Asquith visits Ireland in 1914 (1951), exuding authority as he wears an impeccably tailored overcoat - a symbol of power and prestige. Bill Sykes, portrayed in 1939's adaptation of Oliver Twist, sports a rugged overcoat that mirrors his menacing demeanor - illustrating how clothing can reflect one's character. Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece "Whatever I do, I do not Repent, I Keep Pissing against the Moon" depicts peasants wearing humble yet sturdy overcoats as they go about their daily lives - highlighting their enduring popularity among all social classes. In Charles Dickens' Dombey & Son, Mr Toots struts confidently through London streets wearing an elegant overcoat alongside his beloved pet chicken - proving that fashion knows no bounds or species. A newspaper seller braves chilly winds in 1933 while bundled up in an overcoat adorned with headlines that capture attention even before words are read aloud - emphasizing both warmth and style. An advertisement from 1902 showcases Peter Robinsons' boys clothing collection featuring smartly dressed young gentlemen sporting dapper overcoats – ensuring they embody sophistication from an early age. John Ruskin, renowned English writer and art critic depicted in a caricature lithograph from 1872 by Adriano Cecioni proudly wears an exquisite tailored overcoat that complements his refined taste – a testament to the garment's timeless appeal.