Clown Collection

Balloon event, Charles Green, Stowmarket
Charles Green ballooning poster, advertising his 413rd ascent, from the Vicarage Grounds, Stowmarket in his Royal Victoria Balloon

Circus montage, including chimps tea party; an elephant, woman standing on a horese, dolphin, a seal balancing a ball and a dog jumping through a clowns hoop

Funnygraph. Edwardian humour with clown and a dog surprised at what he sees when looking into a mutoscope. Date: 1903

Haubourdin shock absorber poster
Poster promoting the French automobile shock absorber brand, Haubourdin

Topsy Turvy Pirate Ship

Poster design for Cirque d Hiver Bouglione
Poster design for Cirque d Hiver (Winter Circus) Bouglione, based in Paris. Showing a clown pointing to the circus entrance. The Bouglione Brothers took over the management of this circus in 1934

Circus clown card by Glevum Games
A circus clown card used in a game called Tips Up by Glevum Games. 20th century

Box lid design, Tips Up by Glevum Games
Box lid design for a game called Tips Up by Glevum Games. Depicting a circus clown holding a string of sausages. 20th century

Cartoon, Knuckledown Fair, showing a busy scene at a fairground. early 19th century

La Place Clichy
Advertising Poster for La Place Clichy, Paris - showing the toys and games for children on sale. The Place de Clichy, also known as Place Clichy, is situated in the northwestern quadrant of Paris

Advertisement for Bertram Mills Circus, showing three clowns. 20th century

Pierrot & Pierrette in the snow
Two children dressed in Pierrot and Pierrette clown costumes stand close together on a snowy hill. 1911

Girl in a Pierrot Costume in this stylised circular painting by Malcolm Greensmith. circa 1980

Advertisement for a Mammoth Xmas Circus
Advertisement for Tom Arnolds Mammoth Xmas Circus at Harringay Arena, north London. 20th century

Advertisement for Samaritaine toys and games, Paris
Advertisement for the Samaritaine toys and games shop, Paris, France, showing a little girl asleep, dreaming of the presents she would like for Christmas. 1929

Advertisement for Billy Smarts Circus, showing a clown and a pierrot in profile, smiling at each other. circa 1930s

Clowns balancing
A christmas postcard illustration depicting two clowns in a balancing act. One clown climbs on top of a chair balanced on another chair balanced on the head of the second clown. c. 1905

Wedding Bells by Florence Hardy
A boy and girl Pierrot, dressed in white costumes, walk up the aisle arm in arm after getting married. c.1913

Can This Be Love by Florence Hardy
A sweet scene showing two little boys dressed in clown or Pierrot outfits looking hopefully towards a little girl (in similar attire). c.1925

Childrens Carnival - Clown and Italian Maiden
Two children in costume for a fancy dress party. A large boy is dressed as a clown, while a little girl has come as an Italian maiden, the latter idea perhaps not so popular these days! 1919

Batgers Musical Toy Crackers label

Which by Florence Hardy
A little boy dressed in a Pierrot costume has trouble choosing between three little girls all wearing similiar fetching clown outfits. c.1925

A Proposal by Florence Hardy
A small boy Pierrot woos a pretty little girl with a bunch of pink flowers. c.1913

Admiration by Florence Hardy
Two little Pierrots admire from a distance a little girl in a charming clown style dress. c.1913

False! by Florence Hardy
A little girl, dressed in a clown costume, is shocked to discover her Pierrot boyfriend is kissing another. c.1913

Pinocchio -- with other puppets on stage
Pinocchio -- The demonstration of warm brotherly affection that Pinocchio received. 1911

Cover design, Storyland, by Gladys Peto
Cover design for Storyland, by Gladys Peto. Gladys Emma Peto (1890-1977) was an English artist, fashion designer, illustrator and writer of childrens books. 1931

Xmas card. Clown with his pie and ale
Traditional Victorian Christmas card Date: 1868

Street parade with people in costume
A street parade with people in costume, including big heads

You re Not the Only Pebble on the Beach by Florence Hardy
A romantic attachment gone sour as one little clown tells his girlfriend that shes not the only pebble on the beach

Equestrian act at Bertram Mills Circus
An equestrian act at Bertram Mills Circus. Dressed as a ballerina, a female acrobat stands on the back of a horse, with a clown following in the background. 1936

When Three is a Crowd by Florence Hardy
Two little boys in clown costumes vie for the attention of a fellow female clown. c.1925

Animal circus with two performing pigs
An animal circus with two performing pigs in the ring, with a monkey as ringmaster and a monkey clown. The musicians and spectators are also monkeys. circa 19th century

Poster design for Circo de Parish, annual summer season somewhere in Spain, performing on Sundays and holidays, performances at 5pm and 9pm

Christmas Cracker box label

Cassells Party Menu
Menu for the staff dinner of the publisher Cassells held on 15 March 1923. Date: 1923

Programme cover, Tom Arnolds Festival Circus
Souvenir Programme cover for Tom Arnolds 10th Anniversary Festival Circus at the Harringay Arena, North London. Showing a smiling clowns face decorated with flags of different countries. 20th century

Rejected by Florence Hardy

When the Heart is Young by Florence Hardy
A charming scene with two little girls in clown costumes dancing together to the tune of pipes played by a boy Pierrot. c.1925

Forgive by Florence Hardy
Two little Pierrot children forgive and forget and become friends, or even boyfriend and girlfriend after a period of infidelity! c.1913

Funny Freddy, the Jolly Circus Ring Game

Book cover design, Rires & Grimaces (Laughs and Grimaces), containing work by various French cartoonists: Forain, Caran d Ache, Pille, Willette, Godefroy, Guillaume and Fau

At the Pantomime by Susan Beatrice Pearse
Lovely illustration by Susan Beatrice Pearse showing children at a Christmas pantomime. A clown on stage is throwing crackers into the audience stalls. Date: 1921

Now We re Off by Florence Hardy

Just We Two by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes sit close together on top of a giant snowball. c.1920

The Silvery Moon by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes, skate together under a silver moon. c.1920

Jack and Jill by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes, play in the snow with a sledge. The little girl, wearing neck ruff and holding a muff to keep her hands warm waves a sprig of holly in the air

We Care for Nobody, No Not We by Florence Hardy
Delightful postcard featuring three dancing children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes. c.1920

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