Fancy Collection

Poster for Candian Pacific Mont Cruises - a glamorous lady in a green dress leans back against the rail of the liner, holding a black witches hat by its lengthy bowstrings

Birthday Cake decorated with Roses Date: 1936

Temple Wedding Cake
Wedding and Speciality Cakes. Temple Wedding Cake Date: 1936

Birthday or Presentation Cake Date: 1936

Wedding Cakes with Gum Paste Molding. Stucco Finish Date: 1936

Wedding Cakes with Gum Paste Molding Date: 1936

One Tier Wedding Cakes
Wedding and Speciality Cakes. One Tier Wedding Cakes Date: 1936

Golden Wedding Cake with Gum Paste Molding Date: 1936

Designs for Cake Tops, Serrated Border Design Date: 1936

Children dancing in fancy dress

Wedding Cakes with Stucco Finish and Moulded Decorations
Wedding Cakes with Stucco Finish (Left) and Moulded Decorations (Right Date: 1936

Presentation Cake. Violet Date: 1936

Wedding Cakes with Piped Decorations
Wedding Cakes with Gum Paste Molding and Piped Decorations Date: 1936

1920S Fancy Dress Party
A group of revellers smoke, dance and wear fancy dress at a typical Bright Young Things party of the twenties. Date: 1922

Wedding and Speciality Cakes, One Tier Wedding Cake Date: 1936

One Tier Wedding Cake with Gondola. Courtesy of Mrs Josephine Lambeth. Date: 1936

Childrens Christmas party. Fancy hats and Christmas crackers. Date: 1930

People in party hats
People walking along a pavement in party hats. 20th century

Art Deco party game card
Cover of a party game card from the 1920s featuring a flapper girl in a harlequin style fancy dress costume with a balloon on a ribbon. Date: c.1925

Street scene with comic figures advertising Phurnod (a coal product), passing an Odeon cinema. 20th century

Children in Fancy Dress
A young boy and girl dressing up in their parents clothing, pretending to be adults. Date: circa 1980

Christmas Lanterns
Two small children dressed in party finery hang out a line of pretty Chinese lanterns. Date: c.1912

X-X-X-X-Xmas by J. Gordge
Two lovers dressed as Columbine and Harlequin prepare for a romantic kiss at what looks to be a deserted party. Date: 1927

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

Children with flowers
Six children, standing in couples look as if they are ready for a spring celebration or perhaps a wedding

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

Children have fun dressing up
Three children (two girls and a boy) dressed up as a fairy queen, a red indian and a nurse. Ink drawing with watercolour washes by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

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

Childrens Carnival Mephistopheles and Bo-peep
Two children dressed as Mephistopheles and Little Bo-Peep make their way along a garden path to a party, using a lantern to light the way. 1919

Should Autumn Come Before Fair Summers Call
A dancer in a fantastic costume suggestive of autumn and falling leaves. Date: 1927

Batgers Forfeit Crackers
A jolly party game at home at the dinner table with a family wearing party hats playing forfeits. Looks like poor Percy has had to go under the table with Uncle Clarence. Date: c.1925

Childrens Carnival - Jester and Columbine
Two children dressed up for a fancy dress party; one as a jester holding a balloon and another as a Columbine complete with a star topped wand. 1919

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

Poster design for Carnival, Theatre de l Opera, Paris
Poster design by Jules Cheret for a Carnival and Masked Ball at the Theatre de l Opera, Paris. 1896

Parisian Dessert Bonbons
A Spread of French Pastries. Parisian Dessert Bonbons, Nougat Base. Date: 1936

Petite Dessert Pastries After Cutting Date: 1936

Glace Cream Bonbons
A Spread of French Pastries. Glace Cream Bonbons. Date: 1936

Petits Fours Glace spread. Date: 1936

A Spread of French Pastries, Frangipane Desserts
A Spread of French Pastries, (33) Mushrooms, (34) Chocolate Crecents, (35) Mocha Creams, (36) Marshmallow Creams. Date: 1936

Parisian Dessert Bonbons, Chocolate Caprice Date: 1936

Petits Fours Glace spread. Date: 1936

Glace Fruit Flans
A Spread of French Pastries. Glace Fruit Flans. Date: 1936

Decorated Mints spread. Mints decorated in flowers including Roses, Daisies, Dahlias, Chrysanthemum, Holly, Golden Locks, Narcissus, Apple Blossom, Violets, Poinsetta, and Geraniums. Date: 1936

Special Pastry Spread

A Spread of French Pastries, (30 Walnut Creams, (31) Chocolate Rocha, (32) Chocolate Walnut Cream. Date: 1936

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

Young woman in exotic costume
A young woman in an exotic costume, worn for a street carnival

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

Label design with girl in fancy dress
Label design featuring a girl in fancy dress, carrying a bowl containing clubs, spades, diamonds and hearts

Label design with fancy dress couple
Label design or gift tag featuring a couple in fancy dress

London Opinion 1932
A glamorous blonde woman with a Marcel wave hair style applies lipstick before going to a party in a multi-coloured dress which shows off her legs. Date: November 1932

Chocolate box design, lady in fancy dress

Childrens Carnival
Two children dressed up for a fancy dress party

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

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

Batgers Masks and Animals Luggage label
Rather odd scene featuring an adult in a sinister party mask trying to lasso a group of children in fancy dress masks and head dresses at a party. Date: c.1925

Christmas Cracker box label

Christmas crackers box label
Label for a box of Batgers Carnival crackers featuring a couple in fancy dress, he dressed as Harlequin, playing a ukelele and a banjo. c.1925

Christmas cracker box design
A jolly design for a box of Christmas crackers featuring three children; two are taking wicked enjoyment in pulling a cracker and frightening an innocent looking little blonde girl. c.1930

Conscience & the Coward
In the depths of night, a fancy dress reveller dressed as the devil strikes fear into the heart of a burglar who drops his bag and begs forgiveness. Date: 1909

Poster design by Marcello Dudovich, showing people at a fancy dress party with bottles of vermouth. circa early 20th century

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

Design advertising Doyen champagne
A design (possibly writing paper) advertising Doyen champagne, showing a woman in fancy dress, smiling down at an uncorked bottle. 20th century

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

Children dancing
A group of children dressed in 18th century costume, dance a formal dance rather elegantly. c.1925

Boy playing Santa Claus delivering Christmas presents in a vintage model car 20th century

Maria Levinskaya
Madame Maria Levinskaya, Russian pianist, pictured wearing an exaggerated costume of the Napoleonic era, as part of her series of recitals given wearing historical dress under the title

The Oracle by Charles Robinson
Colourful image of a party reveller holding a crystal ball and a jester toy. Date: 1931

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

Ernst Dryden / Party / 314
ERNST DRYDEN Poster artist, fashion pioneer and Hollywood costume designer. Fancy dress party in Vienna with Dryden pictured in the centre. Date: 1887 - 1938

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