Umbrella Collection

Table Tennis Players

The Magic Umbrella. Samuel Jones flies above the rooftops thanks to his magic umbrella

Cat family in motorboat

Balloon ascent from Tuileries Chateau, Paris

Returning home

Ducks in the rain

Teddy Bears on the River. Source unknown (probably Teddy Bear Annual)

The Story of Pear Blossom. From Jack and Jill Book 1963

Boy & girl under an umbrella. Young boy & girl sheltering under an umbrella. Date: circa 1910

Women floating in the air by the use of parasols with large butterflies attached, and wings on their shoes, gazed at from the ground by men with lorgnettes and telescopes. circa 18th century

Satirical cartoon, Rural Sports, Balloon Hunting

Cover design, Aeronautics magazine
Cover design, Aeronautics Magazine, formerly Popular Aviation, showing a well-dressed couple walking across an airport runway, their chauffeur following on behind, carrying their luggage. July 1929

Silhouette Calendar -- April showers bring May flowers. Showing a little girl in the rain, under a rather small umbrella. 20th century

Business card design, man on windy autumn day
Business card design, depicting a man in a yellow coat walking along smoking on a windy autumn day. 20th century

People and animals with a balloon
Fanciful design showing crowds of people and animals watching the ascent of an idealised balloon (complete with what appears to be a key to wind it up)

Departing by balloon

Pencil sketch of child on a donkey
Pencil sketch of a child riding a donkey. 1920s

Cat with umbrella

David Wright woman in a red bikini on the beach
Elegant woman in a red bikini and wide-brimmed hat, sitting on the beach. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Caught in a shower of rain
Three children stand under an umbrella. Date: 1899

Letter writer and client, Naples, Italy. The notice says that the man can also offer his services in French. late 19th century

Avenue of cherry blossom, Japan. circa 1890s

Parsi Gentleman, India, in a studio photo. circa 1890s

Geisha with umbrella, Japan. circa 1890s

Theatre Street, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Street scene with wine shop, Kobe, Japan. circa 1890s

Japanese woman in a rainstorm. circa 1890s

Street scene in Parma, Italy, on a rainy day. Date: 1963

U for Umbrella
From a Deans Rag Book entitled Kiddiewiddies ABC Date: 1920

Holidaymakers at Biarritz, France
Holidaymakers at Biarritz, in south-west France. Date: 1927

Street scene, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). circa 1890s

Christmas - Woman in the snow
Christmas postcard depicting a woman walking up some steps holding an umbrella and some holly in the falling snow. 1907

The Confectioners Shop. A little girl in red dress and bonnet holds onto both her umbrella and a large paper bag, stuffed to the rim with cakes. Date: 1902

London fortune teller and her birds
A fortune teller and her birds on a London street. The sign on the cage reads: Ladies & Gents, these innocent little birds take a planet from the box, telling your past and future life for one penny

A couple shelter under umbrella by Florence Hardy
I d shelter thee. A man shelters his companion under an umbrella. Date: circa 1920

Gorse and kissing are always in fashion by Florence Hardy
Gorse and kissing are always in fashion. A boy kisses the girl he likes on the cheek amongst the gorse bushes. Date: circa 1911

Woman with Umbrella, Japan

My New Umbrella by Muriel Dawson -- a little child in yellow, with a blue umbrella and a black pet dog. 1945

Girl in yellow raincoat by Muriel Dawson
A girl in a yellow raincoat and hat, taking her dog for a walk on a rainy day, by Muriel Dawson. circa 1940s

Two children under an umbrella by Muriel Dawson
Two children under a green umbrella, by Muriel Dawson. circa 1930s

Month Postcard -- Novembre (November)

Street scene near Hove Baths, Sussex
Street scene near the Hove Baths in Sussex. Three women sit on a bench, near an elderly woman in an elaborate four-wheeled bath chair, shaded from the sun by a black umbrella

Man out walking with backpack
A man out walking with a backpack and various other items

Girl & boy under umbrella
" You and I together". Boy and girl under umbrella in town in the rain. " Date: c.1909

Dutch girl and boy in the snow
A little Dutch girl and boy stand chatting in a snowy landscape. The girl is holding a basket over her arm, and shelters from the falling snow under a large umbrella. early 20th century

Christmas card by Ethel Parkinson
A Christmas card by Ethel Parkinson, showing an elegant lady walking through the snow with an umbrella. early 20th century

Street market in Goa, India
A busy street market in Goa, India. A man in the foreground is weighing produce on a large set of scales. Date: 1992

Catholic priest at the Alhambra, Granada, Spain

St Stephens Gardens, London
A rainy day in St Stephens Gardens, near Westbourne Grove, London, at that time part of the Rachman empire of slum housing, but today a sought-after residential location. Date: 1957

Henry Moore Exhibition, Whitechapel Art Gallery
Scene at the opening of the Henry Moore Exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, East London, with a large sculpture in the style of a totem pole

Outside a shop in Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan
Scene outside a shop in the Harajuku district of Tokyo, Japan. The area is well known for its trendy street fashions. Date: 1986

Plymouth Hoe, Devon, on a wet day
View of Plymouth Hoe, Devon, on a wet day. A dog bounds on ahead while a couple battle on against the elements. The background is dominated by a lighthouse and several flagpoles. Date: 1970

Street market in Mapusa, Goa, India
A busy street market in Mapusa, Goa, India -- Mapusa is the main market town in northern Goa. Date: 1992

Children in St Stephens Gardens
Children playing hand in hand in the roadway on a wet day in St Stephens Gardens, near Westbourne Grove, London. A little girl in the background holds up a tiny umbrella. Date: 1957

A Happy Christmas by Ethel Parkinson
A Happy Christmas -- a little Dutch girl and boy shelter from the falling snow under a large umbrella. early 20th century

Japanese woman with umbrella Date: 19th century

Is it Raining?
A woman under an umbrella checks to see if its still raining. Date: late 1960s

LOLLIPOP DOG
A dog dressed as a lollipop man or lollipop lady, standing, under an umbrella, holding up a Stop sign. Date: early 1930s

Watch your Step
A smart young woman who can step off a pavement and hold an umbrella simultaneously! Date: 1960s

Couple in the Rain / Kyoto
A couple taking a walk in the rain sharing a rather small brolly in Kyoto, Japan Date: 1991

Are We Downhearted? by Ethel Parkinson
A World War One postcard showing France, Britain and Belgium represented by three children snuggled up under the shelter of an umbrella together. c.1915

Batgers Crackers label

Street artists in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Two street artists painting murals in a style and context reminiscent of Banksy, in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Shibuya is one of the fashion centres of Japan, particularly for young people

Mother, daughter and pet dog
A Mother and daughter pose for a photograph in a garden in Devon in the 1910s. The lady holds an elegant Chinese-style parasol and the seated young girl is staying close to the small family pet dog

Girl and dog shelter from the rain
A young girl in red leggings and jacket sheleters from a rain strom under an umbrella alongside her slightly-perplexed-looking (and very large) pet dog

City Gents 1965
Two City gents in overcoats in bowler hats, both with newspapers and one with an umbrella, London, England. Date: 1965

City Gents 1960
City gents, one of them wearing the obligatory bowler hat, with an umbrella and newspaper over his arm, on Throgmorton Street, London, England. Date: 1960

Sixties Girl in Norwich
A stylish young woman in Norwich with back-combed bouffant hairstyle, pencil skirt, stilettos, clutch bag, umbrella and black gloves Date: 1961

Crossing the Mer de Glace - Chamonix
A smartly attired group of walkers cross the Mer de Glace at Chamonix, France. circa 1880

A Stripy Romance
A stripy young couple, he in a striped t-shirt and she in a bikini with a striped top, enjoy a romantic cuddle on a rowing boat under the shade of an umbrella... Date: mid 1960s

Dryden / Knize / 103
Display card for Knize menswear featuring an elegant gentleman in a morning suit Date: circa 1934

Ernst Dryden / 309 / Chair
ERNST DRYDEN Poster artist, fashion pioneer and Hollywood costume designer. Sitting in a chair with umbrella. Date: 1887 - 1938

Dryden / Alt Berlin / 49
Poster from a Christmas exhibition, Berlin Date: 1913

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