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Ladies 3/4 length Gloves, c.1950-1970

These are fairly plain white nylon gloves except for the small broderie anglaise motifs applied to the top part. In the 1950s and 1960s many women still wore gloves when in public, but in the late ...

Ladies Black Hat, 1940s

Hats during World war II were dubbed the ‘resistance piece’ by the French against Nazi occupation. This was because hat materials were not rationed so feathers, veiling and artificial flowers were ...

Ladies Black Hat, c.1910

The style of the hat is simple with small feathers used for decoration.

Ladies Black Hat, c.1910

This type of hat was popular in the Edwardian era. This hat belonged to the donors grandmother Catherine Leighton from Hanchurch and would have been worn in around 1910. It is a black straw hat, ...

Ladies Black 'Peach Basket' Hat

'Peach basket' hats got their name simply because they looked like upturned fruit baskets. The first hats of this type were worn in 1908. The became popular again in the 1930s and mid-1950s. This ...

Ladies Black Picture Hat, c.1910-1930

A 'Picture hat' is a hat with a wide brim like this one. This hat belonged to the donor's grandmother Mrs Catherine Leighton. It is made of black straw and is decorated with black ostrich feathers....

Ladies Bowls Team, Eccleshall,

The bowling green was located at the rear of the Royal Oak Inn on High Street.

Ladies' Football Team, Evode, Stafford

The Annual Ladies' Football Match between the Offices and the Factory took place in March each year. This is the Office team. Back row (left to right): Mrs B Wadham, Miss J Churchill, Miss J Foxall, ...

Ladies Lilac hat, c.1930-1950

This hat is made of straw and is decorated with a sheer fabric and small bunches of artificial flowers.

Ladies outing, Uttoxeter area

Portrait of an unidentified group of ladies taken around the the time of World War I.

Ladies Short Gloves, c.1940

Short gloves were worn generally in the day or with long sleeves and were popular throughout the nineteenth and twentieth century. These gloves appear to have been handmade, crocheted out of wool.

Ladies Short Lace Gloves, c.1950s

Short gloves were worn during the day or with long sleeves and were worn throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. We believe that these gloves date from around the 1950s. They are made ...

Ladies Silk Dress, 1960s

This silk dress was handmade and has a hand painted design of flowers. It probably dates to the late 1960s, it is short in length and the flowers were painted in bright 'psychedelic' colours reminiscent ...

Ladies Silver Evening Gloves, c.1960s

These long gloves would have been worn for a special occasion or as evening wear. They are made using a metallic silver thread which means they were probably made in the 1960s.

Ladies Wedding Shoes, 1926

Worn in 1926 by Mrs Salt (nee Miss Mary Ellen Barks) on her wedding day. Although they appear plain for a wedding they were also practical and could be worn again after the wedding, as shoes were expensive. ...

Lady Burton opening Yoxall Parish Hall

Lady Burton stands outside the hall holding a large posy of flowers with Lord Burton beside her.

Lady Burton, Burton upon Trent

Lady Burton with a bouquet of flowers at the Railway Mission Hall , Moor Street, Burton upon Trent. Harriett Georgina Bass (1841-1931), daughter of Edward Thornewill of the Thornewill engineering ...

Lady Burton, Rangemore

Harriett Georgina Bass (1841-1931), daughter of Edward Thornewill of the Thornewill engineering company of Burton-upon-Trent. She married Michael Arthur Bass, Lord Bass, in 1869. She was born at Park ...