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Too Many Pierrots…

Today’s post comes courtesy of Ruth Feather, a remote volunteer who came to us through a family connection with one of our regular hands-on team.  Ruth has a particular interest in fashion history having studied the subject for her Masters degree and was fascinated by the examples of fancy dress within the collection.  Today she…

January 5, 2017 in Archives, costume, Edwardian, fancy dress, Glass Plate Negatives, history of fashion, Knights-Whittome, Uncategorized.

Hats Off

“Girls,” their mother interjected, “you must both stop being strange – it is unattractive. And don’t forget your hats. It would be absolutely the end for me if you two came down with freckles at a time like this.” ― Anna Godbersen, The Luxe A short but sweet post today.  With Derby Day in our town…

June 7, 2016 in Archive, costume, Edwardian, Epsom, Glass Plate Negatives, history of fashion, Knights-Whittome, portrait, Sutton, Uncategorized.

Baby it’s cold outside…

Things are winding down for Christmas in the Past on Glass studio. Many of our volunteers have other commitments at this time of year, and the quieter days give us a good opportunity to review our work, tidy up some loose ends, and make plans for the coming year. In this spirit, today’s post is…

December 15, 2015 in Archive, baby, costume, digitisation, Glass Plate Negatives, Photography, portrait, Uncategorized.

Dressing up, Edwardian style….

Looking at the eccentric Dr. Pearn of last week’s post, I realised that we have quite a number of sitters in ‘fancy dress’. At this time of the year, with the shops full of party costumes it seems rather appropriate to share them with you.  While we certainly cannot claim that the following outfits were devised…

October 29, 2015 in Archives, costume, Edwardian, Epsom, fancy dress, Glass Plate Negatives, Knights-Whittome, Sutton.

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