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Page from a souvenir album of the Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball, Leeds
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Page from a souvenir album of the Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball, Leeds
3744877 Page from a souvenir album of the Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball, Leeds, 12th January 1891 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); 43x33.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Abbey House Museum) UK; (add.info.: held to celebrate the silver wedding anniversary of The Mayor and Mayoress of Leeds, Alfred Cooke (1842-1902) and Mrs. Alf Cooke.
large leather-bound photograph album, inscribed in front in gold " Souvenir January 12th 1891" and Leeds coat of arms; Inside first page inscribed " Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball" given by the mayor and mayoress of Leeds, Mr and Mrs Alf Cooke, on Saturday January 12 1891, Presented to the Lady Mayoress in commemoration of her Silver Wedding by the Stewards.
The children depicted came from the following families: Armitage, Atkinson, Batley, Beevers, Blair, Bleasby, Bowling, Brown, Cartlidge, Chorley, Cobb, Cumpston, Dacre, Davis, Denton, Dickenson, Dobson, Farrar, Fortherby, Foster, Gale, Gibbs, Hallas, Hammond, Hardcastle, Harland, Hargreaves, Harvey, Hayward, Heaps, Hill, Hinchcliffe, Hoggard, Holt, Hudson, Hunt, Hutton, Ickingill, Johnson, Kitchen, Laycock, Lauri, Leyland, Liddle, Loe, Masser, Mason, Middleton, Midgley, Nicholson, Nickson, Oldroyd, Passavant, Pickles, Pincus, Proctor, Richardson, Rishworth, Robinson, Rowley, Sedgwick, Slater, Smith, Sumner, Teal, Tennant, Tordoff, Wade, Warren, Wheelhouse, White, Wilkinson, Wilkson, Winn, Yates
Fancy dress characters included:
Real life roles (Dr of Music x2, miniature mayor & mayoress, barrister x3, Girl Graduate, Clown, Huntsman, cricketers, policemen (x2), " Latest Edition", Army nurse, French cook & jockey (x2))
Fairy Tale characters (Goblin, Red Riding Hood x8, Dick Whittington, Arabian Nights, Snow Fairy, Cinderella, Snow Queen, Punchinello x 2, Prince Charming)
Nursery Rhymes (Bo-Peep x 7, Boy Blue x 4, Twinkle, Little Star; Mary, Mary Quite Contrary x 2)
Literature/Opera (La Gitana x 2, The Gondoliers, Dorothy, Daugher of the Regiment, Ophelia, Soubrette, Carmen, Esmerelda x 2, Yeomen of the Guard x 3, Little Lord Fauntleroy x 3, Zingara, Charles Surface x 2, Mephistopheles, Follow the Drum, Portia)
Military & Navy (Jack Tar x 3, Man o Wars man, sailor x 3, Engineers Mess Uniform)
Inspired by paintings (Buy a Broom x 2, Cherry Ripe (Millais) x 2, Kate Greenaway x 4, Bubble " Millais", Watteau, Gainsborough, Tambourine girl x 2)
Floral: (Buttercups and Daisie x 2, Snowdrop x 2, Daisy x 2, Lilies of the Valley, Basket of Flowers, Buttercup, Violet, Flower Girls, Wild Rose, Primrose girl, Marguerite, Flora)
Seasonal: (Night and Day, Summer x 2, Winter x 4, Spring x 2, Christmas, Queen of the May x 3, Cornucopia, May Blossom)
Historical: (Boadiciea, Claudian, Restoration page x 2, page Louis XIII, 18th century couriters, page of Queen Elizabeth, Dick Turpin, Charles II, My great-great grandmother, Buffalo Bill, 18th century admiral, David Garrick, Prince Edward, Queen Elizabeth, Earl of Essex, Louis XVI)
Exotic foreigners: (Normandy Bride, Carnavale de Nice, Dutch Peasant Girl x 2, Swiss Peasant, Neapolitan girl, Spanish Matador, Toreador, Spanish girl, Grecian Maiden, Polish Hussar, Abdullah Bhul Bul Ameer, Peruvian Brigand
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Media ID 22292394
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This print captures a page from a souvenir album of the Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball that took place in Leeds on January 12th, 1891. The ball was held to celebrate the silver wedding anniversary of Alfred Cooke, the Mayor of Leeds, and his wife. The large leather-bound photograph album is inscribed with "Souvenir January 12th, 1891" and features the coat of arms of Leeds. The photo showcases a wide array of children dressed up in various fancy dress costumes. The children depicted come from numerous families in Leeds, including Armitage, Atkinson, Batley, Beevers, Blair, Bleasby, Bowling, Brown, Cartlidge and many more. The costumes worn by these young participants range from real-life roles such as doctors of music and barristers to fairy tale characters like Red Riding Hood and Cinderella. Other categories include nursery rhymes like Bo-Peep and Boy Blue; literature/opera-inspired outfits such as Carmen or Little Lord Fauntleroy; military/navy uniforms like Jack Tar or sailor attire; floral-themed dresses featuring buttercups or daisies; seasonal ensembles representing winter or spring; historical figures like Queen Elizabeth I or Charles II; exotic foreigners including Spanish Matadors or Polish Hussars. This fascinating snapshot provides a glimpse into the creativity and imagination displayed at this extravagant event over a century ago.
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