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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
3744843 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
); eLeeds Museums and Galleries; Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK; English, out of copyright
Media ID 22292392
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This print captures a page from a souvenir album of the Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball, held in Leeds on January 12th, 1891. The ball was organized to celebrate the silver wedding anniversary of The Mayor and Mayoress of Leeds, Alfred Cooke and Mrs. Alf Cooke. 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 elaborate costumes representing various characters from real life roles, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, literature/opera, military/navy uniforms, paintings inspired outfits, floral themes, seasonal motifs as well as historical figures and exotic foreigners. Some notable characters include Red Riding Hood (8 versions), Cinderella, Snow Queen, Prince Charming along with Dr. Music x2 miniature mayor & mayoress barrister x3 Girl Graduate Clown Huntsman cricketers policemen x2 Army nurse French cook jockey x2 Goblin Dick Whittington Arabian Nights Punchinello x2 Bo-Peep x7 Boy Blue x4 Twinkle Little Star Mary Quite Contrary La Gitana Dorothy Daughter of the Regiment Ophelia Soubrette Carmen Esmerelda Yeomen of the Guard Little Lord Fauntleroy Zingara Mephistopheles Portia Jack Tar Man o Wars man sailor Engineers Mess Uniform Buy a Broom Cherry Ripe Kate Greenaway Bubble Watteau Gainsborough Tambourine girl Buttercups Daisie Snowdrop Daisy Lilies Valley Basket Flowers Violet Flower Girls Wild Rose Primrose girl Marguerite Flora Night Day Summer Winter Spring Christmas Queen May Cornucopia May Blossom Boadiciea Claudian Restoration page Louis XIII couriters page Elizabeth Dick Turpin Charles II Buffalo Bill admiral David Garrick Prince Edward Earl Essex Louis XVI Normandy Bride Carnavale de Nice Dutch Peasant Girl x2 Swiss Peasant Neapolitan girl Spanish Matador
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