Coy Collection (page 7)

Funny Postcard - Urgency
A superb humourous postcard depicting a young man taking a long time over his telegram, which has a lot to do with the pretty young girl behind the counter

The suffrage debate: two extreme portraits
The anti-suffragette as seen by the suffragette, and the suffragette as seen by the anti-suffragette: a coy and slightly demonic looking young woman in evening wear simpers at the viewer

Young girl with a baby donkey
Open your mouth and shut your eyes - a young donkeys look of anticipation soon to be turned to realisation. A delightful sentimental postcard

Glamourous yet coy young lady
A hand-coloured photographic postcard of a shy young lady in a bright low-cut blue dress with a finger to her mouth and wearing a long string of pearls

The First Advance
A bashful monkey suitor offers his equally coy sweetheart a coconut in the romantic rituals that go on before marriage

Maie Ash / 1908 / Philco
MAIE ASH Actress

Brunette in Boat
Dimple-cheeked brunette model wearing a red & black outfit of strapless, terry towelling sun-top & shorts (or bathing costume) sips orangeade as she sits in a rowing boat

Pin-Up in Checked Shirt
A sweet blonde with an engaging smile wears a tight fitting red checked shirt

Evening Dress 1860S
Coloured skirt & bodice; corsage off the shoulder, pointed waist back & front & a doule skirt. White bertha & overskirt caught up at the sides & trimmed with roses

Mother Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) with 3 month old cubs near Wapusk Park, northern Manitoba, Canada
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Mother Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, with COY (Cub of the Year) on fresh snow near Churchill, northern Manitoba
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Polar Bear cubs snuggled and resting on mothers body, Ursus maritimus, taiga, Churchill, Manitoba, Hudson Bay, Canada
Michael Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Female Types / Coy Lady
J tiens mon Anglais A coy lady hides behind her handkerchief

Bathing Beauty 1930S
Girl in red bathing costume enjoys the breeze on a boat sailing on very calm water

Mme Recamier / Miniature
JEANNE-FRANCOISE-JULIE- ADELAIDE RECAMIER nee BERNARD French society beauty and wit

Dietrich / Silent Film
MARLENE DIETRICH German film actress in a silent movie, Gefahren der Brautzeit

Frilly Bikini 1960S
Girl in bikini walks along a cliff path on a fine summer day

Flappers 1923
Two happy flappers wear soft wide brimmed hats & gathered skirts that catch the breeze

Bashful Young Lady 19C
A bashful but pretty young lady at an elegant party. Date: circa 1860

Suggestive Fig Leaves
A kneeling one-armed man (a piece of statuary no doubt) holding an erect club hides his aroused modesty behind an up-turned fig leaf. All very explicit if a tad coy

Flacid Fig Leaf Statue
Half man half something else, a type of satir perhaps with one large leg with an eagles foot & forked beard models the down-turned or passive fig leaf. What the bell means ?

Female Type / Raised Skirt
A smiling young Frenchwoman raises the skirt of her slip

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