Pearly queen costume skirt. Skirt is knee length, black, with rear waist zipper closure and single kick pleat at back. Skirt is heavily decorated with white buttons made primarily of plastic, sewn on with black thread. The buttons are similar in size and patterned in horizontal lines of three rows interspersed with connected diamond shapes. Inside the diamonds of every other row are large round abalone buttons. The waist band is decorated with interspersed abalone buttons and smaller round or square plastic buttons. The top back of the skirt is undecorated. The kick pleat is also patterned with buttons, and a single heart at bottom centre. The interior of the skirt has a black polyester lining.

Pearly queen costume jacket. Jacket is long sleeved, black, with a two button closure, wide collar and lapels and two waste pockets. Jacket is heavily decorated with white buttons made primarily of plastic, sewn on with black thread. The buttons on the front and arms of the garment are similar in size and patterned in horizontal lines of three rows interspersed with connected diamond shapes. The hem and pockets are covered in slightly larger buttons. A variety of six plastic pins are attached to the jacket front. The collar and lapel are densely covered in buttons of various sizes, some made of abalone shell. A silver medal hangs from the right lapel, stating “Member of Pearly Kings and Queens Assoc.”. On the shoulders are two small “s” shapes in brown and grey abalone buttons. The back of the jacket is less densely covered and states, in buttons, “Pearly Queen of Dulwich” between three crowns. The interior of the jacket is lined in black polyester.

Pearly queen costume cravat. Three wide layers of overlapping white, flowery lace are attached to a circular piece of white fabric backing. The cravat is attached around the wearer’s neck by a plain white fabric collar with a velcro closure at back.

Square photographic lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the photo printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The photo is in shades of light brown and shows the exterior of a large ornate department store with a dome and awnings over the street level windows. Buggies pulled by horses are parked on the curb outside.

Square photographic lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the photo printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The image is in shades of light brown, and shows 8 evenly spaced, comical line drawings of a horse pulling a small racing buggy, in a variety of running poses. The slide manufacturer’s label is on the bottom centre, in the same colour and style. Inscription in image: "'The Horse in Motion', Automatic-Electro Photography by / Muybridge."; on the frame is written: "the Wasp’s Horse".

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The circular photo is painted and shows a white horse with a red cart tied in front of a wooden barn. Trees and shrubs line the road on either side.

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The colour, circular image shows two men and a woman in purple and yellow mourning a man in orange who lays dead at the bottom of the scene. Labels: "The victims of Giant Despair among the tombs. / Copied by permission from the Pilgrim’s Progress. / G. Routledge & Sons / London"

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image painted on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The colour, circular image shows an interior scene in which a man, an elderly woman in a bonnet and shawl, and two children kneel in prayer beside a pile of potatoes on the floor. The ninth slide in a series of nine. Stamped in the wood: "W.C. Hughes" and there is a paper label in one corner with a large green number "9".

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image painted on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The colour, circular image shows an interior scene in which a man in a suit empties a sack of potatoes in front of two happy children and an elderly woman in a shawl and bonnet sitting in a chair. A lighted candle sits on a round clothed table and books sit in a hanging shelf on the wall. The eighth slide in a series of nine. On the edge is: "W.C. Hughes" and there is a paper label in one corner with a large green number "8".

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image painted on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The colour, circular image shows a man in a black coat and top hat with a large white sack over his shoulder walking down a dirt path toward a small thatched cabin surrounded by trees and shrubs. The seventh slide in a series of nine. Label: "W.C. Hughes / Optician 151, Hoxton St. London" and a paper label in one corner with a large green number "7".