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A short, but concise account of Elisabeth, and Mary Chulkhurst, who were born joined together by the hips and shoulders, in the year of our Lord 1100, at Biddenden, in the county of Kent : commonly called the Biddenden Maids.

A short but concise account of Elisa & Mary Chulkhurst, who were born joined together by the hips and shoulders, in the year of our Lord, 1100, at Biddenden, in the county of Kent : commonly called the Biddenden Maids.

A short and concise account of Eliza and Mary Chulkhurst, who were born joined together by the hips and shoulders:  in the year of our Lord 1100, at Biddenden, in the county of Kent : commonly called the Biddenden Maids.

A woman is holding a child in her arms and her sister is standing on tiptoe trying to offer her an apple. Lithograph by Delpech after L. Boilly, ca. 1822.

A short, but concise account of Elisabeth and Mary Chulkhurst, who were born joined together by the hips and shoulders, in the year of our Lord 1100, at Biddenden, in the county of Kent : commonly called the Biddenden Maids.

Four scenes from the Royal Hospital for Incurables at Putney Heath, London. Wood engraving, 1881.

Two sisters sit under a tree decorating each others' hair with flowers. Engraving by C. Cousen after G. Smith.

A young woman sits by a window with a squirrel on her lap and another woman stands behind the chair. Mezzotint.

Three Greek sisters at Tarabya, northern Istanbul. Coloured lithograph by J. Nash, 1843, after D. Wilkie, 1840.

Girl's world : how would you like your eggs? Vol. 1 / Gina Miller.

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Sisters

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Four scenes from the Royal Hospital for Incurables at Putney Heath, London. Wood engraving, 1881.

Three Greek sisters at Tarabya, northern Istanbul. Coloured lithograph by J. Nash, 1843, after D. Wilkie, 1840.

A short, but concise account of Elisabeth and Mary Chulkhurst, who were born joined together by the hips and shoulders, in the year of our Lord 1100, at Biddenden, in the county of Kent : commonly called the Biddenden Maids.

A young woman sits by a window with a squirrel on her lap and another woman stands behind the chair. Mezzotint.

Girl's world : how would you like your eggs? Vol. 1 / Gina Miller.

Sisters

Images from the collections

Images about Sisters

Works from the collections

Four scenes from the Royal Hospital for Incurables at Putney Heath, London. Wood engraving, 1881.

Three Greek sisters at Tarabya, northern Istanbul. Coloured lithograph by J. Nash, 1843, after D. Wilkie, 1840.

A short, but concise account of Elisabeth and Mary Chulkhurst, who were born joined together by the hips and shoulders, in the year of our Lord 1100, at Biddenden, in the county of Kent : commonly called the Biddenden Maids.

A young woman sits by a window with a squirrel on her lap and another woman stands behind the chair. Mezzotint.

Girl's world : how would you like your eggs? Vol. 1 / Gina Miller.

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