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Making Rowing OarsMathematical principles are brought to bear on the construction of new oars for the Oxford University rowing team. Date: circa 1925
The Scene PaintersA watercolour of a studio set being prepared, with painters designing a background scene. Date: circa 1917
John Hassall Correspondence Art School advertisement, 1917Advertisement for the John Hassall Correspondence Art School showing a sketch of Hassall himself putting the finishing touches to his famous poster for The Only Way starring Sir Martin Harvey
"A Mere Man, This Dress Question. I should be swathing, draping" A Mere Man, This Dress Question. I should be swathing, draping and designing in diaphanous chiffons@A flamboyant dress designer admires his work. Date: 1929
Mabel Lucie Attwell designing dollsMabel Lucie Attwell (1879 - 1964), artist best known for her pictures of chubby cheeked children and fairies, pictured in her studio designing a group of dolls based on her famous drawings. Date: 1924
The Story of a Dress - Christian DiorDouble page spread from The Sketch drawn by Francis Marshall documenting the different stages of a Christian Dior dress. Top left the dress is designed by Dior himself while top right shows a
Women artists making recruitment poster, WW1Two women artists making a recruitment poster at the start of the First World War. 1914
Designing Patterns at Manningham Silk MillsDesigning Patterns at the Manningham Silk Mills. circa 1900
Aichi AB-3 reconnaissance seaplane, ordered by the Imperial Japanese Navy, for use on the Chinese Navys new warship ordered from the Harima shipyard in Japan
Fiedler 1910 Eindecker powered by a 50 PS Daimler engine. (PS= Pferd starke - a German equivalent of horsepower) Paul Fiedler was one of Austrias early aviation pioneers
Cast iron bench in Rustic Pattern of entwined oak branches19th century antique cast iron bench in the Rustic Pattern of entwined oak branches and leaves and with entwined snakes on the end supports. Its (likely) proud creator stands behind. Date: circa 1880s
The Design Department of Raphael Tuck & SonsThe designing room at Raphael Tuck & Sons, fine art publishers of prints, cards, Almanacks and postcards, staffed largely by women
Grey Wornum designing Coronation street decorationsGeorge Grey Wornum (1888-1957), British architect, pictured at his drawing board in the midst of designing street decorations around London for the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. Date: 1937
Jacques Heim (1899 - 1967), French fashion designer. Born in Paris, Heim took over his parents furrier business in 1923 and began designing womens clothes for the firm until 1930 when he established
What about a rest, I m freezingAn artists model, posing for sunshine holidays posters, asks to be allowed to rest as, ironically, it is freezing in the studio. Date: 1939
Lady Eileen Orde working on wallpaper designsLady Eileen Order, nee Wellesley (1887-1952), daughter of the 4th Duke of Wellington and wife of the artist Captain Cuthbert Orde
Savage Club invite featuring John Hassall by G. L. StampaInvitation design for the Savage Club House Dinner to be held on 23 March 1918 with the poster artist and illustrator, John Hassall in the chair. Hassall is depicted by fellow artist, George L
Suffragette N. W. S. P. U Regalia RibbonN.W.S.P.U regalia or ribbon, produced for the Great Womens Sunday Demonstration, 21st June 1908, in Hyde Park. Mrs. Pethick-Lawrence was responsible for choosing the colours - purple
Queen Mary and LaceworkersDuring a visit to Nottingham, Queen Mary is seen visiting the designing rooms of a lace factory Date: 24 June 1914
Maureen Baker of Susan SmallA new idea is discussed in one of the work rooms at British fashion house, Susan Small, between Alex Marafini, the suit designer and Maureen Baker
Glass DesignerA glass designer at work. Date: February 1933
Dress Designing ClassA dress designing class for schoolgirls at the London County Council School, Clapham, London. Date: early 1930s
