Linen Collection (page 6)

Mens celluloid detachable bibs and cuffs, and soap. circa 1900

Sea-suits for sunning and swimming 1930
Women models relaxing with the latest beach pyjamas, (left model), Distinctly nautical air, and is made of sponge cloth and cotton in natural colours with wavy stripes, from Army and Navy Stores

Womens clothing for spring 1912
Spring dresses with three-quarter length sleeves, and wide brimmed hats with floral, ribbon and feathers additions. Date: 1912

Fashion for June 1913
Women models wearing a suggestion of fashionable dresses and accessories from Paris. Date: 1913

Street vendor, corner of Cuartel Street, Havana, Cuba
Street vendor with linen piled up on a handcart, at the corner of Cuartel Street, Havana, Cuba. Date: circa 1915

Woman wears a nightdress from Robinson & Cleaver
A woman wearing a nightdress of Linen Lawn from Robinson & Cleaver. The nightdress is a hand-drawn design with fine hand embroidery, trimmed with real filet lace and ribbons

Women working in a laundry. Date: circa 1930s

Young fashionable lady searches for linen in her Dower Chest
A fashionable young lady kneels in front of an Old English oak Dower chest, searching for a specific item of household linen! Date: 1923

Advert for Hudsons Soap 1885
Hudsons Soap insures the luxury of pure clean clothes. Woman scrubbing some clothes in some soapy water. 1885

Advert for Debenham & Freebody blouses 1915
Handmade blouses in white linen or muslin, with stiff collar and cuffs. 1915

A copy of an engraving of the Linen Hall, Belfast by J. Vinycomb. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

White Linen Hall - a copy of an engraving looking slightly down on the building with horse vehicles and people. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Hackling Yarn in a North of Ireland Spinning Mill - a view in a linen factory of a man operating a hackling machine. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Roughing the Yarn in a North of Ireland Spinning Mill - an interior view of a linen factory and a row of workers roughing the yarn. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Warping - an interior of a linen factory showing a machine warping the yarn. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Dressing Yarn - an interior of a linen factory showing a machine dressing the yarn. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Weaving - an interior of a factory showing weaving machines. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Winding - an interior of a factory with women operating the winding machines. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Mullavilla Linen Factory, Co. Armagh - a view of a linen factory. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Armagh: Mullavilly). Date: circa early 1900s

Smart suit from Jenners for cruise wear
A smart suit, appropriate for deck as for shore wear, in uncrushable linen from Jenners of Edinburgh. The skirt is cut on fitting lines with godet pleats while a high neckline

Linen Bleaching, Passing Through the Blueing Frame - a barefoot worker is operating between two roller machines in the spinning mill. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching, Rub Boards - a view in the spinning mill of a man operating a machine to rub the linen after bleaching. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Calendering - closer in view of above but no operator or linen going through the machine. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

N. of Ireland Linen Industry, Calendering Linen - an interior view in the spinning mill and two people operating a machine to calender the linen sheets. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching, Ironing the Web - an interior view of the spinning mill and a man operating a machine for ironing the sheets of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Beetling Linen - an interior view of a man in the spinning mill operating a machine for beetling linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Breadthing - an interior view of a man operating a machine in the spinning mill for bundling linen sheets. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Patent Beetling Machine - an interior view in a spinning mill of a machine for beetling linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Beetling - an interior view of two men in the spinning mill with a machine for beetling linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching, Stentering Frame for Hem Stitched Finish
Linen Bleaching, Stentering Frame forHem Stitched Finish - a view in the spinning mill of two women feeding linen onto a conveyor belt. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Continuous Bleaching Linen By the Chemical Process - an interior view in a spinning mill of a man operating a machine for the chemical bleaching of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching By Continuous Chemical Process - an interior view in a spinning mill of a man operating a machine for the bleaching of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Washing Mills - an interior view in a spinning mill of the washing process for linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching, Damping and Blueing - an interior view in the spinning mill of a man and woman operating a machine for the further bleaching of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Dipping Linen, in the Process of Bleaching - an interior view in a spinning mill of men dipping linen into troughs. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Boiling Vats for Linen in the Bleaching Process
Boiling Vats forLinen in the Bleaching Process - an interior view showing vats and steam in a spinning mill, in the linen process. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

A North of Ireland Bleach Green, Grassing - a view of two men laying out linen to dry on the grass on the bleach green and in the background is a horse vehicle and buildings. (Location: Ireland)

Sun Suits 1931
Three holiday outfits for making the most of the sun in 1931. Top is a Jack Tar model in scarlet and white with a matching cap

Mens fashions for the French Riviera, 1934
A gentleman wearing a short-sleeve double-breasted shirt, baggy, linen trousers and sandals on the French Riviera in 1934

Cruising fashion 1935
An outfit of shorts, blouses with sun back, coat and hat all in matching spotted blue and white crease resisting linen. The lifebelt is really a bag which is most capacious

Hispano-Arabic. Piece of tissue with eagles. 12th-13th c. Li
Textile. Hispano-Arabic. Piece of tissue with eagles. 12th-13th century. Linen and silk. From Collegiate of St. Vicenc de Roda de Ribagorca. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Interior with Women beside a Linen Cupboard, 1663, by Pieter
Pieter de Hooch (1629-c.1683). Dutch painter. Interior with Women beside a Linen Cupboard, 1663. Rijskmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Foot case for a mummy. Roman Period. 1st century AD
Foot case for a mummy. Gilded feet with sandals and a checker pattern depicting basketwork. Linen with plaster, painted and gilded. Roman Period. 1st century AD

James Corry
JAMES CORRY Secretary to the Irish Linen Board, friend of the poet Thomas Moore, pointing to an interesting letter he has just written with one of those pens Date: 1772 - 1848

Soap Boilers 1827
" The soap boiler makes the article called soap, which is composed of an oil and an alkaline salt, for the purpose of washing linen, the hands, and othe domestic operations". Date: 1827

Cool frocks for hot days 1929
Women wearing fashionable clothing with either floral or abstract design patterns. Date: 1929

Girls seaside frock 1907
Little girl wearing fashionable pale blue linen frock, with bands of striped blue and white zephyr on the bodies and skirt

Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove spring cruises frock 1937
Model wearing embroidered linen belted dress with patch pockets and piped bodies, suitable for sport and cruising. Date: 1937

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