Linen Collection (page 8)

Woman in canary-yellow taffeta hooded cape trimmed with roses and ribbons, and ball mask.. Handcolored lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset

Man in wool redingote in the colour of London-chimney soot with sailor sleeves.. Handcolored lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris

Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette at Trianon by Sicardi.. Photoglyptie from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885

Woman in costume of Lisieux She wears a cotton
Woman in costume of Lisieux. She wears a cotton bonnet decorated with a ribbon.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885

Laundry woman of fine linen at Rouen in a tall bavolet bonnet.. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lantes Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885

Costume of Madame de Chateau-Regnault, merveilleuse.. Costume of Madame de Chateau-Regnault, merveilleuse in Revolutionary fashion

Flax flower fairy, Linum usitatissimum, spinning linen yarn.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees

Venetian noblewoman, 16th century, brocade dress, lace collar, starched linen veil.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

Queen Mary Ocean Liner, stocking out
Housekeeping aboard the liner. The huge supply for the Queen Marys stay at port between voyages. To ensure that fresh supplies were always available, triplicate stocks of linen were ordered

Advert for Debenham & Freebody childrens summer wear 1939
Charming Design for Sunny Days. Attractive pin spot muslin frocks, with periwinkle or red spot, rouleaux to match. 1939

Jeakes Drying Closet
A portable clothes drying closet which was to be sent to the Crimea, for use in the hospital in Scutari. The manufacture of the closet by William Jeakes, of Bloomsbury

Miss Bunting Stephenson by Madame Yevonde. Seen here (left) modelling a Mainbocher evening gown of white linen, checked in coral and green stripes, from Kay Norton

Advert for for Brenner Sports - womens clothing 1935
Celebration days inspirre these gay suis. The Navy suit is in uncrushable linen with a blouse in printed Suree, whilst its companion is in a crisp lightweight wool cloth

Chesro scalloped blouse, 1938
A beautifully tailored in Tootal linen, with smart scallops and cog wheel buttons available through the Chesro catalogue. Date: 1938

Fashionable woman 1934
Woman wearing three quarter length wrap-over dress in linen tweed with matching coat by Digby Morton. Date: 1934

Fashion for spring 1934
Two women wearing floral linen dressses, one with knife-pleated underskirt made from black marocain, detachable cape on the shoulders

Women wearing embroidered linen dress 1906
Side view of an Edwardian woman wearing a embroidered linen dress with high neckline and bell shaped skirt. Date: 1906

Advert for Lillywhites tennis clothing 1937
White tennis wear for 1937. Tailored tennis dresses of white pique or heavy linen. Date: 1937

John Grubb Richardson
JOHN GRUBB RICHARDSON Irish linen manufacturer and philanthropist who loathed factory towns and pioneered the model village concept in their place. Date: circa 1845

Flax Stacks
A completed row of flax stacks for the linen industry, in a farm in Essex, England. Date: 1930s

Harvesting Flax 1930S
Making flax into stacks on a farm in Essex, England. Date: 1930s

WW1 - Women War Work - Linen Manufacturing. Date: circa 1915

Smart young Gent, on the prowl at the seaside
A smart young Gent, on the prowl at a fashionable late Victorian Seaside resort. Date: circa 1890s

Washer Women - Bermuda with their laden donkey cart. Date: circa 1910s

Red bird and flowers
Printed linen design depicting a red bird and surrounded by flowers Date: 1922

Floral printed linen design
Pattern for fabric with brightly coloured flowers on a background of green and purple stripes. Date: 1922

Bright purple flowers and lanterns
Printed linen depicting bright purple flowers and lanterns Date: 1922

Printed linen depicting a bouquet of roses and white blossom. Date: 1922

Printed linen design depicting brightly coloured pansies 1922

CLAESZ, Pieter (1597-1661). Breakfast with Ham. 1647. Dutch school. Baroque art. Oil on wood. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

Linen Processing Machine
Italian machines for the softening and treatment of hemp Date: circa 1850

To the right hon ble... trustees of the linen manufacture... this view taken in the County of South representing taking the flax out of the bog when it has lain a sufficient time to separate the rind

Poster: How to make your household linens last longer

Spotted Dinner Ware
Spots are smart! Spots are as popular on dinner services as on curtains. Lovely spotted glass and spotted table linen - a must for the modern hostess. Date: 1930s

Packing Poppies
Packing artifical poppies of linen or silk, at the British Legion, for Remembrance Day, in memory of those who so bravely gave their lives during World War One. Date: 1940

Making Poppies
Making artifical poppies of linen or silk, at the British Legion, for Remembrance Day, in memory of those who so bravely gave their lives during World War One. Date: 1940

Gruyeres, Switzerland in the upper valley of the Saane river, showing women washing clothes and linen in the fountain. Date: circa 1920s

Bridal fashions 1928
For a spring wedding, the bride in a 3/4 length shirmp-pink enriched lace satin dress with panels to the sides, wearing a matching long net train

Washing linen in a Highland stream
Scottish women washing bed linen in a Highland stream Date: circa 1920

Mother Hubbard / Spinning
She went to the semptress To buy him some linen But when she came back The poor dog was spinning Date: 1890s

Laundry, Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham
Female inmates at work in the laundry at the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Some women are using flat irons. Clean washing is piled on a table. A large press stands at the rear

Hanging out the washing
A young housewife takes advantage of a breezy day and hangs out her washing on the line

Croatia - Traditional National Costume (6 / 8)
Croatia - Traditional National Costume (6/8) - young man standing on the beach smoking a cigarette. He is holding a furled blue umbrella and wears a red jerkin adorned with silver coins or medallions

Bosnia - Sarajevo - Fabric Seller
Handmade Fabric, Linen and clothing seller in a Sarajevo Market, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tailoring Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a tailoring class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868

Woman and girl in East European folk costume
A woman and a little girl wearing traditional East European folk costume, probably from Moravia or Slovakia

Selfridges, London - Linen Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Linen Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Wash House at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The wash house at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

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