Cloth Collection (page 14)

Gibbs Happy Families - Mrs Chips the Carpenters wife. 20th century

Chalice Veil, cloth with covers the chalice. 18th century. Diocesan Museum. Tarragona. Catalonia. Spain

Islamic art. Spain. 12th-13th c. Tissue of La Seu d Urgell. Episcopal Museum of Vic. Catalonia

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

Japanese Geisha attend to dressing, washing and make-up Date: circa 1910s

Kitao Shigemasa print - Two Girls
Reproduction of a woodcut by Kitao Shigemasa (1739-1820) entitled: Two Girls. Date: circa late 18th century

Caricature of Henry Hawkins, English judge
Caricature of Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton (1817-1907), English judge in the High Court of Justice between 1876 and 1898, and gained a reputation as a hanging judge. 1880

Singer Sewing Machine - The Singer Way
Cover design, Singer Sewing Machine - The Singer Way. 1932

Singer Sewing Machine - portable model 99K. 1932

Singer Sewing Machine - hand machine model 99K. 1932

Singer Sewing Machine - model 66K. 1932

Singer Sewing Machine - enclosed cabinet. 1932

Singer Sewing Machine - Dressmakers machine model 15K. 1932

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Hose the Firemans Wife. late 19th century

Illustration, Little Jack Horner. (2 of 2) circa 1890s

Christmas party in the East End of London. circa 1940s

Five children at a table on a Christmas card -- Health and Good Cheer. What matter tho the feast be small, the heartier welcome give to all. Date: circa 1890s

Stamping Clay by Foot
This method of stamping clay by foot was still employed as late as the 1930s for making the large pots used for melting glass - the method used by the Ancient Britons. Date: 17 February 1933

ERNST WETTER (1877-1963)
Ernst Wetter, Swiss Federal Councillor, Head of Finance (1939 - 1943). President of Switzerland 1941. Here with a drink in one hand, standing next to his seated wife. Date: 1877 - 1963

The Second Calender
Cut her head off, then, if she is a stranger to you, the djinn suggests; but the calender (literally, a cloth glazer) nobly refuses to decapitate the princess

Girl With Flowers 1916
A sweet little girl with a bunch of wild roses. Date: 1916

Cartoon, The aperitif. A waiter stands beside a table whilst a seated couple read the menu. The woman asks her husband why he has such a good appetite

Sewing / Faggotting
Faggotting, the decorative joining of two pieces of cloth, to form a lacy opening, often worked on cotton, lace and silk. Date: 1930s

Country Course Meeting
Countryfolk at a meet of the Avon Valley Coursing Club (near Salisbury) - he in plus- fours and gaiters with a cloth cap, his companion in high boots and heavy raincoat Date: 1927

Pedlar Sells Cloth / 1880
The women of a country village take an interest in the fabrics of a passing pedlar. Date: circa 1880

Ypres, Belgium, Cloth Hall and St. Martins Cathedral WWI
Photograph of the town of Ypres, showing the ruins of the Cloth Hall and St. Martins Cathedral after bombardments. Date: 1 July 1915

Sir Francis Baring
SIR FRANCIS BARING Grandson of German Lutheran immigrant and cloth manufacturer pictured here with John Baring and C Wall Date: 1740 - 1810

Betty Chester against back cloth at Duke of Yorks Theatre
Actress Betty Chester singing The Man I Love in the " C.O.D" revue at the Duke of Yorks theatre in 1927, performing against a fantastic back cloth design by Clifford Pember showing stage

Drapers shop, c. 1810
A drapers shop, c.1810 Date: C.1810

Interior of Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium
Interior view of the Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium, dating back to the 13th century. Date: circa 1910

Cloth Hall, Ypres, Belgium, dating back to the 13th century. Date: circa 1910

Advertisement for boot polish -- such a shine in a minute. Date: early 20th century

Scene at a seance, with a woman sitting in a chair on the right, and a man emerging from behind a curtain with a long piece of white muslin in his mouth (presumably meant to be ectoplasm)

Window display, Nehesco Fabrics. circa 1930s

Children and Christmas tree on a New Year card
Children with their toys gathered round a Christmas tree on a New Year card, with a pop-up Santa Claus. Date: circa 1890s

Glove cutters at work, Gloversville, New York State, USA
Glove cutters at work in Gloversville, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1913

Ginger and white cat on a Christmas card
Ginger and white cat reading a large book on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Three cute kittens on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

The Lobster, New York City, USA
The Lobster, Oyster and Chop House, West 45th Street, New York City, USA, with views of the main dining room and the cave. Date: circa 1920s

Zuccas Italian Garden, New York City, USA
Zuccas Italian Garden, West 49th Street, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1920

Cartoon, On the eve of repatriation, WW1
Cartoon, On the eve of repatriation. A German patient in a French hospital asks an orderly if he will be ok with his reconstructed chin containing silver

Cartoon, The tall story, WW1
Cartoon, The tall story. Showing a rumour circulating, from two men at the top of the Eiffel Tower down to two women at the foot of a staircase

Cartoon, In trouble, WW1
Cartoon, In trouble, showing a draper with a pile of cloth. He claims to be as patriotic as the next person, but is wondering whether he should dye his stock in grey-green (the German uniform colour)

Cartoon, Scene outside a cafe, WW1
Cartoon, Scene outside a cafe. With new restrictions on the serving of alcohol, two soldiers are turned away, and a waiter challenges two little boys sitting at a table. Date: 1916

Cartoon, There will be a party, WW1
Cartoon, There will be a party! A woman prepares for the Christmas festivities, with a picture of her absent soldier husband at the centre of the fireplace display. Date: 1915

Serving boy carries pile of folded napkins - Colmans Starch
A serving boy carrying a teetering pile of folded napkins, held in place due to the effectiveness of Colmans Starch. Date: 19th century

Cartoon, Ordinance, WW1
Cartoon, Ordinance. A soldier doing a stack of washing up says his wife is working in a munitions factory making shells. Their roles appear to have reversed! Date: 1915

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