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Siege of AsilahThe Pastrana Tapestries: Siege of Asilah. ca. 1471 - 1475. Detail of the Portuguese fleet. Cloth number 2 of the series on the Conquest of Asilah and Tangier in 1471 by Alfonso V of Portugal
Stanley and his boy KululuHand coloured. Illustration of African boy in a loin cloth sits at the feet of a Caucasian man, wearing the clothes of an explorer.This is believed to be Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904)
W. S. P. U Postcard Album, Sylvia PankhurstPostcard Album produced by the Womens Social & Political Union in dark green cloth with silver lettering and ornate Art Nouveau design
Dutch boy scout cooking at camp, HollandA Dutch boy scout cooking at camp, Holland
Cutting sixty khaki uniforms at once, WW1Scene at a garment manufacturer in New Jersey, USA, which was able to turn out 50, 000 khaki uniforms a day for Allied troops by a cutting process which allowed sixty pieces of fabric to be cut at
Weaver 1827Weaving is the art of making threads into cloth. Here the Weaver is engaged at work at the loom (a machine by which several distinct threads of any kind are woven together). Date: 1827
LFB firefighter cleaning an enclosed pump vehicle
Old firefighting equipment in a museumOld firefighting equipment on display in a museum -- the first form of pump and suction pipe and sailcloth hose, used by John van der Heyde, on loan from the Amsterdam Fire Brigade
Advert for Debenham & Freebody fur trimmed coats 1914Debenham & Freebody imitation fur-trimmed collar foal street coats. 1914
Alexandra Day Collecting Box with photo of the Queen, and the tin still has its original cloth handle. This item includes a postcard dated 1917 showing flag day collectors accompanied by a couple of
Silver matchbox holder engraved Ypres - Les HallesSolid Silver matchbox holder engraved Ypres and Les Halles and dated 1914. Shows The Cloth Hall in its full glory before its later destruction. Stamped on reverse RB.925a. Commemorative Ware
Ypres - Artillery convoy on road passing St Martins ChurchYpres - Artillery convoy on road passing St. Martins Church with the Cloth Hall behind them. Captain Gilbert Holiday, Royal Field Artillery (1879-1937). Holidays Early Life Was Spent In St
Cloth bound miniature History of the Great War, published by F. Edwards, 89 Oakley Street, Lambeth, S.E.. Book
Horse-drawn transports passing the Cloth Hall, Ypres. New Years message to every Officer, Warrant Officer, Non-Commissioned Officer
Ypres - The foot of the Cloth Hall, November 1919. Ernest Procter, ARA NEAC IS (1886-1935), ambulance driver and official artist with the Friends Ambulance Unit, 1916-1917
West Front of Ypres Cathedral from Cloth Hall, WW1West Front of Ypres Cathedral from foot of the tower of the Cloth Hall, by Ernest Procter, ARA NEAC IS (1886-1935), ambulance driver and official artist with the Friends Ambulance Unit, 1916-1917
Investing with the Armill and Royal robeDean of Westminister dresses King George V in the Armill (type of bracelet, symbolically known as " the bracelets of wisdom and sincerity")
Coronation of George V ceremony of atonementIntroducing the most important part of the ceremony, the anointing. The Kings robe been removed by Lord Great Chamberlain, the King sat in the ancient Chair of St Edward
Coronation of Edward VII ceremony of atonementFour knights of Garter, to wit, the Earl of Rosebery, Earl Spencer, Earl, of Derby and Lord Cadogan, in their Garter cloaks, held over a cloth of gold
Man with his Austin car, parked at the roadside for repairs or maintenance
Dining room staff, Baden Powell House, LondonDining room staff preparing for visitors at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s
An Ashanti weaving silk-cloth in the Gold Coast Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley, London Date: 1924
Advert for Gamages motoring needs 1926Selection of motoring garments suitable for all weathers, showing at Olympia. 1926
Bonzo is hoist with his own petard! by George StuddyBonzo is hoist with his own petard! He pulls at the tablecloth, and manages to break a plate and cover his bone with some kind of sauce or custard. Date: 1924
1937 Coronation - Imperial mantle of cloth of goldThe magnificent vestment, the Imperial mantle donned by King George VI following his anointing in the Coronation ceremony, seen as it was nearing completion at the Royal School of Needlework
My Plum-Pudding by Muriel Dawson. A happy little girl with a pudding in a bowl. Date: 1929
Silhouette of diners and waiters at a table. Date: 20th century
Advertisement for Burberry weatherproof clothes, showing a young woman leaning against a country wall in a jacket and long skirt described as a shooting gown
British Expeditionary Force in BoulogneSome of the British Expeditionary Force with their horses on the quay at Boulogne outside the main town station, their landing point in France
Dolls, teddy and rabbit enjoying a tea partyFour dolls, a teddy bear with a parasol, and a rabbit, enjoying a tea party. The table is set with miniature cups, saucers, teapot and kettle, a vase of flowers, and some cakes and biscuits
Peasant Market TradersA Russian peasant market full of femail clothes traders and eager customers. Date: 1878
Man in textile industry operating machine, ScotlandA man in the textile industry in Scotland, operating a machine with many rollers
Women textile workers, ScotlandWomen working in the rural textile industry, Scotland
Advert for for Brenner Sports - womens clothing 1935Celebration 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
Indian FishermanSouthern Indian Fisherman carrying his catch on two baskets hanging off a long yoke. Date: 1910s
Japanese Women washing fabricJapanese Women washing and drying strips of fabric (for wall hangings?). Date: circa 1910s
Romanian Woman - making fabricA lovely postcard photograph of a Romanian woman, working at a loom (to produce the highly patterned fabric used in traditional clothing) Date: circa 1910s
Japanese Geisha girl with fan and sealA Japanese Geisha girl, places her seal on a hand-painted fan. Date: circa 1910s
Norway - Traditional Costume - ChildrenNorwegian children in traditional dress. Good examples of Hardanger embroidery or Hardangersom - a form of embroidery traditionally worked with white thread on white even-weave cloth
CLOTH FAIRviewed from Middle Street Date: circa 1910
Paris Les HallesBird s-eye view of the markets of Paris - with areas for boucherie (meat), ble (corn), dras (cloth) and so on. Date: 14/15th centuries
Fox HuntsmanAn Upper Class huntsman, on his horse at the fox meet, watched by a curious working class crowd on the pavement. Date: 1930s
Sir Anthony WeldonSIR ANTHONY WELDON courtier, Clerk of the Green Cloth to James I, whatever that means. Date: ? - 1649
Rooftop TailorsTailors working on a roof during a heat wave, cutting and sewing cloth for suits, Regent Street, London, England. Date: early 1930s
Tailors Working OutdoorsTailors working on a roof during a heat wave, cutting and sewing cloth for suits, Regent Street, London, England. Date: early 1930s
Weeding a Race TrackA maintenance man in a cloth cap crouches down as he weeds the Greyhound race track at Wembley, England. Date: early 1930s
It Was Brigit Wove the First Cloth In Ireland (1918). Robinson, Anne Marjorie 1858-1924. Date: 1918
Laying the Cloth - Illustration for Goldsmiths The Vicar ofLaying the Cloth (1899) (Illustration for Oliver Goldsmiths The Vicar of Wakefield, 1890). Thomson, Hugh 1860 - 1920. Date: 1899