Cloth Collection (page 6)

Advert, M C Thomson & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland
Advert for M C Thomson & Co Ltd, Sailcloth Manufacturers, Glasgow and Arbroath, Scotland. 1905

Anxious to Please - Le Desir De Plaire. 1743

Cries of Paris - waffle seller

A Sentinal in the Paraguayan War
A Paraguayan sentinel is depicted dressed in only a long loincloth and a cloth sash across his chest, and a military cap. He clasps a rifle between his arm and ribs. Several dead men surround him

Soldier in Sancho Villas Army 1914
A soldier in Sancho Villas army sits on the grass eating, holding a tortilla and a plate of food. He is wearing sandals, shirt and trousers, a hat

Market scene in pre-Columbian Tlatelolco
A market scene in the city state of Tlatelolco before the Spanish invasion. Various Mexica people crowd around market vendors in a colonnade selling wares such as pottery, animals skins, livestock

Columbus with Ferdinand and Isabella on his return
Columbus stands before Ferdinand and Isabella and the royal court at Barcelona, having brought back weapons, valuable cloth and jewellery, and several captured native people. Date: 1493

Racegoers with cold lunch, Ascot racecourse, Berkshire
Racegoers with their cold lunch, and a bookmaker marking up the odds for the next race, at Ascot racecourse, Berkshire. The ground is littered with unsuccessful betting slips. Date: 1922

Piece of checked cloth with comic verse on a birthday card -- a check, not a cheque. Date: circa 1890s

Stork with baby riding on its back on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Man in a red waistcoat on a cutout greetings card, standing behind a table containing a jug of water and a glass. Date: circa 1890s

Scandal in Paris by Edgar de Saint-Pierre de Montzaigle

A Raid on the Dessert - children at a table

Beg - Holly Leaves. A little girl gets her little dog to sit up and beg, watched by her cat. 19th century

Santa Claus on a cutout Christmas card, standing behind a table containing a large joint of meat and a large Christmas pudding -- Christmas Cheer. circa 1890s

The Graphic cover image, post-WW1 pilgrimage at Ypres
The Graphic cover image, aerial photograph of the Prince of Wales and other pilgrims at Ypres -- post-WW1 pilgrimage to Ypres, Belgium, showing a procession of 11

Edward Pink & Sons - Brushes
Edward Pink & Sons - range of brushes with prices. 1888

The cards never lie, Ladies - social scene. circa 1898

The Bayeux Tapestry - Norman conquest of England
The Bayeux Tapestry - an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long, depicting the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold

The Bayeux Tapestry, part 1
The Bayeux Tapestry - an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long, depicting the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England concerning William, Duke of Normandy, and Harold

Interior Scene, Memories of James Pryde, WW1
Interior Scene, Memories of James Pryde, painting by Sir Herbert James Gunn, First World War. circa 1915-1916

Window Cleaner - People You See. From Teddy Bear (22 May 1964). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1964

Traditional customs, Portugal -- people in the open air, working on a large weaving frame. Inset top left is a large building, the Grand Hotel Central. Date: circa 1900s

Ashantee Captain and Cabossier
Ashantee (Ashanti) Captain in his War Dress and a Cabossier dressed in a Cloak of Ashantee Cloth, West Africa. 1834

Thomas Moss & Sons Ltd, Lostock Hall & Kirkham
Concerning Cotton - Thomas Moss & Sons Ltd, Lostock Hall & Kirkham - Cambrics linen cloth. 1920

Victorian Card - Little Tailors. 19th century

David Frances Barry photo - Wolf Chief
Wolf chief wearing traditional dress and jewellery, including a beaded necklace, earrings and rings. His hair styled in plaits wrapped with fur and cloth. Wolf is wrapped with a heavy blanket

David Frances Barry photo - American Indian man
American Indian man, one feather in his hair. His braids are wrapped with fur and cloth. He is wearing traditional trousers and an American army jacket and holdgin a pistol

Henry VIII setting out from Dover, for his meeting with Francis I at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Date: 31 May 1520

King Henry VIII meeting with King Francis I of France at the Field of the Cloth of Gold in Balinghem, France. Date: 1520

Two young Egyptian women wearing veils Date: late 19th century

Woman with Dog on Phone Date: 1950

Japanese Acrobats. The Gentleman in the centre has turned away in disgust at himself as he managed to lose his fan that morning.... Date: 1904

General Post by J E Harold Terry
Date: 1917

Childrens Home Tailoring Shop
A tailoring class at a boys home. A sign on the wall extols the boys to gather up the fragments of cloth that remain so that nothing be lost. Date: Circa 1908

Advert for Viyella, womens motoring headscarf 1908
Miss Kitty Gordon wearing Viyella gauntlers. Date: 1908

viyella material accessories gloves cloth costume
Edwardian women wearing Viyella gloves, a blend of wool and cotton. Date: 1908

Hauling home, wedding party in Ireland 1870
Hauling Home, generally refers to the old ceremony of escorting the bride and groom to the couples home after a wedding.. Date: 1870

Press Printing, Thomas Hoyles Print Works, Manchester 1843
Press-printing a repeating pattern onto a roll of calico cloth at Thomas Hoyles Print Works, Manchester. Date: 1843

Block Printing, Thomas Hoyles Print Works, Manchester 1843
Block-printing a design onto a length of calico cloth at Thomas Hoyles Print Works, Manchester. Date: 1843

At the drapers shop 1887
Two women choosing some material to be made into the latest fashionable dress. Date: 1887

Couple dining at a restaurant Date: 1900

INDIAN CLOTH MERCHANT
A white European woman looks carefully through piles of fabrics, brought to her home by a cloth merchant in colonial India. Date: 1930s

SMOOTH IRONING TIPS
A tip for those who iron clothes - padding your ironing board with old newspapers helps to keep the ironing cloth smooth. Date: 1940s

COTTON MILL 1902
Women work at the winding frames Date: 1902

PICNIC FOR ONE 1930S
Smiling woman, wearing finely striped dress, bangles & sandals, enjoys bread & butter alfresco from a picnic hamper. The food & tea flask is laid out upon a gingham cloth. Date: 1930s

18th century Mercer - Costume
A travelling salesman hawks his wares: ribbons, buttons, pins, feathers, braids, cloth & all manner of trinkets for female adornment. Date: 18th century

LADY AND HER LINEN / 1929
A woman selects a clean handerchief from her drawer. Date: 1929

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