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Cosy Collection

Background imageCosy Collection: A House Full by Cecil Aldin

A House Full by Cecil Aldin
Illustration by Cecil Aldin showing six dogs jostling for space on a cosy armchair. Date: 20th December 1933

Background imageCosy Collection: Malvern Water Cure (2)

Malvern Water Cure (2)
(2 of 12) Water Cure at Malvern The Packing " Now this is what I call being jolly!"

Background imageCosy Collection: Royal family at home, special sitting for ILN, May 1942

Royal family at home, special sitting for ILN, May 1942
The Royal Family at home. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are seen chatting, Princess Elizabeth, just sixteen is knitting (for the troops)

Background imageCosy Collection: Patriotism in a British home, WW1

Patriotism in a British home, WW1
A cosy scene in a British home showing a young man (possibly a wounded sailor?) displaying a Union Jack flag to the rest of his family

Background imageCosy Collection: Little girl with dog by Muriel Dawson

Little girl with dog by Muriel Dawson
Little girl in pink pyjamas standing in front of a fireplace with a white dog, by Muriel Dawson. circa 1920s

Background imageCosy Collection: Advertisement for Doctors China Tea by Gladys Peto, done in her characteristic

Advertisement for Doctors China Tea by Gladys Peto, done in her characteristic decorative style. Date: c.1924

Background imageCosy Collection: Advert for Jaeger womens trouser suit 1938

Advert for Jaeger womens trouser suit 1938
Stylish & comfortable wide- legged trouser-suit worn with a red scarf & sandals. 1938

Background imageCosy Collection: Two By Two by Muriel Dawson

Two By Two by Muriel Dawson -- a little child plays with a Noahs Ark. Date: 1930

Background imageCosy Collection: Winter fashion, 1954

Winter fashion, 1954
Two women wearing warm, practical but stylish coats. On the left is a reversible coat of white wool and proofed black gaberdine by Ledux and on the right as snug

Background imageCosy Collection: Bedtime by Muriel Dawson

Bedtime by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration depicting a very sweet little girl with straight bobbed hair and a pot belly warming her toes by the stove before bedtime

Background imageCosy Collection: The Day After Christmas by Mark Symons

The Day After Christmas by Mark Symons
Cosy front room festooned with decorations and filled with Christmas toys. Date: 1931

Background imageCosy Collection: Mansell Crackers box label design

Mansell Crackers box label design
Label design for a box of Mansell Christmas crackers featuring a cosy festive indoor scene with twinkling Christmas tree and a cosy armchair by a roaring fire

Background imageCosy Collection: Male Type / Traveller 1922

Male Type / Traveller 1922
Happy chap in a cosy double- breasted overcoat lined in opossum & with a fur roll collar, also a flat cap, narrow trousers with turn-ups, spats & gloves

Background imageCosy Collection: Couple Take Tea 1875

Couple Take Tea 1875
A young couple take an evening cup of tea together while the cat sleeps contendedly on the mat

Background imageCosy Collection: Comic postcard, couple viewed through a keyhole Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, couple viewed through a keyhole Date: 20th century

Background imageCosy Collection: Cosys Bunker Juno Beach Normandy

Cosys Bunker Juno Beach Normandy
This was the scene of heavy fighting on 6 June and is named after Lt William F ( Cosy ) Aitken of B Company Royal Winnipeg Rifles whose number 10 platoon took it by hurling grenades through

Background imageCosy Collection: Christmas 1952 by Harold White

Christmas 1952 by Harold White
A 1950s family sit around the fire at Christmas time listening to a wireless broadcast Streamers and paper chains hang from the ceiling and a rather mean looking Christmas tree stands in the corner

Background imageCosy Collection: WW2 - Buttered Toast

WW2 - Buttered Toast
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, Buttered Toast, written by Marjorie Stewart. The image shows an old lady sat in a cosy living room. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageCosy Collection: Girl In a Bedroom

Girl In a Bedroom
This painting depicts a young girl, wearing a blue and white checkered dress, using a seat as a table, within a cosy bedroom. Date: circa 1916

Background imageCosy Collection: Cat by a fire - 1950s printer's block

Cat by a fire - 1950s printer's block Date: 1950s

Background imageCosy Collection: A Cosy Room

A Cosy Room
Oil painting of a lady casually sat on her bed, reading a paper with her dog laid on the floor. Date: circa 1928

Background imageCosy Collection: Advertisement for Welsbach, providers of gas mantles & burners and gas radiators

Advertisement for Welsbach, providers of gas mantles & burners and gas radiators, showing a cosy domestic scene with two little girls

Background imageCosy Collection: The labours of the XII months set out in new pictures and old proverbs

The labours of the XII months set out in new pictures and old proverbs. Illustration from the English Illustrated Magazine featuring a mummer arriving at a home on a cold December night while a

Background imageCosy Collection: View of The Chop Room fireplace inside the atmospheric Old Cheshire Cheese pub just off

View of The Chop Room fireplace inside the atmospheric Old Cheshire Cheese pub just off Londons Fleet Street. Date: 1884

Background imageCosy Collection: A cosy corner in the Old Cheshire Cheese, the famous old pub off Fleet Street in London

A cosy corner in the Old Cheshire Cheese, the famous old pub off Fleet Street in London. Date: 1884

Background imageCosy Collection: The Chop Room inside the Old Cheshire Cheese pub off Londons Fleet Street

The Chop Room inside the Old Cheshire Cheese pub off Londons Fleet Street. Date: 1884

Background imageCosy Collection: Camille Clifford at home

Camille Clifford at home
Camille Clifford (1885 - 1971), Belgian-born stage actress, the model for the Edwardian Gibson Girl drawn by Charles Dana Gibson, who married the Hon

Background imageCosy Collection: A Baby smiling out from a large Perambulator

A Baby smiling out from a large Perambulator, nestled amongst a selection of blankets. circa 1930s

Background imageCosy Collection: Carol singers in snow, cosy fireside

Carol singers in snow, cosy fireside
Decorative Christmas frieze, Carol singers in the snow, and a cosy fireside

Background imageCosy Collection: Cottage, armchair and rural scene on a New Year card

Cottage, armchair and rural scene on a New Year card. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageCosy Collection: Cat and dog outside and inside a house on a Christmas card

Cat and dog outside and inside a house on a Christmas card
Cat and dog waiting at a door on a Christmas card, with indoor scenes including a cosy fireside. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageCosy Collection: Susi - in a long scarf

Susi - in a long scarf
Susi - sitting in the corner wrapped up in a long scarf Date: 1950s

Background imageCosy Collection: Home Sweet Home -- happy domestic scene

Home Sweet Home -- happy domestic scene, How sweet it is to sit beneath a fond fathers smile. (1 of 5) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageCosy Collection: Christmas Eve by A. Davis

Christmas Eve by A. Davis
An aerial view of a village covered in a blanket of snow on Christmas Eve. Date: 1936

Background imageCosy Collection: ERMINE STOLE, SCARF, HAT

ERMINE STOLE, SCARF, HAT
A young woman wears an ermine muff, hat and scarf to keep out the winter chills while out foraging for fir tree branches to decorate her home at Christmas. Date: 1915

Background imageCosy Collection: GERMANY / MEISSEN WINTER

GERMANY / MEISSEN WINTER
Meissen: winter street scene Date: 1907

Background imageCosy Collection: Victorian tea cosy in beadwork

Victorian tea cosy in beadwork

Background imageCosy Collection: Cat telephone cosy from Selfridges, 1919

Cat telephone cosy from Selfridges, 1919
Ideas for Christmas gifts from Selfridges. This quaint conceit is a telephone cosy in the shape of a cat. Everyone needs one of these in their life. Date: 1919

Background imageCosy Collection: Cosy scene with cat and fireplace on a greetings card

Cosy scene with cat and fireplace on a greetings card
Cosy scene with cat sleeping in front of a fireplace on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageCosy Collection: Tea table with strawberries and jam

Tea table with strawberries and jam
Tea table set out with freshly picked strawberries, a pot of jam, and cups of tea poured out. 1936

Background imageCosy Collection: Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1893

Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1893
Various furniture item for sale clearance, available for Oetzmann & Co, in Hamstead Road, London. 1893

Background imageCosy Collection: Girl & Fur Hat 1890S

Girl & Fur Hat 1890S
A little girl wears a double- breasted coat of a pale furry fabric with fur cuffs & ostrich feather trimmed cape collar, a high feather trimmed bonnet & gaiters. Date: 1890s

Background imageCosy Collection: Toasting muffins on the fire

Toasting muffins on the fire
Cosy scene of an Edwardian interior with women enjoying tea and toasted muffins or crumpets, toasted with a toasting fork on a roaring fire. Lovely. Date: 1906

Background imageCosy Collection: Four cats and kittens on a Christmas card

Four cats and kittens on a Christmas card, drinking milk from bowls by the fireside. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageCosy Collection: Susi - tucked up in her basket

Susi - tucked up in her basket, 1950s

Background imageCosy Collection: The Fortune Teller by J. R. Skelton

The Fortune Teller by J. R. Skelton
Four girls sit by the fire in their nightwear as one of them predicts the future - perhaps who they will marry - by consulting some playing cards. Date: 1914

Background imageCosy Collection: Customer and barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall

Customer and barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall
Customer and barman having a cosy chat at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Background imageCosy Collection: Spaniel and kitten cosying up

Spaniel and kitten cosying up
Unusual Friends - spaniel and kitten cosying up. 1950s



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