Covering Collection

Advertisement for linoleum manufacturers
An advertisement for M Nairn & Co, floor cloth and linoleum manufacturers of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, with premises also in London, Manchester, Glasgow and Paris. circa 1883

Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil
Japan - Three Geisha girls - miming the phrase See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil. Date: circa 1904

Various Reptiles / 1913
An amazing illustration covering the whole range of reptilian species from snakes to newts

Nun looking at the camera, with her finger covering her lips as if in a conspiracy of silence. Date: circa 1970s

Card celebrating 20 years of Czechoslovakia (1918 - 1938)

Suffragette Badge Womens Freedom League
Badge produced for the Womens Freedom League in tin with celluloid (?) covering, in W.F.Ls colours of green, gold and white

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- underside view with covering fabric in place. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Oh Honey ! by David Wright
Oh Honey! by David Wright, showing a woman skimpily covering her naked body but allowing a glimpse of stockinged leg. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch

Khadidja, Exotic Dancer with Veil - Algeria
Khadidja, Exotic Dancer with Veil (barely!) - Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Two women police officers in gas masks, London, WW2
Two women police officers in gas masks in London during the Second World War. One of them is Florence Bragg (joined November 1936). Date: 1940s

Design for wallpaper with peacock feathers
Design for wallpaper with stylised peacock feathers. Pencil and gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1905

Diagram of the Wright Brothers aeroplane
A diagram from 1908 showing a perspective view of the Wright Brothers aeroplane. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight on December 17th 1903, covering 36 metres in 12 seconds

Potato Clamp
Men storing potatoes, covering clamps of them with straw on a farm in Surrey, England

Samurai with two swords, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - samurai in a studio setting, with two swords, proably an actor

Canadian gunners, Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, WW1
Canadian gunners firing a 6 inch Howitzer during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1917

Elephant / Jumbo Scrap
Jumbo goes for a walk

Kandy - Sri Lanka - Buddhist Procession
Kandy is very popular due to the annual Buddhist pageant known as the Esala Perahera, in which one of the inner caskets used for covering the tooth relic of Buddha is taken in a grand procession

Blonde in Bath 1960S
A blonde model sits in a trendy, but miniscule bubble bath, covering her embarrassment with a sponge whilst taking a phone call

Back view of three geishas displaying obi sashes. Vintage 19th century photograph

Army patrol in Malaya, 1957
Photograph of an Army patrol in Malaya, 1957.From an album of photographs covering military and social aspects of army life in Malaya, 1957. Date: 1957

Batchelor Monoplane prior to covering and fitting the engine

HMS New Zealand at sea
HMS New Zealand with canopies covering the guns. HMS New Zealand was an Indefatigable class battlecruiser built in 1910 as a gift to Britain from the people of New Zealand

Victorian Wallpaper - in popular emerald green - which contained poisonous arsenic. William Morris, famed for his wallpaper designs

Queen Victoria, with her husband, Prince Albert
Vintage 19th century photograph: Vintage 19th century photograph: Her Majesty Queen Victoria, photographed with her husband, Prince Albert. Image c.1860

The Welsh hat, Het Gymreig, similar to a top hat, or the capotain
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Welsh hat (Welsh: Het Gymreig) worn by women as part of Welsh national costume is a tall hat, similar to a top hat, or the capotain

Bede BD-2 N837BD
Bede BD-2 N937BD. at Rockford, Illinois in 1967. Powered by a 225hp modified Continental IO-360C, this heavily rebuilt Schweizer 2-32 sailplane was intended for a globe-circling

19th century vintage photograph: Bichari, Bishari desert guides - used to guide camel caravans or trains from Korosko to Khartoum

Young Arab woman with a face veil, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph - young Arab woman with a face veil, Egypt

Portrait of a Japanese geisha. Vintage 19th century photograph

Large and Lavish Gypsy Caravan and its owners (and dog) Date: 1905

Electric Avenue, Brixton, London - note the delightful arcade-style covering of the sheltered walkways, providing shelter to the shopfronts

Kitty in London - Glamorous girl with two cats and HUGE hat
Kitty in London - Glamorous girl with two cats and a HUGE green hat with feathers. Date: circa late 1904

Elegant and distinguished couple in an attractive garden - note the rustic garden furniture style of the bridge adornments, the attractive and fully-operational fountain

Scottish Studios & Engravers Advertisement
A photographic advertisement for Scottish Studios & Engravers Ltd. accompanied with a large advertisement portrait study of a young woman wearing a tilted, stylish hat and fur neck covering

Ridge Studios Advertisement
An advertisement page for the Ridge Studios, London based specialists in mail order illustrations in line and colour for commercial art, covering topics including interior furnishing and fashion

Bede BD-2 N937BD. at Rockford, Illinois in 1967. Powered by a 225hp modified Continental IO-360C, this heavily rebuilt Schweizer 2-32 sailplane was intended for a globe-circling

Children in fancy dress pulling a Christmas cracker Date: 1940s

Joyce
A portrait oil painting of Joyce, a young woman wearing a beaded necklace and a blue headband, a cloak or blanket is covering her, falling down at the shoulder. Date: circa 1922

Sea Wall
A watercolour painting of a figure wearing a white covering and red hat, walking along some broad steps overlooking a beach. Date: circa 1921

Rexine Ltd Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Rexine Ltd. promoting the ideal furniture covering, a long wearing material, similar in appearance to leather. The image shows a well furnished interior

The Field
An oil painting of a country woman, holding her baby child tightly to her chest, with a blanket covering her torso, a child in a white dress is standing beside her, with some chickens in a pen

Woman With Red Hat
A poster design portraying a woman wearing a yellow covering, and a distinctive red hat, as she looks behind, over her shoulder. Date: circa 1917

Garden Girl
A portrait painting of a girl, wearing a green dress and head covering, standing amongst some tall flowering plants, as she picks them. Date: circa 1916

Poster Design
A poster design in vibrant colour, portraying a woman, riding from bed, with a patterned blanked around her waist, over a green covering. Date: circa 1916

Rozinka
A portrait painting of a sly looking woman, wearing a red covering with a large, fully bloomed pink rose upon her shoulder. Date: circa 1915

The Duchess of Norfolk
A portrait painting of The Duchess of Norfolk, most likely Gwendolen Mary Fitzalan-Howard, 1877-1945, the eldest child of Marmaduke Constable-Maxwell

Treloar Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Treloar, specialists in floor coverings such as carpets, rugs and linoleum. The image shows Ludgate Hill in London, with a huge, red

Japan - Bamboo Blind maker
Bamboo Blind maker, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

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