Coverings 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

Old Bleach Linen Company Advert
An advertisement for The Old Bleach Linen Co. Ltd. and their new fadeless embroidered linen. Date: 1932

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

Advert for Linovent, which could be laid under carpets and linoleum to create extra spring and deaden noise. Date: 1932

India, musicians and drums, with cow and goat
Vintage 19th century photograph: India, musicians and drums, with cow and goat, with orante coverings

Advert for Treloar carpets 1918
Trevoar carpets in Ludgate Hill. Date: 1918

Egyptian woman from Cairo wearing traditional clothing. Date: 1902

ADVERT / WARING & GILLOW ADVERT / WARING & GILLOW
Waring & Gillow - carpeting for lounge hall and staircase Date: 1917

Card of the International Anti-Vivisection League - Cat Fur
Belgian card produced for the International Anti-Vivisection League - An outcry on the use of Cat Fur for fashionable overcoat linings and the covering of motor parts

HMS Marlborough - Side view
HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Loading a cart with wine flasks, Florence, Italy - morning. Date: 1905

Participants in female circumcision ceremony, Africa
Participants in a female circumcision ceremony line up in Ubangi-Shari (Oubangi Chari), a French colony in central Africa, now part of the Central African Republic

Portsmouth War Memorial unveiled
A lovelt postcard photograph showing Portsmouth War Memorial unveiled on October 19th, 1921. It cost 27, 000 and was unveiled by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught

Advert for Geebro floor covering 1939
The modern colourful flooring Geebro cord rugs and carpets coverings Date: 1939

A Mahratta Pandit and his Family, India
A Mahratta Pandit and his Family. A pandit sits on a carpet outside a tent. A pandit is a scholar or teacher, particularly one skilled in Sanskrit and Hindu law. 1809

Four Turkish men in a room
Four men in a room with two windows overlooking a courtyard. All wear Turkish robes and turbans, and three are sitting cross-legged on the floor

Turkish woman brought coffee
A woman in oriental robes sits smoking a pipe with a very long stem while her servant brings her coffee. There are richly ornamented carpets on the floor. 1756

Roman Wells - Carthage, Tunisia
Roman Wells at the site of Ancient Carthage. Date: circa 1920s

Congoleum Rugs 1919
Congoleum rugs are a popular, sanitary floor-covering

Advert / Treloar Carpets
Treloar Carpets, Ludgate Hill, London

Costume / Monocle 1826
Brown coat: velvet collar, hip pockets & pocket flaps & knee length skirts; waistcoat with a diamond pattern & protective coverings strapped beneath the instep & covering the calves

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