Cushion Collection (page 2)

The vapours, or the day of memories
Les vapeurs, the day of memories. A woman drinks tea on the sofa while her maid picks up bills strewn over the floor. Kind husband, would you heal the painful nerves of your wife

The banquet held for Dodwell by the Bishop of Salona in Crisso, Greece. A man bowing before the bishop seated on a cushion, servants bring food to men seated at a round table

Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine at Notre Dame, 1804
Marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais at Notre Dame, 1804. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax

Haworthia mirabilis (Rough-leaved cushion aloe, Aloe mirabilis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine

The Tramps Dream

Poster, Alexandre Dumass The Three Musketeers
Theatre poster featuring Cardinal Mazarin in a production of Alexandre Dumass The Three Musketeers

Birthday card with a view through a window from inside a sitting room. Date: circa 1930s

Lady Townsend

Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - Girl and Doll. 1897

Memoirs of Princess Charlotte of Saxe Coburg
Title page illustration, Memoirs of the Princess Charlotte of Saxe Coburg, by Robert Huish. 1817

Girl reading - Young girl sitting on a cushion with her puppy reading her picture book. Artist: Angusine Jeanne Macgregor Date: circa 1920

Blue Footstool Date: 1880

JAPANESE WOMAN KNITTING
A young Japanese housewife contentedly sits on a cushion and knits a dress for her youngest child. Date: 1930s

WHITE CHINCHILLA CAT
A white Chinchilla cat poses on a cushion. Date: 1950

TABBY CAT ON A CUSHION
A handsome ginger tabby cat sits on a cushion. Date: 1953

BABY LYING DOWN C1890
Vincent Hope Davenport, age three months, posing for a studio photograph in his white christening robes. Date: circa 1890

Studio portrait, man with Pekingese dog, France
Studio portrait, a man with his two Pekingese dogs on a cushion, photo by Vrondy, Paris. Date: circa 1920

Eric Atherton Smith - young boy aged 3 with his toy drum (possibly 1911-1974 - from Warrington, Lancashire). Date: circa 1913

Attendant holding up a magnificent crown by Kitagawa
An Attendant holding up a magnificent crown on a cushion - print by Utamaro Kitagawa (1753-1805). Date: circa 1790s

Armchair, with cover
Fully upholstered armchair with walnut front legs and beech frame, with original stamped green, but faded to blue upholstery thought to be wool and made in England between c.1720 and 40. Date: c.1720

Tabby kitten exploring sleeping mans hair
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten exploring a sleeping mans hair. 1950s

Group photo, Masonic Lodge, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Group photo, Rock of Gwalior Masonic Lodge, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1930s

King on a throne

Sir Alfred Milner
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (1854 - 1925). British statesman and colonial administrator. Key British Empire figure in the events leading up to and following the Boer War

Catherine of Aragon at Legatine Court, Blackfriars
Catherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry VIII, probably on 21 June 1529 at the Legatine Court, Blackfriars, London. circa 1529

Comic Postcard - Sport - Billiards - Cannon off the cush (1/2) Date: circa 1905

Advertisement for M&B All Bright beer -- male model pouring beer from a bottle into a glass. 1959

Mariana of Austria at Prayer by Velazquez
Mariana of Austria (1634-1696). Queen of Spain. Mariana of Austria at Prayer. 1655. Portrait by Diego Velazquez. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768-1854), carrying St Edwards Crown at King George IVs Coronation as Lord High Steward of England, July 1821. 1821

Hyder Ali (Haidar Ali)
HYDER ALI Muslim ruler of Mysore, set up first corps of sepoys with European backing. Date: 1722 - 1782

Bull terrier and dachshund puppy sleeping in a chair
A bull terrier and a dachshund puppy sleeping in a chair -- Turps or Tirpz (short for Tirpitz or Turpentine) finds a new use for bull terriers (Aldins own dogs). Date: 1930

Costumes of Tripoli, Libya, woman in burqa and veil, man in turban.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Robert Robinson with Lord & Lady St Levan, Cornwall
Robert Robinson (1927-2011), radio and TV presenter, journalist and author, with Lord John Francis Arthur St Aubyn, 4th Baron St Levan (1919-2013), and his wife Lady Susan St Levan (d 2003)

Advert for Hindes hair brushes 1923
The very brush for the hair. " Just the very thing" is an expression in every-day use a commonplace in the English language

Business card design, table arrangement
Business card design, depicting a table arranged with a yellow tablecloth, a lamp, a book and a vase of red flowers, with a cushion on the floor and a picture on the wall in the background

Three women playing cards at a table
Three middle aged women playing cards at a table. They are playing for money, and there are three half-empty glasses of sherry

Girl and boy lie on the floor surrounded by toys
Girl and boy lying on the floor surrounded by their toys, whilst reading a story book. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

The coronation of Tsar Nicholas II
Emperor Nicholas II crowns the Empress, Alexandra Feodorovna: When the Emperor had duly received his crown and the sceptre and orb of empire, he summoned the Empress to him

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Ashanti implements and weapons
A. Sanko, musical instrument B. Cushion C. Ashanti Ministers state bag D. Fantee stool, cut out of solid block of cotton wood E. and F. War Greegrees or charms made of leather and straw worked in G

Man with Pekingese / C1920
A French man sits with his two pekingese dogs on a cushion

Tabby kitten sitting on a deckchair
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten sitting on a deckchair. 1950s

Tabby kitten relaxing on a deckchair
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten relaxing on a deckchair. 1950s

Fernan Perez de Andrade (d. 1397). Spanish Knight. Tomb
Fernan Perez de Andrade (d.1397). Spanish Knight. Tomb with reliefs depicting the reclining figure of the knight and the coat of arms of the family Andrade. St Francis Church. Betanzos. Spain

Children riding an Indian elephant, New York Zoological Park
Zoo postcard showing three children riding " Gunda" the Indian elephant in the New York Zoological Park. Date: circa 1920

Christmas card, Hearty Greetings, with two kittens on a cushion. circa 1905

Boy fishing from an open window. 19th century

Music cover, Lonesome Little Doll, a novelty for piano by Phil Boutelje. 1929

Greetings card, Little Mischief, boy and kitten. circa 1905

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