Domestic Collection (page 16)

A Modern Electric Kitchen probably 1940s Date: circa 1940s

Woman making tea, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph - early photographic portrait from Japan, probably the work of the Japanese photographer Shimooka Renjo - woman making tea

Grate with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Pair of slippers with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Five boys pillow fighting on a cutout New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Master and maid on a sepia greetings card - All are good maids (But whence come the bad wives?). Date: circa 1900s

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

Santa Claus with children and presents on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1920s

Man trussed up on a Christmas and New Year card
Man trussed up in front of a fire by a joint of meat, two turkeys and a pudding on a Christmas and New Year card -- One Good Turn Deserves Another. Date: circa 1890s

Girl and boy with presents on a Christmas card with white and gold decorative border. Date: circa 1890s

Girl and doll having tea on a Christmas card
Girl and doll at a table having tea on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Three children behind a door on a Christmas card
Three children peeping from behind a door on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Mother, father and two children on a Christmas card, looking out of the window at a church. Date: circa 1900s

Woman using a heart-shaped iron on a Valentine card. Date: early 20th century

Roman Catholic family, Belfast, Northern Ireland -- a woman with three children sitting by the fireside. Date: 1969

Keepers of Longships Lighthouse, off Lands End, Cornwall
Three keepers of Longships Lighthouse, off Lands End, Cornwall, in the kitchen area, preparing for their Christmas dinner. Date: circa 1970s

Three people at a table, photographer reflected in mirror
Three people at a table with a roast dinner and wine bottles, possibly for Thanksgiving, North America. The photographer and camera on a tripod are reflected in the mirror behind them

Advert for Dobble, Forbes & Co stoves and ranges 1888
A selection of three matchless combustion heating stoves, kitchen ranges with self-setting and fuel saving and a new portable cast-iron washing copper

Advert for Hudsons Soap 1888
Policeman holding a touch up at a notice on a fence saying Arrest all dirt and cleanse everthing by using Hudsons Soap REWARD!! purity, health and satisfaction by its regular saily use. 1888

Cottage in Glen Columbkille, County Donegal, Ireland
Cottage in Glen Columbkille (Glencolmcille, Gleann Cholm Cille), County Donegal, north-west Ireland. A woman with embroidery in her hands stands at the door with two children. Date: circa 1900s

Advert for Hudsons Soap 1889
Policeman holding a touch up at a notice on a fence saying Arrest all dirt and cleanse everthing by using Hudsons Soap REWARD!! purity, health and satisfaction by its regular saily use. 1889

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

Hambro Orphanage, Roehampton
The Hambro Orphanage, Roehampton, was founded in 1879 to educate and train girls for domestic service. Date: circa 1907

Sandwell Hall Training Home, near West Bromwich, was founded in 1857 to receive poor orphans and train them for domestic service. Date: circa 1890s

House in Spyk (Spijk), Groningen, Netherlands
Engraving of a house in Spyk -- possibly Spijk, Groningen, Netherlands -- with a garden in the foreground. 18th century

Skansen, Stockholm - open air museum
Skansen was the first open-air museum in Sweden, founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius. It contains examples of Swedish houses, painstakingly deconstructed, brought to Skansen and then rebuilt

On strike: the colliers family at home, 1912
On strike: the colliers family at home in South Wales. A study from life by Fortunino Matania. The national strike ended after 37 days, with the introduction of the minimum wage act. 1912

Bill Foyle, Essex farmer, surrounded by his collection of souvenirs, including a row of rifles, Native American Indian items, a buffalo head and various trophies. Date: 1964

Find the Fault card No. 12 -- man reading. circa 1930s

Italy. Herculaneum. Lararium. House of the Skeleton
Italy. Herculaneum. Ancient Roman town. Lararium. House of the Skeleton

The Love Letter, c. 1669-1670, by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). Dutch painter. The Love Letter, c. 1669-1670. Rijskmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Meat aspic
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Meat aspic. Miniature. Fol. 76 r

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Selling salt
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Establishment. Selling salt. Miniature. Fol. 62v

Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14 th century. Medieval handbook of heal
Tacuinum Sanitatis. 14th century. Medieval handbook of health. Man offering turnips. Miniature. Fol. 51 r

Oscar Wilde parody, man and sunflower -- With yearnings for your intense joy. late 19th century

Country Bedroom 1940S
A pretty English country bedroom, with a patchwork quilt bedspread and floral curtains with a matching pelmet. Date: 1940s

Light Switch 1940S
Remember to switch off lights last thing at night or when going out, saving energy and economising on household bills. Date: 1940s

Dining Room 1940S
A typical 1940s dining room, decorated in a dark green colour. Note the picture rail, Art Deco style fireplace, radiogram, sideboard, table with tablecloth, vase, etc. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Vitrine Display Cabinet
The French call this a vitrine - its a glass-fronted display cabinet to show off your precious knick-knacks. Date: 18th century

Three Cats on a Rug
Three domestic cats, owned by Wethered, sit together on a a rug, all fascinated by something in the room. Date: 1955

Pan Catching Fire
A cautionary tale in the use of pans which are not made of aluminium branded with an official safety mark from the Societe Francaise des Metaux Ouvres ! Date: 1928

Cottage at Alderley Edge
An English country cottage at Alderley Edge in Cheshire Date: 1903

Grandiose Suburban House
The grandiose home of a prosperous industrialist - The Towers, Didsbury, near Manchester, residence of Mr Adamson, engineer of the Manchester Ship Canal Date: 1885

Advert for Ewart & Son boiler 1888
Advertisement in a trade book for 1888, New Crown boiler, instant hot water in five minutes, available from Ewart & Son in Euston Road, London. 1888

Advert for Silicated Carbon Filter Company 1888
Patent Silicated Carbon Filter, each time that the fiter is filled the air under the Aerator Cover is forced in the direction shown by the arrows through the Silicated Carbon block

Husband and Wife in Tense Scene
Date: c.1880

Advert for Maple & Co. lamps 1892
Various floor lamps in solid brass, wrought iron and copper, each lamp is fitted with a patent self-extinguished burner. 1892

Advert for Spiers & Ponds stores, oil lamps 1898
Selection of Victorian oil lamps available from Spiers & Pond s, hardware department. 1898

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