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Domesticated Collection

Background imageDomesticated 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 imageDomesticated Collection: Knitting Expert

Knitting Expert
A young man in an armchair gets himself in rather a tangle with his knitting!

Background imageDomesticated Collection: 1930s woman cooking in her kitchen

1930s woman cooking in her kitchen
A woman stands at a kitchen pantry or dresser trying out new recipes. Attached to the work service is a hand operated meat mincer. Date: c.1930

Background imageDomesticated Collection: English Rose kitchen advertisement

English Rose kitchen advertisement
Advertisement for the wonderfully retro English Rose fitted kitchens of the 1950s depicting a housewife in a jolly yellow pinny proudly showing off her pristine new kitchen. c.1955

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Robinson Crusoe & Pets

Robinson Crusoe & Pets
Robinson Crusoe with his family of domesticated animals

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, terrier and pig

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, terrier and pig
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- a terrier and a domesticated pig named Peter running side by side across a farmyard in response to a whistle. Date: 1927

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Japanese Woman Cooking

Japanese Woman Cooking
A young Japanese housewife cooking the family meal in her well-equipped kitchen. Chopsticks will be used for eating and the rice will be served in wooden cases. Date: 1930s

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Women queuing with their dogs for RSPCA advice, Sept 1939

Women queuing with their dogs for RSPCA advice, Sept 1939
A group of women queuing with their dogs for advice on pet safety from two RSPCA doctors. The Sphere informs the reader of clinics in London established by the RSPCA to offer information with regards

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Domesticated goat, Capra aegagrus hircus

Domesticated goat, Capra aegagrus hircus (Capra hircus var.). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, female. Endangered

Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, female. Endangered
Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus. Endangered. Domesticated female orang-outang with bandana and bowl. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Background imageDomesticated Collection: American buffalo or bison, Bison bison

American buffalo or bison, Bison bison, and domesticated cattle, Bos taurus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Domesticated chicken, male, Gallus gallus domesticus

Domesticated chicken, male, Gallus gallus domesticus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Zunu or goitered sheep of Angola, Ovis aries

Zunu or goitered sheep of Angola, Ovis aries (Ovis steatinion). Handcoloured engraving by Thomas Landseer after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Domesticated horse and dziggetai

Domesticated horse and dziggetai
Domesticated horse, Equus ferus caballus 2, and dziggetai or Gobi khulan, Equus hemionus luteus 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Christian Wilhelm Waitz from Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Animal silhouettes

Animal silhouettes - including a giraffe, a crocodile, a horse, a stag, a donkey, and a jockey riding a horse. circa 1820

Background imageDomesticated Collection: JAPANESE WOMAN KNITTING

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

Background imageDomesticated Collection: JAPANESE HOUSEWIFE IRONS

JAPANESE HOUSEWIFE IRONS
A young Japanese housewife irons her husbands trousers on the floor. This is a daily task, because the Japanese sit on cushions which makes trousers crease badly. Date: 1930s

Background imageDomesticated Collection: JAPANESE HOUSEWIFE SEWS

JAPANESE HOUSEWIFE SEWS
A Japanese housewife in traditional costume, sewing some fabric together. Date: 1930s

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Pigeons - Varieties of Ice Pigeons, Fancy Breed

Pigeons - Varieties of Ice Pigeons, Fancy Breed
An Ural, Silver, Siberian and Blue Ice Pigeons are seen here illustrated inside a pigeon coop, as known as a loft. The Ice Pigeon is a domesticated and fancy breed of pigeon

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Getting ready for school - The Promotion of Health Poster

Getting ready for school - The Promotion of Health Poster
Idyllic domestic scene inside a family kitchen. Older children are getting ready for school and while one daughter of the house sits and has her hair brushed by mother

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Pigeons - Frill-Backs and Scandaroons, Fancy Breed

Pigeons - Frill-Backs and Scandaroons, Fancy Breed
A portait illustrating two Frill-Back and two Scandaroon pigeons. Both breeds are domesticated and a breed of fancy pigeon

Background imageDomesticated Collection: The Little Red Hen

The Little Red Hen, the picture of domestic efficiency, sweeps her front doorstep while an nterested looking fox lurks nearby. Date: c.1915

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Bendix washing machine advertisement, c. 1955

Bendix washing machine advertisement, c. 1955
Advertisement for the Bendix automatic home washer, which, claims the woman in the advert, really does do everything. I find that hard to believe. c.1955

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Formica kitchens advertisement

Formica kitchens advertisement
Advertisement for Formica kitchen surfaces and units featuring an illustrated cartoon-like housewife and her little girl amid a pristine and colourful kitchen. 1950s

Background imageDomesticated Collection: An Ideal Husband, Oscar Wilde caricature

An Ideal Husband, Oscar Wilde caricature
A caricature of playwright Oscar Wilde, acting the part of An Ideal Husband when it was playing at the Haymarket Theatre. Date: 1929

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Domesticated orang utan (female) wearing a

Domesticated orang utan (female) wearing a striped bandana and carrying a bowl, Pongo pygmaeus.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Domesticated turkey, Meleagris gallopavo

Domesticated turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, and Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Dromedary a One-humped Camel - being milked

Dromedary a One-humped Camel - being milked (Camelus dromedarius L.). Karahoudan village - in foothills of Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan. Spring - April

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Sock darning by men, WW1

Sock darning by men, WW1
A middle-aged man employed in darning a sock and rocking a baby - a reversal of roles during the First World War. Date: 1917

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Gabon, Africa - Domesticated Zebra and two colonials

Gabon, Africa - Domesticated Zebra and two colonials
Gabon, Africa - Domesticated Zebra (seemingly used for pulling a carriage) and two colonials! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire - Ducks

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire - Ducks
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire - Aylesbury Ducks. The Aylesbury duck is a breed of domesticated duck, bred mainly for its meat and appearance. Date: 1908

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Pigeons: Antwerp, Dragon

Pigeons: Antwerp, Dragon. Illustration from John Matthews Eaton, A treatise on the art of breeding and managing, tame, domesticated and fancy pigeons. Date: 1858

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Chinese Water Buffalo - Shanghai

Chinese Water Buffalo - Shanghai Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Ezee Kitchens advertisement

Ezee Kitchens advertisement
Advertisement for Ezee Kitchens featuring a proud looking housewife showing off her new kitchen units. c.1950

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Paul kitchen advertisement, c. 1952

Paul kitchen advertisement, c. 1952
Advertisement for fitted kitchens by W. H. Paul Ltd with a woman showing off her brand new pristine Paul kitchen to her astonished friend. c.1952

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Redring advertisement, c. 1955

Redring advertisement, c. 1955
Advertisement for Redring Metrovick Boiling Plates manufactured by Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company of Old Trafford, Manchester, showing a jubilant housewife delighted with her new cooker

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Ware rite surfaces advertisement

Ware rite surfaces advertisement
Advertisement for Ware-rite kitchen surfaces, guaranteeing brighter homes and lighter work. c.1950

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Cookery by Millicent Sowerby

Cookery by Millicent Sowerby
A group of girl guides busy in a kitchen making pastry and cakes

Background imageDomesticated Collection: A City on Europa

A City on Europa
Europa, a moon of Jupiter, has cities of glass and plastic, exploiting ersatz science : on the other hand, giant domesticated insects provide the transportation

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Various types of dog

Various types of dog: Striped Hyena, Spotted Hyena, Domesticated, Hunting Dog, and Wolf

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Various cats

Various cats: Leopard, Cougar, Lynx, Wildcat, and the domesticated variety

Background imageDomesticated Collection: CRUSOE AND FAMILY

CRUSOE AND FAMILY
Crusoe with his family of domesticated animals

Background imageDomesticated Collection: Lapp Father and Son

Lapp Father and Son
Lapp father and son, with a domesticated reindeer



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