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Hammock Collection

Background imageHammock Collection: The Red Hammock

The Red Hammock (1936). Lavery, Sir John 1856-1941. Date: 1936

Background imageHammock Collection: The Sketch Midsummer Number

The Sketch Midsummer Number
Front cover illustration showing a lady relaxing in a hammock reading a book

Background imageHammock Collection: Pentonville Prison Cell

Pentonville Prison Cell
PENTONVILLE A cell in the prison, with a hammock for sleeping and a loom for day-work

Background imageHammock Collection: London Life front cover, 23 July 1966

London Life front cover, 23 July 1966
Front cover of the impossibly groovy London Life magazine which ran for just two years between 1965 and 1966 but chronicled the life and times of swinging sixties London

Background imageHammock Collection: May Goelet (Duchess of Roxburghe) as a little girl

May Goelet (Duchess of Roxburghe) as a little girl
Miss Mary ( May ) Goelet, American heiress, who married Henry Innes-Kerr, 8th Duke of Roxburghe in 1903, becoming Duchess of Roxburghe and bringing with her a dowry of some $20 million

Background imageHammock Collection: Rock a Bye Baby by Muriel Dawson

Rock a Bye Baby by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a charming sun hat, sits in a hammock and rocks her doll to sleep

Background imageHammock Collection: Girl Daydreams 1880

Girl Daydreams 1880
A girl pauses from her reading and daydreams of faries for a while. She sits in a hammock with her doll disgarded below

Background imageHammock Collection: Madeira hammock men

Madeira hammock men

Background imageHammock Collection: Hammock men resting, Madeira, Victorian period

Hammock men resting, Madeira, Victorian period

Background imageHammock Collection: Royal Navy ship - crew quarters - probably 1930s

Royal Navy ship - crew quarters - probably 1930s

Background imageHammock Collection: Beginning of World War Two, where sailors are relaxing in a destroyer escorting a Convoy. Date: 1939

Beginning of World War Two, where sailors are relaxing in a destroyer escorting a Convoy. Date: 1939

Background imageHammock Collection: Christmas Cupid in a stocking hammock

Christmas Cupid in a stocking hammock - Pex Nylon Stockings green packaging back

Background imageHammock Collection: WW2, Toy Gun And Sailor Sleeping In Hammock

WW2, Toy Gun And Sailor Sleeping In Hammock
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a boy playing with his toy gun, while the right image portrays a Jack Tar, a British seaman

Background imageHammock Collection: Comic postcard, People sleeping on the roof at Falmouth Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, People sleeping on the roof at Falmouth Date: 20th century

Background imageHammock Collection: Regency gentleman falling over a gate while two women watch

Regency gentleman falling over a gate while two women watch. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Augustus Atkinson from Illustrations of the Miseries of Human Life, William Miller, London, 1807

Background imageHammock Collection: Hammock and beer-fermenting net of the Island

Hammock and beer-fermenting net of the Island
Hammock, rattan basket, cassava beer-fermenting net, and other utensils made by the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies

Background imageHammock Collection: House of the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies

House of the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies. A man relaxes in a hammock under a thatched roof, with rattan basket, rattan table and water jug

Background imageHammock Collection: Woven hammock used by the Island Carib or

Woven hammock used by the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Background imageHammock Collection: Nomadic Puri family relaxing in a hut, Brazil

Nomadic Puri family relaxing in a hut, Brazil
Nomadic Puri family relaxing in a hut made of leaves and branches, man lying in hammock, woman roasting meat on a fire. Amazon, Brazil

Background imageHammock Collection: Hammock viper s-tail or wild allamanda, Pentalinon luteum

Hammock viper s-tail or wild allamanda, Pentalinon luteum (Suberect echites, Echites suberectus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S

Background imageHammock Collection: Hammock Dog Date: 1941

Hammock Dog Date: 1941

Background imageHammock Collection: Girls, Hammock and Kitten

Girls, Hammock and Kitten

Background imageHammock Collection: Girl in Hammock - Doll

Girl in Hammock - Doll
A small American girl cuddles her doll in a hammock in the garden. Date: 1902

Background imageHammock Collection: LITTLE WOMEN / HAMMOCK

LITTLE WOMEN / HAMMOCK
Laurie lies in a hammock. Date: First published: 1868

Background imageHammock Collection: View of a Garden, Linkoping, 1887-1888, by Johan Krouthen

View of a Garden, Linkoping, 1887-1888, by Johan Krouthen
Johan Krouthen (1858-1888). Swedish painter. View of a Garden, Linkoping, 1887-1888. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Background imageHammock Collection: Pentonville prison cell interior

Pentonville prison cell interior
Pentonville prison in London: interior of cell with a hammock for sleeping. Date: 1843

Background imageHammock Collection: Advert for Gamages garden furniture 1926

Advert for Gamages garden furniture 1926
A wide range of garden furniture including wicker and cane tables and chairs, couch hammock, folding cane lounges, bathing tents and gaden shelters. Date: 1926

Background imageHammock Collection: Two cats on a cutout Christmas card

Two cats on a cutout Christmas card
Two cats in a hammock on a cutout Christmas card in the shape of Noahs Ark -- High Life. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageHammock Collection: Advert for Gamages furniture 1929

Advert for Gamages furniture 1929
Page of garden furnishing and concrete accessories, all available from Gamages. Date: 1929

Background imageHammock Collection: Sleeping cat in hammock with mice watching

Sleeping cat in hammock with mice watching
Sleeping cat in a hammock with mice watching. 20th century

Background imageHammock Collection: Bermuda Labourer - Outerbridges Lily Field

Bermuda Labourer - Outerbridges Lily Field - Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon... Date: circa 1907

Background imageHammock Collection: Woman in a wide-brimmed hat

Woman in a wide-brimmed hat
Young woman sitting on a hammock, wearing knee length dress red dress, wide-brimmed sun hat with red roses to the side. 1927

Background imageHammock Collection: Advert for Soda water 1905

Advert for Soda water 1905
PRANA SODA WATER a lady in her hammock circa 1905

Background imageHammock Collection: Girl in Hammock

Girl in Hammock
A girl sleeps in a hammock while another female stands at an open window holding a fan, outside palm fronds tell us we are in the tropics : it is probably quite hot... Date: circa 1840

Background imageHammock Collection: Man in Outdoor Hammock

Man in Outdoor Hammock
Relaxing in an outdoor hammock Date: late 19th Century

Background imageHammock Collection: The tease

The tease
Girl in a hammock with her doll leans over to tickle her boy. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911

Background imageHammock Collection: Camp near Guerneville, Sonoma County, California, USA

Camp near Guerneville, Sonoma County, California, USA
Campers and tent in Guernewood Park near Guerneville, Sonoma County, California, USA. Date: 1910s

Background imageHammock Collection: Cover - bound volume of The Idler magazine

Cover - bound volume of The Idler magazine
The front cover of a bound volume of The Idler magazine, featuring a young gent relaxing in a hammock. Date: 1895

Background imageHammock Collection: Two cats on a cutout greetings card

Two cats on a cutout greetings card
Two cats in a hammock on a cutout greetings card in the shape of Noahs Ark -- High Life. circa 1900s

Background imageHammock Collection: Cat and kitten in a hammock on a Christmas card

Cat and kitten in a hammock on a Christmas card
Cat and kitten in a hammock in a garden on a Christmas card -- High Life. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHammock Collection: Apurina or Ipurina people of the Purus river in Brazil

Apurina or Ipurina people of the Purus river in Brazil.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageHammock Collection: Angolan nobleman being carried by servants in a hammock

Angolan nobleman being carried by servants in a hammock.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageHammock Collection: Selector portable wireless advertisement, 1929

Selector portable wireless advertisement, 1929
Advertisement for the Selector Quality Portable featuring Mr Derek Oldham and Miss Winnie Melville listening intently from the comfort of a hammock and garden chair. Date: 1929

Background imageHammock Collection: A fairy asleep on a cobweb

A fairy asleep on a cobweb
Silhouette depicting a fairy asleep on a cobweb hammock. Date: 1928

Background imageHammock Collection: Madeira, The Hammock mode of Travelling

Madeira, The Hammock mode of Travelling
Lantern slide of Madeira, The Hammock mode of Travelling.. Part of Box 126, Canary and Madeira, slide no.31 Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHammock Collection: Visit to Madeira - Boa Ventura - View in the Valley

Visit to Madeira - Boa Ventura - View in the Valley
Black and white lantern slide of a rocky valley with lush vegetation. In the bottom left corner some men can be seen carrying a white hammock.. Part of Box 125, Madeira, part of Boswell collection

Background imageHammock Collection: Visit to Madeira - Hammock men resting

Visit to Madeira - Hammock men resting
Black and white lantern slide of Hammock men resting, with the poles of the hammocks they were carrying resting on the stone walls - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira. Boswell Collection

Background imageHammock Collection: Visit to Madeira - Entrance to Bella Vista Hotel

Visit to Madeira - Entrance to Bella Vista Hotel
Black and white lantern slide of a woman being carried down some outside steps in a canopied hammock attached to a pole being carried by two men

Background imageHammock Collection: San Francisco Loft 1969

San Francisco Loft 1969
A hammock hung from roof beams of the loft of a Victorian house in San Francisco, 1969 Date: 1969

Background imageHammock Collection: Portugal, Madeira - Transporting hammock or Rede

Portugal, Madeira - Transporting hammock or Rede
Portugal, Madeira, Funchal, Monte: Transporting hammock (a Rede). Date: 2013

Background imageHammock Collection: The top hat as a sign of chieftaincy in Sierra Leone

The top hat as a sign of chieftaincy in Sierra Leone. The civilised mans head-dress as a symbol of sovereignty for women as well as men rulers

Background imageHammock Collection: Story of the Knitted Scarf - World War One

Story of the Knitted Scarf - World War One
Humorous cartoon showing how an enterprising soldier, having received an enormous scarf knitted by a kindly mother or aunt back at home, converts it into a comfortable hammock across his trench

Background imageHammock Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- Hush-a-Bye Baby

Nursery Rhymes -- Hush-a-Bye Baby on the Tree Top. Showing a cute little child sitting in a hammock with toys. circa 1920s

Background imageHammock Collection: Madeira - Scenes from the Island

Madeira - Scenes from the Island including: Loo Rock, travel via a Transporting Hammock, a sheltered nook and a traditional Oxen carriage (Carro). Date: 1900

Background imageHammock Collection: Madeira - Transporting Hammock

Madeira - Transporting Hammock
Amongst the three best-known unusual means of transportation to have be found on the Portuguese Island of Madeira was the transporting hammock

Background imageHammock Collection: Pentalinon luteum, hammock vipers tail

Pentalinon luteum, hammock vipers tail
Illustration by Mark Catesby (1683-1749) from Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageHammock Collection: MART͎EZ COMPAѓN Y BUJANDA, Baltasar Jaime (1735-1797)

MART͎EZ COMPAѓN Y BUJANDA, Baltasar Jaime (1735-1797)
MART͎ EZ COMPAѓ N Y BUJANDA, Baltasar Jaime (1735-1797). Trujillo del Per� el siglo XVIII. 1782 - 1785. Vol. II. Illustration 7. Spaniard in a hammock. Engraving; Watercolour

Background imageHammock Collection: Feeding ducks from a hammock

Feeding ducks from a hammock

Background imageHammock Collection: The Kings lost crown

The Kings lost crown

Background imageHammock Collection: In the Ormond Hammock

In the Ormond Hammock. Date c1898

Background imageHammock Collection: Sea Cadets in hammocks on a barge, Walton, Essex

Sea Cadets in hammocks on a barge, Walton, Essex
Four sea cadets in hammocks under the watchful eye of an officer who was also the owner of The British King, a barge moored at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. circa 1960

Background imageHammock Collection: Silhouette of a couple in a garden

Silhouette of a couple in a garden. He is relaxing in a deckchair while she attaches a hammock to a tree

Background imageHammock Collection: Girl and Cat in Hammock

Girl and Cat in Hammock
A little girl in a hammock with her pussy cat. Date: early 20th century

Background imageHammock Collection: Anglo-Saxon Lady

Anglo-Saxon Lady
An Anglo-Saxon lady of rank in full dress, wearing a double veil and perforated mantle, embroidered gown over her undergarment. Behind her is a hammock-like carriage. Date: 850

Background imageHammock Collection: Hammocks in dormitory, Mettray Colony, France

Hammocks in dormitory, Mettray Colony, France
View of a dormitory at the agricultural colony for delinquent boys at Mettray, near Tours, France, with a few boys asleep in their hammocks

Background imageHammock Collection: Workhouse, Casual Ward

Workhouse, Casual Ward
A workhouse casual ward which the poster on the right suggests is in the vicinity of Reading in Berkshire. The tramps and vagrants who occupied the room slept on hammocks slung between hooks attached

Background imageHammock Collection: Tennis & Garden Frocks

Tennis & Garden Frocks
Hammock girl wears green voile dress. Made by Robinson and Cleaver as are the two tennis frocks of heavy silk. Lemonade set is from Gamages

Background imageHammock Collection: A Little Girl Reading

A Little Girl Reading
A small girl sits on a hammock amusing herself by reading an atlas

Background imageHammock Collection: Travelling by hammock; H. M. Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expe

Travelling by hammock; H. M. Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expe
Photograph showing one of the members of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition being carried by hammock, Central Africa, 1888

Background imageHammock Collection: Girl in Hammock 1885

Girl in Hammock 1885
A young woman sleeps in a hammock in the garden on a warm afternoon

Background imageHammock Collection: Brazilian Natives

Brazilian Natives
The indigenous people of Brazil, relaxing on hammocks with fresh fruit and fish to hand, as first encountered by Vespucci and his men

Background imageHammock Collection: Nashs Special War No

Nashs Special War No
Nashs " Special War Number" which will tell its readers " What WAR means to every man & woman". The girl on the front cover doesn t seem too worried about it all

Background imageHammock Collection: Garden / Woman Sleeps 1886

Garden / Woman Sleeps 1886
A Midsummer Days Dream: a lady sleeps in her hammock as a man and a woman do her gardening chores

Background imageHammock Collection: Girl and Doll in Hammock

Girl and Doll in Hammock
A small American girl cuddles her doll in a hammock in the garden

Background imageHammock Collection: Disraeli / Hammock / Rest

Disraeli / Hammock / Rest
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy resting in his hammock at Hughenden, echoing the words of Ariel on his release from captivity

Background imageHammock Collection: Vampire Bats / Rengade

Vampire Bats / Rengade
A vampire bat bites the neck of a sleeping girl in as hammock

Background imageHammock Collection: Girls / Garden Hammock 19C

Girls / Garden Hammock 19C
Two little girls in a garden, one relaxing in a hammock, the other reading a book

Background imageHammock Collection: Social / Ladies in Garden

Social / Ladies in Garden
Three elegant ladies relaxing in the shade in a garden

Background imageHammock Collection: Hammock in Summerhouse

Hammock in Summerhouse
A hammock placed in a summer- house, surrounded by vegetation

Background imageHammock Collection: Peruvian Rope Bridges

Peruvian Rope Bridges
Three different kinds of rope bridge : apart from the usual walk-across type with its handrails on either side, there is a kind for carrying animals and a hammock variety

Background imageHammock Collection: Hammock Bearers

Hammock Bearers
Hammock bearers on the Atlantic island of Madeira

Background imageHammock Collection: NOTES IN MADEIRA

NOTES IN MADEIRA
A series of 6 sketches showing life in Madeira, including a bullock car, hammock bearers, Funchal, Loo Rock, Madeira peasants and a running car

Background imageHammock Collection: Sheltering at Aldwych

Sheltering at Aldwych
Aldwych tube station used as a shelter during the London Blitz



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