Linen Collection (page 9)

Laundry, Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham
Female inmates at work in the laundry at the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Some women are using flat irons. Clean washing is piled on a table. A large press stands at the rear

Hanging out the washing
A young housewife takes advantage of a breezy day and hangs out her washing on the line

Croatia - Traditional National Costume (6 / 8)
Croatia - Traditional National Costume (6/8) - young man standing on the beach smoking a cigarette. He is holding a furled blue umbrella and wears a red jerkin adorned with silver coins or medallions

Bosnia - Sarajevo - Fabric Seller
Handmade Fabric, Linen and clothing seller in a Sarajevo Market, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tailoring Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a tailoring class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868

Woman and girl in East European folk costume
A woman and a little girl wearing traditional East European folk costume, probably from Moravia or Slovakia

Selfridges, London - Linen Section
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Linen Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

Wash House at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The wash house at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. The homes, laid out as a village of cottage homes, were opened in 1878 by William Quarrier

Laundry at Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir
The laundry at the Orphan Homes of Scotland, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. Items came to the laundry for finishing after first being washed in the wash house

White Star Line linen napkin
A White Star Line linen napkin, embossed with an ornate design and the name of the luxury cruise line

The Baby Linen Shop
A Young girl lifts up her very young baby sibling outside the fron of the Baby Linen Shop, displaying little dresses and bonnets for little people

Paris Race Dresses, 1926
Three stylish dresses, designed for wearing at the races, 1926. On left: A suit of rose alpaca, embellished with a white motif, worn with a white blouse and a neat black tie

The London Office of the Society for the relief of the sick
A sketch of volunteers sorting and packing linen bandages for the sick

Cholera in Hamburg
Linen being left with customs officers for disinfection. Many precautions were taken in preventing the spread of cholera. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

Spinning Flax at Home
A woman spins flax at home into thread for linen using a spinning wheel

Beachwear 1939
Lucien Lelong beachwear: printed linen frock with a red sash & bolero jacket. The skirt is abbreviated & socks are worn with strappy wedge heel sandals

Stitching Mens Shirts
Women stitching gentlemens linen shirts in Ireland

Linen, East Indies
A linen factory in the Dutch East Indies - the bleaching ground

Englishman 1580
He wears the characteristic garments of the Elizabethan male - doublet with double linen collar where he might have worn a ruff : short cloak, elegant hose

The Linen Cupboard / 1921
A housewife arranges her linen in her linen cupboard

The Bleacher 1827
Bleaching linen by laying it out in fields exposed to sunlight and pouring bleach over it

Divorce Lawyer Washing
Cartoon on the Goodrich divorce scandal depicting a divorce lawyer literally washing " dirty linen" in public

Model in Shorts 1940
Young model wears white linen shorts and a striped, short- sleeved, double-breasted linen jacket. She also wears a pair of thick soled shoes laced up with cord

Linen Processing
Various stages in the processing of Linen. The wash mill, rubbing boards, beetling engine (for glazing) & boiling house

Flax Heckling
Flax heckling - a process in the production of Linen

Lady and her Linen / 1929
A bias cut dress with V shaped back & cape, narrow sleeves, bell shaped reverse cuffs & soft gored skirt which dips slightly more at the back

Linen Frocks 1929
Practical summer frocks in embroidered linen: collarless jacket & 2 piece dress with flounce, or gored skirt, scarf & plain trim, or a floral dress with coatee bodice

French Children Homework
French country children do their homework: two at a table and two sitting on a rug on the floor

Dandy (Williams) 1818
A beau adds the final touches to his toilet, surrounded by garments including pantaloons, a corset, top boots & bicorne hat. His shirt frill & watch seals are enormous

Koran Page 1280 (Front)
A folio from a Syrian (Mamluk) Koran scribed during the Crusades in Khafif al muhaqqiq script with sura headings in gold Thuluth, on handmade linen paper

Trouser Suit 1939
Madeleine de Rauch design: masculine cut trouser suit in striped linen with broad padded shoulders, deep revers & wide leg trousers with turn- ups (cuffs) & loafer shoes

Feminine Shorts 1930S
How to wear shorts & still retain ones femininity: printed linen culottes with cummerbund & bolero worn with wedge heeled strappy sandals over ankle socks

Linen Cupboard
The famous and respected German opera singer Mme Schumann-Heink at home doing housework

Koran Page 1280 (Back)
A folio from a Syrian (Mamluk) Koran scribed during the Crusades in Khafif al muhaqqiq script, on handmade linen paper

Pyne - Welsh Washerwomen
WELSH WASHERWOMEN Like French peasants, Welsh woman use a wooden spatula to beat their linen clean on a flat stone beside a stream

Paper from Flax
Making paper from flax (linen) in 19th century France

Industry / Textiles / Linen
The linen industry at County Down, Ireland : Breaking and scutching by machinery (plate 4 of 10)

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