Manufactures Collection

The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelp
United States. The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia. Horticultural Hall. The Spanish and American Illustration (1876)

Winston Churchill the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time, portrayed as a kitten playing with a ball of wool, representing the export of artificial silk. Date: May 1925

Brienz village on Lake Brienz, Canton of Berne, Switzerland

View looking north up Regent Street from Waterloo Place on Pall Mall, London

View of Charles Street, St. James, London, looking east to the Haymarket Theatre (now Charles II Street and the Theatre Royal Haymarket)

View of Pall Mall at Waterloo Place, London, 1822
View of Pall Mall meeting Regent Street at Waterloo Place, London, 1822

View of the Italian Opera House (now Her Majesty's Theatre), Hay
View of the Italian Opera House, designed by Michael Novosielski, corner of Charles II Street and Haymarket, London, . 1822

The Castle of Wufflens or Vufflens, Switzerland
The Castle of Wufflens or Vufflens, medieval castle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, Chateau Wufflens, Schloss Wufflens, Pays de Vaud

View of Interlaken, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerla
View of Interlaken, Swiss town and municipality, Canton of Bern, Bernese Highlands, Switzerland

View of the Staubbach waterfall, Switzerland
View of the Staubbach Fall, a waterfall in Switzerland, located just west above Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Highlands. Fall of the Staubbach

View of the Glaciers of Grindelwald, Switzerland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, etc. Strand, London, 1822

Meiringen and the Reichenbach Falls, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
View of the town of Meiringen and the Reichenbach Falls, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Meyringen

Jungfrau mountain in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland. A view of the Jungfrau

The environs of Thun, showing the town, lake and mountains, Canton of Berne, Switzerland

The Rosenlaui Glacier between the Wellhorn and Wetterhorn mountains in the Bernese Alps, canton of Berne, Switzerland. View of the Glaciers of Roselouvi

View of Charles Street looking toward St. James's Square, London
View of Charles Street, looking toward St. James's Square, London

Regent Street, looking towards the Quadrant, London, 1822. The Quadrant shopping colonnade was designed by architect John Nash, and the houses by property developer James Burton

The Crescent built by architect John Nash at Portland Place, London, 1822. Now Park Crescent, at the north end of Portland Place, originally part of a proposed Regent's Circus

View of the lake of Thun from Upper Island, Switzerland, 1822

View looking south down Regent Street to Carlton House, London
View looking south down Regent Street to the Prince Regent's palace Carlton House, London

Barges and other boats at the City Basin, Regent's Canal, Lond
Barges and other boats at the City Basin (now City Road Basin, Islington), London, 1822. Over the bridge is a sign for Pickford, a major freight carrier by canal

Bishop's College, near Kolkata (Calcutta), India. 1822. Founded by Bishop Thomas Middleton at Sidpur at the side of Hoogly River, 1820

View of Langham Place and Portland Place, northward continuation
Langham Place and Portland Place, northward continuation of Regent Street (A4201 Road), , London, 1822

View of a natural bridge in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, America. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, etc

Saint Beatus Caves near the lakes of Interlaken, Beatenburg, Swi
Saint Beatus Caves near the lakes of Interlaken, Beatenburg, Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Legendary home of hermit monk Beatus of Lungern. View of the Cavern of St. Beat, near the Lake of Thun

View of the glaciers; alps; waterfall and bridge at Wiler, Switz
View of the glaciers; alps; waterfall and bridge over the Gadmerwasser at Wiler; Bernese Oberland Alps, Switzerland, 1822. The Fall of Olstenbach and the Bridge of Wyler

Ruins of the medieval Ringgenberg Castle on Brienz Lake, Canton of Berne, Switzerland. View of the Castle of Rinkenberg

West Portal to Islington Tunnel, with a horse towing a barge along Regent's Canal

Gothic conservatory, Regency era

Girandole in cut-glass and gilt designed by Pellatt and Green, R
Girandole in cut-glass and gilt designed by Pellatt and Green

Gothic staircase and vestibule. View of a high arched entrance hall with carpeted stairs, alcove with statue, candle chandelier and stained glass windows

Chimney-piece of Mona marble, Regency era
Chimney-piece of Mona marble. The fireplace is made of sagegreen marble, popularized by George Bullock, 1777-1818, marble sculptor and furniture designer of Tenderten Street, Hanover Square

Gothic side table and cellaret designed by John Taylor
A Gothic side table designed by John Taylor, upholsterer and furniture designer at Bedford Court, Covent Garden, London 1821-1829. The table is of carved wood with eight legs on plafforms

Library side table and pier table. The rectangular side table has a marble top, drawers for prints, and a pull-out leaf. The low, semi-circular pier table contains a book case for miniature books

The Picture Gallery of Sir John Leicester, Bart. Leicester, later Baron de Tabley, was an English landowner, politician and art lover. His collection of paintings by Joshua Reynolds, J.M.W

Cloak stand and flower stand in the Gothic style, Regency era. The cloak stand holds a top hat, cape, and umbrellas, while the flower stand in oak and brass has potted plants and oil lamps

Fashionable furniture: a Parisian faineante or idler and accompaniments. The faineante in rosewood and gilt, with fabric covers and bolsters, is placed on a platform

Cabinet bookcase, Regency era. Rosewood cabinet, doors decorated with classical figures in metal gilt, shelves and drawers inside. The top with mirrored steps to display vases

Gothic dining chairs
Gothic chairs. A dining chair with armrests in gold and velvet (left), dining chair in carved wood with coat of arms in the back (centre) and chair with carved back and cushion (right)

Elegant lady's work table, Regency era. Alternatively, a reading desk or drawing table for the boudoir or drawing-room

Gothic window curtain. Curtain rod across the entire wall, velvet curtains and transparent net curtains over the windows decorated with coats of arms. Cabinet and stool of carved wood and gilt

A Gothic bed in the florid style with bedside table. Dome canopy with drapes, griffins copied from the monument to Thomas Bouchier in Westminster Abbey

Gothic table for a library or study
Circular Gothic table for a library or study, with illuminated books and inkwell on the top. Griffins on the square quarterfoil base taken from the Palais de Justice, Rouen

A Gothic window curtain. Oriel window with coats of arms in the glass across an entire wall, velvet curtains in rich colours with ornaments and coloured glass

Gothic side board. Cabinet in the style of Henry III mixed with 15th century in rosewood and ormolu

Gothic-style furniture
Gothic furniture. Episcopal chair in oak with angel armrests (left), boudoir table and reading desk (centre) and drawing room chair in oak and velvet (right)

A Gothic sofa for a drawing room. Modern oak-frame chaise longue decorated with 13th century gilt tracery, velvet cushions

A Gothic book case. It has four buttresses and pinnacles, flat arches, a figure of Meditation on the top, and coloured glass in the windows

Ornamental air stove and chimney-piece designed by May and Morrit, Oxford Street, London. Stove in steel with removable brass and ormolu ornaments

A camp bedstead for a military officer. Mahogany bed with war trophies in gilt, top supported by mortars, and draperies of lavender silk with gold fringes

A Gothic lamp for a hall in a nobleman's mansion
A Gothic-style oil lamp for a hall in a nobleman's mansion. Made in lacquered brass and glass for six Argand lamps

Fashionable furniture in the French style. Round table with metal dolphin stem and ormolu feet, chair in gold and white with perforated back, window seat

Gothic chimney-piece and stove. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions, Manufactures, etc. Strand, London, 1824

A sideboard in mahogany with gilt ornaments and Chimera supports
A classical-style sideboard in mahogany with gilt ornaments and Chimera supports. Gold candlelabra with cupids

Fashionable furniture for a boudoir or lady's dressing room. Sofa and footstool in satin-wood with silk upholstery, candlelabrum for flowers or fishbowl, table in Java wood

Fashionable chairs, Regency era. Dining chair in mahogany (left), armchair and footstool in carved wood with embroidered satin cushions, and boudoir chair in gold snake forms

Two chairs designed by John Taylor, upholsterer and furniture designer at Bedford Court, Covent Garden, London 1821-1829

Fashionable furniture, Regency era

A drawing-room sofa designed by John Taylor, upholsterer and furniture designer at Bedford Court, Covent Garden, London 1821-1829

Alcove window curtains. Fabric arches on brass rods, transparent curtains and fringed festoons hanging from the top poles

An Ottoman sofa for a gallery. Wooden frame with carving burnished in gold, buff velvet upholstery with an embroidered decoration

Gothic chimney-piece in Mona marble, a sagegreen marble from Wales

A French bed. The superb canopy has silk draperies, gold fringe, and lilac lining. The bedspread of embroidered muslin

Regency-era chairs in different styles: Gothic, Grecian and 17th
Chair for a Gothic style room (left), for a Grecian library (centre) and for a 17th century book-room in a mansion (right)

Drawing-room window curtains designed by George Bullock, 1777-1818, marble sculptor and furniture designer of Tenterden Street, Hanover Square, London

Drawing-room window curtains designed by George Bullock
Drawing-room window curtains and cabinet designed by George Bullock, 1777-1818, marble sculptor and furniture designer of Tenterden Street, Hanover Square, London

An English four-poster bed with drapes designed by George Bullock, 1777-1818, marble sculptor, cabinet maker and furniture designer of Tenterden Street, Hanover Square, London

Mona marble chimney piece designed by George Bullock, 1777-1818, marble sculptor and furniture designer of Tenterden Street, Hanover Square, London. Mona marble was a sagegreen marble from Wales

A saloon with arched and curtained window opening onto a terrace
A saloon in a villa with arched and curtained window opening onto a terrace

A small four-poster bed for a young lady of fashion. Blue silk hangings, brass rods and rings, silk cords and tassles

Dining-room window curtains with chairs by George Bullock, 1777-1818, marble sculptor, cabinet maker and furniture designer

Dining-room window curtain and sideboard in the classical style. The sideboard fits in an alcove with large mirror above, cellaret below, candlelabra on both sides

Sofa, monopodium, sculpture, urns, painting and draperies in
Sofa, monopodium with sculpture of the Three Graces, urns, painting, footstool and draperies in the classical Greek style

A French bed imported from Paris. English four-poster bed in carved rosewood decorated with a silk rose-and-azure curtain pulled through a ring in the centre

Sofa bed or lit de repos in the French deshabille style
Sofa bed or lit de repos in the French deshabille or casual style, with silk drapery hanging over a sceptre rod from the wall

Drawing-room window curtains and cabinet with inlays designed by George Bullock, 1777-1818, marble sculptor and furniture designer of Tenterden Street, Hanover Square, London

Chimney piece of Mona marble designed by George Bullock, 1777-1818, marble sculptor and furniture designer of Tenterden Street, Hanover Square, London

Tartar soldiers, Qing Dynasty China
Tartar soldiers going to mount guard at the palace gates, Qing Dynasty China

Chinese rice mill with blindfolded mules turning a millstone, Qing Dynasty

Embroiderer working on two pieces of silk cloth, Qing Dynasty. One with a bird for a civil mandarin, one with a quadruped animal for a military mandarin

Chicago Exhibition Buildings, Fine Arts, Manufactures and Machinery. Date: 1893

Women working in cramped conditions spinning yarn. Date: 1883

Compagnie Dunlop - Manufacturing Dunlop Tyres 1896
In the 1890s, when Dunlop tyre was first introduced the bicycle was popular in France that they were unable to keep up with extraordinary demand for pneumatic tyres

Motoring Show at Olympia 1907
A general view of the show held at Olympia, under the auspices of the Society of Motor Manufactures and Traders. Date: November 1907

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