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Mittens Collection

Background imageMittens Collection: Three Little Kittens Are Washing Their Mittens

Three Little Kittens Are Washing Their Mittens. Artist: Louis Wain. Traditional nursery rhyme Date: circa 1905

Background imageMittens Collection: Three Little Kittens

Three Little Kittens
The Three Little Kittens are washing their mittens. 19th century

Background imageMittens Collection: Shoot for Kamella - children's clothes brand

Shoot for Kamella - children's clothes brand
Client: Stonehouse Advertising - shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand - Young boy in short padded jacket with hood and mittens, holding onto a rail Date: circa 1967

Background imageMittens Collection: Kamella children's clothes brand - Royal nylon snow suit

Kamella children's clothes brand - Royal nylon snow suit
Client: Stonehouse Advertising - shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand - Royal nylon snow suit - shoot date: May 16, 1962. Date: 1962

Background imageMittens Collection: An array of walking boots, knitted socks and waterproof mittens, from Gamages Date: 1930

An array of walking boots, knitted socks and waterproof mittens, from Gamages Date: 1930

Background imageMittens Collection: No coupons needed, 1942

No coupons needed, 1942. Making slippers, hood and mittens in wartime. 1942

Background imageMittens Collection: The Gas-Repellent Suit, September 1939

The Gas-Repellent Suit, September 1939
A demonstration of the gas-repellant suit complete with hood, trousers, jumper and mittens made from oiled silk. The outfit was deliberately lightweight, weighing little over 100g (4oz or c.113g)

Background imageMittens Collection: Womans Fashion Knitwear in yellow and black

Womans Fashion Knitwear in yellow and black
Knitting pattern, Womans Fashion Knitwear, Jumper, Hat and Gloves in yellow and black. 1973

Background imageMittens Collection: CHILDREN XMAS SHOPPING

CHILDREN XMAS SHOPPING
A young brother and sister enjoy snow while shopping or off to post some Christmas parcels. 1928

Background imageMittens Collection: SNOWBALLING GIRL

SNOWBALLING GIRL
Girl throwing a snowball, after having herself been hit more than once Date: 1927

Background imageMittens Collection: FALL / PEKINGESE / 1926

FALL / PEKINGESE / 1926
CHAMPION MITTENS Owned by Mrs Whitehead. Date: 1926

Background imageMittens Collection: Skier turning back - Switzerland - 1900s

Skier turning back - Switzerland - 1900s Date: circa 1907

Background imageMittens Collection: Skier with backpack following tracks - Switzerland - 1900s

Skier with backpack following tracks - Switzerland - 1900s Date: circa 1907

Background imageMittens Collection: Pair of Skiers - Switzerland - 1900s

Pair of Skiers - Switzerland - 1900s. Date: circa 1907

Background imageMittens Collection: Three Little Kittens Have Lost Their Mittens

Three Little Kittens Have Lost Their Mittens. Artist: Louis Wain. Traditional nursery rhyme Date: circa 1905

Background imageMittens Collection: WWII knitting, New Woollies for soldiers, sailors & airmen

WWII knitting, New Woollies for soldiers, sailors & airmen
Front cover of a knitting booklet from the Second World War published by yarn manufacturer Weldon, featuring woollen garments which could made for men in the armed services

Background imageMittens Collection: Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troops

Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troops
Patterns for mittens and a body belt (designed to keep the midriff warm), two items of clothing which could be knitted for soldiers at the front featured in a Great War era knitting booklet published

Background imageMittens Collection: Advert for D H Evans necessities for soldiers and sailors

Advert for D H Evans necessities for soldiers and sailors
Advertisement for D H Evans of Oxford Street, selling necessities for keeping soldiers warm in the harsh winter, fingerless khanki mitts, brown or navy bag gloves, double breasted khaki wool sweater

Background imageMittens Collection: Greetings card in the shape of a babys knitted mitten

Greetings card in the shape of a babys knitted mitten
Greetings card in the shape of a babys pink and white knitted mitten. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMittens Collection: Wartime knitting section, Britannia and Eve, 1940

Wartime knitting section, Britannia and Eve, 1940
A double-page knitting section with a man wearing a top tank pullover in the first page, a woman with a plain sweater and another with a crochet snood, hat and mittens in the second. Date: 1940

Background imageMittens Collection: Advert for Shoolbreds soldiers & sailors comforts 1915

Advert for Shoolbreds soldiers & sailors comforts 1915
Advertisement for Shoolbreds comforts for soldiers and sailors during the First World War. Army shirts, soldiers cardigan jackets and woven body belts are among the products advertised. 1915

Background imageMittens Collection: Sir Philip Sydney, poet, wearing tight short

Sir Philip Sydney, poet, wearing tight short breeches and mittens, 1586.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

Background imageMittens Collection: Countess Zia and Nada Torby packing mittens for troops, WW1

Countess Zia and Nada Torby packing mittens for troops, WW1
Countess Zia Torby (later Lady Zia Wernher) and Countess Nada Torby (later Mountbatten), daughters of Grand Duke Michael and prominent figures in society organised this group of society ladies who

Background imageMittens Collection: Cast of The Country Girl at Dalys knitting, WW1

Cast of The Country Girl at Dalys knitting, WW1
Girls rehearsing " The Country Girl" at Dalys Theatre, pose for a publicity photograph during an interval engaged in making mittens and mufflers for soldiers. Date: 1914

Background imageMittens Collection: Making mittens from socks, WW1

Making mittens from socks, WW1
Instructions on how to make mittens from old socks and stockings for soldiers at the front. The idea was devised by Dr George C

Background imageMittens Collection: James Peddie - 3

James Peddie - 3
JAMES PEDDIE Scottish presbyterian churchman, minister at Edinburgh, depicted in the pulpit with mittens on his hands ! Date: 1758 - 1845

Background imageMittens Collection: Child out in the snow with her sledge

Child out in the snow with her sledge
Little girl wrapped up in a long yellow scarf, white hat and bright red mittens, out in the snow with her sledge Date: c.1910

Background imageMittens Collection: Baby in Blue by Muriel Dawson

Baby in Blue by Muriel Dawson
A sweet looking baby with blue eyes, rosy cheeks and rosebud lips wearing a blue coat and bonnet with white mittens

Background imageMittens Collection: Christmas Wave

Christmas Wave
A small girl, wrapped up warm against the cold waves a mittened hand as she opens the door to a house emitting a cosy glow. Her sledge is left abandoned on the snowy steps

Background imageMittens Collection: Miss Hensley of Bath on her 103rd birthday

Miss Hensley of Bath on her 103rd birthday
Miss Hensley of Bath, photographed on her 103rd birthday, having received a telegram of congratulations from the King

Background imageMittens Collection: Ordinary Girl 1932

Ordinary Girl 1932
A young woman walking down a street in East Finchley, London wearing a beret, fur mittens, an overcoat and T- bar shoes and carrying her shopping in a paper bag

Background imageMittens Collection: Fairy Fancy Dress Photo

Fairy Fancy Dress Photo
A girl in a fairy costume. Her short, white dress has sequinned sleeves & belt. Also: white stockings & court shoes with roses, a crown, wand & fingerless mittens

Background imageMittens Collection: Two Little Kittens / Bell

Two Little Kittens / Bell
Most versions promise you three kittens, but here there are only two : they don t seem bothered by their lost mittens, with a lovely fire to toast their backs


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