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Background imageMother Collection: Watch Mother! A Mother Cat and her two kittens await a mouses departure from its

Watch Mother! A Mother Cat and her two kittens await a mouses departure from its lair with extreme interest (and patience!). Date: 1940s

Background imageMother Collection: Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman paddles a wooden boat

Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman paddles a wooden boat
Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman with two small children paddles a flat-bottomed wooden boat, or shikara Date: 1986

Background imageMother Collection: Duke and Duchess of York in Edinburgh

Duke and Duchess of York in Edinburgh
Late in May 1929, the Duke and Duchess of York visited Edinburgh, Scotland. This photograph shows the Duke, in the full Dress of the Cameron Highlanders, walking with the Duchess to a service at St

Background imageMother Collection: Princess Andreas (Andrew) of Greece

Princess Andreas (Andrew) of Greece
Princess Andrew of Greece (1885-1969), formerly Princess Alice of Battenberg, great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria via her mother, Princess Victoria of Hesse

Background imageMother Collection: Coronation, receiving the Crown of glory 1937

Coronation, receiving the Crown of glory 1937
The Queens Coronation. Her Majesty is kneeling on her faldstool and the Archbishop of Canterbury is placing the Crown upon her head, with the koh-i-noor diamond glittering

Background imageMother Collection: Victorian Scrap, Pears Soap

Victorian Scrap, Pears Soap -- a mother monkey washes her dirty son. circa 1880s

Background imageMother Collection: Cheetah family - Mother Cheetah with her 6 cubs

Cheetah family - Mother Cheetah with her 6 cubs (Acinonyx jubatus). Ndutu - Ngorongoro - Tanzania - Africa

Background imageMother Collection: Garrards making the Queens Coronation crown, 1937

Garrards making the Queens Coronation crown, 1937
Mr Charles Stone, of Messrs. Garrard s, the Court jewellers, assembling the various parts of the circlet first made for Queen Victoria and modified for each succeeding Coronation

Background imageMother Collection: Library, Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Library, Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Watercolour painting of the Library at Hartwell House, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Background imageMother Collection: Pioneer Woman Sculpture

Pioneer Woman Sculpture
English born sculptor Bryant Baker (1881 - 1970), putting the finishing touches to his famous sculpture Pioneer Woman now at Ponca City Museum, Oklahoma, U.S.A. Date: 1930

Background imageMother Collection: Illustrated London News Accession of George VI, 1936 cover

Illustrated London News Accession of George VI, 1936 cover
Front cover of the Illustrated London News, Accession Number reporting on the abdication of King Edward VIII and the accession of his younger brother, Albert

Background imageMother Collection: Mermaid and Child

Mermaid and Child
A mer-mother with her mer-child

Background imageMother Collection: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Muriel Baines

Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Muriel Baines
Illustration, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Muriel Baines Date: 20th century

Background imageMother Collection: Draycott, Cotswold village, George, Annie and Jane Hodgkins

Draycott, Cotswold village, George, Annie and Jane Hodgkins Date: circa 1886

Background imageMother Collection: Flowers for Grandmother

Flowers for Grandmother

Background imageMother Collection: Cleanliness - Health - The Truest Wealth - promotional postcard for the Health & Cleanliness

Cleanliness - Health - The Truest Wealth - promotional postcard for the Health & Cleanliness Council (HCC) - 5 Tavistock Square, London. Date: circa late 1920s

Background imageMother Collection: Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyonweds Albert, Duke of York

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyonweds Albert, Duke of York
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Albert, Duke of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, pictured together at Buckingham Palace on their wedding day on 26th April 1923. Date: 1923

Background imageMother Collection: The Duke and Duchess of York - Durham Colliery visit

The Duke and Duchess of York - Durham Colliery visit
The Duke and Duchess of York (Later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) - visiting a Durham Colliery on 29th July 1936 - most likely the Glamis Pit at Kibblesworth Colliery

Background imageMother Collection: Group portrait, possibly of the Brewster family, in a domest

Group portrait, possibly of the Brewster family, in a domest
Group portrait, possibly of the Brewster Family, in a domestic interior, oil on canvas, signed by Thomas Bardwell and dated 1736

Background imageMother Collection: The man Who Begged to Differ from his Mother-in-Law Bateman

The man Who Begged to Differ from his Mother-in-Law Bateman
The man Who Begged to Differ from his Mother-in-Law by Bateman. A terrified, small man cowering in a chair after disagreeing with his imperious looking mother in law

Background imageMother Collection: WW1 poster, Red Cross recruitment

WW1 poster, Red Cross recruitment
Poster, Red Cross recruitment -- Join! The Greatest Mother. circa 1918

Background imageMother Collection: Devon - Hooe - estuary of the River Plym

Devon - Hooe - estuary of the River Plym
Homeward Bound - Nyasaland (modern Malawi). An african woman carrying a large load on her head and her baby on her back. Postcard sold at the British Empire Exhibition at the East African Pavilion

Background imageMother Collection: Bystander Royal Wedding Number front cover - George VI

Bystander Royal Wedding Number front cover - George VI
Front cover of The Bystander magazines Royal Wedding Number, celebrating the marriage of Prince Albert of York (the future King George VI) to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923

Background imageMother Collection: Domestic female Reindeer with newborn calf

Domestic female Reindeer with newborn calf (Rangifer tarandus). forest near river Taz; spring; North Tumen regon, Siberia, Russia

Background imageMother Collection: Coronation design, Maison Prunier

Coronation design, Maison Prunier
Coronation cover from Maison Prunier (a special menu perhaps?) celebrating the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)

Background imageMother Collection: Egyptian Lady of the Harem

Egyptian Lady of the Harem
An Egyptian Lady of the Harem, reclining on a couch and smoking a nargile pipe Date: 1910s

Background imageMother Collection: Prams on Brighton Beach

Prams on Brighton Beach
A mother and her young children play on the pebbled beach at Brighton, almost hidden behind three large prams Date: Early 1960s

Background imageMother Collection: At the fish and chip shop

At the fish and chip shop
People You See. At the fish and chip shop. From Teddy Bear (28 October 1967)

Background imageMother Collection: Paddy Paws

Paddy Paws

Background imageMother Collection: St Johns Church, Stone, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

St Johns Church, Stone, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Watercolour painting of St Johns Church, Stone, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Background imageMother Collection: Greenwich Observatory, south east London

Greenwich Observatory, south east London
Watercolour painting of Greenwich Observatory in south east London, viewed from the side with two children playing on the grass, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914)

Background imageMother Collection: Street music: a family of singers

Street music: a family of singers
A pathetic scene: an impoverished family of street singers, shoeless and ragged, singing in the rain. Date: 1870

Background imageMother Collection: Greenwich Park and Royal Naval College, London

Greenwich Park and Royal Naval College, London
Watercolour sketch of Greenwich Park with the Royal Naval College in south east London and the River Thames in the distance, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert

Background imageMother Collection: Lady Louis Mountbatten with Patricia

Lady Louis Mountbatten with Patricia
Lady Louis Mountbatten (1901 - 1960), later Countess Mountbatten of Burma and Vicerine of India, previously Miss Edwina Ashley, pictured with her elder daughter Patricia (now Knatchbull)

Background imageMother Collection: Young woman holding a baby, with sunflowers

Young woman holding a baby, with sunflowers
A young woman holding a baby, looking at some sunflowers. first published 1879

Background imageMother Collection: Members of the Royal Family at Covent Garden

Members of the Royal Family at Covent Garden
A gala opera performance at Covent Garden is attended by the Queen and the President of Portugal (in the centre). To the left is the Queen Mother and behind her are Sir Anthony and Lady Eden

Background imageMother Collection: American Cub Scouts

American Cub Scouts
A group of American cub scouts sit around a table doing art and craft activities with their den mother or Akela. In American Cub Scouting, the boys meet in small groups called " dens"

Background imageMother Collection: Tunisia - Arab Bazaar

Tunisia - Arab Bazaar
Tunisia - an Arab dealer sitting in his shop, surrounded by his wares (pretty much everything you can imagine) including drapes, rugs, pots, a stuffed baby crocodile, swords, guns

Background imageMother Collection: Punjabi Muslims - North-west Frontier Province

Punjabi Muslims - North-west Frontier Province - an area of South Asia spanning from central Pakistan to north-western India

Background imageMother Collection: King George VI opening the National Maritime Museum, 1937

King George VI opening the National Maritime Museum, 1937
Photograph showing King George VI (centre) speaking at the official opening of the National Maritime Museum, London, 1937

Background imageMother Collection: Bulldog / Rodney Stone /

Bulldog / Rodney Stone /
RODNEY STONE English and American champion in 1907, this dog was bred by Mr Walter Jefferies by John of the Funnels (father) and Lucy Loo (mother)

Background imageMother Collection: Borgia Family / C16Th

Borgia Family / C16Th
Francesco Borgia, with Lucrezia, his mother

Background imageMother Collection: Mother, Child, Limehouse

Mother, Child, Limehouse
A mother stands with her child at the door of her home in Limehouse, east London : the boards are presumably to prevent the child straying into the street

Background imageMother Collection: Lancashire Witches

Lancashire Witches
THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES Nan Redferne and Mother Chattox

Background imageMother Collection: Eleanor of Provence

Eleanor of Provence
ELEANOR OF PROVENCE Queen of Henry III & mother of Edward I of England. She was joint governor in 1253 & organised military action

Background imageMother Collection: Stevenson / Family / Vailima

Stevenson / Family / Vailima
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writer with his mother, family and household at Vailima

Background imageMother Collection: Doctor Examines a Child

Doctor Examines a Child
A mother takes her little girl to a female doctor for a routine examination. She sits on the doctors knee

Background imageMother Collection: Juliana / Dutch / 1956

Juliana / Dutch / 1956
JULIANA, QUEEN OF HOLLAND Queen of Holland, with her daughter Beatrix in 1956



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