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Silver Cross advertisementAdvertisement for Silver Cross prams (or baby coaches), featuring an immaculately turned out young 1950s mother wearing an off the shoulder pink dress with pearls, heels and long yellow gloves
Illustration by Marygold -- Woman and baby in a garden at night. circa 1920s
A little girl asleep on her mothers lap circa 1890
Just two words! Nestles Milk 1915Nestles milk for yourself and baby. Don t - as you value your childs life - experiment with " foods" of unknown composition; the lives of millions of children have been lost in that way
Advert for Cow & Gate formula milk food 1928Cow & Gate formula, made of pure milk only
Comic postcard, born on St Swithins Day Date: 20th century
Menat TalismanMENAT TALISMAN Incorporating the emblem of Hathor, the goddess of motherhood, this talisman protected ancient Egyptian women
17th century man watching a mother breastfeeding a child in front of a fireplace. Cradle, bellows, tongs, brush and bowl on the floor
Mother and child wearing traditional Thai hats, or ngobsMother and child both wearing traditional Thai hats, or ngobs, Bangkok, Thailand Date: 2000
Countess of Feversham and daughterThe Countess of Feversham (1910-1995), born Lady Anne Dorothy Wood, with her daughter Lady Clarissa Duncombe (b. 1938). Date: 1939
Mothers Meeting. Date: 1872
Comic postcard, Vicar, woman, baby and lodger Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman, baby and vicar at baptism Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Vicar, woman and five children Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Father not present at baptism Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Two babies in a pram - twins Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman with baby in a shop Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Mother craft class for girls Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, dilemma at baptism Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, six children altogether - Public Assistance Committee Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, evacuee baby? WW2 Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, babys Christian name Date: 20th century
An Evil MotherhoodBlack & white frontispiece from An Evil Motherhood. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley Date: 1890s
A Mothers Dream by A E Emslie. Date: 1891
Viscountess Valletort and her sonCaroline Augusta Edgcumbe, Viscountess Valletort (1808-1881) and her son, William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1832-1917). circa 1837
POPULATION / PROPAGANDALa Maternite Embellit - Motherhood makes you beautiful Date: circa 1939
A mother pushes her child in a pram, Krakow, PolandA mother walks her child in a pram though a flock of ducks in a park in Krakow, Poland. She wears a long winter overcoat and a fur hat. The ground is snow-covered and frozen Date: 1988
Religion / Egypt / RenenutetCobra-headed goddess, guardian of the Pharaoh and an embodiment of divine motherhood (also known as RENNUT)
Birth house (mammisi) at Edfu, EgyptThe birth house (mammisi) is part of the temple complex at Edfu, Egypt, and served as a sanctuary for pregnant women worshipping Hathor, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of motherhood and fertility
Temple of Hathor in Deir el-Medina near Luxor, EgyptInside the temple of Hathor, Ancient Egyptian goddess of motherhood, in Deir el-Medina near Luxor (Thebes), Egypt
Bedouin woman carrying her child on her back. Both wear traditional dress and head-ware. circa 1910s
Greek Art. Goddesses rearing children. Ny Carlsberg GlyptoteAncient Greek Art. Archaic Period (700 B.C-480 B.C.). Goddesses rearing children. Terracotta. Statuette. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Maternity wear by Motherhood, 1965Mrs Peter Blond (aka the model Virginia Wynne-Thomas) pictured wearing a simple maternity shift dress in Liberty-print wool of marigold colours on black with double frills at the elbows
Maternity evening wear by Just Jane, 1965Mrs John Hardy, aka the model Suzanne Kinnear wearing a maternity evening dress in soft black faconne silk with a soft
Elegance Maternelle maternity fashion, 1965Advertisement for a couple of elegant couture cocktail gowns for expectant mothers, available from Elegance Maternelle of Sloane Street and Thayer Street, London. Date: 1965
OSTADE, Adriaen van (1610-1684). The Tavern. 17th c. Dutch school. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. GERMANY. SAXONY. Dresden. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen (State Art Collections Dresden )
Advert for Cow & Gate formula milk food 1940A true mother. Every true mother can know the bliss of perfect content even if she is unable to feed her baby naturally. Cow & Gate is the exact substitute science has found for babys natural food
Princess Elizabeth with newborn Prince CharlesPrincess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) gazes down at her firstborn child, Prince Charles (Prince of Wales) lying in his cradle. Date: 1948
The Absent-Minded Owner of Two Babies, Joyce DennysA woman gets a little muddled when fixing her car in charge of her baby. She attempts to add milk to the engine while the baby takes a swig of oil. Date: 1929
Sydney Jewell with her first-born son John. circa 1900s
The Crofters Daughter by Edwin Landseer. A young woman nurses her baby against a rural Scottish background. Date: c.1830s
Greek art. Grave monument of Archippe in the form of a lekythos. About 390 BC. The seated dead woman, a woman (Xeno) with child. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany
Japanese woman carrying her baby -- mother and child doing well! Date: circa 1920
Studio portrait, young mother and babyStudio portrait, a young mother sitting with her baby in christening clothes. Date: circa 1910s
Maternity fashion, 1961Two maternity dresses featured in The Tatler in July 1961. On the right, a wild silk short evening dress that flares from two wide flat bows on the shoulders, available from Motherhood, Baker Street
Just Jane maternity fashion 1965Advertisement for Just Jane exclusive maternity fashions featuring a tailored Swedish dress in fine pure wool with detachable collar and grosgrain bow. Date: 1965
Mother and child, 1928A mother and her little boy play together at home. Date: 1928
Mother and Children in the Garden, 1928A woman relaxes in her garden as her children play with the familys pet dog. Date: 1928
Mother and baby in the gardenA mother smiles at the camera whilst holding her baby. Date: c. 1920
SEGANTINI, Giovanni Battista (1858-1899). Two mothers. 1889. Oil on canvas. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Galleria d Arte Moderna (Gallery of Modern Art)
Spanish family sitting at the table at mealtime. 1950s-1960s
BESNARD, Paul Albert (1849-1934). First World War (1917). Peace for Victory (La Paix par la Victoire), illustration for la D馥 nse Nationale(French National Defense, 24th November, 1917)
Statue of motherhoodStatue of Maternity. Mbala art. African art. Sculpture on wood. BELGIUM. FLANDERS. BRABANT. Tervuren. Mus饠 Royal de l Afrique Central (Royal Museum for Central Africa)
Maternity fashion, 1963A navy lawn maternity dress frosted around the hem and across the yoke with snow white broderie anglais from Harvey Nichols. Date: 1963
Maternity trousers and blouse, 1964Maternity fashion for the expectant mother
Maternity dress by Maternally Yours, 1964A maternity dress for the expectant mother in rose-pink cotton with flounces of broderie anglaise on the elbow length sleeves
Princess Elizabeth with Prince Charles and Princess AnnePrincess Elizabeth sets out from London with two-year-old, Prince Charles, and one-month-old Princess Anne, on their way to join the King and Queen at Balmoral, Scotland. Date: 1950
Scenes from the life of Queen Elizabeth IIPhotographs of the Queen with her husband and children, and on her coronation day
A couple with their babyNew parents proudly show off their baby in this family portrait. c. 1920
Mother and babyPortrait of a mother with her beautiful baby Date: c. 1910
Mother and two small children posing for the camera. Date: c. 1900
Japan - Japanese Women pose for a photograph with babiesJapan - Japanese Women pose for a photograph with their babies Date: circa 1903
Japanese Wedding Ceremony series - Motherhood - the Mother cherishing her Baby. Date: circa 1910s
Advertisement of the chocolate brand Carpentier" Advertisement of the chocolate brand " Carpentier" (1895). Poster by Henri Gerbault. Engraving."
MEMLING, Hans (1433-1494). Madonna. 1475. SPAIN. Granada. Royal Chapel. Renaissance art.; Flemish art. Painting
Advert for Cow & Gate formula milk food 1942Ready for anything ! His mother took the best advice and gave her child the food that has won a supreme reputation all over the world
Advert for Glaxo baby food 1914Glaxo the food that builds bonnie babies. Throughout the British Empire - babies that cannot be breast-fed are being reared on British made and British Owned
Luvisca blouseA mother reads a bedtime story to her children, wearing a jumper blouse of Courtaulds Luvisca, reinforced with a basque and with a V shaped neckline. 1931
19th century mother and babyA woman in a crinoline from the mid-19th century tenderly hugs her small baby close to her while fairies and cherubs look with curiosity towards her and a wooden crib. Date: 1926
The Holy Promise
Princess Elizabeth wiping Princess Annes nosePrincess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) wiping the nose of her second child
Motherhood LessonsYoung ladies learning how to be good mothers by caring for a baby during a motherhood lesson at the London County Council Handicraft School. Date: early 1930s
Baby in high chairAn elegantly dressed mother attends to her chubby, blonde baby who sits in a highchair as she has her bunny rabbit slippers put on
Schoolgirl mother at Memphis, USA, with her babyA schoolgirl mother at Memphis, Alabama, USA, proudly displays her baby to her schoolmates
