Mothers Collection

Silver Cross advertisement
Advertisement 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

Childrens Playroom, St Pelagias Home, Highgate
The childrens playroom at St Pelagias Home for penitent girls at 34 Highgate West Hill, London N6. The home provided accommodation for unmarried mothers and their children. Date: circa 1932

A little girl asleep on her mothers lap circa 1890

Little Lady Bountiful - a young girl in a white summer gown offers her less well-to- do friends (one of whom has been collecting reeds) a slice of cake

Just two words! Nestles Milk 1915
Nestles 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

Marie-Louise of Austria
MARIE-LOUISE OF AUSTRIA second wife of Napoleon I with their son le Roi de Rome

Flowers for Grandmother

African Lion - cub lying down alert whilst adults are resting (Panthera leo). Ndutu area between Serengeti and Ngorongoro - Tanzania

Advert, Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative
Atkinson & Barkers Royal Infants Preservative, claimed to be the best medicine in the world, by royal appointment, with portraits of Queen Victoria and Princess Alexandra in their bridal dresses

Visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to Edlington - onlookers
A group of expectant ladies (Mother, Grandmothers and their young children) awaiting the arrival of the Duke of Edinburgh during his visit to Edlington, South Yorkshire. Date: circa 1955

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

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

England / Windsor
A lovely scene, with mothers and children on the banks of the River Thames, looking towards Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Edwardian Mother
A Edwardian mother and her two little girls and their doll and dog pose in front of a screen

Mother and Daughter
Maman gives her daughter a goodbye kiss as she leaves for school

Cover design, The Mothers Picture Alphabet
Cover design in blue and gold, The Mothers Picture Alphabet, dedicated by Her Majestys Permission to HRH the Princess Beatrice, designed by Henry Anelay, engraved by James Johnston. Date: circa 1860

Mothers Day, WW1
An advertisement in The Tatler promoting Mothers Day during the First World War, giving suggestions about nice things to do for mothers, even if she isn t your own! The idea was conceived by Mr J. A

Mother of Three
A mother of three has been out shopping, and kisses her children on her return. Date: 1932

All for Mummy by Muriel Dawson
A little girl with blonde curls wearing a red coat gathers primroses, violets and other spring flowers, especially for her mother

Rock a Bye Baby by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a charming sun hat, sits in a hammock and rocks her doll to sleep

Rag and Bone Man
Mothers and children gather around the local rag and bone man with their various offerings on the back streets of Harbertonford, south Devon, England

Auntie Says Goodnight 2 of 2
Auntie kisses her two little nieces goodnight

Chez Elle / Son & Snowball
Mother and child go walking in the snow, and of course she has to wait while he makes snowballs

Chez Elle / Flowers for Ma
A mother is given a bunch of flowers by her four children who all want to hug her at the same time

Client: George Newnes - Shoot for Woman's Own
Client: George Newnes (Publisher) - Shoot for Woman's Own (likely for an advertising space sales feature) - Mother and daughter knitting - February 10, 1964 - shot at 20

George Newnes shoot for Woman's Own - Knitting
Client: George Newnes (Publisher) - Shoot for Woman's Own (likely for an advertising space sales feature) - Mother and daughter knitting - February 10, 1964 - shot at 20

Barbara Cartland with mother Polly and daughter Raine
Novelist Barbara Cartland (right) pictured with her mother Polly Cartland, and her daughter Raine (Mrs Gerald Legge), later Raine Spencer, wife of Earl Spencer

Country Houses in Wartime - Shardeloes, Amersham, Bucks in use a Maternity Home for Evacuee Mothers. The Orangery, dating back to 1790 - Mrs Clark in foreground. Date: 1940

Mothers Meeting at the Royal Sailors Rest Portsmouth

Mary Sumner founder of the Mother's Union

Mary Sumner, Mothers Union founder

RMS Titanic, table of English composer Archibald Joyce
An important piece of musical and Titanic history, a late 19th/early 20th century oak barley twist gateleg table on which the composer and ?English Waltz King? Archibald Joyce (1873)

Study For The Flight From Belgium
A painting of a number of people, mostly comprising of mothers and fathers having compassionate moments with each other and their children. Date: circa 1916

Japan - Tokiwacho-dori in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Two mothers carrying children on their back in Tokiwacho-dori in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Date: circa 1910s

Princess Sibylla of Sweden, with daughters
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908-1972) was the great-grandchild of Queen Victoria and mother of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

Lady Moira Combe with her daughter Audrey
Lady Moira Combe (1902-1964) poses with her daughter Audrey, who is shortly to be presented at court. Date: circa 1939

Advertisement for Lifebuoy Soap, captioned, Not coddled, but cared for'. Showing children, mothers and Lifebuoy soap. With description of mother as the health doctor

The front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine from May 1954. Date: 1954

Children and adults demonstrating against nursery cuts, May 1972. Date: 1972

Children campaigning against nursery cuts
Children campaigning against cuts to nursery education, some of them wearing teeshirts which read: I Like Nursery, 7 July 1979. Date: 1979

Child campaigning against nursery cuts, Lewes, Sussex
A child and several mothers campaigning against cuts in nursery education, Lewes, Sussex, 17 June 1980. Date: 1980

Teaching Mothers to Care for their Infants 1907
In a parish in St. Pancras, Battersea, poor mothers being taught how to care for their infants. Date: 1907

Dangerous Moment In A Big Career by H. M. Bateman
Nervous judge face with the difficult decision of choosing between a room full of screaming babies, proudly presented by their mothers

Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria
Queen Alexandra together with her daughter Princess Victoria travelling together in a carriage on Rose Day, 1923. Princess Victoria, later to be known as the Princess Royal

Little Girl Broken Doll 1888 Iln Import 21 Dec
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AMERICAN WAR LOAN POSTER
This American poster exhorts citizens to Buy more liberty bonds with the heartrending slogan Must children die and mothers plead in vain? Date: circa 1917

DAUGHTERS AT GRAVE
Two daughters at their mother's grave

CONCEPTS/THE SOUL
When Jesus's mother Mary dies, she lies on her deathbed while her son is depicted watching from Heaven, holding in his arms an infant who represents his mother's soul Date: 1st century

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