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Panes Collection

Background imagePanes Collection: WWI German gas mask, c 1918, in its original metal containe

WWI German gas mask, c 1918, in its original metal containe
First World War German gas mask, c. 1918, in its original metal container. With a supply of silicone window panes, the instructions translate from German to for humidity, don t wipe

Background imagePanes Collection: Sparrowes House, or The Ancient House, Ipswich, Suffolk

Sparrowes House, or The Ancient House, Ipswich, Suffolk, is an architectural gem, built in 1567 by George Copping. It has four oriel windows and even the gabled windows have cupids Date: circa 1901

Background imagePanes Collection: Wig Shop - Middle Temple, London

Wig Shop - Middle Temple, London
E Albins Wigmaker and Hair Cutters Shop, selling wigs to the members of the Legal Profession, based in the vicinity of the Middle Temple, London. Date: 1857

Background imagePanes Collection: Bedroom / 12th Century

Bedroom / 12th Century
In their well-furnished bedroom - leaded panes, fancy cushions and all - a noble couple admire their falcon while their dog lies bored Date: circa 12th century

Background imagePanes Collection: Chemist Shop / Bridport

Chemist Shop / Bridport
Beach and Company dispensing chemists and druggists, established 1788, in Bridport, Dorset, England. Formerly the the Old George Inn where Charles II stayed in 1651

Background imagePanes Collection: Comic postcard, couple in a trashed room

Comic postcard, couple in a trashed room -- Oh John, you were drunk last night! -- Try and forget it! Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePanes Collection: Window Cleaning Girls

Window Cleaning Girls
A team of " Georginas", demonstrate the proper way to clean window panes from the inside of an office block while the male window cleaners are away in the army. Date: early 1940s

Background imagePanes Collection: Royal Costume 1566

Royal Costume 1566
Man: jewel-encrusted trunk hose with panes & bombast padding, doublet & cloak. Woman: tight bodice, large under-sleeves, deep fur cuffs, ornate petticoat. Date: 1566

Background imagePanes Collection: Lady & Messengers 1560S

Lady & Messengers 1560S
Men: doublets, large sleeves with panes & bows, voluminous hose & canions with bows at the knees, or buskins & spurs. Noblewoman: ornate petticoat, feather fan. Date: late 1560s

Background imagePanes Collection: Court Dress C16Th

Court Dress C16Th
Man: trunk hose with panes & padded with bombast, doublet, cod-piece, cloak, flat cap & feather, cut-fingered pumps. Woman: sleeves with deep fur cuffs, Spanish farthingale. Date: mid 16th century

Background imagePanes Collection: French Court Dress C16Th

French Court Dress C16Th
Man: trunk hose with panes & padded with bombast, doublet, cod-piece, cloak, flat cap & feather, ermine lined gown. Woman: bodice & skirt fastens down the front with bows. Date: mid 16th century

Background imagePanes Collection: German Costume C. 1515

German Costume C. 1515
German townspeople of the early 16th century. He wears a sleeveless gown possibly with a fur collar & his gathered shirt front is visible. The ladys sleeves have panes Date: circa 1515

Background imagePanes Collection: Industry / Glass / France

Industry / Glass / France
The manufacture of Saint-Gobain, France where glass is moulded into window panes. Date: 1898

Background imagePanes Collection: Snowy Window

Snowy Window
Snow and ice on the panes of an old window. Date: 1930s

Background imagePanes Collection: Breakfast in a Persian house

Breakfast in a Persian house with several men sitting on carpets. 1818

Background imagePanes Collection: Window detail, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales

Window detail, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
A window detail on the main workshop building at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales. Wooden patterns for the ironwork, including these frames

Background imagePanes Collection: Woman posing with broken windows

Woman posing with broken windows
A young woman posing inside the curved bay of a house with broken and missing windows

Background imagePanes Collection: The First Shell to land in Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 1870

The First Shell to land in Paris; Franco-Prussian War, 1870
Illustration showing a street scene with men and women at the barricades, houses destroyed and glass broken in the window panes; Franco-Prussian War

Background imagePanes Collection: Bow-Fronted Shop Window

Bow-Fronted Shop Window
The lovely old fashioned bow- fronted window of the pottery and gifts shop in Cromford, Derbyshire, England

Background imagePanes Collection: Making Window Panes

Making Window Panes
Glass tubes are moulded into window panes


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