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Advert / Gossage Soap 1900Gossages Soap - the right sort
German Massage ParlourGreetings from the Massage Parlour ! A young lady in spotty swimwear is treated (rather vigourously I would imagine) by a rather solid-looking Masseuse, who is kneading away at knots
Two Deer enjoy Breakfast in Bed (charged extra)" Pass the toast, dear..!" - Mr and Mrs Roebuck enjoying an early morning cuppa in bed at the Old Stags Head Inn. I wonder if she has ant-eloped with him...! Date: 1914
Studdys Nightmare by George StuddyBonzo and Co. get their own back on the artist, after the Christmas pudding. George Studdy, the creator of the comic canine Bonzo
Dirty Dog on Bed 1909A white puppy sleeps on a bed: he is covered in mud, and has left dirty pawprints all over the covers and pillow
KLM Constellation plane interior with passengersKLM (Lockheed) Constellation passenger plane interior, with passengers in their seats and a stewardess serving food. Date: circa 1950s
Down with the Foe, Boys having a Pillow Fight by Ruth Cobb - from unknown Childrens Annual
The Linen Hall AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Robinson and Cleaver Ltd, promoting exquisite Irish linen and the Linen Hall. The image shows a woman laying in bed, with a tea tray
Cute baby sucking its thumb, with toy duck Date: 1930s
Prince Henry removing the crown from his father's pillowPrince Henry (Henry V) removing the crown from his father's pillow (Henry IV). 1413
CHOPIN/DEATHBEDFREDERIC CHOPIN (1810 - 1849), Polish musician and composer: drawn soon after his death
Original Artwork - Fold-out Christmas cardOriginal Artwork - Design for a fold-out Christmas card showing a little girl surprised to find a cheeky mouse has nibbled through the toe of her stocking! Date: circa 1937
Comic postcard, Middle aged couple in bed Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man sleeping in toilet at seaside hotel Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man in bath at seaside hotel Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Protection for rollerskating Date: early 20th century
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman sleepingVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Young Armenian woman, Turkey, c. 1880 sYoung Armenian woman, Turkey, c.1880 s, with hookah
Spanish costumes from the 14th century. Men hunting lions with spear and sword, ladies with a knight. From ceiling fresco paintings in the Alhambra Palace, Granada
A man allowing a stranger to kiss his wife. William watching a stranger kiss his wife Petronella. The kiss returned. Le baiser rendu
Cartoon, Child sent to bed for misbehaviour. 1923
A woman writes a letter on a somno in a messyA woman writes a letter on a somno (night table containing a chamberpot) with her feet on a pillow, while her dog chews a lace collar and a cat sleeps on her ballgown
Women playing congkak in a Timorese house in Kupang, 19th century. The house is built of bamboo and palm leaves and furnished with benches, armchair and pillows
Indecision. circa 1900
Cover design, Girl and Cupid by Herbert PizerCover design, Pan magazine, Girl and Cupid by Herbert Pizer. 1920
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, as a baby
Theatre poster, Two Little Vagabonds by Sims and Shirley, based on a French play by Decourcelle. 1897
Comic illustration, In Dreamland. 1870
Advert for Viyella Sheets in ColoursAdvertisement for Viyella Sheets in Colours, modern sheets with warmth -- Summer Colour with Winter Comfort. Date: 1930
The Monthly Nurse (a woman who looked after a mother and her baby after childbirth). Date: 1840
Princess Juliana of Holland as a baby, with Queen WilhelminaPrincess Juliana of Holland as a baby, later Queen Juliana, held by her mother, Queen Wilhelmina. Date: 1909
Princess Juliana of Holland as a baby, later Queen Juliana. Date: 1909
Santa Sleeping
Jealous Dog Date: 1887
Home delivery room demonstrationA room as it should be prepared for a maternity case by a Queens (district) nurse. Features a bed with a large pillow and sheets turned back, newspaper and bucket on floor and cot to one side
Oldest lace-worker in bucks 1904Old lady sitting with a pillow with bobbins and pins. Date: 1904
PILLOW LACE INDUSTRYLearning from Grannie! A little girl is learning the art of making pillow lace, an industry carried on by cottagers of Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1930s
BOYS PILLOW FIGHT C1885Three boys stage a pillow fight in their nightgowns. Date: circa 1885
GAME / PILLOW FIGHT C1885Three boys stage a pillow fight in their nightgowns Date: circa 1885
For Auld Lang Syne - New Year Greetings card - 1908 Date: 1908
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - gone to bed. circa 1910s
Many kittens and a Santa cat on a Christmas card by Louis Wain. Have they behaved well enough to receive their presents? Date: circa 1900s
Bed type air raid shelter, WW2A bed type air raid shelter used during the Second World War, by Robert Morris Ltd of Farnworth, near Bolton. Date: 1940s
Sick man with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Baby in a pram on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Five boys pillow fighting on a cutout New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Girl and doll in bed on a New Year card with white and gold ornate border. Date: circa 1890s
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - waking up. circa 1910s
Copy of Etruscan wall painting. Tomb of the Shields. c. 350Etruscan Art. Copy of Etruscan wall painting. Tempera on canvas 1900. Tomb of the Shields. Tarquinia, Italy c. 350 BC. Velhur Velcha and his wife, Ravnthu Aprthnei. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark
Lace-Making in the town of Bruges, Belgium 1907Mid-aged women working in their homes in Fladers on pillow lace-making. Working lots of hours for not much pay from seven in the morning till ten at night
Bull terrier and dachshund puppy sleeping in a chairA bull terrier and a dachshund puppy sleeping in a chair -- Turps or Tirpz (short for Tirpitz or Turpentine) finds a new use for bull terriers (Aldins own dogs). Date: 1930
Bedfordshire Lace School. Date: circa 1905
Boots - Comforts for Campaginers advertisement, WWIAdvertisement for Boots the Chemists and their various suggestions for comforts - gifts to send to men fighting at the front during the First World War
Waking on Christmas Morning by Charles RobinsonWaking on Christmas Morning. The illustration is of two young children in a large bed having just awoken on Christmas day. A candle that has been snuffed out the night before sits in the foreground
Four pigs pillow fighting on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Deck game on cruise liner, Empress of AustraliaPassengers taking part in a pillow fighting game at the outdoor pool on the Canadian Pacific cruise liner, Empress of Australia. Date: 1929
HEINE, Heinrich (1797- 1856). German writerHEINE, Heinrich (Du?sseldorf, 1797-Paris, 1856). German writer. Engraving by Weger and Singer, 1885. Coloured
Baby in a cot on a greetings cardBaby in a cot on a movable greetings card. Date: early 20th century
Sleeping baby on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Santa Claus on a cutout Christmas card, standing by a sleeping childs bed holding a tree and presents. Date: circa 1890s
Patient in Bed 29 Quex Park VAD HospitalPhotograph of a patient (name unkown) in Bed 29 in C Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital during the First World War. The man has suffered a severe wound to his right hand or arm
Hysteria Patient / 1887Hysteria patient at La Salpetriere lying in an ecstatic state, with her arms crossed over her body. Date: 1887
Verdi deathbedGiuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) the Italian opera composer on his deathbed in 1901 1901
Advertisement, Prices Night Lights. Date: circa 1900
Lace makingA Buckinghamshire lace maker of the Old Bucks point lace at work, placing a pin into the parchment pattern. The picture shows also the hanging bunch of bobbins
Young Mother and baby out for a winter walk in the park - wrapped up in many layers of winter woolies! Date: circa 1930
Six boys pillow fighting on a New Year cardSix boys on a New Year card, being told by their mother to behave and not do any more pillow fighting. A notice on the wall reads: Love one another. Date: circa 1890s
Six boys pillow fighting on a Christmas cardSix boys having a turbulent pillow fight on a Christmas card, with a notice on the wall: Love one another. Date: circa 1890s
Three boys pillow fighting on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Four boys pillow fighting on a Good Luck card. Date: circa 1890s
Child standing up in a cot on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Two children asleep in bed on a Christmas card, with bells and a star. Date: circa 1890s
Four kittens pillow fighting on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Baby in a cot on an audible greetings cardBaby in a cot, crying and holding a rattle, on an audible greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Four boys in bed on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Baby with rattle in a cot on a Christmas cardBaby with a rattle in a cot on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Little boy in large bed on a greetings card -- A Little Study in Black and White. Date: circa 1890s
Cartoon, On the eve of repatriation, WW1Cartoon, On the eve of repatriation. A German patient in a French hospital asks an orderly if he will be ok with his reconstructed chin containing silver
Cartoon, Insomnia, WW1Cartoon, Insomnia. A woman sits up in bed, thinking about how she appreciates her husband much more because hes home on leave from the army. Date: 1915
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, A Dog Day. After rolling in the mud, the dog goes upstairs and rolls over and over on Aunt Browns bed. Date: 1904
Flat feet remedy, illustration by William Heath RobinsonA new method of curing flat feet and restoring the natural arch to the pedal extremities, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C
Pillow seller. Augustus reign (1st c. BF- 1st c. )Pillow seller. Augustus reign (1st c.BF- 1st c.). Roman art. Early Empire. Relief. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery)
Army Sports Meeting at Greenwich Park, WW1A sports meeting, organised by the Y.M.C.A. with various military sporting types competing in a number of competitions in Greenwich Park, London
The Shadow on the Wall by George StuddyThe Shadow on the Wall -- Bonzo feels like the heroine of " Cat and the Canary" -- lying on a muddy paw-printed pillow, he sees the shadow of a vengeful hand above his head
