Rug Collection (page 7)

Ann Miller in short pyjamas
The American film actress, dancer and singer, Ann Miller (1923-2004), modelling a pair of short pyjamas while lying on a white fur rug

Wig Maker- Biskra, Algeria
A smart Wig Maker in Biskra, Southern Algeria, gives his seated client a close crop in order to harvest some locks for his latest creation

Moorish Barber - Algeria
A Moorish Barber in Algeria giving his client a rather severe short back and sides in the street outside his house

An Ottoman Library
An Ottoman Medressa Library with reading seats and wooden book supports

Elderly porter - Constantinople, Turkey
An elderly porter carrying a leather case with a rug on top

Mrs Zia - An Istanbul Housewife - unusual pictures as she is un-veiled and allowing her portrait to be taken. Also unusual in the fact that she is not a professional model posing for the shot

Turkish rug manufacture
The manufacturing of Turkish carpets. Women sit at the base of a large loom, with the different coloured balls of wool hanging on an upper strut

Carpet Sellers - Constantinople, Turkey
Carpet Selling in the Constantinople Bazaar from an open stall

Reclining Turkish Woman
A fine photograph postcard depiction of a reclining Turkish woman, holding a string of prayer beads (Tesbih)

Miss Calavalava - a known beauty. Smoking a hookah pipe and leaning on a divan

Izmir (Smyrna) - Carpet porter
A carpet porter from Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

Aden, Yemen - Chieftains Camel
An Arabian Chieftains camel and drummer boy with his kettle drums - Aden, Yemen

An early Egyptian Private Banker
Pop in and speak to your own personal banker at Egypts first fully staffed cash machine doorway! A wonderful postcard depicting a money changer seated in front of his unlocked safe alongside piles of

On board HMS Caesar in port in Istanbul
British sailors inspect wares (tourist tat!) bought onboard the British battleship HMS Caesar, in port at Istanbul - searching out that special exotic souvenir to take home to a loved one!

Dog Fights Tiger Rug
After eating so many cakes, Towser feels strong enough to fight the tiger rug

Advertising Card for rug importer
Advertising card for a Belgian Turkish rug importer, showing the owner of the company, Leonhard Tietz, negotiating the price of a rug. He had an office in Rassim Pacha Han in Istanbul

The Tatler Motor Supplement front cover, 1913
Cover illustration for The Tatlers 1913 motoring supplement featuring two lady motorists and their dog driving at speed through the countryside

A seated elderly man - Devon
A seated elderly gentleman. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Nomads making rugs in the desert, Tunisia
Nomads making rugs in the desert in front of their low tents, Tunisia

An Egyptian woman reclining on an Ottoman covered in a Kelin rug

Isparta - Turkey
Isparta - famour for rugs and growing roses which are distilled into Attar of Roses which is used in the perfume trade to this day

Shower Bath / Ackermann
A stylish young gent barges in on someone partaking of a shower bath and a young lady who is undressing - no doubt he wants to know why women always take so long!

Tiger Skin Rug
The use of tiger skins as rugs is not only comfortable to the feet, but it symbolises man;s superiority to the animal

Maid Tends to Fire
An Edwardian housemaid kneels on the rug as she tends to one of the bedroom fires

Luxurious Living Room
An eye-catching living room, with a stylish satin suite, ruched curtains, parque flooring, Romanesque columns, flower arrangements, a baby grand piano, leopardskin rug

Gaby Deslys / 1907 Rug
GABY DESLYS French singer and music hall artiste, lying on a white rug

Woman on Rug by Fire
A young woman sits on a leopard skin rug, complete with head, in front of a roaring fire

1950S Costume / Woof
Gleeful blonde model, wearing an orientally inspired ensemble of silver pencil skirt with side splits & green silk blouse with mandarin collar, pours herself a drink

Pin-Up Girl / Xmas Party
Pretty blonde in a top with plunging, crocheted neckline & festive sequin embellishments, sits on a leopard skin rug by the fire awaiting her party guests

Blonde on Leopard Rug
Blonde model, wearing a black & white striped baby doll nightie (or is it a beach robe ?) strikes an alluring pose seated on a leopard skin rug complete with head

Shorts & Long Grass
Young red-haired woman wearing a white sleeveless top & cheeky shorts relaxes on a red rug amongst the newly mown grass

Glitzy Dress 1950S
Glitzy blonde bombshell on a leopard skin rug sets the yule logs ablaze in a silver spangly sequined gown, diamante earrings & strappy see-though plastic mules

Pin-Up / Gold Slingbacks
Blonde fifties pin-up wearing a black, off-the-shoulder garment (bathing costume or underwear ?) & gold slingback sandals, kneels on a floral print rug

Family Picnicking by Car
A family have a picnic in the woods by the side of their car; both parents are taking great care of their baby

Pin-Up in Cape 1950S
Pin-up with a beaming smile, poses in a pink lined black cape, black corselette & lace knickers, in a rich interior complete with a leopard skin rug with the head on!

Living / Gebhard 1929
A well designed living room by Fr.Gebhard

Dryden / Ice Hockey / 149
A lady leans up against the fence to watch an ice hockey match, wrapped up against the cold

Proposal on Shipboard
A shipboard romance leads to a proposal on deck

Ulyssess Grant / Memoirs
ULYSSESs GRANT American Civil War General, and later President, writing his memoirs at Mount McGregor

Baby on Rug / Midget C1909
A baby lies on a rug with an astonishingly knowing look in its eye

Fairclough / St Helens Rug
Leslie Fairclough, Rugby League Stand-Off for St Helens

Young Lady Sewing 1840S
A woman sits on an upholstered chair by some french windows which open onto a garden. Contents of the room include a pedestal table, harp, framed landscape, birdcage & rug

Husband Hogs Fire C1875
Realisation: the husband selfishly hogs the fire, while his wife stands by the window wondering where she went wrong

Costume / Bib-Apron C. 1880
A small child possibly a boy wears a window-pane check frock, plaid bows on the shoulders, broderie Anglaise bib-apron, stockings & shoes with 2 bars over the instep

Mother / Baby Crawling Rug
Mother and baby sitting on a crawling rug which is decorated with pictures of animals

Baby Twins on Rug 20C
Baby twins pose on a rug in the garden for their photograph

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