Silk Collection (page 20)

Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms feeding on mulberry leaves Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms begin to construct cocoons Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Gathering silkworms from egg paper
Japan - Silk Industry - Gathering the silkworms from the egg paper using a delicate feather brush. Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Bombyx mori Moths lay eggs on paper Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Reeling the cocoons by foot reel Date: circa 1909

Japan - Silk Industry - Cutting the Mulberry leaves, for the silkworms to consume as they grow to maturity. Date: circa 1907

Japan - Silk Industry - Silkworms 20 days after hatching Date: circa 1907

China - a caravan of Bactrian camels - Beijing. Date: circa 1920s

China - Shanghai - Fashionable dress in Shanghai. Date: circa 1910s

Japanese Silk Industry - Storing the Cocoons Date: circa 1910

Japanese Silk Industry - Reeling the Cocoons by Hand-reel Date: circa 1910

Japanese Silk Industry - Cleaning silk worm beds. Date: circa 1910

A Nomadic family group from Turkmenistan - inside their yurt
A Nomadic family group from Turkmenistan - inside their fantastic yurt, seemingly piled high with blankets and trade goods. Date: circa 1905

Embroidered Postcard - Can Can Dancer - A Kiss from France
WW1 - Fantastic Embroidered Postcard depicting a French Can Can Dancer - A Kiss from France. Our lady holds aloft the corners of her skirt to reveal their decoration - the flags of the allies

Pretty Young Girl - Fresh as a Flower Just Blown. Date: circa 1910s

Sending a new pipe and a heart of love to the front
France, WW1 - A pretty girl sends her beau a new pipe and a heart of love to the front, where her brave man is fighting. Date: circa 1916

Maria Jose - Princess of Piedmont
Marie Jose of Belgium (Marie Jose Charlotte Sophie Amelie Henriette Gabrielle) (19062001) - the last Queen of Italy. Her 35-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname " The May

Marthe Chenal - French operatic soprano
Marthe Chenal (1881-1947) French operatic soprano singer, in her time the most celebrated singer in France, frequently required to sing the Marseillaise on state occasions

Cricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Street Etiquette
Cricket Phrases - A Neat Cut for Two - Two smart Gents politely raise their top hats in the direction of a rather glamorous yet also rather haughty looking woman as they pass on the pavement

Football Terms Illustrated - Well Collared!. Two smart Gents (Dedicated Followers of Fashion!) in really rather ridiculous starched collars, stroll arm in arm down Park Lane past Marble Arch

Sumela Monastery, Trabzon - Turkey
Monasteries of Sumela at Trabzon on the Black Sea coast in north-eastern Turkey. The capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon was located on the historic silk road route and during the Ottoman period

Italian girls in fancy Swimwear
Three Italian girls posing in fancy Swimwear - seen as scandalous (far too revealing!) in some quarters. Date: circa 1905

18th Century Woman with 1920s Postcard Kitch surround
18th Century Woman with 1910s Edwardian Postcard Kitch surround Date: 18th century

Portrait of Sarah Siddons by Sir Thomas Lawrence
Sarah Siddons (nee Kemble) (1755-1831) - Welsh actress renowned for her tragic roles. Depicted here in the role of Mrs Haller in The Stranger. Date: circa 1797

A trip through the Dressing Room - Backstage in a French erotic theatre Date: circa 1920s

Chinese Actors, Hong Kong Date: circa 1910s

A beautiful female Annamite flautist - Vietnam
A beautiful female flautist from the Annamite region (and former kingdom) of central Vietnam on the South China Sea between Tonkin and Cochin China. Date: 1907

Pretty French Girl in powder blue dress and large medallion
Pretty French Girl in powder blue silk dress and wearing a large medallion. Date: circa 1910s

Hido, Japan - A Smiling Geisha Girl Date: 1946

Henry Gerard Sturt, 1st Baron Alington (18251904) - a British peer and Conservative Party politician. Date: 1892

A Country Squire Date: 1894

Theatrical Lodging House Keeper who drops her h s
Theatrical Lodging House Keeper: " What name did you say, Sir? Harlton?" Actor (about to take apartment): " No, not Harlton - Arlton." T.L.K: " Oh

An old actor lays down the law to a journalist
Old actor (laying down the law to Journalist) - " And let me tell you that when I speak, I know what I m talking about, I ve seen the world - Peckham - everywhere!" Date: 1900

Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presence
A Stout Gentleman of personal and creative presence, wearing her top hat at a jaunty angle a he heads off to the Casino after a significant dinner !! Date: 1893

In the Strand, London - A Gentleman, after a good lunch at Simpsons. Date: circa 1890s

A Fleet Street Journalist or possibly a lawyer... Date: 1904

Bereavement humour - losing ones wife
Condoling Friend (to recently Bereaved Widower) - " It must be awfully hard to lose ones wife." The Bereaved: " Yes, its almost impossible." !!! Date: circa 1890s

Black couple in London in late 19th century in fine attire
Black couple in all their finery. Woman: " What ll Mrs Edwards say when she sees dis ere hat?" Date: 1898

An old sport by Phil May - Elderly Huntsman
A profile portrait by Phil May entitled An Old Sport. He appears to be polishing his monacle. Date: 1894

Unhelpful Phrenological assessment of a Park Loafer. Phrenologist (to Park Loafer) - " Now, you re full o Nerves, you are

Man at bar wanting clove to disguise evidence of his boozing
Drunken gentleman leaning against a bar, requesting the barmaid for a clove to disguise the olfactory evidence of his boozing

Henry Labouchere - caricature by Phil May
Henry Du Pre Labouchere (18311912) - English politician, writer, publisher and theatre owner. Date: circa 1890s

China - Merchant Flag - printed on Silk. Date: 1914

The Royal Standard of Montenegro - Silk backing
The Royal Standard of Montenegro - Embroidered onto a silk backing. Date: circa 1910s

The Flag of Chile - Silk backing
The Flag (Standard) of Chile ( Chili ) - printed on Silk. Date: 1914

Discussion on merits of Smoking for Health reasons
First Johnnie: " Aw -why do you make your own cigarettes?" Second Ditto: " My-aw-doctor ordered me some light exercise." Date: 1894

Tom Norman - Auctioneer, raising his gavel
Tom Norman - Showmans Auctioneer, Valuer and Variety Agent from Dallington, East Sussex, raising his gavel. Date: circa 1910

Camel Caravan at the Caravaniserai Landikotal - NWFP
Camel Caravan at the Caravaniserai, Landikotal, NWFP en route from Afghanistan to Peshawar, Pakistan. Date: circa 1920s

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