Appliances Collection (page 7)

St Nicholas in bishops robes and St. George slaying a dragon. St. George in German knights armour of the 14th century, with cape, surcoat, belt, lance, shield and sword

Sir Guy de Bryan, Baron Bryan, died 1391. In suit of armour with chainmail camail attached to helmet. From his grave effigy in Tewkesbury Abbey, England

Wicker Frosch, Weikhard Frosch, died 1378. With ermine-lined cape, suit or armour, great helm, vizored bascinet, coat or arms on escutcheon. From his grave effigy in St. Catherines church, Frankfurt

St. George on horseback slaying the dragon, 14th century
St. George on horseback slaying the dragon in front of a kneeling princess while a king and queen watch from a castle tower

Hennel Landschad and his wife Mia, 14th century
Hennel Landschad von Steinach, died 1377, and his wife Mia von Sickingen. From a grave effigy in a church in Neckarsteinach

Mayor John Holzhausen and wife Guda, late 14th century
Mayor John Holzhausen and wife Guda, Johann von Holtzhausen 1393 and Gudela von Holtzhausen 1371. From a grave effigy in Frankfurt Cathedral

Figure of St. George slaying a dragon from the Dijon
Figure of St. George slaying a dragon. In the costume of a French knight of the 14th century. In jupon with coat of arms, shield and bouche, bascinet helmet, belt and sword

Great helms and shields with heraldic crests, 14th century
Great helms and shields with heraldic family crests, 14th century. From tomb effigies. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Rudolph von Sachsenhausen in 14th century armour
Rudolph von Sachsenhausen, Rudolf II von Praunheim, died 1370. In surcoat with coat of arms, suit of armour, holding great helm and escutcheon. From a grave effigy in Frankfurt Cathedral

Peter Kreglinger in quilted armour, 14th century
Peter Kreglinger died 1365. He wears a quilted armour doublet, over chainmail and plate armour. With shield, great helm and lance. From his grave effigy in the Franciscan church at Rothenburg

Konrad von Seinsheim, 14th century armour
Konrad von Seinsheim, Conrad von Sauwensheim d. 1369. In suit of armour with great helm, sword and dagger hanging from chains on breastplate. From his grave effigy in St. Johns church, Schweinfurt

Costumes of 14th century German knights
Ulrich V von Landschaden von Steinach (left) died 1369, from his grave effigy in Neckarsteinach church. In tunic, helmet, chainmail suit, with great helm, shield and angels at his pillow

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

Walther von Bopfinger, died 1359
Walther Bopfinger, died 1359, in chainmail and plate armour, leather tunic, with coat of arms on shield with bouche. From a grave effigy in St. Blasius church in Bopfingen

Conrad III or Konrad III von Bickenbach, 1298-1354. With great helm and coat of arms on an escutcheon. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Laura de Noves, Donna Laura, 1310-1348, subject of Francesco Petrarchs sonnets. From a painting by Wittmer after a church wall fresco now in the Uffizi Gallery

Louis IV, the Bavarian, Holy Roman Emperor, 1282-1347
Louis IV, the Bavarian, Holy Roman Emperor, Ludwig der Bayer, 1282-1347. From a stone effigy in Mainz Museum. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Scenes from an illuminated manuscript of Les Voeux du Paon
Knights in battle watched by ladies in a castle, and a lady bringing a roasted peacock to a banquet table, and a helm, 14th century

French knights and ladies in front of a castle, 14th century. From an illuminated manuscript of the epic poem Les Voeux du Paon by Jacques de Longuyon

Maidens defending a castle from invading knights, 13th C
Maidens defending a crenellated castle from invading knights by throwing flowers, from a carved ivory mirror. Women combing their hair and making floral wreath from a parchment drawing 13th century

Costume of Albrecht von Hohenlohe, died 1319. In suit of chain mail armour, tunic, great helm, with shield and sword. From the grave effigy in Schloss Neuenstein

Decorated casket, probably for bridal goods 13th century
Decorated wooden casket, probably for bridal goods 13th century. Knights with heraldic shields climbing ladders to storm a castle defended by women

Walther von Klingen jousting in a tournament watched by five noble women. German knight, poet and minstrel or Minnesanger, d. 1286. From a miniature in the Codex Manesse

Costumes and armour of German knights, 13th century
Costumes of German knights in battle A, B, and allegorical illustration of Venus ordering blacksmith Vulcan to make a helmet for Aeneas C, 1260-1300. Helmets with heraldic crests D-G

Rainbow lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus. Blue-bellied parrot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes from Portraits of Rare

Advert, Old Dutch Cleaner -- woman cleaning in the kitchen. 1922

Supper Dishes cooked in the New World Gas Cooker
Supper Dishes cooked in the New World Regulo-Controlled Gas Cooker. 1920s

Advert, Gas Cooking Stove, Kingston-upon-Thames Gas Company, Thames Street, Surrey. 1902

View of the Sanitary Institute, Health Exhibition, Leeds 1897 (b / w photo)
5917338 View of the Sanitary Institute, Health Exhibition, Leeds 1897 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Abbey House Museum) UK; (add.info)

Stationery, Spratts Patent Limited, London
Stationery, Spratts Patent Limited, Fenchurch Street, London, manufacturers of biscuits, foods and appliances for dogs, poultry, game, cage birds, etc. 1901

Advert for B. T. H. electric refrigerator 1931
With three years guarantee and lifetime of trouble-proof refrigeration the B.T.H. electric refrigerator. Date: 1931

Front cover of the Howe Sewing Machine Exhibition Catalogue, 1876 (colour litho)
HGL396992 Front cover of the Howe Sewing Machine Exhibition Catalogue, 1876 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

Advert for Electric Body Belt (engraving)
609327 Advert for Electric Body Belt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advert for Electric Body Belt; New life, vigour)

King Rudolph II, 1552-1612, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Archduke of Austria. In lace ruff, plate armour decorated with gold, slashed padded hose and chainmail socks

Young Furst or nobleman in his student days, wearing precious hat, doublet, hose and cape. From a lifesize oil painting in Nuremburg Museum

City ironsmith Niklas Ruhl and his wife standing
City burgher and ironsmith Niklas Ruhl and his wife standing beside his coat of arms. From an Aschaffenburg Guild Book. He holds a golden lily, and she a rose

Noblewoman from Naples and bourgeois woman of Rome, late 16th century. From miniature paintings in the Stammbuch (Friendship Book) of Andreas Heidenreich von Pidenegg

Heraldic shield of a gunmaster from an art book on the founding of Aschaffenburg. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century

Oil paintings of children and women, late 16th century. Two-year old child A, one-year old child B, noble woman C, and Sabine of Wurttemberg, Landgravine of Hesse D

Doge and Dogaressa of Venice, and state barge, 16th century
Doge and Dogaressa of Venice, and the state barge or bucentaur, 16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century

Spanish noblewomen in summer and winter clothes
Spanish noblewomen in summer clothes (left) and winter clothes (right), late 16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Italian soldiers and helmet, late 16th century
Italian soldier in day wear with sword and dagger A, Italian soldier in battle dress with matchlock musket, wheellock pistol, sword, helm and breastplate B, and Italian helmet C

Festive costume of Conrad Pistor of the Kremer Guild, 1588
Festive costume of Conrad Pistor of the Kremer Guild in 1588, with his coat of arms with ploughshare, indicating blacksmith. From an Aschaffenburg guild book

Three women in Venetian dress from the Harlequinade, or Italian comic theatre. From a mural in the Fools Staircase in Klaussnitz Castle

Foppish Pantaloon, Columbine in Italian dress and Pierrot with lute from the Harlequinade, or Italian comic theatre. From oil paintings in Kraussnitz Castle

Noble women of Senez, Provence, and German
Noble women of Senez, Provence, one riding sidesaddle with a page, and another walking with a boy (top) and German women of the same era from Jost Ammans playing cards

Men in doublet and hose, 16th century
Young man in slashed doublet and hose with flag A, man in doublet and hose B, and man in armour and helmet, late 16th century

French fashions, and German bride and groom
Man and woman in French fashions from Paris A, and German bride C and groom D in wedding crowns of Nuremburg, late 16th century

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