Bedtime Collection

Advertisement for Aladdin safety paraffin mantle lamp from Aladdin Industries Ltd. of Aladdin House, South Street, London. Date: c.1924

The Land of Nod by Susan Beatrice Pearse
The land of nod - adorable small children in their nightwear snooze or play in a garden. Date: 1914

Fairy searching among flowers
Fairy searching for her pixie children at bedtime. One of a series of delicate fairy pictures by Lydia Margaret Hine Date: circa 1922

Fairyland Express, All Aboard for the Land of Nod
Toddlers in white nightgowns board a train to the Land of Nod, accompanied by various toys as bedtime companions. Date: 1924

Girl asleep in bed on a Christmas card with Santa Claus appearing at the window. (2 of 2) Date: early 20th century

A Sketchbook - Mothers and Children. Date: 1921

A husband and wife getting ready for bed. By Thomas Hood (1799-1845) an English poet, author and humorist
5615953 A husband and wife getting ready for bed. By Thomas Hood (1799-1845) an English poet, author and humorist, 1836 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Come just as you are to Yarmouth (colour litho)
8635543 Come just as you are to Yarmouth (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Come just as you are to Yarmouth)

A girl carrying her younger sister to bed
5616037 A girl carrying her younger sister to bed; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a girl carrying her younger sister to bed. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1884); Universal History Archive/UIG

A young nursemaid preparing the youngest children for bed at the orphanage, 1850
3478037 A young nursemaid preparing the youngest children for bed at the orphanage, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of a young nursemaid preparing the youngest children for bed at the orphanage)

A father with his children, 1850
3478120 A father with his children, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a father talking with his children before bedtime. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A young mother saying goodnight to her child, 1850
3477997 A young mother saying goodnight to her child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young mother saying goodnight to her child, whilst her sisters admire the baby)

A mother reassuring her son, 1850
3478179 A mother reassuring her son, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a mother reassuring her young son after he has awoken from a nightmare)

Bedtime Pyjama Wrestling
Jota de jai

The Presence
Jota de jai

Aladdin
Kate Weber

Evening Prayer, 1863-1864. Creator: Antoine Emile Plassan
Evening Prayer, 1863-1864. A young woman, wearing a white blouse with her shoulders bared and a long black skirt, kneels in prayer beside her bed

Voulez-vous bien vous taire!!... 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
Voulez-vous bien vous taire!!... 1839....grand mauvais soujet!! (Will you please shut up!!...what a terrible subject!!). From Croquis d'expressions

Evening Toilet, 1780-1820. Creator: Jean Frederic Schall
Evening Toilet, 1780-1820

Going to Bed, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitième siècle, 1774
Going to Bed, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin du Dix-huitieme siecle, 1774

Girl by candlelight, 1844. Creator: Johan Gustaf Sandberg
Girl by candlelight, 1844

Lulled to Sleep, 1871. Creator: David Adolf Constant Artz
Lulled to Sleep, 1871

The Children Saying Good Night to their Stars, 1898. Creator: Valdemar Irminger
The Children Saying Good Night to their Stars, 1898

The Evening Prayer, 1857. Creator: Pierre Edouard Frere
The Evening Prayer, 1857

"The Cradle" - painted by D. W. Deane - from the Exhibition at the British Museum, 1856....a favourable specimen in oil colours of those features in Irish peasant life...by which Mr

Bedtime at the Shelter, 1901. Creator: Jens Birkholm
Bedtime at the Shelter, 1901

Hour of the Rat [12pm] (Ne no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara... c. 1794
Hour of the Rat [12pm] (Ne no koku), from the series "The Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki)", Japan, c. 1794

Olandine, 1904. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Olandine, 1904

The Child's Prayer - painted by R. Redgrave, A.R.A. 1850. Creator: T. Williams
The Child's Prayer - painted by R. Redgrave, A.R.A. 1850. [This] impressively devotional picture...is one of Mr. Redgrave's four contributions to the Royal Academy Exhibition [in London]

Nightwear Fashion Feature, Kathy McKinnon, Model wearing Stretch Polyester and cotton set, Thursday 31st July 1975

The children of British singer and actor Gary Miller; Jonty, Pip and Kit, tucked up by Marjorie Proops as she babysits them for the evening. 13th April 1960

Girl Undressing - Bed - 1905
A little girl undressing for bed. Date: 1905

Scared Children Looking at Night Shadows
Angela Waye

Comic postcard, Two young women in bedroom Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Two young women in bedroom Date: 20th century

Ella Edwards with a candle. December 1940

Mrs June Barrett, Tufty Club organiser, recording six road safety stories from the Tufty book for Hull Corporation Telephone Department bedtime story service, which begins on Monday

The Winchester City Mill is a restored water mill situated on the River Itchen in the centre of the ancient English city of Winchester, Hampshire

Music cover, Upstairs to Fairyland, vocal fox trot by Stanley I Galpin Date: 1921

Little girl saying her prayers, by Mabel Lucie Attwell
Little girl kneeling on her bed, saying her prayers: Never let Teddy and Dolly be naughty, f'rever amen, by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Date: circa 1930s

Once Upon A Time
An etching of three children, wearing pyjamas, looking very relaxed, enjoying a bedtime story. Date: circa 1925

Beauty sleep every night'. Helmets that were scientifically shaped to fit the head. Date: 1932

Couple in nightwear, front cover of Monsieur magazine, issue 25, pub. January 1922 (pochoir print)
STC312852 Couple in nightwear, front cover of Monsieur magazine, issue 25, pub. January 1922 (pochoir print) by Taquoy, Maurice (1878-1952); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Bedtime Story, 1915 (oil on canvas)
989858 Bedtime Story, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Elsley, Arthur John (1861-1952); 108.6x74.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bedtime Story. Arthur John Elsley (1861-1952). Oil on canvas

Goodnight, 1911 (oil on canvas)
989637 Goodnight, 1911 (oil on canvas) by Elsley, Arthur John (1861-1952); 99.3x72.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Goodnight. Arthur John Elsley (1861-1952). Oil on canvas

Rabbit bedtime Children's Postcard design Watercolour
Rabbit, bedtime, Children's, Postcard, design, Watercolour, painting, Rosamund, Martin, 12022906

What do you mean young man? Business or Pleasure? (colour litho)
3641715 What do you mean young man? Business or Pleasure? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What do you mean young man? Business or Pleasure)

A Cup of Sake before Bed (Toko sakazuki), the sixth sheet of the series "Marriage in... c. 1769
A Cup of Sake before Bed (Toko sakazuki), the sixth sheet of the series " Marriage in Brocade Prints, the Carriage of the Virtuous Woman (Konrei nishiki misao-guruma)", c. 1769

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"Journey to the Land of Nod: Where Dreams Come Alive" Step into a world of enchantment, where fairies search among flowers and whispers of magic fill the air. The Land of Nod by Susan Beatrice Pearse invites you on an extraordinary bedtime adventure. Illuminate your dreams with the Aladdin safety paraffin mantle lamp from Aladdin Industries Ltd. This advertisement promises a safe and cozy glow that will guide you through Fairyland Express, all aboard for the Land of Nod. As you drift off to sleep, a little girl peacefully rests in bed on a Christmas card, surrounded by wishes for joy and love. The music cover "Upstairs to Fairyland" serenades your slumber with its whimsical vocal fox trot melody. Before closing your eyes, take a moment like the little girl in Mabel Lucie Attwell's illustration and say your prayers. Once upon a time, this simple act ensured peaceful nights filled with sweet dreams. Remember that beauty sleep is essential every night as scientifically shaped helmets protect heads while we rest (1932). Just like Louis Wain's Daddy Cat who has gone to bed, it's time for us to find our own cozy spot too. Embrace comfort and style with Kathy McKinnon modeling stretch polyester and cotton nightwear fashion feature. Let these soft fabrics embrace you as you embark on dream-filled journeys each night. In this magical realm called bedtime, let go of worries and surrender yourself to the land where dreams are born - The Land of Nod awaits.