Carpet Collection (page 64)

Africa, Egypt, Cairo. El Sultan carpet school - fine wool carpets folded inside out to protect the carpet face

Bluebells - in spring - Idless Woods - Cornwall - UK
DAC-217 Bluebells - in spring Idless Woods - Cornwall - UK David Chapman Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Edward Vii / Wedding 1863
MARRIAGE to Princess Alexandra Signing of the Attestation Deed Date: 10 March 1863

Nursery, rhyme, The Queen of Hearts, Caldecott
Front cover of The Queen of Hearts illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, showing the Queen of Hearts walking upon a carpet of playing cards and proudly displaying one of her famous jammy treats

Royal visit to Victoria Patriotic Asylum, Wandsworth Common
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra visit the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum at Wandsworth Common, Surrey (now in south west London), on 24 July 1907

Hand-operated loom for Axminster carpets, Glasgow
A team of five men operate the large hand loom for Axminster carpets at the factory of Messrs Templeton, Glasgow, Scotland

Elegant lady in a country house interior, Mid Wales
An elegant lady in a full-length white dress poses in a country house interior in Mid Wales. There is a fireplace and decorated screen on the left, and an upright piano on the right

Drawing room of a country house, South Wales
The typically Victorian drawing room of a country house, somewhere in South Wales. There are two large sash windows with a mirror in between, reflecting a ceiling rose

Family group on a sofa on a verandah
A family group of two children, mother, father and grandparents, all sitting on a sofa on a verandah. The grandmother is perching on the arm of the sofa

Young child on an exotic rug, Middle East
A young child kneeling on an exotic rug, somewhere in the Middle East

British officers with Indian soldiers and arabs, Iraq
Three British officers (centre) with Indian soldiers (back row) and Arab men (front row) outside a building, somewhere in Iraq

A man and Woman of Iran (Persia). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Music cover for Julliens American Polka (part of Louis Antoine Julliens Celebrated Polkas series), based on popular American melodies and dedicated to Mr Thompson of Glasgow

Indian Goldsmiths at work

Armenian Princeling with his wife Date: circa 1903

Little boy with a toy pram
A little boy, Cecil Watts, standing at the side of a room with a toy pram

Terazije - Belgrade, Serbia
Terazije - the central square and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Here local men make traditional costume pieces including the highly decorated jerkins

Photo of Stalin and Roosevelt, Livadia Palace, Yalta, Ukrain
A photo of Stalin and Roosevelt in the museum section of the Livadia (Livadija) Palace, Yalta, Ukraine, where the historic February 1945 meeting took place between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill

A Burmese girl preparing her make-up
A girl from Burma (modern Myanmar) preparing her make-up in front of a very European-style dressing table mirror, set on the floor

Rococo lectern, Studienkirche, Dillingen, Bavaria, Germany
View of a rococo style lectern in the Studienkirche (Study Church or University Church), formerly the Jesuit Church of the Assumption, in Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany

Siblings playing with toys near the fire
A sister and brother playing with their playing with their toys in front of the fire. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Young girl lying on a cushion alongside her teddy. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Mother and two children of Kostel (Podivin), Moravia
A mother and her two children pose for their photograph on a wooden bench. The girl on the left is wearing a sailor dress

Wartime wedding group
A wartime wedding group, with the groom wearing his air force uniform. The happy couple pose with their pageboy and bridesmaid

Two girls of Kostel (Podivin), Moravia
Two girls pose for their photograph, one of them standing behind the other on a chair. They are both wearing little hats, and one holds a stick like a riding crop

London County Club, Holland Park, London
Entrance Hall for the London County Club, Holland Park, London

Tunis, Tunisia - Souk El-Leffa
The El-Leffa Souk (covered market) in Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa

Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina - Elderly Muslim at prayer

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

School of Carpet Making
A pupil at the School of Carpet-making run by Madame Delfau

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

Rug Seller - Grand Bazaar, Constantinople
Rug shop in the Grand Bazaar, Constantinople, with the proprietor examining a rug

Poster depicting sisal in East Africa
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting the harvesting of sisal in East Africa

King George V as godfather
King George V leaving the home of Lord Rosebery after taking part as godfather in the christening of the latters grandson, Lord Houghton (1911-1922)

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 Selling - Constantinople Bazaar
Carpet sellers at the Constantinople Bazaar

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

Sultan of Zanzibar
Sultan / Khalifa Ibn Kharbu (Full name: Sayyid Sir Khalia II bin Harub Al-Said). Ruled Zanzibar between 1911 and 1960. Built the harbour and the stone town and tar roads on Pemba Island

Flowerbeds and trees at Kew Gardens
Flowerbeds, trees and ornamental stone vases at Kew Gardens, West London

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

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Melon Market
The Melon Market at Smyrna (Izmir)

Monro O Hagan wedding with dog
Scene outside Westminster Abbey as the Hon Mary Caroline O Hagan arrives for her wedding to General Sir Charles Carnichael Monro

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

High Parsi Priest - India
The High Priest of the Parsis (Parsees) - the Zoroastrians - performing a religious ceremony

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