Carpet Collection (page 67)

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

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!

Izmir, Turkey - Thread tanning works
A wool-dyeing factory for the carpet trade at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. The company boss is pictures with a couple of his foreign clients

Sudan - Native woman riding a cow - Kordofan
Sudan - Native woman riding a sturdy Brahma cow - Kordofan

Moorish Woman - Tangiers, Morocco

Lesguinka Dance - Russian Cossack Dance
Lesguinka Dance - Traditional Russian Cossack Dance

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

Bugandan Royalty (card 2 of 2)
Card 2 of 2. The three Regents of the young King Daudi Cwa II of Uganda. They are: Sir Apolo Kagwa, KCMG (seated) and two fellow Regents

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

1980s Living Room
A 1980s Living Room interior in pastel tones of purple and blue, with a striped carpet, fern pot plant and three piece suite

Carpet Production at Kula
Kula, Turkey. Women and children make carpets on a large loom, while two men in fez hats oversee proceedings. Renowned for volcanic rock formations as well as carpets

Roses & Moonlight
A fantasy illustration depicting Pierrot asleep on his bed while a fairy, possibly Columbine appears through a window on a carpet of stars

Pilgrims at Damascus
Pilgrims leaving Damascus for Mecca : the procession of the Mahwal with the Holy Carpet

Housemaid Brushes Carpet
The housemaid of a large Edwardian house brushes one of the many large dusty rugs on her hands and knees

Autumnal Scene
Autumn leaves carpet the ground in between trees in Kensington Gardens, London

Grandmother / 3 Children
A grandmother dressed in black talks to her three grandchildren with a book open on her lap

Carpet Embroidering
Two operatives are required for the Embroidering Machine which produces carpets with floral and other designs for the Victorian home

ANGORA CAT
A white angora cat plays with a red ball on the carpet, knowing little of the great open spaces where cats are cats (Archy & Mehitabel)

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!

Holly Seller Rewarded
The holly seller is rewarded with a drink and a mince pie even though he is trampling snow into the carpet

Holy Carpet Returns
The Holy Carpet returns across the desert to Cairo, after making the pilgrimage to Mecca

Kentish Bluebell Wood
A gnarled, moss-covered tree stands alone in a clearing surrounded by coppiced trees. A carpet of fragrant English bluebells marks the season as Spring

Kentish Bluebell Wood
A gnarled, moss-covered tree stands alone in a clearing surrounded by coppiced trees. A carpet of fragrant English bluebells marks the season as Spring

Arab Carpet Merchant
A carpet is beautifully displayed by Arab merchants who are hoping to make a sale

Phoenix & Carpet Cover
Front cover illustration

Dreamy Teenager
A dreamy teenage girl sits on her bed, sipping coffee, flicking through her magazine and listening to her Ekco 9 Octave radiogram, heart- shaped ashtray on the carpet

MOXONs CARPET LOOM 1862
Moxon & Co Patent Carpet Loom, which won the Prize Medal at the 1862 Exhibition, London

Maid tells children its bedtime
The maid comes to remind Freddy and Margery that its their bedtime

Muslim praying in Prayer Hall in Amman airport, Amman, Jordan, Middle East

Bazaar in the coastal city of Essaouira, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Spring flower display. Mani peninsula, Peloponnese: Silene colorata (pale pink), Trigonella balansae (yellow)
ROG-11700 Spring flower display in olive grove. Mani peninsula, Peloponnese. Greece Silene colorata (pale pink), Trigonella balansae (yellow), fodder vetch (blueish) etc

Carpets, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Carpet shop, Fes, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

People making street carpet for Good Friday processions, Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

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