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Cloth Collection (#3)

"Cloth: Weaving Stories of Tradition, Style, and History" Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine: A group of young scouts diligently shining shoes with pride

Background imageCloth Collection: A British Advanced observation post

A British Advanced observation post
A ruined house is used as an advanced observation post by British officers. Situated close to German lines, the officers relay information back about the accuracy of artillery fire

Background imageCloth Collection: Fortune telling with cowrie shells, Saly, Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Fortune telling with cowrie shells, Saly, Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Background imageCloth Collection: Europe, Scotland, Gretna Green. Tartan Shop. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U

Europe, Scotland, Gretna Green. Tartan Shop. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators. Property released for travel, tourism, or educational use

Background imageCloth Collection: Voodoo sacred tree in Togoville, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Voodoo sacred tree in Togoville, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Background imageCloth Collection: A Picnic Party

A Picnic Party
A large picnic for several colonial familes with food and drink spread on a large white cloth and a gramophone playing music behind. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Background imageCloth Collection: Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during sance

Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during sance with " ectoplasm" wrapped around her head and the end tucked into her nostrils, May 1931

Background imageCloth Collection: Paris fashions for November, 1864

Paris fashions for November, 1864
A selection of dresses designed for the winter of 1864. From left, The manteau marchesa made from cloth and velvet, trimmed with a silk border

Background imageCloth Collection: Street in the souk

Street in the souk, Marrakesh (Marrakech), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Background imageCloth Collection: Cafe restaurant, Montmartre, Paris, France, Europe

Cafe restaurant, Montmartre, Paris, France, Europe

Background imageCloth Collection: linseed, flax, linum usitatissimum

linseed, flax, linum usitatissimum
Sweden, Vastergotland, Kallandso, Field of cultivated flax, Linum Ustitatissimum, used to make cloth, linseed oil and cattle feed

Background imageCloth Collection: Strawberry Thief. Decorative fabric, 1883. Creator: Morris, William (1834-1896)

Strawberry Thief. Decorative fabric, 1883. Creator: Morris, William (1834-1896)
Strawberry Thief. Decorative fabric, 1883. Found in the Collection of The William Morris Society

Background imageCloth Collection: Cloths for sale, Souq Al Alawi, Al-Balad (historic old town), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jeddah

Cloths for sale, Souq Al Alawi, Al-Balad (historic old town), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jeddah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

Background imageCloth Collection: Africa, Ghana, Volta Region. In the Kente weavers village

Africa, Ghana, Volta Region. In the Kente weavers village

Background imageCloth Collection: Portrait of a Woman with a Lapdog, 1672. Creator: Frans van Mieris I

Portrait of a Woman with a Lapdog, 1672. Creator: Frans van Mieris I
Portrait of a Woman with a Lapdog, 1672.

Background imageCloth Collection: The Virgin and Child between Angels and six Saints, 1362. Creator: Niccolò di Tommaso

The Virgin and Child between Angels and six Saints, 1362. Creator: Niccolò di Tommaso
The Virgin and Child between Angels and six Saints, 1362.

Background imageCloth Collection: Portrait of Anne of Hungary and Bohemia, 1519. Creator: Hans Maler

Portrait of Anne of Hungary and Bohemia, 1519. Creator: Hans Maler
Portrait of Anne of Hungary and Bohemia, 1519.

Background imageCloth Collection: The Virgin lactans, 1525. Creator: Anon

The Virgin lactans, 1525. Creator: Anon
The Virgin lactans, 1525.

Background imageCloth Collection: Saint Catherine, 1470. Creator: Francesco del Cossa

Saint Catherine, 1470. Creator: Francesco del Cossa
Saint Catherine, 1470.

Background imageCloth Collection: Portrait of Ursula Rudolph, 1528. Creator: Barthel Beham

Portrait of Ursula Rudolph, 1528. Creator: Barthel Beham
Portrait of Ursula Rudolph, 1528.

Background imageCloth Collection: Portrait of Count Fulvio Grati, 1720. Creator: Giuseppe Maria Crespi

Portrait of Count Fulvio Grati, 1720. Creator: Giuseppe Maria Crespi
Portrait of Count Fulvio Grati, 1720.

Background imageCloth Collection: Still Life with Fruit, 1664. Creator: Willem van Aelst

Still Life with Fruit, 1664. Creator: Willem van Aelst
Still Life with Fruit, 1664.

Background imageCloth Collection: Portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain, 1655. Creator: Diego Velasquez

Portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain, 1655. Creator: Diego Velasquez
Portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain, 1655. Mariana of Austria, daughter of the Emperor Ferdinand III and Mary of Hungary, was born in Vienna in 1634

Background imageCloth Collection: Portrait of a Senator, 1580. Creator: Jacopo Tintoretto

Portrait of a Senator, 1580. Creator: Jacopo Tintoretto
Portrait of a Senator, 1580.

Background imageCloth Collection: Portrait of a Senator, 1570. Creator: Jacopo Tintoretto

Portrait of a Senator, 1570. Creator: Jacopo Tintoretto
Portrait of a Senator, 1570.

Background imageCloth Collection: Neptune and Amphitrite, 1691. Creator: Sebastiano Ricci

Neptune and Amphitrite, 1691. Creator: Sebastiano Ricci
Neptune and Amphitrite, 1691.

Background imageCloth Collection: Portrait of Franz Carl von Soyer, 1750. Creator: Georg Desmarees

Portrait of Franz Carl von Soyer, 1750. Creator: Georg Desmarees
Portrait of Franz Carl von Soyer, 1750.

Background imageCloth Collection: Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Hill (Miriam Kilby), 1764. Creator: John Singleton Copley

Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Hill (Miriam Kilby), 1764. Creator: John Singleton Copley
Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Hill (Miriam Kilby), 1764. In this almost full-length portrait, the imposing figure of Miriam Kilby (1696-1765), wife of the Boston merchant Samuel Hill

Background imageCloth Collection: Corner of a Library, 1711. Creator: Jan van der Heyden

Corner of a Library, 1711. Creator: Jan van der Heyden
Corner of a Library, 1711. An interior set against a plain wall with a bookcase to one side on which are neatly arranged volumes in perfect order

Background imageCloth Collection: Mrs. Otto H. Kahn, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. Otto H. Kahn, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Otto H. Kahn, 1910.

Background imageCloth Collection: Prince Alexander of Teck, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Prince Alexander of Teck, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Prince Alexander of Teck, 1910.

Background imageCloth Collection: Prince Harold of Denmark, in uniform, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Prince Harold of Denmark, in uniform, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Prince Harold of Denmark, in uniform, 1912.

Background imageCloth Collection: Mrs. J. Speyer, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. J. Speyer, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. J. Speyer, 1910. Ellin Leslie Prince Lowery Speyer (Mrs. James Speyer) (1849-1921), renowned New York City philanthropist.

Background imageCloth Collection: Frances, Countess of Dartmouth, 1756. Creator: Sir Joshua Reynolds

Frances, Countess of Dartmouth, 1756. Creator: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Frances, Countess of Dartmouth, 1756. The Countess of Dartmouth wears formal court dress with a low-necked, fur-trimmed, white satin dress decorated with a wealth of diamond jewellery in the form of

Background imageCloth Collection: Painterly Architectonic, 1918. Creator: Lyubov Popova

Painterly Architectonic, 1918. Creator: Lyubov Popova
Painterly Architectonic, 1918.

Background imageCloth Collection: The Tickle, 1755. Creator: Pietro Longhi

The Tickle, 1755. Creator: Pietro Longhi
The Tickle, 1755. A young girl looks out at the spectator and makes a gesture of complicity. She tickles the face of a sleeping young man with a feather, attentively watched by two maids

Background imageCloth Collection: A daimyo, 1800-1840. Creator: Unknown

A daimyo, 1800-1840. Creator: Unknown
A daimyo, 1800-1840. Yamato-e - classically styled painting on silk - apparently of a wealthy aristocrat, perhaps a daimyo or 'lord', but with the head of a rat

Background imageCloth Collection: The Virgin of Humility, 1440. Creator: Giovanni di Paolo

The Virgin of Humility, 1440. Creator: Giovanni di Paolo
The Virgin of Humility, 1440.

Background imageCloth Collection: The Virgin and Child enthroned between four Angels, a Martyr Saint and Saint John the Baptist, 1340

The Virgin and Child enthroned between four Angels, a Martyr Saint and Saint John the Baptist, 1340.

Background imageCloth Collection: A Duchess (The Blue Dress), c1866. Creator: Alfred Stevens

A Duchess (The Blue Dress), c1866. Creator: Alfred Stevens
A Duchess (The Blue Dress), c1866. A young woman, still wearing her cape and one glove, reflects on the contents of a hastily opened letter

Background imageCloth Collection: Sudarium Spread Out By An Angel, 1516. Creator: Albrecht Durer

Sudarium Spread Out By An Angel, 1516. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Sudarium Spread Out By An Angel, 1516.

Background imageCloth Collection: Old man with beard, fur cap, and velvet cloak, c.1631. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Old man with beard, fur cap, and velvet cloak, c.1631. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Old man with beard, fur cap, and velvet cloak, c.1631. An old man, seen in half-length portrait, is sitting in a chair with a heavy velvet cloak draped around his shoulders.

Background imageCloth Collection: Strikers leave mills, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Strikers leave mills, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Strikers leave mills, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCloth Collection: Strike Committee at Mill Gate, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Strike Committee at Mill Gate, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Strike Committee at Mill Gate, Passaic, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageCloth Collection: Mrs. Judson Harmon, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. Judson Harmon, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Judson Harmon, 1910. Shows portrait of Olive (Olivia) Scobey Harmon.

Background imageCloth Collection: 'Esther's Banquet', by E. Armitage, from the Liverpool Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1865

"Esther's Banquet", by E. Armitage, from the Liverpool Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1865. Creator: Unknown
"Esther's Banquet", by E. Armitage, from the Liverpool Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1865. Engraving of a painting

Background imageCloth Collection: Paris fashions for November, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Paris fashions for November, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Paris fashions for November, 1865. 1. 'Morning dress in violet silk...its shape, the "Gabrielle," is to the last degree becoming; the trimmings at the back of the bodice

Background imageCloth Collection: The Chinese Giant, Chang, with his wife and attendant dwarf, 1865. Creator: Unknown

The Chinese Giant, Chang, with his wife and attendant dwarf, 1865. Creator: Unknown
The Chinese Giant, Chang, with his wife and attendant dwarf, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, of '...a young gentleman named Chang-Woo-Gow

Background imageCloth Collection: Paris fashions for September, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Paris fashions for September, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Paris fashions for September, 1865. 'Fig. 1. Dress for the Seaside. Dark blue silk robe...edged with black velvet and white lace. The short vest is ornamented in a similar manner




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