Covering Collection (#7)

A Pleasant Dining-Room in the Queens Head, Theobalds Road, London (b / w photo)
5990130 A Pleasant Dining-Room in the Queens Head, Theobalds Road, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rolling up the floor covering at the London Hippodrome
Illustration showing stage hands quickly rolling up the floor covering of the arena at the London Hippodrome. The Hippodromes fulsome programme of variety required numerous quick changes between

Oral Respirators for Ladies and Gentlemen. 1858

Curfew, or couvre-feu, fire cover

Company Making Music (oil on oak)
3930925 Company Making Music (oil on oak) by Codde, Pieter (1599-1678); 35.5x52.5 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Dutch, out of copyright

Machines covering with Gutta Percha the Atlantic Cable wire (engraving)
608737 Machines covering with Gutta Percha the Atlantic Cable wire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Method of sealing an ancient letter - Paston correspondence
Method of sealing an ancient letter, an item from the correspondence of the Paston family in the time of Henry VI and Richard III (15th century). Date: 15th century

The process of upholstering a chair, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et
STC243949 The process of upholstering a chair, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

Suit of armour of the time of King James or Charles I. Quilted and stuffed, strengthened with jacked leather and covered with cinnamon coloured silk

Cropped page from a wallpaper sample book, 1885-90 (colour litho)
2972952 Cropped page from a wallpaper sample book, 1885-90 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; eGeffrye Museum; English, out of copyright

A colossal omelette (colour litho)
2777941 A colossal omelette (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A colossal omelette)

Woman covered by an ink blot (colour litho)
3093967 Woman covered by an ink blot (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman covered by an ink blot)

Putting up posters for the French municipal elections (colour litho)
3096990 Putting up posters for the French municipal elections (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Putting up posters for the French municipal elections)

A Portable Photographic Dark Room Tent. 1857

Women of the Bre tribe, Burma, South East Asia
Women of the Bre (Kayaw) tribe, in the hills of Burma (now Myanmar), South East Asia. They are covering their faces as they fear the black magic of the camera. Date: 1922

Fragments of Zeppelin, 1916
Three fragments obtained from a recently-destroyed Zeppelin. No 1. outer covering of Zeppelin (a doped fabric, i.e. a woven material treated with waterproofing solution). No 2

The Jaggas a People of Africa with their methods of covering themselves from the Arrows of their Enemies in a Retreat
1092924 The Jaggas a People of Africa with their methods of covering themselves from the Arrows of their Enemies in a Retreat (engraving) by English School

The Rebellion in the Soudan, General Grahams Advance for the Relief of Tokar (engraving)
1061736 The Rebellion in the Soudan, General Grahams Advance for the Relief of Tokar (engraving) by Villiers, Frederic (1851-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Blood is thicker than Water", American Marines covering the Operations of the British Force at Tientsin
1039862 " Blood is thicker than Water", American Marines covering the Operations of the British Force at Tientsin (litho) by Paget

Sketches of the German Army Manoeuvres (engraving)
1107216 Sketches of the German Army Manoeuvres (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the German Army Manoeuvres)

The Dynamite Plots to destroy the London Railway Stations, the Infernal Machines (engraving)
1061494 The Dynamite Plots to destroy the London Railway Stations, the Infernal Machines (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Egyptian woman from Cairo wearing traditional clothing. Date: 1902

ART NOUVEAU TILE DESIGN3
Art Nouveau tile set into the wall at 11 Granville Park, Lewisham, London SE13 7DY. Date: late 19th century

James Reynolds (chromolitho)
2802542 James Reynolds (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Reynolds. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

The War, Retreat of the Turkish Army from Tersenek, Artillery covering the Retreat (engraving)
1589580 The War, Retreat of the Turkish Army from Tersenek, Artillery covering the Retreat (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War)

Plate 73. Turning Around in Surprise and Running Away, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950136 Plate 73. Turning Around in Surprise and Running Away, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 24.9x31 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover

Tile (engraving)
3653679 Tile (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tile. Illustration for The Imperial Dictionary by John Ogilvie)

Hampton & Sons Designs for Linoleums and Floorcloths, late C19th (colour litho)
740552 Hampton & Sons Designs for Linoleums and Floorcloths, late C19th (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

London advertising (coloured engraving)
609824 London advertising (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London advertising.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

The Veiled Nun, c. 1860 (marble)
CGW445436 The Veiled Nun, c.1860 (marble) by Croff, Giuseppe (d.1869); height: 52.7 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Educational depiction of gardening, with illustrations of garden tools
CHT184919 Educational depiction of gardening, with illustrations of garden tools and scenes showing the appropriate activities for each season

Native of the Caribbean with a parrot, from a manuscript on plants
CHT177273 Native of the Caribbean with a parrot, from a manuscript on plants and civilization in the Antilles, c.1686 (w/c on paper) by Plumier, Charles (1646-1704); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

A Visit to the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Companys Works, East Greenwich (engraving)
1054160 A Visit to the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Companys Works, East Greenwich (engraving) by English School

The Transvaal War, Repulse of Sir G Colleys First Attack at Laings Neck, 28 January (engraving)
1590493 The Transvaal War, Repulse of Sir G Colleys First Attack at Laings Neck, 28 January (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal War)

The Transvaal War (engraving)
1590491 The Transvaal War (engraving) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 March 1881)

The Fall of Sebastopol (engraving)
1608447 The Fall of Sebastopol (engraving) by Brierly, Oswald Walters (1817-94) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fall of Sebastopol. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 1855)

Advertisement for hair felt used in shipbuilding (litho)
6030543 Advertisement for hair felt used in shipbuilding (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The first washing day: Adam and Eves fig leaves drying on the washing line (colour litho)
5999973 The first washing day: Adam and Eves fig leaves drying on the washing line (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first washing day)

More Useful Appliances (litho)
5989775 More Useful Appliances (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: More Useful Appliances)

Red-ground silk brocade covering, late Qing dynasty (silk)
3610468 Red-ground silk brocade covering, late Qing dynasty (silk) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); 197.5x127.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Asphalt (chromolitho)
2800789 Asphalt (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Asphalt. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

St. Francis before the Bishop (tempera on panel)
AII80588 St. Francis before the Bishop (tempera on panel) by Gaddi, Taddeo (c.1300-66); Galleria dell Accademia & Museo degli Strumenti Musicali, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Hear No Evil, one of the Three Wise Monkeys (ivory)
451598 Hear No Evil, one of the Three Wise Monkeys (ivory) by Japanese School; height: 2.8 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; (add.info.: the Three Wise Monkeys are a pictorial maxim)

The Three Wise Monkeys (ivory)
451595 The Three Wise Monkeys (ivory) by Japanese School; height: 2.8 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK; (add.info.: the Three Wise Monkeys are a pictorial maxim)

Death, wooden bed panel, 1894-96 (wood)
XIR234472 Death, wooden bed panel, 1894-96 (wood) by Lacombe, Georges (1868-1916); 48.7x195.5x6 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Incidents of Farmyard Life (engraving)
1046345 Incidents of Farmyard Life (engraving) by Johnson, Edward Killingworth (1825-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Incidents of Farmyard Life)

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