Flooring Collection (#3)

Theological hall of Strahov library in Strahov Monastery, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Japanese Red Cross nurses at Chemulpo attending Russian soldiers wounded in battle of Feb. 9, c1904

The International Exhibition: mosaic pavement by Minton, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: mosaic pavement by Minton, 1862. Tiles are now made with the view of forming floors, pavements, and wallcoverings

The International Exhibition: furniture and parqueterie flooring by Thonet Brothers... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: furniture and parqueterie flooring by Thonet Brothers, of London and Vienna, 1862. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

Progress of the International Exhibition Building: marking out space for stalls, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the International Exhibition Building: marking out space for stalls, 1862. British soldiers writing the names of companies on the floor

Advertisement for Linoleum
3781765 Advertisement for Linoleum; (add.info.: 1928 - Advertisement for Linoleum. Caption reads: Flooring for your home. Thanks to the elegance of the design, the easy maintenance)

E-5: English Cottage Kitchen of the Queen Anne Period, 1702-14, United States, c. 1937

A Present from Caesar by Fortunino Matania
A Present from Caesar, a Vision of Imperial Rome. Painting by Fortunino Matania, exhibited at the R. I. Galleries, 1926. Date: 1926

A Cosey Corner, 1884. Creator: Francis Davis Millet
A Cosey Corner, 1884

Medieval stone mosaic, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Medieval stone mosaic, (1898). Figs 1-8: Engraved stone-flags from the old cathedral at St. Omer, 13th century (ground brown, interior design of horse and horseman filled up with red)

Italian Renaissance sgraffitos, wood-mosaic, marble-mosaic and bas-reliefs, (1898). Fig 1: Sgraffito on a house at Rome, Via Giulia Nr. 82. Fig 2: Sgraffito on a house at Rome, Via dei Coronari Nr

Painted floor in the palace at Mycenae, Greece, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Painted floor in the palace at Mycenae, Greece, (1928). 14th or 13th Century B.C...After a reconstruction in water-colours by Miss W

Treloars Inlaid Linoleum - it never looks shabby
Why is this girl like Treloars Inlaid Linoleum? Because she never looks shabby" !! Date: circa 1890s

Second Council of Constantinople, held in 553 a. C. under the pontificate of Pope Vigilio and the reign of Justinian, fresco Painting, 16th century

Tesselated Roman Pavement at Dorchester, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Tesselated Roman Pavement at Dorchester, 1858....a very beautiful and perfect Roman pavement was discovered [in the grounds of the County Prison]

Christian IV's Audience Chamber at Rosenborg Palace, Copenhagen, 1854. Creator: Heinrich Hansen
Christian IV's Audience Chamber at Rosenborg Palace, Copenhagen, 1854

The Choir of Assens Church, 1840-1841. Creator: Dankvart Dreyer
The Choir of Assens Church, 1840-1841

England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Fareham, Titchfield Abbey aka Place House, The Medieval Floor Tiles

Decorative floor tiles DP262114
Retford Train Station Station Road, Retford, Bassettlaw, Nottinghamshire. Detail of decorative ceramic floor tiling in the refreshment room at Retford Station, probably by Minton

Arch of Peace after a snowfall. Milan, Lombardy, Northern Italy, Italy

Terrazza Mascagni in Livorno, Italy at sunset

Harborne Bus Depot, south-west Birmingham
Ironite Flooring laid at the Harborne Bus Depot, Serpentine Road (off High Street), Harborne, south-west Birmingham for the City Corporation - May, 1926. Date: 1926

Tilo-Leum Advertisement
An advertisement for Liberty & Co. promoting Tilko-Leum, a flooring product, which, in the picture, gives an old-world effect on a tiled floor, of a tudor interior. Date: circa 1919

Advert for Linovent, which could be laid under carpets and linoleum to create extra spring and deaden noise. Date: 1932

Artist Executing Designs for the Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, 1894 (oil on canvas)
1767431 Artist Executing Designs for the Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Turner, Charles Yardley (1850-1918)

Stencilled Floor, c. 1938. Creator: Edward DiGennero
Stencilled Floor, c. 1938

A street scene, 61st Street between 1st and 3rd Avenues, New York, 1938. Creator: Walker Evans
New York, New York. 61st Street between 1st and 3rd Avenues. A street scene

A Man and a Courtesan Watching a Young Man Writing, first sheet of the album "Mountain... c. 1739
A Man and a Courtesan Watching a Young Man Writing, first sheet of the album " Mountain of Dyed Color, Specimens of Bedrooms (Someiro no yama neya no hinagata)", c. 1739

At the Base of Burj Khalifa, Dubai. Creator: Viet Chu
At the Base of Burj Khalifa, Dubai

Interior of a Turcoman Tent, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Interior of a Turcoman Tent, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Pictures of the Year- VII, "A Hopeless Dawn", 1888. Creator: Frank Bramley
Pictures of the Year- VII, " A Hopeless Dawn", 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume38. July to December, 1888

Fisherfolk in an Interior, (oil on canvas)
659087 Fisherfolk in an Interior, (oil on canvas) by Portielje, Edward (1861-1949); 66x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fisherfolk in an Interior. Edward Antoon Portielje (1861-1949)

Playing School, 1893 (oil on canvas)
658274 Playing School, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Brooker, Harry (1848-1940); 70.8x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing School. Harry Brooker (1848-1940). Oil on canvas. Dated 1893

Interior of William Merritt Chases Tenth Street Studio (oil on canvas)
1767668 Interior of William Merritt Chases Tenth Street Studio (oil on canvas) by Wiles, Irving Ramsay (1861-1948); 66x91.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Visit to the Grandparents; Besoget Hos Bedsteforaeldrene, 1859 (oil on canvas)
659687 The Visit to the Grandparents; Besoget Hos Bedsteforaeldrene, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Tidemand, Adolph (1814-76); 95x79 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Selling his Wares (oil on canvas)
827218 Selling his Wares (oil on canvas) by Forti, Ettore (fl.c.1870-1910); 52.7x83.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Selling his Wares. Ettore Forti (1850-1940). Oil on canvas

Singing Lesson, (etching and aquatint, printed in colours)
1195028 Singing Lesson, (etching and aquatint, printed in colours) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 48.5x65 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The Pet Rabbit, 1906 (pencil and watercolour heightened with white)
652089 The Pet Rabbit, 1906 (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Smith, Carlton Alfred (1853-1946); 24x15.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pet Rabbit)

Young Women Playing Poem Cards, c. 1766 / 67. Creator: Suzuki Harunobu
Young Women Playing Poem Cards, c. 1766/67

Hotei, from the series "The Seven Gods of Good Luck in Modern Life
Hotei, from the series " The Seven Gods of Good Luck in Modern Life (Ukiyo shichi fukujin)", c. 1769

Two Cats on a Cushion, 1914. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Two Cats on a Cushion, 1914

Lovers Interrupted, sheet 18 from the series "Poems of the Husband and Wife Mane
Lovers Interrupted, sheet 18 from the series " Poems of the Husband and Wife Mane emon (Haikai meoto Mane emon)", c. 1770/71

Mosaic Floor Panel Depicting Marine Life, 200-230. Creator: Unknown
Mosaic Floor Panel Depicting Marine Life, 200-230. Roman; Daphne, Turkey, the House of the Man of Letters, room 2

Lion and Bird with Other Animal Parts, 4th-5th century. Creator: Unknown
Lion and Bird with Other Animal Parts, 4th-5th century. Late Roman; probably Eastern Mediterranean (Italy)

Deer in Floral Field, 4th-5th century. Creator: Unknown
Deer in Floral Field, 4th-5th century. Mosaic. Late Roman; probably Eastern Mediterranean (Italy)

Mosaic Fragment with Classical Vase, 4th-5th century. Creator: Unknown
Mosaic Fragment with Classical Vase, 4th-5th century. Late Roman; probably Eastern Mediterranean (Italy)

Leaping Feline in Floral Field, 4th-5th century. Creator: Unknown
Leaping Feline in Floral Field, 4th-5th century. Mosaic. Late Roman; probably Eastern Mediterranean (Italy)

Mosaic Floor Panel Depicting a Brazier, 2nd century. Creator: Unknown
Mosaic Floor Panel Depicting a Brazier, 2nd century. Panel from a larger mosaic found in the remains of a villa on Monte Rosario, outside the Porta Portuensis, Rome

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