Laundry Collection (#4)

Boiling pans and wringers for bleaching cloth, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by
FLO4592393 Boiling pans and wringers for bleaching cloth, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). The Laundresses. 1931. Contemporary Art. Oil on canvas. Private Collection
CUL4864388 GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). The Laundresses. 1931. Contemporary Art. Oil on canvas. Private Collection by Gutierrez Solana, Jose (1886-1945); (add.info.: GUTIERREZ SOLANA)

Illustration of Carlegle (1877-1937) for the Cover of Le Rire, 25/06/10 - In the country - Countryside, Childhood
ICA4864253 Illustration of Carlegle (1877-1937) for the Cover of Le Rire, 25/06/10 - In the country - Countryside, Childhood, Architecture Urban Planning, Dolls - Peasants

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Cinq-Mars-la-Pile (5 March the pile): Roman ruins of an aqueduct
LUX4777421 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Cinq-Mars-la-Pile (5 March the pile): Roman ruins of an aqueduct, 2 peasants wash their clothes at the foot of the Roman aqueduct which was partly used

Egyptian costumes: farmers (fellah) washing clothes on the river and below, Bedouin and Mamluk riders
FLO4634766 Egyptian costumes: farmers (fellah) washing clothes on the river and below, Bedouin and Mamluk riders. Lithography for the book

Blanchisseuse - Laundress of Paris, early 19th century, in bonnet, shawl, red dress and black apron
FLO4658578 Blanchisseuse - Laundress of Paris, early 19th century, in bonnet, shawl, red dress and black apron, holding a basket of laundry - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an

Lace whitener - Lace laundress, Paris, early 19th century, in long brown coat, shawl
FLO4658506 Lace whitener - Lace laundress, Paris, early 19th century, in long brown coat, shawl, white lace bonnet and collar - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by

Women prisoners, 1889
3479358 Women prisoners, 1889; (add.info.: Women prisoners working in the laundry. Fulham refuge, London. From a print published London 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Washerwoman (oil on canvas)
490044 Washerwoman (oil on canvas) by Brusselmans, Jean (1884-1953); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Couple wringing out the washing (colour litho)
8635491 Couple wringing out the washing (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple wringing out the washing)

Busy little people (colour litho)
8652466 Busy little people (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Busy little people)

Conway Bridge and Castle, 1828 (litho on paper)
7482856 Conway Bridge and Castle, 1828 (litho on paper) by Pickering, George (c.1794-1857); 25x34 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Monopole linen, c.1880-1890 (illustration)
8698389 Monopole linen, c.1880-1890 (illustration) by Roedel, Auguste (1859-1900); (add.info.: Society. Lifestyle. Laundrywoman ironing)

The Washing Place of the Hotel-Dieu and the Pont de la Tournelle, engraved by I. Hill, 1810 (aquatint)
XIR231011 The Washing Place of the Hotel-Dieu and the Pont de la Tournelle, engraved by I. Hill, 1810 (aquatint) by Nattes

A Hebridean housewife
5308103 A Hebridean housewife.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Hebridean housewife doing her washing. The Hebrides is an archipelago comprising hundreds of islands off the northwest coast of)

France, Ile-de-France, Val-de-Marne (94), Maisons-Alfort: The boat wash and boats-mouches, 1900
LUX4815982 France, Ile-de-France, Val-de-Marne (94), Maisons-Alfort: The boat wash and boats-mouches, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Val-de-Marne (94)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: countertype of an ancient photo 1860-70
LUX4792717 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69), Lyon: countertype of an ancient photo 1860-70, gateway to the Saone with many floating mills and laundry dryers, 1900; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

R. Hornsby and Son's washing, wringing and mangling machine, 1862
7125127 R. Hornsby and Son's washing, wringing and mangling machine, 1862; (add.info.: R. Hornsby and Son's washing, wringing and mangling machine)

Women washing clothes in the Lamone river in Faenza
3569899 Women washing clothes in the Lamone river in Faenza by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Faenza 1901 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Drying equipment and rollers for bleaching cloth, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees
FLO4592386 Drying equipment and rollers for bleaching cloth, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

Letter R: irons - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph)
DUV4216443 Letter R: irons - Professions Alphabet, c.1900 (lithograph); 20x14 cm; (add.info.: Album containing a simplified reading method and an illustrated abecedary - Pont-a-Mousson Imaging)

Hospital laundry, 1862
1580713 Hospital laundry, 1862; (add.info.: Hospital laundry during the American Civil war, showing nurses, doctors and patients. 1862); Universal History Archive/UIG

Wash and dry
Victoria Glinka

Venice street
Alla Simacheva

stripes suspended
Linda Wride

Ostuni Beach 1
Raisa Zwart

Ostuni Beach 2
Raisa Zwart

Ostuni 3
Raisa Zwart

A snippet of Life
Maja Tomljanovic

Costume of Lisieux
5855698 Costume of Lisieux; (add.info.: Woman in costume of Lisieux. She wears a cotton bonnet decorated with a ribbon. In the background, laundry women wash linen in the river)

Illustration depicting a woman drying her washing in a tub, 1904 (engraving)
5616559 Illustration depicting a woman drying her washing in a tub, 1904 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Lege-Cap-Ferret (Lege Cap Ferret): August 1910, laundry in a villa in Cap-Ferret
LUX4784283 France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Lege-Cap-Ferret (Lege Cap Ferret): August 1910, laundry in a villa in Cap-Ferret; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33)

Camp laundry in a bucket at a reenactment on the Yorktown battlefield, Virginia
NWI4844727 Camp laundry in a bucket at a reenactment on the Yorktown battlefield, Virginia.; (add.info.: Camp laundry in a bucket at a reenactment on the Yorktown battlefield)

American daily life, domestic stain: a woman stretched out her laundry, talking with a macon on the roof of her
NWI4882167 American daily life, domestic stain: a woman stretched out her laundry, talking with a macon on the roof of her building, in front of the panorama of the city, around 1870

Laundry in a typical London workhouse, 1895
3479645 Laundry in a typical London workhouse, 1895; (add.info.: Laundry in a typical London workhouse, 1895.); Universal History Archive/UIG

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: View of the Isle sur le Thiou with laundry, factories and lavender
LUX4769279 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: View of the Isle sur le Thiou with laundry, factories and lavender, 1929; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74)

France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Roscoff: A wash in Roscoff, 1885
LUX4816804 France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Roscoff: A wash in Roscoff, 1885; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Finistere (29), Roscoff: A wash in Roscoff, 1885); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Switzerland, Canton of Geneve, Geneve: Place Saint Gervais with fountain and women washing linen next to the fountain
LUX4795022 Switzerland, Canton of Geneve, Geneve: Place Saint Gervais with fountain and women washing linen next to the fountain, 1900; (add.info.: Switzerland, Canton of Geneve)

Washing and clearing machines for bleaching, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees
FLO4592376 Washing and clearing machines for bleaching, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

Letter L: Wash, 1868 (engraving)
DUV4217319 Letter L: Wash, 1868 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Francois Pannemaker (1822-1900) in " Le premier livre des petits enfants" Full alphabet illustrative by Theophile

Egyptian woman in veil with bare breasts washing clothes in a river while a shepherd watches, early 19th century
FLO4620740 Egyptian woman in veil with bare breasts washing clothes in a river while a shepherd watches, early 19th century

Laundry, Leather, Leap-frog, Lemon, Lenses, Leopard, Letter, Level, Lever, Lewis, Life-boat, Light-house (engraving)
8650057 Laundry, Leather, Leap-frog, Lemon, Lenses, Leopard, Letter, Level, Lever, Lewis, Life-boat, Light-house (engraving) by German School

Salvation Army laundry at Stoke Newington (engraving)
8631611 Salvation Army laundry at Stoke Newington (engraving) by Ward, Enoch (1859-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salvation Army laundry at Stoke Newington. Illustration from Black and White)

Water supply of a house (litho)
8663757 Water supply of a house (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Water supply of a house)

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Malo: the beach and ramparts of Saint-Malo with laundry
LUX4785943 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Malo: the beach and ramparts of Saint-Malo with laundry and laundry drying along the ramparts, 1920; (add.info.: France, Brittany)

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Rennes: September 1904, Le Chateau branlant
LUX4784429 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Rennes: September 1904, Le Chateau branlant, old medieval building on the waterfront with a washing house, 1904 Photography; (add.info.: France)

Advertising poster for the ideal soap " the armchair", museum of history of the city of Marseille
JEB4849250 Advertising poster for the ideal soap " the armchair", museum of history of the city of Marseille, 19th century.; (add.info)

France, Limousin, Haute-Vienne (87), Limoges: launderers washing their laundry on the banks of the Vienne opposite an
LUX4752786 France, Limousin, Haute-Vienne (87), Limoges: launderers washing their laundry on the banks of the Vienne opposite an old neighborhood of wooden houses and an old stone bridge

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"From Dolly Tubs to Modern Machines: A Journey Through Laundry" Step into the past with an advertising card for Thoms Castile Soap of Manchester, a reminder of simpler times when laundry was done by hand in large wooden tubs known as Dolly Tubs. Imagine the narrow winding streets of Barrio Gotico, Barcelona, where clotheslines stretched across balconies adorned with colorful garments fluttering in the breeze. Transport yourself further back in time to Bodiam Castle in Sussex, where medieval inhabitants would have washed their linens using traditional methods. The delicate pencil and watercolor artwork on paper captures the essence of this historical practice. In a stark contrast, WW2 memorabilia showcases a damaged café informing suppliers about disrupted laundry services due to war efforts. It serves as a poignant reminder of how everyday tasks were affected during times of conflict. Fast forward to modernity at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, Middlesex, where state-of-the-art washing machines effortlessly clean and sanitize hospital linens. Efficiency meets innovation as technology takes over from manual labor. Traveling overseas to Ragusa, Sicily reveals picturesque scenes of locals hanging their laundry out to dry under the Mediterranean sun. The vibrant colors against ancient stone walls create an enchanting sight that captivates both residents and tourists alike. The invention of the wringer wet clothes dryer revolutionized household chores by simplifying drying processes. No longer did families need vast outdoor spaces or rely solely on natural elements; instead, they could conveniently dry their clothes indoors regardless of weather conditions. Artistic expressions also capture moments related to laundry - "What. . No Laundry" by David Wright humorously depicts a woman's surprise upon discovering her partner has forgotten his share of household duties. Meanwhile, "Children on the Beach" painted by St Ives artist in 1886 portrays carefree youngsters playing amidst piles of sand-covered towels and bathing suits awaiting cleaning after a day at sea.