Linen Collection (#2)

Woman in dress a la turkish in white linen and English lace, white petticoat with lace falbalas, fichu, blue gilet
FLO4671876 Woman in dress a la turkish in white linen and English lace, white petticoat with lace falbalas, fichu, blue gilet, and gold medallion with initials CD

France, Studio portrait of a general doctor examining the throat of one of his patients, 1865
LUX4729774 France, Studio portrait of a general doctor examining the throat of one of his patients, 1865; (add.info.: France)

Threads of Dutch linen 1 and gold 2 magnified under a microscope. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's
FLO4574760 Threads of Dutch linen 1 and gold 2 magnified under a microscope. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children)

Letter O: haircut. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209441 Letter O: haircut. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209420 Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter A: Evening call. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209227 Letter A: Evening call. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter L: Ah! I cut myself! But what can I see, o heaven! Man, arm and razor, we draw three L, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214918 Letter L: Ah! I cut myself! But what can I see, o heaven! Man, arm and razor, we draw three L, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim)

Duties towards oneself: the body. Clean - Outfit. Before going to school, a good student takes care of her
DUV4212703 Duties towards oneself: the body. Clean - Outfit. Before going to school, a good student takes care of her. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Linen and lace trimmed woman's band (collar)
3507385 Linen and lace trimmed woman's band (collar); (add.info.: Linen and lace trimmed woman's band (collar). Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes (06), Nice: Le Paillon, laundry facilities on the bank, 1900
LUX4763257 France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes (06), Nice: Le Paillon, laundry facilities on the bank, 1900; (add.info.: France, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur)

France, Brittany, Finistere (29): laundry at work on the banks of a river, 1920
LUX4771425 France, Brittany, Finistere (29): laundry at work on the banks of a river, 1920; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Finistere (29): laundry at work on the banks of a river

A boy cutting flax stalks, 1850
3478722 A boy cutting flax stalks, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a boy cutting flax stalks into length for heckling during the production of linen)

Doubling flax yarn
2602763 Doubling flax yarn; (add.info.: Doubling flax yarn, Marshall's Flax Mill, Leeds, Yorkshire. Engraving, London, 1843.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Advertisement for Irish linens
2602686 Advertisement for Irish linens; (add.info.: Advertisement for Irish linens available by mail order from Anderson & McCauley, Belfast, published London, 11900.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Linen manufacture
2602654 Linen manufacture; (add.info.: Linen manufacture, Flax spinning and preparing frame by P. Borrie of Dundee, Scotland. Engraving, Glasgow, 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Rippling flax to remove seeds, 1880 (engraving)
864021 Rippling flax to remove seeds, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Rippling flax to remove the seeds and remains of flower heads. In the background the flax plants are being pulled (harvested)

Women beating clothes and washing and drying fabric on rocks in a river in Madagascar
FLO4620407 Women beating clothes and washing and drying fabric on rocks in a river in Madagascar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

The washers
DUV4217163 The washers; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

Monkey Bertrand the hairdresser. " Beware barber, you burn my ears! " told him the dog being curled in iron
DUV4222420 Monkey Bertrand the hairdresser. " Beware barber, you burn my ears! " told him the dog being curled in iron, c.1830 (engraving); 16x12 cm; (add.info.: Alphabet fun. J)

Letter D: La Desiree. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209238 Letter D: La Desiree. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop!, publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Lingere - Seamstress, Paris, early 19th century, in lace bonnet and collar, black velvet dress
FLO4658600 Lingere - Seamstress, Paris, early 19th century, in lace bonnet and collar, black velvet dress, carrying boxes - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by

A woman in wine-coloured redingote, from the English "riding coat."
5856318 A woman in wine-coloured redingote, from the English "riding coat."; (add.info.: A woman in wine-coloured redingote, from the English "riding coat)

The Queen's bed at Trianon, in gilded walnut with Florentine linen bedspread
5856313 The Queen's bed at Trianon, in gilded walnut with Florentine linen bedspread.; (add.info.: The Queen's bed at Trianon, in gilded walnut with Florentine linen bedspread)

Dresses and clothes in the Turkish style
5856344 Dresses and clothes in the Turkish style.; (add.info.: Dresses and clothes in the Turkish style. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times)

Oval chinoiserie candlestick
5856341 Oval chinoiserie candlestick.; (add.info.: Oval chinoiserie candlestick. Hand-colored lithograph from "Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times)

Woman in redingote with four collars, wearing an anonymous hat, and a "ribbon of love" on which is found
5856333 Woman in redingote with four collars, wearing an anonymous hat, and a "ribbon of love" on which is found the letters L. M

Woman in yellow caraco and straw hat, and woman in violet-blue caraco and yellow gauze hat
5856331 Woman in yellow caraco and straw hat, and woman in violet-blue caraco and yellow gauze hat.; (add.info.: Woman in yellow caraco and straw hat)

Turkish-style bonnet with diadems and high-priestess bonnet
5856330 Turkish-style bonnet with diadems and high-priestess bonnet.; (add.info.: Turkish-style bonnet with diadems and high-priestess bonnet)

Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets
5856321 Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets.; (add.info.: Woman wearing an English-style dress with peasant bonnet and hair in ringlets)

Flax, Linum usitatissimum, and fairy flax, Linum catharticum
5855060 Flax, Linum usitatissimum, and fairy flax, Linum catharticum; (add.info.: Flax, Linum usitatissimum, and fairy flax, Linum catharticum)

France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72): laundry basket washing on the edge of the Sarthe with wheelbarrow and linen
LUX4777564 France, Pays de la Loire, Sarthe (72): laundry basket washing on the edge of the Sarthe with wheelbarrow and linen, 1890; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

Postcard, N & B, 1916: On the banks of the Saone - War of 14 -18, Photography, Hygiene, Daily Life, Laundry
ICA4947952 Postcard, N & B, 1916: On the banks of the Saone - War of 14 -18, Photography, Hygiene, Daily Life, Laundry, Obliteration - Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard, N & B)

France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Redon: on the shore, lavandieres with headdress, 1895
LUX4775958 France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Redon: on the shore, lavandieres with headdress, 1895; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ile-et-Vilaine (35), Redon: on the shore

Gang of children from the streets of the slums of Manhattan, New York, circa 1890. Coloured engraving 19th century
NWI4958557 Gang of children from the streets of the slums of Manhattan, New York, circa 1890. Coloured engraving 19th century.; (add.info)

Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980137 Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: Old town, washing machines face to face on the banks of Thiou with
LUX4769482 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: Old town, washing machines face to face on the banks of Thiou with lavandieres, 1910; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74)

Tunisia, Medjerda: Military maneuvers of 1910, Medjerda dams, Tunisian riders wash their clothes at the edge of
LUX4768130 Tunisia, Medjerda: Military maneuvers of 1910, Medjerda dams, Tunisian riders wash their clothes at the edge of the derivation dam of a mill. At the bottom, a bridge and a mill

Fabric shop workers. Women in muslin dresses, bonnets and shawls embroidering, sewing
FLO4677956 Fabric shop workers. Women in muslin dresses, bonnets and shawls embroidering, sewing, cutting cloth and wrapping bolts of fabric

Harrison & Son's power loom
2602652 Harrison & Son's power loom; (add.info.: Harrison & Son's power loom for weaving flax (linen). Engraving, London, 1862.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Linen manufacture
2602655 Linen manufacture; (add.info.: Linen manufacture, Flax spreading machine and roving machine by P. Borrie of Dundee, Scotland. Engraving, Glasgow, 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Bessbrook Mills and village
2602609 Bessbrook Mills and village; (add.info.: Bessbrook Mills and village, County Armach, Ireland, developed in mid-nineteenth century by the Quaker, John Grubb Richardson)

The Virgin of the Holy Milk, c.1517 (oil on wood)
CUL4934562 The Virgin of the Holy Milk, c.1517 (oil on wood); 51x35 cm; (add.info.: SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Cadiz. Museo de Cadiz); AIC

The local peasant carrying a basket on her head. Watercolour by Emile Loubon (1809-1863) Musee du Vieux Marseille
JEB4857802 The local peasant carrying a basket on her head. Watercolour by Emile Loubon (1809-1863) Musee du Vieux Marseille, Marseille.; Musee du Vieux-Marseille, Marseille

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Washing machines at work in a laundry room, 1865
LUX4817574 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Washing machines at work in a laundry room, 1865; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Washing machines at work in a laundry room

Japan: portrait of two Geishas, one in his bath, 1890
LUX4800740 Japan: portrait of two Geishas, one in his bath, 1890; (add.info.: Japan: portrait of two Geishas, one in his bath, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): a washing house in a village of Touraine
LUX4797803 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): a washing house in a village of Touraine, women in hairdressing at the washing house, 1908; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Hackling Flax by hand, 1880 (engraving)
864020 Hackling Flax by hand, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Hackling Flax by hand. The stalks were broken apart by beating down on a metal comb)

Nude with white Sheet, 1937 (oil on canvas)
7332550 Nude with white Sheet, 1937 (oil on canvas) by Brusselmans, Jean (1884-1953); Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Jean Brusselmans (1884-1953)

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"Linen: A Timeless Fabric Weaving Stories of Elegance and Nostalgia" Step back in time to the 1930s, where linen played a starring role in fashionable playsuits that exuded both comfort and style. Picture yourself lounging in a luxurious bath, reminiscent of Alfred Stevens' captivating painting capturing the essence of a woman immersed in relaxation. Transported to Bullocks Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA, you can envision the opulence of Lady Lavery's sitting room adorned with delicate linen drapes cascading gracefully. Travel further into history as you explore Petronella Dunois' Dolls House from 1676, marveling at the intricate handcrafted linen furnishings that bring miniature worlds to life. Immerse your senses with Mother Shipton Soap's fragrant lather while admiring men's celluloid detachable collars meticulously crafted from this versatile fabric. Victor Stiebel's day dress showcases how linen effortlessly transitions from casual wear to refined elegance. Wander down Dunfermline's High Street through a black and white photo capturing its timeless charm. Experience the artistry captured by Ernest Hebert as he paints young lavandieres diligently washing linens under the warm sun of the 19th century. Hudsons Soap advertises their product on crisp linen sheets, promising cleanliness and freshness for all who indulge. Finally, delve into Irish Cottage Industries' exquisite hand embroidery on linen; witness skilled artisans weaving tales through every stitch. Linen has stood as an emblem of sophistication throughout centuries—a fabric that whispers stories passed down through generations. Intriguingly intertwined with historical moments and artistic masterpieces alike, linen remains an enduring symbol of grace and refinement—its threads woven delicately into our collective memory.