Skip to main content

Aprons Collection

Background imageAprons Collection: The Old Fish Market in Antwerp in 1882. Creator: Edgard Farasyn

The Old Fish Market in Antwerp in 1882. Creator: Edgard Farasyn
The Old Fish Market in Antwerp in 1882.

Background imageAprons Collection: Autumn, 1607. Creator: Abel Grimmer

Autumn, 1607. Creator: Abel Grimmer
Autumn, 1607. Killing pigs.

Background imageAprons Collection: 'Hop-Picking in Germany', by Rudolph Hirth, 1872. Creator: Unknown

"Hop-Picking in Germany", by Rudolph Hirth, 1872. Creator: Unknown
"Hop-Picking in Germany", by Rudolph Hirth, 1872. Engraving of a painting. 'It is well known that a Bavarian will make nothing of swallowing about ten quarts of beer at a bout

Background imageAprons Collection: Matchbox-makers at Bow, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Matchbox-makers at Bow, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Matchbox-makers at Bow, 1871....thousands of poor people in London...depend on the sale and manufacture of these useful little things for their daily bread...560, 000

Background imageAprons Collection: 'Please Tell Us The Time!', by F. Sonderland, 1871. Creator: Unknown

"Please Tell Us The Time!", by F. Sonderland, 1871. Creator: Unknown
"Please Tell Us The Time!", by F. Sonderland, 1871

Background imageAprons Collection: Lord Leigh laying the foundation-stone for the extension of the Queen's Hospital at Birmingham

Lord Leigh laying the foundation-stone for the extension of the Queen's Hospital at Birmingham, 1871

Background imageAprons Collection: Sketches from Ireland: women at field-work in Roscommon, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Sketches from Ireland: women at field-work in Roscommon, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from Ireland: women at field-work in Roscommon, 1870

Background imageAprons Collection: Street Characters of Paris: the Faubourg St. Antoine, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Street Characters of Paris: the Faubourg St. Antoine, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Street Characters of Paris: the Faubourg St. Antoine, 1870

Background imageAprons Collection: The Meat Market, Smithfield: arrival of an early meat train, 1870. Creator: Unknown

The Meat Market, Smithfield: arrival of an early meat train, 1870. Creator: Unknown
The Meat Market, Smithfield, [London]: arrival of an early meat train, 1870

Background imageAprons Collection: Appy Ampstead on a Bank Holiday, 1900, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Appy Ampstead on a Bank Holiday, 1900, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Appy Ampstead on a Bank Holiday, 1900, (1933)....maid servants...still wore the badge of their status - the apron - even on their day out

Background imageAprons Collection: Sink & mop duty, between c1915 and 1918

Sink & mop duty, between c1915 and 1918. Students at the New York Cooking School, 126 East 59th Street. The school trained soldiers to cook for the Navy during World War I

Background imageAprons Collection: The Centenary Fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans - the Archbishop of Canterbury Saying Grace

The Centenary Fete of the Asylum for Female Orphans - the Archbishop of Canterbury Saying Grace, 1858

Background imageAprons Collection: A Merry Tale, Printed 1889-1891. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson

A Merry Tale, Printed 1889-1891. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson
A Merry Tale, Printed 1889-1891

Background imageAprons Collection: Dienstmeisjes op de Leidsegracht, c.1890-c.1900. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels

Dienstmeisjes op de Leidsegracht, c.1890-c.1900. Creator: Isaac Lazerus Israels
Maids on the Leidsegracht, c.1890-c.1900. (The Leidsegracht is a canal in Amsterdam)

Background imageAprons Collection: Scheveningen women digging in a potato field

Scheveningen women digging in a potato field, 1874

Background imageAprons Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageAprons Collection: Episode of a feast at Amager, 1854. Creator: Julius Exner

Episode of a feast at Amager, 1854. Creator: Julius Exner
Episode of a feast at Amager, 1854

Background imageAprons Collection: Mrs. Thomas Marshall, between 1910 and 1920

Mrs. Thomas Marshall, between 1910 and 1920. Woman knitting, with display of aprons and knitted items for sale, possibly a fundraising event. Sign written on US Senate notepaper

Background imageAprons Collection: The Installation of the Duke of Clarence at Reading as Provisional Grand Master of the Berkshire F Creator: Unknown

The Installation of the Duke of Clarence at Reading as Provisional Grand Master of the Berkshire F Creator: Unknown
The Installation of the Duke of Clarence at Reading as Provisional Grand Master of the Berkshire Freemasons, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

Background imageAprons Collection: Mrs. Blair's surgical dressing room

Mrs. Blair's surgical dressing room, between 1910 and 1920. Women in Red Cross uniform preparing bandages

Background imageAprons Collection: All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone

All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone, Washington DC, 1913. Ceremonies At Laying of A Cornerstone At 16th And R. Church Not Built There, Later Built At 16th And Harvard St. Diag

Background imageAprons Collection: All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone

All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone, Washington DC, 1913. Ceremonies At Laying of A Cornerstone At 16th And R. Church Not Built There, Later Built At 16th And Harvard St

Background imageAprons Collection: All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone

All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone, Washington DC, 1913. Ceremonies At 16th and R. Church Not Built There, Later Built At 16th And Harvard St. Front, 3rd From Left, Samuel R

Background imageAprons Collection: Columbus Memorial Construction, 1912

Columbus Memorial Construction, 1912. [Carving of the world globe section of the Columbus Fountain, also known as the Columbus Memorial

Background imageAprons Collection: 'The Launch' - painted by G

"The Launch" - painted by G. Smith, 1854. This spirited little affair represents an amusing episode in schoolboy life

Background imageAprons Collection: Government Printing office - Views, 1912

Government Printing office - Views, 1912. Workers in US government office

Background imageAprons Collection: Self-help cooperative dairy, near Santa Ana, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Self-help cooperative dairy, near Santa Ana, California, 1936. Creator: Dorothea Lange
The self-help cooperative dairy which is being taken over by the Resettlement Administration, near Santa Ana, California. This dairy supplies milk to the Civilian Conservation Corps camps nearby

Background imageAprons Collection: Sorting and stringing the 'golden leaf' at the tobacco barn

Sorting and stringing the "golden leaf" at the tobacco barn
Near Hartsville, South Carolina, sorting and stringing the "golden leaf" at the tobacco barn, preparatory to curing. Note sled by which tobacco is brought to the barn from the field

Background imageAprons Collection: Spindle-Spinning Wool Gathered from the Hedges, 1943. Creator: Unknown

Spindle-Spinning Wool Gathered from the Hedges, 1943. Creator: Unknown
Spindle-Spinning Wool Gathered from the Hedges, 1943. British women contribute to the war effort. From "Women's Institutes, by Cicely McCall. [Collins, London, 1943]

Background imageAprons Collection: Group of labourers in front of a chain-link fence

Group of labourers in front of a chain-link fence
Group of labourers standing, posed, in front of a chain-link fence, with sacks piled behind, [Russia/Central Asia?], between 1905 and 1915. Goods wagon on the left

Background imageAprons Collection: Newhaven fishermen and fishwives, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Newhaven fishermen and fishwives, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Newhaven fishermen and fishwives, 1862....the fisheries are one of the chief natural resources of Scotland...At Newhaven, near Edinburgh

Background imageAprons Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100 pounders, 1862

Background imageAprons Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862

Background imageAprons Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862

Background imageAprons Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the bars previous to coiling, 1862

Background imageAprons Collection: Cook house, 1893. Creator: Unknown

Cook house, 1893. Creator: Unknown
Cook house, 1893. [ Camp McKibbin, Maryland. African American cooks preparing food for the army]

Background imageAprons Collection: Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, 1893. Creator: William Cruikshank

Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, 1893. Creator: William Cruikshank
Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, 1893. [Cook house, Maryland. African American cooks preparing food for the army]

Background imageAprons Collection: Garcons de Cafe, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

Garcons de Cafe, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Garcons de Cafe, 1894. French waiters. From The Yellow Book, Vol. II

Background imageAprons Collection: Mrs. Logan and Two Unknown Women, Newhaven, 1843 / 47, printed c. 1916

Mrs. Logan and Two Unknown Women, Newhaven, 1843 / 47, printed c. 1916
Mrs. Logan and Two Unknown Women, Newhaven, 1843/47, printed c. 1916. Carbon print

Background imageAprons Collection: Llanberis, Group of Three Welsh Peasants, 1850s-1910s. Creator: Unknown

Llanberis, Group of Three Welsh Peasants, 1850s-1910s. Creator: Unknown
Llanberis, Group of Three Welsh Peasants, 1850s-1910s

Background imageAprons Collection: Newhaven Fishwives, 1843-47. Creators: David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson

Newhaven Fishwives, 1843-47. Creators: David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson
Newhaven Fishwives, 1843-47

Background imageAprons Collection: Newhaven Fishwives, ca. 1845. Creators: David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson

Newhaven Fishwives, ca. 1845. Creators: David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson
Newhaven Fishwives, ca. 1845

Background imageAprons Collection: Newhaven Fishwife, 1843-47. Creators: David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson

Newhaven Fishwife, 1843-47. Creators: David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson
Newhaven Fishwife, 1843-47

Background imageAprons Collection: [Group of Adults and Children on a Village Street in the Auvergne], ca. 1910

[Group of Adults and Children on a Village Street in the Auvergne], ca. 1910

Background imageAprons Collection: [Carpenter and Apprentice], ca. 1844. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

[Carpenter and Apprentice], ca. 1844. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
[Carpenter and Apprentice], ca. 1844

Background imageAprons Collection: The Pea Cart, April 16, 1788. April 16, 1788. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

The Pea Cart, April 16, 1788. April 16, 1788. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Pea Cart, April 16, 1788

Background imageAprons Collection: The Welcome to the Victims of Masculine Tyranny 1908, (1933). Creator: Unknown

The Welcome to the Victims of Masculine Tyranny 1908, (1933). Creator: Unknown
The Welcome to the Victims of Masculine Tyranny 1908, (1933). A group of British suffragettes, recently released from prison, with a Welcome banner

Background imageAprons Collection: Wooden box industry - female workers posing with Mrs

Wooden box industry - female workers posing with Mrs. Graham, c1910

Background imageAprons Collection: Students in workshop, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. 1902. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Students in workshop, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. 1902. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Students in workshop, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. 1902. [African American students learning practical skills. Note stove for heating]

Background imageAprons Collection: Laundry class, Carlisle Indian School

Laundry class, Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1901. (Boarding school for Native American students, founded in 1879 under US governmental authority)

Background imageAprons Collection: United States Indian School, Carlisle

United States Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. six boys doing laundry, 1901. (Boarding school for Native American students, founded in 1879 under US governmental authority)


All products are expertly crafted, using premium materials, tailored to your specifications and promptly shipped