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Cotton Collection

Background imageCotton Collection: The Strawberry Thief, textile designed by William Morris, 1883

The Strawberry Thief, textile designed by William Morris, 1883

Background imageCotton Collection: Strawberry Thief. Decorative fabric, 1883. Creator: Morris, William (1834-1896)

Strawberry Thief. Decorative fabric, 1883. Creator: Morris, William (1834-1896)
Strawberry Thief. Decorative fabric, 1883. Found in the Collection of The William Morris Society

Background imageCotton Collection: The Strawberry Thief, 1883. Artist: William Morris

The Strawberry Thief, 1883. Artist: William Morris
The Strawberry Thief, 1883

Background imageCotton Collection: Textile mill in Bergamo

Textile mill in Bergamo. Found in the Collection of Gallerie di Piazza Scala, Milano

Background imageCotton Collection: Le Meunier, Son Fils, et l'Ane (The Miller)

Le Meunier, Son Fils, et l'Ane (The Miller)
Le Meunier, Son Fils, et l'Ane (The Miller, His Son, and the Ass) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1806. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after Jean Baptiste Oudry, manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory

Background imageCotton Collection: New Lanark Mills, Scotland, c1815

New Lanark Mills, Scotland, c1815. Robert Owens (1771-1858) model community of cotton mills and housing

Background imageCotton Collection: A Chinese Tea Party (Furnishing Fabric), Manchester, c. 1854

A Chinese Tea Party (Furnishing Fabric), Manchester, c. 1854. Chinese-inspired design. Manufactured by Daniel Lee & Co

Background imageCotton Collection: Cotton Printing at Merton Abbey Works, c1884. Creator: Unknown

Cotton Printing at Merton Abbey Works, c1884. Creator: Unknown
Cotton Printing at Merton Abbey Works, c1884. Workers hand-printing cotton fabric with woodblocks at Merton Abbey Mills in south London

Background imageCotton Collection: Honeysuckle. Decorative fabric, 1876. Creator: Morris, William (1834-1896)

Honeysuckle. Decorative fabric, 1876. Creator: Morris, William (1834-1896)
Honeysuckle. Decorative fabric, 1876. Found in the Collection of The William Morris Society

Background imageCotton Collection: Wooden Thread Holder, c. 1936. Creator: Edward L Loper

Wooden Thread Holder, c. 1936. Creator: Edward L Loper
Wooden Thread Holder, c. 1936

Background imageCotton Collection: Summer, 1904. Creator: Wilhelm Wetlesen

Summer, 1904. Creator: Wilhelm Wetlesen
Summer, 1904.

Background imageCotton Collection: Billy Cotton Senior and Junior with a Riley

Billy Cotton Senior and Junior with a Riley. They are tinkering with the engine of the car

Background imageCotton Collection: Le Solitaire au Pont du Torrent (The Hermit at the Bridge over the Torrent

Le Solitaire au Pont du Torrent (The Hermit at the Bridge over the Torrent) (Furnishing Fabric), Munster, c. 1822. Man playing a lyre with a dead deer at his feet

Background imageCotton Collection: Interior of a Power-Loom factory, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Interior of a Power-Loom factory, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Interior of a Power-Loom factory, 1844

Background imageCotton Collection: Driving the Cotton Between Two Rollers... about 1873-1883. Creator: Shinichi Suzuki I

Driving the Cotton Between Two Rollers... about 1873-1883. Creator: Shinichi Suzuki I
Driving the Cotton Between Two Rollers... about 1873-1883

Background imageCotton Collection: Gathering (Picking) the Cotton, about 1873-1883. Creator: Shinichi Suzuki I

Gathering (Picking) the Cotton, about 1873-1883. Creator: Shinichi Suzuki I
Gathering (Picking) the Cotton, about 1873-1883

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Pickers Cabin, 1880s. Creator: Walker, William Aiken (1828-1921)

The Cotton Pickers Cabin, 1880s. Creator: Walker, William Aiken (1828-1921)
The Cotton Pickers Cabin, 1880s. Private Collection

Background imageCotton Collection: Scene of the gun-cotton explosion at Stowmarket, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the gun-cotton explosion at Stowmarket, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the gun-cotton explosion at Stowmarket, 1871....twenty-four persons were killed and seventy-two others injured...The scene of the accident is one of perfect ruin

Background imageCotton Collection: Weaving three-yard-wide quilts: a large jacquard loom in use, 1909. Creator: Unknown

Weaving three-yard-wide quilts: a large jacquard loom in use, 1909. Creator: Unknown
Weaving three-yard-wide quilts: a large jacquard loom in use, 1909. Messrs

Background imageCotton Collection: Manchester trade in Australia: a commercial traveller in the 'back blocks'

Manchester trade in Australia: a commercial traveller in the "back blocks", 1909. Messrs

Background imageCotton Collection: Spinning the cotton into yarn: a great spinning-mule in use, 1909. Creator: Unknown

Spinning the cotton into yarn: a great spinning-mule in use, 1909. Creator: Unknown
Spinning the cotton into yarn: a great spinning-mule in use, 1909. Messrs

Background imageCotton Collection: The centenary mill engine, 1909. Creator: Unknown

The centenary mill engine, 1909. Creator: Unknown
The centenary mill engine, 1909. The Romance of Cotton: Cottage to Great Factory. We illustrate [one] of the many outward and visible signs of the great industry that is carried on at Messrs

Background imageCotton Collection: A preliminary to the weaving of figured goods: transferring a design to jacquard cards

A preliminary to the weaving of figured goods: transferring a design to jacquard cards, 1909. Messrs

Background imageCotton Collection: The device that winds the yarn off bobbins to form the warp of the web: warping-frames

The device that winds the yarn off bobbins to form the warp of the web: warping-frames, 1909. The Romance of Cotton: Cottage to Great Factory'

Background imageCotton Collection: The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the erecting-shops

The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the erecting-shops
The Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - - The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the erecting-shops, 1909

Background imageCotton Collection: The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the machine-shops

The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the machine-shops
The Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the machine-shops, 1909

Background imageCotton Collection: Slubbing and roving machinery, 1909. Creator: Unknown

Slubbing and roving machinery, 1909. Creator: Unknown
Slubbing and roving machinery, 1909. The Romance of Cotton: Cottage to Great Factory. We illustrate [one] of the many outward and visible signs of the great industry that is carried on at Messrs

Background imageCotton Collection: Khangaon Cotton Market, West Berar, India, 1870. Creator: Unknown

Khangaon Cotton Market, West Berar, India, 1870. Creator: Unknown
Khangaon Cotton Market, West Berar, India, 1870

Background imageCotton Collection: The complete cotton-manufacturer: Messrs

The complete cotton-manufacturer: Messrs. Barlow and Jones Manchester premises, 1909

Background imageCotton Collection: An important process in the cotton industry: a sizing-room, 1909. Creator: Unknown

An important process in the cotton industry: a sizing-room, 1909. Creator: Unknown
An important process in the cotton industry: a sizing-room, 1909. The Romance of Cotton: Cottage to Great Factory

Background imageCotton Collection: Coverlet, New York, 1855. Creator: Unknown

Coverlet, New York, 1855. Creator: Unknown
Coverlet, New York, 1855

Background imageCotton Collection: Printed Cottons (from Quilt), c. 1937. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Printed Cottons (from Quilt), c. 1937. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Printed Cottons (from Quilt), c. 1937

Background imageCotton Collection: Stays, American, ca. 1835. Creator: Unknown

Stays, American, ca. 1835. Creator: Unknown
Stays, American, ca. 1835

Background imageCotton Collection: The ship Glad Tidings, with a cargo of American cotton

The ship Glad Tidings, with a cargo of American cotton, entering the port of Liverpool, 1865

Background imageCotton Collection: The Colonel Lamb blockade-runner, built at Liverpool, 1864. Creator: Smyth

The Colonel Lamb blockade-runner, built at Liverpool, 1864. Creator: Smyth
The Colonel Lamb blockade-runner, built at Liverpool, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by Mr

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: box at Bristol for subscriptions to the distressed operatives fund

The Cotton Famine: box at Bristol for subscriptions to the distressed operatives fund, 1862. Donations for unemployed Lancashire textiles workers

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: operatives waiting for their breakfast in Mr

The Cotton Famine: operatives waiting for their breakfast in Mr. Chapman's courtyard, Mottram, near Manchester, 1862. Unemployed mill workers. Engraving of a photograph by Mr. Gothard

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: working men's dining-hall

The Cotton Famine: working men's dining-hall, Gaythorn cooking-depot, Manchester, 1862. Meals for unemployed Lancashire mill workers

Background imageCotton Collection: How to make calico from bread, 1919. Creator: Unknown artist

How to make calico from bread, 1919. Creator: Unknown artist
How to make calico from bread, 1919. Private Collection

Background imageCotton Collection: Price increase in men's clothing in Sovdepien (White Guard poster)

Price increase in men's clothing in Sovdepien (White Guard poster), c.1919. Private Collection

Background imageCotton Collection: Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)

Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Found in the Collection of the Ville de Paris, Bibliotheque Forney

Background imageCotton Collection: Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)

Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Found in the Collection of the Ville de Paris, Bibliotheque Forney

Background imageCotton Collection: Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)

Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Found in the Collection of the Ville de Paris, Bibliotheque Forney

Background imageCotton Collection: Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)

Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Found in the Collection of the Ville de Paris, Bibliotheque Forney

Background imageCotton Collection: Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)

Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Found in the Collection of the Ville de Paris, Bibliotheque Forney

Background imageCotton Collection: Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)

Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Found in the Collection of the Ville de Paris, Bibliotheque Forney

Background imageCotton Collection: Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)

Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Found in the Collection of the Ville de Paris, Bibliotheque Forney

Background imageCotton Collection: Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)

Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Woman among flowers (printed fabric), 1898-1899. Found in the Collection of the Ville de Paris, Bibliotheque Forney

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: distributing tickets for bread

The Cotton Famine: distributing tickets for bread, soup, meat, meal, coal etc, at the office of a district provident society, Manchester, 1862. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

Background imageCotton Collection: The International Exhibition: the Brazilian Court... 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition: the Brazilian Court... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: the Brazilian Court - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: school for mill operatives at Mr

The Cotton Famine: school for mill operatives at Mr. Stirling's mill, Lower Mosley-street, Manchester, 1862. Literacy classes for unemployed Lancashire textiles workers

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: provision-shop

The Cotton Famine: provision-shop where goods are obtained for tickets issued by the Manchester and Salford Provident Society, 1862. Unemployment in Lancashire

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: the Manchester and Salford Provident Society distributing clothing

The Cotton Famine: the Manchester and Salford Provident Society distributing clothing, 1862. Charitable donations for unemployed Lancashire textiles workers

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: operatives reading the latest news from America in Camp-field free library

The Cotton Famine: operatives reading the latest news from America in Camp-field free library, Manchester, 1862

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: the Society of Friends soup-kitchen

The Cotton Famine: the Society of Friends soup-kitchen, Ball-street, Lower Moseley-street, Manchester, 1862. Unemployed Lancashire textiles workers queue for food

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: group of mill operatives at Manchester, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Cotton Famine: group of mill operatives at Manchester, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Cotton Famine: group of mill operatives at Manchester, 1862. Lancashire Textile workers

Background imageCotton Collection: Cotton from India: a cotton convoy - night encampment under a banyan-tree

Cotton from India: a cotton convoy - night encampment under a banyan-tree
Cotton from India: a cotton convoy proceeding from Rewah towards the Ganges - night encampment under a banyan-tree, 1862....a small convoy of solid wooden-wheeled carts, pad bullocks

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: meeting of the central relief committee

The Cotton Famine: meeting of the central relief committee in the mayor's parlour at the Manchester townhall - Earl Derby in the chair, 1862

Background imageCotton Collection: Cotton from India: a cotton fleet descending the Ganges - casting off from Mirzapore

Cotton from India: a cotton fleet descending the Ganges - casting off from Mirzapore early in the morning, 1862. Boats en route to...Calcutta, for the purpose of shipping the cotton to Europe

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: waiting-room at the district provident institution

The Cotton Famine: waiting-room at the district provident institution, Manchester, 1862

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: making up parcels of clothing at the industrial institution

The Cotton Famine: making up parcels of clothing at the industrial institution, Manchester, 1862

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: receiving clothes at Bridewell Hospital

The Cotton Famine: receiving clothes at Bridewell Hospital, London, for the distressed operatives, 1862

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: distributing coal at the Castle-field old coal-wharf

The Cotton Famine: distributing coal at the Castle-field old coal-wharf, Manchester, 1862. Charity for unemployed Lancashire textiles workers

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: shop for mill-hands at Mr

The Cotton Famine: shop for mill-hands at Mr. Birley's mill, Manchester, 1862. Charity for unemployed Lancashire textiles workers. Mr

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: dwellings of Manchester operatives, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Cotton Famine: dwellings of Manchester operatives, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Cotton Famine: dwellings of Manchester operatives, 1862. Starvation and destitution among unemployed Lancashire textiles workers. No

Background imageCotton Collection: The Cotton Famine: the sewing-class at the Manchester

The Cotton Famine: the sewing-class at the Manchester and Salford Provident Society's rooms, 1862. Unemployed Lancashire textiles workers

Background imageCotton Collection: The War in America: the Confederates quitting Brownsville, Texas... 1864. Creator: Unknown

The War in America: the Confederates quitting Brownsville, Texas... 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in America: the Confederates quitting Brownsville, Texas, on hearing of the approach of Federal transports, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. A. G. Wedge

Background imageCotton Collection: Temple Hanging (Pichvai) Depicting Krishna with Gopis, c1800. Creator: Unknown

Temple Hanging (Pichvai) Depicting Krishna with Gopis, c1800. Creator: Unknown
Temple Hanging (Pichvai) Depicting Krishna with Gopis, c1800. The Hindu god Krishna plays his flute, mesmerizing every being that surrounds him

Background imageCotton Collection: Corset, England, between 1890 and 1895. Creator: Unknown

Corset, England, between 1890 and 1895. Creator: Unknown
Corset, England, between 1890 and 1895

Background imageCotton Collection: Woman's dress, Europe, white cotton plain weave (muslin) with cutwork and cotton embroidery

Woman's dress, Europe, white cotton plain weave (muslin) with cutwork and cotton embroidery, c.1830. Bonnet: c.1830; Bag: 1800-1825; Shoes: 1830-1840

Background imageCotton Collection: The late Mr. Evan Leigh, C.E. 1876. Creator: Unknown

The late Mr. Evan Leigh, C.E. 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. Evan Leigh, C.E. 1876. British engineer and...author of some useful inventions for the improvement of the machinery of cotton manufacture...Another subject in which Mr

Background imageCotton Collection: Whole Cloth Quilt with Pillar Print, c1830. Creator: Unknown

Whole Cloth Quilt with Pillar Print, c1830. Creator: Unknown
Whole Cloth Quilt with Pillar Print, c1830

Background imageCotton Collection: Woman's yellow silk and cotton dress, Europe, c.1827. Creator: Unknown

Woman's yellow silk and cotton dress, Europe, c.1827. Creator: Unknown
Woman's yellow silk and cotton dress, Europe, c.1827

Background imageCotton Collection: Textile, Rose, Designed 1883. Creator: William Morris

Textile, Rose, Designed 1883. Creator: William Morris
Textile, Rose, Designed 1883

Background imageCotton Collection: A Yantra of Mahavira, between 1425 and 1450. Creator: Unknown

A Yantra of Mahavira, between 1425 and 1450. Creator: Unknown
A Yantra of Mahavira, between 1425 and 1450

Background imageCotton Collection: Robe crepe noir (avec) petits volants au corsage

Robe crepe noir (avec) petits volants au corsage, gilet brode blanc sur organdi, 1938-1939. Black crepe dress (with) small ruffles at the bodice, white embroidered waistcoat in organdy

Background imageCotton Collection: Mississippi cotton gin at Dahomey, c1898. Creator: Unknown

Mississippi cotton gin at Dahomey, c1898. Creator: Unknown
Mississippi cotton gin at Dahomey, c1898

Background imageCotton Collection: Mississippi cotton gin at Dahomey, 1899. Creator: Unknown

Mississippi cotton gin at Dahomey, 1899. Creator: Unknown
Mississippi cotton gin at Dahomey, 1899. Photograph shows African American workers pressing cotton into bales as an overseer watches

Background imageCotton Collection: Cotton docks, Savannah, Ga. c1907. Creator: Unknown

Cotton docks, Savannah, Ga. c1907. Creator: Unknown
Cotton docks, Savannah, Ga. c1907

Background imageCotton Collection: Sorting cotton, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Sorting cotton, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Sorting cotton, between 1900 and 1910

Background imageCotton Collection: Cotton gin at Dahomey, between 1890 and 1906. Creator: Unknown

Cotton gin at Dahomey, between 1890 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Cotton gin at Dahomey, between 1890 and 1906

Background imageCotton Collection: Atlantic Cotton Compress Company, Pensacola, Fla. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown

Atlantic Cotton Compress Company, Pensacola, Fla. between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Atlantic Cotton Compress Company, Pensacola, Fla. between 1900 and 1906

Background imageCotton Collection: Sorting cotton, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Sorting cotton, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Sorting cotton, between 1900 and 1910

Background imageCotton Collection: At the cotton press, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

At the cotton press, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
At the cotton press, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926



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