Hemp Collection

Nambang Yeomje (Nanfang Yendi), Lord of the Southern Quadrant (image 3 of 4), 18th century. Creator: Anon
Portrait of Yan Emperor of the South. Nambang Yeomje (Nanfang Yendi), Lord of the Southern Quadrant (image 3 of 4), 18th century

Head of a Bodhisattva, Probably Avalokitésvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva... between c.1450-c.1550. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Bodhisattva, Probably Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), the Bodhisattva of Mercy, between c.1450 and c.1550

Dept. of Agriculture, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dept. of Agriculture, between 1910 and 1920
Dept. of Agriculture, between 1910 and 1920. [USA? Man in greenhouse, with cannabis plants on the right]

Panel Depicting Madonna and Child, Switzerland, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Panel Depicting Madonna and Child, Switzerland, 16th century

Carpet, Portugal, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Carpet, Portugal, 18th century

Panel: Spring, c. 1715. Creator: Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est)
Panel: Spring, c. 1715. Courtiers and aristocrats anxious to model their lifestyles on the king also commissioned works from the same state manufactories that produced tapestries, carpets

Heckling hemp, 1866. Heckling is the process of combing hemp or flax to remove impurities prior to spinning. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining

Huge drop hammers work day and night form... North American Aviation, Inc. Inglewood, Calif. 1942
Huge drop hammers work day and night forming sheet metal parts for United Nations bombers and fighters at the North American Aviation, Inc. plant, Inglewood, Calif

Braid, France, 1650 / 75. Creator: Unknown
Braid, France, 1650/75

Chair Seat, France, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Chair Seat, France, 17th century

Orphrey Band, France, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Orphrey Band, France, 16th century

Crossbow, Europe, 1530 / 60. Creator: Unknown
Crossbow, Europe, 1530/60

Tobari (Formerly Katabira), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1801 / 25. Creator: Unknown
Tobari (Formerly Katabira), Japan, late Edo period (1789-1868), 1801/25

Cranequin (Crossbow Winder), German, probably Nuremberg, dated 1727. Creator: Unknown
Cranequin (Crossbow Winder), German, probably Nuremberg, dated 1727

Armour, Japanese, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Armour, Japanese, 17th century

Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun, Central European, c1570-1600
Pellet and Bolt Crossbow Combined with a Wheel-Lock Gun, Central European; possibly Southern German or Austrian, ca. 1570-1600

Crossbow, Central European, possibly Austria, ca. 1425-75. Creator: Unknown
Crossbow, Central European, possibly Austria, ca. 1425-75

Pulley, Coptic, 580-640. Creator: Unknown
Pulley, Coptic, 580-640

Louis XV Savonnerie Carpet with Royal Arms, c. 1740-1750. Creator: Royal Savonnerie Manufactory
Louis XV Savonnerie Carpet with Royal Arms, c. 1740-1750. This spectacular carpet, one of three with this royal pattern, was originally designed for Louis XVs dining room at chateau La Muette by

Making Rope in the Days of the Tudors, c1934. Illustration showing a ropeworks. The accompanying text describes the process of twisting hemp to make rope for ships

Ceceders in Limbo - ie - vagabonds made usefull... 1798. Artist
Ceceders in Limbo - ie - vagabonds made usefull... 1798. The interior of a prison with three prisoners beating hemp.This is a satire on the secession of the leaders of the Whig Opposition in

Prisoners making Hemp Rope at Billbid Prison, Manila, Philippines, c1900. The Bilibid Prison, Manila, Philippines known as Carcel y Presidio Correccional (Correctional Jail and Military Prison)

Grief for the dead shown by hempen halters, New Guinea, 1922. Artist: Thomas McMahon
Grief for the dead shown by hempen halters, New Guinea, 1922. Illustration from Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume II, British Empire to Dahomey

In Bridewell beating hemp, plate IV of The Harlots Progress, 1833. Artist:s Davenport
In Bridewell beating hemp, plate IV of The Harlots Progress, 1833. Early 19th century version of a scene from Hogarths serieds of 1732; the harlot is now beating hemp in Bridewell Prison

Crossbow (Halbe Rüstung) with Winder (Cranequin), crossbow, German, probably Dresden
Crossbow (Halbe Rustung) with Winder (Cranequin), crossbow, German, probably Dresden; winder, possibly German, crossbow, ca. 1720-30; winder, ca. 1575-1600

A Harlots Progress, Plate 4, April 1732. Creator: William Hogarth
A Harlots Progress, Plate 4, April 1732

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