Making Collection (page 4)

Clockmaker, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Clockmaker, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

The manufacture of oil, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
The manufacture of oil, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix

Thimble makers, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Thimble makers, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Clasp-maker, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Clasp-maker, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, Volume III (Paris)

Ship carpenter, 15th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 15th century manuscript illustration in Chronique de Nuremberg

Boat and ship carpenters, c late 11th / early 12th century (1849)
Boat and ship carpenters, c late 11th/early 12th century (1849). A 19th century version based on a fragment of the Bayeux Tapestry

Weaver, Muttra, 1917

A potter at work, India, 20th century

Making pottery, Atalaya, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, c1920s-c1930s(?)

A Burmese woman making cigars, c1900s

A Japanese umbrella maker, Kobe, Japan, 1896. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A Japanese umbrella maker, Kobe, Japan, 1896. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The wagon maker, 18th century

Clog makers, Japan

Sculptor, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Sculptor, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Basin maker, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Basin maker, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Toymaking contest: workshop of competitors, 1901. Illustration published in Le Petit Journal, 3rd November 1901

Making copra, Solomon Islands, Fiji, 1905

Copra making, Samoa, 1899. Artist: Burton Brothers
Copra making, Samoa, 1899

La Naissance, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
La Naissance, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The Butcher, c1745-1805 Artist: Jean-Baptiste Greuze
The Butcher, c1745-1805. Private collection

Making wooden shoe soles, German-occupied Paris, February 1941. Like most things, leather was scarce during the occupation

Woman making a hat from wood shavings, German-occupied France, April 1941

Execution of Louis XVI, 1793. Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France from 1774, making a final speech from the scaffold before his execution by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution

First lockstitch sewing machine, invented by Elias Howe, c19th century
The first lockstitch sewing machine, patented by American inventor Elias Howe in 1846

Woman using sewing machine patented by Elias Howe [c1878]
Woman using sewing machine patented by Elias Howe. [c1878]. Howe, an American inventor (1819-1867), patented the first lock-stitch sewing machine in 1846. From Adams Illustrated Panorama of History

First lock-stitch sewing machine, [1915]. Constructed in 1845 by American inventor Elias Howe (1819-1867). From a cigarette card. (1915)

Making a knotted carpet in Tunisia
Making a knotted carpet in Kairouan in Tunisia

Painted figure of an Egyptian servant making bread from an Egyptian tomb

Greek terracotta of a woman making bread
A Greek terracotta of a woman kneading the dough to make bread

Egyptian wooden model of beer-making from a tomb, from the Louvres collection

Edge-tool industry, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Cheese of Auvergne, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Patisserie, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Mosaic makers, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Nailsmith, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Shoe tree makers, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
Shoe tree makers, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Case-makers, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
Case-makers, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Praise of Academiciens of the Royal Academy of Science... 1728. Artist: Bernard Picart
Praises of Academiciens of the Royal Academy of Science, Dead since the year 1699, 1728. A print from Oeuvres Diverses, La Haye, Gosse & Neaulme, Volume III, 1728-1729

Woman at the Churn, c1864-1900. Artist: Mihaly Munkacsy
Woman at the Churn, c1864-1900

Two Boys and a Girl making Music, 1629. Artist: Jan Miense Molenaer
Two Boys and a Girl making Music, 1629

Facade of 19th century dairy
Facade of a 19th century dairy at Stroud Green in London, showing Country Delivery and Making Butter

Flying boat construction, Virginia, USA, April 24, 1946. Creator: Unknown
Flying boat construction, Virginia, USA, April 24, 1946. Male and female technicians at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory (now NASAs Langley Research Center)

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