Wool Collection

Working drawings by William Morris (1834-1896), 1934. Artist: William Morris
Working drawings by William Morris, 1934. Axminster carpet, 1873; Anemone pattern for silk and wool curtain material, 1874 and a painted wall decoration, c1877. From The Listener, 14 February 1934

St Elizabeth of Hungary Spinning Wool for the Poor, 1901. Elizabeth (1207-1231) was the daughter of Andras II of Hungary. After the death in 1227 of her husband Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia

The Lady and the Unicorn. Artist: Anonymous master
The Lady and the Unicorn. Found in the collection of Musee national du Moyen Age (Musee de Cluny)

The Unicorn in Captivity, c. 1500. Artist: Master of the Hunt of the Unicorn (active End of 15th cen. )
The Unicorn in Captivity, c. 1500. Found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Wool sorters, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Pile Carpet, 5th-4th century BC. Artist: Ancient Altaian, Pazyryk Burial Mounds
Pile Carpet, 5th-4th century BC. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Saltaire works, c1880. Sir Titus Salt (1803-1876) discovered a method of blending alpaca wool with cotton and silk. He is best remembered as the builder of Saltaire Mill near Bradford, Yorkshire

Garrison, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Garrison, between c1915 and c1920. Soprano opera singer Mabel Garrison Siemonn (1886-1963) fitting a man for a knitted sweater during World War I.

The entry of the animals into Noah's Ark, c.1610. Creator: Eynde, Catherine van den (active 1605-1629)
The entry of the animals into Noah's Ark, c.1610. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Sabauda, Torino.

The Wool Winder, mid-18th-early 19th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
The Wool Winder, mid-18th-early 19th century

The Spinners, c1900s. Creator: Lilly Segerdahl
The Spinners, c1900s

"La Culla" - painted by Williams - one of the prize pictures of the Glasgow Art Union, 1858. We have here a pleasing domestic picture, probably sketched from nature

Flock of Lllamas, just imported from Peru, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Flock of Lllamas, just imported from Peru, 1858. Mr. Benjamin Whitehead Gee's llamas...are very docile and tractable; their countenances exhibit marked expressions of intelligence

"A Cheap Entertainment" by J. Clark, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1876. Creator: Unknown
"A Cheap Entertainment" by J. Clark, in the Royal Academy Exhibition, 1876. Engraving of a painting. Is there anything in the world more graceful and comical

Man's court ensemble of red wool coat and cloth-of-silver vest, Italy, c.1800-1810. Creator: Unknown
Man's court ensemble of red wool coat and cloth-of-silver vest, Italy, c.1800-1810. Breeches: 1790-1810, Hat: c.1790

Man's frock coat, France, c.1816-1820. Creator: Unknown
Man's frock coat, France, c.1816-1820. Double-breasted, silk and wool twill with fabric-covered buttons. Shown with beaver fur top hat, Boston, Masschusetts

Costumes de Différents Pays, Fille de l'Isle de Santorin, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Fille de l'Isle de Santorin, c1797

Spinning young woman, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch
Spinning young woman, 1832-1880

Wool Making, 1651. Creator: Pieter Molijn
Wool Making, 1651

Woman spinning, 1652-1662. Creator: Nicolaes Maes
Woman spinning, 1652-1662. Alternative title: woman spinning, a reel on the wall

A Jutland Shepherd on the Moors, 1855. Creator: Frederik Vermehren
A Jutland Shepherd on the Moors, 1855. [Note knitting needles and wool.]

The spinner, 1741-1820. Creator: Abraham Delfos
The spinner, 1741-1820

Apollo Exposing Mars and Venus to the Ridicule of the Olympians, from Ovid's Metamorphoses... Creator: Unknown
Apollo Exposing Mars and Venus to the Ridicule of the Olympians, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Aubusson, c. 1650. Detail from a larger artwork

Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Traditional costumes of the island of Gozo, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Peasant Family in their Cottage, 1817. Creator: Cornelis Kruseman
Peasant Family in their Cottage, 1817. Mother spinning yarn as she minds her child, while her husband fills his clay pipe with tobacco

Interior with Fisherman and Man beside a Bobbin and Spool, 1663. Creator: Gerritsz Quiringh van Brekelenkam
Interior with Fisherman and Man beside a Bobbin and Spool, 1663

Peasant Woman Spinning, 1640-1677. Creator: Thomas Wijck
Peasant Woman Spinning, 1640-1677. Mother at the spinning wheel, her child sits in a chair designed as a toilet, with a built-in chamber pot, and plays with the family dog

Interior with Woman at the Spinning Wheel, 1661. Creator: Esaias Boursse
Interior with Woman at the Spinning Wheel, 1661

The Kitchen, c.1760-c.1771. Creator: Willem Joseph Laquy
The Kitchen, c.1760-c.1771

Madam Anna Seekamp, the Artist's Sister, 1882. Creator: Bertha Wegmann
Madam Anna Seekamp, the Artist's Sister, 1882

Villagers, 1872. Creator: Jacob Henricus Maris
Villagers, 1872

Old Woman Spinning, 1650-1660. Creator: Nicolaes Maes
Old Woman Spinning, 1650-1660

Tournament (Carrousel des chevaliers bretons et irlandais à Bayonne), from the Valois Tapestries
Tournament (Carrousel des chevaliers bretons et irlandais a Bayonne), from the Valois Tapestries, ca 1576. Found in the collection of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence

Woman from the Island of Kithnos (Thermia), 1700-1737. Creator: Workshop of Jean Baptiste Vanmour
Woman from the Island of Kithnos (Thermia), 1700-1737

The Haywain or Tribulations of human life (Tapestry), ca 1550-1565. Creator: Brussels Manufactory (1515-1525)
The Haywain or Tribulations of human life (Tapestry), ca 1550-1565. Found in the collection of the Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid

Le Toucher, tenture de la Dame à la licorne, c. 1500. Creator: Anonymous master
Le Toucher, tenture de la Dame a la licorne, c. 1500. Found in the collection of the Musee national du Moyen Age (Musee de Cluny)

Visiting Grandfather, 1853. Creator: Julius Exner
Visiting Grandfather, 1853

A telegram, 1893. Creator: Julius Exner
A telegram, 1893. A distraught young woman holds a message bearing bad news. On the table are balls of yarn she has spun with her spinning wheel

A Young Girl in Jutland Writing her Beloved's Name on a Misty Window, 1852. Creator: Christen Dalsgaard
A Young Girl in Jutland Writing her Beloved's Name on a Misty Window, 1852

Woman with her Knitting - One of the Artist's Sisters (?), 1827. Creator: Wilhelm Bendz
Woman with her Knitting. One of the Artist's Sisters (?), 1827

The Raffenberg Family, 1830. Creator: Wilhelm Bendz
The Raffenberg Family, 1830. (Marie Raffenberg was engaged to the artist)

Comforts Committee of Navy League, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Comforts Committee of Navy League, between 1910 and 1920. USA. First World War: women using circular knitting machines to produce socks for sailors

Mrs. Thomas Marshall, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. 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

Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, 1917
Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, 1917

Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, 1917
Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, 1917

Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, 1917
Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, 1917

Saint Elizabeth's Hospital - Dr. William A. White, Supt. 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Saint Elizabeth's Hospital - Dr. William A. White, Supt. 1917

'The Strike at Sydney; Wool being conveyed by the Owners with the help of Friends and Special Const Creator
'The Strike at Sydney; Wool being conveyed by the Owners with the help of Friends and Special Constables to the Wharves, 1890. From "The Graphic

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