Wool Collection (page 17)

Tallying wool bales at London Docks, c1900 (1901). From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1901]

Girl with a Distaff, c1873. Artist: Matthijs Maris
Girl with a Distaff, c1873. From The Studio Volume 77. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1919]

Detail of English Crewel Work Bed-Curtain, c1680. Artist: Abigail Pett
Detail of English Crewel Work Bed-Curtain, c1680. A section of a bed hanging produced in England between 1680-1700 by Abigail Pett

Mrs. Lorraine Smith, 19th century, (1916). Artist: William Bond
Mrs. Lorraine Smith. After Henry Singleton (1766-1839). From The Connoisseur Vol XLIV by [Otto Limited, London, 1916.]

Doubling frame in a large woollen mill, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA, early 20th century(?). Stereoscopic card. Detail

Spinning room, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, late 19th or early 20th century(?). Artist: Keystone View Company
Spinning room, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, late 19th or early 20th century(?). Winding bobbins with woollen yarn for weaving. Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Combing Work, c1750(?). Textile workers combing or carding wool

View of Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, c1885. Hamilton developed as an important centre of the Australian wool trade

Knotted wool carpet, c1600 (1958). A print from The Fitzwilliam Museum an Illustrated Survey, Trianon Press, 1958

Sheep shearing, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Sheep shearing, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Spinning wool yarn, Cliffony, Sligo, 1908-1909. Artist: R Welch
Spinning wool yarn, Cliffony, Sligo, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14

A wool team, Australia, c1920s. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
A wool team, Australia, c1920s. From the Colonial Series set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, c1920s

The Wool Carder, c1835-1875 (1924). Artist: Jean Francois Millet
The Wool Carder, c1835-1875 (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

Sheep shearing, Australia, 1886. Artist: A Sirouy
Sheep shearing, Australia, 1886

Shawl weavers, Kashmir, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Shawl weavers, Kashmir, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card

Alpaca Sheep, c1880. Artist: JC
Alpaca Sheep, c1880. South American mammal, related to the llama, and noted for its fine wool. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin

The Salt statue at Bradford, c1880. Sir Titus Salt (1803-1876) discovered a method of blending alpaca wool with cotton and silk

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

Sheep Shearing, (1912). Artist: William Hamilton
Sheep Shearing, (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

Wool barge on the River Darling, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell

Camels carrying wool, 1886. Artist: Frank P Mahony
Camels carrying wool, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol II, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell, (Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co)

John Ellis Wool, officer in the United States Army, (1872). Wool (1784-1869) fought in the War of 1812, the Mexican War and the American Civil War

The cope, 16th century. Artist: Anonymous
The cope, 16th century. Found in the collection of the Museo della Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta di Gandino

The Audience of the Chinese Emperor, ca 1715. Artist: Barraband, Jean II (active Early 18th cen. )
The Audience of the Chinese Emperor, ca 1715. Found in the collection of the Liechtenstein Museum

Falconry Scene, c. 1500. Artist: French master
Falconry Scene, c. 1500. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Dragon eating eggs (Tapestry), Mid of 17th cen Artist: Anonymous
Dragon eating eggs (Tapestry), Mid of 17th cen.. Found in the collection of the National Museum Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania

The Story of Troy. The Pardon of Helen, c. 1520. Artist: Brussels Manufactory (1515-1525)
The Story of Troy. The Pardon of Helen, c. 1520. Found in the collection of the Fundacion Banco Santander

The Story of Troy. Cassandra intercedes before Priam to obtain a Pardon for Paris, c. 1520. Found in the collection of the Fundacion Banco Santander

Pile Carpet (Detail: Fallow deers and horsemen), 5th-4th century BC. Ancient Altaian, Pazyryk Burial Mounds. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Knitting fisherwoman, 1901. Artist: Hobbe Smith
Knitting fisherwoman, 1901. Illustration from The Process Year Book, A Review of the Illustrated Arts. published by AW Penrose & Co, (London, 1901)

Senneh carpet, Iran, 19th century. Private Collection

Kis Ghiordes rug, Ottoman, Turkey. From a private collection

Bag face with soumak brocading, Caucasus. From a private collection

Turkmen cover with fringe. From a private collection

Prayer rug from Dagestan, Caucasus. From a private collection

Cossack rug, Fachralo district, Caucasus. From a private collection

Sarouk rug, Persia. From a private collection

Cossack rug, Bordjalou district, Caucasus. From a private collection

The Duchess of Villais in Costume, 18th century. From the Museum of Tesse, Le Mans, France

Merino sheep, c1860. Originating in Spain as long as 3000 years ago, the Merino was improved by the Moors in the Middle Ages

Black Faced Ram, mid 19th century. Artist: William Home Lizars
Black Faced Ram, mid 19th century. The Black-faced or Heath sheep was a hardy breed with good wool and well flavoured meat

Tailor, c1845. In the centre the tailor is using a flat iron to press a jacket on an ironing board. At the bottom is a sheep, source of the wool from which the cloth for the jacket was woven

The Sheep, c1850. Artist: Day & Haghe
The Sheep, c1850. The central image is of sheep of the Black Faced breed. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left)

Titus Salt, British woolstapler and industrialist, c1880. Salt (1803-1876) discovered a method of blending alpaca wool with cotton and silk

Three generations of women, 1814. A cottager is spinning wool, using a simple wheel without treadle, while her mother reels yarn. Her daughter stirs a cast iron pot standing on an open fire

Shearing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Shearing, c1845. Showing two shepherds shearing their sheep. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man, illustrated by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and RK Thomas

Production of woollen cloth, 1750. Textile workers raising pile and pressing the wool in a screw press

Cropping wool to give an even pile after nap had been raised, 1814. From The Costume of Yorkshire by George Walker. (Leeds, 1814)

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