Bedroom Gallery

Nursery Rhymes -- Ride a Cock Horse

Nursery Rhymes. An unidentified one (above), showing a man with a brush running into another man's bedroom. Below is a scene illustrating Ride a Cock Horse, showing the fine lady on her white horse, with rings on her fingers and bells on her toes. Date: early 20th century

© Mary Evans Picture Library / John Maclellan

Angry, Bare, Bed, Bedroom, Bells, Bowing, Brush, Children, Class, Cock, Costume, Country, Deference, Difference, Feet, Fine, Fingers, Historical, History, Horse, Horses, Lady, Man, Medieval, Nursery, Old, People, Red, Rhyme, Rhymes, Ride, Rider, Riding, Rings, Road, Running, Toes, White, Woman

Advert for Clarkes babies food warmer 1913

Bootle-fed babies are fed by night with a minimum of trouble where a Clarke's Food warmer is used. It heats liquid foods and keeps them warm throughout the night, the while illuminating the room with a soft, restful light. Placed at the bedside it obviates the inconvence of getting out of bed to prepare the food. Date: 1913

© Mary Evans Picture Library

Deborah Devonshires assorted Turnbull & Asser shirts in an armoire in a guest bedroom

3474090 Deborah Devonshire's assorted Turnbull & Asser shirts in an armoire in a guest bedroom Chatsworth House (photo); (add.info.: House Style: Five Centuries Of Fashion At Chatsworth - curated by American Vogue's international editor-at-large Hamish Bowles - showcasing the history of fashion in the Devonshire Collection.
Deborah Vivien Cavendish (1920-2014) Duchess of Devonshire.); Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; out of copyright

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