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"Embracing the Art of Homemaking: Celebrating the Housewife Through Time" Step into a world where elegance and efficiency meet

Background imageHousewife Collection: History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers

History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Mother of a baby fighting a wolf attack
NWI4888130 History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Mother of a baby fighting a wolf attack the family in the wooden house

Background imageHousewife Collection: With paper at 9d, per pound, housewives stored old newspapers for re-sale to fishmongers etc

With paper at 9d, per pound, housewives stored old newspapers for re-sale to fishmongers etc during World War One
3502781 With paper at 9d, per pound, housewives stored old newspapers for re-sale to fishmongers etc during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century, pub.1934; (add.info.: With paper at 9d)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Women working in the kitchen. 19th century engraving

Women working in the kitchen. 19th century engraving
PCT4265859 Women working in the kitchen. 19th century engraving.; (add.info.: Women working in the kitchen. 19th century engraving.).

Background imageHousewife Collection: Letter M: Everyone holds the sheet with a tip and laughs. What is that? a great M, 1861 (engraving)

Letter M: Everyone holds the sheet with a tip and laughs. What is that? a great M, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214911 Letter M: Everyone holds the sheet with a tip and laughs. What is that? a great M, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Background imageHousewife Collection: Purple emperor butterfly, Apatura iris, common emerald, Hemithea aestivaria, and orchard ermine

Purple emperor butterfly, Apatura iris, common emerald, Hemithea aestivaria, and orchard ermine, Yponomeuta padella
FLO4638798 Purple emperor butterfly, Apatura iris, common emerald, Hemithea aestivaria, and orchard ermine, Yponomeuta padella

Background imageHousewife Collection: Haushaltsabrechnung / Household Accounting (colour litho)

Haushaltsabrechnung / Household Accounting (colour litho)
8666217 Haushaltsabrechnung / Household Accounting (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Haushaltsabrechnung)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Alfred the Great (849-899) Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871

Alfred the Great (849-899) Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871. Alfred, hiding from Danes in cowherd's
530981 Alfred the Great (849-899) Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex from 871. Alfred, hiding from Danes in cowherd's (neatherd's) cottage on Isle of Athelney, Somerset

Background imageHousewife Collection: Client - W M Hollins - Girl in Striped blouse biting apple

Client - W M Hollins - Girl in Striped blouse biting apple
Client - W M Hollins - possibly for Housewife or Dairymaid magazines - shoot on August16, 1943. Date: 1943

Background imageHousewife Collection: A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s (b/w photo)

A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634925 A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Larder, mid 1930s (b/w photo)

Larder, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634923 Larder, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Larder, mid 1930s)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Advert of 'Sutton's Compound Cream of Ammonia'. 1907 (lithograph)

Advert of "Sutton's Compound Cream of Ammonia". 1907 (lithograph)
FGL5471156 Advert of "Sutton's Compound Cream of Ammonia". 1907 (lithograph); (add.info.: English advertisement for a multi-purpose ammonia product: bath, tableware, carpet washing)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Illustration depicting a woman drying her washing in a tub, 1904 (engraving)

Illustration depicting a woman drying her washing in a tub, 1904 (engraving)
5616559 Illustration depicting a woman drying her washing in a tub, 1904 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageHousewife Collection: Mother and granddaughter sitting on a swing. Both hold flowers

Mother and granddaughter sitting on a swing. Both hold flowers. Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century
JAB5036916 Mother and granddaughter sitting on a swing. Both hold flowers. Postcard from the beginning of the 20th century; (add.info.: Mother and granddaughter sitting on a swing. Both hold flowers)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Mother and her daughter giving her a kiss. Postcard ' All our caresses and dear memories'

Mother and her daughter giving her a kiss. Postcard " All our caresses and dear memories", 1910 years
JAB5034971 Mother and her daughter giving her a kiss. Postcard " All our caresses and dear memories", 1910 years.; (add.info.: Mother and her daughter giving her a kiss)

Background imageHousewife Collection: View through a Door to Running Figures, 1845 (oil on canvas)

View through a Door to Running Figures, 1845 (oil on canvas)
8714683 View through a Door to Running Figures, 1845 (oil on canvas) by Eckersberg, Christoffer-Wilhelm (1783-1853); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Background imageHousewife Collection: Pioneer woman has the work with her weave in front of the fireplace Colour engraving of the 19th

Pioneer woman has the work with her weave in front of the fireplace Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4881489 Pioneer woman has the work with her weave in front of the fireplace Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Background imageHousewife Collection: View of an old woman with children in an interior. Anonymous painting. Ducal Palace

View of an old woman with children in an interior. Anonymous painting. Ducal Palace. Prefecture of Reggio Emilia. Italy
VEN5027114 View of an old woman with children in an interior. Anonymous painting. Ducal Palace. Prefecture of Reggio Emilia. Italy.; (add.info.: View of an old woman with children in an interior)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Letter M: Everyone holds the sheet with a tip and laughs. What is that? a great M, 1861 (engraving)

Letter M: Everyone holds the sheet with a tip and laughs. What is that? a great M, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214896 Letter M: Everyone holds the sheet with a tip and laughs. What is that? a great M, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Background imageHousewife Collection: Publicity Poster Advertising Singer Sewing Machines, 1930 (litho)

Publicity Poster Advertising Singer Sewing Machines, 1930 (litho)
IND54612 Publicity Poster Advertising Singer Sewing Machines, 1930 (litho); Private Collection; Index Fototeca.

Background imageHousewife Collection: The Servant Problem, 1860

The Servant Problem, 1860
1574597 The Servant Problem, 1860; (add.info.: The servant problem: Housewife visits the kitchen to complain to her 'Good Plain Cook' about caterpillars in vegetables)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Housewife washing dishes, 1890 (engraving)

Housewife washing dishes, 1890 (engraving)
1574598 Housewife washing dishes, 1890 (engraving); (add.info.: Housewife helping with washing the dishes while her maid puts the crockery away)

Background imageHousewife Collection: A slate on the back door is very useful for the servantless house (b/w photo)

A slate on the back door is very useful for the servantless house (b/w photo)
8658834 A slate on the back door is very useful for the servantless house (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Allegory of birth. Painting by Michel Francois Dandre Barbon (1700-1778)

Allegory of birth. Painting by Michel Francois Dandre Barbon (1700-1778), French school of the 18th century
JEB4846183 Allegory of birth. Painting by Michel Francois Dandre Barbon (1700-1778), French school of the 18th century. 1744 cm 37x29. Private collection.; (add.info.: Allegory of birth)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Ancient Greece: Morning activities in the peristyle of a well-off family villa in Athenes

Ancient Greece: Morning activities in the peristyle of a well-off family villa in Athenes
NWI4860246 Ancient Greece: Morning activities in the peristyle of a well-off family villa in Athenes. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Ancient Greece)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Housewife Wearing a Pinafore, 1887 (engraving)

Housewife Wearing a Pinafore, 1887 (engraving)
1574590 Housewife Wearing a Pinafore, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Housewife, wearing a pinafore to protect her dress, putting a pastry topping on a pie)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Provencale in his kitchen. Painting by Marius Barthalot (1861-1933), 1896

Provencale in his kitchen. Painting by Marius Barthalot (1861-1933), 1896
JEB4887108 Provencale in his kitchen. Painting by Marius Barthalot (1861-1933), 1896. Mandatory mention: Collection fondation regards de provence, Marseille (cm 65x81); Musee Regards de Provence

Background imageHousewife Collection: Star Dust

Star Dust
Vertigo Artography

Background imageHousewife Collection: The Pillar

The Pillar
Stack of porcelain plates balancing on an egg, fragility concept with copy space. Dina Belenko

Background imageHousewife Collection: Interior with mother and children, 1799-1856. Creator: Abraham Lion Zeelander

Interior with mother and children, 1799-1856. Creator: Abraham Lion Zeelander
Interior with mother and children, 1799-1856. Woman with sewing basket surrounded by domestic paraphernalia and half-completed tasks

Background imageHousewife Collection: A Housewife in an inner Courtyard Cleaning Fish, 1639-1649. Creator: Hendrik Potuyl

A Housewife in an inner Courtyard Cleaning Fish, 1639-1649. Creator: Hendrik Potuyl
A Housewife in an inner Courtyard Cleaning Fish, 1639-1649

Background imageHousewife Collection: News of a death, 1803-c.1899. Creator: J. Enklaar

News of a death, 1803-c.1899. Creator: J. Enklaar
News of a death, 1803-c.1899. A man (announcer or notifier) communicates the death of someone to a housewife on the doorstep of a house where wine is sold

Background imageHousewife Collection: Woman peeling apples, and a man in the hallway, 1831-1892. Creator

Woman peeling apples, and a man in the hallway, 1831-1892. Creator: Johannes Anthonie Balthasar Stroebel
Woman peeling apples, and a man in the hallway, 1831-1892. Interior with street visible behind the man in a corridor

Background imageHousewife Collection: Dorpsstraat, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch

Dorpsstraat, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch
Dorpsstraat, 1832-1880. Village street

Background imageHousewife Collection: Interior with farming family around the table, 1758-1808. Creator: Christina Chalon

Interior with farming family around the table, 1758-1808. Creator: Christina Chalon
Interior with farming family around the table, 1758-1808

Background imageHousewife Collection: Farmer's family feeding the pigs, 1758-1808. Creator: Christina Chalon

Farmer's family feeding the pigs, 1758-1808. Creator: Christina Chalon
Farmer's family feeding the pigs, 1758-1808

Background imageHousewife Collection: The Housewife, 1800-1811. Creator: Abraham van Strij

The Housewife, 1800-1811. Creator: Abraham van Strij
The Housewife, 1800-1811

Background imageHousewife Collection: Woman Drawing Water from a Well, 1799. Creator: Jacobus Johannes Lauwers

Woman Drawing Water from a Well, 1799. Creator: Jacobus Johannes Lauwers
Woman Drawing Water from a Well, 1799

Background imageHousewife Collection: El Paso housewives after a day's shopping in Juarez, Mexico, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

El Paso housewives after a day's shopping in Juarez, Mexico, Texas, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
El Paso housewives after a day's shopping in Juarez, Mexico where they benefit by the rate of exchange. Texas

Background imageHousewife Collection: Scenes from Russian Folk Life, n.d. Creator: Ignatii Stepanovich Shchedrovski

Scenes from Russian Folk Life, n.d. Creator: Ignatii Stepanovich Shchedrovski
Scenes from Russian Folk Life, n.d

Background imageHousewife Collection: Design: Mrs. Holle, 1943. Creator: Anny Dollschein

Design: Mrs. Holle, 1943. Creator: Anny Dollschein
Design: Mrs. Holle, 1943

Background imageHousewife Collection: The Rolls Rapide Twin Tub washing machine - look what you get! A bargain at 39 guineas

The Rolls Rapide Twin Tub washing machine - look what you get! A bargain at 39 guineas! Date: 1961

Background imageHousewife Collection: Mc Vities cookies Antique advertising 1930

Mc Vities cookies Antique advertising 1930

Background imageHousewife Collection: Portrait of the Mother, Brother and Sister of the Artist, 1853 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of the Mother, Brother and Sister of the Artist, 1853 (oil on canvas)
XIR81888 Portrait of the Mother, Brother and Sister of the Artist, 1853 (oil on canvas) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922); Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France; (add.info.: Portrait of Mother)

Background imageHousewife Collection: Woman searching in a closet. Painting by Felix Vallotton (1865-1925) Ec. Follow

Woman searching in a closet. Painting by Felix Vallotton (1865-1925) Ec. Follow
JLJ4687153 Woman searching in a closet. Painting by Felix Vallotton (1865-1925) Ec. Follow. 20th century. Private collection

Background imageHousewife Collection: A naked mother washing her child in Japan near a basin filled with water

A naked mother washing her child in Japan near a basin filled with water
JLJ4564682 A naked mother washing her child in Japan near a basin filled with water. Prints by Haronobu Suzuki (1725 -1770). 1766-1768. Dim. 0, 27x0, 201 m

Background imageHousewife Collection: Newcastle women washing their clothes at Snow Street Wash House, Newcastle

Newcastle women washing their clothes at Snow Street Wash House, Newcastle. 16th November 1970

Background imageHousewife Collection: Tattooed housewives of Coventry. Mona O Brien shows the scar on her face where she

Tattooed housewives of Coventry. Mona O Brien shows the scar on her face where she has had an anchor tattoo removed. 12th March 1964

Background imageHousewife Collection: Tattooed housewives of Coventry. Mrs Dorothy Randall (left) and Mrs Christina O

Tattooed housewives of Coventry. Mrs Dorothy Randall (left) and Mrs Christina O Brien show off their body art. 12th March 1964



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"Embracing the Art of Homemaking: Celebrating the Housewife Through Time" Step into a world where elegance and efficiency meet, as we take you on a journey through the captivating history of housewives. From the early 19th century to the mid-20th century, these remarkable women have been at the heart of every home, creating warm and inviting spaces for their families. In our brochure advertising Triplex Grates/Ranges, witness how these innovative kitchen appliances revolutionized cooking methods. Picture yourself in an English Rose kitchen advert, where a woman proudly presents her delectable desserts with love and care. And who could forget the glamorous female model with her trusty Goblin Teasmade by her side – an iconic symbol of convenience and sophistication. Travel back in time with us to witness a patient woman meticulously cleaning using Western Electric vacuum cleaner – showcasing not only her dedication but also highlighting advancements in household technology during that era. In another scene from the 1930s, immerse yourself in nostalgia as you observe a woman passionately preparing meals for her loved ones in her cozy kitchen. Fast forward to 1952 when English Rose kitchens took center stage once again – this time capturing hearts with their timeless beauty and functionality. Meanwhile, Liverpool housewives gather on bustling streets exchanging stories while holding parcels filled with life's little pleasures. As we delve further into history, explore brochures from Humber, Hillman, and Sunbeam Rootes Motors Limited - reminding us that even outside their homes; housewives played vital roles within society. Witnessing them embrace new technologies like vacuum cleaners or discreet bread bins reveals their unwavering commitment to maintaining order amidst chaos. Through it all shines one constant theme - resilience coupled with grace. These women may have been labeled as "housewives, " but they were so much more than just homemakers; they were pillars of strength within their communities.