Materials Collection (page 8)

L Ornement Des Tissus: Italie, XVIth Century, XVIe Siecle, XVItes Jahrhunder (colour litho)
6016949 L Ornement Des Tissus: Italie, XVIth Century, XVIe Siecle, XVItes Jahrhunder (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italie, XVIth Century)

L Ornement Des Tissus: XVIIth Century, XVIIe Siecle, XVIItes Jahrhundert (colour litho)
6016933 L Ornement Des Tissus: XVIIth Century, XVIIe Siecle, XVIItes Jahrhundert (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: XVIIth Century, XVIIe Siecle)

L Ornement Des Tissus: XVth Century, XVe Siecle (Fin), XVtes Jahrhundert (colour litho)
6016919 L Ornement Des Tissus: XVth Century, XVe Siecle (Fin), XVtes Jahrhundert (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: XVth Century, XVe Siecle (Fin)

Front cover of a wholesale catalogue published by I. Marians & Co
2972991 Front cover of a wholesale catalogue published by I. Marians & Co. 1896 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Army Service Corps, Driver (colour litho)
6030010 Army Service Corps, Driver (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Driver)

Bales of wool (b / w photo)
6009026 Bales of wool (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bales of wool. Illustration for The Raw Materials of Commerce by J Henry Vanstone (Pitman)

A storage cellar at Oporto (b / w photo)
6009023 A storage cellar at Oporto (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A storage cellar at Oporto)

Preparing cinnamon in Ceylon (b / w photo)
6009020 Preparing cinnamon in Ceylon (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparing cinnamon in Ceylon)

Pure nickel vessel of 3000 litres capacity (b / w photo)
6009009 Pure nickel vessel of 3000 litres capacity (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pure nickel vessel of 3000 litres capacity)

Finished flax (b / w photo)
6009047 Finished flax (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finished flax. Illustration for The Raw Materials of Commerce by J Henry Vanstone (Pitman)

Drying and packing quinine (b / w photo)
6009035 Drying and packing quinine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drying and packing quinine)

Scene in Californian timber forest (b / w photo)
6009032 Scene in Californian timber forest (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in Californian timber forest)

Cutting up whales in Natal (b / w photo)
6009015 Cutting up whales in Natal (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cutting up whales in Natal)

Map of the world showing the cocoa producing countries (litho)
6009012 Map of the world showing the cocoa producing countries (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the world showing the cocoa producing countries)

Title page for Tomlinsons Illustrations of Useful Arts and Manufactures (engraving)
5221703 Title page for Tomlinsons Illustrations of Useful Arts and Manufactures (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pages from a sample book, 1890-95 (pen & ink and textile on paper)
3084479 Pages from a sample book, 1890-95 (pen & ink and textile on paper) by English School, (19th century); 48.8x75 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; eGeffrye Museum; English

Pages from a book of textile samples, annotated by hand with the date range 1887-94
3084474 Pages from a book of textile samples, annotated by hand with the date range 1887-94 (pen & ink and textile on paper) by English School

Armchair, c. 1890 (turned mahogany and birch with cotton upholstery
3084447 Armchair, c.1890 (turned mahogany and birch with cotton upholstery and a woven cotton loose cover) by English School, (19th century); 82x78.3x73 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

The Earl of Flanders directing the repairs of Oudenarde (coloured engraving)
3642476 The Earl of Flanders directing the repairs of Oudenarde (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Manufacture of war materials at the Royal Arsenal (engraving)
728515 Manufacture of war materials at the Royal Arsenal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of war materials at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich)

Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving)
728255 Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architect s)

Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving)
728219 Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architect s)

Page from The New Picture Book (colour litho)
2811932 Page from The New Picture Book (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The New Picture Book being Pictorial Lessons on Form)

Swedish Peasants "prospecting"for Lake Ore (engraving)
2799897 Swedish Peasants " prospecting" for Lake Ore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swedish Peasants " prospecting" for Lake Ore)

Cotton (coloured engraving)
2800849 Cotton (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cotton. Detail from double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations)

Page from The Architects Compendium (litho)
2809957 Page from The Architects Compendium (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architects Compendium and Catalogue (Compendium Publishing)

Page from The Architects Compendium (litho)
2809956 Page from The Architects Compendium (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architects Compendium and Catalogue (Compendium Publishing)

Pages from a sample book, 1890-95 (textile & paper)
2972987 Pages from a sample book, 1890-95 (textile & paper) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

The building of Babel (litho)
STC416086 The building of Babel (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: According to the Book of Genesis)

Boy Drawing before the Bust of a Roman Emperor, c. 1661 (oil on canvas)
488265 Boy Drawing before the Bust of a Roman Emperor, c.1661 (oil on canvas) by Sweerts, Michael (1618-64); 49.53 x 40.64 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

A Modern Sleeping Beauty, a Tale of a Forgetful Prince (litho)
1039704 A Modern Sleeping Beauty, a Tale of a Forgetful Prince (litho) by Johnson, Herbert (1848-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Modern Sleeping Beauty, a Tale of a Forgetful Prince)

Page from Jordans Enamelled Signs (colour litho)
982969 Page from Jordans Enamelled Signs (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Jordans Enamelled Signs, published by J A Jordan & Sons Ltd)

Cover of Jordans Enamelled Signs (colour litho)
982953 Cover of Jordans Enamelled Signs (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of Jordans Enamelled Signs, published by J A Jordan & Sons Ltd)

A Visit to our Country House in the Suburbs (engraving)
1057402 A Visit to our Country House in the Suburbs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to our Country House in the Suburbs)

Fire screen panel, c. 1850 (Berlin woolwork canvas panel with beadwork and silk backing)
3084402 Fire screen panel, c.1850 (Berlin woolwork canvas panel with beadwork and silk backing) by English School, (19th century); 45x45 cm; The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving)
3092735 Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architect s)

Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving)
3092728 Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architect s)

Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving)
3092628 Page from The Architect s, Surveyors and Engineers Compendium 1892 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from The Architect s)

Weaver and Mercer, John Crozier, trade card (engraving)
984027 Weaver and Mercer, John Crozier, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weaver and Mercer, John Crozier)

The Milliner, from a series of lithographs depicting different trades
CHT171330 The Milliner, from a series of lithographs depicting different trades, 1899 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

L Ornement Des Tissus: XIXth Century, XIXe Siecle, XIXtes Jahrhundert (colour litho)
6016952 L Ornement Des Tissus: XIXth Century, XIXe Siecle, XIXtes Jahrhundert (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: XIXth Century, XIXe Siecle)

L Ornement Des Tissus: VIIIth XIIIth Century, du VIIIe au XIIIe Siecle, VIIItes XIIItes Jahrhunder (colour litho)
6016946 L Ornement Des Tissus: VIIIth XIIIth Century, du VIIIe au XIIIe Siecle, VIIItes XIIItes Jahrhunder (colour litho) by French School

L Ornement Des Tissus: XVth Century, XVe Siecle, XVtes Jahrhundert (colour litho)
6016917 L Ornement Des Tissus: XVth Century, XVe Siecle, XVtes Jahrhundert (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: XVth Century, XVe Siecle)

L Ornement Des Tissus: XIVth Century, XIVe Siecle, XIVtes Jahrhundert (colour litho)
6016907 L Ornement Des Tissus: XIVth Century, XIVe Siecle, XIVtes Jahrhundert (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: XIVth Century, XIVe Siecle)

L Ornement Des Tissus: XIIIth Century, XIIIe Siecle, XIIItes Jahrhundert (colour litho)
6016912 L Ornement Des Tissus: XIIIth Century, XIIIe Siecle, XIIItes Jahrhundert (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: XIIIth Century, XIIIe Siecle)

View of a medieval village showing how its community, clustering round the manor house
6004855 View of a medieval village showing how its community, clustering round the manor house, was practically self-dependent (litho) by English School

Cutting sugar cane (b / w photo)
6009038 Cutting sugar cane (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cutting sugar cane)

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"Exploring the Enduring Legacy of Materials: From Bakelite Telephones to Gorringes Fashion Fabrics" Delving into the past, we uncover a vintage treasure - a Bakelite telephone that revolutionized communication in its time. Witnessing history unfold, HMS Habbakuk sails alongside HMS Indefatigable in 1946, showcasing the strength and resilience used during wartime. In East Ham, London during World War II, recycling cans became an act of patriotism as they aided the war effort and demonstrated how materials could be repurposed for a greater cause. Hookes Law springs to life through an illustration depicting the elasticity of materials; it reveals how stretching a spring can unlock its potential energy. Step back in time with an enchanting advert from 1932 featuring Gorringes fashion fabrics, highlighting their exquisite quality and timeless appeal. Dive deep into adventure as a German diver fearlessly explores unknown depths using specialized materials designed for underwater exploration. Celebrating Marie Curie's groundbreaking contributions to science, her caricature immortalizes her pioneering work on radioactive materials that forever changed our understanding of physics and medicine. A page from The Architect's Surveyors and Engineers Compendium (1892) showcases intricate engravings detailing various construction techniques utilizing different building materials such as stone, wood, and metal. Discovering innovative solutions for damp-proofing houses unveils how modern technology has advanced over time to protect structures against moisture damage using cutting-edge material applications. Marvel at Clifton Bridge's majestic beauty captured in a stunning photograph; this architectural marvel stands tall thanks to durable construction materials that have stood the test of time. Journey along Kashmir's River Jhelum where tradition meets craftsmanship - witness a woman gracefully paddling a wooden boat crafted from locally sourced timber; showcasing nature's bounty transformed into functional materials.