Apron Collection (#5)

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Women's costume of a butter churner, Saint-Brieuc, Cotes-du-Nord (colour litho)
8677258 Women's costume of a butter churner, Saint-Brieuc, Cotes-du-Nord (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of a butter churner)

Women's costume of Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine (colour litho)
8677257 Women's costume of Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany)

Women's costume of Plouay, Morbihan (colour litho)
8677256 Women's costume of Plouay, Morbihan (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Plouay, Morbihan, Brittany, France)

Women's costume of Vannes, Morbihan (colour litho)
8677297 Women's costume of Vannes, Morbihan (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Vannes, Morbihan, Brittany, France)

Girl playing with toy kitchen utensils (chromolitho)
8677295 Girl playing with toy kitchen utensils (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl playing with toy kitchen utensils)

Women's costume of Landivisiau, Finistere (colour litho)
8677255 Women's costume of Landivisiau, Finistere (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Landivisiau, Finistere, Brittany, France)

Violets, Vichy, Venetian and wisteria (chromolitho)
8677354 Violets, Vichy, Venetian and wisteria (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: V for violets, Vichy and Venetian, W for wisteria)

Hoe, holly, blast furnace, coal and Dutch (chromolitho)
8677343 Hoe, holly, blast furnace, coal and Dutch (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: H for houe (hoe), houx (holly), hauts fourneaux (blast furnace)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Bourgueil: Harvests in Bourgueil, 1900
LUX4811770 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Bourgueil: Harvests in Bourgueil, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Bourgueil: Harvests in Bourgueil

Hay in the English countryside, circa 1870 - Coloured engraving after a painting by Lionel Smyth (1839-1918)
NWI4825507 Hay in the English countryside, circa 1870 - Coloured engraving after a painting by Lionel Smyth (1839-1918) - (Haymaking in rural England, 1870s)

A British government inspector visiting children employed in a factory to verify safety
NWI4828364 A British government inspector visiting children employed in a factory to verify safety and enforcement of labour regulations and laws around 1880

Cooking for looting. The cook tears his hair out of despair when he sees himself flying from all sides, by a dog
DUV4222331 Cooking for looting. The cook tears his hair out of despair when he sees himself flying from all sides, by a dog, a cat, a bird and a rat

Wall paintings of the Life of Saint Eloi " Blacksmith and Orfevre" by the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Rodez
JEB4928848 Wall paintings of the Life of Saint Eloi " Blacksmith and Orfevre" by the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Rodez

Couple in love the man leaves with his suitcase and console his beloved who cries (breaking). Photography around 1915
IMB4936393 Couple in love the man leaves with his suitcase and console his beloved who cries (breaking). Photography around 1915.; (add.info)

Cooking class of the Indian school of Chemawa, in Salem (Oregon, USA), circa 1880 - Duotone reproduction of a 19th
NWI4899315 Cooking class of the Indian school of Chemawa, in Salem (Oregon, USA), circa 1880 - Duotone reproduction of a 19th century illustration - Cooking class at Chemawa Indian School in Salem

Wall paintings of the Life of Saint Eloi " Blacksmith and Orfevre" by the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Rodez
JEB4928747 Wall paintings of the Life of Saint Eloi " Blacksmith and Orfevre" by the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Rodez

France: on the terrace of a cafe, a group of consumers with the coffee maker standing wearing his apron
LUX4774665 France: on the terrace of a cafe, a group of consumers with the coffee maker standing wearing his apron. On the table, bistro glasses, 1900; (add.info.: France: on the terrace of a cafe)

France: 2 young girls pose as croquet player with mallets and balls, 1900
LUX4774526 France: 2 young girls pose as croquet player with mallets and balls, 1900; (add.info.: France: 2 young girls pose as croquet player with mallets and balls, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Limousin: professional installation of distillery employees with their equipment and tools
LUX4747186 France, Limousin: professional installation of distillery employees with their equipment and tools, 1895 - liqueur brandy, Desire Taillandier, steam distillery; (add.info.: France)

Merchant de plaisir - Biscuit or cookie seller, Paris, early 19th century, in white bodice and bonnet
FLO4658449 Merchant de plaisir - Biscuit or cookie seller, Paris, early 19th century, in white bodice and bonnet, over blue petticoat

Costume of a woman of Breton, France, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female
FLO4656269 Costume of a woman of Breton, France, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates

Mother Goose, Victorian costume of a children's fairytale. She wears a pointed hat, scarlet cape
FLO4656221 Mother Goose, Victorian costume of a children's fairytale. She wears a pointed hat, scarlet cape, coat decorated with eggs, apron with ruffles, and skirt decorated with geese

Girl in national costume of Switzerland, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's "
FLO4655891 Girl in national costume of Switzerland, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates

Shepherdess, fancy dress suit, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female
FLO4655816 Shepherdess, fancy dress suit, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates, " London

Woman in national costume of Iceland, 19th century. Lace hat, green jacket, apron, skirts, gloves
FLO4655543 Woman in national costume of Iceland, 19th century. Lace hat, green jacket, apron, skirts, gloves. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical

Costume of an English country girl, 18th century. Straw hat, embroidered dress, petticoats, cape and apron
FLO4655478 Costume of an English country girl, 18th century. Straw hat, embroidered dress, petticoats, cape and apron. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes

Costume of a woman of Nevers, France, spinning yarn, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes
FLO4655455 Costume of a woman of Nevers, France, spinning yarn, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical

Young girl from Nuremberg wearing jugs and a betail driver, 16th century - Maiden from Nuremberg carrying pails
NWI4956704 Young girl from Nuremberg wearing jugs and a betail driver, 16th century - Maiden from Nuremberg carrying pails

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: A domestic employee accompanied by a young girl sets up flower pots, 1890
LUX4806442 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: A domestic employee accompanied by a young girl sets up flower pots, 1890; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: A couple disguise as a soldier, 1905
LUX4806407 France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: A couple disguise as a soldier, 1905; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Monthoiron: A couple disguise as a soldier

A group of women and a man, in typical Rumanian clothes, photographed next to some houses in the village of Orastie
3570368 A group of women and a man, in typical Rumanian clothes, photographed next to some houses in the village of Orastie (ex-Siebenburgen)

Young girl from the Canton of Unterwalden, Switzerland, 1825. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from
FLO4686726 Young girl from the Canton of Unterwalden, Switzerland, 1825. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et

Servant woman, reign of Henry III, 1586. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Gaignieres from
FLO4685961 Servant woman, reign of Henry III, 1586. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Gaignieres from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes Historique"

Bergamo: Studio portrait of a woman in traditional clothing and her child in pram, 1885
LUX4723020 Bergamo: Studio portrait of a woman in traditional clothing and her child in pram, 1885; (add.info.: Bergamo: Studio portrait of a woman in traditional clothing and her child in pram)

France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: A sablaise in traditional dress posed in a studio with
LUX4721373 France, Pays de la Loire, Vendee (85), Les Sables-d'Olonnes: A sablaise in traditional dress posed in a studio with a shell basket and a net, 1890; (add.info.: France)

France: A gardener and his clerks pose with their tools, 1910 - Alfred Toulmay
LUX4724557 France: A gardener and his clerks pose with their tools, 1910 - Alfred Toulmay; (add.info.: France: A gardener and his clerks pose with their tools)

Charron hammering a metal circle on a wooden wheel - Wheelwright hammering a metal cover onto a wooden wheel in a yard
FLO4577674 Charron hammering a metal circle on a wooden wheel - Wheelwright hammering a metal cover onto a wooden wheel in a yard

Carder painting wool fibers to remove short fibers - Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres
FLO4577627 Carder painting wool fibers to remove short fibers - Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: farm du Tremblay, a wine press for harvest, 1917
LUX4798334 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: farm du Tremblay, a wine press for harvest, 1917; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint Roch: farm du Tremblay

Marche au poisson, Saint Yves - Detail (1888, watercolour on paper). Mora, private collection. Anders Zorn (1860-1920)
SYC4195605 Marche au poisson, Saint Yves - Detail (1888, watercolour on paper). Mora, private collection. Anders Zorn (1860-1920); (add.info.: Marche au poisson, Saint Yves - Detail (1888)

Letter S: Locksmith (makes locks). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"
DUV4211538 Letter S: Locksmith (makes locks). Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers". A work in which a child, while having fun

Letter I Printer. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers"
DUV4211484 Letter I Printer. Engraving in " Instructive abecedaire des arts et metiers". A work in which a child, while having fun, can learn about the most useful Arts to the Society

Group of young austrian seamstresses
3569017 Group of young austrian seamstresses; (add.info.: Austria 1900 ca. Photographer: Piekarowitz); Alinari Archives, Florence

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In the realm of craftsmanship, aprons serve as loyal companions to artisans like coopers meticulously crafting wooden barrels. Their sturdy fabric shields them from wood shavings and resinous stains, allowing their skills to flourish unhindered. During the tumultuous times of the First World War, aprons became a symbol of resilience and determination for women in the Land Army. In Truro, Cornwall circa 1917, these brave ladies donned their aprons with pride as they fearlessly worked the land, ensuring food security amidst chaos. Stepping into Alice's whimsical wonderland brings us face-to-apron with peculiar scenes. Inside the White Rabbit's house, an oversized apron hangs on a hook - a reminder that even in fantasy realms, practicality has its place. History weaves tales of compassion too; St Elizabeth of Hungary spun wool for the poor while wearing her humble apron in 1901. Her selflessness is immortalized through this simple garment that protected her clothes but also embodied her commitment to helping those less fortunate. The clangs and sparks emanating from blacksmiths' forges are accompanied by resilient leather aprons shielding them from flying embers. These protectors allow skilled hands to shape metal into formidable tools and works of art alike. Childhood games often mirror reality; thus we find young girls playing nurse while adorned with makeshift aprons fashioned from bedsheets or scraps of cloth. Their nurturing spirits shine through as they care for imaginary patients with boundless love and empathy. Amidst bustling city streets lies Leeds' Grand Theatre where performers adorn themselves backstage with elegant satin-lined stage aprons before captivating audiences under dazzling lights - a testament to both glamour and hard work behind-the-scenes. As majestic Zeppelins soared across European skies in 1933, crew members wore specialized fire-resistant flight suits complete with durable leather aprons. The zeppelin's galley bustled beneath these protective garments, ensuring that even amidst the clouds, culinary excellence prevailed.