Wicker Collection (#8)

Evelyn Street: by Deptford High Street, London, 1899 (b / w photo)
1786351 Evelyn Street: by Deptford High Street, London, 1899 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: View of Attwood store)

Femme assise, c. 1900-06 (gouache, w / c, charcoal & pencil on paper on original cardboard)
3700894 Femme assise, c.1900-06 (gouache, w/c, charcoal & pencil on paper on original cardboard) by Lemmen, Georges (1865-1916); 35.8x32.7 cm; Wolseley Fine Arts, London, UK; Belgian, out of copyright

Baskets, barrels and bench, copied from a work by Achille Vianelli (1803-1894
1108781 Baskets, barrels and bench, copied from a work by Achille Vianelli (1803-1894) (pencil & sepia washes on paper) by Gigante

Fishing hat from the Powell family vacation cottage, mid 20th Century. Creator: Unknown
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908 -1972) was an African-American Baptist pastor and politician who represented the Harlem neighbourhood of New York City in the US House of Representatives from 1945 until

Seated Woman in Pink, 1902. Creator: Elmer Livingston MacRae
Seated Woman in Pink, 1902

Settee, c. 1942. Creator: Amos C. Brinton
Settee, c. 1942

Wine, fruit and reading
Fran Osuna

The Endless River
Michiel Hageman

Knit
Dusan Ljubicic

Prince Charles, is interviewed by members of the welsh press, regrading the upcoming 25th anniversary of his Investiture of the Prince of Wales (01/07/1969)

A woman shopper in Manchester. Circa 1936

A woman leaping for joy with a basket full of daffodils picked from her garden on a plesant Spring day in England Circa 1954

A woman leaping for joy with a basket full of daffodils picked from her garden on a plesant Spring day in England Circa 1954

A puppy with a porcupine in the garden of a pet store. May 1950 O24321

Basket of Flowers, c. 1622. Creator: Balthasar van der Ast
Basket of Flowers, c. 1622

Virgin and Child on a Grassy Bench, ca. 1435-1491. Creator: Martin Schongauer
Virgin and Child on a Grassy Bench, ca. 1435-1491

Noli me Tangere, ca. 1435-1491. Creator: Martin Schongauer
Noli me Tangere, ca. 1435-1491

Plate 77 from Los Caprichos : What one does to another (Unos aotros. ), 1799
Plate 77 from Los Caprichos :What one does to another (Unos a otros.), 1799

Virgin and Child Crowned by Two Angels, 1518. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Virgin and Child Crowned by Two Angels, 1518

Madras Juggler imprisoning girl in basket - Jill in the Box
Jill in the Box - The Madras Juggler imprisoning his girl in a basket. Performed at Wemblet in 1925. circa 1925

Lady out shopping - Candid street photograph
A middle aged lady, smartly-dressed in floral-print dress and white hat strolls confidently along the pavement holding a neat, roundwicker shopping basket. 1937

Willow medicinal tree remedy for aches and fever
Willows, also called sallows, and osiers, form the genus Salix, around 400 species of deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold

Lidded Wicker Basket Date: 1880

Nurses weighing babies
Four nurses weighing babies. One nurse stands holding a baby in her arms, while on the floor another nurse holds a baby in a wicker basket. Another nurse is weighing a baby on a scale on the floor

Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1890 Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1890
Selection of bamboo and wicker furniture and wooden overmantels. Date: 1890

LOADING VAN WITH POTTERY
Pottery and china being loaded into a van, packed in wicker baskets, ready for export. Date: 1950s

Invicta tricycle 1886
Gentleman at the back controlling the tricycle with two shafts which extends from the centre of the front steering wheel to some inches behind the large back wheels and then a coil is made

Springer Spaniel puppies
Five large spaniel puppies crowded in a basket. Owner: Browne. Date: 1946

A baby toddles up to an elegant cane chair in her garden to say hello to her favourite teddy bear. Date: circa 1910s

Sheffield S3 8 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Sheffield S3 8

Basket maker, at work outside his house in Thassos, Greece
An elderly male basket maker, at work outside his house in Thassos, Greece Date: 1992

Fisherman, wicker lobster pot, Seaton
A fisherman wearing a fishermans smock and cap, mends his nets using a net shuttle on the pebble beach at Seaton, Devon. He sits on a wickerwork lobster pot beneath the cliffs

Calico cat peeking out from behind a wicker basket, on a carpeted floor. (PR)

Calico cat cleaning her paw by licking it. (PR)

White Pug puppy sitting in a large basket. (PR)

Miniature (or Toy) Australian Shepherd puppy sitting in a basket in a studio setting. (PR)

Azores, Portugal - Ox wagon with solid wheels - wicker sides
Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal - Ox wagon with solid wheels - wicker sides Date: 1910s

Still Life of Oranges and Lemons with Blue Gloves, 1889 (oil on canvas)
3428134 Still Life of Oranges and Lemons with Blue Gloves, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 48x62 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; Dutch, out of copyright

Woman sitting in a chair in a garden, c1900. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Woman sitting in a chair in a garden, c1900

Men Making Wicker Chairs - Madeira, Portugal. Date: 1916

Boys making baskets at Linden Lodge Residential School, London, 1908
Boys making baskets at Linden Lodge Residential School, Battersea, Wandsworth, London, 1908. Workshop with boys making baskets and cribs, with completed baskets hanging from the ceiling

Basketry workshop at Elm Lodge Residential School for Elder Blind Girls, London, 1908
Basketry workshop at Elm Lodge Residential School for Elder Blind Girls, West Norwood, Lambeth, London, 1908. Girls work at making baskets, with examples of the finished product on display

Margaret-Rose Keil in Gerry O Haras That Kind of Girl (1963)

Tabby cat and kitten in basket with hot water bottle
Unusual Friends - tabby cat and kitten asleep in basket with blanket and hot water bottle. 1950s

Advert for Carter wounded or invalid chairs 1896
For holding a book or writing at a desk in any position over an easy chair, bed or sofa obviating fatigue and stooping. In valuable to invalids and students. 1896

Two men on veteran motorcycle & sidecar
Two men on a 1907/8 veteran motorcycle & wicker sidecar combination circa 1908

Lord Wolseley, Fir Grove House, Farnham, Surrey
Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833-1913), Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. Seen here in the garden of Fir Grove House, Farnham, Surrey. 1888

Marthinus Steyn, President, Orange Free State, South Africa
Marthinus Theunis Steyn (1857-1916), President of the Orange Free State, South Africa, from 1896 until 1902. The Orange Free State ceased to exist as an independent Boer republic in 1902

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