Apron Collection (#8)

Fish from Wales, England, 1865
JAB4120332 Fish from Wales, England, 1865; (add.info.: Fish from Wales, England, 1865); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

barman standing by a locked and chained water pump as men drink beer
3666058 barman standing by a locked and chained water pump as men drink beer.; (add.info.: French 19th century illustration of a barman standing by a locked and chained water pump as men drink beer)

Vernon, Eure (27), Haute Normandy, France, Studio portrait of the franc macon in uniform with its apron
LUX4730502 Vernon, Eure (27), Haute Normandy, France, Studio portrait of the franc macon in uniform with its apron, belt and hammer, elected at the lodge of Vernon, 1865

Young girl from the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, 18th century, after Franz Hegi
FLO4686561 Young girl from the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, 18th century, after Franz Hegi. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes

Florist or bouquet seller of Hamburg, Germany, 1808, after C. Suhr. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet
FLO4686591 Florist or bouquet seller of Hamburg, Germany, 1808, after C. Suhr. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et

Arawak people of Guyana, South America, with feather headdress, bow and arrow, apron, and tame parrots
FLO4621506 Arawak people of Guyana, South America, with feather headdress, bow and arrow, apron, and tame parrots. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrario's

Costumes of the indigenous people of Quito, Ecuador. Women in shawls, aprons, skirts and bonnets
FLO4621087 Costumes of the indigenous people of Quito, Ecuador. Women in shawls, aprons, skirts and bonnets. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes

Wall paintings of the Life of Saint Eloi " Blacksmith and Orfevre" by the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Rodez
JEB4928883 Wall paintings of the Life of Saint Eloi " Blacksmith and Orfevre" by the Cathedrale Notre Dame de Rodez

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A cooper makes his barrels in a building yard, colorisee photo
LUX4818156 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): A cooper makes his barrels in a building yard, colorisee photo, 1865 - Commerce: A la colonnade du Louvres; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Costume of Alencon
5855752 Costume of Alencon; (add.info.: Costume of Alencon. A peasant woman returning from the market. She wears an apron on top of an apron, and headband on top of headband)

Costume of the Bayeux area, near the sea
5855710 Costume of the Bayeux area, near the sea; (add.info.: Costume of the Bayeux area, near the sea. The bonnet is called a "dormeuse" or sleeper)

Woman in large hat with dress and apron, era of Marie Antoinette
5893579 Woman in large hat with dress and apron, era of Marie Antoinette; (add.info.: Woman in large hat with dress and apron, era of Marie Antoinette)

Cauchoise
5855665 Cauchoise; (add.info.: Servant woman wearing the bonnet of ordinary women in Yvetot, in striped apron and full skirt)

Italy, Sicily: women in front of storefront and their vendors at the door, 1890 - shops: calzature - profumeria
LUX4779611 Italy, Sicily: women in front of storefront and their vendors at the door, 1890 - shops: calzature - profumeria; (add.info.: Italy)

France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Versailles: Professional photos of a housekeeper, 1885
LUX4756476 France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78), Versailles: Professional photos of a housekeeper, 1885; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Yvelines (78)

Middle-class woman of the Netherlands, circa 1600 - Middle-class women of the Netherlands, 1600s
NWI4957154 Middle-class woman of the Netherlands, circa 1600 - Middle-class women of the Netherlands, 1600s. Antique hand-colored print; (add.info.: Middle-class woman of the Netherlands)

France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: a wine merchant and his employees pose in the yard with barrels
LUX4760729 France, Pays de la Loire, Maine-et-Loire (49), Saumur: a wine merchant and his employees pose in the yard with barrels, 1900 - barrels: JT ML 314; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire)

G: Vegetal letter G. Woman holding a garland of foliage, boy picking apples
DUV4221680 G: Vegetal letter G. Woman holding a garland of foliage, boy picking apples, girl receiving fruit in her apron - Art Nouveau Alphabet - Fashion 1904

A carder using heated combs to remove the wool fibres that will be spun. Wool comber using heated wool combs to pull a
FLO4577720 A carder using heated combs to remove the wool fibres that will be spun. Wool comber using heated wool combs to pull a fine sliver of wool to be spun into yarn

Plumber heating lead in a fire to fix lead pipes on a building site. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of
FLO4577857 Plumber heating lead in a fire to fix lead pipes on a building site. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.; (add.info)

Founders of printing characters, one poured molten metal into the moulds, another passed them into a polishing machine
FLO4577843 Founders of printing characters, one poured molten metal into the moulds, another passed them into a polishing machine - Type founders making printing type in a workshop

Illustration of Jules Renard Draner (1833-1926) in Le Charivari, 1873-4-17 - Apartment for rent - Press/Media
ICA4870330 Illustration of Jules Renard Draner (1833-1926) in Le Charivari, 1873-4-17 - Apartment for rent - Press/Media, Moral Order, Accommodation, Life dear, Reading to write - Concierge

Dress (Robe) of the reign of George II, 1727-1760. She wears a headdress in the shape of a carriage, beauty spots
FLO4594747 Dress (Robe) of the reign of George II, 1727-1760. She wears a headdress in the shape of a carriage, beauty spots, necklaces and chokers, a dress with fitted bodice

Les fools de Charenton: drawing by Gustave Dore, 1860 - an asylum of alienes in the nineteenth century - hospice of
PCT4293987 Les fools de Charenton: drawing by Gustave Dore, 1860 - an asylum of alienes in the nineteenth century - hospice of Charenton

France: Artisan Turner works in his workshop on his workbench, on which a tower is located, 1900
LUX4772272 France: Artisan Turner works in his workshop on his workbench, on which a tower is located, 1900; (add.info.: France: Artisan Turner works in his workshop on his workbench)

France: panoply of cantiniere disguisement of the Second Empire, children's toy and barrel, 1910
LUX4771778 France: panoply of cantiniere disguisement of the Second Empire, children's toy and barrel, 1910; (add.info.: France: panoply of cantiniere disguisement of the Second Empire)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: a mitron in apron poses with its bread
LUX4774503 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: a mitron in apron poses with its bread and brush in the courtyard of a bakery, 1900; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France, Vendee - Portrait of a fisherman of the Sables d'Olonne, 1870
LUX4709811 France, Vendee - Portrait of a fisherman of the Sables d'Olonne, 1870; (add.info.: France, Vendee - Portrait of a fisherman of the Sables d'Olonne, 1870); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Blanchisseuse - Laundress of Paris, early 19th century, in bonnet, shawl, red dress and black apron
FLO4658578 Blanchisseuse - Laundress of Paris, early 19th century, in bonnet, shawl, red dress and black apron, holding a basket of laundry - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an

Servante mistress - Servant mistress, Paris, early 19th century, in red striped petticoat, white apron and bonnet
FLO4658523 Servante mistress - Servant mistress, Paris, early 19th century, in red striped petticoat, white apron and bonnet

Ouveuse de loge - Usher at a lodge, Paris, early 19th century, in brown coat, black apron, white lace bonnet
FLO4658490 Ouveuse de loge - Usher at a lodge, Paris, early 19th century, in brown coat, black apron, white lace bonnet, holding a key and carrying a stool

Cantiniere de la garde nationale - Sutler to the National Guard, Paris, early 19th century, in white dress and bonnet
FLO4658470 Cantiniere de la garde nationale - Sutler to the National Guard, Paris, early 19th century, in white dress and bonnet, green shawl, with black apron

Cremiere - Dairywoman, Paris, early 19th century, wearing a white apron and bonnet, with blue dress
FLO4658444 Cremiere - Dairywoman, Paris, early 19th century, wearing a white apron and bonnet, with blue dress, and carrying a tray of cloth-covered curds and whey

Bouquetiere - Flower seller, Paris, early 19th century, in red dress, white apron and bonnet
FLO4658402 Bouquetiere - Flower seller, Paris, early 19th century, in red dress, white apron and bonnet, carrying a basket of flowers - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an

Young woman of Denmark in national costume, 19th century. Scarf hat, cape attached with a gold chain, jacket
FLO4656824 Young woman of Denmark in national costume, 19th century. Scarf hat, cape attached with a gold chain, jacket, sash belt, apron, and petticoats

Costume of a young woman of Bergedorf, near Hamburg, Germany, 19th century
FLO4656695 Costume of a young woman of Bergedorf, near Hamburg, Germany, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical

Sardinian peasant girl with basket of flowers and fruits, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes
FLO4656445 Sardinian peasant girl with basket of flowers and fruits, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical

Costume of a girl of Norway, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes
FLO4656436 Costume of a girl of Norway, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates, " London

Costume of a lady, reign of King Charles II, England, 1680. She wears a hat over veil, lace collar
FLO4656090 Costume of a lady, reign of King Charles II, England, 1680. She wears a hat over veil, lace collar, velvet robe with skirts tied up to reveal lace apron and petticoats

Female peasant costume of Portugal, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female
FLO4656004 Female peasant costume of Portugal, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates

Costume of a Welsh girl, 19th century. She wears a black silk hat, white cap, blouse, jacket
FLO4655646 Costume of a Welsh girl, 19th century. She wears a black silk hat, white cap, blouse, jacket, apron and striped petticoat, blace shoes

Women of the environs of Paris, reign of Charles VII, 1443. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after
FLO4685834 Women of the environs of Paris, reign of Charles VII, 1443. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after Gaignieres from the Pauquet Brothers " Modes et Costumes

Woman in a shop trying to decide which dress matches her new hat. A shopgirl holds a dress trimmed with flowers
FLO4677764 Woman in a shop trying to decide which dress matches her new hat. A shopgirl holds a dress trimmed with flowers, and another with gauze frill

A Parisian woman dressing. A merchant displays an elegantly frilled dress
FLO4677569 A Parisian woman dressing. A merchant displays an elegantly frilled dress, while shopgirls fix her bonnet and bring fabric

Letter E: the nanny blows up the marmot astonished, does not he looks like a E? 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214986 Letter E: the nanny blows up the marmot astonished, does not he looks like a E? 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Letters Q Hardware; R Roter; S
DUV4211526 Letters Q Hardware; R Roter; S; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letters Q Hardware; R Roter; S); Photo © Duvallon

Duties towards oneself: the body. Order and Desorder. A woman does housework in her house
DUV4212713 Duties towards oneself: the body. Order and Desorder. A woman does housework in her house. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Tannery employees, 1922
LUX4723398 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Tannery employees, 1922; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Tannery employees, 1922); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

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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.