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"Linge: A Glimpse into the Art and Stories of Everyday Life" Step back in time to 1876, where a woman stands diligently ironing against the soft glow of sunlight

Background imageLinge Collection: Mens celluloid detachable collars

Mens celluloid detachable collars. circa 1900

Background imageLinge Collection: Woman Ironing against the light, 1876 (oil on canvas)

Woman Ironing against the light, 1876 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4646447 Woman Ironing against the light, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 81x66 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; (add.info.: Woman Ironing against the light)

Background imageLinge Collection: Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan

Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan
LSE4316410 Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Korean art

Background imageLinge Collection: Letter O: haircut. Engraving of 'The soldier's alphabet'. E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter O: haircut. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209441 Letter O: haircut. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Background imageLinge Collection: Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of 'The soldier's alphabet'. E.R

Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209420 Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Background imageLinge Collection: Letter A: Evening call. Engraving of 'The soldier's alphabet'. E.R

Letter A: Evening call. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209227 Letter A: Evening call. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Background imageLinge Collection: Duties towards oneself: the body. Clean - Outfit. Before going to school

Duties towards oneself: the body. Clean - Outfit. Before going to school, a good student takes care of her
DUV4212703 Duties towards oneself: the body. Clean - Outfit. Before going to school, a good student takes care of her. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Background imageLinge Collection: Women beating clothes and washing and drying fabric on rocks in a river in Madagascar

Women beating clothes and washing and drying fabric on rocks in a river in Madagascar
FLO4620407 Women beating clothes and washing and drying fabric on rocks in a river in Madagascar. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Background imageLinge Collection: Letter D: La Desiree. Engraving of 'The soldier's alphabet'. E.R

Letter D: La Desiree. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209238 Letter D: La Desiree. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Background imageLinge Collection: Lingere - Seamstress, Paris, early 19th century, in lace bonnet and collar, black velvet dress

Lingere - Seamstress, Paris, early 19th century, in lace bonnet and collar, black velvet dress
FLO4658600 Lingere - Seamstress, Paris, early 19th century, in lace bonnet and collar, black velvet dress, carrying boxes - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by

Background imageLinge Collection: Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo

Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4980137 Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Two Young Women Doing Laundry - Washing at home - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo)

Background imageLinge Collection: Fabric shop workers. Women in muslin dresses, bonnets and shawls embroidering, sewing

Fabric shop workers. Women in muslin dresses, bonnets and shawls embroidering, sewing
FLO4677956 Fabric shop workers. Women in muslin dresses, bonnets and shawls embroidering, sewing, cutting cloth and wrapping bolts of fabric

Background imageLinge Collection: Landscape with peasant and bridge has the countryside. Painting by Giuseppe Zais (1709-1789)

Landscape with peasant and bridge has the countryside. Painting by Giuseppe Zais (1709-1789)
VEN5032880 Landscape with peasant and bridge has the countryside. Painting by Giuseppe Zais (1709-1789). Accademia dei Concordi

Background imageLinge Collection: Male and female pirates of the West Indies, armed with musket and cutlass.early 1800s

Male and female pirates of the West Indies, armed with musket and cutlass.early 1800s
FLO4621671 Male and female pirates of the West Indies, armed with musket and cutlass.early 1800s. The buccaneer at left wears a linen shirt dyed with animal blood

Background imageLinge Collection: Blanchisseuse - Laundress of Paris, early 19th century, in bonnet, shawl, red dress and black apron

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

Background imageLinge Collection: Repasseuse - Female presser, Paris, early 19th century, ironing clothes on a table

Repasseuse - Female presser, Paris, early 19th century, ironing clothes on a table
FLO4658424 Repasseuse - Female presser, Paris, early 19th century, ironing clothes on a table, wearing a blue dress with white scarf, and her hair in ringlets and a bignon

Background imageLinge Collection: Letter X: X'tinction of lights. Engraving of 'The soldier's alphabet'. E.R

Letter X: X'tinction of lights. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209476 Letter X: X'tinction of lights. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Background imageLinge Collection: Letter R: Awakens. Engraving of 'The soldier's alphabet'. E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter R: Awakens. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209450 Letter R: Awakens. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Background imageLinge Collection: Une grande lessive Chats en posture humaine lavant, sechant et repassant le linge

Une grande lessive Chats en posture humaine lavant, sechant et repassant le linge
COI4130914 Une grande lessive Chats en posture humaine lavant, sechant et repassant le linge. Gravure du journal "Gazette des Enfants", 1895

Background imageLinge Collection: A Parisian woman dressing. A merchant displays an elegantly frilled dress

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

Background imageLinge Collection: Letter N: Swimming in the room. Engraving of 'The soldier's alphabet'. E.R

Letter N: Swimming in the room. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209436 Letter N: Swimming in the room. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Background imageLinge Collection: Common flax, Linum usitatissimum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James

Common flax, Linum usitatissimum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James
FLO4696791 Common flax, Linum usitatissimum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smith's English Botany, 1804.; (add.info.: Common flax)

Background imageLinge Collection: Education. Children life in the countryside. Dolls washing. Engraving 'Munchener Bilderbogen'

Education. Children life in the countryside. Dolls washing. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany
3434967 Education. Children life in the countryside. Dolls washing. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1880 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Education. Coll. Part. Education)

Background imageLinge Collection: Economy. Figaro washing powder. Poster by Leo Gausson, France, c.1890 (poster)

Economy. Figaro washing powder. Poster by Leo Gausson, France, c.1890 (poster)
3434478 Economy. Figaro washing powder. Poster by Leo Gausson, France, c.1890 (poster); (add.info.: Economie. Lessive Figaro. Coll. Part. Economy. Figaro washing powder)

Background imageLinge Collection: Science. Textile manufacturing: a wash house in Paris. Engraving in

Science. Textile manufacturing: a wash house in Paris. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434765 Science. Textile manufacturing: a wash house in Paris. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Industrie textile)

Background imageLinge Collection: Flax, Linum usitatissimum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard

Flax, Linum usitatissimum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The
FLO4618735 Flax, Linum usitatissimum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Claves and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Background imageLinge Collection: Servant at the baths, Paris, early 19th century, in lace bonnet and collar

Servant at the baths, Paris, early 19th century, in lace bonnet and collar, pink dress and white apron
FLO4658457 Servant at the baths, Paris, early 19th century, in lace bonnet and collar, pink dress and white apron, carrying a dish of soap

Background imageLinge Collection: Letter J: Evening Games. Engraving of 'The soldier's alphabet'. E.R

Letter J: Evening Games. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209282 Letter J: Evening Games. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Background imageLinge Collection: Letter H: The Chambermen. Engraving of 'The soldier's alphabet'. E.R

Letter H: The Chambermen. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209266 Letter H: The Chambermen. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Background imageLinge Collection: Letter Z: Zele. Engraving of 'The soldier's alphabet'. E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter Z: Zele. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209487 Letter Z: Zele. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Background imageLinge Collection: Letter U: A bad dream. Engraving of 'The soldier's alphabet'. E.R

Letter U: A bad dream. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209468 Letter U: A bad dream. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Background imageLinge Collection: Chambermaid - Chambermaid, Paris, early 19th century, wearing long red dress, white apron

Chambermaid - Chambermaid, Paris, early 19th century, wearing long red dress, white apron
FLO4658583 Chambermaid - Chambermaid, Paris, early 19th century, wearing long red dress, white apron, bonnet and collar - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an illustration by

Background imageLinge Collection: Lingere ambulante - Itinerant seamstress, Paris, early 19th century

Lingere ambulante - Itinerant seamstress, Paris, early 19th century, in blue dress with black apron and scarlet shawl
FLO4658557 Lingere ambulante - Itinerant seamstress, Paris, early 19th century, in blue dress with black apron and scarlet shawl

Background imageLinge Collection: Bathroom at Sainte Anne psychiatric hospital, 19th century

Bathroom at Sainte Anne psychiatric hospital, 19th century
1737118 Bathroom at Sainte Anne psychiatric hospital, 19th century.; (add.info.: Bathroom at Sainte Anne psychiatric hospital, 19th century.).

Background imageLinge Collection: View of the ice, piling up on and against the parapet behind the Runmolen...1799, (1807)

View of the ice, piling up on and against the parapet behind the Runmolen...1799, (1807). Creator: Cornelis de Jonker
View of the ice, piling up on and against the parapet behind the Runmolen in Gorinchem on 20 February 1799, (1807). Gezicht van de opkruijing van het ijs

Background imageLinge Collection: L for Washerwoman, 1920 (illustration)

L for Washerwoman, 1920 (illustration)
8603143 L for Washerwoman, 1920 (illustration) by Fricero, Catherine Josephine Marie (1878-1923) ; 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet des Petits Bretons", Hachette)

Background imageLinge Collection: An uninvited visitor - un visiteur inattendu, une petite fille prend son gouter dans le jardin et

An uninvited visitor - un visiteur inattendu, une petite fille prend son gouter dans le jardin et se retrouve face a
DUV4218658 An uninvited visitor - un visiteur inattendu, une petite fille prend son gouter dans le jardin et se retrouve face a deux cochons

Background imageLinge Collection: The lavender. Painting by Eugene Damascus (1844-1899), oil on canvas, 1895. French Art, 19th century

The lavender. Painting by Eugene Damascus (1844-1899), oil on canvas, 1895. French Art, 19th century
LSE4315060 The lavender. Painting by Eugene Damascus (1844-1899), oil on canvas, 1895. French Art, 19th century. Musee de l Ardenne, Charleville Mezieres

Background imageLinge Collection: Inside a resine cabin. Engraving by the author to illustrate the story 'Dans la foret d Arcachon'

Inside a resine cabin. Engraving by the author to illustrate the story "Dans la foret d Arcachon", by P
LSE4312877 Inside a resine cabin. Engraving by the author to illustrate the story " Dans la foret d Arcachon", by P.Kauffmann, in 1891, in Le tour du Monde 1892

Background imageLinge Collection: Lavandieres on the Riviere des Roches in the Mascareignes Islands (island of Reunion)

Lavandieres on the Riviere des Roches in the Mascareignes Islands (island of Reunion)
LSE4099580 Lavandieres on the Riviere des Roches in the Mascareignes Islands (island of Reunion) - in " Le Costume Ancien et Moderne", 1819-20, by Dr. Jules Ferrario, ed. Milan

Background imageLinge Collection: The nursery chair - la chaise haute, un enfant mange un tranche de pain assis pres du poele

The nursery chair - la chaise haute, un enfant mange un tranche de pain assis pres du poele - Extrait de Afternoon Tea
DUV4218750 The nursery chair - la chaise haute, un enfant mange un tranche de pain assis pres du poele - Extrait de Afternoon Tea : Rhymes for children - Livre de poemes pour enfants

Background imageLinge Collection: Woman stretching linen Painting by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) 1887. Dim

Woman stretching linen Painting by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) 1887. Dim
JLJ4567558 Woman stretching linen Painting by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) 1887. Dim. 0, 41 x 0, 32 m Paris, musee d Orsay - Woman extending linen. Painting by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) 1887

Background imageLinge Collection: A Lyonnais weaver and his family, c. 1880 (lithograph)

A Lyonnais weaver and his family, c. 1880 (lithograph)
485177 A Lyonnais weaver and his family, c.1880 (lithograph) by Gerardin, Auguste (b.1849) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interieur d un tisseur Lyonnais; ); French, out of copyright

Background imageLinge Collection: The ironwork Painting by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) 1869 Sun

The ironwork Painting by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) 1869 Sun
JLJ4675109 The ironwork Painting by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) 1869 Sun. 0, 92x0, 72 m Munich, Neue pinakothek by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); Neue Pinakothek, Munich

Background imageLinge Collection: The Laundry Cart, 1822 (colour litho)

The Laundry Cart, 1822 (colour litho)
XIR365063 The Laundry Cart, 1822 (colour litho) by Chalon, John James (1778-1854) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: La Charette du Blanchisseur)

Background imageLinge Collection: View of a fish boat and whitewashing boats on the Quai de la Megisserie in Paris

View of a fish boat and whitewashing boats on the Quai de la Megisserie in Paris
JLJ4646243 View of a fish boat and whitewashing boats on the Quai de la Megisserie in Paris Anonymous painting of the French school. 1670

Background imageLinge Collection: The Farmyard (oil on canvas)

The Farmyard (oil on canvas)
SCP98960 The Farmyard (oil on canvas) by Sernesi, Raffaello (1838-66); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageLinge Collection: Le Linge, 1875 (oil on canvas)

Le Linge, 1875 (oil on canvas)
BRN180997 Le Linge, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright



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"Linge: A Glimpse into the Art and Stories of Everyday Life" Step back in time to 1876, where a woman stands diligently ironing against the soft glow of sunlight. The oil on canvas painting captures her unwavering dedication to perfecting each crease and fold. In this era, men wore celluloid detachable collars, a symbol of their refined fashion sense. These collars were meticulously starched and pressed, adding an air of sophistication to their attire. But amidst the daily chores, an uninvited visitor surprises a little girl enjoying her afternoon snack in the garden. Two mischievous pigs join her as her mother hangs out laundry nearby. This charming scene is from "Afternoon Tea: Rhymes for Children, " a book filled with delightful poems that transport readers into whimsical worlds. The scent of lavender fills the air as we delve into Eugene Damascus' masterpiece from 1895. This French artwork showcases nature's beauty through delicate brushstrokes on canvas, transporting us to another time and place within the Musee de l'Ardenne in Charleville Mezieres. Traveling further through history, we find ourselves immersed in Amsterdam's Jewish Quarter depicted by Hubert Clerget in 1878. His drawing brings Charles de Coster's story "The Neerlande" to life within the pages of Le Tour du Monde magazine – a captivating tale etched forever in our minds. Within a resin cabin lies another enchanting tale illustrated by P. Kauffmann in 1891 for Le Tour du Monde magazine. As we explore "Dans la foret d'Arcachon, " Charton's words intertwine with Kauffmann's engravings, inviting us into an immersive forest experience that sparks our imagination. Journeying across continents, we arrive at Mascareignes Islands (specifically Reunion Island), where lavandieres gracefully wash clothes on the Riviere des Roches. Dr.