Sheets Collection (#7)

Sheet 2 Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex
Sheet 2, Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex vetvsteis monvmenteis formata, Bos, Jacobus, fl. 1549-1577, Ligorio, Pirro, ca

Sheet 1 Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex
Sheet 1, Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex vetvsteis monvmenteis formata, Bos, Jacobus, fl. 1549-1577, Ligorio, Pirro, ca

Sheet 3 Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex
Sheet 3, Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex vetvsteis monvmenteis formata, Bos, Jacobus, fl. 1549-1577, Ligorio, Pirro, ca

Sheet 4 Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex
Sheet 4, Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex vetvsteis monvmenteis formata, Bossius, Antonius, 16th cent. Ligorio, Pirro, ca

Sheet 5 Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex
Sheet 5, Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex vetvsteis monvmenteis formata, Bos, Jacobus, fl. 1549-1577, Ligorio, Pirro, ca

Sheet 6 Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex
Sheet 6, Anteiqvae vrbis imago accvratissime ex vetvsteis monvmenteis formata, Bos, Jacobus, fl. 1549-1577, Ligorio, Pirro, ca

Landscape Haymakers Left Simon de Vlieger Dutch
Landscape with Haymakers at the Left; Simon de Vlieger (Dutch, about 1600 - 1653); Netherlands; about 1640 - 1653; Black chalk and gray wash on two joined sheets of paper; 38.1 x 71.1 cm (15 x 28 in.)

Boy Holding Pear Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
A Boy Holding a Pear; Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682 - 1754); about 1737; Black and white chalk on blue-gray paper (two joined sheets); 39.2 x 31 cm (15 7, 16 x 12 3, 16 in.)

Submission Emperor Frederick Barbarossa Pope Alexander
The Submission of the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa to Pope Alexander III; Federico Zuccaro (Italian, about 1541 - 1609); about 1585; Pen and brown ink

Shadow Of Man Praying

Girl and doll in bed on a New Year card with white and gold ornate border. Date: circa 1890s

Housewives Washing Controversy A woman hangs up her laundry to dry in her North Kensington home May 1952

Princes Dock - Mumbai, India (formerly Bombay) - commissioned in 1880. Date: circa 1910s

Return of the hot water bottles 1946
Production of the rubber synthetic hot water bottle in Streatham factory, London, post Second World War. During the War, rubber was reserved for making tires for military trucks

Heart shaped lavender bags to scent linen credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Woman making bed linen in a factory, 1960s
Chichester Photograhic Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No CPS 197/2

NFS (Salvage Corps) workers at a fire, WW2
Salvage workers from Cannon Street fire station sub-station A2Z.2X (Watling Street) undertaking salvage work at a warehouse fire

Clothes Lines - London
Drying sheets and general washing in the back yards of a row of terraced houses in London

Red Riding Hood Bed
The wicked wolf terrifies Red Riding Hoods grandmother by leaping onto her bed: she cowers under the sheets

Picture No. 11982401
DOG, Golden Retrievers with pumpkins, wearing sheets, ghosts Date:

Kaiser Wilhelm II, Imperial March
Music cover of The Kaiser, Grand Imperial March, for pianoforte, composed by Ezra Read

Emplaning and disembarking from a Westland Whirlwind helicop
One of three photographs of emplaning and disembarking from a Westland Whirlwind helicopter, 1957 (c). One of fifty seven photographs, fifteen mounted on sheets photographed by Ng Beh Leow

Young fashionable lady searches for linen in her Dower Chest
A fashionable young lady kneels in front of an Old English oak Dower chest, searching for a specific item of household linen! Date: 1923

A Dyke of Basalt (A) Piercing Triassic Sandstone
A Dyke of Basalt(A) Piercing Triassic Sandstone(C) and Sending Intrusive Sheets Or Sills(B) Into It - a diagram of Volcanic activity. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

N. of Ireland Linen Industry, Calendering Linen - an interior view in the spinning mill and two people operating a machine to calender the linen sheets. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching, Ironing the Web - an interior view of the spinning mill and a man operating a machine for ironing the sheets of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Breadthing - an interior view of a man operating a machine in the spinning mill for bundling linen sheets. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Photographer at work, checking through contact sheets. Date: 1972

The Musical group by Hogarth
A Chorus of singers Date: 1732

Large span iron bridge over the Songhua River, China
Large span iron bridge over the frozen Songhua River (Sungari River) in northeast China, - the largest tributary of the Heilong River

Eldred, Mottram & Co, Shrewsbury, manufacturers of waterproof sheets, aprons, mackintoshes, marquees, tents, etc -- handwritten invoice. 1905

English Printer 1710
The interior of an English printing office in the 18th century - setting up the type, inking, and gathering the sheets Date: circa 1710

Letter Press Printing
A letter press printer being operated with both hands and feet. A typesetter works in the background and sheets of printed paper are drying on lines above him. Date: 1827

Industry / Paper 1827
A paper maker measuring and cutting sheets of paper on a large guillotine. Date: 1827

Music sheet: I m knee deep in daisies
Music sheet cover for I m knee deep in daisies and head over heels in love. Two lovers embrace in a beautiful countryside backdrop. Date: 1925

Music sheet: I shall keep on loving you, dear
Music sheet cover for I shall keep on loving you, dear, featuring a pair of lovebirds embracing on a branch; a fox trot with words by Hampden Gordon and music by Christine Maitland. Date: c. 1925

Christmas is Come 1850
Music sheet called Christmas is Come, from a bound volume A Holiday Book for Christmas and the New Year, words by Albert Smith and music by W.V. Wallace. Date: 1850

Envelope, Paget photographic paper
Envelope containing twenty sheets of Paget self-toning paper, price eightpence, from Paget Prize Plate Co Limited of Watford. Date: circa 1920s

Label on an envelope, Illingworths photographic paper
Label on an envelope, Illingworths Slogas gaslight paper, from T Illingworth & Co Ltd, Willesden Junction, NW London. Eight sheets, price sixpence. Date: circa 1920s

Envelope, Seltona photographic paper
Envelope containing twelve sheets of Seltona self-toning paper, price sixpence, from Leto Photo Materials Company Limited of London and Edgware. Date: circa 1920s

WW1 knitting song music sheet - I m Knitting a Rosary
Front cover of a music sheet for a knitting-themed song - I m Knitting a Rosary, - words by Robert Levenson and music by Vincent Plunkett

American Red Cross Knitting song sheet music, WW1
Theres a Girl Who Is Knitting for You - words by George Hopkins, music by Florence Mills Nixson. Knitting song published in aid of the American Red Cross during the First World War. Date: c.1917

Firefighters in action, Longmoore Street, SW1
AFS firefighters in action at a fire in Longmoore Street, Victoria, London SW1, on 6 May 1959. They are clearing away corrugated iron sheets in order to expose pockets of fire under the debris

Bronze figure of an Italian bomber wearing Farina helme
Bronze figure of an Italian bomber wearing a Farina helmet with the Lippmann Paraguance (metal sheets for the ears) throwing a disc-shaped grenade. Italian School

British working party in rain, Western Front, WW1
A working party of British soldiers about to set off in the rain, wearing waterproof sheets and trench waders, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Laundry at Girls Home
The laundry at a girls home, possibly a Magdalen home, location unknown. Nuns are supervising the work. Sheets are being ironed in a roller press. Date: Date unknown

Laundry at the Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol
An interior view of the laundry at Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol. Sheets are being ironed in a large rotary press. In peacetime, the hospital operated as the Bristol Lunatic Asylum

Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside Ironing Room
The ironing room at Dr Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside, Essex. Sheets, fresh from the laundry, are ironed in large presses. Date: Date unknown

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From broncos to toilets, sheets have us covered in every situation. Whether it's the soft touch of toilet paper or the crispness of advertisement sheets, they play a crucial role in our daily lives. Just like Whistle and I'll Come 2 at your command, they can always there when you need them. But did you know that they are also unravel the mysteries of science? They hold the secrets of DNA transcription and molecular models, helping scientists understand life at its core. From exploring the intricate secondary structure of proteins to decoding the workings of bacterial ribosomes and HIV reverse transcription enzymes, these tiny sheets pave the way for groundbreaking discoveries. Even viruses find their place on these versatile surfaces. Hepatitis C virus enzymes take shape as molecular models on these very same sheets, reminding us how important they are in studying diseases that affect millions worldwide. Yet amidst all this scientific marvel lies a touch of nostalgia. Remember Mother Shipton Soap? Those iconic advertisements featuring London Salvage Corps working with salvage sheets bring back memories from simpler times. And who could forget the hilarious tale of a drunk stockbroker confused by a simple toilet roll? In art too, sheets become canvases for imagination to run wild. Paul Kruger depicted as an ogre or Peter, the fox terrier discovering his arch-nemesis - a fox; both illustrations come alive thanks to those humble yet powerful pieces. So next time you see a sheet fluttering in the wind or neatly folded on your bed, remember its countless roles – from practicality to scientific exploration and artistic expression – proving that even something as ordinary as 'sheets' can hold extraordinary significance.