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Now and then
I'm frequently quite sad when I sell a print I've been particularly keen on because I know the chances of seeing it again are remote. But...
Jill Barlow
Oct 20, 20231 min read
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The perfect Christmas present
It's never too early to get your sock presents sorted. These are from the Interwoven Stocking Company, Martinsburg, West Virginia. Mind...
Jill Barlow
Oct 13, 20231 min read
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New HS2 train to Manchester
Punch, 1945
Jill Barlow
Oct 4, 20231 min read
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American chic
These rare fashion studies were produced by the André Studio for American designers by Pearl Levy Alexander in 1939 and 1940. The André...
Jill Barlow
Sep 27, 20231 min read
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Fun and games with alt-text
I'm trying to get into the habit of writing descriptions of my prints, to make them more accessible. It's surprisingly hard. For example,...
Jill Barlow
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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See how nice they look!
My customers are always telling me how nice the prints look on their wall and I'm always asking them to send me a picture. Mostly they...
Jill Barlow
Sep 7, 20231 min read
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Getting the colours right
I like to do the best I can for my pictures, so I've mounted these in a subtle mixture of dove grey, silver grey, wedgwood and cream....
Jill Barlow
Aug 23, 20231 min read
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From my bathroom wall
I've got a few of these chromolithographs by Thomas Crane (brother of the more famous Walter Crane), so while they sell, they can sit on...
Jill Barlow
Aug 17, 20231 min read
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Hullo, kiddies
Is it me, or would it have been rare for a man to come home with the shopping?
Jill Barlow
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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Do you like your vintage prints pristine?
You see, I love this picture - such style. But there's no getting away from it, it has damp splodges on it. Apart from the occasional use...
Jill Barlow
Aug 1, 20231 min read
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Who wants a mustard bath?
I had a look and can't see that Colman's still does mustard specifically for the bath, but there are a number of providers that do, and...
Jill Barlow
Jul 19, 20231 min read
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Glamour in the sun
Just thought this was an appropriate pic for July - although not here in the UK, as we keep getting rained on and windblown, but in...
Jill Barlow
Jul 13, 20231 min read
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Mabel Lucie Attwell
Just mounting up some rather sweet Mabel Lucie Attwell prints from Peter Pan and Wendy by J M Barrie (retold by May Byron, for some...
Jill Barlow
Jun 29, 20231 min read
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This shouldn't happen
Having watched Springwatch for the first time last night (and very interesting it was), and seeing a gamekeeper bashing a buzzard to...
Jill Barlow
Jun 7, 20231 min read
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Women at war
Drawn by Joyce Dennys, these illustrations show how women stepped out of the house to help the war effort during World War 1. There are...
Jill Barlow
May 12, 20231 min read
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A clutch of Emetts
I love Emett. I did have more but I keep selling them. Of course, I may get more again.
Jill Barlow
Apr 14, 20231 min read
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Jill Barlow
Mar 30, 20230 min read
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How to get your man
Right, girls, just remember this: if we are quiet and demure, doing womanly things like knitting, we will in time entice all the men away...
Jill Barlow
Mar 24, 20231 min read
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Beautiful
Such beautiful material that was used for this Edwardian evening gown - not so sure about the "visiting dress", but the handbag's nice....
Jill Barlow
Mar 22, 20231 min read
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Osram's murky past
I had assumed Osram was a British company, as this advert specifically mentions GEC, but according to Wikipedia it was a German firm that...
Jill Barlow
Mar 15, 20231 min read
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