1-158-944 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

'The Sheep', c1850. The central image is of sheep of the Black Faced breed. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left): a shepherd with his sheepdog watching the flock; dipping; shearing; carding wool; weaving cloth; woollen clothing; sheepskin saddlecloth; writing on parchment; knitting socks (hose) and a cooked leg of mutton or lamb; taking sheep to a slaughterhouse. From Graphic Illustrations of Animals and Their Utility to Man published by Thomas Varty. (London, c1850).