Candle Collection (#4)

Crescent moon and woman on a Christmas card -- The compliments of the season. Date: circa 1880s

Man in nightgown with comic verse on a Christmas card
Man in nightgown with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Victorian Greeting Card - Mouse Accident
Candle falls over with inquisitive mouse underneath. Date: circa 1890

Victorian Greeting Card - Inquisitive Mouse
Mouse investigates a candle. Date: circa 1890

Fairies at midnight on a Christmas and New Year card
Fairies and goblins at midnight on a Christmas and New Year card -- Midnight Carol. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder, with a string to pull to make the flame appear. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Church Furniture, Plate 166, showing candle holders, candlesticks, lecterns, boxes, vases and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Tallow-Chandler 1827
" The business of a tallow- chandler consists in making candles of suet or fat and in selling them after they are made". Date: 1827

Candles and lanterns at Wat Phan Tao Temple, Chiang Mai
Buddhist Monk at Wat Phan Tao Temple holding candle during Loy Krathong in Chiang Mai, Thailand Date: 2014

Falling down the stairs - the end result is the same
Voice from above - " Whist, Mick! Are yer for faalen down shtairs?" Mick - " Uts arl roight, oi was comin down, anyhow!" Date: 1896

Amsterdam in 16th-17th centuries. Engraving

Diagram of scouting knots -- Reef Knot, Sheet Bend, Bowline, Middlemans Knot, Sheepshank. Other items are three kinds of camp candlesticks, a camp toothbrush, a camp fork

Good Housekeeping front cover, December 1933
Front cover of Good Housekeeping magazine for December 1933 depicting a small boy in a dressing gown lighting a candle on a window sill. The things they used to let kids do on their own

Edwardian boat interior, with table and chairs
View of the interior of an Edwardian boat. A table is set, but possibly more for drinking than eating, with a bottle and several glasses. There are three upright chairs with wicker seats

Two little girls with a birthday cake
Two little girls smile at each other across a birthday cake with six lighted candles

Slum Scenes Whitechapel
A slum interior in Millers Court, Whitechapel

Mistress Beatrix with her candle comes down the staircase of Walcote House to greet Esmond

Tom Sawyer / Huck / Treasure
Tom, Huck & the treasure: " It was the treasure box, sure enough, occupying a snug little cavern, along with an empty powder-keg, "

Teddy Goes to Bed 1914
Teddy is one of the toys this girl takes with her when she goes to bed with her candle on Christmas Eve, while Santa watches through the window

Decorated Christmas tree on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Waking on Christmas Morning by Charles Robinson
Waking on Christmas Morning. The illustration is of two young children in a large bed having just awoken on Christmas day. A candle that has been snuffed out the night before sits in the foreground

Santa Claus by Charles Robinson
Illustration of Santa Claus reading his Book of Good and Bad Children by candlelight, surrounded by toy dolls. Date: 1906

A Cuckoo in the Nest by Ben Travers (12 November 1886 18 December 1980). First produced at the Court Theatre in Liverpool, and at the Aldwych Theatre on 22nd July 1925

Christmas arrangement of tree, holly and candles
Christmas arrangement of tree, holly, red candles, white flowers and small parcels, with a bell and mistletoe hanging above. Date: circa 1960s

Christmas arrangement of candles, holly and pine cones
Christmas arrangement of red candles, holly, pine cones and a red raffia mat. Date: circa 1960s

The Christmas Tree by Charles Robinson
Illustration showing two young children gazing up at The Christmas Tree that is covered in toys and decorations. Date: 1906

Peter, discovered by a servant, denies knowing Jesus
Cristoforo de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Miniature depicting Peter, discovered by a servant, denies knowing Jesus

Childrens nightdresses 1913
Little girls ready for bed wearing their nightdresses. Date: 1913

Programme cover, Theatre Royal, Brussels, Belgium
Programme cover, Theatre Royal des Galeries St Hubert, Brussels, Belgium. 1928

The seven golden candlesticks - Revelation 1. circa 1688

Advert for Arctic Lamps 1898
Decorative lamps with the old style burning shades and the new improved Artic lamp with shade support. 1898

Tatler cover - Christmas Shopping Number 1959
Front cover of The Tatler magazines Christmas Shopping Number featuring a model wearing a 9000 diamond tiara and 2000 diamond and pearl drop earrings, both from Wartski of Regent Street

WW1 poster, Red Cross recruitment and fundraising
Poster, Red Cross recruitment and fundraising, aiming for ten million members by Christmas. circa 1918

Elaborate cake display with fruit and flowers -- a centrepiece of croquant or nougat, under Viennese cake with candles. late 19th century

Type of Wooden Candle Stick for mally used in Ireland
Type of Wooden Candle Stick Formally used in Ireland - a view of the wooden candlestick and candle and wooden boX. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Candle and two mice on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Candle holder and mouse on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cats and dogs on a three-part Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a candle in a bottle, with two mice. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a candle in a bottle, with two mice. Date: circa 1890s

Angel with bell and candle on a Victorian Christmas scrap
Angel ringing a bell and holding a candle on a Victorian Christmas scrap. Date: circa 1890s

An Excellent Royal Extinguisher. Cartoon of Richard, 1st Marquess Wellesley, as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, extinguishing the Orange Club with the Kings (George IV) giant candle snuffer

Colourful gnomes on two Victorian Christmas scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Doctor looking at apples
Doctor with candle looking at apples. Part of Box 22 Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

Fruit In Loft
Dr with candle in hand -man with basket of apples. Part of Box 22 Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

Jardiniere and Mirror, Stands, Candelabra, Plate 195
Jardiniere and Mirror, Tripod Stands and Candelabra, Plate 195. Date: circa 1880s

Colour slip of glassware with Plate 132
Colour slip of glassware referring to Plate 132, showing glasses and other items in bright, attractive colours. Date: circa 1880s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - security check before bed. circa 1910s

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