Carnation Collection

Various carnations or pinks, Dianthus caryophyllus Linn. Var. Nov.. Illustration lithographed by P. de Pannemaeker of Ghent, from Jean Lindens L Illustration Horticole, 1880s

Proliferating carnation. Illustration from Dr John Hill, Verhandeling over de verdubbeling van bloemen... Uit het engelsch vertaald

George Grossmith / 1895
GEORGE GROSSMITH (SNR) English actor, associated with the Gilbert & Sullivan operas

Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis, and carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Violet Cron
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Reverend Robin Morrison (now Canon) who regularly dressed in pierrot costume and performed for charity. Birmingham, England. The Times Date: 1989

Pansy, Viola tricolor var. maxima. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Extremely jolly elderly couple - Granny in a bath chair, Grandpa in his Sunday best and bowler hat. Smiles as wide as possible!! Date: circa 1910s

Different varieties of carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Superba alba, corolla purpurea rubra, Superba maior floralba, Armeria alba et rubra multiplex, Armeria altera multis floribus ornata, etc

Purple-stained laelia orchid, Cattleya purpurata (Laelia purpurata). Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne

Chinese pink, Dianthus chinensis (Dianthus sinensis). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Japanese flower arrangement with pine, plum and carnation
Japanese flower arrangement with Japanese pine, plum and camellia (matsu, ume and tsubaki). Handcoloured woodblock engraving hanga from a book of the Shinshintei school of Ikebana, 1835

Golden rhododendron, Rhodendron aureum magniflorum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Andrews from Edward Henderson and Andrew Hendersons The Illustrated Bouquet

Tree carnation varieties, Dianthus caryophyllus: Ariadne 1, Beauty 2, Garibaldi 3, Perfection 4, Queen of Whites 5, Queen of Yellows 6

Carnation or clove pink, oillet, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D.G. after an illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Charles Malos Guirlande de Flore, Garland of Flowers

Hybrid variety of poppy, pavot, Papaver rhoeas. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Charles Malos Guirlande de Flore, Garland of Flowers, Chez Janet

The Countess of Seafield by Madame Yevonde
Nina Caroline Ogilvie-Grant, 12th Countess of Seafield (1906 - 1969), by Madame Yevonde. Married Derek Herbert Ogilvie-Grant-Studley-Herbert in 1930, divorced 1957

Sweet William, Dianthus barbatus (Crowded pink, Dianthus aggregatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

Mountain pink, Dianthus caesius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1792

Plumose anemone, Metridium dianthus (Carnation actinia, Actinia dianthus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Common carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus (Garofoli salvatichi, Garofano salvatico). Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea

Carnation or Dianthus plumarius varieties
Sir Walter Scott, Duke of St. Albans, Anne Boleyn, and common garden variety carnation, Dianthus plumarius. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon

Carnation or Dianthus caryophyllus varieties
Emmeline and Princess Frederick picotees, and Bijou de Clement and Prince de Nassau carnations, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by

Dwarf pink carnations, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Carnation varieties, Dianthus caryophyllus. Drawn and chromolithographed by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1888

New varieties of carnations, Dianthus caryophyllus
New varieties of carnations from the garden of Baron Pycke de ten Aerde, Dianthus caryophyllus. Rodolphe Coumont 1, President Jules Malou 2, Directeur Emile Rodigas 3, Madame J

Carnation varieties, Bizarre type, Dianthus caryophyllus. Raised by Ed. Morren and sent to Baron O. Pycke de ten Aerde. Chromolithograph by P

Carnation hybrid, Pride of Great Britain, Dianthus caryophyllus. Yellow variety of the Souvenir de la Malmaison. Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker after an illustration by A

Oeillet Louis Napoleon carnation hybrid, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Souvenir de la Malmaison, hybrid carnation, Dianthus caryophyllys. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Carnation or clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, Oeillet. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lebrun after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Carnation hybrid, Louis Napoleon, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

China pink variety, Dianthus chinensis (Dianthus sinensis laciniatus). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

China pink, Dianthus chinensis, varieties: heddewigii and giganteus. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Carnation variety, Souvenir de la Malmaison
Carnation variety, Oeillet remontant, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Carnation or clove pink cultivars, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Clove pink or carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman

Picotee carnation 1 and scarlet bizard carnation 2, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom of a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards for William Curtis Lectures

Carthusian pink, Dianthus carthusianorum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1819

Carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus
L Oeillet des Jardins couleur de feu. Carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus

Pink of Lebanon, Dianthus libanotis. Endangered species. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway

Rusty pink, Dianthus ferrugineus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Miss Mintern from Benjamin Maund and the Rev. John Stevens Henslows The Botanist, London, 1836

Franklins tartar, scarlet bizarre carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcolured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby after a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The

China pink or Indian pink, Dianthus chinensis. Handcolured copperplate engraving and botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, Lambeth Marsh, London, 1787

Cries of Paris - flower seller with carnations and roses

Birthday postcard with carnations and verse
Birthday postcard to a daughter with pink and red carnations and verse. Date: 1920s

Morning Coat 1909
Lord Chesterfield elegantly dressed in morning coat, grey striped trousers, town boots, shirt with high all-round collar, black tie, top hat, pink carnation & white gloves Date: 1909

Dapper Racegoer 1908
P P Gilpin at the races wears a top hat, morning coat & trousers with a front crease, black & white half-boots, white waistcoat, carnation buttonhole & a patterned bowtie Date: 1908

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