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Lily Collection

Background imageLily Collection: History of England. Peasants revolt led by Wat Tyler in 138

History of England. Peasants revolt led by Wat Tyler in 1381. Meeting between Wat Tyler and the revolutionary priest John Ball. Detail. Miniature of the 15th century by Froissart

Background imageLily Collection: Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies

Minoan art. Crete. Prince of the Lilies. Dated circa 1550 BC. Brings the Minoan belt and headdress made A?a?A?a?of lilies and peacock feathers. Fresco from the palace of Knossos

Background imageLily Collection: Lily Langtry (Lady de Bathe), WW1

Lily Langtry (Lady de Bathe), WW1
Lily Langtry (1863-1929), English actress pictured during the First World War when she was working for the Red Cross in America. Date: 1917

Background imageLily Collection: Coldstreamers in a Great charge by the guards on the Somme

Coldstreamers in a Great charge by the guards on the Somme
On 15th September 1916, Guards including the Coldstreamers, Grenadiers and the Irish, captured Martinpuich, formerly in German hands and Courcelette and over 2300 prisoners. 15th September 1916

Background imageLily Collection: Lily Elsie

Lily Elsie (1886 - 1962), Popular actress and singer wearing a jewelled costume in Lehars The Merry Widow Date: 1909

Background imageLily Collection: Plants / Lilium Tigrinum

Plants / Lilium Tigrinum
TIGER LILY

Background imageLily Collection: Helston Cornwall Furry

Helston Cornwall Furry
THE FLORAL DANCE takes place during Furry day at Helston, Cornwall At noon, couples in evening wear dance between the houses to bring the occupiers good luck

Background imageLily Collection: Nymphaea sp. water lily

Nymphaea sp. water lily
Watercolour No. 15 by Walter Hood Fitch, c. mid-1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLily Collection: Lily Elsie, actress, theatrical portrait by wallpaper

Lily Elsie, actress, theatrical portrait by wallpaper
Lily Elsie, actress, (1886-1962), theatrical portrait in front of wallpaper of the actress in theatrical scenes. Captioned, The latest of Lily of Luxembourg and Very much encored

Background imageLily Collection: Woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, London

Woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, London
A woman police officer, Inspector Lily Dawes, at Kennington, London, wearing belted jacket (summer uniform), helmet with badge, white shirt and tie, and duty armband. Date: 1933

Background imageLily Collection: Underwear for 1962 drawn by Barbara Hulanicki

Underwear for 1962 drawn by Barbara Hulanicki
A lycra girdle with tapering side sections and black lace front panel on the right, and a black lace bra mounted on white both by Lily of France and excellent for magically transforming the figure

Background imageLily Collection: Riverbank scene

Riverbank scene
A summer riverbank scene with pale calm hazy water, dappled with lilypads and ducks, daisies and a small dragonfly. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageLily Collection: Gertrude Hermes - Sculptor, Designer, Engraver

Gertrude Hermes - Sculptor, Designer, Engraver
Gertrude Hermes (1901-1983) - Sculptor, Designer, Engraver 1940

Background imageLily Collection: Lily Langtry by G. F. Watts

Lily Langtry by G. F. Watts
Lillie Langtry (1852 - 1929), English actress, painted by the artist George Frederick Watts. Date: 1938

Background imageLily Collection: Crimson Jacobean lily, Sprekelia formosissima

Crimson Jacobean lily, Sprekelia formosissima. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageLily Collection: The Merry Widow by Edward Morton

The Merry Widow by Edward Morton
Promotional postcard for The Merry Widow by Edward Morton from the German of Victor Leon and Leo Stein (Theater an der Wien, Vienna, , 30th December 1905); music Franz Lehar

Background imageLily Collection: Bouquet of wild flowers: tulip tree, wild roses

Bouquet of wild flowers: tulip tree, wild roses, cardinal flower, harebells, wood lily, etc.. Illustration by Clarissa Badger, nee Munger, from Wild Flowers, Drawn and Colored from Nature, New York

Background imageLily Collection: Tulipa sp. various tulips

Tulipa sp. various tulips
Folio 44 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLily Collection: Siebolds hosta, Hosta sieboldiana

Siebolds hosta, Hosta sieboldiana (Siebolds funkia, Funkia sieboldiana). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley

Background imageLily Collection: Flowers and foliage on an assortment of Victorian scraps

Flowers and foliage on an assortment of Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageLily Collection: White lilies and dragonfly on a Christmas card

White lilies and dragonfly on a Christmas card
White lilies and a dragonfly on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageLily Collection: Play, Lady Windermeres Fan

Play, Lady Windermeres Fan
LADY WINDERMEREs FAN Mrs Erlynne (Marion Terry) entreats Lady Windermere (Lily Hanbury) to return to her husband; first production at St James Theatre, London by Oscar Wilde Date: 1892

Background imageLily Collection: Late Victorian Wedding party

Late Victorian Wedding party
A superb photograph of late Victorian Wedding party focusing on the bridal group. All show perfect serious face expressions, in keeping with the formality of the occasion (it seems!). Date: circa 1895

Background imageLily Collection: Amorphophallus bulbifer, voodoo lily

Amorphophallus bulbifer, voodoo lily
Plate 1109 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageLily Collection: Lily and Hilda Hanbury

Lily and Hilda Hanbury
Misses Lily Hanbury (1874-1908) and Hilda Hanbury, sisters and actresses

Background imageLily Collection: Chorillos alstroemeria, Alstroemeria chorillensis

Chorillos alstroemeria, Alstroemeria chorillensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery

Background imageLily Collection: Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis

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

Background imageLily Collection: Lilies of the Valley, Purity and return of

Lilies of the Valley, Purity and return of
Lilies of the Valley, Convallaria majalis, Purity and return of happiness; The purple Emperor Butterfly, Apatura iris, Immortality of the soul

Background imageLily Collection: Wilcannia lilies, Calostemma purpureum and Calostemma luteum

Wilcannia lilies, Calostemma purpureum and Calostemma luteum
Purple and yellow wilcannia lilies, Calostemma purpureum and Calostemma luteum. Australia. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens

Background imageLily Collection: Orange day lily, Hemerocallis fulva

Orange day lily, Hemerocallis fulva. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageLily Collection: Tulipa sp. tulips

Tulipa sp. tulips
Watercolour on paper, 1800s by Maria Geertruida Barbiers (nee Snabilie) (1773-1838). From the Dutch collection of Botanical drawings. Held in the Library and Archives

Background imageLily Collection: Agapanthus, lily of the Nile

Agapanthus, lily of the Nile

Background imageLily Collection: Crinoids

Crinoids
Criniods lived during the Lower Jurassic period. Their modern equivalents include echinoderms such as seaurchins, starfish and sea cucumbers

Background imageLily Collection: Cadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, Warwic

Cadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, Warwic
Cadburys Chocolate - Bourneville Works, Bourneville, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Lily Pond in Girls Recreation Grounds Date: 1920s

Background imageLily Collection: Lady Queen Anne, words and music

Lady Queen Anne, words and music
Lady Queen Anne she sits in the sun, As fair as a lily, as white as a swan

Background imageLily Collection: Caravaning Holiday / 1920S

Caravaning Holiday / 1920S
A man balances on a boat in a lily pond next to where they have parked their caravan

Background imageLily Collection: Flowers from Mahabaleshwar

Flowers from Mahabaleshwar (Mahabulashwur). Elephantine creeper, Argyreia nervosa, barberry, Berberis vulgaris, lily, etc

Background imageLily Collection: Madonna lily or white lily, Lilium candidum

Madonna lily or white lily, Lilium candidum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1794

Background imageLily Collection: Lily Langtry in A Society Butterfly - gowns by Worth

Lily Langtry in A Society Butterfly - gowns by Worth
Lily Langtry in Act II and Act III of A Society Butterfly by Robert Buchanan and Henry Murray at Opera Comique, London - gowns by Worth

Background imageLily Collection: Near naked man wades in a pond to gather water lilies - Bali

Near naked man wades in a pond to gather water lilies - Bali
Near naked man in a cooly hat wades in a pond to gather water lilies. Bali, Indonesia Date: 1989

Background imageLily Collection: Calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica

Calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica
Trumpet lily, arum lily or Calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica (Richardia africana). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse

Background imageLily Collection: Elizabeth Jenns in front of Gluck painting by Madame Yevonde

Elizabeth Jenns in front of Gluck painting by Madame Yevonde
Miss Elizabeth Jenns poses in a green velvet Lanvingown from Albert and Johnson in front of Glucks decorative painting of lilies, on view at the Fine Arts Galleries in 1932. Date: 1932

Background imageLily Collection: Different types of flower

Different types of flower: personate, infundibuliform, ringent, campanulate, rotate and hypocratiform. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Mains Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Background imageLily Collection: Golden arum or calla lily, Zantedeschia elliottiana

Golden arum or calla lily, Zantedeschia elliottiana (Calla elliottiana). Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker after an illustration in The Garden from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole

Background imageLily Collection: Yellow lotus, white water lily and leaf-footed bugs

Yellow lotus, white water lily and leaf-footed bugs
Yellow lotus, Nelumbo lutea 1, leaf-footed bugs, Anisoscelis foliaceus 2 and Anoplocnemis curvipes 3, and white water lily, Nymphaea alba 4. Nelumbo, Nematope, Nenuphar

Background imageLily Collection: Blood lily, Scadoxus multiflorus

Blood lily, Scadoxus multiflorus (Haemanthus multiflorus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1818

Background imageLily Collection: South Jersey hand-blown glass pitcher with lily pad design

South Jersey hand-blown glass pitcher with lily pad design
Popular Art in the USA - South Jersey hand-blown glass pitcher with lily pad design. mid-19th century



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