Sprig Collection

Irish Guards Shamrock
The duke of Connaught presents Irish Guardsmen with a sprig of shamrock each

Owl and foxes carrying food on a Christmas card
An owl and three foxes carrying a roast bird, cutlery and holly through the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Santa Claus proposing a toast on a Christmas postcard
Santa Claus proposing a toast on a Christmas and New Year postcard. Date: circa 1900s

PARTY / DARE HE? MISTLETOE
DARE HE ? A girl pauses beneath a mistletoe sprig, wondering if hes man enough to seize his chance... Date: 1920

Children with large pudding on a Christmas card
Children attacking a large pudding on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes, featuring a festive sprig of holly. Date: 1943

Original Artwork - Holding mistletoe above two mice
Original Artwork - A little girl encouraging two amorous mice, by holding a sprig of mistletoe above their heads! Date: circa 1937

Original Artwork - Design for a novelty Christmas card - Invitation - sprig of mistletoe hanging over a comfy armchair Date: circa 1937

Christmas greetings card - Little girl brings in the pudding
Christmas greetings card - Little girl brings in the Christmas pudding, topped with a sprig of holly. Date: circa 1937

Original Artwork - Christmas thank you card design
Original Artwork - Design for a Christmas thank you card - teddy bear holding a green balloon and sprig of mistletoe. Date: circa 1937

Place marker - Little boy with mistletoe
Original Artwork - Design for a circular place marker, showing a young boy holding up a sprig of Christmas mistletoe against a star-filled background. Date: circa 1937

Greetings card design - Lending a hand. A little girl standing on a fold-out step to hang up the sprig of Christmas holly, whilst her pet black scottie dog stands attentively offering assistance

Young girl at Xmas
Young girl in a Santa robe holding a parcel and sprig of holly. Artist: Anon. Date: circa 1908

Wistful child
A wistful looking young child wearing green. A sprig of holly in the foreground. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: circa 1908

Three young girls
A group of three pretty young girls. A sprig of violets in the foreground. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: circa 1908

Girl with a garland
Pretty young girl in a pink dress with a garland of roses in her hair. A sprig of roses in the foreground. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: circa 1908

Girl in a turquoise bonnet
Pretty young girl in a white dress trimmed turquoise and matching bonnet. A sprig of daisies in the foreground. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: circa 1908

Girl in a yellow bonnet
Pretty young girl in a pale yellow dress and matching bonnet. A sprig of forget-me-nots in the foreground. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: circa 1908

Girl in a straw hat
Smiling young girl wearing an old straw hat. A sprig of periwinkles in the foreground. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: circa 1908

Cacao, cocoa or chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao
Sprig of the cacao, cocoa or chocolate tree, Theobroma cacao, with bean, fruit and seed. Copperplate engraving after an original illustration by Captain John Gabriel Stedman from his Narrative of a

Sprig of the anchiote tree, Bixa orellana. The flavoring and dye annatto is derived from its seeds. Copperplate engraving after an original illustration by Captain John Gabriel Stedman from his

Sprig of the cotton plant, Gossypium hirsutum, with bolls and leaves. Copperplate engraving after an original illustration by Captain John Gabriel Stedman from his Narrative of a Five Years

Sprig of the tamarind tree, Tamarindus indica, with leaves and pod. Copperplate engraving after an original illustration by Captain John Gabriel Stedman from his Narrative of a Five Years Expedition

Sprig of the coffee tree, Coffea arabica, with drupes D, coffee beans F and leaves B, C. Copperplate engraving after an original illustration by Captain John Gabriel Stedman from his Narrative of a

Sprig of the indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria, and square of indigo ready for use as dye. Copperplate engraving after an original illustration by Captain John Gabriel Stedman from his Narrative of

Beaufort Castle, near Beauly, Inverness-shire, Scotland, with a Fraser tartan background. Date: circa 1905

Santa Claus writing in a book on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Two sides of a cutout Christmas card -- a snowball with a sprig of holly (left), and a tabby kitten with mistletoe (right). Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a gift box -- to Elsie. Date: circa 1890s

Dwarf cherry blossom
A sprig of wild cherry blossom(Prunus Cerasus), depicting the fruit and leaves. Date: 1869

Wild cherry blossom
A sprig of wild cherry blossom(Prunus Avium), depicting the fruit and stone. Date: 1869

1930 greetings card
Lady dressed in a crinoline with a brolly and a sprig of holly. Date: 1930s

Foster General Purpose Engine Sprig UP 6481
Foster General Purpose Engine, regn. UP 6481 14410, Sprig. Built in 1920 by William Foster & Co. in Lincoln, powered by a 7 Nhp single-cylinder steam engine. Date: 1970s

Gathering Decorations
A girl stands at a stile with a load of holly and a sprig of mistletoe Date: 1890

MISTLETOE ON STAIRS
DARE HE ? A girl pauses beneath a mistletoe sprig, wondering if hes man enough to seize his chance... Date: 1920

Girl wearing high-quality skirt with remarkable hairstyle, redolent of the late 17th century... Date: circa 1910s

Glamorous French Woman in turquoise ensemble with holly
Glamorous French Woman in turquoise ensemble with a stylish purple and gold handbag and holding a sprig of holly Date: circa 1920

Sprig of holly on a Victorian Christmas scrap. circa 1890s

Japan - Young Japanese Girl holding cherry blossom frond Date: circa 1903

Holly and horseshoe on a cutout Christmas card
Holly and horseshoe with envelope on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Three cats with pudding on a Christmas card
Three cats with a pudding on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a pudding on a plate, with a sprig of holly on top. circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a gift box. Date: circa 1890s

Pink flowers and buds on a hand-coloured birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a pudding
Christmas card in the shape of a round Christmas pudding with a smiling face on a blue patterned plate. A sprig of holly sits on top. Date: circa 1890s

Children carrying holly and mistletoe
Two small children wandering through the snow carrying huge sprigs of holly and mistletoe. c.1920

Couple - Bobo Tribe, Senegal
A rather remarkable photograph of a couple of the Bobo Tribe from Bobo-Dioulasso in Senegal, West Africa. The ladys modesty is protected for this picture by a rather inventive shubbery-based

Jack and Jill by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes, play in the snow with a sledge. The little girl, wearing neck ruff and holding a muff to keep her hands warm waves a sprig of holly in the air

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