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Violet Collection (page 4)

Background imageViolet Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 386

Curtis British Entomology Plate 386
Lepidoptera: Melitaea selene = Boloria (Argynnis) selene (Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary) [Plant: Viola hirta (Hairy Violet)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageViolet Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 281

Curtis British Entomology Plate 281
Hemiptera: Ranatra linearis (Linear Water-scorpion) [Plant: Gentiana pneumonanthe (Calanthian Violet)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageViolet Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 168

Curtis British Entomology Plate 168
Coleoptera: Rugilus fragilis (Red-necked Rugilus) [Plant: Viola canina (Dog?s Violet)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageViolet Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 151

Curtis British Entomology Plate 151
Coleoptera: Cybister roeselii (Roesel?s Diving Beetle, a Mainland-European species) [Plant: Hottonia palustris (Water Violet)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageViolet Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 42

Curtis British Entomology Plate 42
Diptera: Pachygaster leachii (Leachian Pachygaster) [Plant: Viola odorata (White Sweet Violet)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageViolet Collection: Lesser throatwort, ivy-leaved and corn violet bellflower

Lesser throatwort, ivy-leaved and corn violet bellflower.. Handcolored botanical copperplate engraving from Joshua Hamiltons Culpepers English Family Physician; or Medical Herbal Enlarged

Background imageViolet Collection: Children reading together Pals by C V MacKenzie

Children reading together Pals by C V MacKenzie
Charming illustration showing two children, arms around each other as they perch on a stool reading a book together. Date: 1920s

Background imageViolet Collection: Children reading together Story Time by Mackenzie

Children reading together Story Time by Mackenzie
Charming illustration showing two children, a boy and girl, sharing a book in the middle of a playroom. Date: 1920s

Background imageViolet Collection: Florence Stoney

Florence Stoney (1870 - 1932), Irish physician who was the first female radiologist. A pioneer in X-ray and ultra-violet light treatment; also gaining permission for medical womens work in WWI

Background imageViolet Collection: FALL / GREAT DANE / 1900

FALL / GREAT DANE / 1900
CHAMPION VICTORY Born: 2 March 1899 Sire:Ch. Hannibal Dam: Ch. Valentine Both of Redgrave. Breeder/Owner:Violet Horsefall Date: 1900

Background imageViolet Collection: Indigo manufactory in India

Indigo manufactory in India
An indigo manufactory in India, processing dyestuff from the indigofera plant. Date: circa 1770

Background imageViolet Collection: Violet Paget in School for Scandal and The Entertainers

Violet Paget in School for Scandal and The Entertainers at The Pavilion, Buckler-Keighley Concert Parties

Background imageViolet Collection: Lady Violet Brasseys sons, Cyril and Gerard

Lady Violet Brasseys sons, Cyril and Gerard
Delightful portrait of Cyril and Gerard Brassey, dressed in outfits typical of Edwardian upper class children. The older boy is in a wool jacket

Background imageViolet Collection: Lady Violet Astor

Lady Violet Astor
Violet Astor, Lady Astor of Hever (n饠 Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound) DStJ (28 May 18893 January 1965), daughter of the 4th Earl of Minto and the wife of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever

Background imageViolet Collection: Wedding of Violet Asquith and Maurice Bonham-Carter

Wedding of Violet Asquith and Maurice Bonham-Carter
Wedding group at the marriage of Violet Asquith to Maurice Bonham-Carter. Helen Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury

Background imageViolet Collection: Radiation Therapy

Radiation Therapy
A circle of young boys wearing protective goggles, are subjected to radiation therapy, using ultra violet light. Date: early 1930s

Background imageViolet Collection: German Easter card with chicks and eggshells

German Easter card with chicks and eggshells. circa 1890s

Background imageViolet Collection: New Year card in the shape of a gift box

New Year card in the shape of a gift box
New Year card in the shape of a white gift box with a blue ribbon, open to reveal purple violets. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageViolet Collection: Cupid with dove and envelope on a Valentine postcard

Cupid with dove and envelope on a Valentine postcard
Cupid with white dove and envelope, white and mauve flowers in a heart shape, and an anvil, on a Valentine postcard. circa 1890s

Background imageViolet Collection: New Year card in the shape of a wickerwork basket

New Year card in the shape of a wickerwork basket
New Year card in the shape of a round wickerwork basket, open to reveal white and purple flowers. (2 of 2) circa 1890s

Background imageViolet Collection: Lady Elcho (Lady Violet Manners)

Lady Elcho (Lady Violet Manners)
Lady Elcho, formerly Lady Violet Manners (born 1888), wife of Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho and heir to the Earl of Weymss. She was sister to Lady Diana Manners

Background imageViolet Collection: Society during the 1924 London Season

Society during the 1924 London Season
Double page spread from The Sketch featuring photographs of well-known figures in society in London for the summer season

Background imageViolet Collection: Advertisement for a coat by Elsa Schiaparelli

Advertisement for a coat by Elsa Schiaparelli
Photograph of a model wearing a white ermine coat designed by Elsa Schiaparelli. The fur is worked horizontally, the coat falls in loose folds from gathered shoulders

Background imageViolet Collection: When my dream boat comes home - Music Sheet Cover

When my dream boat comes home - Music Sheet Cover by Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin featured by the Carson Sisters (Violet and Nellie Carson), a illustration of boat and the moon is shining

Background imageViolet Collection: Some leading Actresses of the late Victorian era

Some leading Actresses of the late Victorian era. (from top left, going clockwise): Miss Alice Atherton (1854-1899), Miss V

Background imageViolet Collection: Advert for Hanovia sunlamp 1929

Advert for Hanovia sunlamp 1929
Keep fit with " Homesun" sunlight. Bring sunshine into your home... Date: 1929

Background imageViolet Collection: Violet Charteris, Lady Elcho

Violet Charteris, Lady Elcho
Lady Violet Catherine Manners, Lady Charteris, Lady Elcho (1888-1971), second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, wife of Captain Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho. Date: July 1914

Background imageViolet Collection: Three ladies in evening dresses by Paul Poiret and Beer

Three ladies in evening dresses by Paul Poiret and Beer
Three fashionable ladies in evening dresses. On the left, violet, gold and black with a pleated crepe de chine hem, and a large gold fan, by Paul Poiret

Background imageViolet Collection: Erasmic Peerless Soap

Erasmic Peerless Soap
Advertisement from 1929 for Erasmic soap featuring The Erasmic Twins, Violet and Blanche

Background imageViolet Collection: Flowers of March & April

Flowers of March & April: VIOLA (Violet); PRIMULA (Primrose); PRIMULA VERIS (Cowslip); GALIUM ODORATUM (Sweet Woodruff); (Bluebell) HYACINTHOIDES NON-SCRIPTA

Background imageViolet Collection: Corporal Violet

Corporal Violet
NAPOLEON I: Profiles of Maria Louisa, Napoleon & their child can be seen in this posy of violets. The flower being the symbol his adherents used to recognize each other by

Background imageViolet Collection: Two sisters on the beach, Southwold, Suffolk

Two sisters on the beach, Southwold, Suffolk
Two sisters (Lucy and Violet Auerbach) in their bathing costumes on the beach at Southwold, Suffolk. Date: circa 1912

Background imageViolet Collection: Young girl on holiday, Southwold, Suffolk

Young girl on holiday, Southwold, Suffolk
Young girl (Violet Auerbach) on holiday, standing on the steps of a bathing hut at Southwold, Suffolk, August 1912. Date: 1912

Background imageViolet Collection: Mother and daughter on the beach, Southwold, Suffolk

Mother and daughter on the beach, Southwold, Suffolk
Mother and daughter (Ellen and Violet Auerbach) in their bathing costumes on the beach at Southwold, Suffolk, standing outside a changing hut. Date: circa 1912

Background imageViolet Collection: Family group on holiday, Southwold, Suffolk

Family group on holiday, Southwold, Suffolk
Family group outside their holiday home at 25 North Parade, Southwold, Suffolk -- Albert, Lucy, Arthur, Harold, Ellen and Violet Auerbach, summer 1912. Date: 1912

Background imageViolet Collection: Four children on a sandcastle, Saltburn, North Yorkshire

Four children on a sandcastle, Saltburn, North Yorkshire
Four children (Albert, Harold, Lucy and Violet Auerbach) on a sandcastle, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire Date: 1906

Background imageViolet Collection: Two sisters at Southwold, Suffolk

Two sisters at Southwold, Suffolk
Two sisters (Lucy and Violet Auerbach) posing for a photo on the sea front at Southwold, Suffolk, summer 1911. Date: 1911

Background imageViolet Collection: North Parade, Southwold, Suffolk

North Parade, Southwold, Suffolk
View of North Parade, Southwold, Suffolk, in September 1910. The children are Harold and Violet Auerbach, enjoying their holidays there. 1910

Background imageViolet Collection: Family on a holiday outing, Dunwich, Suffolk

Family on a holiday outing, Dunwich, Suffolk
Family (Arthur, Harold, Lucy, Albert and Violet Auerbach) on a holiday outing to the village of Dunwich, Suffolk, 30 August 1908. The building is All Saints Church, abandoned in the 1750s

Background imageViolet Collection: Two sisters on a garden bench

Two sisters on a garden bench
Two sisters (Violet and Lucy Auerbach) on a garden bench, summer 1910. Date: 1910

Background imageViolet Collection: Little girl in pram, Ealing, West London

Little girl in pram, Ealing, West London
Little girl (Violet Auerbach) in her pram in the front garden of her home at 1 Carlton Road, Ealing, West London. Date: circa 1904

Background imageViolet Collection: Little girl in garden, Ealing, West London

Little girl in garden, Ealing, West London
Little girl (Violet Auerbach) with a wheelbarrow in the back garden of her home at 1 Carlton Road, Ealing, West London. Date: 1905

Background imageViolet Collection: Four children and boatman, Saltburn, North Yorkshire

Four children and boatman, Saltburn, North Yorkshire
Four children (Albert, Harold, Lucy and Violet Auerbach) sitting in a boat on the beach with boatman Mr Marshall, during their holiday in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire. Date: 1906

Background imageViolet Collection: With the Tile Club, Marie Conron as Violet Remington

With the Tile Club, Marie Conron as Violet Remington
Theatre publicity card, Marie Conron as Violet Remington in a play entitled With The Tile Club. She was associated with Gilbert and Sullivan productions in America. circa 1880s

Background imageViolet Collection: Passengers in a charabanc, Swanage, Dorset

Passengers in a charabanc, Swanage, Dorset
Passengers in a charabanc at Swanage, Dorset, ready for a trip to Lulworth Cove. They are Arthur Auerbach and three of his four children. Date: 1913

Background imageViolet Collection: Father and four children, Southwold, Suffolk

Father and four children, Southwold, Suffolk
Father (Arthur Auerbach) and his four children (Albert, Harold, Lucy and Violet) posing for a photo on the pavement outside their holiday home at 25 North Parade, Southwold, Suffolk, summer 1911

Background imageViolet Collection: Little girl dressed up for a walk, Ealing, West London

Little girl dressed up for a walk, Ealing, West London
Little girl (Violet Auerbach) dressed up ready to go for a walk, Ealing, West London. 1906

Background imageViolet Collection: Little girl with dolls in a back garden

Little girl with dolls in a back garden
Little girl (Violet Auerbach) with her dolls in a back garden. Date: 1912



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