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Background imageApplication Collection: Warpaint by David Wright

Warpaint by David Wright
An attractive woman wearing a fur stole that has slipped to reveal a shapely back, glances behind her as she applies her make up using a compact mirror. c.1950

Background imageApplication Collection: Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, as design motif

Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis, as design motif in wallpaper, borders and fabrics

Background imageApplication Collection: Olive Borden applies lipstick in the mirror

Olive Borden applies lipstick in the mirror
Actress Olive Borden putting the finishing touches to her face in a scene from The Monkey Talks, a film adaptation of the stage play produced in London and New York. Date: 1927

Background imageApplication Collection: Max Factor make up booklet with Hollywood stars

Max Factor make up booklet with Hollywood stars
Rochelle Hudson and Bette Davis demonstrate how to apply powder and rouge respectively in a Max Factor promotional booklet. Date: 1937

Background imageApplication Collection: Advert for Bellins Wonderstoen hair removal 1933

Advert for Bellins Wonderstoen hair removal 1933
Remove unwanted hair with this danity disc. Perfumed disc that is easy to use, passes over the affected part leaving the skin hair-free. Date: 1933

Background imageApplication Collection: Botanical illustration of the jonquil, Narcissus

Botanical illustration of the jonquil, Narcissus jonquilla, showing parts of flower

Background imageApplication Collection: Cyclamen persicum plant as motif in designs

Cyclamen persicum plant as motif in designs for tapestry, fabric and wallpaper

Background imageApplication Collection: Forceps and Bandages

Forceps and Bandages
A selection of medical appliances, including forceps and a hook to extract bullets (fig 8). Also bandage application diagrams

Background imageApplication Collection: Niger, West Africa - Baby receiving an enema

Niger, West Africa - Baby receiving an enema from his Mother. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageApplication Collection: ASL Valkyrie Aeroplane and Destroyers

ASL Valkyrie Aeroplane and Destroyers
The Valkyrie Aeroplane and ocena-going Destroyers. The ASL Valkyrie was a canard pusher configuration aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Syndicate Ltd in 1910

Background imageApplication Collection: Image of mallow and China pink from an illuminated manuscript an

Image of mallow and China pink from an illuminated manuscript an
Image of mallow and China pink flowers from an illuminated manuscript, and its applications in pottery, wallpaper border, carved and painted wood, jewelry

Background imageApplication Collection: Gothic-style wall hanging, circa 1900

Gothic-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Carved wooden pelmet, velvet lambrequin, wool and silk satin curtain, damask wall hangings. Planche 7. Croisee Gothique

Background imageApplication Collection: King Louis XVI-style wall hanging, circa 1900

King Louis XVI-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilt wood pelmet, gourgouran lambrequin and curtains, plush drapes, chair and window. Planche 18. Croisee Loius XVi

Background imageApplication Collection: Painting & Decorating

Painting & Decorating - Illustration of a smartly dressed housewife mixing paint for application onto the kitchen dresser. Artist: Anon. Date: 1931

Background imageApplication Collection: Central Australian Shield Design

Central Australian Shield Design
An aboriginal design for a shield from central Australia, suitable for application to cushions. Date: circa 1925

Background imageApplication Collection: Port Essington Belt Design

Port Essington Belt Design
A design derived from a Port Essington belt, suitable for application to border designs. Date: circa 1925

Background imageApplication Collection: Golmary Shield Design

Golmary Shield Design
A design taken from a Golmary Shield, in North Queensland, suitable for application to mats and cushions. Date: circa 1925

Background imageApplication Collection: Brighton Marina Brighton Marina site - photograph used for planning appeal

Brighton Marina Brighton Marina site - photograph used for planning appeal
Brighton Marina, Brighton, East Sussex

Background imageApplication Collection: Arab-style wall hanging, circa 1900

Arab-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Two-tone satin valance with gold embroidery, striped wool and silk curtains, harem screen. Planche 5. Croisee Style Arabe

Background imageApplication Collection: Renaissance-style wall hanging, circa 1900

Renaissance-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Wooden pelmet, velvet drapes with silk embrodery, damask wall hanging. Planche 10. Croisee Style Renaissance

Background imageApplication Collection: Military Staff and Aides-de-Camp in Queen Victoria s

Military Staff and Aides-de-Camp in Queen Victoria s
Military Staff and Aides-de-Camp in Queen Victorias coronation parade

Background imageApplication Collection: Flowering Rush

Flowering Rush
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Escholtzia

Escholtzia
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Dahlia

Dahlia
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Daffodil

Daffodil
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Cucumber

Cucumber
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Cyclamen

Cyclamen
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Crocus

Crocus
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Crown Imperial Seed Pods

Crown Imperial Seed Pods
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Cornflower

Cornflower
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Campanula, etc

Campanula, etc
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Canary Creeper

Canary Creeper
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Buttercup, etc

Buttercup, etc
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Border

Border
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Autumn Anemone

Autumn Anemone
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Blackthorn

Blackthorn
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Wild Rose

Wild Rose
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Arum Lilies

Arum Lilies
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Wood Anemone

Wood Anemone
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Wheat, Barley, Oats

Wheat, Barley, Oats
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Wild Iris

Wild Iris
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Tomatoes

Tomatoes
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Tomato

Tomato
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Thistle

Thistle
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Sunflower, Teasel

Sunflower, Teasel
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Seaweed

Seaweed
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Scotch Thistle

Scotch Thistle
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Rhododendron

Rhododendron
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Parrot Tulip

Parrot Tulip
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Oriental Poppy

Oriental Poppy
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Pansy, Viola

Pansy, Viola
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Ox-Eye Daisy

Ox-Eye Daisy
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Opium Poppy

Opium Poppy
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Narcissi

Narcissi
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Lily Alstraemeria

Lily Alstraemeria
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Martagon Lily

Martagon Lily
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Lilium croceum

Lilium croceum
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Lilies

Lilies
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Jonquil

Jonquil
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Iris

Iris
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Horned Poppy

Horned Poppy
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Goatsbeard

Goatsbeard
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Garden Anemone

Garden Anemone
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: Fuchsia

Fuchsia
Studies in plant form with suggestions for their application to design. Artists: A E V Lilley and W Midgley Date: 1903

Background imageApplication Collection: United States Air Force - Kaman HH-43F Huskie 59-1544

United States Air Force - Kaman HH-43F Huskie 59-1544 (msn 25), of Detachment 14, 42nd Aerospace Rescue Squadron, at Nellis Air Force Base

Background imageApplication Collection: East African Tribesman - Extensive Scarification, Nose Chain

East African Tribesman - Extensive Scarification, Nose Chain
A postcard produced by Consolata Missionaries, an Italian Roman Catholic missionary congregation operating in Africa

Background imageApplication Collection: The water lily, Nelumbo lutea, in wallpaper

The water lily, Nelumbo lutea, in wallpaper and tile patterns.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Background imageApplication Collection: Botanical illustration of a snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis

Botanical illustration of a snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Background imageApplication Collection: The water lily, Nelumbo lutea, and flower parts

The water lily, Nelumbo lutea, and flower parts.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Background imageApplication Collection: The poppy, Papaver somniferum, in wallpaper

The poppy, Papaver somniferum, in wallpaper and fabric patterns

Background imageApplication Collection: The iris in patterns for fabrics and tiles

The iris in patterns for fabrics and tiles.. Lithograph by Hervegh with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Background imageApplication Collection: The iris in various patterns for stained glass

The iris in various patterns for stained glass, wallpaper and fabrics

Background imageApplication Collection: Columbine, Aquilegia vulgaris, flower parts

Columbine, Aquilegia vulgaris, flower parts.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Background imageApplication Collection: Botanical illustration of the poppy, with flower

Botanical illustration of the poppy, with flower parts, opium pod, Papaver somniferum

Background imageApplication Collection: Experimental Kaman rotochute application

Experimental Kaman rotochute application on a standard military M2 air-drop container, centre. One-third scale model left and one-sixth scale model right. On the right is Wally Wannlund

Background imageApplication Collection: Dax, France - Thermal Baths - Mud bath Treatment

Dax, France - Thermal Baths - Mud bath Treatment. Date: 1923

Background imageApplication Collection: Stylish women wearing different headgear from Edelle

Stylish women wearing different headgear from Edelle
Five stylish women wearing the following outfits from Edelle, 30, New Bond Street: hat and scarf to match of crepe de chine embroidered in cardinal red (left top)

Background imageApplication Collection: Advert for Ch. Lalanne hair dye 1910

Advert for Ch. Lalanne hair dye 1910
Hair dye which recolours gray or white hair, changes brown to blonde or vice versa, available in two sized bottles in one single application. 1910

Background imageApplication Collection: Patricia Ellis, Warner Bros star applying Max Factor make up

Patricia Ellis, Warner Bros star applying Max Factor make up
Patricia Ellis (May 20, 1916 March 26, 1970), American film actress of the 1930s pictured in a Max Factor promotional booklet applying the cosmetics companys mascara (called eye-lash make-up here)

Background imageApplication Collection: Women recruits for police jobs lined up

Women recruits for police jobs lined up
Women recruits for jobs with the Metropolitan Police in London lined up in uniform wearing armbands with the initial WPSR (probably standing for Women Police Service Recruit). Date: circa late 1910s

Background imageApplication Collection: Sub-Inspector Barnett with women applicants

Sub-Inspector Barnett with women applicants
Sub-Inspector Barnett at Metropolitan Police headquarters, receiving applications from women to work for the London police force. Date: circa late 1910s



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