Applied Collection (page 3)

Letter of confirmation, unfit for military service, WW1
Letter of confirmation declaring Harold Auerbach (1897-1975) unfit for military service, 15 October 1915. He had applied for enlistment in the Artists Rifles. 1915

Photograph: Ranghar of the Indian Army, Eastern Punjab, 1943-44. Ranghar was a term applied by Hindus to any Rajput who had, or whose ancestors had, converted to Islam

Applied Floral Decoration on Belleek China, Belleek Potteries - an interior shot showing a man working at a bench on chinaware. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Fermanagh: Belleek)

Unfired China Just Removed from Moulds, Manipulating Applied Ornament, Belleek - an interior shot showing men working at china at a bench. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Fermanagh: Belleek)

The Victoria Cross, which Queen Victoria stipulated should be incribed For Valour, rather than For the Brave, so that not just bravery should be merited. Date: 19th century

Stylised Art Nouv Plant
Stylised plant in the Jugendstil manner. Date: 1904

Cornstalk Abstract
Maybe they are meant to be ears of corn, but who cares - this is a splendid jugendstil motif, restrained yet full of impact. Date: 1904

Art Nouveau Plants
Stylised plants make a nice border. Date: 1896

Pansy Border / Jugend 1901
A decorative, Art Nouveau floral border using stylized pansies

Green Spotted Cloak 1899
Pale green theatre cloak with high collar edged with white accordion pleated chiffon & trimmed with black lace applied in serpentine waves to the border. Date: 1899

Ball Dress Dec. 1824
White gown with gallo-greek bodice & short puffed sleeves. The hem is decorated with rouleaux - some applied in wavy lines. Bows adorn the skirt, sleeves & bodice. Date: 1824

Illuminated letter I in a medieval style

Plants / Spiraea Ulmaria
MEADOW-SWEET, or QUEEN OF THE MEADOWS (note : the name Queen of the Meadows is also applied to other quite different plants) Date: early 20th century

Frontispiece / Science / Art
Date: 1682

Illuminated letter O in a medieval style

Illuminated letter L in a medieval style

Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London, near Shepherds Bush, County of London, England. Showing the Palace of the British Applied Arts Date: 1908

Advert for Sanitas - family antiseptic for wounds 1937
Just a small wound but.... I never run the risk of blood poisoning. As soon as any member of my family gets a scratch or cut, let alone a more serious wound, I instantly apply Sanitas

God Save the Queen
Arrangement of people spelling out God Save the Queen. Date: victorian era

The School of Applied Art by H. H. Harris
Colour illustration from the front cover of The Bystander showing a young fashionable woman sitting at an easel applying her make-up. Date: 23rd May 1928

Iron Radiator Screen
A fine example of wrought ironwork, an ornate radiator screen. Date: 1950s

Alfred Tress. Sheppard
ALFRED TRESSIDER SHEPPARD Writer, scholar and educator, Provost of Kings College, Cambridge, who interviewed me when I applied for a place... Date: 1871 - 1947

Radiation Treatment
The application of ultra violet light radiation treatment, applied to a hand using a modern machine. Date: early 1930s

Green & Gold Compact
Green circular compact with diamante (paste) decoration, gold cord and tassels containing a mirror, powder and two lipstick holders. Date: circa 1920

Compact / Lipstick Holder
Ingenious comapct with the mirror concealed in the lid and space for two lipsticks within the large silk tassel. Date: circa 1920

Celluloid Compact C. 1918
Celluloid compact with paste decoration, decorative clasp and tassels in a mock tortoise shell finish. Date: circa 1918

Roderick Imp. Murchison
Sir RODERICK IMPEY MURCHISON Geologist, director of the School of Science applied to Mining and the Arts (!) Date: 1792 - 1871

Cottage Tea Service
Cottage design tea service. Date: early 1930s

Hand Painted Tea Service
A lovely hand-painted floral tea service. Date: early 1930s

Colonnade at the British Applied Arts Palace
The Colonnade at the British Applied Arts Palace at the Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London. The point of the Franco-British Exhibition in 1908 was to celebrate the Entente Cordiale

Applying anti-corrosive composition - Queen Elizabeth
After the scaling of the plates a coat of the anti-corrosive composition was applied, so that the hull could be painted in the black and white of the Cunard White Star Line

The Chicago platform applied in St. Louis. Illustration shows William Jennings Bryan, with a huge smile, sitting on the Democratic donkey labeled Democracy with a long

The sermon on the mount as applied to a commercial age. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with each scene titled According to Scripture followed by a quote from the bible; at the bottom of each

Presentation Cups
Presentation cups for men and women who have distinguished themselves by sporting prowess, intellectual achievement or giving money to the right people... Date: 1930

China Tea Service
This delicate china tea service would grace any dinner table. Date: early 1930s

Christening Silver 1818
Silver candelabras and candlesticks, also Russian samovar and silver dish with ewer, used at the christening of King Christian IX (father of Queen Alexandra), 1818. Date: 1930s

Patchwork Quilters
A group of ladies making patchwork quilts together. Date: 1930s

Varnishing Nails
Nail varnish should be applied very carefully, with a small brush, first horizontally from left to right, then vertically from the fingertips downwards. Do not smear the varnish! Date: 1930s

Chalking Nails
A white chalk pencil applied to the nails gives a pleasing appearance to the fingertips! Date: 1930s

Buckingham Palace gates, 1835
The gates of Buckingham Palace, as shown on the front cover of The Mirror, 1835. See picture 10030204 for a photographic version, now at Marble Arch. Date: 1835

Palace of British Applied Arts, Franco-British Exhibition
View of the Palace of British Applied Arts at the Franco-British Exhibition, held at White City, West London. Date: 1908

Leafy Surround
A simple border of leaves and flowers. Date: circa 1880

Bric a Brac Polka
THE BRIC-A-BRAC POLKA Date: late 19th century

DERBY POSIES TEASET
A lovely Derby Posies fine bone china tea set, decorated with roses, including matching teapot, teacups, milk jug and sugar bowl. Date: 1930s

Alphabets & Typography
Various examples of Russian alphabets and german typography from the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760

Armstrong Gun-Maker / 1862
The finishing touches are applied by lathe to a 100 pounder Armstrong gun at the Woolwich Arsenal, London Date: 1862

Shipwrecked on a Tropical Island
Front cover illustration showing a young woman shipwrecked on a tropical island. Dressed only in a slip, she nevertheless ensures her lipstick is expertly applied. Date: 1928

Patent Applied For. A new invention discloses their whereabouts. a golfer looks for a lost ball while golfing. Please note

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