Applied Collection (page 4)

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

Frightfulness as applied to a man on short leave
Part of the " War-Time Studdys" series, this soldier home on leave during World War I finds himself the victim of selfish demands from family and friends who all want a piece of him

History of Fashion 1875
Elongated, bodice with front lacing, (applied also to the outer sleeves) over a double skirt with apron front. The puff or bustle at the back of the skirt is still discernible

WOMEN & GIRL 1852
Girl: pantalettes, dress trimmed with tartan. Brown dress: pagoda sleeves & black ribbon applied in a geometric style border. Blue dress: basquin body trimmed with lace

F. R. Foster (1889-1958)
Photograph of Frank Foster, the Warwickshire and England cricketer, demonstrating his left-arm fast-medium bowling action, c.1910

Ladies & Girl 1865
Dress with Swiss ceinture, flounces applied in waves held with rosettes & a red bordered mantle; straw hats & plumes, gabrielle sleeves, bodice with long basques at the back

A Display of Vases
Vases by Clarey of Asnieres, in a variety of shapes and sizes, weird and wonderful, the sort of thing you find in dusty antique shops or the marche aux puces

German Beer Pot
An elaborate German beer pot, or tankard; the handle is in the form of two intertwined snakes

C16 Alphabet
Decorative initials from an early French printed book

Live while you Live Text
Live while you live, the epicure would say... - text with formal ornamentation

Scrap : Girl and Fan
Girl with a fan

Squared-Up Flowers
Yellow flowers abstracted into an intricate L-shaped motif

Unto Thee O God Text
Unto thee O God... - text accompanied by a view of mountain scenery and tasteful floral ornament

Scrap : Boy and Boat
A boy dressed in blue holds a model yacht

Square-Flowered Plant
Gertrud, from Dresden, improves on nature by squaring-up her flowers - to stunning effect !

The Lord our God Text
The Lord our God be with us... - text with ornamental lilies or orchids

Tis Gone Text C1875
Tis gone, that bright and orbed blaze... - text with country scenes including a flock of sheep at sundown

Thin Art Nouveau Flower
Very slim, very slender, somewhat anaemic, you could walk down Piccadilly with this in your hand and everyone would recognise you as an unquestionable aesthete

Art Nouveau Exuberance
Paul Haustein from Stuttgart really let his hair down on this one - an exuberant display of art nouveau fireworks !

Blue-Flowered Shrub
A shrub with blue flowers is carefully arranged to form a striking jugendstil composition

A French Collector
A French collector has just paid a successful visit to the marche aux puces (flea market)

Scrap : Skipping Girl
Skipping girl

Art Nouveau Plant
Abstracted plant in the Jugendstil manner

Patchwork Design
Design for a patchwork which gives intriguing trompe l oeil effects, which vary according to the way you focus your eyes on it

Roses in a Vase Surround
White flowers in a vase form a tasteful border to a page

Text - Good Name Chosen
Ornamental text : Good name is rather to be chosen than great riches

Thou Crownest Text C1880
Thou crownest the year... text for harvest-time, accompanied by a view of a cornfield and decorative ears of corn. Date: circa 1880

Art Nouveau Border 2
Border in the art nouveau style

Breakfast Tray Pattern
A design for the little mat which you will want to put on a breakfast tray when serving breakfast in bed to an invalid relative. After all, one must have things nice !

Scraps Thankfully
SCRAPS THANKFULLY RECEIVED This is probably intended as the front page of a scrap album

Formal Surround
A formal arrangement of flowers provides a surround

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