Branches Collection

Newby Bridge, Lake District, Cumbria - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life in Norse mythology
Yggdrasil (Yggdrasill), the sacred ash, the Tree of Life, the Mundane Tree of Norse mythology, whose branches overhang the Universe

Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life in Norse mythology
Yggdrasil (Yggdrasill), the sacred ash, the Tree of Life, the Mundane Tree of Norse mythology, whose branches overhang the Universe

Philemon and Baucis, two hospitable cottagers, ask the gods that they may die together, so P is turned into an oak tree and B to a linden, their branches intertwining

WW1 poster, Types of the British Army, Dismounted Branches, showing the various uniforms. Date: 1914-1918

Tatler front cover 1956
Front cover design in a typical 1950s style for The Tatler Early Spring Number. A woman wearing a voluminous checked blouse has a moment to herself while surrounded by lilac blossom

Bees in springtime
Bees enjoy collecting pollen from abundant catkins on pussy willow branches growing by a river

Wind Blown by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in a coat and hat picks nuts from the branches of a tree which is rapidly losing its leaves in the autumnal breeze

7-Branch Candlestick
Ceremonial objects : The GOLDEN CANDLESTICK (Menorah) with seven branches, used in the Temple at Jerusalem, is shown to the prophet Zechariah by an angel

Bunny and Child
A bunny dances with a child in a bunny costume, while coloured eggs lie on the grass and a robin sings on the bare branches of a silver birch

Heart (Anon)
the heart showing the ventricles, auricles, aorta, arteries, carotid branches and other associated vessels

Four hummingbirds with chicks in a nest
Four adult hummingbirds with chicks in a nest -- ornysmia trochilus moschita, ornysmia Vieilloti, ornysmia Sasin trochili cristati (in nest) ornysmia mellivorus

Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, showing the Footshape Works where the boots and shoes are made, with addresses of branches below, in London, Bradford, Brighton and Leicester

Thumbelina flies off with her Fairy Prince
Thumbelina meets the Fairy Prince and flies off with him, and they live Happily Ever After. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Promotional card for the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Ltd - Turkish Company with head office at Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey and branches in London, Paris, Constantinople (Istanbul), New York, Cairo

Two Badgers in a wood
Two badgers (Meles meles) forage for food in a wood. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

The new coffee tavern at Bradford
Interior and exterior views of the new coffee tavern in Bradford, inaugurated by W. E Forster, M.P in 1879. The Coffee Tavern movement was a Victorian effort to get people out of pubs

The Immortal Hour, by Rutland Boughton, Birmingham
The Immortal Hour, music drama by Rutland Boughton from the play by Fiona MacLeod, produced by Barry V Jackson, at the Repertory Theatre, Station Street, Birmingham. circa 1921

Boys with boat full of tree branches
Five boys with a boat full of tree branches. circa 1937

The man in the Moon
A boy, retrieving his kite from the branches of a tree, finds himself confronted by the Man in the Moon

LCC-LFB foam carrier and foam equipment
The foam carrier (lorry) and pump-escape from station 71 Battersea demonstrating the foam making capability of front-line fire engines

Fantasy Landscape Diptych - Left
Cherry blossom branches overhang a misty fantasy landscape of soft hills, mountains and lakes. The left side of a Diptych painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Sunset through the trees
The last rays of the days sun cast two autumnal trees into sharp silhouette. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Oak Apple Day at Chelsea Hospital
Lord Roberts takes the salute of the Chelsea Pensioners as they march past the statue of Charles II, which is covered with oak branches in honour of Oak Apple Day

Butchers to the Queen
J G Randall, butcher by appointment to Queen Victoria, and the Prince of Wales : presumably in central London, with branches in Highgate and Finchley

Holly with bells and red ribbon on a Christmas postcard. circa 1890s

Man making lobster pot at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon
A man using withies (willow branches) to make a lobster pot at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon. Date: circa 1970s

Chimpanzees in the African jungle, knuckle-walking, swinging from creepers and generally monkeying around! Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Bathing Beach of the Royal Muskoka Hotel, Canada
Children playing at the Bathing Beach of the Royal Muskoka Hotel, Canada, in and around the water and a canoe at the waters edge

Robin and blue tit in a cage on a cutout New Year card, with holly and mistletoe. Date: circa 1890s

Poster advertising Pontresina in Switzerland
Poster advertising Pontresina, an alpine village in the Engadin region of Switzerland, not far from St Moritz

Fantasy Landscape Diptych - Right
Cherry blossom branches overhang a misty fantasy landscape of soft hills, mountains and lakes. The right side of a Diptych painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Young boy swinging on a tree branch - Sunbrite Margarine
A young boy swinging on a tree branch - shoot for Sunbrite Margarine. Date: circa 1934

The Grizzly giant, sequoia tree, Maarispos Grove, California, men and horses in front of the tree. Vintage 19th century photograph

A pagan belief, that holly was a symbol of fertility and eternal life, this took place on the Twelfth Night, burning holly tree branch was carried through the village, followed by a brass band

The Giant Walnut Tree - Bossington, Exmoor, Somerset
The Giant Walnut Tree - Bossington, Exmoor, Holnicote Estate, Somerset. Date: circa 1910s

The Frost Fairies
A childrens short story illustration which shows some mythical frost fairies clinging to some thin tree branches. Date: circa 1944

Morris Four Fruits Wallpaper
A patterned example of the four fruits wallpaper, designed by Morris and Co. featuring diangonally orientated branches of different fruit trees. Date: circa 1864

Africa. Congo. Courtyard of a factory in Banana
History of Africa. 19th century. Courtyard of a factory in Banana. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

The Congo. Panorama of the Upper Congo
History of Africa. 19th century. Congo. Panoramic view of the Upper Congo. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Garden In May
An etching of a garden in May, bursting with flowers and low hanging tree branches, a lady is walking down a neat pathway. Date: circa 1918

The Road To London
A landscape painting of a quiet countryside road, which trails through a natural archway of large trees, with linking branches. Date: circa 1917

Autunno
A portrait painting comprising of a boy and girl, relaxing under some hanging branches, on a hill during Autumn. A large black horse is standing just behind them. Date: circa 1916

Tree By A Cottage
An etching which shows a large, gnarled tree, the branches have grown through a low formation of leaves. A welcoming countryside cottage with a smoking chimney sits behind. Date: 1911

City View
This painting shows a view of an industrial city with smokestacks, looking across a wide river with boats travelling across, through the branches of some foreground trees. Date: circa 1916

Cloud-encircled peak of Mount Fuji from Lake Motosu, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

The Giant
A landscape pencil drawing, dominated by the presence of a very large, gnarled tree with distinctive branches. Date: circa 1925

The Barn
A charcoal drawing showing a view of a bark, with a flock of chickens spread outside, from the concealed view of hanging tree branches. Date: circa 1921

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