Claus Collection (#12)

Hanging up the Xmas stocking
Children eagerly hanging up their Xmas stockings by the fireside awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus. Artist: Ada Leonora Bowley Date: 1919

Father Christmas on four medieval style Christmas cards
Father Christmas and other characters on four medieval style Christmas cards -- snowballing with some children, looking tired after an evening celebrating with a family

Victorian Scrap - Santa with children, dog and presents. late 19th century

Victorian Scrap - Santa holding lantern, tree and presents
Victorian Scrap - Santa holding a paper lantern, and Christmas tree and presents. late 19th century

Victorian Scrap - Santa with sack and girl
Victorian Scrap - Santa with a sack of toys and a girl carrying holly. late 19th century

The Mystery of Santa Claus by Molly Benatar
Illustrated poem by Molly Benatar - images depict children sleeping in their beds as Santas helpers lay a web of dreams over their heads. Date: 1921

How King Christmas Comes by C. E. Bernard
A very modern Father Christmas delivers presents by jumping out of an aeroplane holding a large bunch of balloons. Date: 1921

Father Christmas and pudding on a Christmas card, with two poems: The Collector, and The Pudding That Cut Away. Date: circa 1890s

Santa Claus on a Christmas and New Year card, with robin and dog in a snowy landscape. Date: circa 1890s

Decorated Christmas tree with children asleep
Decorated Christmas tree with two children asleep below. Date: circa 1890s

Children and Christmas tree on a New Year card
Children with their toys gathered round a Christmas tree on a New Year card, with a pop-up Santa Claus. Date: circa 1890s

Father Christmas apparition on a Christmas card
Father Christmas awful apparition on a Christmas card -- he appears to be terrorising three edible birds with strings of sausages and onions. Date: circa 1890s

Father Christmas carrying pudding on a Christmas card
Father Christmas carrying a pudding on a Christmas card. (1 of 2) circa 1890s

Father Christmas on a Christmas card, his lower half turned into a slim man with a cane. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Father Christmas with sack of presents
Father Christmas with a sack full of presents, standing on a doorstep. circa 1970s

The Christmas Mask by Reginald Higgins
A stylish woman in a fur-trimmed outfit tries out a Father Christmas mask. Date: 1920

Santa Claus. Santa with an Xmas tree & laden with presents walks across the snow. Artist: KR Date: circa 1906

Santa delivering presents
Santa Claus in his red cloak deposit childrens presents around the hearth.Date: circa 1900

Out by Bruce Bairnsfather, 1919
And may he never be " called up" again! Father Christmas casts off the uniform and weapons of First World War soldiering

Christmas Santa with radio
Santa Claus tuning in for Christmas. Artist: Anon. Origin: USA Date: circa 1924

Christmas Santa with doll
Santa Claus with doll and other Christmas presents. Artist: Anon. Origin: USA Date: circa 1924

Christmas Festivities in the Shakspere Hut, WW1
A busy scene of festive jollity at the Shakspere Hut, one of numerous YMCA huts erected around London during the First World War to provide rest, food

Edwardian Santa Claus. Christmas postcard depicting a traditional Santa Claus emptying his sack of gifts. Date: 1904

Santa Claus on the chimney. Xmas scene depiction Santa with lantern. Date: circa 1906

Father Christmas arriving, Soho Fire Station, London
Father Christmas (fireman Pester) arriving via a specially constructed fireplace in the appliance room of Soho Fire Station, London, to give out the presents at a New Year party on 2 January 1955

Little girl at a New Year party, Soho Fire Station, London
A little girl with Father Christmas (fireman Pester) at a New Year party, Soho Fire Station, London, 2 January 1955. A total of 65 children attended the party

Father Christmas with his sack, by Muriel Dawson
Father Christmas walking through the snow with his sack, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1924

Santa Claus Lane, Hollywood, USA
Santa Claus Lane, Hollywood, California, USA -- otherwise known as Hollywood Boulevard, with Graumans Chinese Theatre on the left. Seen here decorated for Christmas with trees, bells and stars

Father Christmas in silhouette
Silhouette illustration of Father Christmas in his sleigh pulled by reindeer, setting off laden with Christmas trees and gifts for good boys and girls. Date: 1902

Christmas Cake
Seasonable Cakes, Christmas Cake. Marzipan Santa Claus Plaque and Spray of Poinsettias Date: 1936

Jeek the puppy meets Father Christmas
Jeek the mongrel puppy meets Father Christmas. Date: 1940

Repeating Pattern - Santas Sleigh with Reindeer. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Father Christmas with Sack. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Children wake to greet Santa Claus on Christmas night. All rather odd - for one the cot bed seems really rather small for these two siblings...? Date: circa 1908

Two little boys waiting for Santa
Two brothers, dressed in their pyjamas, wait by the fireplace, hoping to see Santa Claus. Date: c. 1910

Father Christmas meets three little children out in the snow
Father Christmas, carrying a sack laden with presents, comes across three little children walking in the snow. Date: c. 1910

Father Christmas filling up the stockings
Father Christmas places a pretty pink doll into a stocking. Date: c. 1910

Father Christmas peeking out through the chimney c. 1910

Children posting a letter to Santa Claus Date: 1915

Father Christmas with two small children in the snow
Two sweet little children meet Father Christmas as he wanders through the snow with his sack full of Christmas presents. c.1920

Father Christmas in snowy scene
Father Christmas stands in the snow, admiring a wooden toy horse which is no doubt destined for a little boy or girl who has been extra good this year. c.1908

Two children meet Father Christmas in the snow
Two excited small children meet Father Christmas as they wander through the snowy countryside. c.1920

Father Christmas distributing presents

Children peering round a tree at Father Christmas
Father Christmas marches through the snowy countryside, carrying a sack bursting with presents. He is watched by two excited little children who hide behind a tree. c. 1920

Father Christmas followed by a colourful group of children
Father Christmas marches through the snowy countryside followed by a long line of brightly dressed children, heavily laden with presents. c. 1920

Father Christmas placing presents around the tree
A festive scene showing father Christmas distributing gifts on and around a Christmas tree. c. 1910

CLAUS, Emile (1849-1924). Portrait of Madame Claus. 1900. Impressionism. Oil on canvas. BELGIUM. Tournai. Fine Arts Museum

SLUTER, Claus (1340-1406). The Well of Moses or The Well of the Prophets. Detail of Moses figure. FRANCE. Dijon. Charterhouse

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