Coloured Collection (page 23)

Martin Luther (1483-1546) burning the papal bull Exsurge Do
Martin Luther, (Eisleben, 1483, Eisleben, 1546). German reformer. Doctor of Theology and Augustinian priest. In 1517, outlined the main thesis of Lutheranism in Wittenberg

Costume / Bourgogne C15
Man: very short houppelande or jacket with dagged epaulettes & hanging sleeves, parti- coloured hose, piked shoes & a bandeau. Woman: Hennin & veil headdress, gown & kirtle. Date: 15th century

Edwardian woman with her borzois, on a birthday postcard
A Happy Birthday -- message Best wishes fro a happy day, may joys beset the path you tread, may life for you be always gay with sunshine overhead. 1900s

The Super Chattanette Combination Grate. Catalogue for Nicholls and Clarke Ltd. London. Manufacturers and Merchants of Building Materials. Date: circa 1920s

The Field of Waterloo the Morning after the Battle
The Field of Waterloo as it appeared the Morning after the Memorable Battle of the 18th June 1815.Coloured aquatint by M Dubourg after John Heaviside Clark, published by Edward Orme, Bond Street

Art nouveau tree designs
A multi-coloured assemblage of art nouveau tree designs and pine cones, with a more representational image of trees at the centre. Date: circa 1920s

Pigeons - A Red Helmet, Black Lahore and Yellow Spot
A portrait of three breeds of fancy pigeon illustrated inside their coop. The plain-headed Red Helmet presents its bicoloured plumage formation

Pigeons - Varieties of Ice Pigeons, Fancy Breed
An Ural, Silver, Siberian and Blue Ice Pigeons are seen here illustrated inside a pigeon coop, as known as a loft. The Ice Pigeon is a domesticated and fancy breed of pigeon

Pigeons - English Fantails or Garden Fantails
A portrait of a Black, White and Blue English Fantail pictured inside their coop. The English Fantail is a highly developed breed of fancy and exhibition pigeon, and sub-variety of the Fantail

Five people hung on gallows - China?
Hand coloured. Five people who have been blindfolded and hung on a complex gallow structure. It is hard to make out but the people look as though they may be African

War Ribbons of the British Army, WW1
Principal war ribbons of the British Army from 1850. Centre is the dark red ribbon of the Victoria Cross. Date: 1916

WW2 Poster -- National Savings
The Most You Can Save Is The Least They Deserve. Coloured photolithograph poster after Elgar. Published by the National Savings Committee and His Majestys Stationery Office

Design for Textile or Wallpaper with yellow roses. Pencil, coloured chalk and Gouache on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1894

The anus of a bot fly
Scanning electron microscope image of the anus of a bot fly. Image on display in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Coccyzus minor, mangrove cuckoo
Plate 169 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Tragopan satyra, satyr tragopan
Plate 49 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Pteroglossus beauharnaesii, curl-crested aracari

Coccinella sp. black spotted ladybird
Scanning electron microscope image showing the head of a black spotted ladybird (x 9 on a standard 9 cm wide print). This image has been coloured artifically by computer

Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor. Date c1905

University Library, Princeton University. Date c1903

Salona, Little Venice, Dalmatia, Austro-Hungary Salona, Litt
Salona, Little Venice, Dalmatia, Austro-Hungary. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Douglas, Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

La Comedie and rue Juillet XXX, Bordeaux, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Young girl in a pink dress with leaves and flowers
A young girl in a bright pink dress, holding a bunch of leaves and flowers. 1920

Gladys Cooper with daughter Joan Buckmaster

Young girl sitting on table with vase of flowers
A young girl in a frilly white dress, sitting on a table next to a vase of flowers. 1915

Peruvian Quipo
Quipos - coloured cords, with knots at appropriate points, enabled the ancient Peruvians and Mexicans to communicate in a non-verbal manner

Ancient Roman Women
Ancient Roman women in various coloured costumes

RMS Olympic - silk postcard
RMS Olympic - extremely rare hand coloured prototype for a silk postcard

Little girl with paintbox on a cutout Christmas card
Little girl with a paintbox on a cutout Christmas card, with the greeting partly coloured in. Date: circa 1890s

Pink roses, fan and Cupid on a hand-coloured card
Pink roses, fan and Cupid with bow and arrows on a French hand-coloured romantic greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Pink flowers and buds on a hand-coloured birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Map of Africa, with travellers routes
Map of Africa, with the routes of the modern travellers, Parke, Browne and Le Vaillant. 1799

Iris Variegata, Variegated Iris. early 19th century

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