Cooke Collection

Boenninghausenia albiflora (Ruta albiflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1828

Paphiopedilum venustum orchid (Cypripedium venustum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, London, 1821

Epicurus / Cooke
EPICURUS Greek philosopher Date: 341 - 270 BC

A discussion on the Piltdown skull by John Cooke
Portrait group of well-known British scientists examining the Piltdown skull. This topical painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1915

Fly agaric, Agaricus muscarius.. Fly agaric, Agaricus muscarius. Chromolithograph of an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi, Robert Hardwicke

Lattice fungus, Clathrus cancellatus.. Lattice fungus, Clathrus cancellatus. Chromolithograph of an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi

Maskelyne & Cooks automaton, Psycho
Maskelyne & Cooks thought-reading, whist playing automaton, Psycho, as demonstrated at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London

Maskelyne and Cookes "The Artists Dream". John Nevil Maskelyne and George Co
Maskelyne and Cookes " The Artists Dream". John Nevil Maskelyne and George Cooke, presented for the first time to a West End audience an entertainment they had been giving for several years

Emetic mushroom, Russula emetica 1, and orange cups, Peziza aurantia 2.. Emetic mushroom, Russula emetica 1, and orange cups, Peziza aurantia 2

Mildred Lady Burghley
MILDRED (nee Cooke) lady BURGHLEY second wife of William Cecil, Lord Burghley. Date: 1526 - 1589

Crested iris, Iris cristata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1828

Peony, Paeonia moutan rosea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1825

The Man from Mexico, Grand Theatre, Oldham
The Man from Mexico, a comedy at the Grand Theatre, Oldham, previously at the Strand Theatre, London. 1911

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Pirrie Carlisle Archive - autographs and illustration
Pirrie Carlisle Archive - George Maurice Burn (1862-1945) pen and ink study on card, Thames barges under sail. Signed by visitors to a soiree. 6 x 4.25 inches

Elwood Cooke and Bobby Riggs at Wimbledon
Both Elwood Cooke (1913-2004) and Bobby Riggs(1918-1995) were newcomers at Wimbledon tennis tournament. Here they are flanking British tennis player Miss Mary Hardwick (1913-2001) and George Godsell

Advert for Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, Euston Rd, London
Multi-imaged ships and houses postcard carrying details of cover for funerals and sickness. It claims that it is the Largest Friendly Society in Existence'. The Secretary is given as Chas. W

Miss Francis of Yale, a three-act farce by Michael Morton, at the Theatre Metropole, Camberwell, London, E B Normans Company from The Globe Theatre, starring Ethel Hope and Stanley Cooke

Music cover, So It Was, words by George Horncastle, music by John Cooke Junior, sung by G H MacDermott. 19th century

Ancient vase in the possession of Mr. George Cooke. Vase in red clay with black design of men with quadriga four-horse chariot and deer

Tagua tagua passionflower, Passiflora serratodigitata (Passiflora palmata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney

Gonostemon grandiflorus var. sororius (Stapelia sororia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Woolly net-bush, Calothamnus villosus
Woolly net-bush or silky net-bush, Calothamnus villosus (Calothamnus villosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet

True cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum verum (Laurus cinnamomum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Pelargonium auritum (Pelargonium melananthon). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Red passion flower, Passiflora racemosa (Passiflora princeps). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Cape gorse, Aspalathus angustifolia (Borbonia lanceolata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Mountain devil, Lambertia formosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Helichrysum proliferum (Elichrysum proliferum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Baja organ pipe cactus, Stenocereus stellatus (Cactus stellatus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Gay orchis, Galearis spectabilis (Orchis spectabilis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Billbergia amoena (Tillandsia amoena). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Gonna, Struthiola juniperina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Siberian larkspur, Delphinium grandiflorum (Delphinium chinense). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

American viburnum, Lantana mista. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after MIss Rebello from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Alpine pink, Dianthus alpinus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Daphne alpina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Alpenrose or snow-rose, Rhododendron ferrugineum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Silver banksia, Banksia marginata. Australia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Flax-leaf ankle-aster, Ionactis linariifolia (Aster pulcherrimus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Pink vygie or ice plant, Lampranthus blandus (Mesembryanthemum blandum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, London, 1821

Shrubby milkwort, Polygala chamaebuxus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after an illustration by William Miller from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, London, 1821

Blue star, Amsonia tabernaemontana var. salicifolia (Amsonia salicifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, London, 1821

Edmondia pinifolia (Elichrysum spectabile). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Chinese keys or fingerroot, Boesenbergia rotunda (Kaempferia pandurata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, London, 1821

Purple gentian, Gentiana purpurea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after an illustration by William Miller from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, London, 1821

Ural axe vetch, Oxytropis uralensis (Astragalus uralensis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Cinquefoil, Potentilla pedata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, London, 1821

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