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Elegant lady in a garden -- Butterflies. Date: circa 1920s
Elegant lady in the snow -- Winter. Date: circa 1920s
Listening for counter-mining in the First World WarA French officer of engineers in a mine-gallery, listening for German counter-mining with special drums and microphones. A very delicate operation. Date: 1917
Lux advertisement, 1923Advertisement for Lux soap, manufactured by Lever Brothers at Port Sunlight. Ideal for dainty fabrics the illustration shows a mother and her children sorting through clothing from her drawers
A fly caught in a cobwebSilhouette depicting a fly caught in a cobweb. Two fairies sit, powerless to help, but two elves try to free it. Date: 1927
A fairy asleep on a cobwebSilhouette depicting a fairy asleep on a cobweb hammock. Date: 1928
India - Thread-like bridge over the Jadh-GungaBlack and white. Thin, delicate bridge strung between sheer faced walls of a huge gorge. A man is visible on the bridge.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 229. Date: circa 1890s
India - Bhairoghat thread-like bridge over Jadh-Gunga GorgeBlack and white. Thin, delicate bridge strung between sheer faced walls of a huge gorge. A man is visible on the bridge.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection. Slide number 229 and 61
Suffragette Scottish W. S. P. U Cup & SaucerA tea cup and saucer commisioned for use at the Scottish W.S.P.U Exhibition, held in Glasgow in April 1910, Votes for Women April 22nd 1910
Magnetic mine by G. H. DavisThe German magnetic mine: the first diagrams of its working and the methods by which it is laid. Diagrams showing the delicate electrical mechanism which reacts to the weak magnetic field set up by a
Chocolate box design, Superfine ChocolatesChocolate box design, an almond shape in gold for Superfine Chocolates, with two birds and their nest above. Date: 20th century
Highbury CollegeNonconformist Training College, where students are instructed in the delicate art of not conforming. Date: circa 1835
Kitsch Italian postcard - Young man with floral bouquetA smart (rather sweet-looking) young man stands with rosy cheeks in the photograph used on this fabulously kitsch 1920s Italian postcard. Date: circa 1920s
Flowers in a wooden clog-shaped Christmas cardPink, white and mauve flowers in a wooden clog-shaped Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Pink roses in a shoe-shaped Christmas card. circa 1890s
Design for Printed Textile with bird and fruit. Watercolour and Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1938
Design for textile with flowers, birds and insects. Gouache on drawing paper. Franklin & Franklin; Silver Studio. circa 1935
Design for textile or wallpaper in blue and green. Watercolour and pencil on brown tracing paper. Silver Studio. circa 1905
Design for dress silk or print with yellow flower. Pencil and watercolour on tracing paper on backing of plain detail paper. Silver Studio. 1937
Design for dress silk or print with flowers. Watercolour on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1931
Design for printed textile with white flowers
Design for Furnishing Textile with pink flowersDesign for Furnishing Textile with delicate pink flowers in a circular pattern. Pencil and gouache on brown sugar paper. Silver Studio. 1934
Calyptrella tenuissimaGlass sponge fossil which died on the seabed 80 million years ago
Moduza nuydai, butterflyPhotograph of the Moduza nuydai, Family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor
Crenidomimas concordia, butterflyPhotograph of the upperside of a Crenidomimas concordia, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor
Crenidomimas concordia, butterflyPhotograph of the underside of a Crenidomimas concordia, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor
Baltic amber jewelleryMatching necklace and earring set made of Baltic amber. Borrowed from Wendy Turner Coates. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule Fig. 22
Aeschna pilosa, dragonfilesPlate 21, an illustration of two dragonflies from Libellulinae Europaeae 1840 by Toussaint de Charpentier
Amygdalis communis, common almondIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Renanthera coccinea, orchidPlate 503 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Wulfenite comprises of (lead molybdate) and is characterized by thin, square tabulate crystal structures
Monograptus, graptoliteShown here is Monograptus, a slender and delicate Silurian graptolite. Graptolites are the fossil remains of small colonial animals. Graptolite colonies were connected together by living tissue
Quercus mediterranea, fossil leaf
Lacewing in amberLacewings from the order Neuroptera are gauzy-winged insects, and seen here preserved inside Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
Scobia spinosa, fungus gnat in amberA fungus gnat length 5.5mm, trapped and preserved in Baltic amber
Carved nephrite bowlNephrite is actually not a mineral outright, but is a variety of the mineral actinolite
Watercolour painting of a coastal sceneA delicate watercolour painting of a coastal scene, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. 1846
Watercolour painting of castle and water millA delicate watercolour painting of a castle and water mill, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. 1846
Painting of peaches on a branchA lovely, delicate painting of peaches on a branch, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. One of the peaches has been cut to reveal the stone. circa 1840s
China Tea ServiceThis delicate china tea service would grace any dinner table. Date: early 1930s
Glamorous NightieA glamorous night dress with delicate embroidery details. Date: 1933
Lady in white and green dress by Jeanne LanvinLady doing some light gardening in a white and green organdy dress, by Jeanne Lanvin. 1924
