Delicate Collection (page 6)

Flowers in a wooden clog-shaped Christmas card
Pink, 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 flowers
Design for Furnishing Textile with delicate pink flowers in a circular pattern. Pencil and gouache on brown sugar paper. Silver Studio. 1934

Calyptrella tenuissima
Glass sponge fossil which died on the seabed 80 million years ago

Moduza nuydai, butterfly
Photograph of the Moduza nuydai, Family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Crenidomimas concordia, butterfly
Photograph of the upperside of a Crenidomimas concordia, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Moduza nuydai, butterfly
Photograph of the Moduza nuydai, Family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Crenidomimas concordia, butterfly
Photograph of the underside of a Crenidomimas concordia, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Baltic amber jewellery
Matching necklace and earring set made of Baltic amber. Borrowed from Wendy Turner Coates. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule Fig. 22

Aeschna pilosa, dragonfiles
Plate 21, an illustration of two dragonflies from Libellulinae Europaeae 1840 by Toussaint de Charpentier

Amygdalis communis, common almond
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Renanthera coccinea, orchid
Plate 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, graptolite
Shown 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 amber
Lacewings 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 amber
A fungus gnat length 5.5mm, trapped and preserved in Baltic amber

Carved nephrite bowl
Nephrite is actually not a mineral outright, but is a variety of the mineral actinolite

Watercolour painting of a coastal scene
A 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 mill
A 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 branch
A 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 Service
This delicate china tea service would grace any dinner table. Date: early 1930s

Glamorous Nightie
A glamorous night dress with delicate embroidery details. Date: 1933

Lady in white and green dress by Jeanne Lanvin
Lady doing some light gardening in a white and green organdy dress, by Jeanne Lanvin. 1924

Lady with a bunch of pink roses. Artist: Raphael Kirchner. Delicate Art Nouveau style image of lady in pink holding a bunch of pink roses Date: circa 1910

Inmates of Chipping Norton Childrens Home
The National Childrens Homes (NCH) home at Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, opened in 1903 for what were described as delicate and affected children

Joseph Chamberlain - Balancing Act
Fiscalitis Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) performs a balancing act, standing precariously on a glass globe entitled Class whilst juggling a loaf of bread

Fairy on a branch
A fairy on a branch. 1920s

Childrens Choir, National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton
The so-called Cripples Choir at the National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, opened in 1903 for what were described as delicate and affected children

NCH Childrens Home, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
The National Childrens Homes home at Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, opened in 1903 for what were described as delicate and affected children

Primula Involucrata, a flowering perennial of the Primulaceae family with white or pink flowers. The Latin name primula refers to flowers that are among the first to open in spring

Lady of Lefkada, Greece, wearing traditional costume for the region

Cover design for The Butterflies Ball
Music cover design for The Butterflies Ball, Air de Ballet, by Clifford Higgin, published by Cary & Co of London. An elegant butterfly couple are depicted, hand in hand

I passed by your window
The Modesty Blind, which will be welcomed for dealing with delicate situations at the seaside Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary

Lilium Krameri (Lilium Japonicum), a species of Lily of the Liliaceae family, with pale pink flowers

Dianthus Caryophyllus (Carnation)
Dianthus Caryophyllus (Clove Pink, Carnation) named Jazz, seen here in close-up with cream-coloured petals and bright pink edging. The Dianthus belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family

Erodium Corsicum, a perennial flowering plant of the Geraniaceae family. Seen here growing in a rocky setting

Oxalis Crassipes Rosea (Strawberry Oxalis, Wood Sorrel), a perennial flowering plant of the Oxalidaceae family, with rose-pink flowers. Seen here in the daytime, with the flowers open

A technician adjusts delicate pipework
A technician, wearing a white laboratory coat and acoustic earmuffs, adjusts a section of thin copper pipework. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Cytisus Kimensis (Broom), with pale yellow flowers

Narcissus Cantabricus Monophyllus (Durieu) of the Amaryllidaceae family. It has one leaf per bulb, and a creamy white flower

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