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Design Collection (page 7)

Background imageDesign Collection: Gertrude Lawrence in Molyneux

Gertrude Lawrence in Molyneux
A pale green and russet brown evening ensemble by Edward Molyneux, designed for Gertrude Lawrence to wear in the play, Behold we Live at the St. Jamess Theatre in 1932. Date: 1932

Background imageDesign Collection: Original logo, British Broadcasting Corporation

Original logo, British Broadcasting Corporation
Original logo for the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation. circa 1953

Background imageDesign Collection: Fashion design by Eva Lutyens

Fashion design by Eva Lutyens. 1936

Background imageDesign Collection: Congregation Ahavath Israel, Sullivan County, NY State, USA

Congregation Ahavath Israel, Sullivan County, NY State, USA
Congregation Ahavath Israel Synagogue, Liberty, Sullivan County, NY State, USA. On the back of the postcard are details of a Loyalty Dinner at Stiers Hotel, Ferndale, NY State. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageDesign Collection: Smith Premier Typewriter No. 4 - at The Paris Exposition 1900

Smith Premier Typewriter No. 4 - at The Paris Exposition 1900
Advertising card for The Smith Premier Typewriter No.4 exhibited at The Paris Exposition of 1900. Date: 1900

Background imageDesign Collection: Aladdin pantomime design

Aladdin pantomime design, unidentified production. Showing Aladdin in the cave with the lamp, and the genie materialising. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDesign Collection: London Trade Card - Nathan Drake, Colourman

London Trade Card - Nathan Drake, Colourman, successor to Mr Robert Keating, White Hart, Long Acre, London, supplies for artists and house painters. circa 1760s

Background imageDesign Collection: Label design, Tom Smiths Christmas Crackers

Label design, Tom Smiths Christmas Crackers. circa 1900

Background imageDesign Collection: Sanitary ware, Plate 42

Sanitary ware, Plate 42, showing wash basins, urinals and toilet bowls in a range of styles. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageDesign Collection: Advertisement, Morny Paris perfume

Advertisement, Morny Paris perfume, Essence Mysterieuse. 1918

Background imageDesign Collection: DECIMUS BURTON 1800-1881

DECIMUS BURTON 1800-1881
DECIMUS BURTON Achieved early renown with his design for the Coliseum in Regents Park. Later laid out Hyde Park and designed the Palm House at Kew with Turner. Date: 1800 - 1881

Background imageDesign Collection: Jean Muir

Jean Muir (1928 - 1995), English fashion designer and dressmaker. In 1965 she was awarded the Harpers Bazaar Trophy for original creative design

Background imageDesign Collection: Battle of Waterloo, 1815

Battle of Waterloo, 1815 - The Battle of Waterloo, 1815. Watercolour by William Heath, unsigned, 1818 (c).Possibly the original design for Wellingtons Victories plate 29, drawn and etched by W Heath

Background imageDesign Collection: Cover design by Cecil Aldin, Spot, An Autobiography

Cover design by Cecil Aldin, Spot, An Autobiography. Date: 1895

Background imageDesign Collection: Front cover design for a brochure for Liner RMS Mauretania

Front cover design for a brochure for Liner RMS Mauretania
The attractive front cover design for a brochure for the Liner RMS Mauretania, designed by Leonard Peskett and built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson for the British Cunard Line. Date: 1922

Background imageDesign Collection: WW2 greetings card, As You Were

WW2 greetings card, As You Were! Three servicewomen in uniform, a WRN, an ATS and a WaF, look longingly at an elegant evening dress in a store window. Date: circa 1942

Background imageDesign Collection: WW2 greetings card, London Carries On

WW2 greetings card, London Carries On, by Joseph Bato, official war picture from the National Gallery. Date: circa 1942

Background imageDesign Collection: WW2 greetings card, black cat in helmet

WW2 greetings card, black cat in helmet
WW2 greetings card, black cat in a helmet marked OK. Date: circa 1942

Background imageDesign Collection: WWI Poster, Belgian & Allies Aid League

WWI Poster, Belgian & Allies Aid League
Design by Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956), Belgian & Allies Aid League, Will you help these sufferers from the war to start a new home. Help is better than sympathy

Background imageDesign Collection: India - A Rajput Chief in ordinary dress, Delhi

India - A Rajput Chief in ordinary dress, Delhi
Black and white. Bearded man wearing head wrap and heavily decorated garment with horseshoe design on fabric. Collar appears to be jewelled.. Part of India Box, Boswell collection. Slide no

Background imageDesign Collection: WW2 poster, Back him up to the hilt

WW2 poster, Back him up to the hilt. Your united efforts will put the Win in Winston. Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Background imageDesign Collection: Poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases

Poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases
Ministry of Health poster, Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases -- trap the germs in your handkerchief

Background imageDesign Collection: Poster design, Brussels International Exhibition

Poster design, Brussels International Exhibition, April to November 1935. Date: 1935

Background imageDesign Collection: In front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London

In front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London
A great stage and a great curtain: in front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London. Top centre: a diagrammatic view of the revolving stage

Background imageDesign Collection: General Hospital, Nottingham

General Hospital, Nottingham
The Jubilee Wing of Nottingham General Hospital, erected in the 1890s. Its design, featuring a distinctive circular ward block, was by Alfred Waterhouse. Date: Date unknown

Background imageDesign Collection: Magazine cover design, Cat on a Roof

Magazine cover design, Cat on a Roof
Cover design, Mon Ouvrage, a French embroidery magazine for women. Depicting a cat on a roof. Date: November 1929

Background imageDesign Collection: Coronation design, Maison Prunier

Coronation design, Maison Prunier
Coronation cover from Maison Prunier (a special menu perhaps?) celebrating the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother)

Background imageDesign Collection: Fabulous Arab Doorway - Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia

Fabulous Arab Doorway - Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
An absolutely fabulous Arab Doorway in the port town of Sidi Bou Said Tunisia, with a pair of knockers for the main decorated wooden doors (for ease of knocking when on a camel or on horseback)

Background imageDesign Collection: Front cover, La Baionnette, WW1

Front cover, La Baionnette, WW1
Front cover design for La Baionnette, an issue for Christmas, showing a French soldier on the Western Front finding the baby Jesus in a crate marked Fragile. Date: 1916

Background imageDesign Collection: Design for Borders (Wallpaper)

Design for Borders (Wallpaper). Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1933

Background imageDesign Collection: Jugend front cover, people in a horse-drawn carriage

Jugend front cover, people in a horse-drawn carriage
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting a group of rich people in an open horse-drawn carriage, riding through the countryside, while farm workers harvest the fields in the middle distance

Background imageDesign Collection: Cover design, Railway Air Services timetable

Cover design, Railway Air Services timetable in conjunction with Spartan Air Lines Ltd, between London and the Isle of Wight. circa 1936

Background imageDesign Collection: Brochure design, Cobham Air Routes

Brochure design, Cobham Air Routes, serving London, Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth, the Isle of Wight, and Guernsey. circa 1935

Background imageDesign Collection: Book cover design, The Cloud King

Book cover design, The Cloud King: or up in the air & down in the sea, by W Stephens Hayward, London: Darton and Hodge, 1866. Showing a balloon attached to a whale. 1866

Background imageDesign Collection: Book cover design, The Romance of Aeronautics

Book cover design, The Romance of Aeronautics: an Interesting Account of the Growth and Achievements of All Kinds of Aerial Craft, by Charles C Turner, London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1912

Background imageDesign Collection: Cover design, Blackpool Aviation Week

Cover design, Blackpool Aviation Week
Cover design, souvenir programme for Blackpool Aviation Week, 18-24 October 1909. Showing a gold aircraft on a white and black background. October 1909

Background imageDesign Collection: Cover design, Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition

Cover design, Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition
Cover design, catalogue of Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition, 19 to 27 March 1909, at Olympia, west London. Showing three Edwardian people looking up at one of the latest aircraft designs. March 1909

Background imageDesign Collection: Cover design, Aeronautics magazine

Cover design, Aeronautics magazine
Cover design, Aeronautics Magazine, formerly Popular Aviation, showing an elegant woman sitting on the edge of a cockpit. June 1929

Background imageDesign Collection: Decorative end papers, Art Gout Beaute, 1924

Decorative end papers, Art Gout Beaute, 1924
Decorative end papers in blue, black and gold, Art Gout Beaute, 1924. 1924

Background imageDesign Collection: Helsinki Olympics - Gymnasts

Helsinki Olympics - Gymnasts
Three female gymnasts used as the subject for a promotional card for the Helsinki Olympic Games of 1952. Date: 1952

Background imageDesign Collection: Three evening outfits by Drecoll, Premet and Paul Poiret

Three evening outfits by Drecoll, Premet and Paul Poiret, for the arrival of the Flying Cloud at Cannes, France. On the left, a black dress with lace

Background imageDesign Collection: Fashions for the Festival of Britain

Fashions for the Festival of Britain, showing a woman modelling a series of scarves by Jacqmar, printed with designs relating to London and the Festival

Background imageDesign Collection: Costume design by Georges Barbier for the Valentino film Mon

Costume design by Georges Barbier for the Valentino film Monsieur Beaucaire, 1925 Date: 1925

Background imageDesign Collection: Programme cover for La Potiniere Theatre

Programme cover for La Potiniere Theatre, Paris, 1929 1929

Background imageDesign Collection: Programme cover for La Pie Qui Chante Theatre

Programme cover for La Pie Qui Chante Theatre, Paris, 1919. Artwork by Marcelle de Saint Martin. 1919

Background imageDesign Collection: Programme cover for the Folies Bergere

Programme cover for the Folies Bergere, Paris, 1930s 1930s

Background imageDesign Collection: Programe for the Concert Mayol

Programe for the Concert Mayol
Programme cover for the Concert Mayol, Paris, 1925-1928. Artwork by Barjansky Date: 1925

Background imageDesign Collection: Union Workhouse, Bakewell, Derbyshire

Union Workhouse, Bakewell, Derbyshire
Bakewell Union workhouse. The porter and two other men stand at the entrance, while another stands at the left near a wheelbarrow



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