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Design Collection (page 8)

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

Background imageDesign Collection: Strand Union Workhouse, Edmonton, North London

Strand Union Workhouse, Edmonton, North London
The Strand Unions workhouse at Edmonton, North London, opened in 1870. The Strand Union was located in Central London

Background imageDesign Collection: Cover design for Dutch Dolls Polka

Cover design for Dutch Dolls Polka, a song by May Ostlere, published by Enoch & Sons, London. Arrangements are also available for orchestra, instrumental septet, and military and brass bands

Background imageDesign Collection: Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, music sheet

Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, music sheet
Music sheet cover design, The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, written and sung by Mr Harry Clifton. Various scenes are depicted, with the discovery of the footprint in the sand at the centre

Background imageDesign Collection: Alarm Buoy, 1858

Alarm Buoy, 1858
Engraving showing an alarm, or marker, buoy designed by Brown, Lenox and Company of Millwall, 1858. This buoy featured a water-wheel in its centre which, through the motion of the water

Background imageDesign Collection: Pierre Balmain with one of his designs, 1948

Pierre Balmain with one of his designs, 1948
Photograph showing Pierre Balmain presenting a pink and white petticoat, with gueppieres that helped to achieve a 48 centimetre waist, 1948

Background imageDesign Collection: Tatler fashions for July 1930

Tatler fashions for July 1930
A fashion design by Gordon Conway, taken from a series of monthly supplements drawn by the artist. A summer dress in printed cotton voile, trimmed in cream coloured organdie

Background imageDesign Collection: Victor Stiebel / Twenties

Victor Stiebel / Twenties
Design by Victor Stiebel (1907-1976) for an elegant evening or cocktail dress in royal blue with embellished assymetric hem and drop-waist. Shoes & jewellery match dress

Background imageDesign Collection: Stiebel / Wrns Mess Wear

Stiebel / Wrns Mess Wear
A design by Victor Stiebel for WRNS (Womens Royal Naval Service) officers mess undress, comprising of a long skirt, blouse with revered collar and bolero jacket

Background imageDesign Collection: St Pauls Circa 1850

St Pauls Circa 1850
The front of the cathedral is largely hidden by the shops of Ludgate Hill, preventing Wrens magnificent design from achieving its full effect

Background imageDesign Collection: Ballet Russes / La Concura

Ballet Russes / La Concura
LA CONCURRENCE Curtain design by Andre Derain

Background imageDesign Collection: HANSENs TYPEWRITER / 1880

HANSENs TYPEWRITER / 1880
The remarkable typewriter invented by Rasmus Hans Malling Johan Hansen (1835 - 1890) in 1865, using a completely novel writing ball system

Background imageDesign Collection: Revolving Bookcase

Revolving Bookcase
This revolving bookcase holds fewer books for its floor- space than any conceivable design, but it could be handy for portfolios and outsize books that need to be flat

Background imageDesign Collection: Behind the Flying Saucers, book cover

Behind the Flying Saucers, book cover
BEHIND THE FLYING SAUCERS, a book by Frank Scully, and the first to claim that a flying saucer had crashed in the American desert

Background imageDesign Collection: Bunnies playing as children

Bunnies playing as children by Peggy Rushton

Background imageDesign Collection: Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party

Man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party causing a servant to spill a soup tureen over him. Other guests shocked, servants amused. More Miseries

Background imageDesign Collection: Man being attacked by a parrot and cat in a drawing room

Man being attacked by a parrot and cat in a drawing room. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries of

Background imageDesign Collection: Three soldiers in uniform parading outside a tavern

Three soldiers in uniform parading outside a tavern, while a barmaid and man laugh at them. Production at a Alehouse. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Background imageDesign Collection: Design for a Regency park entrance

Design for a Regency park entrance with neoclassical walls and wrought iron gates. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1816

Background imageDesign Collection: Label, Grande Champagne Sazerac, de Forge & Fils

Label, Grande Champagne Sazerac, de Forge & Fils
Label, Grande Champagne, Sazerac de Forge & Fils. 1811

Background imageDesign Collection: Power Plus Humber Hawk (Mk VIA) car brochure

Power Plus Humber Hawk (Mk VIA) car brochure Date: 1956

Background imageDesign Collection: Advert for the London fashion house of Fifinella, 1920

Advert for the London fashion house of Fifinella, 1920 Date: 1920

Background imageDesign Collection: Margaret Atwood wearing a Dolly Tree suit and a fur wrap

Margaret Atwood wearing a Dolly Tree suit and a fur wrap in We Went to College (1936) Date: 1936

Background imageDesign Collection: Lana Turner in a scene from Calling Dr Kildare (1939)

Lana Turner in a scene from Calling Dr Kildare (1939) wearing a Dolly Tree gown Date: 1939

Background imageDesign Collection: Lana Turner in Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938)

Lana Turner in Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) wearing a Dolly Tree creation originally designed for Virginia Grey in Rosalie (1937), with Robert Young Date: 1937

Background imageDesign Collection: Music cover, The Walnut Tree, by E W Diver

Music cover, The Walnut Tree, by E W Diver, Old English Dance. Date: 1913

Background imageDesign Collection: Fashion design by Eva Lutyens

Fashion design by Eva Lutyens. 1936

Background imageDesign Collection: Design, Govan, near Glasgow, Scotland

Design, Govan, near Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imageDesign Collection: Advert, Ferguson & Co, Sailmakers, Greenock, Scotland

Advert, Ferguson & Co, Sailmakers, Greenock, Scotland
Advert for Ferguson & Co, Sailmakers for Ships, Steamers and Yachts, Roslin Street, Greenock, Scotland. 1905

Background imageDesign Collection: Advert, Barclays Locomotives, Kilmarnock, Scotland

Advert, Barclays Locomotives, Kilmarnock, Scotland
Advert, Andrew Barclay Sons & Co Ltd, Locomotives, Kilmarnock, Scotland. 1905

Background imageDesign Collection: Advert, A W Buchan & Co, Stoneware Manufacturers, Portobello

Advert, A W Buchan & Co, Stoneware Manufacturers, Portobello
Advert for A W Buchan & Co, Stoneware Manufacturers, Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1905

Background imageDesign Collection: Poster, Irish Free State Poultry

Poster, Irish Free State Poultry, design by Sean Keating for the Empire Marketing Board. circa 1928

Background imageDesign Collection: Holly with bells and red ribbon on a Christmas postcard

Holly with bells and red ribbon on a Christmas postcard. circa 1890s

Background imageDesign Collection: Advert, William Suggs Patent Gas Burners

Advert, William Suggs Patent Gas Burners
Advert, William Suggs Celebrated Patent Gas Burners, Vincent Works, Vincent Street, Westminster, London. 1880

Background imageDesign Collection: Poster, Four Years in the Fight, WW1

Poster, Four Years in the Fight, WW1
YWCA Poster, design by Lucien Jonas, Four Years in the Fight, The Women of France, We Owe Them Houses of Cheer, United War Work Campaign, First World War. circa 1918

Background imageDesign Collection: Redmayne & Isherwood Ltd, Blackburn & Kirkham

Redmayne & Isherwood Ltd, Blackburn & Kirkham
Concerning Cotton - Redmayne & Isherwood Ltd, Blackburn & Kirkham - Cotton Waste. 1920

Background imageDesign Collection: Eckersleys Ltd, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Eckersleys Ltd, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Concerning Cotton - Eckersleys Ltd, Wigan, Greater Manchester. 1920

Background imageDesign Collection: R M Bolstons Large Model Ornithopter in 1907

R M Bolstons Large Model Ornithopter in 1907 Date: 1907

Background imageDesign Collection: Playing Card Back - Bathers - Green and White - Art Deco

Playing Card Back - Bathers - Green and White - Art Deco Date: 1920s

Background imageDesign Collection: Playing Card Back - Bathers - Orange and White - Art Deco

Playing Card Back - Bathers - Orange and White - Art Deco Date: 1920s

Background imageDesign Collection: Bills Gay Nineties, New York, USA

Bills Gay Nineties, New York, USA
Bills Gay Nineties, 57 East 54th Street, New York, USA -- a retro-style cafe and bar looking back to the good old 1890s. Date: circa 1940

Background imageDesign Collection: Cover design, British Airways Summer Timetable 1938

Cover design, British Airways Summer Timetable 1938, as the crow flies, only faster! 1938

Background imageDesign Collection: China cup and saucer on a German greetings postcard

China cup and saucer on a German greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDesign Collection: Cheery Families - Mr Fin the Fishmonger

Cheery Families - Mr Fin the Fishmonger. 1890s

Background imageDesign Collection: The loved one far away

The loved one far away
Dutch girl sitting on the end of a jetty thinking of her lover. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1915

Background imageDesign Collection: A labour of love

A labour of love
Dutch boy plaits the hair of his girl friend while she is knitting socks. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1911

Background imageDesign Collection: Cover design, The Mothers Picture Alphabet

Cover design, The Mothers Picture Alphabet
Cover design in blue and gold, The Mothers Picture Alphabet, dedicated by Her Majestys Permission to HRH the Princess Beatrice, designed by Henry Anelay, engraved by James Johnston. Date: circa 1860

Background imageDesign Collection: Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, XIII

Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, XIII
Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, Part XIII, edited by C W Alcock. With a portrait of Lord Hawke, and a photograph of Essex County Cricket Ground, Leyton. Date: 1895



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