Designed Collection (#14)

Fans designed by Jeanne Paquin, 1912
Fans by Jeanne Paquin after designs by George Barbier and Paul Iribe. Eventails de Paquin. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames et des Modes

Seven hats designed by French milliner Arlette Carus. Chapeaux par Arlette Carus. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Eiger from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des Dames et

Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs - Porte de la Concorde (designed by Patout). Date: 1925

British CWGC Cemetery Tyne Cot, Passchendaele, Belgium
This is the largest British War Cemetery in the world and was designed by Sir Hebert Baker (who designed the tomb of Cecil Rhodes in Delhi)

The Izjer Tower seen through the Pax Gate, Dixmuide
Listed as an International Peace Centre, the Tower is a symbol of Flemish Nationalism which came to a head during the First World War. The Towers history goes back to the 18th Century

Buttes New CWGC Cemetery, New Zealand Memorial
The cemetery lies on an area which was a pre-war drill ground. It contains 1, 317 UK burials, 564 Australian, 50 Canadian, 167 New Zealand, and 1, 703 Unknown, plus 35 Special Memorials

Book Plate by Charles E Dawson for May Hill
Book Plate designed by Charles E Dawson for May Hill. 1910

Book Plate by Charles E Dawson for Olivia Valentine Holmes
Book Plate designed by Charles E Dawson for Olivia Valentine Holmes. 1910

Book Plate by Charles E Dawson for Audrey Welch
Book Plate designed by Charles E Dawson for Audrey Welch. 1910

Book Plate by Charles E Dawson for John W Woodthorpe
Book Plate designed by Charles E Dawson for John W Woodthorpe. 1910

Book Plate by Charles E Dawson for Esther Bevan
Book Plate designed by Charles E Dawson for Esther Bevan. 1910

Book Plate by Charles E Dawson for Eileen Crawford-Scott
Book Plate designed by Charles E Dawson for Eileen Crawford-Scott. 1910

Book Plate by Charles E Dawson for Dora Sigerson
Book Plate designed by Charles E Dawson for Dora Sigerson. 1910

Book Plate by Charles E Dawson for Alfred William Potter
Book Plate designed by Charles E Dawson for Alfred William Potter. 1910

The Man Who Works The Automaton
The man who works The Mechanical Turk, a fake Automaton Chess Player, designed by Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen. 1769

MMe, Drake-Exner wearing in a dress of her own design
Madame Drake-Exner, formerly Evelyn Boyriven, Parisian socialite, pictured wearing a simple patterned day dress of her own design, with a severe felt hat and snake belt. Date: 1929

508th PIR, Devils in Baggy Pants, Memorial, Beek
The Memorial was designed by H. J. Guse and was erected on 17 September 1981. It commemorates the liberation of Beek on 17 September 1944 by the 508th who were known as the Red Devils

Zetten Liberation Monument, Holland
This impressive Monument, designed by G. Berns, was inaugurated on 24th September 1984. It takes the form of a symbolic dugout representing the many civilians

325th Glider, 504th PIR & Polish Para Memorial, Holland
The dramatic rusting parachutes, designed by Leo Gerritsen and Henk van Hout, were erected on 17 September 1985. They commemorate the fact that these fields, designated landing area O

The Silent Wings Memorial, Den Dungen, Holland
This highly original Memorial was designed by local teacher Jos Korsten who is standing beside it. It tells the story of the gliders which landed in the middle of enemy territory in September 1944

Wax model in shop window display
Wax model of a woman in a shop window display, designed by Sage and Co, Shop Fittings. circa 1930

Shop front, Tienda San Juan, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America, designed by Sage and Co, Shop Fittings. circa 1930

Aerotrain designed by Electro-motive section of the GMC
The Aerotrain designed by the Electro-motive section of the American General Motor Company - half the weight of a normal train. Date: 1955

Thurgarton Incorporation Workhouse Plan
Plan of the Thurgarton Incorporation Workhouse erected in 1824 near Southwell, Nottinghamshire. It was designed by the Rev. John T Becher and William Nicholson. Date: 1828

St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, Rackham Street
The St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary, Rackham Street, London. It was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: 1881

Islington Workhouse / Hillside Institution
An aerial view of Hillside Institution on St Johns Road, Islington, run by the London County Council. Designed by R.H. Burden, The building was opened in 1870 as the Islington workhouse

Hungerford Union Workhouse
A view of the Hungerford Union workhouse, Berkshire, designed by the architect S.O. Foden. Date: Date unknown

Princess Elizabeth at Trooping the Colour 1947
Queen Elizabeth II, then Princess Elizabeth, in a specially designed uniform as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards on horseback at the Trooping of the Colour ceremony in June 1947

Lorenzo Ghiberti and detail from Baptistery doors, Florence
Portrait of Lorenzo Ghiberti (Lorenzo di Bartolo, 1378-1455), Italian artist, goldsmith and sculptor, with a detail of the Annunciation from the bronze doors which he designed for the Baptistery in

British War Memorial to the Missing Bayeux
This is directly opposite to the British War Cemetery. It was designed by Philip Hepworth and bears the names of !, 805 Commonwealth service men and women who fell in the Battle of Normandy

Dresses designed to be worn at a Royal Wedding
Three dresses designed to be worn at a Royal Wedding. 1922

Aberdeen Municipal Lodging House, opened on East North Street in 1897 and designed by the partnership of Marshall and Dick. Date: 1897

Manchester School of Art
A view of the Manchester School of Art building designed by G.T. Redmayne and erected in 1880-81 on Cavendish Street, Manchester. Date: circa 1894

Union Workhouse, Ticehurst, Sussex
The Ticehurst Union workhouse on Union Street, Ticheurst. The building, erected in 1835, was designed by Sampson Kempthorne. It later became known as Furze House or The Furzes

Stand of fire irons in polished wrought iron, designed by Ernest Gimson. circa 1910

Oak inlaid secretaire by Sir Ambrose Heal
Oak inlaid secretaire designed by Sir Ambrose Heal for Heal and Son, shown at the Paris International Exhibition of 1900. 1900

Conway Castle Bridge, Gwynedd, North Wales
Conway (Conwy) Castle suspension bridge, Gwynedd, North Wales, designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826. Date: circa 1930s

Car designed for world speed records
Car designed by a French engineer for world speed records -- it was eventually burnt out during tests on the sands at La Baule. 20th century

Frank Lockhart at the wheel of the Black Hawk Stutz which he designed. 20th century

Lord and Lady Tweeddale with family and exotic pets at Yester Gifford, East Lothian (designed and built by Adam) - large decorative mural painting by John Churchill for the Tweeddale London home

Queen Victorias twelfth cake 1849
Queen Victorias twelfth cake. The cake was designed and made by her Majestys confectioner, Mr Mawditt; it was approximately 30 inches in diameter. Date: 1849

Elginn Parisienne watches
Advertisement for Elgin Parisienne Watches. Elegant Art Deco woman displaying diamond-set watches designed by Callot. Illustration from Delinator magazine June 1929. Artist anon Date: 1929

Room designed for a Rhenish industrialist in a furniture factory. circa 1898

Peace Plate, designed by W H Goss, to celebrate the end of the First World War. circa 1919

Irish recruitment poster, Come Now, WW1
Recruitment poster, design by PJW, Come Now, Be honest with yourself, First World War. Designed for use in Ireland, with the promise of free uniforms used as an incentive. 1915

Peace (Love Amid Ruins), by Frank Brangwyn
Peace (Love Amid Ruins), lithograph by Frank Brangwyn. In a war-torn landscape, a woodcutter offers a flower to a baby while the mother looks

Dress design by Sonia Delaunay
A crepe de chine frock patterned with printed squares of yellow, blue and grey, designed by the artist Sonia Delaunay. Delaunay, born in Ukraine

Gonzalez Byass warehouse, export dock, Spain
Gonzalez Byass warehouse La Concha, designed by Eiffel, at Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain -- barrels in storage. Date: circa 1930s

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