Eggs Collection (page 2)

Comic postcard, Vicar with group of women. And now, dear friends, I want a Committee of Ladies to sit on the supply of eggs! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Cockerel and hen. There goes that gay Mr Doolittle! Hes absolutely ruining the egg market!! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, cockerel and hens, WW2 - egg production Date: 1940s

Comic postcard, cockerel and hen flirtation Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, hen and goose, WW2 Date: 1940s

Comic postcard, hen laying in coals, WW2 Date: 1940s

Comic postcard, hen and suspicious cockerel Date: 20th century

Man and woman of Strasbourg, Alsace, France, 1818. The woman shows her wares on a table in a garden. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Mary Anne Vennings A Geographical Present being

Butterfly mist, Ageratum corymbosum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Nest and eggs of the eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States

Nest and egg of the redwing blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Nest and eggs of the eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Eastern wood pewee and orchard orioles
Eastern wood pewee, Contopus virens, and orchard orioles, Icterus spurius. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
Nest and eggs of the gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis. Cat bird, Minus carolinensis. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

American woodcock, Scolopax minor. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Gray catbird and eastern towhee
Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, and eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

American kestrel, Falco sparverius, with nest and egg. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Eastern wood pewee, Contopus virens. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura, with nest and egg. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Prairie warbler, Setophaga discolor. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Razorbill or lesser auk, Alca torda. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Golden-crowned kinglet, Regulus satrapa. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Redwing blackbird and red-eyed vireo
Redwing blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, and red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica, with nest and eggs. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Nest and eggs of the orchard oriole, Icterus spurius. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
Nest and eggs of the chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius
Nest and eggs of the spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Eastern kingbird and cedar waxwing
Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, and cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum. Kingbird, Tyrannus carolinensis Cedar bird, Ampelis cedrorum

Extinct oviparous Protoceratops laying eggs
Extinct oviparous dinosaur Protoceratops laying eggs. Reconstruction after discoveries in the Gobi desert. They were 2.7m long, and the eggs were 30cm

Vegetation from the first half of the Mesozoic era. Colour print after an illustration by Hugo Wolff-Maage from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Cartoon, Girl at the grocers shop. 1924

Cartoon, Dosset in Fresh Quarters, No Connection with the Shop Opposite. Depicting David James (1839-1893), English comic actor. 1885

The Year of the Poets -- The Young Spring, to illustrate Lusty Spring (Edmund Spenser). Date: 1845

Migratory locusts and eggs, Locusta migratoria (Gryllus migratorius). Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Medieval men bowling and playing marbles
Medieval men bowling down a hill, while others play la fossette, wherein they try to throw as many marbles into a hole as possible

Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis (Small black-chinned grebe, Colymbus hebridicus?). Pair on nest with three eggs. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany

Common Suriname toad or star-fingered toad, Pipa pipa (Pipa, Rana pipa). Female with eggs embedded in pockets in her back

Cockroach, bee and cerambyx beetle
American cockroach, Blatta americana, common black cockroach, Blatta orientalis, bumble bee, Bombylius major, early humble bee, Bombylius medius, and leathery cerambyx beetle, Cerambyx coriarius

Pine-tree lappet moth, Dendrolimus pini, caterpillar, pupa and eggs (Pine moth, Phalaena pini). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Goat moth, Cossus cossus, moth, caterpillar, eggs and pupa (Phalaena cossus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca, with nest and eggs. (Lesser white-throat warbler, Sylvia sylviella.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Woman of Cassano all Ionio, Cosenza, Italy, 19th century. She sells eggs from a basket, and wears a kerchief held by a pin, chemise, bodice, apron and skirts decorated with gold braid and embroidery

Cook of Bern, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a lace bonnet, and carries a basket wof eggs and vegetables. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by

Four hummingbirds with a nest and two eggs
Four hummingbird species with a nest and two eggs. (Trois colibris avec un nid et deux oeufs). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration drawn from nature by Georg Wolfgang Knorr

Title page from Hummingbirds, Volume 1
Title page with vignette of nest and eggs. Steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology: Hummingbirds, Edinburgh, W.H. Lizars, 1834

Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, male 1, female 2, young 3, nest, and eggs 5, 6. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1848

Native Americans hunting the loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta (endangered). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857

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