Exhibited Collection

Honiton Lace 1851
A fearsomely intricate example of Honiton (Devon) lacework, exhibited by Mrs Treadwin of Exeter at the Crystal Palace exhibition

Saartje Baartman, also known as The Hottentot Venus
Saartje ( Sarah ) Baartman (1789-1815), also known as The Hottentot Venus - an African servant girl from South Africas Eastern Cape of the Khoisan tribe brought to London in 1810 & exhibited at freak

Our ?Little Contemptibles?, 1914.Oil on canvas by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1918 (c); exhibited at the Royal Academy 1918 (No 260).Composed of regular soldiers and reservists

Permanent Hair-Waving machine, 1928
Curls are attached by the flex to the chandelier-like electrical machine. This device was exhibited at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibion at the White City, 1928

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Love and Beauty by Ernest Procter (1886-1935) as exhibited at the Royal Academy exhibition in 1931. The figures of Venus and Cupid float above London

Squalus maximus, Basking shark taken at Brighton 5 Dec 1812
Watercolour and ink

J. W Walkers Organ at the Great Exhibition, 1851
An organ in the Tudor style, designed by Banks and Barry, adapted for a hall or music room. Date: 1851

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

A set of 8 lithographs - WWI era
A set of 8 lithographs in a folio. 1) Inscribed Private B. Miller, Queens Westminsters, out since 1914, 2) Inscribed Of the Labour Battalion, 3) A soldier reading a newspaper

Items in the Tudor Exhibition, 1890
Engraving showing a number of relics from the sixteenth century exhibited in the Tudor Exhibition of 1890. The items pictured include: Henry VIIIs hat (top right)

Margaret Vergh Gryffyth, horned woman
Margaret Vergh Gryffyth, Welsh woman who exhibited herself with a 10 centimetre horn growing from her forehead

Indian Puppet Show for European Children
Kaut-pootlies, or Puppets exhibited by Native Jugglers, for the amusement of European children. (Plate 18 of 20). Date: 1813

Caractacus Exhibited
CARACTACUS The captured British chief, also known as Caradoc, is paraded in chains by the Emperor Claudius in Britain. Date: 51

Infra red photographs by Professor Wood
A selection of landscapes photographed using infra-red rays, the result of pioneering work by Professor Robert Williams Wood whose pictures were exhibited at the Royal Society of Photography in 1911

Caratacus Exhibited
CARATACUS British Chieftain Resisted the Roman invasion of Emperor Claudius. He is defeated and exhibited in Rome, where he is pardoned

White shorthorn heifer exhibited at Smithfield
Champion white shorthorn heifer exhibited at Smithfield in December 1874

c. 1920s - Tom and Alice obese sideshow performers
Early 20th century vintage press photograph - Tom and Alice obese sideshow performers arriving in Los Angeles. Probably Alice Dunbar

c. 1920s - Madame Alice fat lady performer
Picture captioned Madame Alice - possibly Alice Dunbar, nicknamed Alice from Dallas who worked for Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey for nearly 20 years

Manet and Post-Impressionists Exhibition, Grafton Galleries
By Men who think the Impressionists too Naturalistic: The Manet and the Post-Impressionists Exhibition at the Grafton Galleries, London. (from top left) 1

Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, 1912, by Mappin and Webb, hallmarked London 1912, with fine model of Cody?s Flyer, Type No

Modernist Exhibition House, Olympia
A photograph of a modernist frame building house exhibited at Olympia, designed in 1936 by architect William Tatton Brown. Date: circa 1937

April Love
A Pre-Raphaelite portrait painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1856, a depiction of young love, showing a girl holding her scarf, as she looks around a corner

House At Stansted, Essex
An architectural drawing which proposes the erection of a house at Stansted, Essex, for Harry Chester Esq. built by contractor Mr. J

Wellington College Proposed Work
An architectural drawing showing a proposed exterior design for a new dining hall and administrative block at Wellington College, Berkshire, ultimately

Fareham Parish Church Proposed Nave & Aisles
This architectural drawing shows a proposed design for a rebuilding of the nave and aisles inside Fareham Parish Church in Hampshire. Drawing exhibited at the Royal Academy. Date: 1916

House Near Abingdon, Berks
A pair of architectural drawings which show various elevations of a house near Abingdon, Berkshire, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1899. Date: 1899

Examination of Louis XVI, arrested at Varennes, France
The Examination of Louis XVI, arrested at Varennes, 21 June 1791, when attempting to escape with his family in disguise during the French Revolution Date: 1791

Illustration, Speeding on penny-farthings
Colour illustration, Speeding'. showing man and woman on penny-farthings. From a page captioned, A pleasure of The Era of Peace: Speeding'. From the coloured lithographs Velocipedes by Ch

Illustration, A Day at the Races
Colour illustration, A Day at the Races showing men and women with carriage and picnic hamper. From the coloured lithographs Les Cocottes Aux Bains De Mer

Illustration, Glamour Girls by the Seaside
Colour illustration, Glamour Girls by the Seaside, showing women sea bathing. From a page captioned, Pleasures of The Era of Peace'

Illustration, Great-Grandpapa's Night Club
Colour illustration, Great-Grandpapa's Night Club'. showing men and women dancing. From a page captioned, Pleasures of The Era of Peace: Penny-farthing and Polka'

Illustration, Wedding Party on Wheels
Colour illustration, The Wedding Party on Wheels, showing men, women, and children of a wedding party on bicycles in a park

St. Marks, Venice
This oil painting shows Saint Mark's Basilica of Venice, Italy, comprising of Byzantine and Italian Gothic architecture, built originally c829. Date: circa 1907

Shoreham, England
An oil painting of the coastal town of Shoreham, in West Sussex, England, with a cluster of houses, looked upon by the tallest building, a church. Date: circa 1910

Mrs. Bassett Wilson
A portrait oil painting of a lady, named Mrs. Bassett Wilson, smiling happily, while posing in a black robe, pinned at the shoulder with a flower. Date: circa 1924

Gladioli
A still life flower piece oil painting of a vase of gladioli flowers, sat in front of a platter dish. Date: circa 1924

Jennie
A portrait oil painting of a young woman, named Jennie, who is say with her arms on her hips, with a key hung around her neck. Date: circa 1924

The Ace of Spades
A portrait oil painting of a young girl, sat confidently on a table, with the ace of spades playing card placed on her lap, symbolising death or bad fortune. Date: circa 1924

A Cornish Milkmaid
A portrait oil painting of a Cornish milkmaid, carrying a yoke, a bar in which two buckets are suspended by chains at each end, to be carried over the shoulders. Date: circa 1924

The Chalk Cliffs, Bulla
A landscape watercolour painting of the chalk cliffs of Bulla, in Melbourne, Victoria, from across the water. Date: circa 1923

The Fair Victorian
A portrait pencil drawing of a fair Victorian woman, looking very relaxed. Date: circa 1923

Cherry Boy
A miniature portrait painting of a young boy, with medium length hair, holding some cherries. Date: circa 1922

Bust of Bess Norriss
A bronze bust portrait of Australian artist, Elizabeth May Norriss, later Bess Norriss Tait, 1878-1939. She was a specialist in watercolour and miniature painting

Norman Peebles, Esq
A portrait oil painting of Norman Gordon Peebles, 1863 - 1923, an architect who designed the dome of the State Library of Victoria, Australia. Date: circa 1922

Malcolm and Gyp
An oil painting portrait of a boy riding a tricycle, named Malcolm, with his little dog, Gyp. Date: circa 1922

Geoffrey
This painting shows a baby boy, named Geoffrey, on the lap of a seated lady, with other members of the family looking on. Date: circa 1922

Cool Water
A drypoint showing a creek, sheltered by numerous crooked, twisting trees. Date: circa 1922

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