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Expectation Collection

Background imageExpectation Collection: Advert / Frys Chocolate

Advert / Frys Chocolate
Frys Five Boys chocolate - Desperation, Pacification, Expectation, Acclamation, Realisation - Its Fry s!

Background imageExpectation Collection: Dandelion Clock & Prayer

Dandelion Clock & Prayer
A dandelion clock is used as a metaphor for measuring your life by loss and not by gain

Background imageExpectation Collection: Poster, What are they waiting for?

Poster, What are they waiting for? (1 of 3) Date: circa 1900

Background imageExpectation Collection: Cartoon, The Gaiety Theatre Stage Door

Cartoon, The Gaiety Theatre Stage Door - The little door down stairs had squeaked; the whisper had gone round - " Here she comes!" (1 of 2) 1882

Background imageExpectation Collection: Waiting for Santa Claus by Muriel Dawson

Waiting for Santa Claus by Muriel Dawson. 1926

Background imageExpectation Collection: William Henry Hunt, Expectation

William Henry Hunt, Expectation
William Henry Hunt - Expectation. 19th century

Background imageExpectation Collection: STAGE GESTURE / EXPECTAT

STAGE GESTURE / EXPECTAT
EXPECTATION Date: 1807

Background imageExpectation Collection: Girl Wears Towel / Colour

Girl Wears Towel / Colour
A young blonde model dressed in white stilettos and a towel watches out of a window. She is possibly expecting a visitor with a gift to put under her Christmas tree

Background imageExpectation Collection: Dumb Cake Custom

Dumb Cake Custom
BAKING THE DUMB-CAKE At Hallowe en, St Johns Eve or other feasts, young women bake a cake in expectation of seeing their beloved : it must be done in total silence

Background imageExpectation Collection: L Attente - Waiting

L Attente - Waiting. Two women in a garden. 19th century

Background imageExpectation Collection: Crowd in Whitehall, London, outbreak of WW1

Crowd in Whitehall, London, outbreak of WW1
Waiting for War: the Crowd in Whitehall, London, waiting for news of the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1914

Background imageExpectation Collection: Crowds in Whitehall, London, waiting for news, WW1

Crowds in Whitehall, London, waiting for news, WW1
Crowds in Whitehall, London, on Bank Holiday Monday, waiting for news of the declaration of war. 3 August 1914

Background imageExpectation Collection: Silhouette Calendar -- December

Silhouette Calendar -- December, Christmas Parties. Showing a little boy running away from a girl who is standing expectantly under the mistletoe. Date: 20th century

Background imageExpectation Collection: Tsesarevich Nikolai of Russia

Tsesarevich Nikolai of Russia
Engraving from a photograph of Nikolai, Tsesarevich of Russia (1843-1865), eldest son and heir of Tsar Alexander II. The Tsesarevich was a gifted young man trained in a liberal tradition by

Background imageExpectation Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Theres a Good Time Coming

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Theres a Good Time Coming
" We have to gian the victory - that is our task." - Winston Churchill, The Prime Minister Theres a Good Time Coming - a little girl sees a future without rationing

Background imageExpectation Collection: Baby in Highchair

Baby in Highchair
A baby sitting in a high-chair looks up in expectation of the next mouthful of food Date: 1960s

Background imageExpectation Collection: From Bluebeard by Katharine Cameron

From Bluebeard by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

Background imageExpectation Collection: Its a Long Way to Tipperary - WWI

Its a Long Way to Tipperary - WWI
Its a Long Way to Tipperary - but we ll be back there soon. A postcard full of hope at the beginning of World War One as a group of jolly Britsih soldiers head off to the Western Front.~Postcard by

Background imageExpectation Collection: A welcome visitor to a poor home

A welcome visitor to a poor home is greeted by a young barefoot boy, his brother and their mother holding a baby. This ladys arrival may be the only relief this family has had in a while

Background imageExpectation Collection: Fable / Mountain in Labour

Fable / Mountain in Labour
THE MOUNTAIN IN LABOUR When a mountain is heard to utter prodigious groans, multitudes flock to it in expectation of wonders, but all that appears is a mouse

Background imageExpectation Collection: Pin-Up in Bathrobe 4 / 5

Pin-Up in Bathrobe 4 / 5
Brunette model, dressed in blue slingbacks & a bathrobe kneels on the bed & pauses from looking out of the window at the snow. Is she looking for Father Christmas?

Background imageExpectation Collection: Pin-Up in Bathrobe 2 / 5

Pin-Up in Bathrobe 2 / 5
Smiling brunette model, dressed in blue slingbacks & a bathrobe kneels on the bed next to a Christmas tree. Is she waiting for someone to come & fill her stocking?

Background imageExpectation Collection: Pin-Up in Bathrobe 5 / 5

Pin-Up in Bathrobe 5 / 5
Eager brunette model, in blue slingbacks & a bathrobe stands next to a Christmas tree while pausing from looking out of the window at the snow. Is she waiting for Father Christmas?

Background imageExpectation Collection: Pin-Up in Bathrobe 1 / 5

Pin-Up in Bathrobe 1 / 5
Smiling brunette model, dressed in blue slingbacks & a bathrobe kneels on the bed to look out of the window at the snow covered scenery. Is she waiting for someone?

Background imageExpectation Collection: Pin-Up in Bathrobe 3 / 5

Pin-Up in Bathrobe 3 / 5
Smiling brunette model, dressed in blue slingbacks & a bathrobe kneels on the bed next to a Christmas tree. Is she waiting for someone to come & fill her stocking?

Background imageExpectation Collection: Song of Sixpence 1 / 3

Song of Sixpence 1 / 3
Two liveried servants carry in an enormous pie... (1 of 3)

Background imageExpectation Collection: Six Magic Pentacles

Six Magic Pentacles
With these six PENTACLES you have a reasonable expectation of influencing good spirits in a way which will favour your plans

Background imageExpectation Collection: Gt Expec / Cards / Havisham

Gt Expec / Cards / Havisham
A rubber at Miss Havishams Date: First published: 1860-61


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