Frame Collection (#20)

Swan and a village pond
A painting of a swan by Malcolm Greensmith is set into the border framing an English country village pond in the bright spring light

Decorative circular border
A circular decorative border, comprising of various colourful foodstuffs from fruit and vegetables to game birds

Light through the trees with Badger border
The light from the rising sun bursts through a misty morning scene of an autumnal wood. A badger in inset into the square framing of the scene. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Decorative Floral rectangular border
A decorative Floral rectangular border. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Winter lake with mountains with Snowy Owl
A view toward a snow-capped peak across a cold wintery lake. A snowy Owl has been added to th border framing the scene. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Frame work of the viaduct
Frame work of Coopers Bridge, near Greenwich. The designers, Mr Grissell and Mr Petolent lent inspiration from similar American structures

American Indians. Salmon eaters of British Columbia
American Indians cooking or drying salmon on a wooden frame over a camp fire

Mamas Embroidery
Maman works at her tapestry frame : her daughter watches as the picture gradually takes shape

Jerome William Knapp
JEROME WILLIAM KNAPP Scottish lawyer - the legal document spilling out of the frame is a characteristic Kay touch

Chichen Itza / Chaacmol
At Chichen Itza (site on the Yucatan Peninsula) Archaeologist August Le Plongeon and his wife pose with a colossal statue of Chaacmol, leader of the Itzaes

Crinoline Manufacture
Women in Germany making cage crinolines which are constructed around a wooden frame or template. Judging by the positions they adopt they are not wearing crinolines

A Little Dry Rotting
A horse-drawn quick-drying frame for bathers at seaside resorts. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Equipoise bed for invalids, convalescents, etc
The Equipoise Bed, invaluable for invalids, convalescents and the general public -- adjustable, with seven different positions, price from 5 15s 6d

Timber-Frame / Lincoln
A timber-frame house built on a bridge in Lincoln. The house dates from 1540, but the bridge is thought to be Norman and one of the oldest in Britain

Timber-Frame House / 1939
Timber-framed house in High Holborn, London. The ground floor has been converted into shops

Lincoln / Bridge / 1950S
The High Bridge was built upon a Norman arch dating from 1160. The house above dates from 1540

Effect of the San Francisco earthquake
Effect of the earthquake on a typical frame house. The San Francisco earthquake occurred on the 18th April 1906, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale

Kensington telephone exchange
The main wire distribution frame at Kensington telephone exchange shortly after it opened in 1902

Hercules Statue / Rome
A colossal bronze statue of Hercules found beneath the Campo dei Fiori in Rome is raised by a complex dual block-and-tackle system

Thermometer Frame 1868
Everyone knows that thermometers need to be kept snug and warm, so readers of the magazine are invited to embroider this cosy frame for their instrument

Voltaire Oval Frame
FRANCOIS-MARIE AROUET the French writer and philosopher

Oval Floral Border
A decorative, oval, floral border or frame which includes roses & carnations

Ightham Mote Postcard
A view from one of the entrance gates of Ightham Mote showing the buildings from the road. The cottages are visible in the middle distance to the left

Caroline Brunswick / Eng
CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK Amelia Elizabeth Caroline Queen of George IV Oval portrait in a frame surmounted by the Prince of Wales feathers

Carpenter at Work / Sawing
A carpenter uses a large frame saw to split a thin piece of wood held tightly to his bench

Textiles Lace
Lace-running or embroidering on a frame, Nottingham

Belle Assemblee 1852
A wedding gown with lace on the bodice and cuffs. A headdress of white roses frame her modest face. Attached is a long, almost floor length, veil

15th Century Workpeople
Three carpenters are erecting the frame of a building, when this old lady comes up to them begging... Date: 15th century

Traditional female accomplishments
Three young women demonstrating traditional female accomplishments -- reading, embroidery, and playing the piano

Fakir hanging over a fire, India
A fakir in India hangs over a fire for three hours without manifesting any signs of pain

Children on swings, Sheffield
Children on the swings in a Sheffield playground

Boerhaave / Rousseau
HERMANN BOERHaVE Dutch physician

Cabinet Maker 1827
Cabinet maker in the act of making a looking-glass frame; he is putting some glue on one of the side pieces to fix it to the hole prepared for it

Robespierre / Miniature
MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE French Revolutionary statesman

Jp Richter / Miniature
JEAN PAUL FRIEDRICH RICHTER (nom-de-plume Jean Paul ) German writer

Potocka De Ligne / Sidonie
SIDONIE, GRAFIN POTOCKA DE LIGNE Austrian social leader

Mme De Pompadour / Miniatu
Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson (Marquise De Pompadour) Mistress to Louis XV of France

Mirabeau / Miniature / 1789
Honore Gabriel Riqueti Comte De Mirabeau French Statesman

Jules Mazarin / Miniature
JULES MAZARIN French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy

Madame De Lefebvre / Minia
MADAME DE LEFEBVRE Duchess of Danzig, French social leader

St Cyril & St Methodius
ST CYRIL & ST METHODIUS Brothers, known as the apostles of the Slavs, Christian missionaries

Cromwell / St Ives Farm
OLIVER CROMWELL On his farm at St Ives in 1631

Columbus / Musee De Cluny
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Italian navigator

V Zuichem / Boulonois
VIGILIUS ZUICHEM Dutch jurist

Duc De Vendome / Petitot
Louis Joseph DUC DE VENDOME French military commander

Charles Vii / Victorious
CHARLES VII THE VICTORIOUS KING OF FRANCE Portrait in a round frame

Heavy Guns / Valparaiso
During the war between Chile and the combined forces of Bolivia and Peru, heavy guns are mounted onto moveable carriages at Valparaiso

Mendelssohn / Rotary Music
FELIX MENDELSSOHN the German composer, with a quotation from his Rondo Capriccioso below

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