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Goldfish Collection

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Le Miroir des Modes front cover - art deco woman & goldfish

Le Miroir des Modes front cover - art deco woman & goldfish
Front cover of French fashion magazine, Le Miroir des Modes featuring a woman in a draped red patterned day dress alongside a glass sphere or bowl of goldfish. Date: c.1920

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Woman in tweed coat, check skirt and high laced

Woman in tweed coat, check skirt and high laced booties. Golf bag and weekend bag behind her. Petit loden tailleur en laine d Ecosse, grosses bottines lacees

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Chinese fishermen using cormorants to catch fish on a river

Chinese fishermen using cormorants to catch fish on a river 190, and golden carp species, harlequin 188 and sulphur carp 189

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Barbel, tench and goldfish

Barbel, tench and goldfish
Barbel, Barbus barbus 153, tench, Tinca tinca 154, and Prussian carp or goldfish, Carassius auratus auratus 155. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Common carp (vulnerable), bronze carp and goldfish

Common carp (vulnerable), bronze carp and goldfish
Common carp, Cyprinus carpio (vulnerable), bronze carp, Carassius carassius, and goldfish, Carassius auratus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Miss Coignet after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Babys cot transfer, Gnome riding in walnut shell

Babys cot transfer, Gnome riding in walnut shell
Babys cot transfer, Gnome riding in a walnut shell, pulled along by a goldfish

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Girl with Goldfish

Girl with Goldfish
Young girl holding a plastic bag containing a goldfish Date: circa 1969

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, Plate 116

Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, Plate 116
Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, window conservatories, Plate 116. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Bad Day for Goldfish

Bad Day for Goldfish
The goldfish are innocent victims when a wife expresses her feelings regarding the wretched wimp cowering in the corner of the room Date: 1935

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Kitten mesmerised by goldfish

Kitten mesmerised by goldfish
Unusual Friends - tabby and white kitten mesmerised by goldfish in a bowl. 1950s

Background imageGoldfish Collection: A striking portrait of Margaret Morris, the famous classical

A striking portrait of Margaret Morris, the famous classical dancer in a number called The Goldfish that she performed at the Margaret Morris Theatre, Chelsea, 1923 Date: 1923

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Susi - watching goldfish in a bowl

Susi - watching goldfish in a bowl. 1950s

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Art pottery, Plate 82

Art pottery, Plate 82, showing a range of styles and patterns, including human and animal figures, and ornate containers. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Art pottery, Plate 75

Art pottery, Plate 75
Art pottery in lava and terracotta, Plate 75, showing a range of styles and patterns, including human figures, portrait busts and ornate vases. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageGoldfish Collection: A Goldfish pond with Waterfall - Kiga, Takone, Japan

A Goldfish pond with Waterfall - Kiga, Takone, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Smiling boy with large fish on a Valentine card

Smiling boy with large fish on a Valentine card
Smiling boy with a large fish on a Valentine card -- I m fishin fer a little girls love. Date: early 20th century

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Happy Familes Playing Cards - Miss Sole

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Miss Sole. circa 1935

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Cheery Families - Miss Fin the Fishmongers Daughter

Cheery Families - Miss Fin the Fishmongers Daughter. 1890s

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Thomas Gray in a Wig

Thomas Gray in a Wig
THOMAS GRAY Poet best known for his elegies, on a cat drowned in a goldfish bowl, and in a country churchyard. Date: 1716 - 1771

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Thomas Gray (Anon)

Thomas Gray (Anon)
THOMAS GRAY Poet best known for his elegies, on a cat drowned in a goldfish bowl, and in a country churchyard. Date: 1716 - 1771

Background imageGoldfish Collection: White cat on a Christmas card

White cat on a Christmas card, watching two fish and a frog in a goldfish bowl. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Golden Carp (Goldfish) and Bronze Carp

Golden Carp (Goldfish) and Bronze Carp
Golden Carp (Carassius auratus auratus, Goldfish) and Bronze Carp (similar to Crucian and Prussian varieties). Date: 1879

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Carassius auratus auratus, or Goldfish

Carassius auratus auratus, or Goldfish, a freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. Date: 1865

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Goldfish variety, Carassius auratus (Previously

Goldfish variety, Carassius auratus (Previously
Goldfish variety, Carassius auratus. (Previously named Telescope carp, Cyprinus Buphthalmus.). Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Carassius auratus, carassin

Carassius auratus, carassin
LS Plate 169 from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Cyprinus auratus, goldfish

Cyprinus auratus, goldfish
Plate 121 from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Cyprinus carpio, koi carp

Cyprinus carpio, koi carp
This large omnivorous freshwater fish can be found the world over

Background imageGoldfish Collection: Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Page of drawings of goldfish made in Canton c. early 19th century under the supervision of John Reeves, who commissioned many such drawings


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