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Goose Collection

Background imageGoose Collection: The Goose Girl by Muriel Dawson

The Goose Girl by Muriel Dawson
A tiny girl in a fetching red dress guides a gaggle of geese

Background imageGoose Collection: Flock of geese flying over water

Flock of geese flying over water
A flock of geese flying in formation over a stretch of water, with reeds in the foreground and the sun low on the horizon

Background imageGoose Collection: Goose and Gridiron

Goose and Gridiron
The sign for the Goose and Gridiron inn

Background imageGoose Collection: Joseph Grimaldi Clown

Joseph Grimaldi Clown
JOSEPH GRIMALDI 1778 - 1837 As a clown in the pantomime of Mother Goose. " Sir, I ll just trouble you with a line"

Background imageGoose Collection: Hills. Christmas Is Coming. Cecil Aldin. 1898. jpg

Hills. Christmas Is Coming. Cecil Aldin. 1898. jpg
Illustration by Cecil Aldin depicting a kindly Father Christmas reciting the traditional song, " Christmas is Coming, the Goose is getting Fat" to a gaggle of obviously dim geese

Background imageGoose Collection: Fat Geese! by Lawson Wood

Fat Geese! by Lawson Wood
A cheeky young lad chuckles to himself after placing a sign for fattened geese on the posterior of a rather plump lady who is herself choosing which goose to buy for her Christmas dinner. Date: 1909

Background imageGoose Collection: Grumman G-21 JRF-1 Goose -light water going transport u

Grumman G-21 JRF-1 Goose -light water going transport used by both the US and Britain

Background imageGoose Collection: Siena, Italy - Contrada - Oca (Goose)

Siena, Italy - Contrada - Oca (Goose)
Standard bearer of the Contrada of Oca (Goose), Siena, Italy. At birth you become a member of one of the 17 Contrade (Districts) and your life revolves around your Contrada

Background imageGoose Collection: Country landscape with four flying geese

Country landscape with four flying geese
A country landscape with four flying geese and the sun low in the sky

Background imageGoose Collection: Lords Cricket Ground as a Goose Farm, 1915

Lords Cricket Ground as a Goose Farm, 1915
Photograph showing the pitch and pavilion of Lords Cricket Ground, during the grounds use as a farm for rearing geese in World War I

Background imageGoose Collection: Anser brachyrhynchus, pink-footed goose

Anser brachyrhynchus, pink-footed goose
Watercolour and ink by John Gould (c. 1865). An example of a prelliminary work by Gould in preparation for an illustration which would be published in one of his books

Background imageGoose Collection: Alopochen aegyptiaca, Egyptian goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca, Egyptian goose
Plate 5 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background imageGoose Collection: Goose barnacles

Goose barnacles, Alepas species 1, 2, Pentalepas laevis 3, Pollicipes 4, and goose neck barnacle, Pollicipes pollicipes 4, 5, extinct Litholepas 6

Background imageGoose Collection: WW1 - Lords Cricket Ground used as a Goose Farm, 1915

WW1 - Lords Cricket Ground used as a Goose Farm, 1915
Photograph showing the pitch of the Marylebone Cricket Ground (Lord s), during the grounds use as a farm for rearing geese in World War I

Background imageGoose Collection: Christmas Is Coming

Christmas Is Coming
Christmas is coming the geese are getting fat Please to put a penny in the old mans hat If you havent got a penny a hapenny will do If you havent got a hapenny God bless you Father Christmas sits in

Background imageGoose Collection: First Lesson in the Goose Step

First Lesson in the Goose Step
A small scrawny goose leading Germen troops, in a goose-stepping lesson

Background imageGoose Collection: Nottingham Goose Fair

Nottingham Goose Fair
A scene of the crowd at the annual Nottingham Goose Fair

Background imageGoose Collection: Cirripedia or barnacles

Cirripedia or barnacles
Goose barnacle, Lepas anatifera 1, 2, Conchoderma auritum 3, buoy barnacle, Lepas fascicularis 4, Arcoscalpellum michelottianum 5, 6, Arcoscalpellum vitreum 7, 8, humpback whale barnacle

Background imageGoose Collection: The goose girl

The goose girl. Christmas greetings. Girl in bright outfit herding geese in snowy scene. Artist: Agnes Richardson Date: circa 1917

Background imageGoose Collection: Little girl and robin by Muriel Dawson

Little girl and robin by Muriel Dawson
A little girl offering some crumbs to a robin on a cold day, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1920s

Background imageGoose Collection: Vickers(ja) Wild Goose missile on a rail trolley

Vickers(ja) Wild Goose missile on a rail trolley

Background imageGoose Collection: Pyrenean Woman force-feeding a goose

Pyrenean Woman force-feeding a goose in order to fatten up the liver of the bird for making foie gras pate. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGoose Collection: Michaelmas Goose

Michaelmas Goose
You are invited to admire this dead goose before it is plucked and prepared for your Michaelmas feast

Background imageGoose Collection: Poster for Mother Goose

Poster for Mother Goose, advertising a pantomime. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageGoose Collection: Various birds on a sheet of Victorian scraps

Various birds on a sheet of Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoose Collection: Gaggle of Geese

Gaggle of Geese
A gaggle of five geese. Date: 1960s

Background imageGoose Collection: Geese unhappy at the arrival of Michaelmas

Geese unhappy at the arrival of Michaelmas
A gaggle of geese are unhappy to read a notice that the season of Michaelmas has begun. Eating goose at Michaelmas was thought to bring good luck, but that did not apply to geese

Background imageGoose Collection: Girl and goose on a Christmas card

Girl and goose on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoose Collection: Off to the Sea by Muriel Dawson

Off to the Sea by Muriel Dawson -- a little child ready for the summer holidays. Date: 1940

Background imageGoose Collection: Silhouette - Postcard Design

Silhouette - Postcard Design
What's Sauce for the Goose'. Hungry dog and cat prowl past a dead goose, hung out on a wall for the meat to soften. Date: 1920s

Background imageGoose Collection: Grumman JRF-5 Goose 84817

Grumman JRF-5 Goose 84817
United States Navy - Grumman JRF-5 Goose 84817 (MSN B-112, Model G-38), at Annapolis NAS. Date: circa 1955

Background imageGoose Collection: Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway
Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes'. 'There was an old woman lived under a hill' Date: 1881

Background imageGoose Collection: Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway
Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes'. Dedication page Date: 1881

Background imageGoose Collection: Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway
Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes'. Reverse of half-title page depicting children playing ball in a field outside their house Date: 1881

Background imageGoose Collection: Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway
Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes'. Title page Date: 1881

Background imageGoose Collection: Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway
Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes'. Front cover. Date: 1881

Background imageGoose Collection: Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway
Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes'. Half-title page depicting children in a field of daisies. Date: 1881

Background imageGoose Collection: Wild fowl shooting, 18th century

Wild fowl shooting, 18th century. A hunter with musket watches a hound take a goose on a river bank

Background imageGoose Collection: A goose insults a pet mandrill in a walled garden

A goose insults a pet mandrill in a walled garden
A goose insults a pet mandrill chained to a block in a walled garden. Baboon and poultry. Illustration of a fable by English poet John Gay

Background imageGoose Collection: A peacock chosen king of the farm birds

A peacock chosen king of the farm birds
A peacock displays his tail feathers in front of a barnyard of birds. A magpie asks how he will defend them from the eagle flying above. Peacock chosen king

Background imageGoose Collection: Statues of a boy and goose, girl with dice

Statues of a boy and goose, girl with dice
Boy throttling a goose and girl playing with knucklebones or dice. Louvre Museum, Paris. Roman copies after sculptures by the Greek sculptor Boethus of Chalcedon, active second century BC

Background imageGoose Collection: The Lion, the Fox and the Geese

The Lion, the Fox and the Geese. A fox in ermine robe speaks at a parliament of animals after the retirement of the lion king

Background imageGoose Collection: The Bear in a Boat

The Bear in a Boat. An arrogant bear boards a sailboat and runs aground near a castle. A monkey, dog, cow, goose, mouse and other animals laugh from the shore

Background imageGoose Collection: The Peacock, the Turkey and the Goose

The Peacock, the Turkey and the Goose. A peacock displaying its train argues with a goose and a turkey in a farmyard

Background imageGoose Collection: A naval lieutenant summons an old midshipman to duty

A naval lieutenant summons an old midshipman to duty, but he is too busy roasting a goose at the hearth. On the walls, a midshipman's dirk, paintings of ships, carved parrots, a cocked hat

Background imageGoose Collection: A man climbing a greasy pole for a prize, France, 19th century

A man climbing a greasy pole for a prize, France, 19th century
A man climbing a greasy pole for a prize goose, France, early 19th century. A soldier, tisane vendor, orange seller, and others watch. Le Mat de Cocagne

Background imageGoose Collection: Men in boats try to capture a goose hanging from a rope, 1713

Men in boats try to capture a goose hanging from a rope, 1713
Men in rowboats attempt to capture a live goose hanging from a rope across the river. From a festival held on the Seine at Suresne, Paris, for Maximilian II, Elector of Bavaria, 1713

Background imageGoose Collection: Water games and the goose game, 1682

Water games and the goose game, 1682
Water games for the Dauphin and his courtiers at a festival on the River Seine, 25 August 1682. Sailors on rowboats joust with poles while a group of men try to grab a goose hanging from a rope

Background imageGoose Collection: Water games on the Seine for a royal festival, 1660

Water games on the Seine for a royal festival, 1660. Part of the Grand Magnificences to celebrate the return of King Louis XIV and Maria Teresa, Infanta of Spain, to Paris

Background imageGoose Collection: Beaker decorated with flying birds

Beaker decorated with flying birds. First half of the 14th century. Mamluk period (1250-1517). Egypt (or Syria). Gilded and enamelled glass. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Lisbon, Portugalon, Portugal

Background imageGoose Collection: Woman in white dress, pink fichu and corsage

Woman in white dress, pink fichu and corsage, pink bonnet-chapeau. Handcoloured lithograph by A

Background imageGoose Collection: Victorian Greeting Card - Christmas Penguins

Victorian Greeting Card - Christmas Penguins
Two penguins out for a stroll carring a christmas goose. Date: circa 1890

Background imageGoose Collection: Cartoon, The Goose Step, Berlin, 1 January 1914

Cartoon, The Goose Step, Berlin, 1 January 1914, pre-WW1 cartoon by Harry Furniss. 1914

Background imageGoose Collection: WW1 - Austro-Hungarian soldiers surprise a Russian soldier

WW1 - Austro-Hungarian soldiers surprise a Russian soldier, who was trying to steal a goose. Date: 1914

Background imageGoose Collection: Black magic experiment by Harry Price on the Brocken

Black magic experiment by Harry Price on the Brocken
Photographs concerning the black magic experiment conducted by Harry Price on the Brocken, Germany

Background imageGoose Collection: McKinnon G-21G Turbo-Goose ZK-ERX

McKinnon G-21G Turbo-Goose ZK-ERX (msn 1226) of See Bee Air ltd. At Auckland, New Zealand. The Turbo-Goose is a turboprop powered conversion of Grumman G-21 Goose amphibian aircraft

Background imageGoose Collection: Dan Leno in Mother Goose, pantomime

Dan Leno in Mother Goose, pantomime. circa 1903

Background imageGoose Collection: Northrop F-20A Tigershark N3986B

Northrop F-20A Tigershark N3986B - 82-0063 (msn GI.1001), at the 1984 SBAC Farnborough Air Show, held from 2-9 September

Background imageGoose Collection: BOAC Lockheed Constellation at Goose Bay Labrador

BOAC Lockheed Constellation at Goose Bay Labrador Canada possibly 1940s

Background imageGoose Collection: Nottingham Goose Fair 1920s

Nottingham Goose Fair 1920s

Background imageGoose Collection: Goose Fair, Nottingham, early 1900s

Goose Fair, Nottingham, early 1900s

Background imageGoose Collection: Nottingham Goose Fair Edwardian period

Nottingham Goose Fair Edwardian period

Background imageGoose Collection: The Bunnies at the Shop

The Bunnies at the Shop Date: 1924

Background imageGoose Collection: A Trip to the Moon, by Muriel Baines

A Trip to the Moon, by Muriel Baines
Illustration, A Trip to the Moon, by Muriel Baines Date: 20th century

Background imageGoose Collection: The Queen of Hearts baked some tarts

The Queen of Hearts baked some tarts, illustration by Chris G. Temple Date: circa 1920

Background imageGoose Collection: The Gander

The Gander
A watercolour painting of a rather proud looking male goose, stood amongst the sticks beside a bush, a cottage window can be made out in the background. Date: circa 1918

Background imageGoose Collection: The Fairy Inn

The Fairy Inn Date: 1925

Background imageGoose Collection: Mother Goose Pantomime

Mother Goose Pantomime
A production of Mother Goose at the London Hippodrome, featuring Shaun Glenville (1884-1968) as Mother Goose, Isobel Elsom (1893-1981) as the daughter, and Fred Conquest

Background imageGoose Collection: Geese invade the field where the Brownies are sowing

Geese invade the field where the Brownies are sowing seeds Date: 1910

Background imageGoose Collection: McDonnell Douglas RF-4E 35+81

McDonnell Douglas RF-4E 35+81
Luftwaffe - McDonnell Douglas RF-4E 35+81 (msn 4134, ex 69-7528), of Aufklarungsgeschwader 51 immelmann'. (Written-off near Goose Bay Canada on 6 June 1986). Date: circa 1985

Background imageGoose Collection: Label design, Liqueur de la Fanfare

Label design, Liqueur de la Fanfare, group of musicians

Background imageGoose Collection: Cotswolds postman delivering parcel, 1938

Cotswolds postman delivering parcel, 1938
Cotwolds postman delivering a parcel to a woman over a cottage gate in 1938. He is riding a pony and has parcels of a variety of shapes to deliver, including a dead unplucked goose. Date: 1938

Background imageGoose Collection: Two geese with holly and mistletoe on a Christmas card

Two geese with holly and mistletoe on a Christmas card
Two dead geese hanging with holly and mistletoe on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoose Collection: Cartoon, Kaiser Carnival and his cortege, WW1

Cartoon, Kaiser Carnival and his cortege, WW1
Cartoon, Kaiser Carnival and his cortege, showing Kaiser Wilhelm being carried along on a float, with various figures around him, including Death, a spy, a sorceress

Background imageGoose Collection: Illustration, The Goosegirl

Illustration, The Goosegirl -- Alas! dear Falada, there thou hangest. Date: 1909

Background imageGoose Collection: Couple in a butchers buying a goose for their Christmas dinner. Date: 1882

Couple in a butchers buying a goose for their Christmas dinner. Date: 1882

Background imageGoose Collection: Safety Invested in Stocks by A. W. Holden

Safety Invested in Stocks by A. W. Holden
A 17th century scene showing a Puritan and a Cavalier in some village stocks. A small girl, carrying a dead goose and a cabbage in a basket looks at them with disdain. Date: c.1880

Background imageGoose Collection: C17 FEATHER PLUCKER

C17 FEATHER PLUCKER
A feather plucker plucks feathers from a goose - dead, I hope - to stuff pillows, bolsters and duvets. Date: 17th century

Background imageGoose Collection: Christmas goose at Leadenhall Market, London 1884

Christmas goose at Leadenhall Market, London 1884
Buying a Christmas goose at Leadenhall Market, London. 1884

Background imageGoose Collection: Grumman G-21A Goose N4575C

Grumman G-21A Goose N4575C (msn B-120) Date: circa 1995

Background imageGoose Collection: Off to School - Goose and young

Off to School - Goose and young by Frea Rose

Background imageGoose Collection: Resting, by William Lee Hankey - Union Jack Club

Resting, by William Lee Hankey - Union Jack Club Date: 1907

Background imageGoose Collection: Original Artwork - Illustration for The Gummys

Original Artwork - Illustration for The Gummys
Original Artwork - Cut-out silhouette illustration for an original book by Iris Chick called The Gummys - fantasy bedtime stories read to a little boy by his mother. Date: circa 1937

Background imageGoose Collection: Original Artwork - Design for Christmas card

Original Artwork - Design for Christmas card
Original Artwork - Design for a silhouette Christmas card - Greetings from the Nursery Folk - Mother Goose. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1937



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