Holly Collection (page 19)

Ilex aquifolium, common holly
Plate 1 from Traitae des Arbres et Arbustres (1852) by Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700-1782). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Parus palustris, marsh tit
Plate 180 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Ilex aquifolium L. Houx commum, holly
An illustrative plate depicting holly tree foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Celastrina argiolus, holly blue butterfly
The holly blue feeds on holly and ivy flowers and whilst its caterpillars feed on the berries of these plants

Vermivora ruficapilla, Nashville warbler
Plate 89 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Viscum album, mistletoe & Ilex sp. holly
Drawing from Watercolour and pencil drawings of birds, mammals and boats of the Shetland Islands, with some drawings of plants (1918-1974) by Muriel Helen Dawson (1897-1974)

Ilex aquifolium, holly
View of holly with berries covered in snow, in the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden, January 2003

Ilex aquifolium XLVI, holly
An illustrative plate depicting holly tree foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Ilex aquifolium, English holly
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Ilex paraguensis, yerba mate
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

A sprig of holly with berries Date: c. 1910

Children walking through the snow
Little girl wearing a red hat, coat and tights walks in the snow carrying holly. Her brother walks behind carrying a sledge laden with Christmas presents. Date: c. 1910

Girl iceskating
A little girl dressed in a pink coat and matching hat, skates along while holding a sprig of holly. Date: c. 1910

Church in snowy landscape Date: c. 1910

Christmas bells decorated with holly Date: c. 1910

Candle surrounded by holly c. 1910

Sledge laden with holly Date: c. 1910

Children at Christmas
Carrying holly and a present on a sledge at Christmas time. Date: 1915

Little girl carrying basket of holly
A little girl carrying a basket of holly and a letter, returns home with her dog. c. 1905

Christmas procession
Woman wearing conical hat and beautiful blue dress with holly and berry details, marches along with a candle, followed by a boy carrying an exceedingly large candle. Date: c. 1925

Beautiful woman carrying holly through the snow
A woman dressed in a festive red dress with white fur trim, walks through the snow carrying holly. c. 1925

Boy throwing a snowball
Young boy puts down his holly laden sledge to start a snowball fight. Date: 1910

Small boy pulled along in sledge
A young boy carrying presents and a holly sprig, is pulled along in a sledge through the snow. c.1920

Two sweet children, one in a red hooded cape, one a white snow suit, carry mistletoe, holly and a wreath, wishing one and all a bright and happy Christmas. c. 1910

Mouse in a Christmas sock

Months of the Year. December
Pulling a sled full of holly. From postcard series published by CW Faulkner Date: circa 1923

Christmas toys
People You See. From Teddy Bear (25 December 1965)

A Christmas picnic on the beach

A fair Puritan

A wintry day. Print showing a girl holding an umbrella and carrying a small dog in a muff on a wintry day. Date c1900

The Sketch Christmas Number front cover 1940
Stylised graphic cover of The Sketch magazine, for the Christmas number 1940 featuring a bejewelled hand holding some mistletoe against a backdrop of holly. Date: 1940

Sardines and plums on holly. Print shows two fish and plums on holly branches. Date between 1804 and 1818

Christmas Postcard - December 25th Date: 1911

Guests at a Christmas or New Years Party, possibly at the Savoy Hotel, London. Some of the guests are in medieval style fancy dress, carrying in the traditional Boars Head decorated with holly

Christmas decorations in Covent Garden, London
Holly, ivy and Christmas trees on sale at Covent Garden, London, just before Christmas 1911. 1911

Santa going down a chimney

Children carrying sprigs of holly
" Winter scene. " Bringing home the Holly". Children in the snow carrying holly. Hand coloured postcard illustration. " Date: c.1920

Children pulling a sleigh
Christmas scene. Excited children pulling a holly-laden sleigh through the town. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: circa 1915

Two fashionable flapper girls one with a holly leaf design, the other with a mistletoe design. The caption reads: " December doubles: the Holly stakes and the Mistletoe cup"

Christmas greetings postcard with dance-related poem
Christmas greetings postcard featuring an inset photograph of a pretty girl wearing a sheer veil, over a sprig of holly, above the following dance-themed poem: " Like a dance be your Christmas

Little girl on a New Years postcard

Holly gathering at Christmas Date: 1907

Advert for Hugons Atora beef suet 1937
Hugons Atora beef suet, with recipes for Christmas pudding and mincemeat for mince pies. 1937

Night before Christmas
Title page to " The Night Before Christmas" by Clement C Moore, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, featuring elves cavorting across the page with holly and mistletoe. Date: First published: 1823

Policeman dragging away a criminal at Christmas
A Policeman dragging away a criminal at Christmas toward the Black Maria. His woebegone expresion is the perfect accompaniment to the caption

Homeward -- pulling a cart through the snow
Homeward -- a little boy pulling his sister in a cart through the snow. 20th century

Father Cristmas and young girl
Father Cristmas sporting a holly wreath and a young girl. Date: 1903

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