Humphreys Collection

Garden varieties of the Persian buttercup, Ranunculus asiaticus. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs

Thistle species
Showy Mexican scarlet thistle, Erythrolaena conspicua, Arabian cotton thistle, Onopordum arabicum, and blue-flowered carthamus, Carthamus caeruleus

Sollya, changeable apple-berry and Chinese pittosporum
Common sollya, Sollya heterophylla, changeable apple-berry, Billardiera mutabilis, and Chinese pittosporum, Pittosporum tobira

Durham County Rugby Team: Parkinson, Stephenson, Swinburne, Marston, Wilson, Bell, Johnston, Humphreys, Todd, Troup, Thompson, Poole, Martin, Kassell, Swainston, Geenty, Hill, Oakes, Gibbon, Hall

Sketch cover - Mrs Frank Pershouse
Front cover of The Sketch featuring a portrait of Mrs Frank Pershouse, the former Gwyneth Humphreys by society portrait artist, Olive Snell

Convolvulus and Ipomaea species
American convolvulus, Convolvulus sepium americanus, kidney-leaved convolvulus, C. reniformis, bryony-leaved convolvulus, C

Humphreys Waterplane early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Humphreys No. 2 Monoplane early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Mrs Humphreys, actress Date: circa 1813

Gas container at a plant manufacturing water gas
Image of a showing gas container at a plant manufacturing water gas in Belfast, built by Humphreys & Glasgow Co. Date: circa 1890s

Illuminated calendar for August 1846
Calendar for August with figures of Joel and St. Bartholomew, quote from Thessalonians, disciples, woman with wheat, birds, foliage and castles

Illuminated calendar for July 1846
Calendar for July with figures of Sophomas and St. Philip, quote from Colossians, disciples, lion, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Illuminated calendar for June 1846
Calendar for June with figures of Amos and St. James the Less, quote from Philippians, disciples, crab, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Illuminated calendar for May 1846
Calendar for May with figures of Olee and St. Thomas, quote from Ephesians, disciples, Adam and Eve, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Illuminated calendar for April 1846
Calendar for April with figures of Zechariah and St. John the Evangelist, quote from Galatians, disciples, castles, bull, birds and foliage. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou

Illuminated calendar for March 1846
Calendar for March with figures of Elias and St. James the Greater, quote from Corinthians, disciples, lamb, castles, birds and foliage. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Illuminated calendar for February 1846
Calendar for February with figures of David and St. Andrew, quote from Romans, disciples, birds, fish and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Title page from illuminated calendar for 1846
Title page with calligraphy and decorative design with foliage, birds. angel and mythical creature with lance and shield. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Illuminated calendar for December 1846
Calendar for December with figures of Daniel and St. Matthew, quote from Epistle to the Hebrews, disciples, man slaying a boar with an axe, goat, dog, birds, foliage and castles

Illuminated calendar for November 1846
Calendar for November with figures of Ezekiel and St. Jude, quote from Epistle to Philemon, disciple, centaur with bow, birds, foliage and castles

Illuminated calendar for October 1846
Calendar for October with figures of Malachi and St. Simon, quote from Tyrus, disciples, boar, birds, foliage and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Illuminated calendar for January 1846
Calendar for January with figures of Jeremias and St. Petrus, quote from Paul, musicians, disciples, mythical creatures and castles. From an illuminated Book of Hours of the Duke the Anjou. 1380

Tree carnation varieties, Dianthus caryophyllus: Ariadne 1, Beauty 2, Garibaldi 3, Perfection 4, Queen of Whites 5, Queen of Yellows 6

Image from a plant for manufacturing water gas in Belfast, built by Humphreys & Glasgow Co. Date: circa 1890s

Making Cloisonne enamel - Japanese village in London
Japanese artisan making Cloisonne enamel at the Japanese Village in Humphreys Hall, Knightsbridge in 1885. A complete village with its shops, tea-house

Spiderwort, commelin, day lily and sisyrinchium species
Common spiderwort, Tradescantia virginica, sky-blue commelin, Commelina caelestis, copper-coloured day lily, Funkia fulva, and large-flowered sisyrinchium, Sisyrinchium grandiflorum

Iris species
Chalcedonian iris, Iris susiana, Florentine iris, Iris florentina, Nepal iris, Iris nepalensis, three-toothed iris, Iris tridentata, and spring iris, Iris verna

Primrose or Primula varieties
Burnards formosa, Primula elatior polyanthus, Conqueror of Europe auricula, Primula auricula, and common primrose, Primula vulgaris

Primrose or Primula species
Chinese primrose, Primula praenitens, purple Caucasian primrose, Primula amoena, Siberian primrose, Primula sibirica, and fringed auricula, Primula ciliata

Cowslip, cyclamen and soldanella species
Dr. Meads American cowslip, Dodecathon meadia, angular-leaved cyclamen, Cyclamen repandum, spring cyclamen, Cyclamen vernum, Persian cyclamen, Cyclamen persicum, and mountain soldanella

Vervain or Verbena species
Scarlet Buenos Ayres vervain, Verbena melindres, germander-like vervain, Verbena teucroides, bluish vervain, Verbena caerulescens, and Mr. Tweedies vervain, Verbena tweediana

Dracocephalum and scutellaria species
Siberian dracocephalum, Dracocephalum sibiricum, large-flowered dracocephalum, D. altaiense, alpine scutellaria, Scutellaria alpina, and dotted-flowered monarda, Monarda russelliana

Sage or Salvia species
Brilliant-flowered sage, Salvia fulgens, spreading sage, Salvia patens, Mr. Grahams sage, Salvia grahami, and narrow-leaved sage, Salvia angustifolia

Pentstemon or Penstemon species
Showy penstemon, Penstemon speciosum, three-leaved penstemon, Penstemon triphyllum, Dr. Scoulers penstemon, P. scouleri, and broom-leaved penstemon, Penstemon pruinosum

Snapdragon or Antirrhinum species
Four-coloured snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus quadricolor, carnation-flowered snapdragon, A. majus caryophylloides, and heart-shaped snapdragon, A. asarina

Mimulus species
Mimulus maclayana, bright-scarlet mimulus, M. cardinalis, Mr. Smiths mimulus, M. smithii, yellow-flowered mimulus, M. luteus, and rose-coloured mimulus, M. roseus

Foxglove or Digitalis species
Canary Island foxglove, Digitalis canariensis, large yellow foxglove, Digitalis ambigua, purple foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, cut-leaved foxglove, Digitalis laciniata, and yellow foxglive

Verbascum species
Handsome verbascum, Verbascum formosum, purple verbascum, Verbascum phoeniceum, copper-coloured mullein, Verbascum cupreum, woolly celsia, Celsia sublanata, and Pyrenean ramondia, Ramondia myconi

Phlox species
Mr. Coldrys phlox, Phlox coldryana, sweet-scented phlox, Phlox odorata, blue Canadian phlox, Phlox canadensis, and Van Houttes phlox

Gentian species
Jagged-flowered gentian, Gentiana crinita, fringe-flowered gentian, Gentiana ciliata, Caucasian gentian, G. caucasica, spring gentian, G. verna, and common gentianella, G. acaulis

Swallow-wort or Asclepias species
Tuberous-rooted swallow-wort, Asclepias tuberosa, water silk-weed, A. incarnata, and decumbent swallow-wort, A. decumbens

Wintergreen, periwinkle and dogs bane species
Umbellated wintergreen, Pyrola umbellata, herbaceous periwinkle, hairy gonolobus, Gonolobus hirsutus, broad-leaved amsonia, Amsonia latifolia, and tutsan-leaved dog s-bane, Apocynum androsaemifolium

Tupa or Lobelia species
Common tupa, Lobelia tupa, Mr. Bridges tupa, Lobelia bridgesii, many-leaved tupa, Lobelia polyphylla, and blue American lobelia, Lobelia syphilatica

Lobelia species
Refulgent lobelia, Lobelia fulgens, showy lobelia, L. speciosa, red-leaved lobelia, L. colorata, and downy lobelia, L. puberula

Bellflower or Campanula species
Large-flowered campanula, Campanula macrantha, milk-flowered campanula, C. lactiflora, showy bellflower, C. speciosa, dark-coloured campanula, C. pulla, hill campanula, C

Jasione, Michauxia and rampion species
Perennial sheep scabious, Jasione perennis, campanula-like michauxia, Michauxia campanuloides, scorzonera-leaved rampion, Phyteuma scorzonerifolium, and winged candiot rampion, Petromarula pinnata

Viper grass, lettuce and catananche species
Purple viper grass, Scorzonera purpurea, perennial lettuce, Lactuca perennis, blue catananche, Catananche caerulea, serrated-leaved chaetanthera, Chaetanthera serrata, and white prenanthes

Centaury species
Mountain centaury, Centaurea montana, Swiss centaury, Centaurea rhapontica, cream-coloured centaury, Centaurea ochroleuca, and balsam-scented centaury, Centaurea balsamita

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