Iris Collection (page 6)

Pale yellow iris, Iris lutescens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1828

Fringed iris or shaga, Iris japonica
La Brisson. Fringed iris or shaga, Iris japonica. Named for Brisson of the Academie Royale des Sciences. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs

Dwarf violet iris, Iris verna
L Iris de la petite espece. Dwarf violet iris, Iris verna. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Yellow and violet iris varieties, Iris germanica
L Iris jaune et le violet. Yellow and violet iris varieties, Iris germanica. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus

Hungarian iris, Iris variegata
Des Iris panachees. Hungarian iris, Iris variegata. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

German iris, Iris x germanica
L Iris commune. German iris, Iris x germanica. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Leopard lily, Iris domestica
La Moree du Cap, Moree chinensis. Leopard lily, Iris domestica. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Golden flag, Iris crocea (Golden iris, Iris aurea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Bristle-tipped iris or beachhead iris, Iris setosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Turkish iris, Iris orientalis (Tall iris, Iris ochroleuca). Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, Lambeth Marsh, London, 1787

Spurious iris, Iris spuria. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, Lambeth Marsh, London, 1787

Siberian iris, Iris sibirica. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, Lambeth Marsh, London, 1787

Hornemans iris, Iris germanica (Iris neglecta). Named for Danish botanist Jens Wilken Hornemann. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis

Forked iris, Iris furcata (Iris aphylla). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, Samuel Curtis, London

Yellow-pale water iris, Iris pseudocorus pallido-flava. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell for Samuel Curtis continuation of William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821

Variegated iris, Iris variegata. Handcolured copperplate engraving and botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, Lambeth Marsh, London, 1787

Iris x binata (Violet-blue dwarf flag, Iris pumila var. violacea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr. after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis Botanical

Persian iris, Iris persica. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, Lambeth Marsh, London, 1786

White flag, Iris germanica (Iris florentina). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880

Bearded iris, Iris germanica (Iris florentina). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Salsify, houseleek, snakeroot, cornflower
Black salsify, Scorzonera hispanica 1, mountain houseleek, Sempervivum montanum 2, snakeroot, Sagittaria sagittifolia 3, cornflower, Centaurea cyanus 4, Judas tree, Cercis siliquastrum 5

Mrs. Louis Coatalen (Iris Graham)
Mrs Louis Coatalen, aka Iris Graham, daughter of Mr. Graham of Bartley and a niece of Lady Cynthia Graham, of the Duke of Montrose, of the Earl of Harrington and the Earl of Verulam

Birthday card for Mother, with pink flowers. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1930s

Prototype De Havilland Iris I biplane, possibly undergoing trials on a loch. Date: circa 1926

Curtis British Entomology Plate 559
Lepidoptera: Nascia cilialis (Orange-rayed Pearl) [Plant: Iris pseudacorus (Water Flag)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 338
Lepidoptera: Apatura iris (Purple Emperor) Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 291
Coleoptera: Encocerus gibsoni = Ochthebius exsculptus (Gibson?s Enicocerus) [Plant: Iris foetidissima (fruit; Roast Beef Plant)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 131
Coleoptera: Dendrophilus sheppardi = Dendrophilus pygmaeus (Sheppardian Hister) [Plant: Iris foetidissima (flower; Stinking Flag)] Date: 1824-39

Tallulah Bankhead, (1902 - 1968), American actress of the stage and screen, at the time known as a brilliant young actress photographed as Iris Fenwick in The Green Hat a play by Michael Arlen which

Iris Hoey (1885 - 1979), British actress in the first half of the twentieth century, both on stage and in movies. Appearing as heroine in Collusion, a comedy at the Ambassadors Theatre. Date: 1924

Good luck wish
Schoolgirl with satchel and hockey stick and the message: A Happy Term old girl to you: Success in games and lessons too. Artist: Iris Chick. Date: circa 1928

Birthday greeting
Child posting a letter and the message With lots of love my wish I send, for a Happy Birthday little friend! Artist: Iris Chick. Date: circa 1928

Vase
Glazed earthenware vase painted with irises with an electroplated nickel silver collar, lid and handle, the vase manufactured by Franz A

Iris Seed Pods
Decorative flower study by Jeannie Foord, of a Iris Seed Pods. 1897

Flowers / Larousse 1913
Annuals & Biannuals: hyacinths, tulips, foxgloves; nasturtiums, chrsyanthemums, lily, sweet peas, pansies, marigold, crocus, eschscholzia, begonia. 1913

Tallulah Bankhead in The Green Hat
Scene from the stage adaptation of Michael Arlens novel, The Green Hat at the Adelphi Theatre in 1924. The lead role of Iris was played by Tallulah Bankhead (seen right)

Miss Iris Tree (Mrs Curtis Moffatt) wiht her son, 1920
Iris Tree (27 January 1897 13 April 1968) was an English poet, actress and artists model, described as a bohemian, an eccentric, a wit and an adventuress

Pigeons - A Red Helmet, Black Lahore and Yellow Spot
A portrait of three breeds of fancy pigeon illustrated inside their coop. The plain-headed Red Helmet presents its bicoloured plumage formation

Lady Iris Capell as a nurse at Watford hospital, 1914
Lady Iris Mary Athenais de Vere Capell (1895-1977), elder daughter of George Devereaux De Vere Capell, 7th Earl of Essex and his American wife, Adela Beach Grant

Princess Margaret arrives in Westminster Abbey (Coronation)
The sister of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, enters the Coronation Theatre in Westminster Abbey. Her train is carried by Miss Iris Peake, and she is followed by her page

Iris Reticulata and Crocus Chrysanthus
Two spring flowers growing alongside each other. The Iris Reticulata (left), an early flowering hardy perennial of the Iridaceae family, with purple flowers

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