Leaf Collection (page 2)

The oblique-leaved Begonia, engraved by Caldwall after Philip Reinagle, in a book entitled The Temple of Flora by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837). The book was published between 1799 and 1807

Piper methysticum, kava
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Piper inebrians

First published photograph, William Fox-Talbot facsimile of a photogenic drawing showing fern leaves. Date: 1839

Flowers and foliage on an assortment of Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

White lilies and dragonfly on a Christmas card
White lilies and a dragonfly on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas arrangement of holly, flowers and bell
Christmas arrangement of holly and flowers with a bell hanging above, all dusted with white powder

Design for Borders (Wallpaper). Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1933

Cordia sebestena, geiger tree
Engraving from Natural History of Jamaica Tab 164 by Sir Hans Sloane. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Tilia alba
Illustration from Plantarum rariorum Horti Csarei Schoenbrunnensis descriptiones et icones, 1797/98, by Nikolaus Joseph Jacquin. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Citrus medica, lime
Illustrations of various lime varieties (Citrus medica), Pati Limoo; Hakagi Limoo; Gora Limoo; Chaen-gori Limoo; Kumural Limoo; Nature of Runjhore; Tablha Limoo

Indigofera tinctora, indigo
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Potato, Solanum tuberosum
From Icones Plantarum medicinalium secundum systema Linni digestarum, 1788-1812 by Joseph Jacob Von Plenck

A Mussoorie Specimen of the common Toad of all India
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge 1858-1949. 180 x 260mm. From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Museum in 1952

Ficus glomerata, doomar or gular
Plate 532 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Acer campestre L. field or Engliah maple
Sketch 1 from a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

CRESQUES, Jafuda (1350-1410); CRESQUES, Abraham ( -1381). Catalan Atlas. 1375. Fifth Leaf. Map of Delli. Detail. Camel caravan in the Silk Road to Catai crossing the mountains of Tian Shan

Queen Mother visiting London evacuees at Horsted Keynes, 1939
The Queen Mother(1900-2002) with evacuated children from Battersea. A little four year old girl called Shirely here is playing " mothers"

Frog celebrating the arrival of 1907 by firing a cannon
A wonderfully odd German New Years card, welcoming in the arrival of 1907. The illustration rather bizarrely depicts a frog (holding a lucky four-leafed clover)

Red leaf palm, Chambeyronia macrocarpa
Red leaf palm or flamethrower palm tree, Chambeyronia macrocarpa (Kentia luciani). Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1882

Senecio Jacobaea or Ragwort
Senecio Jacobaea, Ragwort, or St Jamess Wort, or Stagger-Wort, or Stammer-Wort. Date: circa 1909

Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, XIII
Cover design, Famous Cricketers and Cricket Grounds, Part XIII, edited by C W Alcock. With a portrait of Lord Hawke, and a photograph of Essex County Cricket Ground, Leyton. Date: 1895

Chinese paper cuts, or Jianzhi, a folk art dating back many centuries. Seen here is a colourful landscape with trees, mountains, a temple, and a bridge across a river. Date: late 19th century

German design, Summer and Winter, after watercolours by H Schmidt. Date: circa 1910s

Aloe vera and asafoetida, Ferula assafoetida.. Aloe vera 1, with flower and leaf, and asafoetida 2, Ferula assafoetida, with flower, leaf, root rhizome and seed

Carpinus betulus, hornbeam
Sketch 244 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Mancenillier tree
Plate 31 from Le Regne Vegetal Plantes agricoles, Vol 9. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Goldilocks and Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears which originally appeared on a Christmas card with a sliding front and a pull tab. Date: circa 1890s

Dog carrying basket of flowers on a birthday card
Large dog carrying a basket of flowers on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s

Trifolium pratensis, clover
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Celmisia Monroi, rock cotton plant
Celmisia Monroi, a rock cotton plant with pink flowers. 1888

Boy and Clover - 1
A boy walks through the snow carrying a very large four- leaved clover Date: 1910

Ottoman C16 Koran / Back
A fine manuscript page on handmade paper from the Ottoman Koran, finely scripted and embellished in gold leaf. Reverse of page

New Year Card 1909
January 1st greetings card including pink ribbons and a four leaf clover for luck in the New Year

Robin, flowers and snow scene on a Christmas card
Robin, assorted flowers and snow scene on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two robins with holly and mistletoe on a Christmas card
Two robins with holly and mistletoe on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Tools of the Australian aborigines
Tools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2, basket for shells 3, basket 4, shell necklace 5, spears 6-9, wooden sword 10, 12, shield 13

Yellow Peony Flower and Leaf Pattern Date: 1920

A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock Scholar
Nursery rhyme illustration -- A Diller a Dollar, a Twelve O clock Scholar, what makes you come so soon? You used to come at ten o clock, and now you come at noon

The Grizzly giant, sequoia tree, Maarispos Grove, California, men and horses in front of the tree. Vintage 19th century photograph

Prickly pear or Indian fig opuntia, Opuntia ficus-indica (Opuntia vulgaris). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse

Spanish fly, wasp beetle and long-horn beetles
Spanish fly beetle, Lytta vesicatoria 1, wasp beetle, Clytus arietis 2, Altica equinoctialis 3, Clytra quadripunctata 4, longhorn beetles, Chlorida festiva 5 and Trachyderes succinctus 6

Poster, Turn Over a New Leaf, eat vegetables daily to enjoy good health. circa 1945

Types of leaves of plants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G. Kearsley, London, 1813

Bay laurel or sweet bay tree, Laurus nobilis. Chromolithograph by E. Gunther after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Tea tree or tea plant, Camellia sinensis, Thea sinensis, the. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

The Head of Germania - Dresden, Germany
The Head of Germania - the National monument on Niederwald Plaza (Square)- created by Johannes Schilling - Dresden, Germany. Date: circa 1909

Christmas decoration
Artificial mistletoe Christmas decoration with white plastic berries, tied with a red ribbon, manufactured c.1930-1950. Date: 1930-1950

White Star Line, Stonier OSNC lozenge dish
White Star Line, unusual Stonier and Company Oceanic Steam Navigation Company lozenge dish decorated with green laurel leaves and a gilt rim band. 9ins

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