Lilac Collection (page 3)

Lilac blossom on a palette-shaped Christmas card
Lilac blossom in blue and white on a palette-shaped Christmas card. circa 1890s

Agate geode

Agate

Denrobium crumenatum, orchid
Watercolour on vellum by Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Salvia barrelieri, meadow clary
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Allium ampeloprasum, broadleaf wild leek
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Lavandula abrotanoides, lavender
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ipomoea diversifolia, morning-glory
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Annotated in manuscript Pharbitis diversifolia

Wisteria sp

Chicorium intybus, chicory
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ptilinopus purpuratus, grey-green fruit dove
Ff. 140. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Columba porphyracra and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Campanula medium, Canterbury bells
Plate 63 from Ladies Flower Garden Annuals (1843) by Jane Wells Loudon. Also shows Macrophylla, Barbata, Punctata, Alpina and Sarmatica

Campanula sp. bellflower
An illustration of Campanula, artist unknown. Original artwork from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Phenakite is comprised of (beryllium silicate). Visually it closely resembles quartz, but chemically it is closer to gemstones such as topaz and beryl

Petunia hybrida, petunia
Close-up of a cultivated petunia flower

Syringa pubescens turez. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium

Syringa vulgaris, lilac. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium

Charmosyna papou, Papuan lorikeet
Plate 15 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 5 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph

Spodumene
A specimen of the mineral spodumene (lithium aluminium silicate). This mineral comes in two varieties, Kunzite and Hiddenite

Iris cf. germanica, bearded iris
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Folio 57 from A Collection of Flowers by John Edwards
Folio 57 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Ceanothus sp. Californian lilac
Drawing 49/1 made in 1904 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Syringa sp. Scotch lilac
Folio 75 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Syringa persica, Persian lilac
Folio 53 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Lepidolite

Iris maxima, iris
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Phlox stolonifera, creeping phlox
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Casuarius casuarius, southern cassowary
A mounted specimen of the southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) on display in the Natural History Museum at Tring. Photographed by Harry Taylor

GOGH, Vincent van (1853-1890). Lilac Bush. 1889. Post-Impressionism. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum

Lilac Flowers
Common lilac (Syringa Vulgaris) flowers. Date: 1930s

White Lilac
Wjite lilac (Syringa Vulgaris) flowers in May and is considered to be one of the most fragrant of all lilacs. Date: 1930s

Young woman with flowers on a birthday postcard
Birthday Wishes -- a young woman (the actress Drina Verchesi) holding a bunch of lilac on a birthday postcard. Date: 1920

Grandville Lilac 1847
LILAS lilac (syringa vulgaris) Date: 1847

Britannia and Eve magazine, April 1938
Front cover illustration featuring a glamorous 1930s woman with blonde pin curls, wearing a puff-shouldered lilac blouse and carrying a matching bouquet of lilac and white flowers

Children dancing
A group of five children wearing matching lilac spring time outfits dance, skip and play musical instruments

Fashions July 1875
Polonaise: in lilac stripes with vandyked trim, open jacket bodice, corset front beneath or in brown plaid. Both have elaborate cuffs. Girl: double-breasted coat

Lilac Skirt Early 1860S
White bodice or blouse with full bishop sleeves with black cuffs & collar worn with a lilac skirt & a straw hat trimmed with black ribbon & flowers

Frenchwoman 1850
Femme comme Il Faut: Plain, modest looking woman wearing a lilac redingote with bow fastenings, a large bonnet & fur-trimmed shawl

Coloured Wigs 1914
Coloured wigs donned by society ladies for the Duchesse d Uzes fete include green, turqoise, orange, lilac, purple, blue & red

Afternoon Gown 1911
High waisted Directoire or Empire line gown in lilac etamine & chiffon embroidered in gold & lilac wooden beads. N.B Cordeliere girdle & floating back panel

Lilac & Gold Dress 1911
A mauve & gold high waisted Empire revival dress with V neck, draped corsage, finely pleated tunic with long fringing, narrow hobble skirt & ornate gold embroidery

Two High-Fashion Women
Two women: one seated in lilac lace-trimmed dress, the other in green lace and satin stripes with matching parasol

Costume 1860 / Jules David
Princess style black dress, tablier trimming, buttoning down the front, the skirt divided into 4 gathered horizontal sections. Lilac dress with bishop sleeves

Garden Flowers 1902
A beautiful garden scene, with humanised flowers: the Rose, of course, is Queen

Full Dress 1798
Two ladies in full dresses - on the left, lilac dress with green net CURRICLE and yellow muslin BANDEAUX; on the right, a simpler dress but a turban head dress

Costume / Garden 1850S
Green floral print dress; pink dress with a lace bertha; open corsage, chemisette & 3/4 sleeves with engageantes; lace caps with lappets; coiled hair with gold comb, plume & pearls

Costume / Women 1933
Lilac satin bias cut gown with gathered self-coloured belt, gored skirt & marabou trimmed shoulder straps. Her blonde hair is dressed in a marcel wave

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