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Fairies dance in a circle - Fairy RingHe whistled to the merry elves, Were leaping in a ring
Female Type / Hobble SkirtElegant lady restricted by her fashionable hobble skirt & further impeded by a Merry Widow hat, high all round collar & an ermine fur muff
Fairies Merry Go RoundFairies at play - a toadstool makes a convenient merry-go- round
Christmas card, Shakespearean jestersChristmas Card - May you be merry and lack nothing (based on a quotation from Shakespeares Henry IV Part 2) - two medieval jesters dancing. circa 1935
Lily Elsie (1886 - 1962), Popular actress and singer wearing a jewelled costume in Lehars The Merry Widow Date: 1909
Shakespeare quotation on a greetings card (inside pages) -- Heaven give you many, many merry days (The Merry Wives of Windsor). With a colourful spray of flowers. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Farewell performance by Robbin Hood and his merry men. Illustration shows the cast of a theatrical production Robbin Hood and his Merry Men on stage for the final song of the production, shown are
Three Little KittensThe Three Little Kittens are washing their mittens. 19th century
Falstaff in BasketFalstaff is hidden in a laundry basket
Carousel Music CoverAll the fun of a merry-go- round, enjoyed for a penny a ride by all, including off- duty soldiers and their sweethearts
Victorian Greeting Card - Owls with LanternTwo owls standing with a lantern. Date: circa 1890
Archery Match, 1828An archery match, for which the competitors dress like Robin Hood and his Merry Men
Lehar, Franz (1870-1948). Austrian composer, mainly known for his operettas. The Merry Widow. Poster (1907). Painting
Victorian Greeting Card - The PickpocketTwo penguins out for a stroll whilst a sparrow picks a pocket. Date: circa 1890
Great Expectations: The Dickens Christmas Spirit by MataniaA Dickensian Christmas as imagined by the Italian-born artist, Fortunino Matania, who in his later career concentrated on historical genre subjects
The Merry Widow by Edward MortonPromotional postcard for The Merry Widow by Edward Morton from the German of Victor Leon and Leo Stein (Theater an der Wien, Vienna, , 30th December 1905); music Franz Lehar
Suffragette Hunger Strike Medal Christmas Card. Votes for Women and lots of em. This Merry Christmas time is the caption above a silver Hunger Strike Medal
Victorian Greeting Card - Owls in TownTwo owls in top hats out at night. Date: circa 1890
Vanity by William BarribalA young woman beams widely as she adjusts her large Merry Widow style hat, gripping an evil-looking hat pin in her mouth. Date: 1910
Five children building a snowman in a woodFive Edwardian children building a snowman in a wood
Victorian Greeting Card - Dining Guinea-PigsMother guinea-pig about to feed 4 young guinea-pigs at the dining table. Date: circa 1890
Victorian Greeting Card - Snowy RabbitsTwo rabbits walking through the snow under an umbrella. Date: circa 1890
Children on a merry-go-round at Hascombe fair, Surrey, England. Date: early 1930s
Fashionable women in new creations 1913Women models wearing the latest winter beautifully decorative wraps. 1913
Christmas card, clown in snow -- A Merry Heart goes all the way. circa 1905
The Merry Wives of Windsor - title page - Anne Page and Slender, an inept and unsuccessful suitor. 1862
Merry Merry by Harlan ThompsonPromotional postcard for Merry Merry by Harlan Thompson; music Harry Archer (Vanderbilt Theatre, New York, 24th September 1925). First produced in England at the Carleton Theatre, 28th February 1929
Do you want some? By H. M. Bateman" Do you want some? Innoculating a pessimist with Merry Christmas bacilli." This cartoon mentions the recent discovery of Reading Bacillus by Leonard Joyce as a new way of healing wounds
A Day at the Fair - Merry-go-round. Look at us all on the merry-go-round? Date: circa 1926
The Dolly Sisters in the Merry CountessSheet music for Tango Dance from The Merry Countess, featuring the Dolly Sisters and Martin Brown, USA, 1912 1912
Christmas Pudding being pulled along atop a wooden sledDelightful Chromolithograph Christmas greetings postcard by Ellen H. Clapsaddle depicting a sizeable Christmas Pudding being pulled along atop a wooden frame sled. Date: circa 1907
Words by King Charles IIPoem written by King Charles II entitled I Pass All My Hours in a Shady Old Grove, accompanied by a stylised illustration of the Merry Monarch composing under the shade of an oak tree
The Stratford-on-Avon MopsThe two Statute of Mop Fairs in Stratford-on-Avon are held on the day after Michaelmas Day and the second Friday in October - their institution dates back to the days of Richard I
The Winning JockeyThe winning jockey celebrates with his girl in the winners enclosure. Illustration from The Merry Duchess Valse music sheet
Mannekin Pis PostcardIL PISSE TOUT LE TEMPS Some are moved to emulation, some look with mixed feelings
Santa and Mr PunchA merry Christmas, Mr Punch! - a friendly greeting from Santa
Robin Hood & Merry MenRobin & his Merry Men hunting in Sherwood forest
Merry Wives / Wind. ForestAct IV, Scene iii " let them all encircle him about" ; Falstaff trapped in Windsor Forest
Postcard of CarouselA merry-go-round at Worthing
Victorian Greeting Card - Owls with UmbrellaTwo owls standing with an umbrella. Date: circa 1890
Victorian Greeting Card - Mice MusiciansFour mice musicians sitting on a bench playing musical instruments. Date: circa 1890
Victorian Greeting Card - The Mouse BallFive mice dancing at a ball. Date: circa 1890
Victorian Greeting Card - Hungry Guinea-PigsMother guinea-pig carring a bowl of food being chased by three young guinea-pigs. Date: circa 1890
Robin Hood and the Sheriff of NottinghamRobin Hood tricks the Sheriff of Nottingham (and robs him of his gold). circa 1195
Victorian Magic Lantern Slide Merry Christmas Happy New Year
A Merry Christmas magic lantern slide, Victorian period
WW2, Cheerio And Merry ChristmasA WW2 Christmas greetings card, the illustration shows a British Royal Air Force man waving goodbye to his wife. Date: circa 1940s
Three Young Ladies are Home for the HolidaysChristmas and New Years Greetings postcard - Three Young Ladies arrive Home for the Holidays by train. Date: 1906
Portrait of the Wife of Anthony Merry by Gilbert StuartGilbert Stuart (1755-1828). American painter. Portrait of the Wife of Anthony Merry, 1805. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
A postman wishes a Merry Christmas to a Miserly Old Man! Date: circa 1910s
Archbishop of York cursing William the Conqueror Date: 11th century
Striking Lancashire Workers Date: 1854
Queen Victoria at the Opening of ParliamentQueen Victoria in the House of Lords for the Opening of Parliament Date: 1854
Queen Victoria giving away New Year's Gifts Date: 1854
Matilda I pleading with Empress MatildaMatilda I, Countess of Boulogne, Queen of King Stephen, pleading with her cousin, the Empress Matilda, for her husband's release. Date: 1140s
Peter the Hermit, preaching before the PopePeter the Hermit, a priest of Amiens, France, associated with the Crusades, preaching before the Pope Date: circa 1090s
Indignities shown to the corpse of William the Conqueror - on his death in France, his body was stripped of clothing and jewellery. Date: 1087
Henry I of England demanding the keys of the TreasuryKing Henry I of England, also known as Henry Beauclerc, demanding the keys of the Treasury Date: 1100
Edith and the monks searching for body of King HaroldEdith and the monks searching for the body of her father, King Harold, after the Battle of Hastings. Date: 1066
Dead body, Naga Tribe of India and MyanmarDead Body of one of the Naga Tribe of north-eastern India and north-western Myanmar Date: 1853
Carriage of the Turkish Ambassador, opening of ParliamentCarriage of the Turkish Ambassador, procession to the House of Lords for the Opening of Parliament, London, The Chronicles of Merry England. Date: 1854
Adelicia of Louvain and the Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I, alarmed at the approach of Henry's nephew, Stephen of Blois (later King Stephen). Date: 12th century
Christmas card, Pulcinella and PierrotChristmas card, A Very Merry Christmas, Pulcinella and Pierrot getting drunk. Date: mid 19th century
Title page, A Merry Christmas EverybodyA Merry Christmas Everybody - title page, Mabel Lucie Attwell Annual 1923 Date: 1923
The Gramaphone Co, His Masters Voice AdvertAn illustrated advertisement for The Gramaphone Co. Ltd, based in Sydney, showing the famous His Master's Voice logo. The picture shows a merry ballroom full of dancing couples
Christmas card, Miss Dolly stands in the cornerVictorian Christmas card, girl tells Miss Dolly to stand in the corner, Santa Claus waits to wish her a Merry Christmas Date: 19th century
High Street, Hornsey, London N8. Date: 1903
Cartoon, The Merry Widows, WW1Cartoon, The Merry Widows. A reference to the operetta by the Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehar, showing widows of the First World War in a cafe looking anything but merry
Shadow Show - Silhouette Cut-Outs 1881A fold-out page from The Boy's Own Paper for a shadow show stand with various silhouettes surrounding, to be cut-out, to entertain children for Christmas. Date: 1881
Thaumatropes - Cut-Out 1881A fold-out page from The Boy's Own Paper of a thaumatropes. A disc shape optical toy that was popular in the 19th century. Date: 1881
DRUNKARDS AND DEATH C19Three young men drink their fill until they are merry, little realising that death is close by and ready to strike... Date: early 19th century
MERRY WIDOW CHORUS/1905The chorus from a Viennese production of The Merry Widow ('Die Lustige Witwe') by Lehar. Date: 1905
LEHAR / MERRY WIDOW 4(THE MERRY WIDOW) Danilo and the widowed Sonia make friends. Date: 1907
LEHAR / MERRY WIDOW 6(THE MERRY WIDOW) Marsovian guests at the fete Date: 1907
LEHAR, EVELYN LAYE ETC(THE MERRY WIDOW) Evelyn Laye and Carl Brisson as the widowed Sonia and her admirer Danilo. Date: 1929
Gertrude Lester(THE MERRY WIDOW) Gertrude Lester as the widowed Sonia Date: 1908
LEHAR FIRTH(THE MERRY WIDOW) Actress Elizabeth Firth (as Natalie, wife of Popoff) wears the famous Edwardian "Gainsborough" style hat in Lehar's operetta. Date: 1907
LEHAR WIDOW FIRTH(THE MERRY WIDOW) Actress Elizabeth Firth (as Natalie, wife of Popoff) wears the famous Edwardian "Gainsborough" style hat in Lehar's famous operetta. Date: 1907
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Lily Elsie in Lehar's operetta(THE MERRY WIDOW) Actress Lily Elsie (as Sonia) wears the famous Edwardian "Gainsborough" style hat in Lehar's operetta. Date: 1907
Comic postcard, Wife, sick husband and doctor Date: 20th century
Original Artwork - Christmas greetings from eight mice. Date: circa 1937
Happy Family gift card - Little boy and parcel with tagHappy Family gift card - Little boy holding up a small square Christmas parcel with a gift tag. Date: circa 1937
Dutch DollsBe Merry. Xmas greeting postcard depicting Dutch dolls with an plum cake and a goose. Artist: KL Date: 1905
