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Miscellaneous Collection

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Festive Nutty Squirrel 2

Festive Nutty Squirrel 2
Oh what an enormous nut for such a small squirrel. Festive tableau with nut munching stuffed red squirrel nestling amongst the holly berries

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Lord of Misrule C1600

Lord of Misrule C1600
THE LORD OF MISRULE leading the villagers in a festive procession

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Shakespeare / Coat of Arms

Shakespeare / Coat of Arms
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Shakespeares coat of arms

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Home Upholstery

Home Upholstery
Photograph of a woman planning to reupholster an armchair by first using paper to take an accurate model of the chairs dimensions

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Festive Nutty Squirrel 5

Festive Nutty Squirrel 5
Festive tableau with a stuffed red squirrel about to ascend an ivy and holly berry clad tree in order to add to his winter nut hoard

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Festive Nutty Squirrel 3

Festive Nutty Squirrel 3
Festive tableau with a stuffed red squirrel perched amongst the holly berries with his nut and pine cone hoard gathered in for the winter

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Festive Nutty Squirrel

Festive Nutty Squirrel
Festive tableau with nut munching stuffed red squirrel posed on a branch decorated with holly berries

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Santa and Mr Punch

Santa and Mr Punch
A merry Christmas, Mr Punch! - a friendly greeting from Santa

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: BULLOCKs MUSEUM 1811

BULLOCKs MUSEUM 1811
Housed in the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, William Bullocks miscellaneous collection is a popular attraction at a period when official museums hardly exist

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: THE DAPPLE GREY

THE DAPPLE GREY by Nat Gould

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Land of Matrimony

Land of Matrimony

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Woman's Heart

Woman's Heart

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Man's Heart

Man's Heart

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Feast of The Lanterns, China

Feast of The Lanterns, China

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: The Grand Caravan From Cairo To Mecca

The Grand Caravan From Cairo To Mecca

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: White Star Line - collection of cutlery

White Star Line - collection of cutlery
White Star Line - collection of miscellaneous White Star and later cutlery, one cake fork, four fish knives and five spoons. Date: 20th century

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: White Star Line, MV Georgic - stationery and photo

White Star Line, MV Georgic - stationery and photo
White Star Line, MV Georgic - envelope, notepaper with details of money in different currencies, and a photograph of four men on a ship's deck. Date: early 20th century

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: P & O Lines - miscellaneous items

P & O Lines - miscellaneous items
P & O Lines - miscellaneous plated ware, 3d items and shipboard souvenirs. Date: 20th century

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: White Star Line - knives and forks

White Star Line - knives and forks
White Star Line - collection of miscellaneous knives and forks, including cake forks

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: White Star Line - knives, spoons and fork

White Star Line - knives, spoons and fork
White Star Line - collection of miscellaneous cutlery, four knives, five spoons and one fork, including three rare kosher knives

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: North American T-28B Trojan 137702

North American T-28B Trojan 137702 (MSN 200-65), on display at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum Airpark, Edwards AFB, CA

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Men falling on ice skates, another falling through

Men falling on ice skates, another falling through the ice, woman falling off her chair, on a frozen pond. Miseries of Games, Sports, etc

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Lady in incredible fancy dress

Lady in incredible fancy dress
Photograph of a lady called Rosie dressed in an incredible fancy dress costume consisting of countless items hanging from her dress. Date: 1926

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: The origin of Hunting the Wren

The origin of Hunting the Wren - The Bird awakens the sleeping Danes. 1850

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: PINCUSHION & DOLL ETC PINCUSHION & DOLL ETC

PINCUSHION & DOLL ETC PINCUSHION & DOLL ETC
This pincushion (left) and doll (right) and fruit basket (centre right) are all made from paper. The floral centrepiece is made of tin and the lady blotter from paper. Date: 1930s

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: HANDY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

HANDY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
Every well-stocked household should have handy packs of matches, safety pins, once- use stocking pencils, etc. Date: 1930s

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: DONT FORGET BOARD

DONT FORGET BOARD
A timely reminder board! A handy household appointments or tasks jotter pad, with a picture of Big Ben on it and a handy pen attached. Date: 1930s

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: MISCELLANEOUS LOCKS

MISCELLANEOUS LOCKS
A selection of lock systems and mechanisms. Date: 1797

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Miscellaneous Codex. 11th century. Detail

Miscellaneous Codex. 11th century. Detail
Miscellaneous Codex. 11th century. Carolingian letter. Initial Romanesque-Byzantin, folio 1. Manuscript 228. Library University of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Initial. Carolingian letter

Initial. Carolingian letter
Miscellaneous Codex. Incunabula. 11th century. Carolingian letter. Initial. Manuscript 228, folio 39 v

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Miscellaneous and Factitious Codex

Miscellaneous and Factitious Codex. Latin. Codex 80, folio 155v. Chapter Archive. Tortosa. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Edwardian Bottles

Edwardian Bottles
A selection of bottles with corks, screwtops and stoppers, one of them containing red liquid with preserved fruit or pickes in it. Date: early 1900s (re-enactment)

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: George Gilfillan

George Gilfillan
GEORGE GILFILLAN Scottish miscellaneous writer Date: 1813 - 1878

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Fumigating a Room

Fumigating a Room
This young woman covers her mouth to protect herself from breathing in harmful bacteria as she seals a doorway and keyhole of a room in her house for fumigation from disease. Date: early 1930s

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Ralph Schomberg

Ralph Schomberg
RALPH SCHOMBERG Physician and miscellaneous writer Date: 1714 - 1792

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Hunting the wren

Hunting the wren
Procession of the Wren Bush and Wren Boys in the Irish countryside on Saint Stephens Day (the day after Christmas) (picture 2 of 2). Date: 1850

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: A dark corridor with many carved columns on each side

A dark corridor with many carved columns on each side
Black and white. A dark corridor with many carved columns on each side. Part of the Ajanta cave complex dating from the 2nd century BCE, located in the Aurangabad region of Maharashtra, India

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Sale Shakespeare House

Sale Shakespeare House
The sale by auction of Shakespeares birthplace at Stratford. It was purchased by a committee for 3000 pounds. Date: 1847

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Shakespeare Tree Used

Shakespeare Tree Used
Casket made from the wood of a mulberry tree, planted, or at any rate owned, by Shakespeare. Date: 1847

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Household Cupboard

Household Cupboard
Two young women look in an odds and ends cupboard in a corner under the stairs. Date: early 1930s

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Disinfecting a Room

Disinfecting a Room
A young woman disinfecting a room. Date: early 1930s

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: W J MacQuorn Rankine

W J MacQuorn Rankine. eng portrait frontispiece. Miscellaneous Scientific Papers, 1881 Date: 1881

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Double assembly line

Double assembly line
Miscellaneous collection of photographs of aircraft production. Double assembly line. Date 1943 Apr

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Drunk Insects

Drunk Insects
Make me a new suit with wings, master, for the old one has become too tight for me. Here comes the fine beer... Date: 1930s

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Musical Dung Fly

Musical Dung Fly
The dung fly says bye-bye my little wife, I m going out to make music, you have to cook for me. Date: 1930s

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Mystery Household Task

Mystery Household Task
A young housewife pours something from her teapot through a strainer into a bowl - but why? Is she removing stains from garments? Date: 1940s

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Rope Mat & Railings

Rope Mat & Railings
Design picture : a study of a rope mat and wrought iron railings. Date: 1960s

Background imageMiscellaneous Collection: Preparing Sprats

Preparing Sprats
Photograph of a student at the National Societys Training College for Teachers of Domestic Economy, preparing a dish of fried sprats garnished with lemon & parsley



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