Mottled Collection

Strigops habroptilus, kakapo
Watercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1887-1905), from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A history of the Birds of New Zealand (1887-88)

Phoeniconaias minor, lesser flamingo
Pencil and watercolour drawing by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies (1918) from his African birds sketchbook

Hemiscyllium ocellatum, epaulette shark
Ff. 56. Pencil sketch by Herman Dietrich Sporing made during Captain James Cooks first voyage to explore the southern continent 1768-1771

Falco peregrinus, peregrine falcon
A peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in flight. The peregrine falcon can be seen in most parts of the UK except around london and the home counties. They breed in rocky cliffs and uplands

Sea Lamprey, Lampern, and Silver Lamprey
Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis or European River Lamprey), and Silver Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis). Date: 1865

The Eggs of British Birds -- assorted eggs of different colours and sizes. Date: 1894

LS Plate 2 from the John Reeves Collection
Large Series plate 2, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Tringa glareola, wood sandpiper
Plate 57 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Mottled swamp eel, Synbranchus marmoratus (Marbled synbranchus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Paris peacock and mottled emigrant butterfly
Paris peacock butterfly, Papilio paris 1, 2, and mottled emigrant, Catopsilia pyranthe? 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Roanoid bakelite colour range -- Mottled Horn, Tortoiseshell, Wine, Dark Green, Jade, Auburn. Date: 1930s

Curtis British Entomology Plate 703
Lepidoptera: Hybernia defoliaria = Erannis defoliaria (Mottled Umber) [Plant: Alnus glutinosa (Alder)] Date: 1824-39

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris, mocking cliffchat
Plate 49, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Five frogs with pipes and walking sticks on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Gothic Art. Spain. 15th century. Jesus walked to Calvary (1483-1487). Altarpiece of the Holy Cross of Blesa. Oil painting on wood by Martin Bernat (1454-1497) and Miguel Ximenez (1462-1505)

Stepped Art Deco fireplace 1936
Stepped Art Deco fireplace in two dull mottled coloured tiles with raised hearth, more for the bedroom. Date: 1936

Aix galericulata, Mandarin duck and other birds
Large Series plate 35, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Art Deco Stained Glass
A typically colourful leaded stained glass window with a simple Art Deco design, actually in the front door of 17 Braemar Gardens, West Wickham, The 1940s House

Greetings card in the shape of a birds egg. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Tea-drinking frogs on three Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Three frogs under a toadstool on a Victorian scrap
Three frogs relaxing under a toadstool on a Victorian scrap. circa 1890s

Tiled fireplace with wooden surround 1936
Slabbed in three different mottled tiles with kerbed hearth and a high oak wooden surround with ebonized shelf in the middle. Date: 1936

Art Deco fireplace 1936
Dull mottle tiles with plain vertical pattern to the side and a Art Deco centre. Date: 1936

Background effects, SMB wallpaper sample book
A selection of background effects, with code numbers, in an SMB wallpaper sample book. Date: 1934

Pigeons - Three Russian Trumpeters, Fancy Breed
Three Russian Trumpeters, Black-Mottled, Black and White, are seen here in their coop. The illustration presents the breeds unique feathering which radiates from around their heads

LS Plate 179 from the John Reeves Collection

Tyto alba, barn owl
A mounted specimen of a barn owl (Tyto alba). Barn owls are well distributed in Europe, South America, U.S.A, Africa and Australia. There are 35 subspecies

Acronicta psi, grey dagger moth caterpillar
Grey dagger moth caterpillars feed on many types of tree and shrub including; birch, lime and hawthorn. The adult moths display black dagger-like markings on their wings

Frogs playing with a ball on eight Victorian scraps. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Frogs sitting on a bench on a postcard, smoking, reading, or just thinking. Date: circa 1890s

Man with dog and parrot in a back yard. Date: circa 1910s

Greetings card with the words Best Wishes in mottled green and brown. Date: circa 1890s

Two bedroom fireplace 1936
Two fire places with simple designs, one with two coloured tiles with kerbed hearth and the other with a raised hearth. Date: 1936

Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Mottled Amber Basin
Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Mottled Amber Wash Basin (sink). Date: circa 1920s

Spined Loach, Minnow, Loach and Common Bleak
Spined Loach (Cobitis taenia), Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus), Loach (Barbatula barbatula) and Common Bleak (Alburnus alburnus). Date: 1879

Ophidium Eel and Muraena
Ophidium Eel or Beardless Ophidium (Ophidion imberbe, now classified as Pholis gunnellus, ie Rock Gunnel or Butterfish), and Muraena (Muraena helena), also known as Mediterranean Moray

Microchirus variegatus, or Thickback Sole, also known as Bastard Sole and Red-Backed Sole. Date: 1864

Zeugopterus regius, or Blochs Topknot. Date: 1864

Phrynorhombus norvegicus, or Ekstroms Topknot, also known as Norwegian Topknot, a species of turbot. Date: 1864

Gobius paganellus, or Rock Goby, also known as Black Goby and Millers Thumb. Date: 1863

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