Neck Collection (page 6)

Belling the Cat
BELLING THE CAT A mouse wearing a bell around its neck sits on the back of a tabby cat who also wears a bell

Victorian Scrap - Clown squatting. late 19th century

Pigeons - A Portrait of Three Magies, German Toy Breed
Three Magpies standing together in an outdoor scenery, and a church pictured in the background. The illustrated magpies are of the German variety and a breed of German Toy pigeon

Pigeons - A Portrait of a Silver and Blue Runt, Fancy Breed
A portrait of a Silver and Blue Runt, which are breeds of fancy pigeon. The Runt is one of the oldest known pigeon breeds and was widely bred in Italy, from which its French name, Roman pigeon

Pigeons - Frill-Backs and Scandaroons, Fancy Breed
A portait illustrating two Frill-Back and two Scandaroon pigeons. Both breeds are domesticated and a breed of fancy pigeon

Pigeons - Blue, White and Black Jacobins, Fancy Breed
A portrait of a Blue, White and Black Jacobin, a breed of fancy pigeon. The Jacobin developed over many years of selective breeding and originates from Asia

Pigeons - Red and Yellow Jacobins, Fancy Breed
A portrait of a Red and Yellow Jacobin, a breed of fancy pigeon. The Jacobin developed over many years of selective breeding and originated in Asia

Black-Pied Pouter Cock Pigeon
A portrait of two Black-Pied Pouter, (Pigmy Pouter) pigeons, with two white feathered Brunner Pouters featured in the background. The illustration shows their unsual features as a fancy breed

Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock Pigeon
A portrait of a Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock, (Pigmy Pouter), with a Red-Pied Pouter featured in the background inside their coop

Blue Pouter Cock Pigeon
A portrait of a Blue Pouter Cock standing on a loft rooftop with three other pouters featured in the background. The Pouter pigeon is characterised by a its very large, inflatable crop

CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878). Cartoon called A Radical Reformer, i.e. A Neck or Nothing Man! Dedicated to the Heads of the Nation. It was published by Thomas Tegg of Cheapside on 17 September 1819

Weasel in white winter fur - adult (Mustela nivalis). common predator in taiga-forests, Russia

Suffragette Trampling on Policeman Ceramic
A gloriously victorious suffragette stands with arms outstretched on the head of a prostrate policeman. She is dressed in the colours of the W.S.P.U - purple, white and green

Suffragette Votes for Women Ceramic Cat
A dark grey pottery figure of a cat with ribbon bow around its neck. This example has a hole at the top of the head and could have been used as a match holder or small vase

Cow with bell
A horned cow with a bell hanging from its neck

Launching Draughts by Heath Robinson
Another genius German tactic, depicted by Heath Robinson. Here, the Germans are blowing with the intention of starting an awful chill in the British trenches

Bonzo sells a pup by George Studdy
Bonzo sells a pup -- Bonzo and five Bonzolines sit in a basket, while one pup sits separately with a sold notice round his neck, ready to travel on the GWR to The Kennels, Lone Bridge, Dartmoor

Wright you Are by David Wright - Calendar Girl
A young woman in a red dress with a plunging neckline and a large, wide brimmed hat to protect her English rose complexion from the sun, contemplates the viewer with a slightly arrogant air

A Matabele Warrior
South Africa - A Matabele Warrior, wearing a distinctive (and spectacular) neck decoration with a variety of sharp animal horns forming a fearsome spectacle

Kissing a young maid
A man leans in to kiss the neck of a young maid; she seems quite happy to be distracted from her ironing. Date: 1885

Black Humour - It could be worse, you could be blind and wet
Black Humour - It could be worse, you could be a blind beggar singing for your supper/lodging in the rain... Date: circa 1904

Southern Africa Witch Doctor
A fantastic portrait of a Southern African Witch Doctor with fur hat and various charms and amulets hanging around his neck. Date: circa 1910s

Lady Alice Montague Douglas Scott
Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott (later The Duchess of Gloucester) (1901-2004). She married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George V and Queen Mary in 1935. Date: circa 1930

Dinka Man with elaborate head and neck decoration - Sudan, Africa. Date: circa 1910s

The Operation of the filing of teeth in Khas-Kaseg, Laos
The Operation of the filing of teeth amongst the Kaseng people of Laos. The Kaseng live in mountains near the Vietnam border; primarily in the Sanxai and Xaisettha districts of Attapu Province;

Viola da Gamba (Leg Viol) - a Bass Viol, played held betwen the knees of the player (hence the name!). Shakespeare mentions the Viola da Gamba as viol-de-gamboys

Columba palumbus, woodpigeon
Plate 23 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Barnardius zonarius, Australian ringneck
Plate 21 from Ferdinand Lucas Bauers zoological watercolours and drawings observed during Captain Matthew Flinders circumnavigational survey of Australia (Investigator 1801-1803)

Brachiosaur neck vertebra
A specimen of a neck vertebra that once belonged to a dinosaur from the Brachiosauridae family. This family of dinosaurs lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous period

Pyrrhula pyrrhula, Eurasian bullfinch
A male Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) in flight, U.K. Photographed by Frank Greenaway

Anastomus lamelligerus, African open-bill
Watercolour and pencil by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies (1918). This species is a member of the stork family and mainly hunts in marshes and wetlands

Wrestling Tackle
A wrestling hold under the chin and around the neck! Date: 1960s

Pierrot Hat
A Pierrot fancy dress hat, with pom-poms on it, worn with a neck ruff, is a look of which one never tires; it is always becoming, gay, and easy to make! 1930s

Rudolph Valentino with his Dogs 1926
RUDOLPH VALENTINO film actor, exercising his two dogs. His tragic early death resulted from peritonitis after an emergency operation for appendicitis and gastric ulcers

Women of the Burmese Kayan Lahwi tribe
Four women and a young baby from the Kayan Lahwi tribe, a group of the Karenni people of Burma (Myanmar). Women of the various Kayan tribes identify themselves by their different form of dress

Spooky Street
A night scene on the kind of spooky street which would make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck

Friends at Table
Engraving by an unknown artist showing a man at his dinner table eating chops, potatoes and bread watched by two hungry dogs and a cat

Lampshade Tunic 1914
Fashion house model in a V - neck gown with a lampshade tunic held out with wire, trimmed with fur & ornamented with floral embroidery & a tubular under-skirt

Beach Ball Girl / Woof
Pretty blonde bathing beauty, wearing white court shoes & a pale blue, halter-neck one- piece costume, poses on a sandy beach holding a small beach ball

MISS O DELLs SWIMWEAR
Edwardian bathing beauty Miss M. Odell wears a V -neck, one-piece bathing costume with go-faster stripes down the sides

Black & White Costume
Redfern dress & coat in black & white for the theatre: wrap- over V -neck dress with fur- trimmed hem & train, kimono style coat with deep fur collar & cuffs

Dinner Dress 1913
Sprigged print robe by Doucet based on classical drapery: V -neck bodice with fill-in, dolman sleeves, tunic draped from a high waist, trained tango style skirt

Theatre Robe & Coat 1913
High-waisted clinging gown: finely pleated & ornamented with geometric designs, short tunic with a V -neck trimmed with pearls; voluminous coat in a bold floral print

Aepyornis maximus, elephant bird
Painting by Maurice Wilson from his drawings collection (1950)

Edwardian woman, head and shoulders portrait
Edwardian woman (Nurse Lyle), head and shoulders portrait. 1910

The Daughter of the Mountains with Rosario Guerrero
The Daughter of the Mountains. This was part of the bill for the Palace Theatre, then used as a music hall, for 29th March 1906. The artiste portrayed is identified as Rosario Guerrero

Edwardian woman, head and shoulders studio portrait
Edwardian woman (Nurse Lyle), studio portrait, October 1910. Date: 1910

Tatler front cover, May 1959
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model dressed as a bride, wearing a wedding gown with sweetheart neckline, a full skirt and flowing veil. 6th May 1959

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