Ornamental Collection (page 14)

Rockingham Castle
View of Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England, showing its ornamental grounds. Date: late 11th century

India - Songstress from Lucknow
India - Beegun Songstress from Lucknow with an extremely exotic water pipe (nargile) Date: circa 1910s

SWAN LAKE
Waiting for their dinner, these swans, on the ornamental lake at Southsea, Hampshire, England, are always hungry. Date: 1930s

Elizabethan Gatehouse
The beautiful black and white gatehouse of Stokesay Castle, Shropshire, England, dates from circa 1570, and was probably more for ornamental than defemsive purposes. Date: late 16th century

Two sleeveless evening dresses by Doeuillet
Two fashionable sleeveless evening dresses by Doeuillet. On the left, a v-necked green dress with gold speckles. On the right, a black crepe dress with embroidered scoop neck

Queen Elizabeth II - royal tour of India - Taj Mahal
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh gaze in the ornamental lake which reflects the formal beauty of the Taj Mahal behind them during the royal tour of India and Pakistan in 1961

Kitcheners army recruits, Chatham, Kent, WW1
Kitcheners army recruits at the Royal Engineers Barracks in Chatham, Kent, during the First World War, with an ornamental stone gateway behind them. Date: 1914-1918

Peterhof - The Imperial Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia Date: circa 1903

Palace of Versailles, France
The Palace of Versailles, France Date: 1861

Leafy Surround
A simple border of leaves and flowers. Date: circa 1880

C12th Dress / Women
Super-tunics with pendant cuffs, long ornate girdles, mantles, hair worn uncovered or with a veil & an ornamental fillet or diadem. Date: 12th century

Borghese Villa Gardens
Ornamental Water feature in the gardens of Villa Borghese. Date: 1905

French Cavaliers 1680
Two French cavaliers during the reign of Louis XIV, their dress more ornamental than practical Date: circa 1680

Border Showing Autumn
Decorative border illustrating autumn, moths butterflies. Date: 1878

Terrace at Paddockhurst, West Sussex
View of the terrace at Paddockhurst, near Selsfield Common, West Sussex. The house dates from the 17th century, and is now used as a school

Garden at Heronden, Tenterden, Kent
View of a garden at Heronden, Tenterden, Kent. An ornamental bird bath is at the centre, with paths, flowerbeds and grass surrounding it

Cotoneaster Horizontalis, a short shrub cultivated as an ornamental plant. Depending on the time of year it has white or pink flowers and red berries (pomes), and is a source of food for birds

Fountain and pool at Broad Campden, Gloucestershire
A fountain in the middle of an ornamental pool, in a garden at Broad Campden, near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

View of Reginald Malbys garden and pond
A view of Reginald Malbys garden, showing a pond surrounded by plants and flowers

Ornamental pond in a garden
An ornamental pond in an unidentified garden. Lily leaves and flowers float on the water, and other flowers flourish in the surrounding rockery

Brambles and pink flowers beside a lake
Brambles and pink flowers growing at the side of a lake

English Gardens title image
Title image for an English Gardens magazine, depicting an unidentified garden with a grand-looking gateway

Prunus (Flowering Cherry Tree) in blossom
Prunus (Flowering Cherry Tree), several ornamental trees planted near water, laden with pink and white blossom. Daffodils are growing at their roots

Peshawar - North West Frontier Province
Located on the edge of the Khyber Pass near the Afghan border, Peshawar is the commercial, economic, political and cultural capital of the Pashtuns in Pakistan

Ornamental Border
An elaborate border device advertising a book of embroiderers design

Belgium - Brussels - Mont des Arts
The Arts Hill (Mont des Arts ) at Brussels, Belgium

Sri Lankan Chief
A Sri Lankan Kandyan chief in his finery

Agra - Fatehpursikri - Hiran Minar
The Elephant Tower at Fatehpursikri, Agra, India. Alledged to have been built by the Emperor Jehangir (1569 - 1627) in memory of his favourite elephant

Garden in the spring at Abbotswood, Gloucestershire
View of the formal garden in the spring, at Abbotswood, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, with grass and trees in the background. The gardens were created by Sir Edwin Lutyens

Visit of the King of Bulgaria to Turkey
The King of Bulgaira at a Military review at Constantinople during an offical visit during the alliance years in the lead up to and during the First World War

Flowerbeds and trees at Kew Gardens
Flowerbeds, trees and ornamental stone vases at Kew Gardens, West London

Garden in Cambridgeshire
An unidentified garden in Cambridgeshire with a view across the lawn, showing colourful plants and shrubs growing on either side of a flight of stone steps, a red brick garden wall

French Statue Seller
A remarkable card depicting a French Statue Seller, offering the complete package of bust and ornamental stand!

The Temple Lawn, Chiswick House
The Great Lawn and Ornamental Water, with temple and bridge, and exhibition of giraffes during the Duke of Devonshires grand fete at Chiswick House

The fort at Agra
Oldest part of the fort at Agra, India, now a UNESCO world heritage site. The great Mughals Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jehangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb lived here, and the country was governed from here

Ornamental structure in the Mogul Gardens, New Delhi
In the Mogul Gardens of the Viceroys House at New Delhi, India. One of a pair of ornamental structures

Sunken garden of the Viceroys house in New Delhi, India
A beautiful feature in the grounds surrounding the Viceroys house. The sunken garden at the back with a pool encircled by flowers and shrubs showing (above and beyond the wall at each end)

Young Victorian boy and pet dog
A golden-haired young lad with his pet dog sitting on a ornamental stone wall with one leg on his other knee. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

RAVENALA
Ravenala, or Travelers Tree, is cultivated in Madagascar for its water-retaining and ornamental properties. It is related to the banana, which are also shown here

Hunting Turtles
Hunting turtles in Africa : they are hunted not only for food but also for their shells which can be used to make both useful and ornamental items

Food for the Needy
The text is telling farmers that they should give some of their harvest to the needy

Live while you Live Text
Live while you live, the epicure would say... - text with formal ornamentation

Unto Thee O God Text
Unto thee O God... - text accompanied by a view of mountain scenery and tasteful floral ornament

The Lord our God Text
The Lord our God be with us... - text with ornamental lilies or orchids

Tis Gone Text C1875
Tis gone, that bright and orbed blaze... - text with country scenes including a flock of sheep at sundown

English Lady & Knights
Woman: mantle, a kirtle with front lacing, girdle & pouch, ornamental fillet, coiled plaits & veil. Knights: mantle, various sleeveless fitted garments

Roses in a Vase Surround
White flowers in a vase form a tasteful border to a page

Text - Good Name Chosen
Ornamental text : Good name is rather to be chosen than great riches

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