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Design for Printed Textile with flowers. Watercolour on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1931
Design for Printed Textile with leaves and flowers in art nouveau style. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1895
Design for Dress Silk or Print in brown and black. Body colour. Gouache on tracing paper. Silver Studio. 1929
Design for Woven Textile, art deco styleDesign for Woven Textile in art deco style. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1933
Design for wallpaper with leaves and flowers. Pencil and Charcoal on copy paper. Silver Studio 1927
Design for wallpaper with peacock feathersDesign for wallpaper with stylised peacock feathers. Pencil and gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1905
Argonauta hians, brown paper nautilusA pair of brown paper nautilus (Argonauta hians). This delicate-shelled cephalopod is distributed in warm seas globally
Early Precambrian EarthAn impression of the Earths surface during the early Precambrian period (4, 500 to 543 million years ago), by Barry Evans
JasperA polished slab of jasper from Campsie Fells, Stirlingshire. Jasper is cryptocrystalline agate quartz (silicon dioxide)
Dalis StudioSalvador Dali (1904-1989) is photographed here with an enlarged photograph of a sea-urchin, suggesting a surrealist pattern to come - in the left foreground
19th century WallpaperWilliams Coopers Boyle & Co, grey and white patterned wallpaper, 1845 Date: 1845
Kenneth Kendall (b 1924), retired British broadcaster. He worked for many years as a newsreader for the BBC and other channels, and also hosted the game show Treasure Hunt for Channel 4 (1982-1989)
Ufos / MichalakAt Falcon Lake, Manitoba, Stephen Michalak, a Pole, approaches a landed UFO and receives a grid-pattern of burns on his chest
Clouded Yellow Butterflies Date: 1868
Repeating Pattern - Skeletons (white background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
Repeating Pattern - Heath Robinson MotorcarsRepeating Pattern - Wiliam Heath Robinson illustrations from How to be a Motorist - pale yellow background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern
Design for Frieze (Wallpaper) with sailing ships. Charcoal and Pencil on copy paper with one portion in coloured Crayon. Silver Studio. circa 1900
Permian landscape
The Willow Pattern Scene in the Midnight Follies (1926), the cabaret show at the Metropole Hotel, London Date: 1926
Swallowtail Butterflies Date: 1868
Large Copper Butterflies Date: 1868
Egyptian Lady of the HaremAn Egyptian Lady of the Harem, reclining on a couch and smoking a nargile pipe Date: 1910s
Design for Borders (Wallpaper). Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1933
Scyliorhinus canicula, dogfishScanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the scales of a dogfish (x 40)
DiatomsSelected slide of a group of fossil diatoms collected from Bori, Hungary in September 1895 and viewed under the light microscipe using differential interfereance contrast
Polished slab of labradoriteLabradorite (calcium sodium aluminum silicate) can seem dull and grey until the light hits correctly, then an array of colours can be observed glowing on the surface
Pucci outfit, 1965Cotton velvet apres-ski jacket in a characteristic print of Florentine colour, partnered this season by second skin silk jersey tights, printed to match and ending in little trompe l oeil boots
Welsh woman in traditional costume on a donkeyA young Welsh woman in traditional costume, riding a donkey sidesaddle. This was the usual form of transport at the time -- for example
Old English Sheepdog turned into woolAn Old English Sheepdog with its enterprising owner, who has spun its coat into balls of wool for knitting
Seminole Indians - USA, Florida, EvergladesThe Everglades, Florida, USA. Seminole Indians on the Tamiami Trail. The Kitchen of Chesnut Billys Indian Camp. The Tamiami Trail was opened in 1928
Jack FrostA small elf, possibly Jack Frost, paints an intricate pattern onto a cold window pane, using a friendly bird as artistic reference
Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Carpet Factory (Usak)Armenian or Greek women at work at a carpet factory at Usak, Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. They sit on the carpet they are slowly producing
Abyssinian cat on whicker chairAn Abyssinian cat sitting on a whicker chair. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
3 Dolls Harlequin C1810Harlequin, Pulcinello (Punch) and Bobeche (Clown)
Porch LightA lamplight pattern from a porch light at St. Edwards House, Westminster, London
Advert, William Suggs Patent Gas BurnersAdvert, William Suggs Celebrated Patent Gas Burners, Vincent Works, Vincent Street, Westminster, London. 1880
London Trade Card - James Wheeley, Paper Hanging warehouse, opposite the church in Little Britain. 18th century
At the Skating Carnival - Pretty lady reveller with a broomAt the Skating Carnival - Pretty lady reveller wearing a very stylish black dress with red floral pattern with a broom. Date: 1905
China cup and saucer on a German greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Chinese paper cuts, or Jianzhi, a folk art dating back many centuries. Seen here is a colourful landscape with trees, mountains, a temple, and a bridge across a river. Date: late 19th century
The Wilton Royal Carpet FactoryShearing and Finishing Wilton Pile Carpet at The Wilton Royal Carpet Factory, Wilton, Wiltshire Date: circa 1903
Parasol in point of lace 1868This beautiful intricate section of a parasol in pointed lace, appointed by The Princess of Wales. 1868
One of two pattern Gloster Gamecock II aircraft built fo?One of two pattern Gloster Gamecock II aircraft built for the Finnish Air Force
Gasometer PatternThe pattern formed by a gasometer. Date: 1950s
Selection of Titanic itemsA selection of items from the ill-fated SS Titanic: 1. Receipts 2. Turkish Bath ticket 3. Certificate of Discharge 4. Carpet sample
Funghi / Mushrooms 1869Seven varieties of mushroom: beef-steak, latticed, boletus, hedgehog, fly agaric, clavaria, birds-nest, and sporangium (magnified)
Slipper Pattern 1868A colourful embroidery design for the Victorian lady of leisure for a cashmere slipper based on an original Hindustanee pattern
Section of Chassigny meteoriteThin section of Chassigny in cross-polarized light, showing shocked and deformed olivine grains. The field of view is 3mm