Pear Collection

I had a Little Nut Tree
I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear but a silver nutmeg & a golden pear The king of Spains daughter came to visit me, all for the sake of my little nut tree

The Pear Trees, Bower Hinton, Somerset
The Pear Trees, Bower Hinton, Martock, near Yeovil, Somerset, England. Date: 1904

Ripe fruit and leaves of Brown Beurre Pear, Pyrus communis.. Handcolored illustration by Edwin Dalton Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Fruit / Pair of Pears
A pair of pears

Cochineal beetle, Dactylopius coccus, on a
Cochineal beetle, Dactylopius coccus (Coccus cacti) on a prickly pear cactus, Opuntia species. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Eastern prickly pear, Opuntia ficus-indica (Opuntia vulgaris). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

Prickly pear or Indian fig opuntia, Opuntia ficus-indica (Opuntia vulgaris). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse

Madam gorgon, Acicarpha tribuloides. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

The Language of Fruit - different fruit conveying different emotions and feelings. Date: circa 1920s

A few varieties of Desert Cacti - USA. Date: 1933

Still Life Feast
A still life painting of a table laid with serving platters containing fruit, nuts, vegetabales and fish. Items include grapefruit, melons, grapes, sliced pear, peeled apple, sliced fish, cherries

Pillar Roses with Pear Penfold, Garden with path and flowers
Pillar Roses with Pear Penfold'. Garden with path and flowers. Artwork by Annie L. Pressland

False Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera truncata (Epiphyllum truncatum). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse

Prickly pear, Nopalea cochenillifera. Opuntia cochenillifera, Cactus cochenillifer, Catto della cocciniglia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

Tall yellow eye, Xyris operculata, Siride coperchiata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

African cucumber, Momordica balsamina
African cucumber, balsam apple, and balsam pear, Momordica balsamina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Sycamore maple or planetree maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, Acero fico, Platano falso. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Sycamore, silver fir, foxglove, prickly pear, etc
Old World sycamore, Platanus orientalis, silver fir, Abies picea, foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, prickly pear, Opuntia, Carduus marianus thistle, Silybum marianum, Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

Maid in stockings and garters embraced by a man. Maidservant assaulted by her upholsterer employer. The vindicated servant girl. Le servante justifiee. After Marguerite de Navarres l Heptameron

Master Libbys Fruits - Pears
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Master Libbys Fruits - Pears. circa 1950s

Pear rust, Gymnosporangium sabinae (Savine tremella, Tremella sabinae). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1800

Plates from Marseille, France, 18th century, decorated with landscape and flowers 1, and with fruit, vegetables and flowers 2

Pear variety named for Baron Pollwill, Pyrus pollveria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after Thomas Shotter Boys from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1825

Tropical fruits, fruits de serre chaude ou temperee. Guava, Psidium guajava 1, passionfruit, Passiflora caerulea 2, pineapple, Ananas comosus 3, pomegranate, Puncia granatum 4 and prickly pear

Salm-Dycks prickly pear cactus, Opuntia salmiana
Salm-dycks prickly pear cactus, Opuntia salmiana. Named for the botanist Prince Joseph zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte

Pear variety, Duchesse de Mouchy, Pyrus communis. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Pear variety, Jules d Airoles, Pyrus communis. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Pear varieties
Varieties of pear, Pyrus communis: Helene Gregoire, Colmar d Arenberg, Colmar Kennes, President Muller and Premices d Ecully

Chinese pear tree in blossom, Pyrus pyrifolia
Le Poirier de la Chine. Chinese pear tree in blossom, Pyrus pyrifolia. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus

Almond-leaved pear, Pyrus amygdaliformis (Snow pear, Pyrus nivalis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register

Sage-leaved pear, Pyrus x salviifolia (Pyrus salvifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Sarah Drake from Sydenham Edwards Botanical Register, Ridgeway

Strawberry pear, Hylocereus trigonus
Strawberry pear Hylocereus trigonus (Triangular creeping cereus, Cactus triangularis). Handcoloured botanical engraving from John Sims Curtiss Botanical Magazine, Couchman, London, 1816

Curtis British Entomology Plate 578
Lepidoptera: Papilio podalirius = Iphiclides podalirius (Scarce Swallow-tail) [Plant: Pyrus communis (Pear)] Date: 1824-39

Bartlett Pear Label

Pear Label

Still Life by Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904) Date: circa 1866

JAPANESE ARRANGEMENT - 9
WILD PEAR and LILY an arrangement for special occasions. Ohara School of Ikebana Date: 1934

Field of Chumbera Nopal Cactus (Prickly Pear) at Las Palmas, Cran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Insects are gathered off of the cactus they grow up in

Repeating Pattern - Apples and Pears. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Flaxfield Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Showing The Pear Tree Inn with Dray Horses Date: 1920s

For evening outings 1912
French models wearing eveing dresses for all occasions, dinners in restaurants and theatrical performances. Date: 1912

Still Life with Fruits, ca. 1660, by Juan de Arellano
Juan de Arellano (1614-1676). Spanish painter. Still Life with Fruits, ca. 1660. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Pears on a circular Christmas card
Two ripe pears on a circular Christmas card with a white and gold plate pattern. Date: circa 1890s

Baskets of fruit on three Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

The Girls name Claudia surrounded by flowers and fruit. Date: circa 1910s

A Sleepy Pear by Lawson Wood
A pair of adorable baby orang utans snuggle up together for a snooze under an orange blanket, a nibbled pear cast to one side. Date: 1932

Illustration, I had a little nut tree, and nothing would it bear, but a silver nutmeg and a golden pear. The King of Spains daughter came to visit me, all for the sake of my little nut tree

Woman weighing fruit on scales in a shop. Date: 1970s

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