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Suffragette Cat In Hat and Flag. A cat wears a large picture hat and a flag in WSPU colours, purple, white and green, fastened as a shawl with VFW badge
Poster advertising Linherr Vermouth, showing an elegant woman sipping from a glass. circa 1950s
Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge and RibbonA circular tin badge with green border, white centre and purple lettering - W.S.P.U Votes for Women. Attatched to the badge is a piece of purple, white and green satin ribbon. Date: circa 1908
Suffragette W. S. P. U Holloway BroochThe Holloway Brooch, designed by Sylvia Pankhurst, for presentation to W.S.P.U released prisoners. It depicts the portcullis symbol of the House of Commons with chains and broad arrows in purple
Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge Sylvia PankhurstBadge issued by the Womens Social & Political Union with design by Sylvia Pankhurst. This circular tin badge in purple, green and white, shows a young woman
Suffragette Cat I Want My Vote. A suffragette cat or kitten against a background of purple, White and green (The colours of the Womens Social & Political Union) says I Want My Vote Date: circa 1908
Ancient Roman costume from the time of the late Roman Republic -- warriors, legionnaires (infantry soldiers), a cavalryman, a centurion, an emperor in purple (red), an ensign bearer
British Butterflies - Various - including: Chalk Hill Blue Butterfly (male), Wood White Butterfly, Purple Hairstreak Butterfly (female), Purple Hairstreak Butterfly (at rest)
A Group of Auriculas, engraved by Lewis & Hopwood after Henderson, in a book entitled The Temple of Flora by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837). The book was published between 1799 and 1807
Primula auricula, primroseFolio 78 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Clematis viticella, Polish spiritPainting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33
Suffragette W. S. P. U Sash Votes for WomenWomens Social & Political Union sash, in the colours of purple, white and green. White background with border edging of purple and green, dark green lettering
Suffragette W. S. P. U Ribbon BadgeSuffragette badge in purple, white and green grosgrain ribbon, with Votes for Women woven into the middle white section. Issued by the Womens Social & Political Union
Little girl playing in a garden by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a red smock standing in a garden, by Muriel Dawson. Date: circa 1920s
Birthstone Series: Amythest QuartzAn Amythest quartz specimen. Amythest is a form of quartz that is usually purple in colour, it is the birthstone for the month of March. Natural History Museum specimen number 84817
Connaught Gardens at Sidmouth, East DevonView of Connaught Gardens at Sidmouth, East Devon, with an array of flowers in flowerbeds, with trees in the background. The gardens were named after the Duke of Connaught
Cattleya Trianae Mrs Phillips, also known as Flor de Mayo (May Flower) or Christmas Orchid (Orchidaceae family), with pink, purple and yellow colouring
Janthina violacea, violet snailWatercolour 398 by Thomas Watling, entitled Boala, from the Watling Collection
Suffragette W. S. P. U Sash Votes for WomenSash produced for the Womens Social & Political Union, in the colours of purple, white and green. The sash is made in a heavy woven cotton material with white central panel and borders
Botanical Sketchbook -- Fine Leaved Heath. Date: 1920s
Arum dioscoridisEngraving by George Sowerby from original watercolour by Ferdinand Bauer, published in Flora graeca 10 (1840) by James Edward Smith
S Dixon & Co seed catalogueThe colourful front cover of thes Dixon & Co seed catalogue, offering choice seeds for the flower and kitchen garden
Sporty Lacrosse Girl - The Sporting Girl - " The Fellows like the girl of sport, shes such a jolly, chummy sort." Date: circa 1910s
Poster, Pan American to the CaribbeanPoster, Pan American airline to the Caribbean. circa 1950s
Resplendent quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno, and purple-rumped sunbird, Nectarinia zeylonica.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary
Oldway Mansion, Paignton, Devon, in the style of the Palace of Versailles. Showing part of the formal gardens. Date: circa 1950s
Blue John vaseA vase carved out of the mineral Blue John. The mineral is so far unique to one location in the Derbyshire Peak District, England
Silybum marianum, milk thistleIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Chardon Marie
Iris Bruno (Tall Bearded Iris), a flowering perennial of the Iridaceae family, with gold, purple and brown colouring. A close-up of the head in full flower
Black SwanA very stylised airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith depicting a mysterious-looking Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) serenly swimming across dark, still waters, dark
The Dave Clark Five, English pop group Date: 1964
Cover design, London Mail, Christmas Extra 1923Cover design in art deco style, London Mail Christmas Extra 1923 Date: 1923
Comic postcard, Enormous man with woman in the sea Date: 20th century
Design for Gilbert and Sullivan, A Dream of PatienceDesign by Alice Mary Havers for Gilbert and Sullivan, Savoy Operas, A Dream of Patience. circa 1880s
Woman in a mauve dress, Art Nouveau style. circa early 20th century
Poster for Mistinguett, Casino de Paris 1937Poster advertisement for Mistinguett at the Casino de Paris, 1937 1937
The Pontic Rhododendron, engraved by Caldwall after Henderson, in a book entitled The Temple of Flora by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837). The book was published between 1799 and 1807. Date: 1802
Iris sp. blue irisFolio 67 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Tulipa sp. various tulipsFolio 44 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Ventnor, Isle of Wight, viewed from East Cliffs - Painted by William Carruthers Affleck for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Buckfast Abbey, north view, Dartmoor, Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J
Purple emperor, Apatura iris (Iris butterfly, Papilio iris). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw
Flowers and foliage on an assortment of Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s
Advertisement for Pratts petrol and motor oilsAdvertisement for Pratts high test petrol and motor oils, the essence of refinement. Date: circa 1930s
Purple and crimson flowered dahlia, Dahlia variabilis var. Bella donna.. Handcolored illustration by Edwin Dalton Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829
Crocus sativus, saffronPlate 25 from Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 10 Flore Medicale Atlas 3 (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Viola tricolor, heartseaseFolio 62 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Britannia and Eve magazine, March 1933Front cover illustration featuring an extremely glamorous lady wearing a bright orange coat with fur trims, a yellow hat with orange feather and holding a blue clutch bag
Gardens at Tewin, HertfordshireView of gardens at the village of Tewin, near Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, showing many shades of tulips growing in an open, grassy area
Dunira, Perthshire, ScotlandA lovely view of Dunira in Perthshire, Scotland, showing trees and a heather-covered hill from across a stretch of water
Gowns That Express Poetic IdeasPurple and blue wigs to complete the colour-schemes of dresses: gowns that express poetic ideas. Costumes from the house of Madame Lucile
Lilies of the Valley, Purity and return ofLilies of the Valley, Convallaria majalis, Purity and return of happiness; The purple Emperor Butterfly, Apatura iris, Immortality of the soul
Wilcannia lilies, Calostemma purpureum and Calostemma luteumPurple and yellow wilcannia lilies, Calostemma purpureum and Calostemma luteum. Australia. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens
Largest purple spring crocus, Crocus vernus var. obovatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell for Samuel Curtis continuation of William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821
Crab varietiesPurple land crab, Gecarcinus ruricola 1, hermit crab, Paguristes eremita 2, sea hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus 3, and sand crab, Cancer arenarius 4
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
Little Brunette by Muriel Dawson -- a cute little girl with brown hair and a mauve woolly hat. Date: 1936
Gentiana sp. purple gentianIllustration by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Geranium phaeum, mourning widow geraniumDrawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1909. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Fumaria officinalis, fumitoryIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Goldilocks and Three BearsGoldilocks and the Three Bears which originally appeared on a Christmas card with a sliding front and a pull tab. Date: circa 1890s
Vanda caerulea, Himalayan orchidIllustration from the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This plant was thought to be extinct in 1996
Trifolium pratensis, cloverIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Purple Mangosteen - SingaporeThe fruits of the purple mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) - a tropical evergreen tree believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas of Indonesia
Mozart Purple CoatWOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART the Austrian composer
Pansies in a wheelbarrow on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Blue JohnPolished slice of Blue John from Derbyshire, England. The mineral is so far unique to one location in the Derbyshire Peak District, England
Comic postcard, Old man with pretty women on the beachComic postcard, Old man with two pretty women on the beach. Whats the good of knowing a thing or two if you can t prove it? Date: 20th century
Heather Babies by Muriel Dawson -- ginger twins in identical pink and white clothes, standing in a field. Date: 1930
Comic postcard, Two women in bikinis at the seaside - hot stuff Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Servant and angry mistress Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Maid and mistress Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman in bikini and beach inspector Date: 20th century
Purple pitcher plant or side-saddle flower, Sarracenia purpurea, Sarracenie pourpre. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alphonse-Leon Noel after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre
Womans high-heel shoe design in purple leather, 1930Womans high-heel shoe design in purple leather with red lace-up panel and snakeskin toe within abstract art deco shooting star border
Purple groundsel or ragwort, Senecio elegans. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards rom William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1793
Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1763-1814. In the grand costume of the empress, purple velvet manteau and dress embroidered in silver
German Easter postcard with eggs and flowers. Date: circa 1960s
A female photographer among crocuses in Soapery GardensA female photographer sits in the midst of a sea of purple and white crocuses in Soapery Gardens, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. She wears brightly coloured clothes Date: 2014
Green Chartreuse Liqueur, by William Barribal Date: 1930s
America at War Re-Elects Franklin D. Roosevelt, WW2America at War Re-Elects Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, 7 November 1944 - USA WW2 commemorative postal cover envelope Date: 1944
Alphabet of Democracy, America, Britain, China, Dutch, WW2Alphabet of Democracy, America, Britain, China, Duch, WW2, American postal cover envelope Date: 1944
Envelope, A Free France, for the Free French, WW2WW2 envelope, A Free France, for the Free French! Thanks to the Yanks and British too! Date: 1944
The Chelsea Matinee, at the Chelsea Palace Theatre, London, 20 March 1917 Date: 1917
