Purple Collection (page 29)

Agate dyed

Agate
Dyed agate

Star rubies and sapphires
Star stones of ruby and sapphire, both are varieties of the mineral corundum (aluminium oxide). Ruby always appears in red where as sapphire comes in a variety of colours

Blue John specimen
A compact banded variety of Fluorite known as Blue John, found only in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum, London

Tulipa cultivar, tulip
Watercolour by J. van der Vinne, from the Dutch Collection, c. late 1600s/early 1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Citrine and amethyst are both varieties of quartz (silicon dioxide)

Typhonium roxburghii
Plate 1116 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Arisaema triphylla, Jack-in-the-pulpit
Illustration No.2 by Peter Brown, c. 1760s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Fluorite
6mm octahedral purple crystal on calcite collected from the Smith Vein, 1987. Green centre of the crystal does not show on film. Specimen from Carrock mine, Caldbeck, Cumbria

Pelargonium klierianum, geranium
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. By Leopald Trattinick, 1825

Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz (silicon dioxide) and is a popular gemstone

Prunus sp. peach (Neals Early Purple Peach)
Plate 23 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus sp. plum (The Nectarine Plum)
Plate 39 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus sp. cherry (The May Duke Cherry)
Plate 28 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Vitis sp. grape (The Raisin de Carmes)
Plate 10 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus sp. plum (La Royale Plum)
Plate 47 from Pomona Londinensis (1818) by William Hooker. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Frutillaria montana
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Beauties of Flora
Plate 8 from The Beauties of Flora 1820, by Samuel Curtis (1779-1860). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Anemone acutipetala, anemone or alpine
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Phlox stolonifera, creeping phlox
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress vine
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Callistephus chinensis, China aster
Painting by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), from his publication Choix des plus belles fleurs (The Most Beautiful Flowers), c. 1827-33

Porphyrio martinica, purple galinule
Plate 305 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Charoite
Vase and rough specimen with a polished face of purple charoite, black aegerine augite, grey microcline and orange tinaksite from Yakutusk, Russia - the only location where this mineral occurs

Floral printed linen design
Pattern for fabric with brightly coloured flowers on a background of green and purple stripes. Date: 1922

Bright purple flowers and lanterns
Printed linen depicting bright purple flowers and lanterns Date: 1922

Printed linen design depicting brightly coloured pansies 1922

Sweet scabious Date: Early 20th Century

Dragon

Bagpiper

The Butterfly Roundabout

Cover design, Imperial Airways map of the European Air Routes for 1934: London-Paris, Paris-Basle, Basle-Zurich, London-Brussels, Brussels-Cologne, London-Le Touquet

White and purple flower on stem with green leaves. Date between 1800 and 1860

Purple woman by David Wright
Unusual portrait of a woman by pin up artist David Wright, with a vivid purple background, contrasting with her white strapless dress, necklace and earrings. c.1960

Decorative end papers, Art Gout Beaute, 1929
Decorative end papers in pink, purple and silver, Art Gout Beaute, 1929. 1929

Portrait of a woman with a baby on her lap
Watercolour portrait of a woman sitting in a chair with a baby on her lap, by Henrietta Grace Baden Powell (nee Smyth, 1824-1914), mother of Robert. circa 1840s

Areca Sapida or Feather Duster Palm
Areca Sapida (Rhopalostylis Sapida, Kentia Sapida) or Feather Duster Palm (Nikau Palm), a flowering tree with pink flowers. 1888

Cymbidium ensifolium, purple striped orchid
Cymbidium ensifolium haematodes, a purple striped orchid. 1893

German vegetable market stall - Munich. 2010

Advertisement for Selfridge bathing costumes
The Plash of the Waves -- advertisement for Selfridge bathing costumes, with a silhouette of three bathing beauties venturing into the sea for their daily dip

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, China - Soldier Statues
Soldier Statues - grave monuments at the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor and founder of the Ming Dynasty

Birthday card with violets, lily of the valley and daffodils
Sweet Thoughts and Birthday Wishes: a birthday card with a bunch of violets, daffodils and lily of the valley. Date: circa 1930s

Japanese lady about to unfurl her umbrella. - she is weasring distinctive block shoes and a purple headscarf/shawl Date: circa 1900s

Wedding Day card (front)
A wedding day card: Congratulations and Best Wishes, decorated with purple irises. Date: 1950s

Birthday card with roses, carnations and lily of the valley
Loving Birthday Wishes: a birthday card with a bunch of roses, carnations and lily of the valley tied up in a mauve ribbon. Date: 1936

21st birthday card with vase of flowers
A 21st birthday card with a vase of colourful flowers in an oval frame. Date: 1936

Blesbok Antelope
The Blesbok (Damaliscus albifrons) is thought to be the worlds only naturally purple animal. They are purplish antelopes with white faces, found in South Africa. Date: 1960s

Two young ladies in evening dresses by Redfern

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