Seasonal Gallery

Snowballing by Louis Wain

Group of cats having fun and snowballing in the snow. Wain was able to turn his hand to drawing a wide variety of animals prior to the fame he achieved with his feline creations. Sadly his growing obsession with cats turned to insanity and he died penniless in a mental asylum in 1939

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

1898, Cats, Fight, Fun, Historical, History, Seasonal, Snow, Snow Balling

Vintage Retro Christmas Wrapping paper

Vintage Retro Christmas Wrapping paper repeating pattern - featuring Father Christmas delivering presents, a small black kitten with a red ribbon, holly and red berries, a snowman, a dog helping to deliver Christmas mail a lantern, a smiling moon, stars, snowflakes and red Christmas Trees. Date: circa 1950s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

A Christmas Angel sailing into a Port Town with presents

A Christmas Angel sailing into a Port Town with a small boat laden with presents for the local children. The Teddy bear seems to be enjoying the voyage a little less than the model jester!! Date: 1910s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Angel, Bearing, Boat, Children, Christmas, Coastal, Gift, Gifts, Happy, Harbour, Merry, Port, Present, Presents, Sailing, Sails, Scared, Season, Seasonal, Ship, Small, Steering, Teddy, Town, Toys, Traditional, Wings, Winter, Xmas