Seasonal Collection (page 11)

Russia - Fir Trees and Spruces after a snowfall (Picea sp.). South Tuva, Russia

Christmas arrangement of flowers, holly, ivy and nuts
Christmas arrangement of white flowers, holly, ivy, mistletoe and hazelnuts in a basket

Christmas arrangement of candles, fir branches and cones
Christmas arrangement of candles, fir branches, pine cones and a log

Christmas arrangement of candles, holly, mistletoe and nuts
Christmas arrangement of three red candles, holly, mistletoe, small yellow flowers, sweets and assorted nuts in a basket

Christmas arrangement of holly and pine cones on a circular log

Mens Wear during WW1, August and February by J. H. Thorpe
The contrast in clothing worn by British soldiers in the trenches in August and in February. The soldier on the left wears the familiar khaki tunic, breeches and puttees

Young woman with parasol
A young woman in the fashions of 1914, posed looking pensive with a summer parasol. Date: 1914

Girl in a muff skating
Traditional seasonal card depicting a girl skating surrounded by golden Christmas bells. Date: circa 1903

Kissing under the mistletoe, 1865
A mother lifts up and kisses her young child under the mistletoe. 1865

Mistletoe thwarted by crinoline, 1857
A young man curses the invention of crinoline skirts, preventing him from accessing the object of his affections, waiting coyly beneath the mistletoe. 1857

Under the Green-wood - kissing under the mistletoe, 1879
A whiskered Captain tries to tempt a seasonal kiss " according to ancient custom" from a young lady under a bouquet of mistletoe. They are spyed on from behind a door by a cheeky boy. 1879

Halloween Greetings Postcard
On Halloween, the witches night, If YELLOW is the lantern light Your future surely will be bright. A witch flies across the moonlit sky on her broomstick

Valentine Greetings card - A young girl with a large basket full of fancy flowers. Date: 1909

Little girl surprised by the Easter Bunny on Easter Day
To Greet you on Easter Day ! Little girl surprised by the Easter Bunny on Easter Day - or perhaps it is visa-versa!! Date: circa 1906

New Years Greeting card featuring a Swallowtail Butterfly
A small New Years Greetings card featuring a Swallowtail Butterfly, a ladys fan and a spray of pink lilies. Date: circa 1900

Festival at Arapli, near Thessaloniki - A group of jolly men dancing and getingt stuck in to some serious drinking. Date: circa 1910s

Serbian Villagers celebrate a traditional festival day, including a girl on a swing attached to a tree. One might also note they could potentially be celebrating a certain postcard collection at Mary

Women awaiing auditions for role in Christmas Pantomime
Group of Women outside the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, London - applying at the Stage Door for a role in the Christmas Pantomime. The poster states that 100 Handsome Ladies are wanted

Joyous Easter - Maiden carrying Eggs and spring fronds
Joyous Easter. A European Easter Maiden with a yolk; on one side hangs a large basket of colourful eggs, on the other a large broken eggshell, holding some spring branches with cherry blossom buds

Easter Bunny posing with large egg for a photograph
The Easter Bunny poses proudly with a large Easter egg for a photograph, taken by another rabbit! Date: 1906

The Easter Bunny brings eggs home in a wheelbarrow
The Easter Bunny bringing colourful Easter eggs home in a wheelbarrow. Date: 1908

Russian Easter Greeting card, featuring an Easter chick being fired out of a cannon (shell and all) by Mr Bunny toward Mrs Bunny... Date: circa 1903

Christmas Card - Cupid, envelope and hearts
Joyous be your Christmastide, spake this young seraph swinging on a heart-sealed Christmas card envelope, avoiding the deadly fall of hearts which blighted his fairyland that yuletide... Date: 1907

Two Christmas Angels Date: 1906

French couple with painted Easter Eggs
French couple clutching an array of painted Easter Eggs Date: circa 1910s

Traditional Hungarian Costume - Mezokovesd
A family in traditional Hungarian Costume surrounding the Christmas tree from Mezokovesd, a town in Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen county, Northern Hungary. Date: circa 1933

Easter Lily Field, Bermuda
Lily Field, Bermuda. Commercial production of bulbs initially started in Bermuda in 1853 and as late as the 1890s, Bermuda controlled 90% of the lily market in the United States! Date: circa 1909

Thanksgiving Card - USA - Turkey pulls a pumpkin wagon
Slightly surreal (yet seasonally symbolic!) Thanksgiving Card from the USA depicting a Turkey pulling a cherub riding on a pumpkin wagon. Date: circa 1910s

Thanksgiving Card - USA - Bringing in the Turkey (which appears to be full of life at this stage of proceedings!) Date: circa 1910s

Christmas card in the shape of a loaf of bread
Christmas card in the shape of a cottage loaf of bread with a knife cutting into it. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp, which comes out of its shell to reveal a seasonal greeting. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Winter, 18th century French School (possibly by Francois Octavien, 1695-1736). Showing people keeping warm inside with a blazing fire (left), a pigs carcase being cut up outside, wood being chopped

Spring, 18th century French School (possibly by Francois Octavien, 1695-1736). Showing people planting in a garden, tilling the soil, minding the lambs and gathering spring flowers

Read cloaked girl in winter scene
Seasonal birthday card for December birthdays. c.1912

Decorative Christmas frieze - Christmas minstrels
A simple but dramatic Christmas scene featuring three musicians standing outside a house in the snow playing their instruments. c.1925

Decorative Christmas frieze - coach and horses
Simple but dramatic Christmas scene featuring a silhouette of a coach and horses, with postillion in full flow, dashing through a snowy landscape. c. 1925

Christmas Tree - Paper cut-out
A paper cut-out picture of a Christmas tree by an Austrian student (aged 12) at the Vienna School for Arts and Crafts Date: circa 1919

Children at a Flower Festival at Broadstairs, Kent. Date: circa 1910s

Decorative Christmas frieze - Santas helpers
Two mischievous looking elves dressed in Father Christmas hooded red suits, creep through the snow carrying sacks, presumably bulging with presents for good boys and girls. 1920s

Crowd of Syrian Arabs
A Crowd of Syrian Arab men and women in traditional costume at a seasonal festival Date: circa 1930s

Decorative Christmas frieze - ice skating
A decorative frieze illustrated with skaters enjoying a glide on a frozen lake. 1920s

Decorative Christmas frieze - Father Christmas and snowy sce
Colourful decorative Christmas frieze with a number of festive motifs including Santa Claus, toys and presents and a snowy scene with church. 1920s

Decorative Christmas frieze - children playing in snow
Three children enjoy playing in the snow, sliding on ice and building a snowman. 1920s

Father Cristmas and young girl
Father Cristmas sporting a holly wreath and a young girl. Date: 1903

Christmas decorative frieze - snowy landscape
Simple snowy Christmas landscape featuring fields under a blanket of snow and bare tree branches in dramatic silhouette. c.1925

Music at home - Childrens Christmas Carol
A woman seated on a couch plays the guitar whilst two little girls sing Christmas carols from a music book. Some holly and mistletoe in a vase complete the festive scene. 1885

Contents of some Christmas crackers, 1905

Holly Leaves cover featuring silhouettes by H. L. Oakley
Front cover design for Holly Leaves featuring a series of charming cut outs by silhouette artist, H. L. Oakley depicting Christmas scenes from the Victorian era

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