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Shapes Collection

Background imageShapes Collection: Baphomet by Eliphas Levi - Equilibrium of Opposites

Baphomet by Eliphas Levi - Equilibrium of Opposites
Baphomet - associated with a " Sabbatic Goat" image drawn by Eliphas Levi (shown here), containing binary elements representing the " sum total of the universe" (e.g)

Background imageShapes Collection: Baphomet - Equilibrium of Opposites

Baphomet - Equilibrium of Opposites
Baphomet - associated with a " Sabbatic Goat" image drawn by Eliphas Levi (on which this illustration is based)

Background imageShapes Collection: Satan at the Sabbat

Satan at the Sabbat
Satan presides at the Sabbat, attended by demons in human or animal shapes

Background imageShapes Collection: Poole Pottery - Shaping a pot on the potters wheel

Poole Pottery - Shaping a pot on the potters wheel
Shaping a pot on the potters wheel. Poole Pottery was founded in 1873 on Poole quayside, where it continued to produce pottery by hand before moving its factory operations away from the quay in 1999

Background imageShapes Collection: Fabric design, Art Gout Beaute, 1924

Fabric design, Art Gout Beaute, 1924
Fabric design for Moroccan crepe in a multicoloured, Middle Eastern style, Art Gout Beaute, 1924. 1924

Background imageShapes Collection: Wreck Chart of the British Isles For 1868

Wreck Chart of the British Isles For 1868
Chart showing the positions of all 2131 vessels wrecked around the British Isles during 1868, compiled from the Board of Trade records

Background imageShapes Collection: Concepts / Mans Life

Concepts / Mans Life
The Egyptian ram-god Khnum is the creator of life, which he forms from clay on his potters wheel, while Thoth measures the span of the persons life

Background imageShapes Collection: Behind the Scenes at Theatre de L Abri, Paris, France

Behind the Scenes at Theatre de L Abri, Paris, France
Behind the Scenes at the erotic revue performed at the Theatre de L Abri, Paris, France with principal dancer Louis Espinoza - Le Ballet des Nymphes. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShapes Collection: Sanitary ware, Plate 42

Sanitary ware, Plate 42, showing wash basins, urinals and toilet bowls in a range of styles. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Trade catalogue for copper moulds with tin lining 1911

Trade catalogue for copper moulds with tin lining 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing round fluted copper moulds with tin inside. Date: 1911

Background imageShapes Collection: Design for Woven Textile, art deco style

Design for Woven Textile, art deco style
Design for Woven Textile in art deco style. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1933

Background imageShapes Collection: Trade catalogue for jelly and cake moulds 1911

Trade catalogue for jelly and cake moulds 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing jelly and cake moulds in a variety of shapes. Date: 1911

Background imageShapes Collection: The Eggs of British Birds

The Eggs of British Birds -- assorted eggs of different colours and sizes. Date: 1894

Background imageShapes Collection: Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan

Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan
Beautiful photograph showing the complicated shapes, folds and pinning of a Geisha hairstyle viewed from rear - Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageShapes Collection: Oliver Chez Fagin

Oliver Chez Fagin
Oliver with Fagin, the Artful Dodger, Bill Sykes and Nancy

Background imageShapes Collection: Istanbul Skyline, Turkey - Sunset

Istanbul Skyline, Turkey - Sunset
Istanbul Skyline at sunset, dominated by the domes and minarets of two of the principal Mosques - Turkey. Date: 1910s

Background imageShapes Collection: Over the hills of Nevada

Over the hills of Nevada
American cowboys on the trail over the hills of Nevada. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageShapes Collection: DECOUPAGES

DECOUPAGES
Light, shining through cunningly torn paper, casts grotesque shapes on the wall

Background imageShapes Collection: Tin Cooking Moulds

Tin Cooking Moulds
Tin Moulds for Sweets and Savouries

Background imageShapes Collection: Man standing on bridge in light and shade

Man standing on bridge in light and shade
A slightly surreal picture of a man standing alone on a bridge with shadows playing on his back and on the ground. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageShapes Collection: Comparison of British & German skull shapes, WW1

Comparison of British & German skull shapes, WW1
Long-head versus short-head: Opposite types of humanity which are fighting for opposite ideals. A diagram to demonstrate the inherent differences in skull shapes between the British

Background imageShapes Collection: Boulogne

Boulogne
This oil painting shows a waterside scene of the city of Boulogne-sur-Mer, along the north coast of France. The use of repetition in form and shapes is used in different aspects

Background imageShapes Collection: A Pair of Bow Candlesticks

A Pair of Bow Candlesticks
A photograph showcasing a pair of Bow bocage candlesticks, with tulip shapes holders, and birds nestled amongst the flora. Date: circa 1922

Background imageShapes Collection: The Graphic front cover - return of the bustle

The Graphic front cover - return of the bustle
The latest fashions from Paris in 1928 ironically cast a shadow on the wall that echoes the bustle silhouette of 1870s fashions. 1928

Background imageShapes Collection: Wrapping paper or wallpaper design

Wrapping paper or wallpaper design -- black and white squares with leaf shapes. Date: 2015

Background imageShapes Collection: A range of hand silhouettes of animals, to advertise Borwicks Baking Powder

A range of hand silhouettes of animals, to advertise Borwicks Baking Powder

Background imageShapes Collection: Twelve Cake Wedges Date: 1935

Twelve Cake Wedges Date: 1935

Background imageShapes Collection: Fancy Dessert Biscuits Date: 1935

Fancy Dessert Biscuits Date: 1935

Background imageShapes Collection: MARKET AT MIDDELBURG

MARKET AT MIDDELBURG
Stalls of all shapes and sizes fill the town square of Middelburg, in front of the 16th century Town Hall : this was a Hanse trading centre in former days. Date: circa 1880

Background imageShapes Collection: Vertical Aerial Photograph of Front-Line Trenches Aerial?

Vertical Aerial Photograph of Front-Line Trenches Aerial?
Vertical Aerial Photograph of Front-Line Trenches Aerial-Photography During WW1 Date: 1910s

Background imageShapes Collection: Atelettes -- food on decorative skewers

Atelettes -- food on decorative skewers, including shellfish, vegetables, crystallised fruit, truffles and jelly. circa 1890

Background imageShapes Collection: Spoons, forks and fish knives, Plate 220

Spoons, forks and fish knives, Plate 220
Spoons and forks, fish knives and forks, electro silver plated on best nickel silver, Plate 220. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: How Paris Dresses for Peace - Fashion in 1919

How Paris Dresses for Peace - Fashion in 1919
Page from The Sketch reporting on various fashions sighted in Paris in the peace year of 1919 demonstrating the beginnings of 1920s style

Background imageShapes Collection: Art nouveau tree and leaf design

Art nouveau tree and leaf design with a space at the centre. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShapes Collection: Art nouveau tree designs

Art nouveau tree designs
A multi-coloured assemblage of art nouveau tree designs and pine cones, with a more representational image of trees at the centre. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShapes Collection: RUSSIA - North Urals Mountains, Aerial, view

RUSSIA - North Urals Mountains, Aerial, view. Taiga Forest, Ural mountains, Russia

Background imageShapes Collection: BAOBAB / Boab trees - At sunset

BAOBAB / Boab trees - At sunset. Madagascar

Background imageShapes Collection: A Diabolo player by German photographer Reinhold Thiele

A Diabolo player by German photographer Reinhold Thiele
Composite photograph of a Diabolo player by noted photographer (Karl Anton) Reinhold Thiele (1856-1921), born in Hamelin, Germany

Background imageShapes Collection: Design for Woven Textile in beige, grey and cream

Design for Woven Textile in beige, grey and cream

Background imageShapes Collection: Design for Textile in white and gold

Design for Textile in white and gold. Gouache on toned paper. Silver Studio 1931

Background imageShapes Collection: Design for Textile or Wallpaper in orange and white

Design for Textile or Wallpaper in orange and white. Watercolour and Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. circa 1930

Background imageShapes Collection: Design for Woven Textile in red and cream

Design for Woven Textile in red and cream. Charcoal and Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1958

Background imageShapes Collection: La Rubia alien abduction, Paciencia, Brazil

La Rubia alien abduction, Paciencia, Brazil
At Paciencia (near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), bus driver Antonio La Rubia is abducted by robot-like entities on board a UFO

Background imageShapes Collection: Balthasar Nebot - Gardens of Hartwell House, Aylesbury - 2 / 8

Balthasar Nebot - Gardens of Hartwell House, Aylesbury - 2 / 8
One of a series of eight paintings by Balthasar Nebot (active 1729-1765) showing the spectacular garden landscape of Hartwell House, just outside Aylesbury, in 1738

Background imageShapes Collection: Electro silver plated goods, Plate 222

Electro silver plated goods, Plate 222, including a range of cutlery, nutcrackers, cheese scoops, sandwich tongs and grape scissors. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Japanese sake barrels in Yoyogi Park, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan

Japanese sake barrels in Yoyogi Park, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan

Background imageShapes Collection: Music visualised by Pamela Colman Smith

Music visualised by Pamela Colman Smith
Page from The Illustrated London News showing the " visions of music" painted by Pamela Colman Smith, interpreted pieces of music through art. Date: 1927

Background imageShapes Collection: Cartoon, The Cow Pock

Cartoon, The Cow Pock, or, the Wonderful Effects of the New Inoculation! by James Gillray. Depicting a scene at the Smallpox and Inoculation Hospital, St Pancras, London

Background imageShapes Collection: Tile designs in SMB wallpaper sample book

Tile designs in SMB wallpaper sample book
Fourteen Tileonite tile designs in an SMB wallpaper sample book. The only British made enamelled metal decoration on zinc. Date: 1934

Background imageShapes Collection: A selection of British Shells

A selection of British Shells Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShapes Collection: A bearded man stands in front of 3 ornately carved columns

A bearded man stands in front of 3 ornately carved columns
Black and white. A bearded man stands in front of 3 ornately carved columns which are falling into disrepair - one of them has lost its middle section. At least of of the carvings represents Buddha

Background imageShapes Collection: Public warning poster identifying enemy & friendly aircraft

Public warning poster identifying enemy & friendly aircraft
An official British war poster designed to teach the public to distinguish between enemy and friendly aircraft, with German airships and aeroplanes on the left and British on the right. Date: 1915

Background imageShapes Collection: Alphabet with acrobatic jester

Alphabet with acrobatic jester
Jester doing acrobatic poses to spell out the alphabet. Date: 1881

Background imageShapes Collection: Design for textile with geometrical shapes

Design for textile with geometrical shapes. Pencil and charcoal on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1933

Background imageShapes Collection: Design for textile or wallpaper in blue and cream

Design for textile or wallpaper in blue and cream. Gouache on copy paper with ruled lines. Silver Studio. circa 1900

Background imageShapes Collection: Imaginary Ufo (Buhler)

Imaginary Ufo (Buhler)
This painting captures the mysteriously ambiguous quality of the UFOs - part nuts-and- bolts spacecraft, part dreamlike shapes which echo subconscious archetypes

Background imageShapes Collection: Japanese Ceramic Artist decorating a large vase

Japanese Ceramic Artist decorating a large vase
An effective and unusual postcard illustration depictng a Japanese Ceramic Artist decorating a large vase. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageShapes Collection: British Caribbean woman, Hong Kong

British Caribbean woman, Hong Kong
British Caribbean woman, walking, back to camera down a built up commercial area in Hong Kong. Cars and vans on the road at the top of the picture

Background imageShapes Collection: Artistic Jellies

Artistic Jellies, in a range of shapes and colours. circa 1890

Background imageShapes Collection: Crystallized Fruit

Crystallized Fruit
Artistic Stands containing Crystallized Fruit. circa 1890

Background imageShapes Collection: Artificially Served Ices

Artificially Served Ices, in a range of shapes and colours. circa 1890

Background imageShapes Collection: Luxembourg - Fort Thungen - Drai Eechelen Park

Luxembourg - Fort Thungen - Drai Eechelen Park
Luxembourg - Fort Thungen - a historic fortification sited in Drai Eechelen Park, in the Kirchberg quarter. It is also colloquially known as Three Acorns ( Trois Glands )

Background imageShapes Collection: No2 Rolling Shapes for Clay Pipes

No2 Rolling Shapes for Clay Pipes
No2 Rolling Shapes forClay Pipes - a man at a bench working at making clay pipes. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageShapes Collection: Chandeliers, brackets and back lamps, Plate 245

Chandeliers, brackets and back lamps, Plate 245
Chandeliers, brackets and back lamps, for burning petroleum, paraffin or kerosene, Plate 245. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Polished brass chandeliers, Plate 259

Polished brass chandeliers, Plate 259
Two, three and five-light polished brass chandeliers, Plate 259. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Glass engraved globes and bronze chandeliers 1881

Glass engraved globes and bronze chandeliers 1881
Chandeliers with engraved glass globes and lacquered, steel or florentine bronzed fittings. 1881

Background imageShapes Collection: Hall, passage and verandah lamps for gas, Plate 256

Hall, passage and verandah lamps for gas, Plate 256. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Silbers patent burners with wicks, Plate 227

Silbers patent burners with wicks, Plate 227
Silbers patent petroleum, paraffin or kerosene burners with circular and flat wicks, Plate 227. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Dessert knives and forks, Plate 221

Dessert knives and forks, Plate 221
Electro silver plated dessert knives and forks, Plate 221. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Sterling silver goods, Plate 206

Sterling silver goods, Plate 206, showing salt cellars, muffineers and cutlery. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Sterling silver goods, Plate 207

Sterling silver goods, Plate 207, showing bells, a trowel, bouquet holders, whistles, a dram flask, cutlery and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Sterling silver goods, Plate 205

Sterling silver goods, Plate 205, showing pots, cruet sets, cutlery and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: China Figures, Plate 84

China Figures, Plate 84, showing human figures in various costumes and poses. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: China Figures, Plate 81

China Figures, Plate 81, showing human figures in various costumes and poses. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Best carbon block filters, Plate 40

Best carbon block filters, Plate 40
Best carbon block filters fitted with anti-corrosive taps, Plate 40, for obtaining purified water in different locations. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: White earthenware, Plate 59

White earthenware, Plate 59, showing dishes, serving dishes, jugs, bowls and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Water coolers, spirit barrels, etc, Plate 41

Water coolers, spirit barrels, etc, Plate 41
Water coolers, spirit barrels, syphons, seltzogenes, refrigerative and syphon filters, Plate 41, in a range of styles. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Colour slip of lamp glasses

Colour slip of lamp glasses (between Plates 249 and 250), showing lamp glasses in bright, attractive colours and a variety of shapes. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: French China Vases, Plate 77

French China Vases, Plate 77, showing ornately decorated vases in different shapes and styles. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: China Figures, Plate 79

China Figures, Plate 79, showing human figures in various costumes and poses. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: China Ornaments, Plate 78

China Ornaments, Plate 78, showing human and animal figures, and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Communion services, trowels and mallets, Plate 169

Communion services, trowels and mallets, Plate 169. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Ecclesiastical lighting items, Plate 168

Ecclesiastical lighting items, Plate 168
Ecclesiastical suspensions, coronae, brackets and other church lamps, for burning petroleum, paraffin or kerosene, Plate 168. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageShapes Collection: Medieval metalwork for churches, chapels, schools, Plate 167

Medieval metalwork for churches, chapels, schools, Plate 167
Medieval metalwork for churches, chapels and schools, Plate 167, showing a range of ornate lamps, lanterns and fixtures. Date: circa 1880s



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