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Sleigh Collection

Background imageSleigh Collection: Snow Queen Harry Clarke

Snow Queen Harry Clarke
Kay meets the Snow Queen

Background imageSleigh Collection: Advert / Martini Vermouth

Advert / Martini Vermouth
Martini Vermouth - what is Christmas without it?

Background imageSleigh Collection: Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis

Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis
Noises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929

Background imageSleigh Collection: Samoyed People with their reindeer sled

Samoyed People with their reindeer sled
Two Samoyedic hunters on a sleigh pulled by reindeer at, northern Russia. Date: circa 1903

Background imageSleigh Collection: Santa and Reindeer

Santa and Reindeer
Santa and his reindeer flying through the sky with a sleigh full of Christmas goodies

Background imageSleigh Collection: Advert for Huntley and Palmers biscuits

Advert for Huntley and Palmers biscuits
Advertisement illustrated by Pauline Baynes for Huntley and Palmers biscuits. Parade of servants holding a tin of Huntley and Palmers biscuits, loading up the sleigh for Father Christmas. Date: 1952

Background imageSleigh Collection: Father Christmas in snowy, starry village

Father Christmas in snowy, starry village
Father Christmas parks his sleigh in the road of a night-time snowy, starry village and delivers presents to a house. Date: 1960s

Background imageSleigh Collection: Tatler front cover by Pauline Baynes, 1952

Tatler front cover by Pauline Baynes, 1952
Spell-binding illustration by Pauline Baynes for the Tatler Christmas number front cover, 1952, featuring a Snow Queen taking a small boy for a ride through the snowy sky in her sleigh

Background imageSleigh Collection: Winter landscape with skaters by Droochsloot

Winter landscape with skaters by Droochsloot
Winter landscape with skaters (1629) by Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot (1586-1666). Dutch painter. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageSleigh Collection: Lord Roberts 1900

Lord Roberts 1900
FREDERICK SLEIGH 1st EARL ROBERTS British soldier riding his arab charger, Volonel, which he rode to Kandahar in 1879 during the Afghan conflict

Background imageSleigh Collection: Bon Ton Skiwear

Bon Ton Skiwear
For Chamonix: sensible yet stylish clothing includes gaiters & leggings, fringed scarf, knitted jumper, flat cap with earflaps; belted jacket & plaid skirt

Background imageSleigh Collection: Lord Roberts Full Rig

Lord Roberts Full Rig
FREDERICK SLEIGH, first lord ROBERTS military commander, in full dress uniform as befits a leader of the Empire

Background imageSleigh Collection: Father Christmas / Sleigh

Father Christmas / Sleigh
Father Christmas ringing a bell as he sleighs down a hill

Background imageSleigh Collection: Lapps in Lapland

Lapps in Lapland during daily life with reindeer living and working in 1650

Background imageSleigh Collection: Christmas Pudding being pulled along atop a wooden sled

Christmas Pudding being pulled along atop a wooden sled
Delightful Chromolithograph Christmas greetings postcard by Ellen H. Clapsaddle depicting a sizeable Christmas Pudding being pulled along atop a wooden frame sled. Date: circa 1907

Background imageSleigh Collection: Basket Sleigh - Byrds Antarctic Expedition

Basket Sleigh - Byrds Antarctic Expedition
Basket Sleigh from Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jrs 3rd Antarctic Expedition of 1940. Photograph taken during preparations for his trip, which had received official US backing

Background imageSleigh Collection: Aurora Borealis / Lemaitre

Aurora Borealis / Lemaitre
A reindeer pulls a sleigh along with aurora borealis in the background

Background imageSleigh Collection: Father Christmas / Sleigh

Father Christmas / Sleigh
Father Christmas in his sleigh

Background imageSleigh Collection: Imperial sledge or sleigh used at a party in Vienna, 1815

Imperial sledge or sleigh used at a party in Vienna, 1815
Imperial sledge or sleigh used by the Emperors of Austria and Russia at a sledge party in Vienna, January 1815. Phaeton carriage with elaborate gilt work upholstered in gold and green velvet

Background imageSleigh Collection: Suppose we found snow fairies there, by Minnie Asprey

Suppose we found snow fairies there, by Minnie Asprey. circa 1918

Background imageSleigh Collection: Children & Their Sleigh

Children & Their Sleigh
Christmas. Happy children racing along with a sleigh full of toys. Artist: Ada Leonora Bowley Date: circa 1907

Background imageSleigh Collection: Husky sled dog team on the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

Husky sled dog team on the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland
Husky sled dog team on the Jungfraujoch ('maiden saddle'), a saddle connecting two major peaks of the Bernese Alps: the Jungfrau and the Monch

Background imageSleigh Collection: Christmas Eve, by Mabel Lucie Attwell

Christmas Eve, by Mabel Lucie Attwell Date: 1912

Background imageSleigh Collection: Ranger's Dog Sled - Algonquin Park of Ontario, Canada

Ranger's Dog Sled - Algonquin Park of Ontario, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSleigh Collection: Snow Sports in Switzerland

Snow Sports in Switzerland
Edwardian skiing in Switzerland. Men and women in sporting attire in the snow. Date: 1912

Background imageSleigh Collection: Winter Sport, Norway

Winter Sport, Norway
A Edwardian Norwegian scene. Top image shows a traditionally dresses man a woman next to a reindeer. The second shows a railway line and train covered in snow

Background imageSleigh Collection: Lord Roberts and daughters

Lord Roberts and daughters
Lord Roberts and his daughters, Hon Aileen Mary and Hon Ada Edwina Stewart photographed at Pretoria South Africa. Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts,  (September 1832 ?)

Background imageSleigh Collection: Cartoon illustration by Mars, A New Woman

Cartoon illustration by Mars, A New Woman
Cartoon illustration by Mars, captioned A New Woman Showing a woman skating in costume and hat, pushing a man in top hat, blanket and furs in a seated sleigh. Date: 1895

Background imageSleigh Collection: Sledge Race at St. Moritz

Sledge Race at St. Moritz
The frozen lake at St. Moritz was utilised as a race course during the winter months. Date: circa 1925

Background imageSleigh Collection: Yuletide festive window display with reindeer and sleigh

Yuletide festive window display with reindeer and sleigh
Yuletide festive window display with reindeer & sleigh. Date: circa 1965

Background imageSleigh Collection: Sami People - Early Photograph

Sami People - Early Photograph
The Sami people, (also known as Lapps, although this term is considered derogatory) are the indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting Sapmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden

Background imageSleigh Collection: A plate design showing elves pulling a sleigh filled with toys through a wood

A plate design showing elves pulling a sleigh filled with toys through a wood. Date: Christmas Number 1923

Background imageSleigh Collection: Lord Robert's lying-in-state in St Paul's

Lord Robert's lying-in-state in St Paul's
Lord Roberts died of pneumonia at St Omer, France, on 14 November 1914 while visiting Indian troops fighting in the First World War

Background imageSleigh Collection: A ride in the magic Sleigh. Date: 1879

A ride in the magic Sleigh. Date: 1879

Background imageSleigh Collection: Medieval frost fair with people skating

Medieval frost fair with people skating

Background imageSleigh Collection: Original Artwork - Christmas card design - Santa and sleigh

Original Artwork - Christmas card design - Santa and sleigh
Original Artwork - Design for a Christmas Greetings card - silhouette in black and red of Santa flying his sleigh across a snowy scene, en route to deliver presents. Date: circa 1937

Background imageSleigh Collection: Man and woman of St. Petersburg, Russia

Man and woman of St. Petersburg, Russia. The man has a tray of bottles on his head and the woman carries a basket of eggs

Background imageSleigh Collection: Historical views of Russia

Historical views of Russia. The Imperial Winter Palace at St. Petersburg 16, Russian peasants with sledges on ice 17, market of frozen animals on the frozen Neva River in St. Petersburg 18

Background imageSleigh Collection: Historical views of Sweden

Historical views of Sweden. Gustav Eriksson addressing the men of Dalarna 13, women farmers ploughing fields with oxen 14, and a public whipping of a cruel boy 15

Background imageSleigh Collection: Views of Quebec, Canada, 18th century

Views of Quebec, Canada, 18th century
View of Quebec on the St. Lawrence river 67, General James Wolfes attack on Quebec via the Abraham Heights, 1759 68, and view of Montmorency Falls 69. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev

Background imageSleigh Collection: Plan and elevation for a Georgian style ornate cottage

Plan and elevation for a Georgian style ornate cottage
Plan and elevation for a Regency or Georgian style ornate cottage or cottage ornee. Floorplan shows two parlors, kitchen, bedroom and hall

Background imageSleigh Collection: Sleigh used in winter by Alexander Emperor of Russia

Sleigh used in winter by Alexander Emperor of Russia
Two-horse snow sledge or sleigh used in winter by Alexander Emperor of Russia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Paul Svinine from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts

Background imageSleigh Collection: Plan and elevation for a Park Lodge and Entrance

Plan and elevation for a Park Lodge and Entrance Floorplan shows kitchen and living room and separate poultry shed. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts

Background imageSleigh Collection: Native American Indian with dog sleigh

Native American Indian with dog sleigh in winter. 1908

Background imageSleigh Collection: Native American mail delivery, Mackenzie, Canada

Native American mail delivery, Mackenzie, Canada
Native American Indian winter mail delivery in Mackenzie, Canada. 1908

Background imageSleigh Collection: Sami people or Lapplanders in traditional

Sami people or Lapplanders in traditional costume, a man riding a sleigh pulled by a reindeer. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

Background imageSleigh Collection: Sami man or Lapplander in a sleigh pulled

Sami man or Lapplander in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer on ice, and another man on skis. Illustration from Leopold von Buchs Travels Through Norway and Lapland, 1813

Background imageSleigh Collection: Marie Antoinettes sleigh, a carriage mounted on skis

Marie Antoinettes sleigh, a carriage mounted on skis. Marie Antoinette raced Madame de Lamballe around Versailles. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times



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