Stick Collection (page 6)

Stick insect and Victorian Christmas bush
Stick insect, Proscopia granulata 1, and Victorian Christmas bush, Prostanthera lasianthos 2. Proscopie, Prostanthere. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Asiatic weapons. Polygar sword 1, Colleree stick 2, Malay dagger or kris, sheath, pommel and hilt 3-8, Malay cresses or kris daggers 9, 10, Malay sabre and sheath 11, 12, Malay dagger 13

Polish costumes, 18th century: Polish Jew 1, Polish man in formal wear 2, woman 3, and man in regular clothes 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre

Costumes of the inhabitants of Scotland, 18th century
Costumes of the inhabitants of the British Isles, 18th century. Men of the Scottish highlands in tartan kilts 1, highland woman 2, and lowland woman 3, man 4

Wedding dance of the Iroquois of Canada
Wedding dance of the Iroquois, Native Americans of Canada. The bride and groom dance on a mat holding a long stick as they recite their vows, before breaking the stick

Territorial duels between Botocudo tribesmen, Brazil
Territorial duels between Botocudo tribesmen including wrestling and stick fighting to decide a hunting ground violation. River Belmonte, Brazil

Tools and utensils of the Botocudo people, Brazil. Kindle stick 2, bag 3, codpiece 4, necklace 5, knife 6, bone dagger to pierce coconuts 7, wooden water container 8

Bedouin arabs of Egypt, 1820s, with basket, stick, and mother carrying a baby on her back. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Weapons and musical instruments of the Gold Coast natives
Weapons, musical instruments and gold accessories of the natives of the Gold Coast (Ghana), Africa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Dragon stick insect and Stagmomantis domingensis
Dragon stick insect, Haplopus jamaicensis 1, and Stagmomantis domingensis 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London

Giant stick insect, Phasma gigas. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837. Giant stick insect, Phasma gigas

French childrens fashions, 1839. The boy holds a hoop and stick and the girl a skipping rope. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Cinnamon, Cinnamomum verum (Cinnamomum zeylanicum). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London

Mother and child giving charity. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Augustin Legrands Amour et Tendresse (Love and Tenderness), Louis Janet, Paris, 1820

Playtime by Peggy Earnshaw. 1932

Autumn Day by Muriel Dawson. 1940

Illustration, A Stalking Horse. first published 1838

Girls Industrial School - Swimming
Girls at an unidentified Industrial School perform an exercise or dance in pairs holding a stick. Date: circa 1924

Girls Industrial School - Dance Exercise
Girls at an unidentified Industrial School perform an exercise or dance in pairs holding a stick. Date: circa 1924

Robertson tartan. circa 1846

MacAlister tartan. circa 1846

Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), 4th Earl of Orford, English art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician. circa 1750s

Feeding the Brown Bear at the Zoo. circa 1800

Cries of Paris - ink seller

Cries of Paris - well cleaner

Cries of Paris - scissor sharpener

Illustration, Merry Wives of Windsor, William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to The Merry Wives of Windsor, by William Shakespeare. Cast list with decorative skull and antlers. Date: 1840

Richard Vines at Crawford Notch
British explorer Richard Vines at Crawford Notch, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Vines stands by a river, holding a walking stick, as he makes his way along the pass. Date: 1619

Elderly woman of Bourbonnais region, Central France
Elderly woman of the Bourbonnais region, Central France, sitting on a wooden chair in the sun. Date: 1922

Parry Thomas, motor racing driver, at the wheel of Babs, half an hour before his fatal accident attempting another world speed record at Pendine, Carmarthenshire on 3 March 1928. 1928

Charles Mathews playing six parts in Stories
Charles Mathews, comic actor, playing six parts in Stories, showing his distinctive appearance, lop-sided mouth and remarkable gift for mimicry. 1822

Tribal chief and his bodyguards, Borneo, SE Asia
A tribal chief and his bodyguards, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- this is how they appear when on a diplomatic mission to the leaders of another tribe. Date: 1922

Peggy O Neill, actress, with Pogo Sticks
Peggy O Neill, actress, with the latest craze, the Pogo Stick. 1922

Wax, glue, gum and dye with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Scrap, Witch flying on a broomstick. 19th century

Victor G Ginn catalogue, Carnival Novelties. 1939

Cartoon, 80 in the Shade. circa 1833

Carter of Lorea. 19th century

Arab man. 19th century

Blind boot-lace seller 1850s
Blind boot-lace seller with his little dog in the streets of London. Date: circa 1850s

Father Christmas with sack on a Russian postcard
Father Christmas with sack full of presents on a Russian postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Father Christmas with sack and angel on a Russian postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Some Clerical Types by John Kendal, The Well-Preserved. 1901

Music cover, Young England Quadrille, by Wilhelm Keller. circa 1850

Cover design, L Image magazine, July 1897
Art Nouveau style cover of L Image magazine, July 1897. 1897

Footman at a feast, the Imperial Court, Berlin, Germany
Footman at a feast at the Imperial Court, Berlin, Germany. circa 1898

Travel by Midland for comfort advert, 1922
Going north for the holidays? Travel by Midland for comfort. Advert in The Bystander, 2nd August 1922, also with ads for Colgates shaving stick and Debenham & Freebody. Date: 1922

Man in traditional costume, carrying bananas, Madeira
Man in traditional costume, carrying a bunch of bananas on a stick, Madeira. Date: circa 1904

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