Tail Collection (page 15)

Anatomical study of a ray
Page 451 by Ulisse Aldrovandi from his De Piscubis et de Cetis, 1638

Cinclus mexicanus, American dipper
Plate 370 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Euproctis chrysorrhoea, brown-tail moth caterpillar
These caterpillars of the brown-tail moth are noted for their poisonous hairs, which can cause a rash on contact with skin

Parabuteo unicinctus, Harris hawk
Plate 392 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Lepidotes, fossil fish

Evening dress men 1951 - 52
Two Frenchmen in formal evening dress of a double- breasted dinner jacket with silk lapels & black tie or the more elegant tail coat with a white tie & waistcoat. Date: 1951

Mens eveing dress 1967
Frenchmans evening wear: black tuxedo, white double- breasted dinner jacket with long lapels & black tie or the more formally elegant tail coat, white tie & wing collar. Date: 1967

Imperial Airways Poster, Switzerland
Imperial Airways Poster, showing a Scylla passenger plane flying to Switzerland, with a mermaid and merman looking up in wonder. 1935

A tempting tail. Illustration shows Uncle Sam as a peacock displaying his tail feathers which are labeled Surplus. There are men on the right

A crashed biplane. Two policemen and several other bystanders pose for a photograph

Pigeons and doves on rooftops
A variety of pigeons and doves on rooftops. Date: circa early 20th century

Witch and goblins by Reverend Baden Powell
A delightful and typically Victorian sketch of a witch and her goblin friends, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Ridiculous Scottish Comic Postcard
A quite utterly ridiculous Scottish Comic Postcard, where a couple are hoodwinked into believing that the actions of a (not very) nearby donkey are actually the amorous advances of their partner

Drawing of a Sphinx, from a statue in the British Museum. By Ellen Philadelphia Smyth (1828-1881), an aunt of Robert Baden Powell. circa 1850s

Poster advertising Willss Gold Flake, showing a lovable basset hound bringing its master a slipper with an open box of cigarettes inside it. 20th century

Iron Tail - Chief of the Sioux Tribe in his full ceremonial traditional costume Date: 1901

Sprint Cyclists
Sprint cyclists, nose to tail on the cycle race track, Nations Cup, Scotland. Date: 1980

Pennygown Celtic Cross
The Celtic Cross at Pennygown, Isle of Mull, Argyllshire, Scotland. One one side is a circular design, ending in the tail of a crouching griffin, with a galley underneath it. Date: 1930s

Fragment from a British plane, WW1
A fragment from a British plane, possibly part of the tailfin, bearing the code number F9591, First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Child playing with a toy horse
A child playing with a toy horse, trying to pull its tail out. Date: 1937

Toddler giving dog a bath in the garden

Peacock design in an advertisement for stockings
A striking peacock design in an advertisement for Argus stockings made by Andre Gillier of Troyes, France. 1924

A fairy went a-marketing -- a fairy and a peacock, flying side by side. 1922

Rouen Cathedral, France - Misericord in the Choir stalls. A stange female creature with the wings and tail of a Chimera and a crows feet, holding up a heart in her right hand. Date: circa 1910s

Horse with very long mane and tail, 1892
This horse with an exceptionally long mane and tail, hails from Conneticut, United States of America. Date: 1892

Two British Light Dragoons on horseback. On the left is an officer of the 7th or The Queens Own Regiment of Light Dragoons; on the right is an officer of the 16th or The Queens Regiment of Light

Hercules strikes Cacus, and view of Rome
Page of text with marginal drawings. At the top in the left margin is a picture of Rome. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads

Hercules strikes Cacus
Page of text with marginal drawing, showing Hercules with a large club about to strike at Cacus (the bearded man on the right) who is pulling a bull backwards by the tail. 1543

Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme

Sketch of a leopard walking away

Abstract design with various shapes
An abstract design with various shapes, including an empty set of shelves and a red brick wall floating in the air

Launching a huge Japanese kite on a festival day, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Flying out another girl for the Harem
Hand-drawn anti-Turkish French propaganda card depicting a semi-naked woman being sent as a volunteer to the Sultans Harem via a Turkish kite! circa 1910s

Horse / Grand National 19C
Grand National, a Clydesdale stallion. Date: 1899

Fall / Water Dog / 1956
CHIBANTA OF TALLWOOD, standing, with, lying GUILHERME OF TALLWOOD. Both dogs have classic clips from last rib to tail pompom. Owner: Wood Date: 1956

General view of the Niarbyl, Isle of Man
General view of the Niarbyl (meaning tail ), between Port Erin and Peel on the south west coast of the Isle of Man. Date: circa 1950

Evening dress 1918
Off the shoulder evening dress, with wrap around tassel on the waist and long tail. Date: 1918

Louis II Duc De Bourbon
LOUIS II, duc de BOURBON Chamberlain of France, riding with the Sieur de Beaujeu as his Esquire, carrying his helmet adorned with a peacocks tail. Date: 1337 - 1410

Monkeys & Gorilla
Three species of primate: proboscis monkey; coaita monkey; gorilla

Tail of wrecked R101 airship at Beauvais
The shape of the tail fins and rudder of the R101 airship can be clearly seen amid the wreckage after it crashed on 5th October 1930 near Beauvais, France, on its maiden voyage

Origin Species, CH Bennett, man of finance - shark
Alls fish that comes. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of man of finance from a shark. Shark fins have developed into a swallow-tail coat, his own tail into a pair of legs

Shadow drawing. C. H. Bennett, A Lion
A Lion. (Claude Mayne Tawney Esq.) Seated and casting the perfect shadow of lion, complete with tail. Illustration from a series of shadow portraits of fictional characters by Charles H Bennett

Origin Species, CH Bennett, Sly man - Fox
Beware of the fox. Satire on Darwins Origin of Species showing the evolution of a sly looking man from a fox. The back of his chair becoming a furry tail, the seat and legs a goose

Stable boy with prizewinning horse
A stable boy posing with a prizewinning horse

South Devon Foxhounds follow a trail down a woodland path

Municipal bench, Nantlle Valley, North Wales
Close-up view of a municipal bench with a decorative iron dragon support, in the Nantlle Valley, North Wales. A pile of slate waste indicates that the bench is not far from a closed-down slate quarry

Two girls riding their hobby horses
Two girls (non-identical twins) riding their hobby horses

Italy - Verona - Casa di Romeo
Romeos House, Verona, Italy

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