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Tears Collection

Background imageTears Collection: Teddy Bear (with hidden objects)

Teddy Bear (with hidden objects)

Background imageTears Collection: Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the Pool of Tears

Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the Pool of Tears
Alice in Wonderland -- Alice swims with various birds and animals in the Pool of Tears. Date: early 20th century

Background imageTears Collection: Comic postcard, Little girl at the seaside, marooned on a pile of sand

Comic postcard, Little girl at the seaside, marooned on a pile of sand. Date: 20th century

Background imageTears Collection: Tearful paper moon sees lover fall from sky

Tearful paper moon sees lover fall from sky
A tearful paper moon sees a womans lover fall from sky as the end of his crescent form breaks off

Background imageTears Collection: Widows tears, Tinantia erecta

Widows tears, Tinantia erecta. Upright spiderwort, Tradescantia erecta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The Botanical

Background imageTears Collection: 8d a Mile by George Grossman and Fred Thompson

8d a Mile by George Grossman and Fred Thompson
Back page of the flyer " 8 d a Mile ". George Grossmith produced the revue and was the co-writer with Fred Thompson

Background imageTears Collection: The Bunnies return home after their accident

The Bunnies return home after their accident Date: 1924

Background imageTears Collection: Decima to King Charles II's death by de Arenes

Decima to King Charles II's death by de Arenes
History of Spain. Decima to King Charles II's death by Francisco de Asprer y de Arenes. Tears of Love, shed by the eminent City of Barcelona

Background imageTears Collection: Death of Charles II of Spain (1661-1700)

Death of Charles II of Spain (1661-1700). Tears of Love, shed by the eminent City of Barcelona... in the magnificent mourning rituals dedicated to the beloved

Background imageTears Collection: History of Spain. Death of Charles II of Spain (1661-1700)

History of Spain. Death of Charles II of Spain (1661-1700)
Death of Charles II of Spain (1661-1700). Official days of mourning in the city of Barcelona. Tears of Love, shed by the eminent City of Barcelona

Background imageTears Collection: Tears of Love, shed by the eminent City of Barcelona

Tears of Love, shed by the eminent City of Barcelona... in the magnificent mourning rituals dedicated to the beloved and venerated memory of her deceased King and Lord

Background imageTears Collection: RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's brooch

RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's brooch
RMS Titanic - property of Maria Robinson, fiancee of Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist, who died in the disaster. An early 20th century gold

Background imageTears Collection: Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1A undergoing an engine change

Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1A undergoing an engine change
Royal Air Force - A Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1A of No.3 Squadron undergoing an engine change in the field, under the cover of an inflatable hide, during Exercise Heath Fir in Germany

Background imageTears Collection: MONTAGNANA, Jacopo da (1440-/43-1499). Italian painter. MADO

MONTAGNANA, Jacopo da (1440-/43-1499). Italian painter. MADONNA AND DEAD CHRIST. Tempera on wood. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageTears Collection: Tear Bottles 1930s

Tear Bottles 1930s
A young woman creating a tear bottle display, a mourning custom dating from Ancient Rome and Egypt, when mourners would bottle their tears for burial with their loved ones. early 1930s

Background imageTears Collection: Comic postcard, Two women chatting - one of them in tears

Comic postcard, Two women chatting - one of them in tears, confiding in her friend Date: 20th century

Background imageTears Collection: Comic postcard, Girl comforts crying boy Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Girl comforts crying boy Date: 20th century

Background imageTears Collection: Comic postcard, Little girl up a tree Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl up a tree Date: 20th century

Background imageTears Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Smiling - even thro the tears

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Smiling - even thro the tears
The rhyme says that things will be nice tomorrow - obviously they were not too good today. On the back is a printed message from the Prime Minister Let us all strive without failing in faith or in

Background imageTears Collection: Queens tears plant, Billbergia nutans

Queens tears plant, Billbergia nutans. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imageTears Collection: Coralberry, Aechmea fulgens

Coralberry, Aechmea fulgens. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Background imageTears Collection: English gentleman at the tomb of Petrarchs muse, Laura

English gentleman at the tomb of Petrarchs muse, Laura de Sade, Laure des Noves, in the Chapelle des Sade, convent of the Cordeliers, Avignon. At the tomb of Laura

Background imageTears Collection: HMS Pinafore, Ralph Rackstraw and Josephine Corcoran

HMS Pinafore, Ralph Rackstraw and Josephine Corcoran
HMS Pinafore. Josephine Corcoran walks away from Ralph Rackstraw. So saying, with tell-tale tears streaming down her face, she strode magnificently to her cabin. Date: 1908

Background imageTears Collection: Angels tears daffodil, Narcissus triandrus

Angels tears daffodil, Narcissus triandrus (White-cupped ganymede narcissus, Narcissus pulchellus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

Background imageTears Collection: Babys tears, Sonerila margaritacea

Babys tears, Sonerila margaritacea. Southeast Asia. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageTears Collection: Angels tears, Narcissus triandrus

Angels tears, Narcissus triandrus (Yellow reflex-flowered narcissus, Narcissus triandrus v. luteus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr

Background imageTears Collection: The Sweaters Furnace

The Sweaters Furnace or the Real Curse of Labour: an unscrupulous boss works blood, sweat and tears from his employees in the textile industry Date: 1888

Background imageTears Collection: Grocery Delivery Date: 1950

Grocery Delivery Date: 1950

Background imageTears Collection: Wee Willie Winkie Date: 1932

Wee Willie Winkie Date: 1932

Background imageTears Collection: Baby Scouts -- crying baby

Baby Scouts -- crying baby
Baby Scouts -- Why, what are all these sobs and tears about -- they said he was too young to be a scout! Date: 1900

Background imageTears Collection: HOGARTH BEFORE AFTER

HOGARTH BEFORE AFTER
After The lady is in tears as her seducer hurries to get away. Date: 1736

Background imageTears Collection: Slum child

Slum child
A small fair-haired dirty boy wipes away tears with his thumb as he looks at the camera. Brinksway, Stockport condemned housing. North of England slums Date: circa 1970

Background imageTears Collection: Alice in Wonderland, Alice finds a key

Alice in Wonderland, Alice finds a key
Alice in Wonderland -- Alice finds a key on a table in the Hall of Tears. Date: early 20th century

Background imageTears Collection: Column of Tears. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Tu

Column of Tears. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Tu
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Column of Tears

Background imageTears Collection: Studio portrait, little boy crying

Studio portrait, little boy crying
Studio portrait of a little boy crying, with tears running down his cheeks. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageTears Collection: Studio portrait, little child crying

Studio portrait, little child crying
Studio portrait of a little child crying. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageTears Collection: Wizard of Oz / Lion Crying

Wizard of Oz / Lion Crying
The Cowardly Lion uses his tail to wipe away his tears

Background imageTears Collection: Fairy Tears

Fairy Tears
A fairy sheds tears while pleading with the North wind to allow her to return home. The tears grow into snowdrop flowers

Background imageTears Collection: Six babies in blue on a cutout Christmas card

Six babies in blue on a cutout Christmas card
Six crying babies in blue on a cutout Christmas card, with a verse. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageTears Collection: The Tears of the mountain waterfall, Glenariff

The Tears of the mountain waterfall, Glenariff
a view of the Tears of the mountain waterfall, Glenariff. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Glenariff). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageTears Collection: Tears of the Mountain, Glenariff

Tears of the Mountain, Glenariff - a low view of a waterfall. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Glenariff). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageTears Collection: A Man looking for a deer tears for being aphrodisiac. Xilogr

A Man looking for a deer tears for being aphrodisiac. Xilografia. Hortus Sanitatis by Johannes de Cuba (1430-1503). 15th C

Background imageTears Collection: Caricature of Squire Bancroft and Edgar Bruce

Caricature of Squire Bancroft and Edgar Bruce
Caricature of Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926) and Edgar Bruce (1845?-1901), both actor-managers. Bancroft is portrayed as Shylock wanting his pound of flesh

Background imageTears Collection: Music cover, Boo-Hoo

Music cover, Boo-Hoo (You ve Got Me Crying for You), words and music by Edward Heyman, Carmen Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb. 1937

Background imageTears Collection: Caricature of Kyrle Bellew, British actor

Caricature of Kyrle Bellew, British actor
Caricature of Harold Kyrle Money Bellew (1850-1911), British actor. Seen here in a Shakespearean role on tour in Glasgow. The comment reads

Background imageTears Collection: George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo sneezing

George Ernest Studdy, Bonzo sneezing. Date: 1924

Background imageTears Collection: Stuyvesant & the Letter

Stuyvesant & the Letter
Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch director general of the New Netherlands, tears up the letter demanding the surrender of New Amsterdam (New York) by the British Date: 1664

Background imageTears Collection: End of World / Angel C1750

End of World / Angel C1750
An angel, having sounded the trumpet to announce the Day of Judgment, tears down the Sun, which definitely means the End of the World as we know it ! Date: circa 1750



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