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A dangerous Barber with a flippant attitude having won a betThe Dangers of Betting " Yes Sir; they re very strict ere, Sir. Why, if we scratches a customer we re fined threepence, and if we cuts one we re fined sixpence
Lost tooth causes sleeping difficulties for KittyKitty - " Aunty, I can t sleep at night since I lost my front toof for the draught blowing down my throat." Date: circa 1890s
Cinclus cinclus, white-throated dipperPlate 122 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Sylvia communis, greater whitethroatPlate 174 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Pitangus sulphuratus, great kiskadeeA male specimen of the great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) held at the Natural History Museum at Tring
Tichodroma muraria, wallcreeperA watercolour by Lady Mary Bentinck (c. 1833)
Thryomanes bewickii, Bewicks wrenPlate 18 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Monticola solitarius, blue rock thrushPlate 19, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Sitta frontalis, velvet-fronted nuthatchPlate 28, watercolour by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn from her Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous, (1858)
Lathamus discolor, swift parrotWatercolour 131 by the Port Jackson Painter from the Watling Collection titled Red-shouldered Parrot
Psittacula sp. parakeetPlate 135 from Xaverio Manettis Ornithologia methodice digesta (1769). Annotated Psittacula mexicana crsitata dictus
Turdus iliacus, redwingPlate 172 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)
Boys / School / PatientTwo schoolboys subject a third to the unwanted ministrations of a doctor, who forces medicine down his throat. Date: 1930
Cut Throat ShaveA woman gives a man a close shave with a cut throat razor. Date: 1930s
Dr. D. Jaynes tonic vermifuge. A sure remedy for worms. Advertisement for patent remedies, showing Moses held in a basket by a young woman. Date c1889
Male Child found dead -- reward poster
Lennox BrowneLENNOX BROWNE Medical, specialising in diseases of the throat, senior surgeon at the Throat & Ear Hospital, London. Date: 1841 - ?
Assassination of Count RossiCount Rossi assassinated, having had his throat slit. Date: 1890s
Throat by Raymond Sheppard - an abstract, fantastical depiction
The Rose of EnglandA stylish woman walks her bulldog and clasps a red rose to her throat in an attitude of fervent but fashionable patriotism
Saint George / CaxtonSAINT GEORGE SAINT GEORGE thrusts his lance down the throat of the dragon. Described here as probably the first in existence
Sir Richard Paget, speaking through an artifical throatSir Richard Paget speaking through an artificial throat, capable of intimidating all vowel sounds. The artificial throat was displayed at his lecture in 1928 at the Royal Institution
Fable / Wolf and CraneTHE WOLF AND THE CRANE A crane agrees it will extract a bone from a wolfs throat on promise of a reward; the wolf claims not closing its jaws on the cranes head reward enough
Blue & Lace Dress 1899Blue print dress: high collar with 3 narrow black rows of ribbon round the throat & ornamented with white lace at the neckline, shoulders & skirt
Doctor Examines PatientA doctor examines his patients throat
St George / Dragon / RoxburgSAINT GEORGE thrusts his lance down the throat of the dragon
Kind-Hearted ButcherI m a kind-hearted fellow, wouldn t hurt a fly!, claims a butcher who has just slit the throat of a lamb
Roux / Cure for Croup / 1894Dr. Roux administering his cure for croup, a throat disease which affects children
Lady Sits at Easel 1848Grey: corsage with wrap over front, ruched trim on the pocket & false apron. Pink: loose sleeves, corsage up to the throat & 4 horizontal rows of embroidery on the skirt
Costume / Photo of FrankBoy wears a dark 3-piece suit with a collarless short jacket fastening with one button at the throat & the front borders rounded off, an Eton collar, narrow bowtie & a peaked cap
Costume Photo / WebsterRedingote or pelisse-robe with button front, bishop sleeves with gathering & button detail, white cuffs & collar, a belt & a brooch worn at the throat
Battle of Edgehill 1642EDGEHILL Two mounted combatants clash during the battle