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Two girls on a palette-shaped New Year cardTwo girls in colourful costumes on a palette-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
China. Porcelain jar. Ming dynasty. Zhengde period. 1505-1521. British Museum. London. Blue. Englnad. United Kingdom
China. Cover box, porcelain. Ming dynasty, Chenghua periodChina. Cover box, porcelain. Decorted with turquoise and blue dragon. Ming dynasty, Chenghua period (1465-87 AD). British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Blue and white plate with turquoise, 1530-1545. IznikBlue and white plate with turquoise, 1530-1545. Glazed. Iznik. Tiled Kiosk Museum. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
Iran. Mahan. Mausoleum of the great sufi leader Shah Ne emat Ollah-e-Vali (1330-1431). Built by Ahmad Shah Kani. Detail of Minaret covered with turquoise tiles. 15th century
Hippopotamus. Egyptian faience. EgyptRoaring hippopotamus. Egyptian faience. Origin unknown. 12th-17th Dynasties. C. 1990-1550 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark
Girl with flowers on a fabric greetings cardGirl in a grey dress with flowers on a fabric greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Man fishing on a comic Christmas cardMan fishing in the rain on a comic Christmas card by Ernest Griset. Date: circa 1890s
Chinese Porcelain - 4Chinese porcelain : seven specimens of Fonds bleus turquoise on biscuit. Date: 18th century ?
Various Precious Stones1. RUBY 2. EMERALD 3. GARNET 4. LAPIS LAZULI 5. TURQUOISE 6. DIAMOND 7&8. GOLD 9. SILVER 10. TOPAZ 11. SAPPHIRE 12. AMETHYST 13. OPAL 14. AGATE. Date: circa 1870
Carter advertisement 1965Cartier advertisement from 1965 featuring (top) diamond pieces including earrings with a pearl centre, brooch and bracelet
Sidwall floral trouser suit, 1965A trouser suit with an Edwardian jacket, turquoise shantung silk blouse by Sidwall worn with a yellow hat from Woollands and beige suede shoes from Elliott Narrow Fitting Shops. Date: 1965
Border designs, SMB wallpaper sample bookSix art deco style border designs in an SMB wallpaper sample book. Date: 1934
Cover design, SMB wallpaper sample bookCover design in art deco style, in an SMB wallpaper sample book. Date: 1934
Book cover design, Carnets de Voyage en ItalieBook cover design in art deco style, Carnets de Voyage en Italie by Maurice Denis. Date: circa 1930s
Turquoise parrot, Neophema pulchella.. Handcolored steel engraving by Joseph Kidd from Sir Thomas Dick Lauder and Captain Thomas Browns Miscellany of Natural History: Parrots, Edinburgh, 1833
Design for Woven Textile in red and turquoise. Watercolour on drawing paper. Silver Studio. Date: 1934
Tatler front cover, February 1964Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model posing in a turquoise tweed spring coat, fastened with eight pearly buttons by Mono. The jaunty white bowler is by Dolores Boutique. Date: 1964
Business card design, woman in fur coatBusiness card design, depicting a woman in a blue dress and a fur coat which seems too big for her. Date: 20th century
Advert for Mappin & Webb jewellery 1904Selection of Art Nouveau jewellery, including pendants, brooches and scarf pins. 1904
Art Nouveau - pretty Spring girlAn Austrian art nouveau postcard (potentially by Raphael Kirchner?) of some style and grace, depicting a pretty girl holding a cane, her hair entwined with spring leaves. Date: circa 1905
Glove box with greeting on a Victorian Christmas card (open). (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Design for Printed Textile with flowers and berriesDesign for Printed Textile with white flowers and red berries. Gouache and Watercolour on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1929
Design for Textile with blue and white flowers. Watercolour and Gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1927
Design for Woven Textile with crocuses in art deco style. Gouache and wash on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1932
Susannite on Caledonite4mm crystal of susannite (carbonate) in a mass of caledonite (suplhate). Specimen from the Roughton Gill mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria
Turquoise variety HenwooditeA specimen of the turquoise variety called Henwoodite, named after William Jory Henwood (1805-1875) from West Phoenix Mine, Linkinhorne, Cornwall
Olivenite comprises of (copper arsenate hydroxide). It is a rare copper mineral normally deep olive green in coluor. Specimen from Wheal Jewel, Gwennap, Cornwall
Imitation turquoiseA slab of imitiation turquoise. True specimens of turquoise are among the most valuable non-transparent minerals
Gorhams Cave, GibraltarA view of Gorhams Cave from the sea. Neanderthal artifacts have been found, dating from the Middle Palaeolithic inside this cave system
Liroconite comprises of (hydrated copper aluminum arsenate hydroxide). It is blue in colour and forms from the oxidation of copper ores. Specimen from the collections of the Truro Museum, Cornwall
Turquoise vein in shaleTurquoise (hydrated copper aluminum phosphate) vein in shale, from Victoria, Australia. Turquoise is perhaps the most valuable non-transparent mineral
A collection of turquoise specimensRough, polished and worked specimens of turquoise (Hydrated Copper Aluminum Phosphate). Turquoise is perhaps the most valuable of the non-transparent minerals
TurquoiseFour different examples of worked turquoise. Turquoise (hydrated copper aluminum phosphate) is perhaps one of the most valuable non-transparent minerals
Chimu TumiA gold and turquoise ceremonial knife or tumi with an anthropomorphic handle. Chimu culture, Peru. Date: 1100-1440
Woodland silhouette in orange and turquoise, Artist: LW Pike Date: 1928
Bolero Dress
French submarine Turquoise renamed, Turkey, WW1The French submarine Turquoise, captured by Ottoman forces, renamed Mustacip Onbasi and commissioned for operations in the Black Sea during the First World War. Date: late 1915
Stylish American woman in her fineryStylish American woman in her finest clothing, emploring the intended recipient of this card to make sure they " Don t Forget The Date". Date: 1909
War Office letter to Mrs G G Ranstead, from the Director General of Mobilization, concerned the expected demobilisation of men who enlisted in 1914 and 1915. 11 June 1919
