Violet Collection

Corporal Violet
NAPOLEON I: Profiles of Maria Louisa, Napoleon & their child can be seen in this posy of violets. The flower being the symbol his adherents used to recognize each other by

Mrs George Keppel and her daughter
Alice Keppel, mistress of King Edward VII, pictured with her debutante daughter, Violet (later Trefusis)

Janthina violacea, violet snail
Watercolour 398 by Thomas Watling, entitled Boala, from the Watling Collection

Violet Bonham-Carter, c. 1915
Photographic portrait of Violet Bonham-Carter (1887-1969), nee Asquith, the Liberal politician and Governor of the BBC, pictured c.1915

Victorian mother and three children (Polhill-Turner family)
A Victorian mother and three children

Radiation Therapy / 1928
A group of young boys, wearing protective goggles are subjected to radiation therapy, using ultra violet light

Dorothy and Violet Vivian
Page from The Tatler in 1902 featuring photographs of the Hon. Dorothy Vivian and her twin sister, the Hon. Violet Vivian, daughters of 3rd Baron Vivian and his wife, Louisa Alice Duff

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: her home
The home of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) at St Asaph, Wales

Diana, Marjorie and Violet Manners
The three daughters of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland: Lady Diana Manners, later Lady Diana Cooper, Lady Marjorie Manners, later the Marchioness of Anglesey and Lady Violet Manners

Violet Carson as Ena Sharples, Coronation Street
Violet Carson (right, 1898-1983) as Ena Sharples in the long-running TV soap, Coronation Street, with her two friends, Minnie Caldwell (played by Margot Bryant)

Dorothy Violet Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1889-1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, born Dorothy Violet Ashton, socialite, author, poet and literary editor

Victorian girl with her nanny (Polhill-Turner family)
An upper class Victorian girl, Beatrice (Emily Beatrice Violet, d 1930), standing on a chair, with her nanny standing next to her. They lived at Howbury Hall, Renhold, Bedfordshire

Plants / Viola Odorata
SWEET VIOLET

Plants / Viola Pedata
Cut-Leaved Violet, or Bird s-Foot Violet, or Crowfoot Violet

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the motor car
The motor car with broken windscreen from which Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have been thrown into the sea following an accident at Penmaenbach near Llandudno

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: the slope down which she fell
The slope down which, according to the chaffeurs first statement, Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have fallen and coming through the windscreen of her car at Penmaenbach

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: site of the crash
The spot at which the motor car of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) was alleged to have struck the wall

Children at Seaside - Sunny Days by C V MacKenzie
Lovely illustration depicting three little girls having fun and relaxing on some grass close to a beach during their summer holidays

Violet Keppel Trefusis
VIOLET TREFUSIS Writer and lover of Vita Sackville-West

Boy and girl on the beach, Saltburn, North Yorkshire
Boy (Albert Auerbach) and girl (Violet Auerbach) on the beach at Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, August 1906. The pier can be seen on the left. Date: 1906

Infra red photographs by Professor Wood
A selection of landscapes photographed using infra-red rays, the result of pioneering work by Professor Robert Williams Wood whose pictures were exhibited at the Royal Society of Photography in 1911

Edith Oenone Somerville
EDITH ANNA OENONE SOMERVILLE Irish novelist pictured with her cousin Violet Florence Martin (Ross) with whom she produced a series of novels

Dwarf violet iris or vernal American flower de luce, Iris verna. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by A

Wild Thyme, Oxlips, Violet, Woodbine, Musk-roses and Eglantine (Midsummer Nights Dream)

At the Second Locks on the Lagan, Belfast - a view of a barge (the VIOLET) in the lock with people on board and to the side, on the Lagan. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast)

Ivy-leaved cyclamen, Cyclamen repandum.. A native of Italy. Cyclamen repandum (Cyclamen hederaefolium)

Horses being X-Rayed
A horse being x-rayed at the Royal Veterinary College, Camden, London, using portable x-ray apparatus, which has proved invaluable in the treatment of animal ailments

Violet Jessop - Titanic survivor
Violet Constance Jessop (1887-1971) pictured in Voluntary Aid Detachment Uniform while assigned to HMHS Britannic, circa 1915 - a nurse, who not only survived the sinking of the unsinkable Titanic

Golfing in Perthshire at Gleneagles. Date: 1934

Artificial Sun-Bath 1928
A lady looking directly at the Quain Sunlight Double Twin-Arc apparatus, quartz mercury vapour lamp specially designed for local and spot treatment

Artificial Sunlight Treatment 1928
A lady wearing protective goggles looking directly into the Hewittic-Levick Lamp. The apparatus was generally suitable for individual collective treatment

A group of children wearing protective goggles are undergoing treatment of radiation therapy, using ultra violet light at Manchester Hospital. Date: 1928

Lady de Trafford and her children at Newsells Park, Herts
Whos Who in Herts - Lady de Trafford and her children (Anne, Mary, Violet and Catherine) at Newsells Park, Hertfordshire. Date: 1930

Tomb of Abbot Ingon, Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris (died 1025)

Violet clematis hybrid, Clematis lanuginosa, native to Zhejiang, eastern China. Shown by Mr Noble of Bagshot. As Clematis lanuginosa violacea

Portrait of Isabella Clara Eugenia, 1566-1633
Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, 1566-1633. In long robe in violet and yellow stripes, pointed bodice, ruff collar. Wife of Albert VII, Archduke of Austria

Children's cosmetics from CPC, 1927

Brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927. Can of Violet Almond Meal, compact of Trailing Arbutus rouge with puff, can of White Lilac talcum powder, and can of California Rose talc

Fashionable woman in pleated bonnet, 1790
Fashionable woman in pleated bonnet with garland of flowers and aigrette, hair in chignon and small curls, gauze fichu, pink satin robe, gauze piece and linen petticoat decorated with violet ribbons

Woman in white satin pelisse, 1790
Woman in bonnet of red satin and white gauze with oak sprig, hair in pressed ringlets, white satin fur-lined pelisse, striped violet and marigold gown and petticoat, marigold slippers

Woman in violet caraco and petticoat, 1790
Woman in pointed felt hat with sky-blue dots, gauze fichu, striped shawl, satin caraco and petticoat in violet with yellow dots, red slippers

Woman in striped gown and petticoat, 1790
Woman in gauze bonnet, green and violet striped gown and petticoat, suie silk shawl, hair in ringlets, fichu, holding a cameo fan

Woman in bonnet, caraco and petticoat, 1790
Woman in casual outfit, violet and yellow taffeta bonnet, hair in small ringlets, white gauze fichu, sky blue shawl, white caraco and petticoat trimmed with red silk

Woman in red nakara gown and white petticoats, 1790
Woman in white lace bonnet with violet and yellow ribbons, nakara plumes, hair in ringlets, blue pearl necklace, fichu, red nakara gown, white silk petticoat with ribbons

Woman in bonnet a la Citoyenne, 1790
Woman in bonnet a la Citoyenne, hair in ringlets, white caraco and petticoat decorated with yellow and violet pleated ribbons, fichu bordered with green leaves

Woman in royal blue caraco and skirt, 1790
Woman in violet taffeta bonnet, white gauze butterfly, hair in ringlets, royal blue caraco and petticoat trimmed with yellow taffeta, lace fichu, yellow fan and slippers

French Elegant in striped caraco and skirt, 1790
French fashionable woman or Elegant in hat of yellow and violet heron plumes, striped caraco and skirts, gauze fichu tied in front, white front with violet ribbons, yellow fan

Violet Kindersley with her son
Violet Valerie Brougham (ne French), Lady Brougham and Vaux (later Mrs Kindersley) (died 1997), Former wife of 4th Baron Brougham and Vaux, and later wife of Hon

Comic postcard, Large woman sunbathing at the seaside Date: 20th century

Parma violet, Viola odorata var. parmensis. Viola alba hybrid

Spring crocus and European peacock butterfly
Spring crocus, Crocus vernus, and European peacock butterfly, Aglais io

Jewelry by Veyer. Earrings, necklace and dragonfly bracelet in enamel and diamonds. Bijoux par Veyer. Pendants de cou joaillerie et emaux translucide, bracelet libellules emaux et diamants

Violet trumpet vine, Bignonia callistegioides (Painted bignonia, Bignonia picta)

Violet Gordon Charlesworth
A portrait of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884), showcasing her elaborate and expensive clothing

Children bathing together Your Turn by C V MacKenzie
Sweet illustration showing two children sharing a tin bath. The smaller child soaks the older one with a sponge, all in the spirit of communal bathing! Date: 1920s

Children reading together Pals by C V MacKenzie
Charming illustration showing two children, arms around each other as they perch on a stool reading a book together. Date: 1920s

Violet - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Violet - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Lady Violet Brasseys sons, Cyril and Gerard
Delightful portrait of Cyril and Gerard Brassey, dressed in outfits typical of Edwardian upper class children

Comic postcard, Two women in hospital corridor Date: 20th century

Miss Violet Selfridge & Vicomte Jacques de Sibour
Miss Violet (Violette) Selfridge, daughter of retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge, pictured at the time of her engagement to Vicomte Jacques de Sibour of whom there is an inset photograph

Burrell General Purpose Engine number 2921, Violet, reg. NO 440 Date: circa 1980

Violet Lorraine (1886-1956) English musical theatre actress and singer. Date: 1911

The Bing Boys are here, WW1 revue, Alhambra Theatre
The Bing Boys are here, WW1 revue at the Alhambra Theatre, London - Emma (Violet Loraine) goes up the social ladder Date: 1916

WW2 - Stuck In Stocks
A WW2 story book illustration from Great Galleon, written by Violet Methley. The image shows two German soldiers stuck in some stocks. Date: circa 1940s

Tastes And Colors You Should Not Discuss
A series of illustrations displaying the use of different colours, a yellow gentleman removing the hat of a man in green with a fishing rod, as he carries away a lady

Dahlias
A still life painting of a highly decorative patterned vase, containing a tightly packed arrangement of pink, white and violet dahlia flowers. Date: circa 1920

In A Garden
An oil painting of a young girl wearing a yellow hat and blue baggy dress, holding a green apple under the tree that it came from. A violet flower bush makes up most of the background

Macbeth, At His Majesty's Theatre, theatrical portrait
??Thane Of Cawdor -King that shalt be!: Macbeth, At His Majesty's Theatre, theatrical portrait

June Tripp and Violet Loraine
June Tripp (1901-1985), sometimes known just by her stage name June, and Violet Loraine (1886-1956) appearing in the revue show Fanfare at the Prince Edward Theatre. Date: 1932

Still Life Fruit and Flowers
Still life oil painting of fruit and a large, yellow vase holding flowers of red and violet. Date: circa 1930

Anemones
Picture of three Anemones, in pink, red and violet. One of the most lovely flowers of the garden Date: circa 1929

Advertisement for Sunray Glass'. Health! Sturdy limbs and bronzed bodies come of the Ultra Violet Rays which windows of Sunray Glass admit to your home

Advert for Braemar Knitwear's cashmere twinset. Date: 1939

Photographs of guests including 4 Cabinet Ministers, riding the new Louis Brennan monorail at Shepherds Bush

Widecombe Fair, British International Pictures film, adapted from a story by Eden Phillpotts, directed by Norman Walker Date: 1929

Famous conjoined sisters Daisy and Violet Hilton
The Brighton United Twins - famous conjoined sisters Daisy and Violet Hilton (1908-1969)

Advert for Perihel Mixry - Sunlamp 1940
The Perihel Mixry, artificial sunshine to bring you heath and vigour. Date: 1940

Comic Postcard - Improvements on Nature - Hair and Make-up (rouge)
Comic Postcard - Improvements on Nature - Hair and Make-up (rouge, enamel, violet powder, a corset and a wig) - everything needed to transform ones appearance.. Date: 1910

Violet Evelyn, actress Date: 1890s

Violet Friend, reclining on a crescent moon Date: 1890s

The Starlight Express, by Algernon Blackwood and Violet Pearn, music by Edward Elgar, Kingsway Theatre, Great Queen Street, London Date: early 20th century

Isobel Violet Hunt (1862 - 1942), British author and literary hostess; writer of feminist novels

The shelter on the Longchamps Race Course, 1868. Woman in tunic over a white crinoline, and woman in pink crinoline dress with train. The Hippodrome de Longchamp racetrack opened in 1857

Couple in front of the Ambigu Theatre, 1857
Fashionable couple in front of the Ambigu Theatre, 1861. Man in jacket and check trousers, woman in blue crinoline dress and black mantelet

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