Violet Collection (page 2)

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. Captioned, Ministers Rail at Shepherd's 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). The twins were exhibited in Europe as children, and toured the United States sideshow

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, enamel, violet powder)
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

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

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. She founded the Women Writers Suffrage League in 1908

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

Rocket, Hesperis matronalis. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Dog s-tooth violet and moth
Dog s-tooth-violet or dogtooth violet, Erythronium dens-canis, and moth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre Joseph

Agelaea pentagyna. Connarus pentagynus, Connaire a cinq styles. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Violet-backed starling, Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (White-bodied grakle, Lamprotornis leucogaster). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson

Titlepage with vignette of Guinea turaco and violet turaco
Titlepage with vignette of Guinea turaco, Tauraco persa buffoni, and violet turaco, Musophaga violacea. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart

White-crowned robin-chat, Cossypha albicapilla (Lesser white-crowned rock thrush, Petrocincla albicapilla). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John

Head of the violet turaco, Musophaga violacea
Head of the violet turaco, Violet plantain eater, Musophaga violacea. Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his Birds of Western Africa in

Cape bunting, Emberiza capensis (Yellow-bellied bunting, Fringillaria capensis). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his Birds of

Woman in white dress with straw-coloured trim and garnet belt, capote hat in garnet silk. Handcoloured lithograph by A. Lacourriere after an illustration by Francois-Claudius Compte-Calix from Les

Sweet violet, Violette, Viola odorata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Charles Malos Guirlande de Flore, Garland of Flowers, Chez Janet, Paris, 1816

Hyacinth, jacinthe, Hyacinthus orientalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Charles Malos Guirlande de Flore, Garland of Flowers, Chez Janet, Paris

Woman in afternoon dress of black velvet and green satin, with fur stole and muff. Robe d apres-midi en velours noir et satin vert. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by H

Woman in charmeuse gown, violet tunic and cape
Woman in white charmeuse satin gown with violet chiffon tunic trimmed with skunk fur, cape of Etruscan velvet. Robe de charmeuse blanche a tunique de mousseline de soie violette brodee de vert et

Woman in violet velvet cape trimmed with fox fur, green suit
Woman in violet velvet cape trimmed with fox fur, suit of bottle-green woo, gaiters. Manteau de velours violet garni de renard naturel, tailleur de drap vert verre

Woman in Japanese silk blouse and long pleated skirt, 1913
Woman in Japanese silk blouse and long pleated skirt, boy in white sailors suit. Blouse japonaise en soie sur une jupe plissee, marin de toile blanche

Woman in violet satin dress with purple sash, 1913
Woman in violet satin dress with purple sash ornamented with large velvet flowers. She swings an incense thurible. Robe de satin violet a ceinture pourpre et ornee d un grand ruban broche de fleurs

Violet Denzel, ballet dancer. 1914

Fairy and child discover an Easter egg. 1930

Violet Cameron, Victorian actress. late 19th century

Cartoon, The Coming Rosalind, Violet Vanbrugh and F C Burnand - Shall I be safe in these, Mr Burnand? Burnand is holding a copy of the Fortnightly Review

Audience of stars at midnight performance of Charlots Revue
A galaxy of stars in the audience for the midnight performance of the first night of Charlots Revue at the Prince of Wales Theatre in April 1925

Dogtooth violet, Erythronium dens-canis
Dogtooth violet or Oval-leaved dog s-tooth violet, Erythronium dens-canis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

Downy yellow violet, Viola pubescens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert Sweets The British Flower Garden, Ridgeway

Heath dog violet, Viola canina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1799

Marsh violet, Viola palustris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1798

Hairy violet, Viola hirta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1801

Scentless dames violet, Hesperis inodora. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1800

Violet horned poppy, Roemeria hybrida (Chelidonium hybridum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1794

Marsh gentian or Calathian violet, Gentiana pneumonanthe. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1791

Three-coloured pansy, Viola tricolor
Three-coloured violet, heartsease or pansy, Viola tricolor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1804

Violet helleborine, Epipactis purpurata (Epipactis vividiflora). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Violet limodore orchid, Limodorum abortivum. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Lilac bonnet and violet chanterelle
Lilac bonnet, Mycena pura, and pigs ears or violet chanterelle, Gomphus clavatus, (Craterellus clavatus). Chromolithograph by Lassus after an illustration by A

Flowering plants including mammee apple, mangosteen, vateria, camphor, bacuri, white cinnamon, ironwood, poppy, violet, nepenthes, pitcher plant, venus flytrap, etc

Woman in the fashion of 1788
Woman in jacket of Naples blue, petticoat in Naples yellow, large fichu jabot, straw hat decorated with a large violet ribbon tied to the front of her bodice

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