Violets Collection

Rosemary, Pansies, Fennel, Columbines, Rue, Daisy and Violets (Hamlet). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare

Violet Gordon Charlesworth: her home
The home of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884) at St Asaph, Wales. She became notorious for faking her own death in 1909 by allegedly being thrown from her motor car into the sea from the cliffs

Primroses and Violets - Gardens by Edith A. Andrews

The Sketch debutante number front cover 1956
Front cover of The Sketch magazines debutante number, featuring the face of a woman wearing pink gloves, hiding partially behind a small posy of violets

Snowdrops and Violets by Annie L. Pressland

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, over which she was said to have been thrown into the sea below at Penmaenbach near

All for Mummy by Muriel Dawson
A little girl with blonde curls wearing a red coat gathers primroses, violets and other spring flowers, especially for her mother

Gathering violets
Girl in a blue dress and floral shawl gathering violets. Artist: Ellen J Andrews. Date: 1890s

Fresia & Parma Violets'. Flowers in jug. Artwork by Annie L. Pressland

Primroses, Violets & Scillas

Roses
A floral montage design of roses, violets, tulips and forget-me-nots. Date: circa 1930

Three young girls
A group of three pretty young girls. A sprig of violets in the foreground. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: circa 1908

Young girl with violets
The face of a pretty young girl in a white dress holding a large bouquet of violets. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: 1902

Fairy and child discover an Easter egg. 1930

Laure de Noves, la Belle Laure, muse of Francesco
Laure de Noves, la Belle Laure, Laure de Sade, wife of Count Hugues de Sade, and muse of Francesco Petrarch, 1308-1348. She wears a shell hat called a coquille or cale

Smiths Geranium, Preference; sweet purple
Smiths Geranium, Preference; The sweet purple and white flowered Violets, Purity of sentiment, candour, modesty innocence

Violets (Twelfth Night). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe, London, 1845

Daffodils, Violets, Primroses, Oxlips, Crown-imperial, Lilies and Flower-de-lace (The Winters Tale). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn

Daisies, Violets, Ladiesmocks and Cuckoo-buds (Loves Labours Lost). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe

Red and violet poppies, Papaver species
Des Pavots rouges et violets. Red and violet poppies, Papaver species, and Chinese ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus

Music cover, Sweet Violets Waltz, by P Bucalossi. Date: late 19th century

Violet Gordon Charlesworth
A portrait of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884), showcasing her elaborate and expensive clothing. She became notorious for faking her own death in 1909 by allegedly being thrown from her motor

Gathering wood violets 1872
Two young women gathering wood violets, sweet scent of this flower was popular in Victorian times and was used in sweets and baked goods. Date: 1872

Blue and mauve flowers on an 11th birthday card with lacy design at the top. circa 1890s

Cupids with a bottle of champagne on a New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Music cover, Violets, a Cavatina, with words by Kate Wilkinson and music by Stephen Glover. 19th century

Flower Girl postcard circa 1905
A young girl sells violets on the streets of London. She wears a clean white apron over her short skirt and a red neckerchief. Date: circa 1905

THE FLOWER GIRL
A flower girl with her basket of primroses and violets Date: 1900

New Year card in the shape of a gift box
New Year card in the shape of a white gift box with a blue ribbon, open to reveal purple violets. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Cupid with dove and envelope on a Valentine postcard
Cupid with white dove and envelope, white and mauve flowers in a heart shape, and an anvil, on a Valentine postcard. circa 1890s

New Year card in the shape of a wickerwork basket
New Year card in the shape of a round wickerwork basket, open to reveal white and purple flowers. (2 of 2) circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a purse, open to reveal a bunch of violets and ferns. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Snowdrops and violets on a cutout Christmas card. circa 1890s

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

Greetings card, Best Wishes, fairy with lantern and flowers. circa 1905

New Year card in the shape of a white leaf with violets. Date: circa 1890s

Greetings card in the shape of a leaf with purple flowers
Greetings card in the shape of an autumn leaf with purple flowers. Date: circa 1890s

Purple and white flowers in a jar on a cutout Christmas card
Purple and white flowers in a glass jar on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Violets in a basket on a cutout greetings card
Violets in a basket with a ribbon on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Birds perched on gates on two cutout Christmas cards
Colourful birds perched on five-bar gates on two cutout Christmas cards. Date: circa 1890s

Bunch of assorted flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Boys in baths on six Victorian scraps
Boys in baths decorated with flowers on six Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

China cups with flowers on six Victorian scraps. circa 1890s

Perfume label, Triple Extract Wood Violets by Valletrez. Date: circa 1910s

Superior China with raised flowers, Plate 71
Superior China covered with imitation green moss and raised flowers, Plate 71. Date: circa 1880s

Superior China with raised flowers, Plate 70
Superior China covered with imitation green moss and raised flowers, Plate 70. Date: circa 1880s

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