Poole Pottery - Shaping a pot on the potters wheelShaping a pot on the potters wheel. Poole Pottery was founded in 1873 on Poole quayside, where it continued to produce pottery by hand before moving its factory operations away from the quay in 1999
We Gladstone / Pound / MayalWILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE English politician MP sitting in a chair
Millay / Edna St VincentEDNA ST VINCENT MILLAY American poet
John Keats / Henry MeyerJOHN KEATS English poet
Mcgonagall / William / DbgWILLIAM MCGONAGALL Scottish poet
WW2 poster, German Junkers JU 188 fighter planePoster, German Junkers JU 188 fighter plane with sectional views and annotations. 1944
Rene Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher. His most famous philosophical statement was: I think, therefore I am
John Keats(1795-1821), English poet
The Three Dancers (1945). Luke, John 1906-1975. The Three Dancers is a prime example of Luke?s highly stylised and precise technique
Nellie Melba / Faust RoleNELLIE MELBA (originally, Helen Porter Mitchell) Australian soprano in the role of Marguerite in Faust
George Herbert / Anon EngGEORGE HERBERT Metaphysical poet and clergyman Date: 1593 - 1633
Fashions for 1899Man in morning dress, the ladies wear dresses with gored skirts, one with a netted & tasselled under-skirt, the other is ornamented with bold wavy lines
John Kettlewell / GuchtJOHN KETTLEWELL Non-juring clergyman and writer Date: 1653 - 1695
Britannia and Eve front cover, September 1947Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine featuring an illustration of a pretty young woman with blonde, wavy hair, red lipstick and a smart, striped blouse
Joan of Arc / ButtreJOAN OF ARC French heroine in armour on the battlefield
Edward V / Players / 17 / 50EDWARD V Reigned from April to June 1483
Heraclitus / SilvestroHERACLITUS Greek philosopher: portrait bust
Domenico Cimarosa / ColtelDOMENICO CIMAROSA Neapolitan composer
Thomas Wakley / MeadowsTHOMAS WAKLEY English surgeon, founder of The Lancet (1823), and MP
Craven CigarettesCraven A cigarettes - made specially to prevent sore throats
John Locke / BisiJOHN LOCKE Philosopher
Christmas card in the shape of a boy in a sailor suit with bucket and spade. Date: circa 1890s
Lily Saxby, British stage and film actress. Date: circa 1910s
Ella Hall, actress in The Master Key'. Date: 1915
Princess Pauline von Metternich, Austrian socialitePrincess Pauline von Metternich (nee Countess Pauline Sandor de Szlavnicza, 1836-1921), Austrian socialite. She married her uncle, Prince Richard von Metternich, Austrian ambassador to France
Ideal HeadA painting of an unknown person's head, set in front of a wavy background in blue and yellow. Date: circa 1920
Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary, Passenger List cover design, 1 June 1950 Date: 1950
Cover design, Cunard White Star Passenger List Date: 1950
Dearborn Advertisement Miss Felix StewartA photograph of Miss Felix Stewart, modelling for Dearborn Limited, showing off her lustrous, long hair in advocation of Stallax, a shampoo which gives glossiness and cleanliness to your hair
NUS President Charles Clarke and three colleaguesNUS President Charles Clarke (standing, b.1950, later a Labour MP and Cabinet Minister)) with NUS executive colleagues, from left to right, Alastair Stewart (b)
NUS President Charles Clarke with two studentsNUS (National Union of Students) President Charles Clarke (b.1950, later a Labour MP and Cabinet Minister) with two students, Clare Weber and Paul Butler
Page of adverts for women 1941Page of two adverts. Left ad from Ats, - Auxiliary Territorial Service, promoting active service for vital roles during the Second World War for women
Advert for Eugene permanant hair waving 1929Eugene Permanent Wave, with a slightly fuller growth at the back and sides. Date: 1929
Woman applying makeup at her dressing tableBefore the Dance - woman applying makeup at her dressing table. 1920s
Ulysses at Her Majestys Theatre, London - Constance Collier as Pallas Athene. The play was written by Stephen Phillips. 1902
Contemplation of the female form Date: circa 1910s
Dorothy Mather as Cigarette in Under Two Flags, at the Kennington Theatre, London, based on Ouidas novel of 1867. Date: early 20th century
Advert for Stewart hair specialists of permanent waving, London, 1925 Date: 1925
Advert for Eugene wavy hair, 1925 Date: 1925
A Bride-Elect of the Spring - Miss Marion MitchellA Bride-Elect of the Spring - To Marry Mr Ivan Stancioff - Miss Marion Mitchell, only daughter of Mrs James Mitchell. Portrait photograph by Hugh Cecil. 1924
Stable girl with a horseA stable girl with a horse. Date: 1964
Advert, Mulsified Coconut Oil Shampoo -- Your Whole Appearance Depends upon Your Hair. 1926
Advert, George Lichtenfeld, Ladies Hair PiecesAdvert for George Lichtenfeld, Great Portland Street, Regent Street and Piccadilly, London, Ladies Hair Pieces, Extensions and Wigs. 1897
Advert, C Bond & Son, Hair designers and HairdressersAdvert, C Bond & Son, Artistic Hair Designers and Court Hairdressers, New Bond Street, London. 1897
Exotic butterflies including the common jezebelWavy common palmfly, Elymnias hypermnestra undularis (Biblis undularis) 1, 2, white admiral, Limenitis arthemis (Nymphalis Limenitis arthemis) 3, 4, and common jezebel
Poster, A Country GirlPoster for a theatre production, A Country Girl
Mary Anderson, American actressMary Anderson (1859-1940), American actress. 1893
Dervish of Sudan, East Central AfricaA young dervish of the Sudan area (then part of the British Empire), East Central Africa. Date: 1922