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Pale Collection

"Pale: A Journey through Time and Tastes" In the vibrant tapestry of history, the color pale has left its indelible mark

Background imagePale Collection: Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. Artist: George Gower

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. Artist: George Gower
Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. Version of the Armada portrait attributed to George Gower. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603

Background imagePale Collection: Five adjacent pubs in Portsmouth, Hampshire

Five adjacent pubs in Portsmouth, Hampshire
Portsmouth was a town of many wonders in 1911. One of them was the possession of five fully licensed houses standing next to each other

Background imagePale Collection: Bristol Temple Meads Station, Bristol

Bristol Temple Meads Station, Bristol
Street scene outside Bristol Temple Meads Great Western Railway Station, Bristol. An open-topped bus is passing by, and a train is crossing the railway bridge

Background imagePale Collection: Whitbreads Pale Ale

Whitbreads Pale Ale
WHITBREADs PALE ALE Fashionable people on a luxury cruiser enjoy a glass of beer

Background imagePale Collection: Advert / Whitbread Pale A

Advert / Whitbread Pale A
WHITBREADs PALE ALE ashore or afloat, the best summer beverage

Background imagePale Collection: Ford Anglia Estate

Ford Anglia Estate

Background imagePale Collection: Advert / Lawrence / Squire

Advert / Lawrence / Squire
Personality endorsement of Whitbreads India Pale Ale: Gertrude Lawrence and Ronald Squire

Background imagePale Collection: Teenage barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall

Teenage barmaid, Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall
Teenage barmaid at the Halfway House, Rame, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Background imagePale Collection: Ford Anglia 105E Deluxe

Ford Anglia 105E Deluxe

Background imagePale Collection: Rosa Banksiae Lutea (Lady Banks Rose)

Rosa Banksiae Lutea (Lady Banks Rose), of the Rosaceae family, native to China. It has white or pale yellow flowers. Lady Banks, after whom this rose was named

Background imagePale Collection: Advert for Whitbread Pale Ale

Advert for Whitbread Pale Ale
WHITBREADs PALE ALE featuring Gertrude Lawrence and Douglas Fairbanks Jnr at Grosvenor House

Background imagePale Collection: Portrait of a Lady called Countess of Nottingham (c. 1547-1603)

Portrait of a Lady called Countess of Nottingham (c. 1547-1603)
Artist: Critz, John de the elder (attributed to) - Title: Portrait of a Lady called Countess of Nottingham (c.1547-1603) () - Date: 1600-1605 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Wood 113.6 x 85.7

Background imagePale Collection: Claire Clairmont (1798-1879)

Claire Clairmont (1798-1879)
Artist: Curran, Amelia - Title: Claire Clairmont (1798-1879) - Date: 1819 - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 47 x 35

Background imagePale Collection: Nerine humilis

Nerine humilis (Pale pink nerine, Nerine pulchella). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by William Herbert from William Curtis Botanical Magazine

Background imagePale Collection: Lipstick 1960S

Lipstick 1960S
Girl with thick dark hair cut into a fashionable hairstyle with a fringe, applying pale lipstick

Background imagePale Collection: Watney's Pale Ale

Watney's Pale Ale

Background imagePale Collection: The Green Man Pub - Putney Heath

The Green Man Pub - Putney Heath - operated by Youngs Brewery (Young & Co.s Pale Ales) - unchanged to this day. Date: 1905

Background imagePale Collection: Design for Cretonne with flowers

Design for Cretonne with flowers. Watercolour on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1936

Background imagePale Collection: Renault 4 French

Renault 4 French

Background imagePale Collection: Cold pale light through the trees with Tawny Owl

Cold pale light through the trees with Tawny Owl
Pale light pierces a blue and green woodland scene of thin, bare tree trunks. A swooping Tawny Owl has been added to the border framing the scene. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePale Collection: Girl in her underwear riding a large Easter egg

Girl in her underwear riding a large Easter egg
A girl in her underwear riding a large Easter egg

Background imagePale Collection: Christmas card, silhouette of gypsy caravan

Christmas card, silhouette of gypsy caravan

Background imagePale Collection: Advert, Samuel Allsopp & Sons IPA Advert, Samuel Allsopp & Sons IPA

Advert, Samuel Allsopp & Sons IPA Advert, Samuel Allsopp & Sons IPA
Advertisement, Samuel Allsopp & Sons, Brewers of Burton-on-Trent, India Pale Ale. Date: 1862

Background imagePale Collection: Cover design, Dombey and Son

Cover design, Dombey and Son
Cover design, Part XI of Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, August 1847, with illustrations by Hablot K Browne. 1847

Background imagePale Collection: Profile portrait of a smiling Japanese Geisha girl

Profile portrait of a smiling Japanese Geisha girl. Date: circa 1906

Background imagePale Collection: The oblique-leaved Begonia

The oblique-leaved Begonia, engraved by Caldwall after Philip Reinagle, in a book entitled The Temple of Flora by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837). The book was published between 1799 and 1807

Background imagePale Collection: Worthington's India Pale Ale (Foster Probyn Logo)

Worthington's India Pale Ale (Foster Probyn Logo)

Background imagePale Collection: Under Windsor Bridge on the Irwell, Manchester, 1912 (oil on linen on jute)

Under Windsor Bridge on the Irwell, Manchester, 1912 (oil on linen on jute)
5648388 Under Windsor Bridge on the Irwell, Manchester, 1912 (oil on linen on jute) by Valette, Adolphe (1876-1942); 48.2x61 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: A smog-filled)

Background imagePale Collection: Romania - Curtea de Arges Monastery

Romania - Curtea de Arges Monastery
The Cathedral of Curtea de Arges - a Romanian Orthodox cathedral in Curtea de ArgeE, Romania. It is located on the grounds of the Curtea de Arges Monastery Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePale Collection: Picture No. 10893914

Picture No. 10893914
Pied Flycatcher - pale plumage variation (Ficedula hypoleuca) Date:

Background imagePale Collection: Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) pale phase, adult, standing on seaweed covered rocks, Noss

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) pale phase, adult, standing on seaweed covered rocks, Noss, Shetland Islands, Scotland, June

Background imagePale Collection: Modes et Travaux front cover. Art deco

Modes et Travaux front cover. Art deco
A woman in pale green casually poses by a standard lamp. Artist: Wecla Date: 1936

Background imagePale Collection: Allsopps pale-ale brewery 1853

Allsopps pale-ale brewery 1853
Interior of Samuel Allsopp & Sons, pale-ale brewery in Haydon Square, London. Date: 1853

Background imagePale Collection: Christ raising the daughter of Jairus, Governor of the Synagogue, from the dead, c1860

Christ raising the daughter of Jairus, Governor of the Synagogue, from the dead, c1860. Artist: Kronheim & Co
Christ raising the daughter of Jairus, Governor of the Synagogue, from the dead, c1860. From the Bible (Mark V)

Background imagePale Collection: Beryl

Beryl
A cut heliodor beryl stone of 135.93 carats. Beryl comprises of beryllium aluminum silicate

Background imagePale Collection: Cambridge Blue 1907

Cambridge Blue 1907
Douglas Stuart dressed for sport in short sleeved vest with pale blue trim & flannel shorts. English sports clothes were to have an increasing influence on fashion

Background imagePale Collection: Green Coat & Cane 1807

Green Coat & Cane 1807
Green double-breasted cut-away coat with stand-fall collar & revers, white waistcoat, cravat & silk stockings, pale grey breeches, black pumps, top hat & fob ribbon

Background imagePale Collection: Three runaway schoolboys are very seasick

Three runaway schoolboys are very seasick
Three runaway schoolboys suffer greatly from seasickness on an ocean voyage. Date: 1898

Background imagePale Collection: Cotinus-leaved dais, Dais cotinifolia

Cotinus-leaved dais, Dais cotinifolia
5856366 Cotinus-leaved dais, Dais cotinifolia; (add.info.: Cotinus-leaved dais, Dais cotinifolia, with delicate pale lilac flowers. Shrub from the Cape, South Africa)

Background imagePale Collection: Winged-podded sophora, Sophora tetraptera

Winged-podded sophora, Sophora tetraptera
5856390 Winged-podded sophora, Sophora tetraptera; (add.info.: Winged-podded sophora, Sophora tetraptera, with pale green flowers)

Background imagePale Collection: Bastard foxglove, Maurandya semper florens

Bastard foxglove, Maurandya semper florens
5856381 Bastard foxglove, Maurandya semper florens; (add.info.: Climbing maurandya or Bastard foxglove, Maurandya semper florens, with pale lilac flowers)

Background imagePale Collection: Received heath, Erica retorta

Received heath, Erica retorta
5856371 Received heath, Erica retorta; (add.info.: Received heath, Erica retorta, with pale pink flowers. Illustration by Henrietta Moriarty from "Fifty Plates of Greenhouse Plants" (1807)

Background imagePale Collection: Ivy-leaved geranium, Geranium pettatum

Ivy-leaved geranium, Geranium pettatum
5856368 Ivy-leaved geranium, Geranium pettatum; (add.info.: Ivy-leaved geranium, Geranium pettatum, with pale lilac and pink flowers)

Background imagePale Collection: Common toadflax, Linaria vulgaris, and pale toadflax, Linaria striata

Common toadflax, Linaria vulgaris, and pale toadflax, Linaria striata
5855875 Common toadflax, Linaria vulgaris, and pale toadflax, Linaria striata; (add.info.: Common toadflax, Linaria vulgaris, and pale toadflax, Linaria striata)

Background imagePale Collection: Yellow-flowered geissorphiza, Geissorphiza obtusata

Yellow-flowered geissorphiza, Geissorphiza obtusata
5856370 Yellow-flowered geissorphiza, Geissorphiza obtusata; (add.info.: Yellow-flowered geissorphiza, Geissorphiza obtusata, with pale white, pink and yellow flowers)

Background imagePale Collection: Pale blue and lilac flowered Chinese Glycine, Glycine sinensis

Pale blue and lilac flowered Chinese Glycine, Glycine sinensis
5856286 Pale blue and lilac flowered Chinese Glycine, Glycine sinensis; (add.info.: Pale blue and lilac flowered Chinese Glycine, Glycine sinensis)

Background imagePale Collection: Triumph' by Morris H Traubel

Triumph' by Morris H Traubel
3519593 Triumph' by Morris H Traubel; (add.info.: Triumph by Morris H Traubel (1820-1897). Print on wove paper : lithograph printed in pale green, buff and black

Background imagePale Collection: Two peony flowers. Paeonia obovata. Yama shakuyaku

Two peony flowers. Paeonia obovata. Yama shakuyaku
5855597 Two peony flowers. Paeonia obovata. Yama shakuyaku.; (add.info.: Two peony flowers: one white with pale green veins)



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"Pale: A Journey through Time and Tastes" In the vibrant tapestry of history, the color pale has left its indelible mark. From the regal courts of Elizabeth I to the bustling streets of Portsmouth, Hampshire, it whispers tales of elegance and refinement. Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland in 1588, immortalized by artist George Gower, radiates an ethereal beauty that transcends time. Her porcelain complexion stands as a testament to the allure of paleness in an era obsessed with fair skin. As we wander through five adjacent pubs in Portsmouth's charming streets, we find ourselves immersed in a world where Ford Anglia Estates line the roads and conversations flow like Whitbread Pale Ale. The amber liquid dances delicately within our glasses as we savor its crisp taste - a perfect companion for lively discussions among friends. Nature too embraces pale hues with grace. Nerine humilis blooms proudly amidst lush gardens, showcasing delicate petals that mirror Elizabethan opulence. Rosa Banksiae Lutea (Lady Banks Rose) adds a touch of whimsy to this palette with its cascading yellow blossoms - nature's own masterpiece painted in shades so light they seem kissed by moonlight. Bristol Temple Meads Station beckons us into another chapter where Victorian architecture meets modernity. Here we encounter advertisements for Whitbread Pale Ale adorning walls like fragments from yesteryears' dreamscape. These vintage adverts transport us back to an era when Lawrence Squire captured hearts with his artistic prowess. A portrait emerges from faded canvases - "Portrait of a Lady called Countess of Nottingham. " This enigmatic figure embodies both strength and vulnerability; her pale visage reflecting inner turmoil concealed beneath layers of societal expectations. Venturing further westward brings us to Halfway House in Rame, Cornwall—a haven where time seems suspended. A teenage barmaid serves patrons their preferred libations while embracing the simplicity of life.