Plates Collection (page 11)

Portrait of Mary L. (black chalk on paper)
423943 Portrait of Mary L. (black chalk on paper) by Gilman, Harold (1876-1919); 22.9x29.3 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English, out of copyright

Blue and white porcelain (ceramic)
LIT389893 Blue and white porcelain (ceramic) by Chinese School; Jim Thompson House, Bangkok, Thailand; (add.info.: Porcelain imported to Thailand from the 16th to 19th century;)

Catalogue plates for Messrs Maple & Co Ltd, London (chromolitho)
730065 Catalogue plates for Messrs Maple & Co Ltd, London (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Catalogue plates for Messrs Maple & Co Ltd, London)

Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w / c on paper)
715569 Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w/c on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 37.5x27 cm; Glasgow University Library

Advertisement for Paysandu Ox Tongues (colour litho)
731995 Advertisement for Paysandu Ox Tongues (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Paysandu Ox Tongues, by McCall & Co Limited, London)

Trade card, this book is to be sold by J Groenwegen and A Vander Hoeck (engraving)
733947 Trade card, this book is to be sold by J Groenwegen and A Vander Hoeck (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card)

Pitter & Fox, gold and silver laceman & embroiders, trade card (engraving)
731613 Pitter & Fox, gold and silver laceman & embroiders, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pitter & Fox)

Moresque (colour litho)
736570 Moresque (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moresque. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Roman (colour litho)
736551 Roman (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman. Illustration for The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (Day and Son)

Indian Art (chromolitho)
735413 Indian Art (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Art. Liebig card)

Curios from the Gold Coast, 1876 (albumen print)
622844 Curios from the Gold Coast, 1876 (albumen print) by Centennial Photographic Co. (fl.1876); 10.1x8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A stereocard from the 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition)

Weather Control (litho)
2812594 Weather Control (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weather Control. Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards on The World of Tomorrow)

Diving Bell (chromolitho)
2802121 Diving Bell (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diving Bell. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions published by)

Meissen porcelain appearing for the first time at the Easter fair in Leipzig, 1710 (chromolitho)
2788851 Meissen porcelain appearing for the first time at the Easter fair in Leipzig, 1710 (chromolitho) by European School

The gilder at work: gilding the edge of the plates. Date: 1913

Young women painting plates, this would of been done in several stages. Date: 1913

Clay (colour litho)
2795431 Clay (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clay. Double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations Instructives)

c. 1880s Japan - curio or souvenir stall

Swedish smorgasbord (colour litho)
3102792 Swedish smorgasbord (colour litho) by Swedish School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swedish smorgasbord. Postcard, early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Bureau, Grand Hotel, Bruges (b / w photo)
3095146 Bureau, Grand Hotel, Bruges (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bureau, Grand Hotel, Bruges)

Comic postcard, Lodgers and landlady - carving the poultry Date: 20th century

The Zeus of Pheidias, loftiest embodiment of divinity in art (colour litho)
3099414 The Zeus of Pheidias, loftiest embodiment of divinity in art (colour litho) by Oakley, Harold (1869-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zeus of Pheidias)

Chapel of Chivalry: proposed chalice, paten and alms dish (pencil, ink, brush
3120463 Chapel of Chivalry: proposed chalice, paten and alms dish (pencil, ink, brush, w/c & silver paint on grey card) by A. Edward Jones & Co

Advertisement for St. Ivel with a maid bringing bowls of soup (or cups of tea) to neatly laid lunch table already with ham, cold pie, bread and of course, a tub of St

French shako plate, Waterloo, 1815 (brass)
1268544 French shako plate, Waterloo, 1815 (brass) by French School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info)

Mediaeval Plates, in the British Museum (engraving)
1618928 Mediaeval Plates, in the British Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mediaeval Plates, in the British Museum)

Fireplace with mirror and display shelves in the Aesthetic style, c. 1870s (w / c on paper)
489254 Fireplace with mirror and display shelves in the Aesthetic style, c.1870s (w/c on paper) by Jeckyll, Thomas (1827-81); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

Scene from Petroniuss Satyricon. Trimalchio comes to have dinner after a bath, led by a servant. Another servant takes off his shoes, while an old man plays the tibia or aulos

Friars cowl or larus, Arisarum vulgare. Arum arisarum Linn. Sp. plant 1370. Arisarum a larges feuilles. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz

Mandrake, female, Mandragora officinarum, Atropa mandragora, Mandragore femelle. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier Artificial

Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca. Linn. Sp. Pl. 313. l Ouatte. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier Artificial

Candlenut, Crotn laccifer. Croton lacciferum Linn. Sp. 1426, Burm. 204. Halecus terrestris, Rumph. 3 p.199 T.127. Ricin en arbre aromatique

Low mallow, Malva pusilla
Low mallow or round-leaved mallow, Malva pusilla. Malva rotundifolia, Linn. 969. La mauve sauvage. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier

Starfish plant and white swallow-wort
Starfish plant, Orbea variegata 1 and white swallow-wort, Vincetoxicum hirundinaria 2. Stapelia variegata Linn. Asclepias du Cap de Bonne Esperance 1, Asclepias vincetoxicum Linn. Dompte-venin

Cornucopian shrub, Copianthus indica, Hil. Dec. Tom. 1, Copianthe des Indes. Amaranthus species. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier

Elkhorn plant, Rhombophyllum dolabriforme (Hatchet-leaved fig marigold, Mesembryanthemum dolabriforme). Mesembryanthemum a feuilles en forme de langue

Gooseberry, Ribes grossularia. Linn. Grosselier epineux. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier Artificial

Species of geranium, Geranium umbellicatum
Unresolved species of geranium, Geranium umbellicatum. Bec de grue ombellique. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior after a botanical illustration by Mlle. de St

European holly, Ilex aquifolium, Linn. Sp. plant 130. Le Houx. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier Artificial

Mandrake, Mandragora officinarum. Atropa mandragora, Linn. Sp. plant 250. Mandragore. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier Artificial

Autumn crocus, Colchicum autumnale
Autumn crocus, meadow saffron or naked ladies, Colchicum autumnale, Linn. Colchique d Automne. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier

Starfish flower or carrion plant, Stapelia hirsuta Linn. Asclepias d Affrique. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier Artificial

Lebanon cedar, Cedrus libani
Lebanon cedar Cedrus libani Pinus cedrus Linn. Cedre avec tous les details de sa fructification. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier

African bowstring hemp, Sansevieria hyacinthoides. Aloe guinensis radice geniculata foliis ex atro undulatim variegatis, Commelin, Aloes de Guinee

Italian maple, Acer opalus, Ital. L Erable opale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Les dons merveilleux et diversement colories de la nature dans le r?

Chacun pour Soi, 1864 (oil on canvas)
LST257062 Chacun pour Soi, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Philippe (1816-87); 97x130.5 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; French, out of copyright

The Invention of Copper Engraving, plate 20 from Nova Reperta
STC97596 The Invention of Copper Engraving, plate 20 from Nova Reperta (New Discoveries) engraved by Philip Galle (1537-1612) c.1600 (engraving) by Straet

Thomas Minton, founder of Mintons China Thomas Minton, founder of Mintons China
Thomas Minton, founder of Mintons China, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. 1793

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