Timber Collection (page 4)

Almighty Jesus. 1620 (wood)
AIS5332888 Almighty Jesus. 1620 (wood); (add.info.: MESA, Juan de (1583-1627) Sevilla. Church of San Lorenzo); Photo © Rotger/AIC.

Children playing with a toy cannon, historic wood engraving, about 1888
UIG5414603 Children playing with a toy cannon, historic wood engraving, about 1888; UIG.

Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany, historic wood engraving, about 1897
UIG5414472 Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany, historic wood engraving, about 1897; UIG.

Pagoda in the province of Quei-Chow, China, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888
UIG5414373 Pagoda in the province of Quei-Chow, China, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888; UIG.

Model of the cargo ship 'Nonsuch' (1906), c.1906 (wood, cotton, copper, gold and paint)
MMM5467379 Model of the cargo ship 'Nonsuch' (1906), c.1906 (wood, cotton, copper, gold and paint); National Maritime Museum, London

Collegiate church. Interior. Baptist chapel (Capilla del Baptisterio y de las Reliquias de la Colegiata de Pastrana)
6267479 Collegiate church. Interior. Baptist chapel (Capilla del Baptisterio y de las Reliquias de la Colegiata de Pastrana). Reliquary bust of Saint Teresa. Polychrome wood

Large buckeye tree, Pavia lutea
5855040 Large buckeye tree, Pavia lutea; (add.info.: Yellow flowers, leaves, fruit, chestnut of the Large buckeye tree, Pavia lutea)

Rose-flowering locust tree, Robinia viscosa
5855026 Rose-flowering locust tree, Robinia viscosa; (add.info.: Leaves, flower, pod and seed of the Rose-flowering or clammy locust tree, Robinia viscosa)

Catalpa tree, Bignonia catalpa
5855014 Catalpa tree, Bignonia catalpa; (add.info.: Flowers, leaf, pod and seed of the catalpa tree, Bignonia catalpa. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa)

Collegiate church. Interior. Altar (Retablo de Santa Teresa). Gilt plaster and wood. Baroque. 18th century
6267490 Collegiate church. Interior. Altar (Retablo de Santa Teresa). Gilt plaster and wood. Baroque. 18th century.; Collegiata, Pastrana, Spain; (add.info.: Creator: Anonymous Colegiata, Pastrana)

Head in relief made in 1506 by Baccio di Montelupo (1469-1535) forming part of the Tondo Doni (The Holy Family)
BEN5471201 Head in relief made in 1506 by Baccio di Montelupo (1469-1535) forming part of the Tondo Doni (The Holy Family)

View near Woolwich, Kent, England, depicting the use of forces to build pontoons
MMM5480415 View near Woolwich, Kent, England, depicting the use of forces to build pontoons (disarmed vessels used as floating prisons); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring 'Sun Moon Combo Dial'
MMM5474453 Diptych sundial, closed, marked with 6 Chinese characters in red ink declaring 'Sun Moon Combo Dial', c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London

Cylindrical sundial for latitude 44 degrees. Wooden and metal instrument, c.1835-1870 (wood and metal)
MMM5474446 Cylindrical sundial for latitude 44 degrees. Wooden and metal instrument, c.1835-1870 (wood and metal); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial, open, for latitude 49 degrees, with magnetic compass. Wooden instrument, 18th century (wood)
MMM5474432 Diptych sundial, open, for latitude 49 degrees, with magnetic compass. Wooden instrument, 18th century (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial, open)

Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters. Wooden instrument, c.1850-1900 (wood)
MMM5473321 Sundial, with a rotating disk with a lunar motion scale, in Chinese characters. Wooden instrument, c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial)

Oracle games on New Year's Eve, historical wood engraving, about 1897
UIG5414477 Oracle games on New Year's Eve, historical wood engraving, about 1897; UIG.

Occupational safety in 1880, respirator for chemical laboratories, breathing apparatus, historical illustration
UIG5414434 Occupational safety in 1880, respirator for chemical laboratories, breathing apparatus, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888; UIG.

Occupational safety in 1880, smoke hood, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888
UIG5414418 Occupational safety in 1880, smoke hood, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888; UIG.

Engraving depicting a 16th century four poster bed, with trundle bed beside it, 19th century
5308974 Engraving depicting a 16th century four poster bed, with trundle bed beside it, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a 16th century four poster bed, with trundle bed beside it)

Illustration depicting elderly people sitting on a wooden park bench, 19th century
5308872 Illustration depicting elderly people sitting on a wooden park bench, 19th century; (add.info.: Illustration depicting elderly people sitting on a wooden park bench)

Diagram depicting Galileo's experiment to prove the existence of a vacuum
5310104 Diagram depicting Galileo's experiment to prove the existence of a vacuum; (add.info.: Diagram depicting Galileo's experiment to prove the existence of a vacuum)

The National Gallery. The Annunciation is the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. 16th century
7141105 The National Gallery. The Annunciation is the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. 16th century. Ljubljana. Slovenia.; © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

Interior, calvary sculpture group with painted wooden Jesus statue on cross
7242733 Interior, calvary sculpture group with painted wooden Jesus statue on cross, 19th century with plaster Statue of John and Mary, detail bust of the Statue of John; Brakel, East Flanders

Illustration titled 'Lovers in a Park' depicting a young couple holding hands whilst sitting on a log
5616350 Illustration titled 'Lovers in a Park' depicting a young couple holding hands whilst sitting on a log, 1869 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

American aspen, Populus tremuloides, and American large aspen, Populus grandidenta
5855048 American aspen, Populus tremuloides, and American large aspen, Populus grandidenta; (add.info.: Leaves and aments of the American aspen, Populus tremuloides, and American large aspen)

Sweet locust tree, Gleditsia triacanthos
5855028 Sweet locust tree, Gleditsia triacanthos; (add.info.: Leaf, pod and seed of the sweet or honey locust tree, Gleditsia triacanthos)

Common alder tree, Alnus surrulata, and black alder, Alnus glauca (engraving)
5855024 Common alder tree, Alnus surrulata, and black alder, Alnus glauca (engraving); (add.info.: Leaves, aments and seed of the common alder tree, Alnus surrulata, and black alder, Alnus glauca)

Long-leaved cucumber tree, Magnolia auriculata
5855005 Long-leaved cucumber tree, Magnolia auriculata; (add.info.: Leaf, flower and cone of the long-leaved cucumber tree, Magnolia auriculata)

Dipterocarpus retusus tree. Vulnerable. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller or C.F
FLO4995227 Dipterocarpus retusus tree. Vulnerable. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller or C.F

The Town Hall, Liverpool (engraving)
8627804 The Town Hall, Liverpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Town Hall, Liverpool)

Sir Christopher Wren and Grinling Gibbons, Late 17th Century (litho)
8622104 Sir Christopher Wren and Grinling Gibbons, Late 17th Century (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Christopher Wren and Grinling Gibbons)

Sheraton Bedsteads with Drapery, Last half 18th Century (litho)
8622033 Sheraton Bedsteads with Drapery, Last half 18th Century (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheraton Bedsteads with Drapery, Last half 18th Century)

T Chippendale, Ince and Mayhew, Manwaring, and others (litho)
8622069 T Chippendale, Ince and Mayhew, Manwaring, and others (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: T Chippendale, Ince and Mayhew, Manwaring, and others)

Chippendale Grandfather Clocks (litho)
8622062 Chippendale Grandfather Clocks (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chippendale Grandfather Clocks)

J Carter, Shop Fronts, Doorways and Overdoors, Period 1774 (litho)
8622047 J Carter, Shop Fronts, Doorways and Overdoors, Period 1774 (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: J Carter, Shop Fronts, Doorways and Overdoors)

R and J Adam, Chimney-Pieces, Last half 18th Century (litho)
8622045 R and J Adam, Chimney-Pieces, Last half 18th Century (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: R and J Adam, Chimney-Pieces, Last half 18th Century)

Heppelwhite and Sheraton (Period) Bookcases, Late 18th Century (litho)
8622034 Heppelwhite and Sheraton (Period) Bookcases, Late 18th Century (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heppelwhite and Sheraton (Period) Bookcases

Sheraton Washstands, Commodes, etc, Early 19th Century (litho)
8622016 Sheraton Washstands, Commodes, etc, Early 19th Century (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheraton Washstands, Commodes, etc, Early 19th Century)

Wasps and their nests (colour litho)
8644915 Wasps and their nests (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wasps and their nests)

Robinson Crusoe (colour litho)
8634726 Robinson Crusoe (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe)

Marine Encyclopedia: Midship-section of a One-deck Wooden Vessel; Midship-section of a Two-deck Wooden Vessel (litho)
8652592 Marine Encyclopedia: Midship-section of a One-deck Wooden Vessel; Midship-section of a Two-deck Wooden Vessel (litho) by European School

Marine Encyclopedia: Inside view of the middle portion of a Wooden sailing Ship (litho)
8652588 Marine Encyclopedia: Inside view of the middle portion of a Wooden sailing Ship (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Marine Encyclopedia: Square-body-Frames, showing Butt-chocks, Joint-dowels, etc of a Wooden Vessel (litho)
8652585 Marine Encyclopedia: Square-body-Frames, showing Butt-chocks, Joint-dowels, etc of a Wooden Vessel (litho) by European School

"I barbered him and made him spruce" (engraving)
8652572 "I barbered him and made him spruce" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Humorous cat postcard (colour litho)
8643577 Humorous cat postcard (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humorous cat postcard)

Human invention anticipated: Varnishing (engraving)
8657992 Human invention anticipated: Varnishing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Varnishing)

Life in a German town in the first half of the 16th Century (woodcut)
8664082 Life in a German town in the first half of the 16th Century (woodcut) by Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-50); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Timber: A Timeless Resource and Symbol of Strength" From the majestic Oak Tree, scientifically known as Quercus, to the intricate Victorian Botanical Illustrations capturing its beauty, it has played a significant role in England's history. In Chesterfield, ancient forests provided the raw materials for construction and shipbuilding, including the legendary Sutton Hoo ship burial. Traveling southwest to Cornwall's Levant Mine on July 11th, 1894, timber supported miners' endeavors deep underground. Meanwhile, rowing boats gracefully glided across Ambleside's waters (N060978), their wooden frames echoing centuries-old craftsmanship. Dungeness Beach witnessed fishing boats made from sturdy timber (J070051) braving treacherous waves in pursuit of abundant catches. In Lambeth's Timber Yard of 1916 (BL23561_029), workers skillfully handled logs amidst wartime challenges during World War II's Blitz. Londoners sought solace amid chaos on Balham High Road during WWII; yet even then, advertisements showcased Libertys' new shops - a testament to London's resilience and enduring love for quality timber products. Across borders in Swansea, South Wales stood Landore Viaduct under construction - an engineering marvel relying heavily on robust timbers. Meanwhile, a house carpenter meticulously planed a board on his bench – showcasing timeless woodworking skills passed down through generations. Finally crossing continents to Nevada's Cal-Neva Lodge entrance in the USA revealed grandeur crafted from fine timber - symbolizing elegance and warmth that transcends geographical boundaries. Throughout history and across cultures, timber remains an invaluable resource embodying strength and versatility. From supporting structures like ships and mines to providing livelihoods for craftsmen worldwide – this caption celebrates the enduring legacy as both practical necessity and artistic inspiration.