Timber Collection (page 6)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812084 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School, (18th century); board: 56.5x56.5x11.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sessile oak, Quercus petraea (Durmast oak, Quercus sessiliflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an
FLO4618465 Sessile oak, Quercus petraea (Durmast oak, Quercus sessiliflora). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours

Northern red oak, Quercus rubra. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4629419 Northern red oak, Quercus rubra. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Room in a palace in Ireland
3569136 Room in a palace in Ireland; (add.info.: Ireland 1870 ca. Photographer: Hemphill); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw - Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw in a saw-pit
FLO4577785 Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw - Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw in a saw-pit

Angle shades moth, Phlogophora meticulosa, oak hook-tip, Watsonalla binaria, Mother Shipton moth, Callistege mi
FLO4638892 Angle shades moth, Phlogophora meticulosa, oak hook-tip, Watsonalla binaria, Mother Shipton moth, Callistege mi, speckled wood butterfly, Pararge aegeria, barred hook-tip

Bullocks being used to pull a wooden plough
3740612 Bullocks being used to pull a wooden plough; (add.info.: Engraving depicting bullocks being used to pull a wooden plough in Egypt. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Diptych sundial, open, for latitude 49 degrees. Ivory and wood instrument, first half of the 18th century (wood)
MMM5474444 Diptych sundial, open, for latitude 49 degrees. Ivory and wood instrument, first half of the 18th century (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial, open)

Polyhedral sundial for latitude 10 degrees, with magnetic compass on its base, 18th century (brass and wood)
MMM5473987 Polyhedral sundial for latitude 10 degrees, with magnetic compass on its base, 18th century (brass and wood); National Maritime Museum, London

Open sundial, with magnetic compass and moonrise and sunset table, in Chinese characters, c.1850-1900 (wood)
MMM5473329 Open sundial, with magnetic compass and moonrise and sunset table, in Chinese characters, c.1850-1900 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Open sundial)

Chinese natural clothing
5312118 Chinese natural clothing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Chinese natural clothing including: rice straw cloaks and wooden and straw sandals)

An engraving depicting the production of white lead (carbonated lead) used mainly in the paint industry
5311633 An engraving depicting the production of white lead (carbonated lead) used mainly in the paint industry. On a bed of spent tanner's bark were set pots of vinegar

Diptych compass dial, for latitude 49 degrees, finely decorated. Object made of ebony and ivory
MMM5470013 Diptych compass dial, for latitude 49 degrees, finely decorated. Object made of ebony and ivory, c.1600-50 (ebony and ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

St. George on horseback slaying the dragon, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912628 St. George on horseback slaying the dragon, 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: St. George on horseback slaying the dragon in front of a kneeling princess while a king)

American black poplar tree, Populus hudsonica, and Virginian poplar, Populus monilifera
5855045 American black poplar tree, Populus hudsonica, and Virginian poplar, Populus monilifera; (add.info.: Leaves and buds of the American black poplar tree, Populus hudsonica)

Red birch, Betula rubra
5855021 Red birch, Betula rubra; (add.info.: Leaves, ament and seed of the red birch, Betula nigra (Betula rubra). Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Henri Joseph Redoute

Common European white birch tree, Betula alba
5855019 Common European white birch tree, Betula alba; (add.info.: Leaves, fertile aments and seed of the common European white birch tree, Betula alba)

Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum
5855016 Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum; (add.info.: Flower, leaves, seed vessel and seeds of the Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum)

Large-leaved umbrella tree, Magnolia macrophylla (engraving)
5855006 Large-leaved umbrella tree, Magnolia macrophylla (engraving); (add.info.: Leaf, cone and petal of the large-leaved umbrella tree, Magnolia macrophylla)

Heart leaved cucumber tree, Magnolia cordata
5855003 Heart leaved cucumber tree, Magnolia cordata; (add.info.: Flower, leaf and cone of the heart-leaved cucumber tree, Magnolia cordata)

Common white or grey poplar, Populus canescens, 1857 (engraving)
5855049 Common white or grey poplar, Populus canescens, 1857 (engraving); (add.info.: Leaf, branch and sprout of the Common white or grey poplar, Populus canescens)

Camphor tree, Laurus camphora
5855032 Camphor tree, Laurus camphora; (add.info.: Leaves, fruit and flowers of the Camphor tree, Laurus camphora. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa)

Umbrella tree, Magnolia tripetala
5855004 Umbrella tree, Magnolia tripetala; (add.info.: Leaf, petal and cone of the umbrella tree, Magnolia tripetala. Handcolored stipple engraving from a botanical illustration by Pancrace Bessa)

Statue, Madonna and Child, bought in Lille in 1846, wood and polychrome plaster
7242244 Statue, Madonna and Child, bought in Lille in 1846, wood and polychrome plaster; Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium; (add.info.: Parish church (Escanaffles, eglise Saint-Martin)

An engraving depicting a cast iron garden bench with a slatted wooden seat and back in a public park, Berlin
5310802 An engraving depicting a cast iron garden bench with a slatted wooden seat and back in a public park, Berlin, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1885); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Animal Figurehead, c.1850 (wood, elm?)
7295734 Animal Figurehead, c.1850 (wood, elm?); 31.7x50.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Figurehead depicting the head of a polar bear from the Arctic exploration vessel HMS)

Feast bowl, c.1778 (wood, shell)
7295490 Feast bowl, c.1778 (wood, shell); 8x35x19 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Captain Cook expedition feast bowl. A three quarter rear view from the left)

Feast bowl, c.1778 (wood, shell)
7295489 Feast bowl, c.1778 (wood, shell); 8x35x19 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Captain Cook expedition feast bowl. A three quarter rear view from the left)

Sectional model; Stern model, c.1845 (mahogany, varnish)
7295462 Sectional model; Stern model, c.1845 (mahogany, varnish); 31.1x24.7x30.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Scale: Unknown)

Model of a Caribou Inuit (Arctic) kayak, 19th century (wood, skin, leather)
7295460 Model of a Caribou Inuit (Arctic) kayak, 19th century (wood, skin, leather); 9.7x12x11.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Holy Face of Lucca, St. Martin's cathedral, Italy. c. 770-880
7264830 The Holy Face of Lucca, St. Martin's cathedral, Italy. c. 770-880; San Martino Cathedral, Lucca, Italy; (add.info.: The Holy Face of Lucca)

Interior, calvary sculpture group with painted wooden Jesus statue on the cross
7242732 Interior, calvary sculpture group with painted wooden Jesus statue on the cross, 19th century with plaster Statue of John and Mary, detail bust of the Statue of Mary; Brakel, East Flanders

View of part of Duke Street, formerly Duck Lane, West Smithfield, 1807. Tudor timber houses of oak
FLO5000669 View of part of Duke Street, formerly Duck Lane, West Smithfield, 1807. Tudor timber houses of oak, chestnut and plaster. Man on a ladder lighting a gas lantern

Collection of Stili
3330222 Collection of Stili; (add.info.: Collection of stili, used to write on wax-surfaced wooden writing tablets. Dated 1st Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Sampan, 1850
3330710 A Sampan, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a Sampan, a relatively flat bottomed Chinese wooden boat. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

ESTIMARIU, Master of (14th century). The legend of St. Lucy. 1357 - 1385. (161 x 97 cm). AGATHA, Saint (-250)
CUL4869072 ESTIMARIU, Master of (14th century). The legend of St. Lucy. 1357 - 1385. (161 x 97 cm). AGATHA, Saint (-250). Martyr.; Lucia of Syracuse, Saint (283 - 304)

French soldiers raking a wood with machine gun fire to clear the way for an infantry advance, WWI (litho)
3252903 French soldiers raking a wood with machine gun fire to clear the way for an infantry advance, WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Yurt or winter hut in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia in the 18th century
3252963 A Yurt or winter hut in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia in the 18th century; (add.info.: A Yurt or winter hut in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia in the 18th century)

Woman standing on the wooden bridge across wooden pound lock gates
2602825 Woman standing on the wooden bridge across wooden pound lock gates.; (add.info.: Woman standing on the wooden bridge across wooden pound lock gates)

Stool with figure of woman (wood)
CUL4927587 Stool with figure of woman (wood) by African School; (add.info.: African art Brussels. Congo National Museum); Photo © Maeyaert/AIC.

A poor mother with her children, 1850
3478201 A poor mother with her children, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a poor mother collecting firewood with her children. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A late Louis XV ormolu-mounted ebony center table, c. 1755-1758
8701479 A late Louis XV ormolu-mounted ebony center table, c. 1755-1758 by Baumhauer, Joseph (d.1772); 85 x 113 x 61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Wine tasting of the councilmen, historic wood engraving, about 1897
UIG5414470 Wine tasting of the councilmen, historic wood engraving, about 1897; UIG.

Occupational safety in 1880, respirator, breathing apparatus, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888
UIG5414431 Occupational safety in 1880, respirator, breathing apparatus, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888; UIG.

Palanquin or sedan bearers in Korea, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888
UIG5414384 Palanquin or sedan bearers in Korea, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888; UIG.

Young boy using a Clack, Rattle or Whizzer, a noisy wooden contraption to scare the birds away
UIG5426597 Young boy using a Clack, Rattle or Whizzer, a noisy wooden contraption to scare the birds away. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: When the handle was swung round the head rotated)

Bad Tolz Upper Bavaria, party on the Zwieselalm, costume (postcard)
7377781 Bad Tolz Upper Bavaria, party on the Zwieselalm, costume (postcard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved.

George Stephenson's locomotive 'Rocket' winning the competition at Rainhill Bridge, near Manchester
530593 George Stephenson's locomotive 'Rocket' winning the competition at Rainhill Bridge, near Manchester, England

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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.