Varnish Collection (page 2)

Evening dress in velvet with silver embroidery. Manteau du soir en velours amarante brode d argent. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Varnished soft-paste plate decorated with tulip pattern, Middle Ages. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur

Time smoking a Picture, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451230 Time smoking a Picture, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Koala, varnish tree and Indian humphead
Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus 1, 2, varnish tree, Koelreuteria paniculata 3, and Indian humphead, Kurtus indicus 4. Koala, kolreuterie, kurte

Goldenrain tree, Koelreuteria paniculata
Goldenrain tree, pride of India, China tree or varnish tree, Koelreuteria paniculata. Handcoloured stipple engraving by after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du

Men collecting varnish from the Chinese lacquer tree
Chinese men collecting varnish from the Chinese lacquer tree, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, using bamboo pipes. One man stirs collected varnish in a pan while another eats from a bowl with chopsticks

Adverts, Blacklock & Macarthur, Ewing & Lawson, Glasgow
Adverts for Blacklock & Macarthur, manufacturers of paints, oils, varnishes, etc, Glasgow, and Ewing & Lawson, Crownpoint Boiler Works, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Advertisement for Gala of London nail colour. Date: 1949

Cartoon advert for Shuck Maclean and Co Ltd, makers of printing inks. The winner of a beauty competition writes: I ascribe my success entirely to the use of your charming inks. 20th century

Printseller, Regnier, trade card (engraving)
983978 Printseller, Regnier, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Printseller, Regnier, trade card.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

A Welsh Love Spoon (wood)
CH443602 A Welsh Love Spoon (wood) by Welsh School (19th century); length: 23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: backplate carved and pierced with two swirled rosettes;)

The Critic in the Artists Studio
LLM460148 The Critic in the Artists Studio by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Critic in the Artists Studio)

Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats
6340292 Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats)

Advertisement for Globe Linseed Oil Company Improved Globe Paint, c. 1880 (colour litho)
HGL396868 Advertisement for Globe Linseed Oil Company Improved Globe Paint, c.1880 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

Varnishing day, cover illustration of La Caricature magazine
REV253034 Varnishing day, cover illustration of La Caricature magazine, 9th May 1885 (colour engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

Canadian varnish (chromolitho)
972162 Canadian varnish (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canadian varnish. Chocolat Guerin-Boutron educational card.); © Look and Learn

Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho)
5989468 Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937.); © Look and Learn

Picture Frame Maker, Henry Jouret, trade card (engraving)
984060 Picture Frame Maker, Henry Jouret, trade card (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picture Frame Maker, Henry Jouret, trade card)

Vive la France, Marchands de "Tableaux"se Preparant pour la Vente Publique /
Vive la France, Marchands de " Tableaux" se Preparant pour la Vente Publique / Picture " Dealers" Preparing for " Auction", 1840

Carte-de-visite Album of Central Park Views, 1860s. Creator: Ambrose Jackson
Carte-de-visite Album of Central Park Views, 1860s

CROCHETED ACCESSORIES
A woman looks in her bag, crocheted from red rust wool; her matching hat and scarf are also crocheted and look smart against her fawn tweed coat Date: 1930s

Wooden letters forming the word JESUS and Rosary, Christian symbol, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wooden letters forming the word JESUS and Bible, Christian symbol, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wooden letters forming the words JESUS and GOD, Christian symbol, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Wooden letters forming the word GOD and Rosary, Christian symbol, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pearline paint advert, 1920s

Cochineal and lac insects, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Cochineal and lac insects, c1850. Varnish and scarlet dye are derived from the lac insect native to parts of Asia, and a red colour from the cochineal insect of South America

Engraving depicting the varnishing of a balloon, 18th century
Engraving depicting the varnishing of a balloon

Girl Window 1925 oil canvas 77. 5 x 48. 5 cm signed
Girl at the Window, 1925, oil on canvas, 77.5 x 48.5 cm, signed and dated lower left (on the varnish): G. Schrimpf 25, Georg Schrimpf, Munchen 1889-1938 Berlin

Bouquet foncA 1919 oil cardboard plywood 63 x 45 cm
Bouquet fonce, 1919, oil on cardboard on plywood, 63 x 45 cm, signed lower right: Gust. De Smet, dated lower right [above the varnish] 1919, Gustaaf de Smet, Gent 1877-1943 Deurle b. Gent

Glama-Stroberle Joao 1708-1792 pencil ink chalk
Glama-Stroberle, Joao, 1708-1792, pencil, ink, chalk, wash, 1741, Sketchbook II of III dated 14 February 1741. It is dedicated on the first leaf to Sigr Abate Gioachino Rizzi Segretario dal Regimento

Four-armed Maitreya 1200 Western Tibet [ Kashmir
Four-armed Maitreya, c. 1200. Western Tibet [or Kashmir (?)], Guge School (?), c. early 13th century. Color and varnish on paper (manuscript fragment); overall: 6.8 x 9 cm (2 11/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

Young woman in evening dress
Young woman in full length evening dress, sitting by the fireside. Date: circa 1970s

Sarcophagus of the scribe Butehamon. 990-970 BC. Egypt
Sarcophagus of the scribe Butehamon. 990-970 BC. Dynasty XXI. Third Intermediate Period. Thebes. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy

Nail Varnish 1940S
Always buy the smallest possible bottle of nail varnish, beacause it does not keep well. A young woman lovingly applies varnish to her lovely fingernails. Date: early 1940s

Peeling Potatoes 1940S
A housewife with painted red fingernails peels potatoes into an enamel bowl in the kitchen sink. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Addressing a Parcel
If you have occasion to write an address on a parcel, it will prove much easier and less prone to error if it is written in pencil first. Date: 1940s

Van Louis McDaniel, Miss Arkansas 1948
Van Louis McDaniel (1929-1987) of Forrest City, Miss Arkansas for 1948. Date: 1948

Fire at supply depot, Limmer Wharf, Barking, Essex
Panoramic view of a fire which broke out at a Ministry of Supply depot, Limmer Wharf, Barking, Essex, on 27 October 1947. Seen here is the fire in its early stages

The Walpamur Co Ltd. Paints, 59 West Bar, 1939
Image from The City of Sheffield Commercial Handbook and Illustrated Guide, 1939 (Local Studies 914.274 S)

Advertisement for The Walpamur Co Ltd. Paints, 59 West Bar, 1939
Image from The City of Sheffield Commercial Handbook and Illustrated Guide, 1939 (Local Studies 914.274 S)

USA, Utah, Zion National Park. Emerald Pool Trail scenic. Credit as: Marie Bush / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

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