Thomas Gainsborough letter to William Jackson, 1773 January 29
1773 January 29
3
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
The anatomy of the horse
1853
4
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Proposals for publishing, a comparative anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body, with that of a tyger and a common fowl : in thirty tables, two copper-plates to each table, 20 inches by 15 : forming six numbers, ten plates to each number
[1802]
5
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
The anatomy of the horse
1766
6
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Views in Rome and its environs
1841
7
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Alphabet
1857
8
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Hogarth moralized
1831
9
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
No. [blank] of Liber studiorum
[1807-1819]
10
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Picturesque views in England and Wales
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
11
Map of North America
not before 1634
12
John Bartholomew and Son
Bartholomew's one inch to the mile environs of London
[not before 1921]
13
Perkins, John (Gardener)
Floral designs for the table
1877
14
[Birthday card with floral illustration]
[approximately 1874]
15
Davis, Joseph, active 1818–1857
Medal commemorating the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the British West Indies
1838
16
Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
A new pocket sketch book
1807
17
White Hill Kiln (Luton, England)
Receipts by John Williams, of White Hill Kiln, for chimney tunnel tiles purchased by Breandveath, of Houghton, 1848
1848
18
Bijlaer, Gerard van, active 1540?-1617
The destruction of the Spanish Armada
1588
19
Bowers, George Frederick
Crimean War
1856?
20
Corporal Violette!!
[1815?]
21
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Cyclamen (cf. Cyclamen L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), with Northern dune tiger beetle (Cicindela ?hybrida), Leaf beetle (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae), Flesh fly (Diptera Sarcophagidae), Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis), Red-breasted carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma throracica) and, Sexton or Burying beetle (Nicrophorus humator), with shell (Mauritia arabica) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
22
In affectionate remembrance of Elizabeth Heap, of Bent Clough Farm, Colne
1914
23
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
For life or death
[1880]
24
Clarke, J., active 1820
J. Clarke
[approximately 1820?]
25
Whitehead & Hoag Company (Newark, N.J.)
Diamond Jubilee souvenir badge
[1897?]
26
Huchinson & Dixon
Sale of shop fittings and ready-made clothing, &c.
1876
27
Ointment pot
between 1650 and 1700
28
The brigand
[between 1840-1850]
29
Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple
1788
30
Hornor, Thomas, 1785–1844
Sketches in the grounds of Marshalls, the seat of Rowland Stephenson Esqr
1824]
31
G. Purt, licensed compounder & manufacturer of elder cordial
[approximately 1842]
32
Jonathan Bradford, or, The murder at the road side inn
[between 1835-1837]
33
The red rover
[between 1835-1837]
34
Our Boys Clothing Company
"Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book
[ca. 1885?]
35
The majestic game of the Asiatic ostrich
[approximately 1825]
36
[Trade card for The London Hotel]
1862
37
Phoenix (Restaurant : London, England)
The Phoenix soup & dining-rooms
[early 19th century]
38
In loving memory of Frederick Charles
1911
39
Roberts
Spurgeon's
[approximately 1870]
40
Pigal, Edmé Jean, 1798–1872
Recueil des scènes familières, et de société de Paris
1833
41
Pizarro
[between 1850--1862]
42
Wyon, Edward William, 1811?-1885
Tazza, with representation of Heracles and the Garden of the Hesperides
1851
43
Harrow School
Harrow School
1931
44
Jansson, Jan, 1588–1664
Americae pars meridionalis
[between 1641 and 1680]
45
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Collection of drawings depicting specimens from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
46
Cooper, Thomas Sidney, 1803–1902
Thomas Sydney Cooper's cattle subjects
[Published by E. Gambart & Co.],
47
[Receipt from Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street, E.C.]
A catalogue of a sundry elegant solid gold snuff-boxes, of rich workmanship
[1783]
57
Harlequin and Old Dame Trot
[between 1837-1840]
58
The Chinese sensitive plant, or, The living leaf
[approximately 1850]
59
George Gordons Glasgow Ginghams original standard qualities
[approximately 1846?]
60
Capper, Benjamin Pitts
Cambridgeshire
[1808]
61
Panorama (Leicester Square, London, England)
Panorama, Leicester Square
1805
62
The Chinese sensitive leaf
[approximately 1820?]
63
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
London labour and the London poor
1851[-1861]
64
Jones and Co. (London, England)
Now publishing in numbers, price 1s. and in monthly parts, at 2s. each, Commemoration of Hogarth by an edition of his works, commenced exactly a century after their first appearance
[1833?]
65
In affectionate remembrance of Moses
1875
66
Scott, Allan N. (Allan Newton), 1824–1870
Sketches in India
1862
67
Boulton, George
The route of the mail & post coaches, George Boulton & Co. proprietors
[between 1796 and 1809]
68
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
?House wren (Troglodytes aedon) and eggs, with a specimen from the rose family (Rosaceae), Peacock butterflies (Nymphalis io), both closed and open, and butterfly chrysalis, larva caterpillar, daddy longlegs spider (Phalangida) egg case, and snout beetle, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
69
In loving memory of George Bye
1895
70
A lady's ticket for the anniversary sermon of the Small Pox Hospital
[1752]
71
Skinner and Dyke
A catalogue of a most noble, capital, and valuable collection of antique marble statues and bustoes
[1800]
72
Medical miscellany
second half of the 15th century
73
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), male, with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
74
Parmenter, S., active 1821
An elegy
[1821?]
75
Fisher, George (Barber)
George Fisher
mid-19th century
76
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus L.), with tiphiid wasp (Hymenoptera ?Tiphidae), Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines), soldier fly (Diptera ?Stratiomyidae), longhorned beetle (Chlorida festiva), and shell (Natica euzona Récluz 1844) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne
circa 1768
77
D'Oyly, Charles, 1781–1845
Extra Behar amateur lithographic scrap book
[1829?]
78
W., Ellen
Album of cut-paper flowers
circa 1835
79
The Chinese silk manufactory represented in twelve copper plates
[between 1771 and 1785]
80
[Folded sheet of stationery with engraved satirical vignette at top]
Octr 11, [18]51
81
Panorama, Leicester-Square
[1793]
82
[The Souvenir Rose]
[approximately 1865?]
83
Archbald, the property of Mr. George Wilson, of Walkington, will serve mares this season, 1839, at one guinea and a-half each
[1839]
84
St. John Ambulance Association
The triangular bandage
[circa 1915?]
85
Young's London Drapery House (Firm : Tynemouth and Whitley)
Advertisement for Young's London Drapery House
1886
86
The Illustrated London news Colosseum view of London
[1843]
87
Shoubridge, James
Billhead recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Clough from James Shoubridge, hatter, London
1807
88
Barker, Henry Aston, 1774–1856
Explanation of the view of the splendid victory gained by the Marquis of Wellington over the French army, consisting of 65,000 men, commanded by Joseph Bonaparte, on the plains of Vittoria
1814
89
Dean's steam-boat alphabet
[1855?]
90
Howle, J. (Tailor)
[Gentlemen's fitting measurements diagram for use by tailors]
[approximately 1820-1830]
91
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
The dove and the bee
1818?
92
Yarmouth
[approximately 1880?]
93
Gibson, Joseph (Merchant)
Billhead recording purchases for repairs to a trunk and items of clothing purchased by John Hancock in 1820, from Joseph Gibson, Portsmouth
1820
94
Wet drug jar
between 1700 and 1725
95
St. John Ambulance Association
Triangular bandage, printed with illustrations of bandage use
approximately 1920
96
Blanchet, Etienne
Blanchet, artistes capillaires
not before 1866?
97
Driver & Shaw
Catalogue of improved superfine colours, and drawing materials
1824
98
Burges, Mary Anne, 1763–1813
Flora of the British Isles
circa 1790-1810?
99
Whereas the game within the manor of Pinkhurst, and in several parts of the parishes of Itchingfield, Slinfold, Billingshurst, and Rudgwick, in the county of Sussex, has of late years, and up to the present time, been greatly destroyed by poachers, unqualified, and unlicenced persons ..