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Whitehaven and West Cumberland steeplechase, hurdle, & hunters' flat race... [Read more]

1890

Wm Walker & Son (Firm)

Wm. Walker & Son

1891

J. Grossmith & Son

Phul-nana perfume

[ca. 1926?]

M. &. H. Corps

Billhead recording purchase by Mrs. Harman from M. & H. Corps

[1848]

Society of Dilettanti (London, England)

Antiquities of Ionia,

1769-1915

Office Anthem

[approximately 193-?]

Cavanders, Ltd. (Firm)

Ancient Chinese

[1926]

Underwood & Underwood

Sun Sculpture stereoscope

not before 1901

The gift receive the deed approved

mid-19th century

Castell Brothers (Firm : London, England)

May Christmas bring you many blessings

[1880?]

Mathiss, Madeleine

Album of pressed seaweed specimens

1869

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

James Forbes letter, Bombay, 1767 December 1

copied between 1794 and 1800

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

James Forbes letter, Bombay, 1768 November 25

copied between 1794 and 1800

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

Job's-Tears. J. Forbes

redrawn between 1794 and 1800

Letter 6

circa 1765-1800

Letter 7

circa 1765-1800

Kipling, Rudyard, 1865–1936

The absent minded beggar

c1899

Black Lion Inn (Scarthingmoor, England)

[Inn tally for food and drink at the Black Lion Inn, Scarthingmoor]

[early 19th century]

George Wostenholm & Son (Sheffield, England)

Geo. Wostenholm & Son's, Ltd.

[not before 1875]

Waldie, Mrs., active 1808

Bill for school expenses for Jean Cockburn, at Mrs. Waldie's school,... [Read more]

1808

Frederick & Robert Sparrow & Co.

Front views of F. & R. Sparrow & Co.'s original London genuine tea... [Read more]

[1823]

Open house London

[2011]

First lessons in plain sewing for home or school

[approximately 1900?]

A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too

mid-19th century

Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883

Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people

[approximately 1850]

In affectionate remembrance of James Page

1885

Seebohm, Henry, 1832–1895

Henry Seebohm ornithological notebook and diary

1860-1866

Moore, Henry, 1898–1986

Henry Moore shelter-sketch-book

[1967]

Field, William, 1854–1932

William Field scrapbook

1895

May mutual loves count us blest

mid-19th century

Wright, Joseph, 1734–1797

Joseph Wright notebook

1775-1780

[Almanac for 1881]

[1880]

London Transport Executive

[Ticket for 1951 Festival of Britain special bus service]

[1951]

Jones & Halton (Firm)

Jones & Halton

[approximately 1850]

Reveley, Thomas, active 1904

£5 reward

approximately 1904

Remember me

1881

Bonnell, Mandy

Bethany seeds

2013

Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888

To my daughter, may the morn of thy existence be unclouded, thy... [Read more]

[approximately 1870]

Barmby, Julia Maria, 1823–1892

Julia Maria Barmby and Charlotte Elizabeth Barmby commonplace books

ca. 1844-1865

Jones, Calvert Richard, 1802–1877

Album of maritime and figure sketches

1849 September 4-1850 April 22

Collection of nine printed specimens of silver foil stamped labels

Hollis, Walford & Co.

Family tea establishment

[after 1842]

Zoological Society of London

A map of the Zoological Society Gardens in Regents Park commonly called... [Read more]

[approximately 1947]

In affectionate remembrance of John Farres, who died November 5th, 1885

1885

Defferrez, L.

Verandering van woonste

[1840s?]

Palairet, Septimus Henry, 1807–1854

Sketchbook

circa 1830

In loving memory of Emily Clifford, dearly beloved wife of George Clifford

1905

Charles Skipper & East (London, England)

Charles Skipper & East, engravers, printers

[between 1833 and 1877]

In memory of the late John Distance

1854

Accept these flowers thus gracefully combined ... thus in unison let our loves... [Read more]

mid-19th century

A Merry Christmas to you

[1880?]

G.A.E. Wilmot (Firm)

G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker

[1850?]

Thou are all I wish

mid-19th century

Bonchurch Family Hotel (Brannon, Wotton, Isle of Wight)

[Trade card for Bonchurch Family Hotel)

[188-?]

In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine... [Read more]

[1904]

Kikkuli, fl. ca. 1350 B.C

The Kikkuli text on the training of horses (ca. 1350 B.C.)

c1977

Brown, Hannah (Bookbinder)

Butterflies

made in 2011

The hare and the tortoise

Novr. 5th. 1849

N. Kelly & Son

Billhead of N. Kelly & Son, stationer, for a purchase by Blake

1835

Dilnot, John

Pond life

2014

Dilnot, John

Moth collection

2013

Yours unalterably

[1875?]

Bacon Brothers (Cambridge, England)

[Label for Bacon Brothers "B.B." cigarettes (Turkish)]

[approximately 1910]

Darly, M. (Mary)

Hinton & Lock

[not after 1778]

Bonnell, Mandy

Sailing boats & dhows

[1994]

Bill for house repairs provided to Mr. Wadsworth, 1822

1822

Boulten, D.

Ex libris Henry Dodwell

1920

Burkitt & Hudson

Burkitt & Hudson

[not after 1818]

Bonnington Hotel (London, England)

Luncheon

1951

Classical School (Mount Pleasant, Sleaford, England)

Bill for school expenses for C. Lamb, to be paid to Edwin R. Dibben, Classical... [Read more]

1880

Herring, William

W. Herring, dealer in all sorts of pheasants, fancy poultry, swans, water... [Read more]

approximately 1835

Album of pressed seaweed specimens

1850-1857

Probert, John, active 1764

A survey and valuation of estates the property of Nicholas Smyth Esqr.... [Read more]

1767

Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883

Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people

[approximately 1850]

Douglas, Helen, 1952–

Field notes

2006

White Hart Inn and Family Hotel (Winchester, England)

Clarke S. Mallett

[188-?]

[Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]

2d Novr. 1773

Project Ocean

2011

[Print of 2 gentlemen in a field with two dogs]

[186-?]

Valentine card

[approximately 1859]

Westminster Hotel (Chester, England)

The Westminster Hotel

[189-?]

Shapter, Mary Gibbs, 1842–1921

Notes on various trees, with leaf specimens

1879-1880

Skelton, William, 1763–1848

Skelton, copper plate printer

[approximately 1800?]

Reliance Rubber Company

Plastic gold

1889-1939 [that is, 1939]

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Sweet Potatoe. J. Forbes

redrawn between 1794 and 1800

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The valli Carati of the Hortus Malabaricus; much esteemed by the... [Read more]

redrawn between 1794 and 1800

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Velvet Moth, at Bombay; with a Branch of the Champa, or Champacca Tree;... [Read more]

1769

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Veuva, or Widow-Bird; at the Brazils; on a branch of the Soap-Tree: of... [Read more]

1767?

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Vulture. J. Forbes

redrawn between 1794 and 1800

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Wheat-Plant , at Bombay. J. Forbes

redrawn between 1794 and 1800

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The White Brinjhal, or Egg-Plant. J. Forbes

redrawn between 1794 and 1800

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The White Periwinkle; a common Flower in the oriental Gardens. J. Forbes

1769?

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The young Fruit & Leaves of the Date Tree, of the natural size. J. Forbes

redrawn between 1794 and 1800

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The large Brown Spider, the White Spider, and Coronet Spider, at Bombay, on... [Read more]

1768

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Large Mazagon Mango, with the Carambola, Custard Apple, and Banana, at... [Read more]

redrawn between 1794 and 1800

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Leaf-Fly or Vegetable Leaf; with the Madhavi, or Crimson... [Read more]

1767

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Long-tailed Indian Bee-eater at Bombay: on a Branch of the Pomegranate... [Read more]

1767

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Long-tailed Ring-Parrot of India; on a Branch of the Burr, or Banian Tree.... [Read more]

1769

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Male Papah Tree. J. Forbes, 1767

redrawn between 1794 and 1800

Forbes, James, 1749–1819

The Minah, on a Branch of the Malacca-Jamboo. J. Forbes 1768

1768