Nuneaton. Sam Robbins sports prize
Sam Robbins' cycle manufacturers, First Gate prize winning pony. Nuneaton. 1910s
Nuneaton. The Briars
Group of domestic staff at the entrance to The Briars, home of Bertram Hardy. Nuneaton. 1900s
Picnic With A Dog
Keith Henderson (17th April 1883 -1983) Picnic With A Dog Pencil and watercolour on paper 150mm x 310mm Two girls and two boys are sitting on a blanket having a picnic, there is a dog to the right of ...
Pointer dog weathervane
This weathervane is shaped as a pointer dog in silhouette, mounted above the N, S, E and W direction indicators. The dog may have been a later addition. It is British and dates from the 19th/early 20th ...
Pottergate, Richmond, Yorkshire
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a streetscene in Richmond, Yorkshire. The painting is by J. S. Newton and dates from 1847, and Newton included his father's business in the painting, as over ...
Pottergate, Richmond, Yorkshire - detail of figure
This is a detail of an oil painting on canvas depicting a streetscene in Richmond, Yorkshire. This is Jackie Patterson, the cleaner of the local privies in 1847 when this picture was painted by J. S. ...
Pottergate, Richmond, Yorkshire - detail of figure
This is a detail of an oil painting on canvas depicting a streetscene in Richmond, Yorkshire. This is Harry Pickall, private postman to the Marquis of Zetland in 1847 when this picture was painted by ...
Preston on Stour. West Family
The West family from Alscot Park, Preston on Stour. 1882
Prize Bull and Prize Cabbage
This is an oil painting on panel depicting a prize bull and prize cabbage, as well as a house, dog and a woman. It is signed and dated in the bottom left corner, 'Williams 1802' and it is likely this ...
Racing Pigeons
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting two racing pigeons and is signed and dated 'E.H. WINDRED.1922' in the bottom right corner. A painted
caption along the bottom lists the pigeons' achievements ...
Railway Poster - Minehead
Great Western Railway A poster advertising Minehead. It depicts a couple with a child and dog seated on a beach, with the seafront in the background, 1929.
Railway Poster - Royal Leamington Spa
A poster advertising Leamington Spa. It depicts a painting of a woman walking a dog beside a fenced area of grass. There are Georgian-style buildings behind her with rought iron railings and balconies....
Richard Day, A Booke of Christian prayers..., 1581 - Animals woodcut, p.81r.
An ornamental woodcut, on a text contemporary with Shakespeare.
Among the many woodcut ornaments in Richard Day’s book of prayers is a distinctive group of animals which include a mythical unicorn, ...
Richard Day, A Booke of Christian prayers..., 1581 - Confessional prayer, p.56v.
The Christian life to be followed by Elizabethans.
This prayer asks for forgiveness of sins and is flanked by flowers, a quotation and a woodcut on the sense of smell. Smells, both pleasant and unpleasant, ...
Seated dog weathervane
This weathervane in the shape of a seated terrier dog is made of sheet iron painted white. It is perhaps from the late 19th century. Height 620mm, Length 660mm, Width 50mm
Seated Lady with a Gentleman and a Dalmation
Black and white postcard137mm x 85mmA seated lady with a gentleman and dalmatian dog.
Shipston on Stour. Horsefair horse trough
Group of men with horse and cart at the Horsefair horse trough, Shipston on Stour. Circa 1910
Simon Latham, Latham's falconry, 1615 - instructions for the mews, Book 2, p.11.
The care of hawks: a familiar occupation for Shakespeare.
Falconry was not only a sport of the nobility. In Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor Master Page invites his friends to early morning ...