Design Collection

Rally Round the Flag: Every Fit Man Wanted, 1914, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Rally Round the Flag: Every Fit Man Wanted, 1914, (1935). Recruiting poster appealing to British men to join up and fight in the First World War

The Strawberry Thief, textile designed by William Morris, 1883

Matthew Pariss Map of Great Britain showing rivers & towns in the south of England & part of Wales, c. 1250 (1944)
Many place-names are still recognisable today. The word Auster, written over the English Channel at the bottom, refers to wind bringing heavy cloud cover and fog

La paresse (Laziness), 1896. Creator: Felix Vallotton
La paresse (Laziness), 1896

Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520-66), ca. 1555-60
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (r. 1520-66), ca. 1555-60

Masonic Sign, c. 1941. Creator: Edward F. Engel
Masonic Sign, c. 1941

Kettle, c. 1936. Creator: Tabea Hosier
Kettle, c. 1936

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Goddes Benzaiten of Enoshima in the Play Onno Aruji... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Goddes Benzaiten of Enoshima in the Play Onno Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773, Japan, c. 1773

The Strawberry Thief, 1883. Artist: William Morris
The Strawberry Thief, 1883. Disilllusioned by Victorian mass-produced items, in 1861 William Morris (1834-1896) and friends founded Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Company to design and make furniture

A Chinese Tea Party (Furnishing Fabric), Manchester, c. 1854. Chinese-inspired design. Manufactured by Daniel Lee & Co

Design for Scouts Enrolment Card, (1944). Creator: Robert Baden-Powell
Design for Scouts Enrolment Card, (1944). A scout stands under the scouting motto: Be Prepared. On the right is an image of St George, patron saint of England, killing the dragon

Title Page of the Geneva Bible, 1614, (1943). Creator: Unknown
Title Page of the Geneva Bible, 1614, (1943). The " Geneva" version of the Bible is significant because it was the first mechanically printed

Fresco in the crypt of the Cathedral, Anagni, Italy, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Fresco in the crypt of the Cathedral, Anagni, Italy, (1928). About 1250...Hippocrates and Galen, painted by the master of the " Traslazioni" in the crypt of the same church

The Faun (Nijinsky), costume design for the Ballets Russes, 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
The Faun (Nijinsky), costume design for the Ballets Russes, 1912. Design for Nijinskys costume in Debussys ballet l apres-midi d un faune (The Afternoon of a Faun)

German Renaissance ceiling and wall painting, wood mosaic and embroidery, (1898). Creator: Unknown
German Renaissance ceiling and wall painting, wood mosaic and embroidery, (1898). Fig 1: Wall-painting from the bath-rooms in the Fugger-house at Augsburg

Wall in the Tomb of the Augurs (Tomba degli Auguri) at Tarquinia, Italy, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Wall in the Tomb of the Augurs (Tomba degli Auguri) at Tarquinia, Italy, (1928). Etruscan burial chamber, 1st Half of 6th Century B.C...Wailing men on each side of the tomb door

Picnic, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Picnic, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Crane Company. - The Bathroom, 1940. Newvogue Receptor Bath with glass spray shield, walls in yellow ground Salubra wallpaper with grey and silver pattern, wainscoting in grey tiles

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Tyger, ca. 1825. Creator: William Blake
Songs of Innocence and of Experience: The Tyger, ca. 1825

Design for the Decoration of the Drawing Room at Eastnor Castle, Hertfordshire, ca. 1850

Cartouche on W. Mayos Map of Barbados, 1722, (1944). Creator: William Mayo
Cartouche on W. Mayos Map of Barbados, 1722, (1944). A New & Exact Map of the Island of Barbadoes in America. According to an Actual & Accurate Survey

Kelmscott Press: Page from The Tale of Beowulf Printed in the Troy Type, c. 1895, (1914). Artist: William Morris
Kelmscott Press: Page from The Tale of Beowulf Printed in the Troy Type, c.1895, (1914). Page from The Tale of Beowulf Done Out of the Old English Tongue. Trans. By William Morris and A. J. Wyatt

Cover Design to Volpone by Ben Jonson, 1898. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design to Volpone by Ben Jonson, 1898. Cover of an edition of Ben Jonsons comedy play, published by Leonard Smithers

Advertisement for the Ritz Tower Hotel in New York, 1934. Creator: Unknown
Advertisement for the Ritz Tower Hotel in New York, 1934. This is your New York: As in all places, New York can become for one the thing one chooses

Maison Atelier Horta (Horta Museum), 23-25 Rue Americaine, Brussels, Belgium, c2014-2017
Maison-Atelier Horta (Horta Museum), 23-25 Rue Americaine, Brussels, Belgium, c2014-2017. Designed by Victor Horta in 1898-1901

Indian Dance (La Marquise de Casati), 1912. Artist: Leon Bakst
Indian Dance (La Marquise de Casati), 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From a private collection

Portrait of a Rabbit, 1867. Creator: Yabu Chosui
Portrait of a Rabbit, 1867

Le Meunier, Son Fils, et l'Ane (The Miller, His Son, and the Ass) (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1806. Designed by Jean Baptiste Huet after Jean Baptiste Oudry, manufactured by Oberkampf Manufactory

Teapot, Burslem, c. 1790. Creator: Wedgwood
Teapot, Burslem, c. 1790

Wallpaper Panel, France, Early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Wallpaper Panel, France, Early 19th century

Cased Colt Dragoon Model 1848 (1st issue) Revolver, England, 1848 / 68. Creator: Unknown
Cased Colt Dragoon Model 1848 (1st issue) Revolver, England, 1848/68

Applique and Embroidered Coverlet, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Margaret Concha
Applique and Embroidered Coverlet, 1935/1942

Aubrey Beardsley, c1893. Creator: Frederick Hollyer
Aubrey Beardsley, c1893. Portrait of British artist and eccentric Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), a leading figure in the aesthetic movement

Design for a Vase, ca. 1770-85. Creator: Anon
Design for a Vase, ca. 1770-85

Costume Study for Blonde in the Abduction from the Seraglio by W. A
Costume Study for Blonde in the " Abduction from the Seraglio" by W.A. Mozart, ca. 1830-50

Scenes from a Victorian Summer, 1878, (1942). Creator: Randolph Caldecott
Scenes from a Victorian Summer, 1878, (1942). Page layout with illustrations and indications of the placement of text. Design for the Summer Number of " The Graphic" [newspaper], 1878

National Theatre, South Bank, London, England, UK, 16 / 3 / 10. Creator: Ethel Davies
National Theatre, South Bank, London, England, UK, 16/3/10. The Royal National Theatre, a brutalist style building designed by Denys Lasdun, completed in 1976

Lindisfarne Gospels, Christi autem page. British Museum, c700 AD, (1935). Decorative text to St Matthew, Chap 1.V.18: Christi Autem. Opening of the Christmas Gospel from the Lindisfarne Gospels

The aeroplane proposed by Henson in his patent of 1842, c1936 (c1937). William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) was a pre-Wright brothers aviation engineer and inventor from Nottingham, England

Interior of Mrs Ewart Sofios house, 25 Bark Place, Bayswater, London, 1932. Designed by Jack Killick. From The Studio Volume 104. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1932]

A kitchen arranged and equipped by Heal & Son, Ltd. of London, 1942. Timber fitted cupboards and dresser. From Decorative Art 1942 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G. Holme. [The Studio Ltd

Assyrian brick and tile design, 1933-1934. Original from Layards Monument of Nineveh. From Wonders of the Past, Volume II, 1933-1934

Ancient Greek ornamental architecture and sculpture, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Ancient Greek ornamental architecture and sculpture, (1898). Fig. I. Doric capital from Paestum (with painted ornaments). Fig 2

Ancient Greek pottery, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Ancient Greek pottery, (1898). Figs 1-9: Forms of Greek vases. Fig 1: Amphora, vessel for oil, wine etc. Fig 2: Hydria, vessel for carrying water. Fig 3: Urn, a cinerary vessel

The International Exhibition: clay manufactures of the Shropshire coalfields, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: architectural clay manufactures of the Shropshire coalfields, 1862. 'The encaustic pavement in the centre is...in colour red, black, and cream-yellow

"Old Christmas", 1862. Creator: Unknown. "Old Christmas", 1862. Creator: Unknown
"Old Christmas", 1862. Lyrics by John George Watts, music by Thomas Murby. 'Fling wide the portals of the heart, Let fullest bliss abound

"The Home that Waits for Me", 1864. Creator: Unknown. "The Home that Waits for Me", 1864
"The Home that Waits for Me", 1864. Sheet music: words by Mary Sidwell, music composed by M. W. Balfe. 'I feel our joyful meeting near, My mother bids me come

The Metropolitan Underground Railway, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Metropolitan Underground Railway, 1862. Stations of the world's first passenger-carrying designated underground railway. 'Paddington Junction; Chapel St

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