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Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The new lake, Kew Gardens, 1860. Creator: Unknown

The new lake, Kew Gardens, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The new lake, Kew Gardens, [London], 1860. Great pains have been taken during the past year to improve the pleasure-grounds or Arboretum

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Visitors at a flower nursery, 1865-1892. Creator: Amerino Cagnoni

Visitors at a flower nursery, 1865-1892. Creator: Amerino Cagnoni
Visitors at a flower nursery, 1865-1892

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Department of Agriculture Chrysanthemum Show, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Department of Agriculture Chrysanthemum Show, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Department of Agriculture Chrysanthemum Show, 1917

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Department of Agriculture Chrysanthemum Show, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Department of Agriculture Chrysanthemum Show, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Department of Agriculture Chrysanthemum Show, 1917. Japanese and Chinese Varieties for Greenhouse Cultivation

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Department of Agriculture Chrysanthemum Show, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Department of Agriculture Chrysanthemum Show, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Department of Agriculture Chrysanthemum Show, 1917

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Dept. of Agriculture, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dept

Dept. of Agriculture, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dept. of Agriculture, between 1910 and 1920
Dept. of Agriculture, between 1910 and 1920. [USA? Man in greenhouse, with cannabis plants on the right]

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: White House conservatory, Washington, D.C. 1890. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

White House conservatory, Washington, D.C. 1890. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
White House conservatory, Washington, D.C. 1890

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918

Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918

Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918

Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918

Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Botanical Gardens, 1917 or 1918

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Botanical Gardens At The Capitol, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Botanical Gardens At The Capitol, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Botanical Gardens At The Capitol, 1917
Botanical Gardens At The Capitol, 1917

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The New Victoria Regia House - Exterior, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The New Victoria Regia House - Exterior, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The New Victoria Regia House - Exterior, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, 1850. A lecture was given at the Society of Arts in London...by Mr

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The Great Conservatory in the Gardens of the Horticultural Society, at Chiswick, 1850

The Great Conservatory in the Gardens of the Horticultural Society, at Chiswick, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Great Conservatory in the Gardens of the Horticultural Society, at Chiswick, [London], 1850. There were 5000 to 6000 visitors to the conservatory, ...its entire dimensions are 184 feet long

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Design by Joseph Paxton, F.L.S. for a Building for the Great Exhibition of 1851, 1850

Design by Joseph Paxton, F.L.S. for a Building for the Great Exhibition of 1851, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Design by Joseph Paxton, F.L.S. for a Building for the Great Exhibition of 1851, 1850. The Crystal Palace was a prefabricated cast iron and glass building designed by Joseph Paxton

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: In a conservatory, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

In a conservatory, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
In a conservatory, [Russia?], between 1905 and 1915. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944) was a pioneer in colour photography which he used to document early

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The great Chatsworth Conservatory - the interior, from the Central Walk, 1844

The great Chatsworth Conservatory - the interior, from the Central Walk, 1844. Tropical plants inside the enormous glasshouse at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire....the specimens from the lofty

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Palm House, Sefton Park, Liverpool, 1946. Creator: Unknown

Palm House, Sefton Park, Liverpool, 1946. Creator: Unknown
Palm House, Sefton Park, Liverpool, 1946. The three-tier dome conservatory for exotic plants was designed and built by MacKenzie and Moncur of Edinburgh, and opened in 1896. Postcard

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: White House orchids, between 1889 and 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

White House orchids, between 1889 and 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
White House orchids, between 1889 and 1906. Conservatory

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Conservatory of White House, between 1889 and 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Conservatory of White House, between 1889 and 1906. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Conservatory of White House, between 1889 and 1906

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: White House, Conservatory, 1889. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

White House, Conservatory, 1889. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
White House, Conservatory, 1889

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The International Exhibition: section of a Paxton lean-to vinery, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition: section of a Paxton lean-to vinery, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: section of a Paxton lean-to vinery, 1862. Improved greenhouse technology. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam, 1834

The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam, 1834

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The Winter Garden, 1843. Creator: Charles Francois Daubigny

The Winter Garden, 1843. Creator: Charles Francois Daubigny
The Winter Garden, 1843

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The great Chatsworth Conservatory - the exterior, from the Italian Terrace, 1844

The great Chatsworth Conservatory - the exterior, from the Italian Terrace, 1844. View of the enormous glasshouse at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: An Allegory of Empress Josephine as Patroness of the Gardens at Malmaison, ca. 1805-6

An Allegory of Empress Josephine as Patroness of the Gardens at Malmaison, ca. 1805-6

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, Transept, 1852. Creator: Benjamin Brecknell Turner

Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, Transept, 1852. Creator: Benjamin Brecknell Turner
Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, Transept, 1852

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Greenhouse, David Hosack Estate, Hyde Park, New York (from Hoasack Album), ca. 1832

Greenhouse, David Hosack Estate, Hyde Park, New York (from Hoasack Album), ca. 1832

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Ilfracombe, The Victorian Promenade, 1870s. Creator: Francis Bedford

Ilfracombe, The Victorian Promenade, 1870s. Creator: Francis Bedford
Ilfracombe, The Victorian Promenade, 1870s

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory, 1836. Creator: Johann Philipp Eduard Gartner

The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory, 1836. Creator: Johann Philipp Eduard Gartner
The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory, 1836

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal. U. S. A. 1897. Creator: Keystone View Company

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal. U. S. A. 1897. Creator: Keystone View Company
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Cal. U.S.A. 1897. People enjoying the grounds by the Conservatory of Flowers, a large botanical greenhouse completed in 1878. It houses a collection of exotic plants

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Thureza Lily, Botanical Garden, Hamburg, Germany, 1895. Creator: Keystone View Company

Thureza Lily, Botanical Garden, Hamburg, Germany, 1895. Creator: Keystone View Company
Thureza Lily, Botanical Garden, Hamburg, Germany, 1895. Victoria amazonica, the giant Amazonian water lily, growing inside a glasshouse at the Old Botanical Garden in Hamburg. Stereocard

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Glass Making. From Encyclopedie by Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d Alembert, 1751-1765

Glass Making. From Encyclopedie by Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d Alembert, 1751-1765. Private Collection

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, 1905. Creator: Unknown

The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, 1905. Creator: Unknown
The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, 1905. View of the glass theatre built in 1875, in Bournemouth, Dorset. Postcard. [J. E. Beale, Bournemouth]

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The Great Palm House, Kew Gardens, c1896. Artist: York & Son

The Great Palm House, Kew Gardens, c1896. Artist: York & Son
The Great Palm House, Kew Gardens, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Hyde Park, Westminster, London, 1851

Hyde Park, Westminster, London, 1851. View of Hyde Park showing the Crystal Palace, the great glasshouse built by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition of 1851, in the distance

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: View of the Botanical Gardens in Regents Park, Marylebone, London, 1851

View of the Botanical Gardens in Regents Park, Marylebone, London, 1851

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Corridor of a conservatory, 1808. Artist: Joseph Constantine Stadler

Corridor of a conservatory, 1808. Artist: Joseph Constantine Stadler
Corridor of a conservatory, 1808. From Designs for the Pavilion at Brighton by Humphry Repton

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Forcing Garden in Winter, 1816. Artist: Humphry Repton

Forcing Garden in Winter, 1816. Artist: Humphry Repton
Forcing Garden in Winter, 1816. From Fragments on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening by Humphry Repton, 1816

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Tropical plants in the Egyptian Room, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London, 1854. Artist

Tropical plants in the Egyptian Room, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London, 1854. Artist
Tropical plants in the Egyptian Room, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London, 1854. Designed by Joseph Paxton, the Crystal Palace was a prefabricated cast iron

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Making repairs to the Great Conservatory at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, late 19th century

Making repairs to the Great Conservatory at Chatsworth, Derbyshire, late 19th century. The great glasshouse on the Duke of Devonshires estate at Chatsworth was designed

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Winter Gardens, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Winter Gardens, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Part of the regeneration of the centre of Sheffield, the Winter Gardens were opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 22nd May 2003

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Beehive design furnace. Artist: Anonymous

Beehive design furnace. Artist: Anonymous
Beehive design furnace. Private Collection

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Interior of the Great Palm House, Kew Gardens, 1904

Interior of the Great Palm House, Kew Gardens, 1904. The Palm House was built by architect Decimus Burton and iron-maker Richard Turner between 1844 and 1848

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Interior of the White House greenhouse, Washington DC, USA, 1908

Interior of the White House greenhouse, Washington DC, USA, 1908. Illustration from The Story of the White House, by Esther Singleton, Volume II, (Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1908)

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The White House and greenhouses, Washington DC, USA, 1908

The White House and greenhouses, Washington DC, USA, 1908. Illustration from The Story of the White House, by Esther Singleton, Volume II, (Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1908)

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: The New York Crystal Palace, 19th century

The New York Crystal Palace, 19th century

Background imageGlasshouse Collection: Palace of Horticulture, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900). Artist: Ewald Thiel

Palace of Horticulture, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900). Artist: Ewald Thiel
Palace of Horticulture, Paris World Exposition, 1889, (1900)



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