Shaw Collection (page 5)

Initial letter D, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter D, (1843). Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843)

Glaive, mid-16th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Glaive, mid-16th century, (1843). Drawn from an original weapon from the armoury at the Tower of London. The glaive consisted of a long cutting blade

Dagger and sword, early 16th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Dagger and sword, early 16th century, (1843). The ornamental portions of a dagger and sword designed by Holbein. Illustration from Dresses

Initial letter E, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter E, (1843). Design from Jensons edition of Pliny. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London)

Religious or household vessel, 15th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Religious or household vessel, 15th century, (1843). This object may be a cibory or reliquary, in which were placed the sacred relics, and which was sometimes used for the same purpose as the pix

Headdress, early 16th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Headdress, early 16th century, (1843). Said to be a portrait either of Anne of Bretagne, wife of Francis I of France who ruled 1515-1547, or of his first wife, Claude de France

Headdresses, early 16th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Headdresses, early 16th century, (1843). The caul, under which the hair is gathered in the first two of these figures, was popular in the reign of Henry VII

Rhubarb, 1823
Rhubarb, 19th century. Rhubarb (Rheum officinalis) was used medicinally as a laxative, a tonic and an astringent. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)

Sprig of white cinnamon (Canella alba), 1823. The dried inner bark of this plant provided cinnamon which is used in medicine and as a condiment

Breadfuit (Artocarpus incisus), 1823
Breadfuit (Artocarpus incisus), c1798. A tree with fruit with white pulp like new bread, it was introduced into the West Indies as an important food crop for plantation slaves

Group portrait, 1931. Soviet Peoples Commissar Anatoly Lunacharsky (1875-1933), theatre director Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938) and Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Mammoth skeleton, 1823. Skeleton of a mammoth discovered in 1817 by Dr Mitchell of New York at Goschen, Orange County and later assembled in the Philadelphia Museum

Cross-section of the Brocken, Harz Mountains, Germany, showing geological strata, 1823. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)

Cross-section of Headen Hill, near Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, showing geological strata, 1823
Cross-section of Headen Hill, near Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, England, showing geological strata, 1823. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)

Eyre Massey Shaw, British firefighter, 1871. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini
Eyre Massey Shaw, British firefighter, 1871. Captain Shaw (1830-1908) was head of the London Metropolitan Fire Brigade from 1861-1891. Cartoon from Vanity Fair. (London, 3 June 1871)

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish dramatist, critic and Fabian, c1930. The author of such well known works as Pygmalion and Saint Joan, Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1925

Martin Shaw and Matt Wates, 2012. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Martin Shaw and Matt Wates, Scarborough Jazz Festival, 2012

Martin Shaw, 2012. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Martin Shaw, Scarborough Jazz Festival, 2012

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