Holly Collection

A Christmas picnic on the beach

Christmas toys
People You See. From Teddy Bear (25 December 1965)

Medaeval Christmas revelry. Be Merrie All, Be Merrie All, With Holly Deck the Festive Hall? Date: circa 1905

Design for Christmas card
Design for a Christmas Card, showing frogs having a feast on a lily pond. Pen and wash with gouache border on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1890-1891

Children in the snow by Florence Hardy
Group of young children with holly in snowy Christmas scene. Date: 1910

Months of the Year. December
Pulling a sled full of holly. From postcard series published by CW Faulkner Date: circa 1923

Seasonable Cakes, Christmas Cake (right) with Holly Spray and Red Sugar Stocking. Greetings Christmas Cake (left), with Poinsettia Spray. Date: 1936

Cake design, flower making. Holly and bells. Date: 1936

Mouse in a Christmas sock

Seasonable Cakes. Christmas Design Date: 1936

Two young women in the snow
Postcard illustration depicting two young women standing smiling in a snowy landscape. One wears a fur-lined coat and fur muff and the other wears an ermine-lined coat and carries a bunch of holly

All happiness be yours this Merry Christmastide -- a man and woman carry holly and mistletoe home through the snow. Date: 20th century

Bringing home the holly
Winter / Christmas scene of children. Date: circa 1910

Holly gathering at Christmas Date: 1908

Regency couple Christmas shopping
A couple stand in a snow covered street holding christmas gifts and holly in a basket. 1907

Dutch children at Christmas by Florence Hardy
Little Dutch Children walk down a snowy hillside, carrying sprigs of holly - a Christmas greetings postcard. 1907

Christmas - Woman in the snow
Christmas postcard depicting a woman walking up some steps holding an umbrella and some holly in the falling snow. 1907

Young woman in the snow
Christmas Remembrance. An illustration of a young woman in green coat and bonnet opening the gate of her house while carrying a bunch of holly. c. 1907

Christmas wrapping paper design
A design for Christmas wrapping paper, showing a stylised Father Christmas carrying a sack, with reindeer and holly motifs. circa 1930s

Railway Sleeper - Marylebone Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing post young gentleman propped up against a bollard at Marylebone Station after a wild Christmas party! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Countryside Flowers and Butterflies
Red Admiral and Peacock Butterflies amid a mass of vegetation including berries, rosehips, ivy and holly. Date: circa 1980

Tying up the holly
Christmas postcard illustration of an old Danish Christmas custom of tying holly to the roof of the house

Christmas - Santa with a sack of toys

Mother & daughter with holly
A mother and daughter walk arm in arm through a snowy landscape, carrying letters and a basket of holly. 1906

Christmas design with woman and starry sky
A Christmas design showing an elegant woman holding a glass of wine, with a starry sky behind her. circa 1930s

The Christmas Book cover design
Cover design for The Christmas Book, showing a happy girl and boy with a Christmas tree, mistletoe and holly. 20th century

Christmas - Girl with mistletoe
A girl stands in a snowy landscape holding mistletoe, holly and ivy in her arms. 1906

Winter girl 1814 by Florence Hardy
A small girl dressed in a fetching red Regency style dress and bonnet skates skilfully across a frozen pond managing to hold both a fur muff and a bunch of holly simultaneously. 1907

A Regency Christmas by Ethel Parkinson
A prim young lady wearing a bonnet and holding a fur muff (as well as a bunch of holly and an umbrella) looks behind her in alarm at a young ruffian who is about to aim a snowball in her direction

Walking through the snow by Ethel Parkinson
A woman wrapped up warmly in a fetching red cape and fur muff walks through the snow with her little daughter who holds a doll and looks excited to have found a festive sprig of holly. c.1903

Children round a Christmas tree
Two young children with a basket of holly holding hands round a Christmas tree. Date: circa 1904

Two cats on ice on a greetings card -- With My Love

Hurrah for Christmas! by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a green and red outfit holding sprigs of holly. 1946

Stechlaub (Holly) by Kolb and Gmelich
Von Der Pflanze Zum Ornament by Gustav Kolb and Karl Gmelich, Plate 22, Stechlaub (Holly). 1902

Bringing in the holly
Traditional winter scene depicting a family taking home holly at Christmas. Child seated on a donkey. Date: circa 1908

Schneeballe und Stechlaub by Kolb and Gmelich
Von Der Pflanze Zum Ornament by Gustav Kolb and Karl Gmelich, Plate 21, Schneeballe und Stechlaub (Hydrangeas and Holly). 1902

Santa going down a chimney

Xmas. Girl with holly by Ethel Parkinson. " Accept that Greeting dear to friends, The welcome of the heart" - A Macfarren. circa 1902

Children carrying sprigs of holly
" Winter scene. " Bringing home the Holly". Children in the snow carrying holly. Hand coloured postcard illustration. " Date: c.1920

Holly and Ivy, Box and Bay, by Ethel Parkinson
Holly and Ivy, Box and Bay, Put in the Church on Christmas Day

A couple in a snowy landscape
A young couple in a snowy landscape, dressed in 19th century style. She is wearing a fur coat and is keeping her hands warm in a fur muff. He is carrying a large bunch of holly. early 20th century

Two ladies in a snowy landscape

Holly O! and Mistletoe, by Ethel Parkinson
A Christmas Greetings card, showing children carrying bunches of holly and mistletoe in a snowy landscape. Date: early 20th century

Three children in a snowy landscape. The two girls are carrying bunches of holly, while the boy is carrying a large supply of firewood on his shoulder. early 20th century

Three people in a snowy landscape
Three people dressed in 18th century style, one of them holding a bunch of holly, in a snowy landscape. early 20th century

Two women and a child in a snowy landscape. They are dressed in 19th century style, and one woman is holding a large bunch of holly. early 20th century

Christmas scene by Ethel Parkinson
A Christmas scene by Ethel Parkinson -- people in Georgian style costume walk through a snowy town. Date: early 20th century

Robins Greeting by Ethel Parkinson -- three children stop to receive a Christmas Greeting from a robin perched on a branch. Date: early 20th century

Homeward bound by sledge by Ethel Parkinson
Homeward Bound -- three children make their way home across the ice. Two boys are skating, while a little girl sits on a sled, cradling her doll. One of the boys is carrying a large holly branch

Skating and sledging
Four people skating and sledging on the ice. early 20th century

Children meeting Santa Claus
Three children meeting Santa Claus. circa early 20th century

Girl and three dogs on Christmas Greetings card
Girl and three dogs on a Christmas Greetings card. She is stirring the mixture for the Christmas pudding, while the dogs watch, hoping for a taste. early 20th century

Christmas - Couple with small child
A couple stand in a snow covered street looking down at a little girl who offers them some holly. 1906

Railway Sleeper - Bath Station (Christmas)
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Tramp at Bath Station at Christmas. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Children building a snowman on a Christmas card 20th century

Advertisement for fruit cake -- a welcome gift for friends, and a festive delight for your family

Children in the Snow by Ethel Parkinson
Two children in colourful early Victorian costume walk arm in arm in the snow carrying bunches of holly. Date: c.1915

Gathering Holly by Ethel Parkinson
A festive scene showing two children gathering armfuls of holly and ivy in the snow. c.1903

Holly background illustration c. 1930s

Children collecting Christmas decorations
Two children collecting holly Christmas decorations in winter circa late 19th century

Boy playing Santa Claus delivering Christmas presents in a vintage model car 20th century

Christmas card with Nativity scene
Christmas card showing a Nativity scene. 20th century

Cats waiting for their Christmas pudding
Four cats sitting at a table, waiting for their Christmas pudding to be served. circa early 20th century

Father Christmas and child

Children lost in the woods meeting a fairy on a signpost and asking the way c. 1930s

Christmas Pudding
A steaming Christmas Pudding with a sprig of holly on top. 20th century

Cats pulling crackers at a Christmas party
Four black cats pulling crackers at a Christmas party circa early 20th century

Portrait of Father Christmas on a Christmas card circa early 20th century

Sainsburys Christmas Pudding recipe advert showing a woman buying and shopping for ingredients. c. late 1920s

Girl singing Christmas carols
Christmas card of a young girl singing Christmas carols from a hymn book circa late 19th century

Preparing the Christmas meal
A montage of three scenes of children in the kitchen with the cook preparing the Christmas meal circa late 19th century

Portrait of Father Christmas 20th century

Winter scene with holly and birds
A winter scene in the countryside, with holly in the foreground, and two birds flying across a snow-covered landscape. circa 1980

A Song Thrush amid the Holly
A Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) amid the Holly. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Just We Two by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes sit close together on top of a giant snowball. c.1920

Jack and Jill by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes, play in the snow with a sledge. The little girl, wearing neck ruff and holding a muff to keep her hands warm waves a sprig of holly in the air

Christmas Girl by Florence Hardy
A young girl dressed in an early Victorian style blue coat and bonnet walks through the snow carrying a sprig of holly. Date: c.1920

Christmas children skating by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in rather romantic outfits hold hands as they skate across a frozen pond. Date: c.1920

Christmas children by Florence Hardy
Two children in Georgian style costumes stand in the snow

Christmas children sledging
Four small girls dressed in matching festive red capes and with fur muffs share a rather long sledge decorated with holly, forming a very pictureseque scene as they whizz down a snowy slope

Christmas Children by Florence Hardy
Four children, wrapped up warm with matching striped jumpers, hats and mufflers, share a long sledge as they slide down a snowy slope carrying branches of holly. Date: c.1920

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