Late Collection

Balloon being filled with gas
Balloon in a yard, being filled with gas from a barrel in preparation for flight. late 18th century

Blanchards balloon and apparatus
A representation of Jean-Pierre Blanchards balloon and apparatus, with annotations. Below the large round balloon is a parachute, and under that two men in the gondola with wings for steering. 1780s

Flying machine or airship
A flying machine or airship, 18th century copy of the one designed in the 17th century by Francesco Lana de Terzi, the Italian Jesuit, mathematician, naturalist and aeronautics pioneer. circa 1670

Technical diagram of a flying machine, with measurements and annotations. The small red circle labelled C is the pilots seat. late 18th century

Design for printed textile with stylised flowers

Design for book cover, nursery stories. Gouache on heavy paper. Blackie & Son Limited - Silver Studio 1896

Design for Dado Paper (Wallpaper) with organic and geometrical shapes. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1889

Design for wallpaper with leaves and flowers. Watercolour on heavy paper. Silver Studio; Wylie & Lochhead. 1891

Design for woven textile with peacocks. Pencil and gouache on tracing paper. Silver Studio; Leborgne. 1897

Design for book cover, New Light Through Old Windows
Design for a book cover, New Light Through Old Windows, by Gregson Gow. Gouache on heavy paper. Blackie & Son Limited - Silver Studio. 1897

Design for Wallpaper with green flowers and leaves. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1897

Design for book cover, girl and boy dancing
Design for a book cover showing a girl and a boy dancing. Gouache on heavy paper. Blackie & Son Limited - Silver Studio. 1896

Design with leaves and flowers. Conte and pastel on copy paper. Silver Studio. circa 1895

Design with white flowers. Ink and watercolour on tracing paper with ruled pencil lines. Silver Studio. circa 1890

Design for carpet filling with leaves and flowers. Pencil on brown waxed tracing paper. James Templeton & Co. Glasgow; Silver Studio. 1891

Design for textile with lily flower. Gouache on cartridge paper. Silver Studio. 1898

Design for printed textile with white flowers

Design with acanthus leaves. Charcoal on detail paper. Silver Studio. circa 1895

Design for Wallpaper with bluebells. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1899

Design for book cover, The Squires Grandson
Design for a book cover entitled The Squires Grandson, by J.M. Callwell. Gouache and pencil on heavy paper with gold paint highlights. Blackie, London; Silver Studio. 1897

Design for book cover, In the Summer Holidays
Design for a book cover entitled In the Summer Holidays by Jennett Humphreys. Watercolour and gouache on copy paper. Blackie, London; Silver Studio. 1897

Design for book cover with orange flowers
Design for a book cover with orange flowers. Charcoal, pencil and red crayon on detail paper. Silver Studio. circa 1898

Design for book cover, Our Little Nan by Emma Leslie. Gouache on heavy paper. Blackie & Son Limited - Silver Studio 1896

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

Design for wallpaper with orange flower. Pencil and watercolour on heavy paper. Silver Studio; Wylie & Lochhead, Glasgow. 1891

Design for book cover, The Lost Dog
Design for a book cover entitled The Lost Dog by Ascott R. Hope. Watercolour and gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio; Blackie, London. 1897

Design for Wallpaper in green and cream

Design for wallpaper with lily flower. Watercolour on cartridge paper. Silver Studio; Wylie & Lochhead, Glasgow. 1891

Design for carpet border with leaves. Pencil on tracing paper. James Templeton & Co. Glasgow; Silver Studio. circa 1895

Design for Frieze with ships and trees
Design for Frieze with sailing ships and trees. Stencil, gouache and distemper on hand-made paper. Rottmann & Co. 1894

Design for wallpaper with large flower
Design for wallpaper with large pink flower. Pencil and gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio; Wylie and Lochhead Limited. 1891

Design for Metalwork in celtic style. Pencil on tracing paper. Silver Studio; Liberty & Co Ltd. 1898 - 1899

Design for book cover with tree and ship
Design for a book cover with a tree and a ship. Pencil and charcoal on copy paper. Silver Studio; Blackie, London. 1897

Design for ephemera, J & R Silver
Design for ephemera, with the text: Designed by J & R Silver. Gouache on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1898

Design for Wallpaper with flowers and berries
Design for Wallpaper with pink flowers and red berries. Pencil and watercolour on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1891

Design for book cover, Brother & Sister
Design for a book cover entitled Brother & Sister by Elizabeth J. Lysaght. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio; Blackie, London. 1897

Design for carpet filling with flowers. Pencil and crayon on cartridge paper. Silver Studio; Dalton, Barton & Co. London. 1893

Design for printed textile with lily flower. Gouache and pencil and crayon on heavy paper. Silver Studio; D. Barbour & Co. 1892

Design for dress silk or print with leaf pattern

Design for Wallpaper with flowers and leaves. Watercolour on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1899

Design for Wallpaper in yellow, green and grey

Design for Wallpaper with yellow flowers on a pink background. Gouache and pencil on heavy paper. Silver Studio. circa 1885

Design for ephemera with mermaid
Design for ephemera, Rottmans Silver Stencil Series, with a mermaid. Silver Studio. 1895

Design for book cover, The Youngest Princess
Design for a book cover entitled The Youngest Princess. Watercolour and gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio; Blackie, London. 1897

Design for Frieze (Wallpaper). Charcoal, Gouache and Crayon on copy paper. Silver Studio. circa 1900

Design with pink roses. Conte and gouache on copy paper. Silver Studio. circa 1895

Young woman in winter clothing, Japan
Young woman in winter clothing with parasol, Japan. circa 1890s

Boat on inland sea, Japan
Boat on an inland sea, Japan. circa 1890s

Group of Japanese children and a woman. circa 1890s

Shell picking, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Street food, Japan, with vendor and customer. circa 1890s

Street vendor and customer, Japan

Priests playing checkers, Japan
Priests playing checkers on a board, Japan. circa 1890s

Cherry blossom and rickshaws, Yokohama, Japan
Cherry blossom and passengers in their rickshaws, Noge Hill, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Yokohama Railway Station, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Farmer and wife, Japan. circa 1890s

Cape Honmoku, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

View of Kamakura, Japan. circa 1890s

Kintai Bashi Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan
Kintai Bashi (Kintaibashi) Bridge, Iwakuni, Japan. circa 1890s

Tattooed post runner, Japan. circa 1890s

Three soldiers in armour, Japan

Bund, Yokohama, Japan
Bund (waterfront area), Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Nishi Otni Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Nishi Otni (or Otani) Temple, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Group of geishas, Japan. circa 1890s

Farmer and pack ox, Japan

Women in rickshaw, Japan
Two women in a rickshaw, with two male attendants, Japan. circa 1890s

Geishas at tea stove, Japan
Four geishas at a tea stove, Japan. circa 1890s

Pilgrims walking along a street, Japan

Two women in formal greeting, Japan
Two women bowing to each other in a formal greeting, Japan. circa 1890s

Elderly couple, Japan. circa 1890s

Street scene, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Yaami Hotel, Kyoto, Japan. circa 1890s

Street acrobats, Japan. circa 1890s

Canal, Osaka, Japan
Canal in Osaka, Japan. circa 1890s

Tokyo Railway Station, Japan
Tokyo Railway Station, with boats in the foreground, Japan. circa 1890s

Geisha in rickshaw, Japan. circa 1890s

Vegetable stall, Japan. circa 1890s

Cherry blossom, Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Asakusa, Toyko, Japan

Daikoku Bridge, Osaka, Japan. circa 1890s

Benten Dori, Yokohama, Japan
Benten Dori, a shopping street in Yokohama, Japan. circa 1890s

Mentaki, Nunobiki Falls, Kobe, Japan

Tea warehouse, Japan. circa 1890s

Street view, Tokyo, Japan

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