Moon Collection

Delivery by Father Christmas to a snow-covered house

Children in the Snow

Satirical images of an Air Balloon
Set of 12 satirical images with captions of an Air Balloon, showing filling, flying, reaching the moon, coming back to earth, and bursting. 1784

Magic Horse

Rescue of Major Money off the coast of Yarmouth

Business card design, Pierrette
Business card design, depicting a Pierrette in a white dress with yellow pompoms. 20th century

Excursion to the moon
Fanciful depiction of Chevalier Humguffier (or Humgussier) and the Marquis de Gull making an excursion to the moon in their new aerial vehicle. 1784

Book cover design, From the Earth to the Moon: Direct in 97 Hours 20 Minutes and a Trip Round It, by Jules Verne, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1888. 1888

Chocolate box design, Pierrot and Harlequin
Chocolate box design, showing a pierrot serenading a female harlequin by the light of the moon, surrounded by pink flowers. 20th century

Columbine and Harlequin
Harlequin illustration, showing Columbine and Harlequin in a garden. 1923

Harlequin and Columbine
Harlequin illustration, showing Harlequin and Columbine dancing by the light of a full moon. 1923

Nursery Rhymes -- blowing horn, foxhunting
Nursery Rhymes, two illustrations. A man in blue pyjamas blows a horn in the snow by the light of the moon (above). Three men go foxhunting (below). early 20th century

Pierrot, Columbine and others

Business card design, woman in fur coat
Business card design, depicting a woman in a blue dress and a fur coat which seems too big for her. 20th century

The Gentle Dragon

Nursery Rhyme Characters, including humpty dumpty, the Queen of Hearts, the Old Woman in the Shoe, the cow who jumped over the moon, the cat and the fiddle

Dragon approached by alien creatures

Black cat in garden by Muriel Dawson
Black cat in a garden by Muriel Dawson. 1920s

Snow Babies by Dorothy Wheeler
Two snow babies, appearing as the snow flakes fall sit on a " No Trespassing" sign and embrace by the light of a large yellow moon. c.1925

Pierrette sitting on the moon playing a guitar. Date: 1902

Flights into the Future - technicians inspecting space ship
Technicians making a final inspection of a space ship, before it makes its flight to the moon - a futuristic prediction of fiction which will one day be fact

Flights into the Future - the first men on the moon
Astronauts land on the moon for the first time and set about exploring and taking samples from the lunar landscape. A imaginary

Flights into the Future - space age exploration
A futuristic prediction of what it will be like when man finally lands on the moon - astronauts will find themselves in a strange world. Date: 1943

Illustration to Los Reyes Magos (The Three Kings), showing a field of poppies and a night sky. early 20th century

Snow Babies - Hold Tight by Dorothy Wheeler
Two sweet looking snow babies, who appaer once the flakes begin to fall at night, cling to each other on a flimsy branch against the light of a large, yellow moon. c.1925

Pierrot & Pierrette in the snow
Two children dressed in Pierrot and Pierrette clown costumes stand close together on a snowy hill. 1911

The Owl and The Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound note

Advertisement for Leclanche batteries, showing rockets taking off into space. The rocket at the centre has barometer markings on it. 20th century

We Anchored by the Moon by Hilda Miller

Snow babies - Snow Flakes by Dorothy Wheeler
A group of cute snow babies tumble from the sky as it begins to snow again over a cosy looking town. c.1925

Allegory of January (Enero), showing a female figure in a pale pink dress, sitting in a tree with stars around her head and the moon in the night sky. early 20th century

Ship sails past lighthouse
A steamer sails past a lighthouse under the light of the moon. Date: c.1930

Santa Claus with reindeer and sleigh, travelling by the light of the moon to deliver the childrens presents. early 20th century

Hey Diddle Diddle, the cat and the fiddle... 20th century

Advert for the EKCO vintage radio set
Advert for a vintage radio set for EKCO electric radio receivers. early 1930s

And there were strings of fairies hanging from the stars (I stood against the window). 1922

Girls & boys come out to play, the moon is shining bright as day... 20th century

Pierrot and Pierrette Dance by Florence Hardy
Pierrot and Pierrette dance on a balcony illuminated by the moon. Date: c.1910

Pinocchio -- flying on the back of a pigeon
Pinocchio -- The pigeon soared so high that they almost touched the clouds. 1911

Xmas. Lady in moonlight. " Kind Fortune smiles, and she Hath yet in store for thee Some great felicity." - Shakespeare. circa 1902

Young woman standing by a fountain
A young woman standing by a fountain in the middle of a lawn full of daisies

Baby Scouts -- Santa Claus
Baby Scouts -- And sometimes with his eagle eye he spots dear Santa Claus among the chimney pots. 1900

Baby Scouts -- climbing a wall
Baby Scouts -- Scouts Frank, and Jack, and Jim are rather small, and yet they ll show you how to climb a wall. 1900

Poster advertising an art exhibition in Denmark -- Kunstnernes Efteraardsudstilling. Date: 1918

Poster for the Liverpool to Belfast passenger service
Poster for the B & I Line, advertising the nightly passenger service between Liverpool and Dublin -- Sundays excepted

We anchored by the moon (A Voyage). 1922

Christmas Greetings -- two children carrying a Christmas tree through the snow are followed by Santa Claus with his sack of presents. circa early 20th century

Advertisement for Pera Palace, Constantinople, Turkey
Advertisement for the Pera Palace Hotel, Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey, with a view of boats and St Sophia Cathedral. early 20th century

Hey Diddle Diddle - Nursery Rhyme
Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon, The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon

Advertisement for O San Cigars, with an Egyptian scene of pyramids, palm trees, a camel and rider, and Cleopatras court. circa late 19th century

Catch of the day
A jolly fisherman wearing a bright yellow waterproof jacket holds on to his mighty catch - an enormous cod. His fishing companion seems less than impressed with his catch or his bufoonery! circa 1980

Chocolate box design, two budgerigars
Chocolate box design, featuring two budgerigars sitting on a branch in the moonlight. 20th century

Chocolate box design, bird with nest of eggs
Chocolate box design, featuring a bird at various stages, with a nest of eggs, then bringing a worm for three hatched chicks. 20th century

Chocolate box designs, birds on branches
Various chocolate box designs, featuring birds on branches. 20th century

Music cover, Cleo, by Roberts and Callahan
Music cover for a song entitled Cleo, with music by Lees Roberts and words by J Will Callahan. Showing a Cleopatra figure reclining on a couch. Published by Forster Music of Chicago. 1919

Poster design, an Indian street by moonlight
Poster design, showing an Indian street by moonlight, with buildings, people and oxen. 20th century

Only the Moon Can See by Florence Hardy
Only the moon can see. A young couple walk through a garden holding hands. Date: circa 1920

Advertisement for French Line cruises from the USA to Europe -- Greet Europe relaxed and refreshed with France-Afloat. Showing people enjoying themselves on board a ship by night. 20th century

Father Christmas delivering presents on roof
Father Christmas on a roof, delivering presents via a window circa early 20th century

Father Christmas delivering presents on sleigh
Father Christmas on the roof of a house, delivering presents by sleigh circa early 20th century

Poster advertising Bibby Line cruises
Poster advertising Bibby Line short sea cruises, showing some glamorous people strolling around the deck in their evening dress

The Silvery Moon by Florence Hardy
Two children dressed in clown and Pierrot costumes, skate together under a silver moon. c.1920

A fairy flies in front of the Moon

Man in the Moon
So here in the misty moon I pine As long as the fairy wills

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