Season Collection

Business card design, woman shooting birds

Scene on the River Isis near Oxford
Wintry scene on the River Isis near Oxford, with two young men on bicycles and a team of rowers on the water. Date: circa 1950s

A debutante arrives at the photographers, 1902
A debutante, having been presented at court at a royal drawing room at Buckingham Palace, arrives in the rain to have her picture taken at a photographers studio

A Dowager during the London Season
Sketch of a dowager, one of the cliched characters of the traditional London Season, perhaps acting as a chaperone and peering through her lorgnette

Kissing her Majestys hand, learning to curtsey at court
A young woman is tutored in the art of gracefully dropping to a curtsey during her presentation at court at the school of Miss Cowper Coles

The Perfect Debutante by Adrian Porter
Front cover of The Perfect Debutante, a book of humorous verse and sketches from 1937 taking the reader through the hilarious pitfalls and pleasures of the social season

Debutante queuing in the Mall by Rex Whistler
A shy debutante, accompanied by an imperious and matronly chaperone, sits in her chauffeur-driven car in the Mall

The Tatler Front Cover, London Season Number 1957
Front cover of The Tatler designed by Heath, featuring a stylised naked couple flying through the air watched over by a benevolent looking sun. Date: 1957

Advertisement for Belgian Railways, offering season tickets valid for 5 to 15 days. Showing a platform full of people in colourful clothes, and a train in the background full of passengers

Drawing Room, St. James Palace c. 1750
A drawing room at St. Jamess Palace during the reign of King George III, when the nobility would be formally presented at Court, thus establishing their place in society. Date: 1750

Two toddlers in springtime by Muriel Dawson. 1920s

Changing the Guard
Stylised illustration of the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Date: 1927

Ascot - The Royal Procession
Stylised illustration showing the traditional carriage drive by the King and Queen down the course at Royal Ascot, one of the highlights of the summer social calendar

Polo at Hurlingham
Stylised illustration showing a polo match in progress at the exclusive Hurlingham club at the height of the Season

Henley Regatta
A stylised illustration of a view at Henley Regatta

The Boat Race
Stylised illustration of the famous boat race along the River Thames. Date: 1927

Richmond Horse Show
Stylised illustration of Richmond Horse Show, one of the highlights of the summer social calendar. Date: 1927

The Derby
Stylised illustration of the famous Derby at Epsom, Surrey, where high and low society meet. Date: 1927

Hendon Air Pageant
The Royal Air Force Pageant at Hendon, one of the famous fixtures of the Season. Date: 1927

Centre Court, Wimbledon
Overhead view of the famous Centre Court at Wimbledon - the Lawn Tennis Championships being one of the highlights of the summer sporting calendar. Date: 1927

Egypt, the Nile and Palestine, 1928-1929 Season, showing a Nile Steamer (The Arabia) at Aswan, with Elephantine Island in the background. Date: 1928

Air Travel with Cooks
Cover illustration for Air Travel with Cooks, for the 1939 Summer Season, showing an aeroplane and a globe. Date: 1939

Rural scene in winter with snow on the ground
A rural scene in winter with snow on the ground. A mother and her two children make their way home. 20th century

High Summer Hills
A view across sun-drenched evening hills in high summer. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Should Autumn Come Before Fair Summers Call
A dancer in a fantastic costume suggestive of autumn and falling leaves. Date: 1927

Peaceful Summer pastures
A view across summer pastures of burnt yellow crops and wild grasses toward distant hills, purple in the sun. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Humanised frog on a greetings card -- I Wish You a Happy Season!

Heres the Xmas dinner by Ethel Parkinson
Good Cheer -- four children dressed in medieval costume bring in the Christmas feast, consisting of a large turkey, glasses of steaming punch, a large round pudding, and a plate of fruit. circa 1906

Easter Greetings by Florence Hardy
An Easter Greetings card by Florence Hardy, with a procession of young ladies carrying pink flowers. Date: early 20th century

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

Poster advertising Norway for the summer season, from June to September

Dutch girl and boy in the snow by Ethel Parkinson
A Dutch girl and boy in a snowy landscape -- the girl is holding out some mistletoe. early 20th century

Ladies Home Journal illustration
Christmas illustration for the Ladies Home Journal, with a large decorated tree at the centre, and smaller scenes in the four corners. December 1924

Christmas card by Ethel Parkinson
A Christmas card by Ethel Parkinson, showing an elegant lady walking through the snow with an umbrella. early 20th century

Santa with children. Ladies Home Journal illustration
Illustration for the Ladies Home Journal, showing Father Christmas with a group of children. December 1926

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

Christmas! Christmas! Jolly Season -- a girl and a boy out for a walk with their dog on a windy day. 20th century

Molesey Lock at end of boating season
Scene at Molesey Lock, near Hampton Court, Surrey, at the end of the boating season. 1892

Winter Sports Season 1950-1
Brochure front cover advertising Thomas Cooks World Travel Service. 1950

Holiday Tours Season 1902
Brochure front cover advertising Thomas Cooks Holiday Tours. Date: 1902

Lambing Season
A farmer leads his sheep and lambs through a gate during the lambing season. Date: early 1930s

Boat Maintenance
Workers doing painting and maintenance work on boats at the R. Redknap & Sons boathouse, Richmond, Surrey, England, in preparation for the summer boating season. Date: early 1930s

Poster design for Circo de Parish, annual summer season somewhere in Spain, performing on Sundays and holidays, performances at 5pm and 9pm

Advertisement for Softasilk Cake Flour
Advertisement for Softasilk Betty Crocker Cake Flour, marketed by General Mills. Featuring the star of the strawberry season, Betty Crockers Fresh Strawberry Chiffon Cake, with a recipe. 20th century

Label design for Apple & Bramble Jam, marketed by P C Flett & Co of Kirkwall. 20th century

Winter scene with three birds flying over a field
A winter scene in the countryside with three birds (partridges or pheasants) flying low over a snow-covered field. circa 1980

Winter scene with frozen river and two flying ducks
A winter scene in the countryside with a frozen river, snow on the ground, and two flying ducks. circa 1980

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

Seasonal labels
Designs for seasonal labels by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Country landscape in winter with flying ducks
A snow-covered country landscape in winter with four flying ducks. circa 1980

Country lane in winter, with two flying swans
A snow-covered country lane in winter, with two flying swans. circa 1980

Winter landscape with snow and flying ducks
A winter landscape in the countryside, with snow on the ground and ducks flying across the sky. circa 1980

Winter scene with birds and snow
A winter scene in the countryside, with three birds flying over a snow-covered landscape. circa 1980

Two boys with a water hose in a Devon garden
Two boys cooling off during a hot summer in their garden in Devon. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts Date: 1933

Winter landscape with two kingfishers
A snow-covered winter landscape with two kingfishers flying low near a clump of trees. circa 1980

Spring
Poster heralding the season of spring featuring a fresh-faced farmer with a lamb over his shoulders, and a cornucopia of flowers spilling out

Overtime at a Christmas cracker factory by William Heath Rob
Colour illustration by William Heath Robinson depicting one of his usual contraptions designed to solve the increase in demand for Christmas crackers during the forthcoming festive season

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