Lydia Gallery

Exotic dragonflies, darners and skimmers

Dragonfly larval forms 1, 2, 3, common whitetail dragonfly, Libellula lydia 4, green darner, Anax junius 5, and scarlet skimmer or crimson darter, Crocothemis servilia 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwood's new edition of Dru Drury's Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837. Dragonfly larval forms 1, 2, 3, common whitetail dragonfly, Libellula lydia 4, green darner, Anax junius 5, and scarlet skimmer or crimson darter, Crocothemis servilia 6. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwood's new edition of Dru Drury's Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London, 1837. Date:

© Florilegius/Mary Evans

A La Russe, Lydia Kyasht

A La Russe - Lydia Kyasht, shown here, was a much admired Russian ballet dancer, who came to England in 1908. A La Russe was an entertainment which she devised herself to show off her talents. She took it on tour during 1925 and 1926. Postcard for the Kings Theatre, Hammersmith, London, September 1925.
1925

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

Suffragette Jack-in-the-Box Votes for Women

A suffragette Jack-in-the-Box with a bisque headed figure of a snarling woman. She has grey wiry hair which extends either side of a Tyrolean style hat with feather. This type of hat was often part of the cartoon image of suffrage supporters and early advocates of women's rights, such as Lydia Becker. The figure is contained in a wooden box with tartan paper cover, and has Votes for Women printed boldly on the front. No makers name, probably German in origin. Size- height 10.5cm, width 10cm. Date: circa 1910

© The March of the Women Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library