Mistletoe Collection (page 8)

Christmas postcard, c. 1907 (colour litho)
498986 Christmas postcard, c.1907 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

The Druidess (oil on canvas)
CHT162796 The Druidess (oil on canvas) by Laroche, Armand (1826-1903); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Cousin Frank explains why the Mistletoe grows (engraving)
1099904 Cousin Frank explains why the Mistletoe grows (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cousin Frank explains why the Mistletoe grows)

Harvesting mistletoe, sacred to the druids of Gaul, from an oak tree (engraving)
5997470 Harvesting mistletoe, sacred to the druids of Gaul, from an oak tree (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harvesting mistletoe)

Flowering Plants of Great Britain: Tuberous Moschatell, Common Ivy, Wild Cornel, Dwarf Cornel, Mistletoe (colour litho)
6024225 Flowering Plants of Great Britain: Tuberous Moschatell, Common Ivy, Wild Cornel, Dwarf Cornel, Mistletoe (colour litho) by English School

Mistletoe, Visum album. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Miss Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute
FLO4616325 Mistletoe, Visum album. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Miss Brenet after an illustration by Pierre-Joseph Redoute from Henri Louis Duhamel du Moncels Treat des Arbres et Shrustes

The Angel of the Altarpiece Annunciation by Sano di Pietro (1406-1481). 1450-1481
JLJ4568843 The Angel of the Altarpiece Annunciation by Sano di Pietro (1406-1481). 1450-1481. Sun 40x35 m. Avignon, Musee du Petro Palais by Pietro, Sano di

Grandpa under the Mistletoe (engraving)
1616236 Grandpa under the Mistletoe (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grandpa under the Mistletoe)

The Lass That Loves A Sailor (litho)
1615810 The Lass That Loves A Sailor (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lass That Loves A Sailor)

Don t, Cousin Charlie! (engraving)
1621481 Don t, Cousin Charlie! (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-1896) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don t, Cousin Charlie)

Under the Mistletoe, a Little Sister (engraving)
1596967 Under the Mistletoe, a Little Sister (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Under the Mistletoe, a Little Sister)

Happy New Year greetings card with romantic couple holding mistletoe, 1913 (hand-coloured photograph)
660488 Happy New Year greetings card with romantic couple holding mistletoe, 1913 (hand-coloured photograph) by French Photographer

A Near Thing
ECD19289 A Near Thing by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas card of a maid and child decorating a hall with holly and mistletoe
3603601 A Victorian Christmas card of a maid and child decorating a hall with holly and mistletoe, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a basket of mistletoe, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3605403 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of a basket of mistletoe, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian New Year card of a kitten in a wicker basket, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603442 A Victorian New Year card of a kitten in a wicker basket, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas card of a robin with an envelope in it
3603989 A Victorian Christmas card of a robin with an envelope in its beak next to a letterbox, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Christmas card of holly and houses at night time, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603982 A Victorian Christmas card of holly and houses at night time, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

A Victorian Christmas card of a boy in regency costume bursting through a hole in a
3603725 A Victorian Christmas card of a boy in regency costume bursting through a hole in a scroll, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Victorian Christmas card of a boy dressed in regency costume bursting out of a scroll
3603697 A Victorian Christmas card of a boy dressed in regency costume bursting out of a scroll, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

A Country Lane, gathering Mistletoe (engraving)
2772516 A Country Lane, gathering Mistletoe (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Country Lane, gathering Mistletoe)

Merry Christmas to a young man (colour litho)
3641611 Merry Christmas to a young man (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merry Christmas to a young man. Postcard, early 20th century)

Dauphine (chromolitho)
735704 Dauphine (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dauphine. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

Mesopotamia - A Happy New Year, 1919 (chromolitho)
731732 Mesopotamia - A Happy New Year, 1919 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mesopotamia - A Happy New Year, 1919)

Children Embracing, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731417 Children Embracing, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children Embracing)

Having fun beneath the mistletoe, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731166 Having fun beneath the mistletoe, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Having fun beneath the mistletoe)

Old Woman stoking the fire, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731384 Old Woman stoking the fire, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Woman stoking the fire)

Romantic Couple and Steam Train, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730786 Romantic Couple and Steam Train, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Romantic Couple and Steam Train)

A Happy New Year 1869, New Year Card (chromolitho)
730723 A Happy New Year 1869, New Year Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Happy New Year 1869)

Holly and Mistletoe, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730712 Holly and Mistletoe, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holly and Mistletoe)

Christmas drunk (colour litho)
3102385 Christmas drunk (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas drunk. Postcard, early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Front Endpapers - A Christmas Carol, 1915 (litho)
465483 Front Endpapers - A Christmas Carol, 1915 (litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); 15x11 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Dancing under the mistletoe
LLM454812 Dancing under the mistletoe by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancing under the mistletoe)

There Under the Oak Trees they would Gather, illustration from
STC292424 There Under the Oak Trees they would Gather, illustration from The Story of France by Mary Macgregor, 1920 (colour litho) by Rainey

An English Christmas in Paris (engraving)
1107376 An English Christmas in Paris (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An English Christmas in Paris)

Joyful be Your New Years Day! (chromolitho)
961404 Joyful be Your New Years Day! (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joyful be Your New Years Day)

Prehistoric couple (colour litho)
3096341 Prehistoric couple (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prehistoric couple. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Girl carrying mistletoe (b / w photo)
3095550 Girl carrying mistletoe (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl carrying mistletoe. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

New Years Card with baby (colour photo)
3095529 New Years Card with baby (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Years Card with baby. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

New Years Card (colour photo)
3095464 New Years Card (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Years Card. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Christmas Poinsettia and Mistletoe Design, 1940s (lithograph)
2622315 Christmas Poinsettia and Mistletoe Design, 1940s (lithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Front cover of Pears Christmas Annual, 1892 (colour litho)
668647 Front cover of Pears Christmas Annual, 1892 (colour litho) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Front cover of Pears Christmas Annual, 1892)

The Sacred Mistletoe (chromolitho)
667216 The Sacred Mistletoe (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sacred Mistletoe. French educational card, c 1900.); © Look and Learn

Front cover of the music score for Merrie Old Christmas
NBR140558 Front cover of the music score for Merrie Old Christmas, a quadrille by Francois Claremont (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Froehliche Weihnachten, c. 1900
NAT36115 Froehliche Weihnachten, c.1900 by German School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Merry Christmas ; ); out of copyright

Christmas Carols (aquatint of 20833)
STC64841 Christmas Carols (aquatint of 20833) by Sadler, Walter Dendy (1854-1923) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Deutsche Drosseln, Sing-, Mistel-, Wacholder- und Schwarzdrossel oder Amsel (chromolitho)
5211381 Deutsche Drosseln, Sing-, Mistel-, Wacholder- und Schwarzdrossel oder Amsel (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deutsche Drosseln, Sing)

Round the year calendar, 1910 (chromolitho)
6030604 Round the year calendar, 1910 (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Round the year calendar)

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"Mistletoe: A Timeless Symbol of Festivity and Tradition" Step back in time to a Dickensian Party, where the air is filled with merriment and joy. In December 1896, Eugene Samuel Grasset created an enchanting scene that perfectly captures the essence of this magical plant. Transport yourself to Mr. Fezziwig's Ball, as illustrated by John Leech for Charles Dickens' beloved novel, "A Christmas Carol. " Amidst the dancing and laughter, mistletoe hangs above couples, inviting stolen kisses beneath its boughs. But mistletoe holds significance far beyond mere holiday revelry. Picture ancient Druids carrying bundles of sacred mistletoe during their rituals. These revered plants bear fruits and seeds that symbolize life's abundance and renewal. Imagine being among those Druids collecting mistletoe from mighty oaks in mystical forests. The power they believed it possessed was awe-inspiring – a connection between heaven and earth. Fast forward to more recent times when Badoit Discovered the refreshing taste of sparkling water infused with natural flavors like mistletoe. It became a delightful addition to festive gatherings, bringing joy to all who sipped it. Even our furry friends partake in the holiday cheer. Adorable Beagle puppies wearing Christmas hats slumber peacefully under sprigs while dreaming of treats yet to come. Delve into the botanical wonders surrounding this captivating plant - its delicate leaves contrasting against bold red berries create a visual feast for the eyes. Truly nature's masterpiece. Not only dogs but also Bulldogs find solace under these branches; two playful puppies frolic together as their proud parent looks on lovingly – a heartwarming sight indeed. And let us not forget about Doncella cigar advertisement from 1965 featuring cats enjoying an elegant dinner party amidst twinkling lights and beautifully adorned tables - surely even they appreciate the allure of mistletoe.