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Cicely Collection

"Cicely: A Multifaceted Name with a Rich History" Cicely, a name that echoes through time, carries various meanings and associations

Background imageCicely Collection: Suffragette Song Anthem March of the Women

Suffragette Song Anthem March of the Women. Words and music of The March of the Women composed by Ethel Smyth, dedicated to the Womens Social & Political Union, written in 1911

Background imageCicely Collection: The Houses of York and Lancaster, their Origin and Re-Union, Genealogy of the Kings from Edward

The Houses of York and Lancaster, their Origin and Re-Union, Genealogy of the Kings from Edward III to Henry VII
973055 The Houses of York and Lancaster, their Origin and Re-Union, Genealogy of the Kings from Edward III to Henry VII, with their Armorial Bearings and Badges (coloured engraving)

Background imageCicely Collection: Ellen Cicely Wilkinson

Ellen Cicely Wilkinson
ELLEN CICELY WILKINSON Trade union and womens rights activist, who led the march of workers to London on the Jarrow Crusade

Background imageCicely Collection: An Essex Village: Ongar High Street, 1943. Creator: E. Eason

An Essex Village: Ongar High Street, 1943. Creator: E. Eason
An Essex Village: Ongar High Street, 1943. From " Womens Institutes, by Cicely McCall. [Collins, London, 1943]

Background imageCicely Collection: Jack Hulbert / Cicely

Jack Hulbert / Cicely
JACK HULBERT British actor and comedian with his wife Cicely Courtneidge in By the Way

Background imageCicely Collection: Sweet cicely, Myrrhis odorata

Sweet cicely, Myrrhis odorata
Sweet cicely or great chervil, Myrrhis odorata (Scandix odorata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1800

Background imageCicely Collection: Salad herbs, plantes condimentaires pour salades

Salad herbs, plantes condimentaires pour salades. Parsley, Apium petroselinum, cicely, Myrrhis odorata, watercress, Nasturtium officinale, cress, Lepidium sativum, and summer savory

Background imageCicely Collection: Sweet cicely, Myrrhis odorata Scop

Sweet cicely, Myrrhis odorata Scop
5856019 Sweet cicely, Myrrhis odorata Scop.; (add.info.: Sweet cicely, Myrrhis odorata Scop. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora" (Pictures of Northern Flora)

Background imageCicely Collection: Fool's parsley, Aethusa cynapium

Fool's parsley, Aethusa cynapium
5856011 Fool's parsley, Aethusa cynapium; (add.info.: Fool's parsley, Aethusa cynapium. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Background imageCicely Collection: Marriage of Rebecca West, novelist and critic

Marriage of Rebecca West, novelist and critic
Marriage of Rebecca West (Cicely Isabel Fairfield, 1892-1983), novelist and critic. Seen here arriving at the church at Abinger, Surrey, with her sister, Dr Fairfield, who gave her away

Background imageCicely Collection: Views and crafts of Buckinghamshire, Womens Institute banner design, 1937, (1943)

Views and crafts of Buckinghamshire, Womens Institute banner design, 1937, (1943). Page painted by a member of a Buckinghamshire Womens Institute

Background imageCicely Collection: Courtneidge and Welchman in film The Cinema Star

Courtneidge and Welchman in film The Cinema Star
Cicely Courtneidge as Phyllis and Harry Welchman as Victor de Brett in film The Cinema Star'. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCicely Collection: Cicely

Cicely
A portrait oil painting of Cicely, a young girl with vivid blue eyes, and green leaves in her mussed hair. Date: circa 1919

Background imageCicely Collection: Cicely Draws My Portrait

Cicely Draws My Portrait
A pastel sketch of a young girl, who is busy drawing a portrait of the artist herself, effectively, two people drawing each other. Date: circa 1919

Background imageCicely Collection: Cicely Turner, actress, portrait in frilled hat and gown

Cicely Turner, actress, portrait in frilled hat and gown
Cicely Turner, actress, studio portrait in frilled hat and gown. Turner had recently appeared at Betsy Baker in a musical farce by Lawrence Hanray. Date: 1895

Background imageCicely Collection: Hyperion in the Paddock

Hyperion in the Paddock
The racehorse Hyperion, winner of the Derby in a record time of 2 minutes 34 seconds. In the foreground are Cicely Lambton (1882-1972), wife of trainer George Lambton, and Mr Oswood, the head lad

Background imageCicely Collection: Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert

Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert
Cicely Courtneidge (1893-1980) and her husband Jack Hulbert (1892-1978) appearing in their latest film Jack's The Boy'. Date: 1932

Background imageCicely Collection: Music cover, Keep on the Bright Side, from Happy Ever After

Music cover, Keep on the Bright Side, from Happy Ever After
Music Cover, Keep on the Bright Side, words by Douglas Furber, music by Werner R Heymann, from the UFA film Happy Ever After Date: 1932

Background imageCicely Collection: Sand Pies. Seaside Holidays

Sand Pies. Seaside Holidays by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: Looking for Shells. Seaside Holidays

Looking for Shells. Seaside Holidays by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: The Telescope Seaside Holidays Children's Postcard

The Telescope Seaside Holidays Children's Postcard
The, Telescope, Seaside, Holidays, Children's, Postcard, design, Watercolour, painting, Cicely, Mary, Barker, 12022013

Background imageCicely Collection: The Sand Castle. Seaside Holidays

The Sand Castle. Seaside Holidays by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: Paddling. Seaside Holidays

Paddling. Seaside Holidays by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: Bathing. Seaside Holidays

Bathing. Seaside Holidays by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: Serbia & Montenegro. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork

Serbia & Montenegro. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: Russia. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork

Russia. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: Portugal. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork

Portugal. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: Japan. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork

Japan. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: Italy. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork

Italy. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: Great Britain. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork

Great Britain. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: France. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork

France. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: Belgium. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork

Belgium. WWI Children of the Allies, artwork by Cicely Mary Barker

Background imageCicely Collection: Salad herbs, plantes condimentaires pour salades

Salad herbs, plantes condimentaires pour salades
5324564 Salad herbs, plantes condimentaires pour salades by Maubert, Louis Joseph Edouard (1806-1879); (add.info.: Salad herbs, plantes condimentaires pour salades)

Background imageCicely Collection: Jack Hulbert in Clowns in Clover, Adelphi Theatre, London

Jack Hulbert in Clowns in Clover, Adelphi Theatre, London
Jack Hulbert in Clowns in Clover, Adelphi Theatre, Strand, London, also with Cicely Courtneidge and June. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageCicely Collection: The Light Blues, Theatre Royal, Manchester, Robert Courtneidges new musical comedy

The Light Blues, Theatre Royal, Manchester, Robert Courtneidges new musical comedy, with Dorothy Ward, Cicely Courtneidge, Jack Hulbert and others. Date: circa 1915

Background imageCicely Collection: Advert for Phosferine tonic featuring the actress

Advert for Phosferine tonic featuring the actress Cicely Debenham, appearing in Patricia at His Majesty s, London, 1925 Date: 1925

Background imageCicely Collection: Sketch cover - Cicely Debenham in Zig-Zag, London Hippodrome

Sketch cover - Cicely Debenham in Zig-Zag, London Hippodrome
Cicely Debenham as Louana Lou of Honolulu in the revue " Zig-Zag!" at the London Hippodrome in 1917. Date: 1917

Background imageCicely Collection: Cicely Courtneidge in The Perfect Gentleman (1935)

Cicely Courtneidge in The Perfect Gentleman (1935) wearing a stirking Dolly Tree creation Date: 1935

Background imageCicely Collection: Heather Angel and Cicely Courtneidge - The Perfect Gentleman

Heather Angel and Cicely Courtneidge - The Perfect Gentleman
Heather Angel (left) and Cicely Courtneidge in The Perfect Gentleman (1935) wearing Dolly Tree creations Date: 1935

Background imageCicely Collection: Fools parsley, Aethusa cynapium

Fools parsley, Aethusa cynapium
Fools parsley, fools cicely, or poison parsley, Aethusa cynapium. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Background imageCicely Collection: Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-born comic actress

Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-born comic actress. Date: 1934

Background imageCicely Collection: Cicely Courtneidge as an Eton-cropped flapper

Cicely Courtneidge as an Eton-cropped flapper
Actress Cicely Courtneidge made up as a typical eton-cropped, cigarette-smoking flapper in Cleansing the Stage sketch in the revue, " By the Way". Date: 1925

Background imageCicely Collection: Cicely Hamilton and Edith Craig, suffragettes

Cicely Hamilton and Edith Craig, suffragettes
Cicely Hamilton (1872-1952) and Edith Craig (1869-1947). Edith was the daughter of the actress Ellen Terry, a theatre director, producer, costume designer and pioneer of the womens suffrage movement

Background imageCicely Collection: Suffragette chained to prison window

Suffragette chained to prison window
Suffragette poems cover illustration: Beware! A warning to Suffragists by Cicely Hamilton, sketches by M Lowndes, D Meeson Coates and C Hedley Charlton: Artists Suffrage League, 1908 Date: 1908

Background imageCicely Collection: Gloxinias (chromolitho)

Gloxinias (chromolitho)
5219611 Gloxinias (chromolitho) by Hamilton, Gertrude (fl.1898); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gloxinias. Illustration for The Flower Growers Guide by John Wright (Virtue)

Background imageCicely Collection: Lawrence Nightgall dragging Cicely down the secret stairs in the Salt Tower (engraving)

Lawrence Nightgall dragging Cicely down the secret stairs in the Salt Tower (engraving)
5224962 Lawrence Nightgall dragging Cicely down the secret stairs in the Salt Tower (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCicely Collection: The House That Jack Built, Adelphi Theatre, London

The House That Jack Built, Adelphi Theatre, London
The House That Jack Built, a new revue presented by Jack Hulbert and Paul Murray, at the Adelphi Theatre, London, with Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert, music by Ivor Novello

Background imageCicely Collection: Thrift rug, 1943. Creator: Unknown

Thrift rug, 1943. Creator: Unknown
Thrift rug, 1943. Made from vegetable dyed woollen scraps by a member of a Shropshire Institute. Woven rug made from recycled materials during the Second World War



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"Cicely: A Multifaceted Name with a Rich History" Cicely, a name that echoes through time, carries various meanings and associations. From suffragette anthems to genealogy of ancient kings, this captivating name has left its mark in different realms. One notable mention is the Suffragette Song Anthem "March of the Women, " composed by Cicely Hamilton. This powerful hymn became an emblem for women's rights and their relentless fight for equality. Delving into history, we find "The Houses of York and Lancaster" book, which explores the origin and reunion of these influential families. Within its pages lie detailed genealogies from Edward III to Henry VII, adorned with colorful engravings depicting their armorial bearings and badges. Shifting gears to modern times, Ellen Cicely Wilkinson emerges as a prominent figure. Known for her political activism during the early 20th century, she championed social justice causes tirelessly. Entertainment also finds its place within the realm of Cicely. Jack Hulbert's collaboration with actress Cicely Courtneidge brought joy to audiences through films like "The Cinema Star. " Their on-screen chemistry was electric and captivated viewers worldwide. Meanwhile, an enchanting image emerges from Ongar High Street in 1943 captured by E. Eason's lens—an Essex village frozen in time—a testament to simplicity amidst chaos. Nature intertwines with our story as well—salad herbs known as plantes condimentaires pour salades include sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata). Its delicate aroma adds depth to culinary creations while reminding us of nature's bounty. Artistic endeavors are not forgotten either; Cicely Turner immortalizes herself through her acting prowess portrayed in portraits donning frilled hats and gowns—a glimpse into theatrical elegance at its finest.