We’ve reached the end of the alphabet… and ‘Z’ is for zoo. Our virtual zoo is full of animals beautifully interpreted in pottery, glass, textiles, book illustrations and more. All our animals are well looked after… and there’s no entrance fee!!
- 1960s lion tile designed by Kenneth Townsend
- Detail from fabric peg bag
- Vintage Scandinavian glass ram
- Vintage children’s book cover
- Shaker Abecedarius illustration
Shaker Abecedarius illustration
List of animals in the Shaker Abecedarius
Vintage 1960s 'Beefeater' steak plates by Washington Pottery
- Vintage 1970s Staffordshire pottery mug
- Vintage 1960s/70s Hornsea pottery mug
'Life of St Martin' illustrated by Emile Probst, 1966
Vintage 1960s 'Acapulco' chopping board by Villeroy & Boch
'Acapulco' chopping board detail
Vintage 1970s Danish pottery plaque
Illustration from 'This is London' by Miroslav Sasek, 1959
Illustration from 'This is Edinburgh' by Miroslav Sasek, 1961
Detail from a vintage 1950s Cadbury biscuit tin
Vintage 1950s pottery giraffe produced by Lomonosov of the USSR
Illustration by Dean Mitchell from 'Folk Tales of the World, Australia', 1965
Little felt elephant made in Nepal
Vintage 1960s/70s pottery owl plaque
Vintage 1960s Danish teak mouse
Tiger print by Walasse Ting
