1857 Collection (page 6)

Mechanism of the Great Cloak 1857
In 1851, Edmund Beckett Denison designed the mechanism for the clock of the Palace of Westminster (the Houses of Parliament in London), responsible for the chimes of Big Ben. Date: 1857

Carmarina hastata, jellyfish model
A glass model of a jellyfish, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Sagartia coccinea, sea anemone
A glass model of a sea anemone, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Bunodes ballii, sea anemone
A glass model of a sea anemone, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Christmas present from the farm 1857
Stocky man bringing a large turkey and just caught rabbit to a neighbouring family. Date: 1857

Extension of new St. Stephens Porch to Clock Tower 1857
Extension proposal for new building at Westminster Palace from St. Stephens Porch to the Clock Tower, designed by Charles Barry. Date: 1857

Silk culture in China 1857
Preparing raw silk. Date: 1857

St. Anns Royal Asylum, Brixton 1857
Exterior of St. Anns Royal Asylum in Brixton, London. Date: 1857

Skates in Hyde Park, drawn by John Leech 1857
Scene in Hyde Park on the lake Serpentine, crowds of people making the most of the wintery snap by having a enjoyable time on the frozen ice. Date: 1857

The South Kensington Museum, London 1857
Exterior of the South Kensington Museum, London, in 1857. This museum was later rebuilt and renamed as the Victoria and Albert Museum. Date: 1857

Plan of the Reading Room, British Museum 1857
Ground plan of the Reading Room of the British Museum, London, in 1857. The outline of the reading rooms rotunda can be seen at centre. Date: 1857

Reading Room of the British Museum, London 1857
Interior of the Reading Room at the British Museum, London. The rotunda, walls of books and reading desks are clearly visible. Date: 1857

Hastings in October 1857
Victorians having an enjoyable day at Hastings. Date: 1857

Threshing chestnuts trees in Greenwich Park 1857
Yearly tradition, for three weeks young youths poured into Greenwich Park, London to collect conkers. Climbing up chestnut trees, even using ladders to reach their prize

New public pillar post box 1857
New freestanding public post box of 1857, set up in the streets of Metropolis, designed by A. Copper, C.E. of Great George Street and Mr. W. J Wills superintended the ornamentation. Date: 1857

Chinese fishing boats 1857
River life among the Chinese, fishermen raising a large baskets. Date: 1857

Leviathan later named SS Great Eastern under construction
Front cover for The Illustrated Times, dated 7 November 1857. Christened Leviathan in the early stages, thereafter always known as SS Great Eastern, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

London ice carts 1857
Long trains of ice-carts may be seen wending their way to the shops of purchasers to dispose of their freights. Ice-carts with good effect; labour

JAMES BAINES TROOPSHIP
During the Indian Mutiny, the famous Black Ball line clipper James Baines is employed as a troopship to carry reinforcements to the troubled sub-continent. Date: 1857

Riding Habit 1857
Amazon corsage buttoning to the throat & with a small white collar & reversed cuffs. Black velvet hat ornamented with a plume & worn with a veil. Date: 1857

MAP / YORKSHIRE / NORTH 1857
Map of Yorkshire: North Riding, showing the east coast Date: circa 1857

MEXICAN QUIPU (1857)
A quipu of ancient Mexico

SELLING ENCYCLOPAEDIAS
A man wearing a suit of armour, presumably to make his product more exciting, sells encyclopaedias to a crowd in the street. Date: 1857

ARTILLERY ELEPHANTS 1857
Elephants are used to haul artillery, forming a siege train, during the Indian Mutiny Date: 1857

INDIAN SEPOY & CAVALIER INDIAN SEPOY & CAVALIER
Indian sepoy of the 40th Indian Regiment (left) and a cavalryman of the 5th Regiment (mounted) Date: 1857

Military mandarins 1857
Military mandarins. Date: 1857

CHINESE REBELS 1857
Rebel Chinese soldiers Date: 1857

MANDARIN & SOLDIERS 1857 MANDARIN & SOLDIERS 1857
Chinese mandarin directing soldiers. Date: 1857

CHINESE SOLDIERS 1857
Chinese soldiers. Date: 1857

Thomas Hughes (1822 - 1896), English lawyer, MP and writer, best known as the author of Tom Browns Schooldays (1857) Date: 1866

1857 MUTINY / OFFICERS
British officers rejoining their regiment at great speed. Date: 1857

Armoury in the Tower of London 1857
Sightseers in the Armoury. Date: 1857

OSTLER AND CLIENT
OSTLER A customer and the ostler in an inn-yard Date: 1857

ARTISTS REWARDED FRANCE
Artists are rewarded with prizes at the Paris Salon Date: 1857

RISTORI / ARTISTE 1857
Adelaida Ristori, noted Italian actress, depicted in the role of Myrra Date: 1821 - 1906

Queen Victorias sitting room, Balmoral 1857
Queen Victorias personal sitting room Date: 1857

CONCEPTS / DESTINY
The Spindle of Necessity, by which the Cosmos is regulated and which governs the lives of all of us : the three Parcae are shown with the Goddess Date: 1857

Omnibus driver or cabman 1857
Joseph Powell, a well known six-day London cabman, driving a horse-drawn bus through the streets in Paddington, London. Date: 1857

Lucien Wolf
LUCIEN WOLF Journalist, Correspondent to The Graphic magazine Date: 1857 - 1930

GREAT EASTERN CONSTRUCT
Under construction at Millwall. Date: 1857

Night travelling in the Punjab 1857
Travelling at night is accompanied by a musalchee or torch-bearer, who runs a little before the palanquin, with the torch, not only for the purpose of showing them the way

JOSEPH CONRAD Polish-born writer, in 1922 Date: 1857 - 1924

SPORT / RACQUETS
Princes Racquet Club Courts, Hans Place, Belgrave Square. Date: 1857

Sedan Chair in Hong Kong 1857
Coolie chairmen in Hong Kong. Date: 1857

Shamshir sword with scabbard, nd. Possibly belonging to Maharajah Ranjit Singh (1780-1839). Associated with Maj William Stephen Raikes Hodson, Hodsons Horse

The Kashmiri Gate (showing the breach of 1857), Delhi, India
The Kashmere Gate or Kashmiri Gate, Delhi, India. The gate gained national attention during the Mutiny of 1857. Indian soldiers fired volleys of cannonballs from this gate at the British

Thomas Dick - 2
THOMAS DICK Scottish scientific writer with his autograph Date: 1774 - 1857

Henglers Circus, Dale Street, Liverpool, 1857-1861. circa 1860

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