Shield Collection (#19)

Indian Watchman (Choakee-dar or Chow Kidar). Date: 1828

Italy - Laboratorio di precisione, Roma - Precision Optics
Italy - Laboratorio di Precisione, Roma - Precision Optics made in Rome - produced optical instruments used in WW1 - suppliers to the Royal family in Italy Date: circa 1906

The Shield and National flag of Switzerland. Date: 1906

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo - pictured in this delightful montage are the Catholic Church and The Gazi Husrev-bey Mosque (and the Tomb of Husrev-Bey)

WW1 - French / Serbian Artillery position in Serbia Date: circa 1915

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with portrait of Duchess Charlotte
A map of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with an inset portrait of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (18961985), who reigned from 1919 to 1964. Date: circa 1910s

Lowestoft, Suffolk - Town Crest and The Harbour Date: circa 1906

The Swiss Cantons around a personification of Switzerland
The Swiss Canton flags around a personification of Switzerland Date: circa 1910s

King George Vs message to the Fleet - WW1
In August 1914 at the outbreak of the Great War, Vice-Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe was appointed to the supreme command of the Home Fleets, with the acting rank of admiral

Heraldic Shields of the Provinces of Canada. Date: circa 1907

Monte Carlo, Monaco - Theatre and Gardens and an inset embossed 100 Franc coin, from 1882 bearing the profile portrait of Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818-1889). Date: circa 1903

Tuareg Warrior - North Afrca
Tuareg Warrior (Twareg / Touareg) - North Africa. Ridng away on his camel after a successful raid - the trophy of his enemy (his head) dangles from the saddle! Date: 1880s

Westminster Abbey, London - The Coronation Chair. Made in 1300 to enclose the Stone of Scone beneath. In this chair all our Sovereigns have been crowned (except Edward VI)

Traditional Dance of Sioux Indians - Canada - Rear view. Date: circa 1910s

The Knight by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov
The Knight - a painting by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (1848-1926). Date: 15th century

The Warsaw Mermaid - Old Town Market Place
1855 bronze sculpture of The Warsaw Mermaid in the Old Town Market Place Date: circa 1950s

Rule Britannia - Britannia Rules the Waves - WW2 era propaganda greetings card Date: circa 1943

Canada - Newfoundland
Coastal scene of Newfoundland, Canada, bearing testament to the fihing industry of the coastal settlements. This card features an inset portrait of Sir Robert Bond (18571927)

Buland Khan of Dagshai - Indian Fencer
Vintage British Indian postcard showing Buland Khan of Dagshai (Northern India) - The Fence and Swords Man. Dagshai is a cantonment town in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India

Sudanese Soldier with spear and circular shield. Date: circa 1907

Illustration of inoculation of a bud shield. Illustration from Charles Baltet, L art de greffer les arbres, arbrisseaux et arbustes, fruitiers, forestiers ou d ornement Date: 1869

B P Laight OBE CEng MIMechE FRAeS RAeS President
B.P. Laight, OBE, CEng, MIMechE, FRAeS, RAeS President 1974-1975, right, receives a Society shield from the new President, AM Sir Charles Pringle, KBE, MA, CEng, FRAeS, RAeS President 1975-1976

Book-plates showing Edward Heron-Allen crests
The Heron-Allen motto, Diligenter et fidelis (diligently and faithful), is found on book-plates of all his scientific volumes, housed in the Heron-Allen Library at The Natural History Musuem, London

Young Matabili warrior 1870-1871
Sketch 77 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)

Warrior of Osuna. 3rd-2nd c. BC. Warrior with Iberian falcata and shield. Iberian art. Relief on rock. SPAIN. Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: SPAIN. Osuna

YaxchilᮠLintel 53. 766. Late Classic period
Yaxchilᮠ Lintel 53. 766. Late Classic period. Ritual scene with the governor Jaguar Shield, wearing quetzal feathers. Maya art. Relief on rock. MEXICO. Mexico City

Vase of the Warriors
Vase of the warriors. Two warriors, one Celtiberian and one Roman, fighting against each other carrying lance, shield and

A Warrior of Osuna
A relief carving of a Warrior with Iberian falcata and shield. Part of the decoration of a funerary monument. Osuna, Spain Date: 3rd-2nd Century BCE

Iberian Horseman
Bronze Iberian sculpture of a Horseman with a shield. Caravaca de la Cruz. Sanctuary of Vera Cruz Date: 4th-2nd century BCE

Rusty shield bearer - Rangoon - deep gold yellow, tight clustered blossoms, pea family Date: 1952

A muhunt and gosaeens
A horseman with a shield slung across his back and carrying a lance surrounded by armed retainers on foot.. From: Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809. Date: 1813

Heinrich Ii / Hre / Mucke
EMPEROR HEINRICH II known as THE HOLY Holy Roman Emperor (1014-24), Duke of Bavaria (995-1024) and King of Germany (1002-24) Date: 973 - 1024

Friedrich I / Prussia / Oval
FRIEDRICH I First King of Prussia (1688- 1713); also Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg Date: 1657 - 1713

Friedrich Wilhelm I / 1735
FRIEDRICH WILHELM I King of Prussia (1713-40) Date: 1688 - 1740

19th century Insurance Company Fire Notice, County Fire office, with an image of Britannia with lion and shield

RSS Discovery and Danish Long Boat, London
RSS Discoverys Commissioner Colquhoun (nicknamed Koko) receives an address from the crew of a Danish Long Boat, on August Bank Holiday on the River Thames in London

Everybodys Magazine - Coronation Number
Front cover of Everybodys Magazine, Coronation Number showing Britannia, in a carriage pulled by a lion and unicorn flying through the skies, holding her trident and shield

Erdington Cottage Homes Girls Swimming Team
Girls swimming team at Erdington Homes, Birmingham. The homes were opened in 1899 by the Aston Union to house pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

King Henry III of England (1207 - 1272, reigned 1216 - 1272)

Erdington Cottage Homes Boys Swimming Team
Boys swimming team at Erdington Homes, Birmingham. The homes were opened in 1899 by the Aston Union to house pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

Medal, Derby Schools Athletic Association
Medal of the Derby Schools Athletic Association, awarded to K. W. Watson for first prize in the Bromham Shield. Featuring the Derby emblem of a deer in a park at the centre. Date: 1923

Woman wearing telephonic fancy dress
A woman wearing telephonic fancy dress. The telephone is balanced on her head, and her closely-fitting dress is made up of draped telephone cables. Date: circa 1895

Advertisement for Oktis Corset Shields
An advertisement for Oktis corset shields, which prevent the snapping of a corset steel and double the life of your corset. Ideal holiday wear. How did we ever manage without them? Date: 1913

South Africa - Umgwawe, Zulu Chieftain Date: 1904

Ventimiglia, Italy - Greetings card
Greetings card from Ventimiglia in Liguria, northern Italy, in the province of Imperia on the Mediterranean coast close to the border with France

Marriage of Prince of Naples to Princess Elena of Montenegro
Card commemorating the marraige of the Prince of Naples to Princess Elena of Montenegro on the 9th October 1896 Date: 1896

Italian Patriotic Card - Request for funding
Patriotic card which highlights the need for money during wartime and how every member of Italian society needs to do their bit and keep the national blood flowing through savings

Green Shield House, a fine example of the ugliness of Post World War Two modernism, High Street, Edgware, London. Date: 1960s

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