1851 Collection (page 21)

Red-Backed Shrike
RED-BACKED SHRIKE (Lanius collurio)

Sabines Snipe (Morris)
SABINEs SNIPE (Gallinago gallinago) This is not a separate species, just a darker form of the Common Snipe

Stonechat (Morris)
(Saxicola torquata)

Robin (Morris)
Erithacus rubecula

Rock Pipit (Morris)
ROCK PIPIT (Anthus obscurus)

Song Thrush (Morris)
SONG THRUSH (Turdus musicus) Morris names this the Nightingale thrush doubtless in tribute to its musical proficiency

Belted Kingfisher
North American Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle Alcyon)

Kite (Morris)
(Milvus ictinus) Also known as the Gled or Glead, from its gliding flight and as the Red Kite

Red Grouse (Morris)
RED GROUSE (Lagopus scoticus)

Hainault Forest / 1851
A man cuts wood by the entrance to his hut in the middle of Hainault Forest

Eskimo Curlew (Morris)
ESKIMO CURLEW (Numenius borealis)

Crossbill (Morris)
(Loxia curvirostra) This was formerly named the Parrot Crossbill (Loxia pityopsittacus) but was later recognised as a simple crossbill variant

Kingfisher / Morris
A kingfisher sitting on a thin branch. (Alcedo ispida)

Wellington, Vic & Albert
The duke of Wellington presents a closed casket to Prince Arthur on his first birthday, to be opened on his coming of age. Arthur will be the duke of Connaught

Hen Harrier (Morris)
HEN HARRIER

Missionary New Zealand
A native church at Otaki, with a sermon being delivered to the congregation, who do not have pews to sit in

Bain Chemical Telegraph
Bains chemical telegraph, exhibited at the Crystal Palace, London

Durnstein Castle / Austria
The upper ruins are a medieval castle that held Richard the Lionheart for a time on his return from the Crusades

Enamelled Objects - 2
Enamelled items by Morel of London, the kind of thing that makes Victoriana something you love or loathe. For the maidservants who have to dust them, loathing wins

Chinese Ceramicse
Richly - some might say TOO richly - ornamented teapot, vases and a bowl from China

French Pistol and Shield
Two pistols and a shield by Lepage Martier of Paris

Brit Mus Arched Room
The Arched Room is part of the Museums collection of books, not yet hidden in the stacks, less still transferred to the British Library

A group of various items from India, principally enamelled, including vases and boxes

The Amazon Sculpture
The Amazon A sculpture by Kiss, Berlin of an Amazon woman spearing a lion which is attacking her horse

Splendid American Chair
A triumph of American Victoriana, this Patent Continental Spring Chair is exhibited by the American Chair Company at the Crystal Palace

Sideboard, Ornaments
Sideboard and ornaments designed by Marochetti, made by Snell. Two lamps are included, also a metal bowl too big to be a spittoon

Dickens Mayall Dag
CHARLES DICKENS Dickens in 1851

Big Family / Cruikshank
Taking the Census. The head of an oversized, extended family has difficulty remembering the names of his kin and servants let alone how many there are!

Soult (Bompled)
NICOLAS-JEAN DE DIEU SOULT French military commander

Soult (Grevedon)
NICOLAS-JEAN DE DIEU SOULT French military commander

Opulent Bed 1851
Opulent, gilt bedstead complete with canopy, fringing and drapery

Machine Dept / Gt Exhib
The machinery department of the Crystal Palace exhibition - Messrs. Hibbert, Platt and Co.s cotton-machines

Foucault Demo London
Foucaults demonstration of the rotation of the Earth, by a pendulum, is explained to a London audience at the Polytechnic Institution, Regent St. by Dr Bachhoffner

Nicholas Baron Bexley -2
NICHOLAS VANSITTART, first baron BEXLEY English Statesman, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Great Northern Diver
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER (Colymbus glacialis) also known as the Immer- or Ember-Goose

Crystal Palace Nave
The Nave of the Great Exhibition, looking west

Crystal Palace Main Av
The Great Exhibition, Main Avenue, looking east

Great Exhibition Opened
Queen Victoria opens the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park

Disraeli / Crisis (4 of 4)
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Mr. Disraelis interviews with himself following the Ministerial Crisis of 1851 (Cartoon 4 of 4)

Disraeli / Crisis (3 of 4)
BENJAMIN DISRAELI General confusion following the Ministerial Crisis of 1851 (Cartoon 3 of 4)

Disraeli / Crisis (2 of 4)
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Mr. Disraeli on hearing that Lord Stanley had gone a second time to the Palace following the Ministerial Crisis of 1851

Disraeli / Crisis (1 of 4)
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Mr. Disraeli on hearing of the Ministerial Crisis of 1851. (Cartoon 1 of 4)

Outdoor Dress 1851
Two ladies in the garden, one with a shawl and parasol : the other has a parasol, too, but hasn t opened it yet

Indoor Dresses 1851
Two ladies in indoor dresses

Indoor Outfits 1851
Two ladies in indoor dresses

Outdoor Outfits 1851
Two ladies in very splendid outdoor outfits

Ladies Dress 1851
Two ladies in outdoor dress

Napoleon Iiis Coup
Napoleon III rides through the streets of Paris after his coup d etat, declating himself empereur. Not everyone is delighted

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