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ITALY. Ravenna. Basilica of Sant Apollinare Nuovo. The Pharisee and the publican in the Temple door. Scene of the miracles
1063 Fifth Avenue Dining Room, New YorkA photograph of a formal dining room at 1063 Fifth Avenue, New York, belonging to steel magnate Henry Phipps. The Phipp's patriarch appointed British designer George Abraham Crawley to decorate
Knight of the Order of Charles III. Chapter costumeKnight of the Order of Charles III, stablished by King Charles III of Spain on September 19, 1771, to decorate individuals for their merits and virtues. Chapter costume. Chromolithography
Advertisement for Nell Gwynn CandlesAn advertisement for Nell Gwynn Candles.'Shadows of the past'. Even in the days of Charles II, Field's were making candles
REMEMBERING THE DEADOn the anniversary of the battle of Marne, French villagers decorate a war grave with the Tricolore flag Date: 1915
CHRISTMAS, SAXONYThe people of Sachsen (Saxony) see no reason why the dead shouldn't enjoy Christmas as much as the living, so they decorate their graves with Christmas trees Date: 1881
XMAS TREES ON GRAVEThe people of Sachsen (Saxony) see no reason why the dead shouldn't enjoy Christmas as much as the living, so they decorate their graves with Christmas trees Date: 1881
The gilder at work: gilding the edge of the plates. Date: 1913
Young women painting plates, this would of been done in several stages. Date: 1913
Decoration of ware: an artist painting a vase. Date: 1913
Preparing street decorations for royal weddingPainters decorate crowns to be used in street decorations for the royal wedding of Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones. Date: 1960
The British Valhalla -- The Wars and Conquests in France. Depicting the Countess de Montfort (Joanna of Flanders, Duchess of Brittany) waiting for help to arrive, and saluting Sir Walter Manny
The British Valhalla -- Magna Carta. Showing the Barons taking the Oath on the altar at Bury St Edmunds, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, showing the Charter at St Paul s. Date: 1214
The British Valhalla -- Our Crusading Kings. Showing King Richard I of England (the Lionheart) viewing Jerusalem, and Richard with King Philip II of France, during the Third Crusade (1189 - 1192)
The British Valhalla -- Archbishop Thomas BecketThe British Valhalla -- Bishop of Exeter at Northampton, supplicating Archbishop Thomas Becket to submit to King Henry II, and the reconciliation at Montmirail in France
The British Valhalla -- William the Conqueror (his funeral and burial), a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. Date: 1087
The British Valhalla -- King Canute (Cnut) the Great, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes
The British Valhalla -- King Alfred reading to his mother, Queen Osburh or Osburga, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. 9th century
The British Valhalla -- King Alfred, coming to the Danish camp as a minstrel, and (right) hailed as the saviour of his people (meeting with the Welsh monk, Asser, who wrote a biography of the King)
The British Valhalla -- conversion to ChristianityThe British Valhalla -- the conversion to Christianity of the Anglo-Saxon people (Paulinus before Edwin), a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes
The British Valhalla -- two knights reading history bookThe British Valhalla -- two knights reading a history book of Britain, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes
The British Valhalla -- Spensers Faerie Queene, a suggestion for the scheme to decorate the newly built Houses of Parliament with frescoes. Date: 1845
The Zouaves, a crack French Regiment, WW1Men of The Zouaves, a crack French Regiment, 23 June 1915, First World War. 1915
Advert for the Home Art Series of booksBlack and white advert for the Home Art Series of useful skills such as crochet and fancy stitchery on the inside front cover of The Etiquette of To-day book, published by the Girls Own Paper
Ceramics - decorating 1902Men decorating ceramics in fine-detail, Glasgow, Scotland. 1902
Christmas verses 1877Victorian traditions, decorating the Christmas tree, couple under the mistletoe, wassail and Amen, written by Julia Goddard. Date: 1877
Granvale Church - collecting evergreen for Christmas 1869Front cover of Christmas Supplement to The Illustrated London News, showing Victorian men, women and children receiving evergreen from a trader outside to decorate the church for Christmas. Date: 1869
ERMINE STOLE, SCARF, HATA young woman wears an ermine muff, hat and scarf to keep out the winter chills while out foraging for fir tree branches to decorate her home at Christmas. Date: 1915
Christmas decorations: decorating the hall, 1877Four girls decorate the hall of their home with enough greenery to start a flower shop. Date: 1877
View from ceiling of Lichfield CathedralView from the ceiling of Lichfield Cathedral from high in the choir transept
Italy. Milan. Clock decorated with two statues, one male and one female, on top of a building
Roman mosaic with a cube pattern giving a three dimensional effect. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany
Depiction of Summer 1903A depiction of Summer showing a woman wearing a reform style tunic dress with uncorseted waistline. She picks cornflowers from a cornfield to decorate her straw hat
Christmas DecoratingTwo girls decorate their home with holly
Christmas Eve by Charles RobinsonThe Childs Christmas by Charles Robinson, with text by Evelyn Sharp. Printed by Blackie and Son Limited. Illustration showing two children hanging up decorations on Christmas Eve. Date: 1906
Napoleonic cut-out design Valentine heiroglyphsDesign for heiroglyphic illustrations from French magazine editor Emilie Berrins 1801 pattern book Secretair der Liebe intended to be cut out and used to decorate the home or objects
Napoleonic cut-out design decoration: ValentineDesign for heiroglyphic illustrations from French magazine editor Emilie Berrins 1801 pattern book Secretair der Liebe intended to be cut out and used to decorate the home or objects
Suffragettes Demonstrating Chelmsford 1908The scene on a Saturday in late November 1908, outside an inn, Chelmsford, Essex. The W.S.P.U organised a colourful demonstration ahead of the forthcoming by-election
Napoleonic cut-out design decoration: love knotDesign for heiroglyphic illustrations from French magazine editor Emilie Berrins 1801 pattern book Secretair der Liebe intended to be cut out and used to decorate the home or objects
Napoleonic cut-out design decoration: heiroglyphDesign for heiroglyphic illustrations from French magazine editor Emilie Berrins 1801 pattern book Secretair der Liebe intended to be cut out and used to decorate the home or objects. Date: 1808
The Angry Painters by H. M. BatemanTwo painters get into a fight and decorate a clients house in a rather radical fashion. Date: 1929
Spain. Andalusia. Almedinilla. Necropolis of El Ruedo. Roman. 4th-5th century. Mosaic
Roman mosaic from Villa de las Tiendas. Geometric decoration. Merida (Augusta Emerita). Detail. 4th C. Spain
Aurigas mosaic. Roman. Detail depicting one of the four winAurigas mosaic. Detail depicting one of the four winds. 4th century. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain
Great Palace Mosaic Museum. Byzantine style. Womans head. IGreat Palace Mosaic Museum. Mosaics of pavement of a peristyle court (Great Palace of Constantinople). 4th-6th centuries. Byzantine period. Detail. Womans head. South-western hall. Istanbul. Turkey
Codex 131. Guidus of Bausio. Archidiaconus Rossarium. Folio 1v. Latin. Capitular letter depicting Jesus presented in the temple. Chapter Archive of Tarazona. Spain
inside Catheral of Milan. Detail marble from Candoglia. WorkCatheral of Milan. Detail polychrome marble from Candoglia, decorating the pavement inside the temple. The design dates back to the 16th century, and is a work of Pellegrino Tibaldi
Italy. Milan. Detail sculpture that decorates the clock on top of a building
Recreation room. Decor and rococo furnitureReconstruction of a room. Decor and rococo furniture. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia
Victory goddesses decorate candelabras and sacrifice bullsRoman art. Victory goddesses decorate candelabras and sacrifice bulls. Part of the frieze from the central building of Trajans Forum in Rome completed in 112 AD. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany
Mosiac. Great Palace of the Byzantine Empire. Istambul Mosaic Museum. Turkey
A Watch-MakerA watch maker concentrating on his work; various clocks decorate his workshop Date: 1827
Duke by Train, IndiaFlags decorate his train as the duke of Edinburgh departs from the Pabell station of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. Date: 1870
Card - Kids & LanternsCupids hang paper lanterns to decorate the sky Date: circa 1905
Girl gathers Christmas decorations, 1898A woman carries a billhook to help her cut down foliage to decorate the house. Date: 1898
Xmas Decorating / 1855Children decorate a room with holly and mistletoe on Christmas Eve while an old woman sits by the fire knitting Date: 1855
The Midshipmaid by Ian Hay and Stephen King-HallThe MidshipMaid by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall. First produced Shaftesbury Theatre, 10th August 1931. It is a comedy with musical interludes in which a pompous economy expert Sir Percy Newbiggin
Fashions for Evening and Dinner-WearDressing for dinner - fashions that decorate the evening from Bernard et Cie and Redfern 1927
Designs in a brochure, Dy-o-la DyesDesigns in a brochure showing how to decorate household items with Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s
Simple designs for batik, page of instructions in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s
How to make braided rugs, with material dyed in different colours, page of instructions in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s
Home refurbished by Dy-o-la DyesPage from a brochure, a home entirely refurbished by Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s
WW1 - Decorated Belgian aeroplanes - Medussas HeadWW1 - Belgian aviators show their humour as they decorate their aircrafts. Seen here is Medusas head painted on the nose the aeroplane
Children decorate a snowmanFestive scene depicting children decorating a snowman with a newspaper hat and sprigs of holly. Date: c. 1910
SPAIN. Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma. St. Mary of the Assumptions Cathedral. The queen of Saba, king Salom nd Judith, sculptures that decorate the right side of the leading facade
SERT, Josep Maria. Camino de la VictoriaSERT, Jos頍 aric (1874-1945). Way to Victory. 1943. Sketch of an unfinished project to decorate the chapel of the Alcạ r of Toledo. Oil on wood. Private Collection
Atlas Novus, 17th c Temple of Artemis at EphesusBLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Nova totius terrarum orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula
Suffragette Deputation June 1909 ProgrammeA souvenir and programme announcing the Deputation to the Prime Minister, Asquith, at the House of Commons on Tuesday June 29th, 1909, at 8 p.m
Decking the halls: Christmas decorations, 1871Women decorate the interior of a house at Christmas with festive greenery. A stags head is being festooned with garlands, whilst a ball of mistletoe hangs from the light. Date: 1871
Coronation preparations at Harrods by MataniaA busy scene at Harrods department store, showing the vast array of Coronation novelties in the making to decorate the shop front and surrounding streets. Date: 1911
Uninvited Spectators at the Christmas RevelsThis is an early Victorian party scene showing two young girls looking through a door decorated with holly at a party full of adults in fine evening wear
Poland - Decking the Christmas TreeReproduction of a painting by Waclaw Boratynski entitled: Merry Christmas - showing two polish women decking the Christmas Tree with tinsel, decorations and little candles. Date: 1938
MAURETANIA. HODH ECH CHARGUI. Oualata. Tarha" MAURETANIA. HODH ECH CHARGUI. Oualata. " Tarha" graffito patterns made by women to decorate their courtyards."
Antiquities of Samarkand. Madrasa of Bibi Khanum. Congregational Mosque (Friday Mosque). Samples of tiles used to decorate exterior walls. Date between 1868 and 1872
Convalescent Wounded Soldiers - WWIDuring the First World War, injured soldiers returning from the front were often billeted in Stately homes and grand houses
Duet for viol and flute - The siren of the stageTwo musicians decorate sheet music for flute and viol. The lyrics warn against the seductive charms of ladies with beautiful singing voices
Paris Exhibition - Great Indian Exhibition (2 / 3)People from the Malabar region of southern India (lying between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea) at the Grande Exposition Indienne held in Paris in 1902
Stream at BrillSpring flowers decorate the banks of this little stream at Brill, Buckinghamshire, England. Date: 1920
Christmas decorations / Ally SloperWhilst decorating his dining room with holly, Ally Sloper slips and falls through the chair he has been standing on - a painful experience
Holly and Ivy, Box and Bay, by Ethel ParkinsonHolly and Ivy, Box and Bay, Put in the Church on Christmas Day. A Christmas Greetings card by Ethel Parkinson, showing people in a snowy landscape taking bunches of holly
Christmas time chaosA chaotic but merry scene depicting a family at Christmas. The children, all very energetic and excited, play musical instruments, help decorate the tree and play games
Matrons Decorate WardTwo matrons decorate a hospital ward for Christmas
1930S Mediaeval FrockA young woman wears a 1930s dress with mediaeval overtones composed of lace and chiffon. The young man wears a very large buttonhole on his dinner jacket
Adorning Ribault ColumnFlorida Indians decorate Ribaults column
