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Couple in historical costume on a greetings cardCouple in historical costume holding hands on a greetings card. Date: circa 1900s
Couple in historical costume on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1900s
New Year card in the shape of a gift boxNew Year card in the shape of a white gift box with a blue ribbon, open to reveal purple violets. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
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Christmas card in the shape of a gift boxChristmas card in the shape of a white gift box with a pink ribbon. (1 of 2) circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a purse. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a jeweller's boxChristmas card in the shape of a red jeweller's box with gold lettering. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Girl and boy with presents on a Christmas card with white and gold decorative border. Date: circa 1890s
Snow scene with Santa Claus on a Christmas cardSnow scene with Santa Claus and children, viewed through an archway on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a wickerwork food hamper. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a purse, open to reveal a bunch of violets and ferns. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a jewellers boxChristmas card in the shape of a red jewellers box, open to reveal a pocket watch and chain, with verse under the lid. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
New Year card in the shape of a gift box. Date: circa 1890s
Couple with flowers on a German greetings card. (1 of 3) Date: circa 1890s
Robin with present on a Christmas and New Year cardRobin carrying a present in its beak on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Boy with trumpet and whip on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Ryde Pier Head - Isle of Wight, Hampshire - CoupleA Couple on holiday strolling along Ryde Pier Head - Isle of Wight, Hampshire, with the Island line railway on the left. She is holding a tourist leaflet (or map)
Hamleys Christmas presents advertisement, 1929Full page advertisement for Hamleys toy shop featuring a number of ideas for Christmas 1929 including a bunny nightie and hot water bottle case
Rowntrees York Chocolates advertisement featuring a lucky girl opening a box at Christmas. 1929
Advert for Gamages christmas toys 1914Advert for the famous Gamages store on Holborn, London, promoting wooden childrens toys. 1914
Advert for Swan fountain pens 1901Swan fountain pens with intricate design cases and chains, for Christmas gifts, free post catalogue available or in store at Cheapside, London. 1901
The Kings Cameleopard -- George IVs giraffeThe Kings Cameleopard -- King George IVs giraffe, the first one in Britain, a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt. 1827
Advert for Gorke womens accessories 1898Novelties Christmas gifts for women. A charming painted gauze and large ostrich fans, linen gloves for gifts Chevrette, fur tops, button ladies driving gloves
Advert for Mappin Brothers Victorian gifts 1896Chritsmas gifts in solid silver; sugar and cream stand, afternoon tea set, sugar dredger, chased and pierced fruit or bonbon dish, twin oil and vinegar bottles and coffee set with tray. 1896
Advert for Lancaster & Sons bellows cameras 1890Advertisement for 19th century bellows cameras, pocket combination aneroid barometers, selection of scientific equipment compound microscope, achromatic microscope
Father Christmas in a train on a Victorian scrapFather Christmas in a train full of presents on a Victorian scrap. circa 1890s
Father Christmas on horse-drawn carriage on Victorian scrapFather Christmas on a horse-drawn carriage full of trees and presents on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Angel with horse-drawn carriage on Victorian Christmas scrapAngel with a horse-drawn carriage full of toys and a tree on a Victorian Christmas scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Stele depicting offerers. EgyptEgyptian Art. New Empire. Stele depicting offerers. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary
Romanesque Art. Catalonia. Espinelves. Frontal altar from Saint Vincent. Anonymous. Around 1187. Tempera on wood. The Adoration of the Magi: Melchior, Caspar and Balthasar. Episcopal Museum. VIc
Altarpiece of the Epiphany by Joan Reixach (active 1430-1484Gothic. Altarpiece of the Epiphany by Joan Reixach (active 1430-1484). Detail. Augustian convent. Rubielos de Mora, Teruel. Aragon. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain
William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, 164Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641). Flemish painter. William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, 1641. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland
United States. New York. The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island by Frederic Bartholdi
Phoenician art. Cyprus. Bearded man with votive offerings. Ca. 475-450 BC. Classical Period. Limestone. Comes from Golgoi (Cyprus). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States
Jesus is shown to the Three Kings. Codex of Predis (1476). IJesus is shown to the Three Kings. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy
Chadwicks Orphanage, Bolton, LancashireA view of the grounds of Chadwicks Orphanage for girls at Bolton, with a number of the inmates at play. The institution was founded by a gift from Dr Samuel Taylor Chadwick. Date: Date unknown
Advert for Elkington & Co Edwardian jewellery 1906Array of novelty jewellery using pearls. Date: 1906
Wilson & Gill Scott Antarctic expedition souvenirsAdvertisement for Wilson and Gill, goldsmiths of Regent Street, offering a range of souvenirs commemorating the ill-fated Antarctic expedition of 1912 led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott
Cub Scout receiving flowers, Taipei, FormosaCub Scout John Sottin receiving a basket of flowers as a Christmas gift from a local girl, Taipei, Formosa (then in China, now Taiwan). Date: 1953
Pears Soap advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Pears soap showing a mother and her daughters wrapping up a bar of the famous soap to be sent to her boy at the front. Date: 1915
Chief Scout with 4th Bahamas Cubs, NassauChief Scout (Lord Baden Powell) receiving a gift made for him by the 4th Bahamas Cubs at a rally of Cubs and Brownies at Addington House, Nassau
Cubs in the gift shop at Baden Powell House, LondonThree cubs in the gift shop of Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London, chatting to two assistants. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s
Lea and Perrins advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, a perfect gift for soldiers at the front to use with their war rations with claims that it makes bully beef appetizing
Fortnum & Masons advertisement, WW1Advertisement for quintessential British department store, Fortnum & Mason and its service for sending boxes of food to the front during the First World War
Good luck charms from J. C. Vickery, WW1Advertisement displaying three types of lucky charm or good luck mascots available from J. C. Vickery of Regent Street, London, jewellers to Their Majesties
Advert for Gillette razor combination set 1915Get it today. How much better the choice of christmas gifts is than it used to be! For a man - a Gillette safety razor, instead of the fripperies
Onoto Pen Advertisement, World War OneAdvertisement for the famous Onoto pens, the ideal gift for British soldiers for Christmas 1915. One officer, joyous to have received his Onoto, asks another who surveys his broken pen with dismay
Lucky WWI bulldog mascot designed by John HassallA luck-bringer for soldiers at the front designed by the famous poster artist, John Hassall, and showing a British bulldog overturning the German eagle