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Gift Collection (page 6)

Background imageGift Collection: Couple in historical costume on a greetings card

Couple in historical costume on a greetings card
Couple in historical costume holding hands on a greetings card. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageGift Collection: Couple in historical costume on a Christmas card

Couple in historical costume on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageGift Collection: New Year card in the shape of a gift box

New Year card in the shape of a gift box
New 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

Background imageGift Collection: Late Victorian 1890s Card Cards Box Boxes Greeting

Late Victorian 1890s Card Cards Box Boxes Greeting
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Background imageGift Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a gift box

Christmas card in the shape of a gift box
Christmas card in the shape of a white gift box with a pink ribbon. (1 of 2) circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a purse

Christmas card in the shape of a purse. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a jeweller's box

Christmas card in the shape of a jeweller's box
Christmas card in the shape of a red jeweller's box with gold lettering. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Girl and boy with presents on a Christmas card

Girl and boy with presents on a Christmas card with white and gold decorative border. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Snow scene with Santa Claus on a Christmas card

Snow scene with Santa Claus on a Christmas card
Snow scene with Santa Claus and children, viewed through an archway on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a wickerwork food hamper

Christmas card in the shape of a wickerwork food hamper. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a purse

Christmas card in the shape of a purse, open to reveal a bunch of violets and ferns. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Christmas card in the shape of a jewellers box

Christmas card in the shape of a jewellers box
Christmas 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

Background imageGift Collection: New Year card in the shape of a gift box

New Year card in the shape of a gift box. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Couple with flowers on a German greetings card

Couple with flowers on a German greetings card. (1 of 3) Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Robin with present on a Christmas and New Year card

Robin with present on a Christmas and New Year card
Robin carrying a present in its beak on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Boy with trumpet and whip on a Victorian scrap

Boy with trumpet and whip on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Ryde Pier Head - Isle of Wight, Hampshire - Couple

Ryde Pier Head - Isle of Wight, Hampshire - Couple
A 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)

Background imageGift Collection: Hamleys Christmas presents advertisement, 1929

Hamleys Christmas presents advertisement, 1929
Full page advertisement for Hamleys toy shop featuring a number of ideas for Christmas 1929 including a bunny nightie and hot water bottle case

Background imageGift Collection: Rowntrees York Chocolates advertisement

Rowntrees York Chocolates advertisement featuring a lucky girl opening a box at Christmas. 1929

Background imageGift Collection: Advert for Gamages christmas toys 1914

Advert for Gamages christmas toys 1914
Advert for the famous Gamages store on Holborn, London, promoting wooden childrens toys. 1914

Background imageGift Collection: Advert for Swan fountain pens 1901

Advert for Swan fountain pens 1901
Swan fountain pens with intricate design cases and chains, for Christmas gifts, free post catalogue available or in store at Cheapside, London. 1901

Background imageGift Collection: The Kings Cameleopard -- George IVs giraffe

The Kings Cameleopard -- George IVs giraffe
The Kings Cameleopard -- King George IVs giraffe, the first one in Britain, a gift from the Viceroy of Egypt. 1827

Background imageGift Collection: Advert for Gorke womens accessories 1898

Advert for Gorke womens accessories 1898
Novelties Christmas gifts for women. A charming painted gauze and large ostrich fans, linen gloves for gifts Chevrette, fur tops, button ladies driving gloves

Background imageGift Collection: Advert for Mappin Brothers Victorian gifts 1896

Advert for Mappin Brothers Victorian gifts 1896
Chritsmas 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

Background imageGift Collection: Advert for Lancaster & Sons bellows cameras 1890

Advert for Lancaster & Sons bellows cameras 1890
Advertisement for 19th century bellows cameras, pocket combination aneroid barometers, selection of scientific equipment compound microscope, achromatic microscope

Background imageGift Collection: Father Christmas in a train on a Victorian scrap

Father Christmas in a train on a Victorian scrap
Father Christmas in a train full of presents on a Victorian scrap. circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Father Christmas on horse-drawn carriage on Victorian scrap

Father Christmas on horse-drawn carriage on Victorian scrap
Father Christmas on a horse-drawn carriage full of trees and presents on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Angel with horse-drawn carriage on Victorian Christmas scrap

Angel with horse-drawn carriage on Victorian Christmas scrap
Angel with a horse-drawn carriage full of toys and a tree on a Victorian Christmas scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGift Collection: Stele depicting offerers. Egypt

Stele depicting offerers. Egypt
Egyptian Art. New Empire. Stele depicting offerers. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Background imageGift Collection: Romanesque Art. Catalonia. Espinelves. Frontal altar from Sa

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

Background imageGift Collection: Altarpiece of the Epiphany by Joan Reixach (active 1430-1484

Altarpiece of the Epiphany by Joan Reixach (active 1430-1484
Gothic. 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

Background imageGift Collection: William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, 164

William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, 164
Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641). Flemish painter. William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart, 1641. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageGift Collection: United States. New York. The Statue of Liberty

United States. New York. The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island by Frederic Bartholdi

Background imageGift Collection: Phoenician art. Cyprus. Bearded man with votive offerings. C

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

Background imageGift Collection: Jesus is shown to the Three Kings. Codex of Predis (1476). I

Jesus is shown to the Three Kings. Codex of Predis (1476). I
Jesus is shown to the Three Kings. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Background imageGift Collection: Chadwicks Orphanage, Bolton, Lancashire

Chadwicks Orphanage, Bolton, Lancashire
A 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

Background imageGift Collection: Advert for Elkington & Co Edwardian jewellery 1906

Advert for Elkington & Co Edwardian jewellery 1906
Array of novelty jewellery using pearls. Date: 1906

Background imageGift Collection: Wilson & Gill Scott Antarctic expedition souvenirs

Wilson & Gill Scott Antarctic expedition souvenirs
Advertisement 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

Background imageGift Collection: Cub Scout receiving flowers, Taipei, Formosa

Cub Scout receiving flowers, Taipei, Formosa
Cub 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

Background imageGift Collection: Pears Soap advertisement, WW1

Pears Soap advertisement, WW1
Advertisement 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

Background imageGift Collection: Chief Scout with 4th Bahamas Cubs, Nassau

Chief Scout with 4th Bahamas Cubs, Nassau
Chief 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

Background imageGift Collection: Cubs in the gift shop at Baden Powell House, London

Cubs in the gift shop at Baden Powell House, London
Three 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

Background imageGift Collection: Lea and Perrins advertisement, WW1

Lea and Perrins advertisement, WW1
Advertisement 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

Background imageGift Collection: Fortnum & Masons advertisement, WW1

Fortnum & Masons advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for quintessential British department store, Fortnum & Mason and its service for sending boxes of food to the front during the First World War

Background imageGift Collection: Good luck charms from J. C. Vickery, WW1

Good luck charms from J. C. Vickery, WW1
Advertisement displaying three types of lucky charm or good luck mascots available from J. C. Vickery of Regent Street, London, jewellers to Their Majesties

Background imageGift Collection: Advert for Gillette razor combination set 1915

Advert for Gillette razor combination set 1915
Get 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

Background imageGift Collection: Onoto Pen Advertisement, World War One

Onoto Pen Advertisement, World War One
Advertisement 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

Background imageGift Collection: Lucky WWI bulldog mascot designed by John Hassall

Lucky WWI bulldog mascot designed by John Hassall
A luck-bringer for soldiers at the front designed by the famous poster artist, John Hassall, and showing a British bulldog overturning the German eagle



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