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Hughie Dobbin, Corn Miller, His Tally, Toome - a close in view of a tally of corn milled which is made of wood. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Toomebridge). Date: circa early 1900s
Liverpool - The Rathbone Monument - People by river, monument in middle distance. Part of Box 62 Boswell Collection - Liverpool
Triumphal Arch, Tokyo, 1895 - The triumphal arch made in Tokyos Hibiya district to welcome Emperor Meiji back to the capital after the conclusion of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). Date: 1895
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517-1586). Burgundian statesman, made a cardinal. Minister of the Spanish Habsburgs. Engraving. Colored
Advert for Debenham & Freebody autumn tailor mades 1915A selection of womens coats in navy and black with high collar and military lines. 1915
Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1936What fineness this Christmas... What a perfect Christmas stocking.... all the lastest fashion able shades, fastidiously fashioned into a dismally dull-lustred stocking. 1936
Advert for Debenham & Freebody autumn blouses 1915Inexpensive new autumn high collar blouses for women in 1915. 1915
Spain. Cap de Quiers (Cadaques). City panorama. French engraving. 17th century. Made A?a?A?a?during the negotiations of Treaty of the Pyrenees, 1659
Rug. 1890-1902. RomaniaRug, probably made for sale. 1890-1902. From Andrasfalva (Maneuti, Romania). Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary
Objects from Skeldal, central Jutland. 2000-1700 BCLocal made and imported objects from Skeldal, central Jutland. Bracelets, axes and necklaces. 2000-1700 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark
Japan - Geisha Girl - Studio portrait. Date: circa 1907
Adobe House, New Mexico, USAA house in New Mexico made from adobe - sun-dried brick. Its residents are descendants of Spanish colonists, one of whom sits astride a horse. Date: circa 1895
Pressed violets on a handmade greetings card, with handwritten note. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Handmade greetings card with pressed violets and a handwritten note inside. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Nine hospital patients in Winter Garden, Quex ParkNine hospital patients sitting in the Winter Garden at Quex Park. The Winter Garden was a large conservatory which stood between the drawing room of Quex House
Birchington Girl Guide Troop at Quex Park June 1920The Birchington Girl Guide Troop photographed in the garden of Quex Park on 11 June 1920. The Troop had attended the presentation of certificates to members of the Birchington VAD Kent/178 to mark
Three men in the gardens of Quex House, with sawThree men are standing in the garden of Quex House. One is holding a long saw. The man on the left is in civilian clothes and may have been employed at Quex Park
VAD Hospital patient with donkey, Quex ParkA VAD hospital patient is standing with a donkey outside the back door to Quex House. On the reverse of the photograph is written Jenny
Three men standing by wooden escape ladder at QuexThree men are standing by an extendable wooden ladder. Two of the men are wearing the patients uniform of hospital blues but the trousers only
Girl with envelope on a fabric greetings cardGirl holding an envelope on a fabric greetings card -- Guess who sends this. Date: circa 1890s
Edmond Fremy - 2EDMOND FREMY French chemist who made several valuable discoveries such as hydrogen fluoride gas, and wrote extensively on chemistry subjects. Date: 1814 - 1894
MARK FIRTH English manufacturer who made a large fortune from iron and steel in his Sheffield works. Date: 1819 - 1880
Fruit Cake TipPut an apple in the cake tin with your home made fruit cake to keep it moist and fresh. Date: 1930s
Julian FaneJULIAN HENRY CHARLES FANE Son of the earl of Westmoreland, diplomat and poet who made notable translations of Heines poems. Date: 1827 - 1870
Christmas Marron GlacesMarron glaces, made from marrons, large Italian chestnuts cooked in a sugar syrup until they become soft and candied. Perfect for a Christmas treat. Date: 1930s
Sir Thomas Erpingham 2SIR THOMAS ERPINGHAM soldier, made knight of the garter by Henry IV, with his two wives whom he married in series rather than in parallel, I trust... Date: 1387 - 1428
Sir Thomas ErpinghamSIR THOMAS ERPINGHAM soldier, made knight of the garter by Henry IV. Date: 1387 - 1428
Powdered Mashed PotatoesFluffy mashed potatoes made from a powder mix. Date: 1960s
Making Parachutes 1933British parachutes being made to order for the Danish Air Force, who placed an order with the Irving Air Chute Company of Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 22 June 1933
John Dennis, CaricatureJOHN DENNIS playwright and critic - more successful at the latter than the former; made enemies of Swift and Pope, but wrote well on Shakespeare. Date: 1657 - 1734
Jacques Delille - 5Abbe JACQUES DELILLE French writer, Academician - this painting was made while Delille was reciting his verses, you may be interested to know. Date: 1738 - 1813
Sir Roger Curtis - 2SIR ROGER CURTIS British naval commander : here as Captain, later he will be made an Admiral. Date: 1746 - 1816
Anne Ctess CumberlandANNE CLIFFORD, countess of CUMBERLAND, daughter of Lord Dacre, second wife of Henry, second earl. She was 81 when this portrait was made. Date: CIRCA 1558
Henry CoxwellHENRY COXWELL English balloonist, who made several scientific ascents with Glaisher. Date: 1819 - 1900
Collingwood as a YouthCUTHBERT (later Lord) COLLINGWOOD - the future admiral as a midshipman, a drawing made to exchange with a similar one of Nelson. Date: 1748 - 1810
Henry ChristyHENRY CHRISTY English ethnologist whose studies spread into geology, paleontology and anthropology, to all of which he made important contributions. Date: 1810 - 1865
Spanish Stuffed BreadSpanished stuffed bread, made with olive oil, a spanish onion, butter, garlic, eggs and garnished with macaroni cheese, but looking rather like a pair of sandles! Date: 1960s
Francesco BianchiniFRANCESCO BIANCHINI Italian astronomer, made observations about Venus and the Moon, discovered three comets, worked on the calendar for pope Clement XI. Date: 1662 - 1729
Roberto BellarminoROBERTO FRANCESCO ROMOLO BELLARMINO, Italian churchman, Jesuit, cardinal, opposed Reformation, defended temporal power of Pope - no wonder they made him a saint... Date: 1542 - 1621
Peter BarlowPETER BARLOW (1776 - 1862) a splendid example of a Victorian self- made man, rising from obscure schoolmaster to eminent mathematician, scientist and engineer, professor, F.R.S.&c. Date: circa 1850
Charlotte AshburnhamCHARLOTTE (Percy), countess ASHBURNHAM, daughter of duke of Northumberland, second wife of George, the third earl : portrait made when she was still viscountess St Asaph. Date: 1776 - 1862
Mme Recamier, RecliningJEANNE-FRANCOISE-JULIE- RECAMIER French social leader in a characteristic pose, reclining on a day-bed of the style she has made famous. Date: 1777 - 1849
Chapel Made of SaltMiners in the salt mine at Wieliczka, Poland, carved this shrine, the Kinga Chapel, in the salt, 101 metres below ground. Successive generations worked on it for 70 years. Date: 17th century
Gingerbread MenRichly Decorated Fancy Figures in Fermented Sweet Dough - traditional and modern shapes (note the golfer !) not necessarily made with ginger. Date: circa 1930
German Dressmakers 1900An upper class woman being measured for a new dress in a fashion house in the days when doorknocker hairstyles were in vogue. Date: circa 1900
Guillaume-ClitonGUILLAUME-CLITON DE NORMANDIE son of Robert III, duc de Normandie, failed to recover estates deprived by Henry II of England, made Comte de Flandres, but not popular. Date: ?1102 - 1128
Magic and WitchcraftA sorcerer draws a magic circle - witches fly to the sabbat and dance with demons - the afflicted are exorcised and made to vomit the demons possessing them...its magic! Date: 1715
Saint ReinildisSAINT REINILDIS daughter of a count and saint Amalberga : she made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land but on her return was murdered by Huns at Saintes, in Flanders. Date: - circa 710