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Memento Collection

Background imageMemento Collection: King George VI - Thanking British Children

King George VI - Thanking British Children
A certificate from King George VI to the children of Great Britain on 8th June, 1946 - issued as a momento for sharing in the hardships and ultimate triumph during World War Two

Background imageMemento Collection: Titanic Playing Cards

Titanic Playing Cards
A set of playing cards from the Titanic bearing the logo or insignia of the White Star Line on the box

Background imageMemento Collection: Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography

Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography Date: circa mid-1960s

Background imageMemento Collection: Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography

Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography. Date: circa mid-1960s

Background imageMemento Collection: Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography

Shoot for Academy Albums - Wedding Photography Date: circa mid-1960s

Background imageMemento Collection: RMS Queen Mary souvenir, large red ensign

RMS Queen Mary souvenir, large red ensign
RMS Queen Mary, souvenir, along with other items given to the last remaining man to sail on Windjammers as a memento of a man of his time

Background imageMemento Collection: Old Man Men Life Death Grim Reaper Oval Memento

Old Man Men Life Death Grim Reaper Oval Memento
old, man, men, life, death, grim, reaper, oval, memento, mori, skeleton, carrying, scythe, reminder, mortality, 11075719

Background imageMemento Collection: Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Memorial

Ww1 Wwi World War One First 1st Great I Memorial
ww1, wwi, world, war, one, first, 1st, great, i, memorial, personal, home, model, small, scale, whitehall, cenotaph, marbleine, glorious, dead, bridoma, inspiring, memento, use, household, white

Background imageMemento Collection: The Triumph of Death (detail), by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Triumph of Death (detail), by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter Bruegel The Elder, called Peasant Bruegel (1525-1569). The Triumph of Death (detail). Date: circa 1562

Background imageMemento Collection: PILE OF SKULLS PHOTO

PILE OF SKULLS PHOTO
A pile of skulls, in an unidentified location. Date: 20th century

Background imageMemento Collection: DRINK NOW, DIE TOMORROW

DRINK NOW, DIE TOMORROW
Let's drink today, for tomorrow we may die... Date: 1866

Background imageMemento Collection: FUNERAL INVITE 1694

FUNERAL INVITE 1694
Invitation to accompany the Corps of Sir William Phipps, Knight : London Date: 1694

Background imageMemento Collection: THIS IS THE END

THIS IS THE END
A priest points to a coffin and reminds us that This is the period [end] of all human Glory'. circa 1660

Background imageMemento Collection: French satire on Otto von Bismarck with grim reaper 1892

French satire on Otto von Bismarck with grim reaper 1892
Otto Eduard Leopold Bismarck(1815-1898), Prussian statesman and first chancellor of the German Empire. Depicted here in a French satire entitled "L'Aveu"

Background imageMemento Collection: Sailors taking fragments of the flag from HMS Victory at Nelsons funeral in St Paul s

Sailors taking fragments of the flag from HMS Victory at Nelsons funeral in St Paul s
Sailors taking fragments of the flag from HMS Victory at Nelsons funeral in St Pauls Cathedral, London, 9 January 1806. Date: 1806

Background imageMemento Collection: Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand

Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand
A Number 23 Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand on a glazed metal base, inscribed Memento of the Great War. Actual hand grenade casting as used by the Allies. Registered Number - 651542. 1915

Background imageMemento Collection: Bairnsfather Ware - Bruce Bairnsfather

Bairnsfather Ware - Bruce Bairnsfather
Bairnsfather Ware wall plaque with ornate border. Well if you knows. A Memento of the Great War on reverse. Bairnsfather Ware

Background imageMemento Collection: FELLOW TRAVELLER (EVB)

FELLOW TRAVELLER (EVB)
The Wicked Princess in her garden. Date: 1872

Background imageMemento Collection: Cartoon, The Tourists Guide

Cartoon, The Tourists Guide
Cartoon, THE TOURISTS GUIDE, a satirical comment on the growing number of climbing accidents. Date: 1867

Background imageMemento Collection: A young girl and her doll and trinket souvenir stall, Goreme

A young girl and her doll and trinket souvenir stall, Goreme
A young girl waits patiently for customers beside her doll and trinket souvenir stall, Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey Date: 1992

Background imageMemento Collection: Skeleton Mosaic

Skeleton Mosaic
A black and white mosaic of a skeleton, Memento Mori, from a Roman floor in the Vesuvius region. Not definitely from Pompeii. Museo Archaeologico Nazionale, Napoli collection

Background imageMemento Collection: Number 23 Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand

Number 23 Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand
A Number 23 Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand on a round glazed metal base, inscribed Memento of the Great War. Actual hand grenade casting as used by the Allies. Registered Number 651542

Background imageMemento Collection: Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand

Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand
A Number 23 Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand on a glazed metal base, inscribed Memento of the Great War. Actual hand grenade casting as used by the Allies. Registered Number - 651542. 1915

Background imageMemento Collection: A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform

A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform
Reform Bill - A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform - showing King William IV, the Duke of Sussex, Lord John Russell, Lord Grey (Prime Minister), Lord Althorpe, Lord Brougham

Background imageMemento Collection: Egyptian Gods Wall Hanging

Egyptian Gods Wall Hanging
Early 20th Century applique cloth picture wall hanging, a typical memento or souvenir from a visit to Egypt around 1910. Fragments of finely woven cotton materials sewn on more heavily textured

Background imageMemento Collection: Wall plaque - A Memento of the Great War

Wall plaque - A Memento of the Great War
Wall plaque with ornate border showing plane, shells, parcels, tins, barbed wire, etc. Centre shows cartoon I likes me drop o rum. A Memento of the Great War on base. Bairnsfather Ware

Background imageMemento Collection: Cream pottery bowl - WWI - Bairnsfatherware

Cream pottery bowl - WWI - Bairnsfatherware
Cream pottery bowl. With transfer I likes me drop o rum. On reverse - Grimwades, Stoke-on-Trent. A Memento of the Great War

Background imageMemento Collection: Ministry of Information War Photograph bureau

Ministry of Information War Photograph bureau
Customers inspecting picture albums at a new bureau for the sale of official war photographs opened by the Ministry of Information at Coventry Street by John Buchan in October 1918. Date: 1918

Background imageMemento Collection: WWI - Bairnsfatherware - Wall plaque

WWI - Bairnsfatherware - Wall plaque
Bairnsfather Ware wall plaque with ornate border. Well if you knows..... A Memento of the Great War on reverse. Date: circa 1917

Background imageMemento Collection: Female Tourist in Egypt

Female Tourist in Egypt
A lady tourist in Egypt is accosted by a man selling local curios. Date: early 1930s

Background imageMemento Collection: Posing for a photograph with the pigeons of Trafalgar Square

Posing for a photograph with the pigeons of Trafalgar Square, London, England. Date: circa 1940

Background imageMemento Collection: Odd fellows memento

Odd fellows memento. Date c1883 Apr. 10

Background imageMemento Collection: Coronation Medals

Coronation Medals of the Kings and Queens of England, from William and Mary to George VI

Background imageMemento Collection: A Memento of Poland

A Memento of Poland
Group of Scouts attending an outdoor religious ceremony. Inscription reads: A memento of Poland. August 1933

Background imageMemento Collection: Prince of Wales (George V) at Shepton Mallet

Prince of Wales (George V) at Shepton Mallet
The Prince of Wales (soon to be George V), with his wife Mary behind him, plants an oak tree sapling as a memento of their visit to the market town of Shepton Mallet in Somerset. Date: 1909

Background imageMemento Collection: Titanic jug

Titanic jug
A white jug bearing a design of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship, which sank on 15 April 1912

Background imageMemento Collection: Titanic pot and wine glass

Titanic pot and wine glass
A conical shaped white pot bearing a design of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship, which sank on 15 April 1912. An empty wine glass stands beside it

Background imageMemento Collection: Letter to Thomas Henry Ismay

Letter to Thomas Henry Ismay
A letter to Thomas Henry Ismay from twenty of his colleagues and employees on White Star Works headed paper, dated Bootle, 6 February 1899

Background imageMemento Collection: Titanic pot and glass of wine

Titanic pot and glass of wine
A conical shaped white pot bearing a design of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship, which sank on 15 April 1912. A full glass of red wine stands beside it

Background imageMemento Collection: Titanic anchor made of shells

Titanic anchor made of shells
A commemorative anchor-shaped ornament made of shells, with a picture of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship at the centre

Background imageMemento Collection: White Star Line items

White Star Line items
Five assorted items from the White Star Line, owners of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship which sank on 15 April 1912 -- a silver cigarette case bearing the initial P and a flag, a spoon

Background imageMemento Collection: Ambroise Pare / Trade Card

Ambroise Pare / Trade Card
AMBROISE PARE French medical, author of books on medicine and monsters



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