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Background imageOrnament Collection: Rifle round ornament Souvenir from Vimy Ridge

Rifle round ornament Souvenir from Vimy Ridge
Ornament made from rifle rounds engraved Souvenir from Vimy Ridge, France, embellished with an Edward VII copper halfpenny. Trench Art

Background imageOrnament Collection: TEENAGE EVENING GOWN

TEENAGE EVENING GOWN
Victorian Fantasie: Evening gown for a teenage girl in red spotted taffeta with ecru lace edging to the square neckline. Gauging & tiny tucks ornament the skirt & puffed sleeves. Date: 1930s

Background imageOrnament Collection: USE FOR CRINOLINES

USE FOR CRINOLINES
A novel suggestion for the use of cage crinolines - an ornament for the Fire Stove! Date: 1859

Background imageOrnament Collection: BOY IN KNITTED COAT

BOY IN KNITTED COAT
A small boy posed out of doors wears a 3/4 length light coloured knitted coat with collar & turned back cuffs & shoes with a bar across the instep. Date: late 19th century

Background imageOrnament Collection: Catalogue illustration, vase, embroidery, carpet, costume

Catalogue illustration, vase, embroidery, carpet, costume. 65. Porcelain vase made in the Imperial Factory at Yildiz, donated by the Sultan. 66

Background imageOrnament Collection: Vases

Vases
One of two clear glass vases with a spreading foot and a long slim stem rising to a pinched neck opening with a serpentine three lobed rim. The glass has twisted ridges and dates from c.1870-1910

Background imageOrnament Collection: Bust in glass dome

Bust in glass dome
Glass dome with metal base

Background imageOrnament Collection: Flower bowl

Flower bowl
Tin-glazed earthenware flower or pot-pourri holder and lid, with blue and manganese painted decoration of stylised floral sprays set within quatrefoils

Background imageOrnament Collection: Ewer

Ewer made from porcelain, painted in gold and blue on a white ground with a coloured central reserve depicting a shepherdess holding a bird cage

Background imageOrnament Collection: Urn

Urn made from porcelain with a white ground, painted in gold and blue with a coloured central compartment of Maria, a lady seated at a tree with a dog by her side

Background imageOrnament Collection: Part of a garniture de chemin

Part of a garniture de chemin
Ewer made from porcelain, painted in gold and blue on a white ground with a coloured central reserve depicting a shepherdess holding a bird cage

Background imageOrnament Collection: Vase

Vase
Porcelain vase and cover with Imari-style underglaze blue and red floral and foliate decoration and overglaze gilding, the cover with a finial in the shape of a Chinese figure

Background imageOrnament Collection: Vase

Vase
Glazed earthenware vase painted with irises with an electroplated nickel silver collar, lid and handle, the vase manufactured by Franz A

Background imageOrnament Collection: The great elephant brought into england and landed August ye

The great elephant brought into england and landed August ye
Etching depicting an elephant, with an inscription, in a reproduction frame made of ebonised wood with a gilded centre. This etching was printed in England in c.1675 by John Dunstall. Date: c.1675

Background imageOrnament Collection: Candlestick, before restoration

Candlestick, before restoration
Brass candlestick on a square base with cut corners and a drip depression, and an octagonal parallel-sided socket with an ejection hole, probably made in the Netherlands or France c.1700-1720

Background imageOrnament Collection: Candlestick, before conservation

Candlestick, before conservation
Candlestick with a stepped octagonal base, baluster stem and knops towards the bottom, and a split at the base of the nozzle, cast in brass and made in England c.1715. Date: c.1715

Background imageOrnament Collection: Jar

Jar
Cranberry-coloured glass jar with a ribbed interior and lid with a moulded clear glass finial, thought to date c.1850-1880. Date: 1850-1880

Background imageOrnament Collection: Vase

Vase
Twin-handled glazed earthenware vase, stamped on the base with the makers mark BF and the shape number 774, made by Burmantofts in England c.1883-1887. Date: 1883-87

Background imageOrnament Collection: Greek pottery. Lekythos. Red figure. From Greece. 4th centur

Greek pottery. Lekythos. Red figure. From Greece. 4th centur
Greek pottery. Lekythos. Decorated with palmette. Red figure. 4th century BC. From Greece. Museum of Perfume. Barcelona. Spain

Background imageOrnament Collection: Roman mosaic

Roman mosaic with a cube pattern giving a three dimensional effect. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Background imageOrnament Collection: Complutensian Polyglot Bible by Cisneros. Page of Genesis. E

Complutensian Polyglot Bible by Cisneros. Page of Genesis. E
Complutensian Polyglot Bible. Is the name given to the first printed polyglot ot the entire Bible, initiated and financed by spanish Cardinal Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros (1436-1517)

Background imageOrnament Collection: Academy of the Holy Names, Rome, New York State, USA

Academy of the Holy Names, Rome, New York State, USA
Academy of the Holy Names, a Roman Catholic boarding school in Rome, Oneida County, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1912

Background imageOrnament Collection: The water lily, Nelumbo lutea, in wallpaper

The water lily, Nelumbo lutea, in wallpaper and tile patterns.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Background imageOrnament Collection: Botanical illustration of a snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis

Botanical illustration of a snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis.. Lithograph by Verneuil with pochoir (stencil) handcoloring from Eugene Grassets Plants and their Application to Ornament, Paris, 1897

Background imageOrnament Collection: Jugendstil Dandelion

Jugendstil Dandelion
Dandelion in Jugendstil

Background imageOrnament Collection: Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). Ceramic figure. From

Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). Ceramic figure. From
Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). From Ecuador. Ceramic figure. Museo del Banco central. Quito. Ecuador

Background imageOrnament Collection: Corinthian capital with acanthus leaves and volute. Pergamon

Corinthian capital with acanthus leaves and volute. Pergamon. Turkey

Background imageOrnament Collection: Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, Plate 116

Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, Plate 116
Aquaria, shades, stands, fern cases, window conservatories, Plate 116. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageOrnament Collection: Spain. Leon. Gothic cathedral. 13th-14th centuries. Pinnacle

Spain. Leon. Gothic cathedral. 13th-14th centuries. Pinnacles

Background imageOrnament Collection: Egyptian art. Tutankhamuns pectoral. Dynasty 18. 1332-1322

Egyptian art. Tutankhamuns pectoral. Dynasty 18. 1332-1322
Egyptian art. Tutankhamuns pectoral with solar and lunar emblem and Scarab. Dynasty 18. 1332-1322 BC. New Kingdom of Egypt. Egyptian Museum Cairo

Background imageOrnament Collection: Turkey. Bursa. Yesil Turbe. Mausoleum of Mehmed I. Ottoman s

Turkey. Bursa. Yesil Turbe. Mausoleum of Mehmed I. Ottoman s
Turkey. Bursa. Yesil Turbe or Green Tom. Mausoleum of Mehmed I. Ottoman style. 15th century. Architect, Hac Ivaz Pasha

Background imageOrnament Collection: Votive crown of Recceswinth, found in the treasure of Guarra

Votive crown of Recceswinth, found in the treasure of Guarra
Votive crown of the Visigoth king Recceswinth, made of gold and precious stones in the 2nd half of the 7th century. Treasure of Guarrazar. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imageOrnament Collection: Greek art. Panathenaic amphora. Black figures. Riders throwi

Greek art. Panathenaic amphora. Black figures. Riders throwing spears. 400 BC. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Background imageOrnament Collection: Berlin Gold Hat. Fine gold leaf. 1000 BC

Berlin Gold Hat. Fine gold leaf. 1000 BC
Berlin Gold Hat. Thin gold leaf. Late Bronze Age. 1000 BC. Detail. Unknown origin, probably South Germany. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageOrnament Collection: Lorenzo Quiros (1717-1789). Spanish painter. Platerias ornam

Lorenzo Quiros (1717-1789). Spanish painter. Platerias ornam
Lorenzo Quiros (1717-1789). Spanish historical painter. Platerias ornamental street (Mayor Street) to mark entry into the city of Madrid the King Carlos III (1716-1788), 1760

Background imageOrnament Collection: Initial with image (amanuensis). Letter H. Manuscript. 15th

Initial with image (amanuensis). Letter H. Manuscript. 15th
Jewish history and wars. Initial with image (amanuensis). Letter H. Manuscript. 15th century. Chantilly Castle. France

Background imageOrnament Collection: Manufacture of felt hats. Hungary

Manufacture of felt hats. Hungary
Manufacture of felt hats, formerly widely used in Hungary. Reflects the regional differences, social and occupational. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest, Hungary

Background imageOrnament Collection: Bronze Age. Belt ornaments. From a bog at Fjellerup, Funen

Bronze Age. Belt ornaments. From a bog at Fjellerup, Funen
Prehistoric. Art. Bronze Age. Belt ornaments. From a bog at Fjellerup, Funen. 700-500 BC. National Museum of Denmark

Background imageOrnament Collection: Urartu civilization. Pectoral and gold medallion decorated w

Urartu civilization. Pectoral and gold medallion decorated with reliefs. The pectoral depicts the image of god Haldi on the throne and his wife Arubani. The madaillon, a seated goddess

Background imageOrnament Collection: Spain. Catalonia. Balaguer. Islamic Art. Fragment of plaster

Spain. Catalonia. Balaguer. Islamic Art. Fragment of plasterwork from Sudda or governors residence. Built by governor Yusuf al-Muzaffares (1045-1082). Detail arch. Museo Comarcal de la Noguera

Background imageOrnament Collection: Pre-Columbian Art. Tumaco or La Tolita Culture. (600 B. C. an

Pre-Columbian Art. Tumaco or La Tolita Culture. (600 B. C. an
Pre-Columbian Art. Tumaco or La Tolita Culture. (600 b.C. and 200 A.C.). Standing figure. (1st. b.C.-1st. d.C.). Gold. Colombia or Ecuador. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Background imageOrnament Collection: Hat by Elsa Schiaparelli

Hat by Elsa Schiaparelli
Illustration of a wide brimmed straw hat with a bird cage crown designed by Elsa Schiaparelli. Date: 1939

Background imageOrnament Collection: Gothic ornament and scrollwork of the late 15th, early 16thC

Gothic ornament and scrollwork of the late 15th, early 16thC.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century



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