Peace Collection (page 13)

General Stores Building, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
The General Stores Building, Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, where the Russian and Japanese Peace Commission met before the signing of the peace treaty in September 1905

WW2 Christmas card, looking forward to peacetime. Date: circa 1942

WW2 Christmas card, Keep Going... for a Happy Christmas. The message inside reads: A message of cheer this Christmastide / To help to KEEP GOING along the steps / That lead towards a just

Cartoon, The civilian husband, WW1
Cartoon, The pacific (ie civilian) husband. He says after the war he will regret not having seen anything. His wife replies that he will regret not having done anything. Date: 1915

Blessed are the peace makers. Date: circa late 19th century

Feast given at the Chateau de Versailles in celebration of the Peace at the end of the Seven Years War, 1763. Engraving. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924). US President (1913-1921)

Exchange of Princesses Anne of Austria and Isabella of Bourbon in the Isle of Pheasants on the river Bidasoa the November 9, 1615. Work c. 1615 attributed to Pieter van der Meulen

BESNARD, Paul Albert (1849-1934). First World War (1917). Peace for Victory (La Paix par la Victoire), illustration for la D馥 nse Nationale(French National Defense, 24th November, 1917)

The Persuading of the Pacifist, by W. Heath Robinson
The Persuading of the Pacifist -Even more unpleasant than swallowing his own words A William Heath Robinson cartoon depicting a falling bomb landing directly in the mouth of a speech-making pacifist

In the Wings by Bruce Bairnsfather
Peace still waiting in the wings at the British Empire, whilst the famous crosstalk comedians Conference Brothers present their latest and greatest absurdity - Versailles

S Peace by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon
Old Bill, the soldier character created by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander, finds himself, at long last, in civvies and contemplating, in astonishment, a world at peace. Date: 1919

Those Frontiers by William Heath Robinson, post WW1
A little disagreement as to the exact line. Two men bicker over a line of territory, have a scrap and then see that while they have been fighting

WWI Poster, Each recruit brings peace nearer
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, Each recruit brings peace nearer. With Allied flags on either side. Date: 1915

Moss Bros advertisement, end of WW1, demobilisation
Advertisement for Moss Bros Ltd, naval, military and civil outfitters informing customers of the changes at the store due to demobilisation following the end of the First World War

Squaring Trafalgar Square by Heath Robinson
For " England Expects" - Anything on Peace Night. Trafalgar Square in the heart of London with all its monuments - Nelsons Column

Peace Conference in Paris by Matania
Front cover of The Sphere showing leaders of the Great Powers leaving the Peace Conference in Paris. Leading the way M. Clemenceau, Premier of France, with the tall figure on the left

A Naval Display - Armistice celebrations outside Admiralty
The colours outside the old Admiralty building on Armistice Day in London showing a vehicle carrying sailors and others past the flags. Date: 1918

A suggestion for a festive, post-war Trafalgar Square
Picture illustrating a suggestion for a post-war Christmas festival to be held in Trafalgar Square which for four years had been a centre for wartime recruitment and fundraising

Armistice celebrations in Trafalgar Square
Crowds dancing, waving flags and climbing on Landseers famous lions in Trafalgar Square as they celebrate the signing of the Armistice and the end of the First World War in November 1918. Date: 1918

British soldiers looking at German timetable in Mons station
Two British soldiers stand looking at the railway timetable -written in German - at Mons station at the end of the First World War

Reading Armistice terms on a village green by night
A small group of British villagers, having received a newspaper containing the terms of the Armistice, signalling the end of the First World War, gather around on a village green to hear the news

Sphere cover - Surrender of German fleet by Matania
The surrender of the German High Seas Fleet - Admiral Meurer on board the " Queen Elizabeth" in the Firth of Forth, saluting Admiral Sir David Beatty in his cabin. Date: 1918

End of First World War, crowds at Mansion House
Joyous crowds outside Mansion House in the City of London celebrating the end of World War One on the 11th November 1918. Soldiers of all kinds of nationalities can be seen along with a sea of flags

Reading news of the Armistice in Daily Mirror, WW1
An elderly couple peering at the Daily Mirror newspaper to read news of the Armistice, signed at 5 am on 11th November 1918, bringing an end to the hostilities of the First World War. Date: 1918

Sphere cover - First Armistice between Russians & Germans
The First Armistice by Fortunino Matania, showing Russian emissaries presenting their credentials to German officers. The first step towards peace negotiations was taken by the Russian

German delegates listen to peace terms after WW1
The Fate of the German Empire. The German delegates listen to the reading of the Peace Terms. They are: Dr Melchior; Herr Leinert (President of the Assembly), Dr Landsberg (Minister of Justice)

George V and Queen Mary, end of WW1
George V and Queen Mary in a carriage in London at the end of the First World War. They are surrounded by army personnel and civlilians waving the Union Jack and other Allied flags

German postcard, Which is the better way? Join hands across the sea. The choice is between ignorance and goodwill, selfishness and insight, militarism and peace

Street celebration with flags, VE Day
Standing amid the rubble of bombed homes, people celebrate with flags in Battersea, South London, to celebrate the end of the Second World War on VE Day. Date: 1945

The Crown of Peace by Sir W. B. Richmond
An angel with a crown of olive leaves, holds a crown embellished with flowers and filigree. Date: 1914

WW1 knitting and the end of the war, cartoon
" Granny, I AM glad we ve lived to see peace!" A little girl expresses her relief at surviving the war. It did rather go on longer than anyone expected

British Peace Poster, WW1
Labour Fights Wars and then Pays for them -- Disarm! Chromolithograph poster, by Grafton Art Limited, Peace Poster No 2. Date: 1918

Shaving Mug - Border is the coat of Arms of Whitby - WWI
Shaving Mug. A Souvenir of the Great War commenced August 4th 1914, Armistice November 11th 1918 and Peace signed June 28th 1919. Two transfers At present, we are staying at a farm

Highly decorated unmarked plate - WWI patriotic themes
Highly decorated unmarked plate showing Britannia, the British Lion, British soldier, ships, and flags of the Allies. Transfer reads - BOROUGH OF DEPTFORD - PEACE DAY SOUVENIR OF THE GREAT WAR

Tuscan China cup and saucer showing the flags of the Allies, a Dove of Peace, and reads 1914 - 1918. Peace - Nov. 11th 1918. The Great World War. Tuscan China is the trademark used by R. H. & S. L

Unmarked cup and saucer showing the flags of the Allies, a Dove of Peace, and reads 1914 - 1918. Peace - Nov. 11th 1918. The Great World War. Commemorative Ware

Mug - British soldier and a British sailor - Angel of Peace
Unmarked china mug with a transfer showing a British soldier and a British sailor with heads bowed in front of an Angel of Peace. Flags of the Allies are being waved by groups of young children

Crown Devon china mug with flags of the Allies
Crown Devon (S. Fielding & Co. Stoke on Trent) china mug. Transfer shows Britannia and the flags of the Allies with a Dove of Peace and the words Liberty, Justice, Truth, Honour

Commemorative mug for schoolchildren of Chelmsford
Commemorative mug given to the schoolchildren of Chelmsford in 1919. Embossed with the Coat of Arms of Chelmsford and Peace 1919 on reverse. Commemorative Ware

W H Goss Peace plate - 1919 - Angel of Peace
An extremely rare W. H. Goss Peace plate. Multi-coloured design, issued to commemorate Peace in 1919. The highly detailed transfer has the Angel of Peace in a gothic frame

Sergeant of the Grenadier Guards in Marching Order
Plaster cast of a Sergeant of the Grenadier Guards in Marching Order. Ex family collection. George Edward Wade (1853-1933)

Chelson china plate - commemorate Versailles Peace Treaty
A Chelson china plate to commemorate the Versailles Peace Treaty. Inscribed Peace - Victory - 1914 - 1919. Commemorative Ware

Cream pottery porridge bowl - WWI - Bairnsfatherware
Cream pottery porridge bowl marked with the word Porridge. With transfer - Coiffure in the trenches. Keep yer ead still, or I ll ave yer blinkin ear off. On reverse - A Souvenir of the Great War

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

Cream pottery jug - Coiffure in the trenches
Cream pottery jug with transfer on front - Coiffure in the trenches and on reverse Dear. At present we are staying at a farm. On base - Souvenir of the Great War, Grimwades, Stoke-on-Trent

Cream pottery plate - The historical touch
Cream pottery plate with transfer The historical touch - Well, Alfred, ow are the cakes On reverse - Souvenir of the Great War, Grimwades, Stoke-on-Trent

Ridgeway Peace Tea Canister depicting various WWI scenes
Ridgeway Peace Tea Canister depicting various First World War scenes, including tanks, planes and ships and the Allied Generals. Trench Art

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