Presented Collection (page 4)

Johann Freiherr Cotta
JOHANN FRIEDRICH, Freiherr von COTTA German publisher, who presented the works of Schiller and Goethe to the world. Date: 1764 - 1832

Stilton Cheese Round
A beautifully presented round of Stilton cheese on a dish, accompanied by a vase of celery and other treats. Date: 1930s

Workers Cottage
Double cottage for agricultural districts, drawn from the plans presented to the Society for improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes. Date: 1849

Nijinsky in Carnaval
With Tamara Karsavina in Schumanns Carnaval, presented at the Paris Opera Date: 1912

Presentation, 1888
A Debutante has her train adjusted, just before entering the Presence Chamber where she will be presented to Victoria Date: 1888

Debutante Arriving
A Debutante arrives at Buckingham Palace, London, where she will be presented to Edward VII and Alexandra Date: 1905

Debutante about to Be
A Debutante, about to be presented to Edward VII and Alexandra, has her train adjusted Date: 1905

Nero (Racine)
NERO CLAUDIUS CAESAR DRUSUS Roman emperor as presented by Jean Racine in his play Britannicus Date: 37 - 68

Joan of Arc / Charles VII
JOAN OF ARC presented to Charles VII Date: 1429

Shrewsbury / John Talbot
HENRY VI (Reigned 1422-61 & 1470-1471) presents a sword to John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury

Fashion Show - Eatons British Ambassadors of Fashion
In November 1946, Eatons (a large Canadian Fashion Retailer) presented The British Ambassadors of Fashion. This show had been developed

New wing of the Baltic Exchange, London - Unique Moving Wall
New wing of the Baltic Exchange, London with its unique Moving Wall opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Date: 1956

World War One Army Camp, . Showing Presented Kits Date: 1910s

BOSSOLI, Carlo (1815-1884). Italian Unification. The cavaliere Luigi Carlo Farini presented to His Majesty the King Victor Emmanuel II the act of annexation of the Emilia on March 18, 1860. Tempera

Maidstone
Slide showing a photograph of Maidstone town centre in the early 20th century, showing trams and the Queens Monument - a statue of Queen Victoria presented to the town in 1862. Part of Box 366

China - Hong Kong shweing peak and peak railway
Lantern slide of Hong Kong shweing peak and peak railway. In 1881 Alexander Findlay Smith first put the project of a Peak Railway into shape

Sheet Music That Ragtime Suffragette. The Ziegfeld Follies of 1913, at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York, presented That Ragtime Suffragette, with music by Nat D. Ayer & lyrics by Harry Williams

Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) standing beside the W.S.P.U Staff Car, the Austin presented to Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence in 1909

Suffragette March to Hyde Park 1908. Suffragettes march along Eustom road, en route to Hyde Park for the mass demonstration on 21st June 1908

Suffragette Leaders Mrs. Pankhurst in W. S. P. U Car
Suffragette Leaders Mrs. Pankhurst in W.S.P.U Car. Mrs Pankhurst, Annie Kenney and Mrs. Pethick-Lawrence (standing) preparing to set off in the W.S.P.U motor cat

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - Visiting Cornwall Date: 1980s

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - Admiring Cornish Silver "...absolutely wonderful... beautiful..." - pieces made by Joanna Barnes, aged 24 of Marazion, Cornwall. Date: 1980s

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - Presented with a painting on a visit to Cornwall. Date: 1980s

First mobile kitchen donation, WW2
The Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, receiving the keys to the first mobile kitchen from Lord Bennett (Richard Bedford Bennett)

AFS firefighters being served from mobile kitchen, WW2
AFS firefighters being served hot meals from a mobile kitchen presented by the Junior Red Cross of Saskatchewan, Canada. Date: 1940s

NFS mobile kitchen in operation, WW2
An NFS (London Region No 5) mobile kitchen in operation, handing out meals to women in uniform. The vehicle was donated by the Canadian Red Cross. Date: 1940s

Trailer water pump at Dulwich Fire Station, WW2
The latest trailer water pump, presented in September 1940, seen here at Dulwich Fire Station, south London. Date: 1940

Certificate from the Overseas Club - Empire Day 1916
A Certificate from the Overseas Club presented on Empire Day 1916. Inscribed To Annie Matthews who has helped to send some comfort to the brave Sailors and Soldiers of the British Empire

A lion holding a shield - WWI
A lion holding a shield which is engraved with the following - Presented by the Staff of the Wisbech Red Cross Hospital to Dr. C. H. Gunson, Medical Officer, March 7th 1916

Plaque of Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, WW1
Plaque of Field Marshal Lord Kitchener fixed onto polished wood. With an engraved silver plaque attached: Presented to Mr and Mrs F J Wright on the occasion of their marriage - 20th February 1917

Col R W Schumacher, Transvaal Boy Scouts Association
Illuminated address presented to Colonel R W Schumacher, Commissioner, Transvaal Boy Scouts Association, South Africa, on the occasion of his resignation

King George V and Captain J. J. Crowe, WW1
King George V shaking hands with Captain J. J. Crowe of the 2nd Worcester Regiment on the Western Front during World War One. The King had just presented Captain Crowe with the Victoria Cross

Miss Audrey Croft in her court presentation gown
Miss Audrey Croft, a former female golf champion, pictured in her court presentation gown in 1928. In both 1926 and 1927 she was the Middlesex champion

Debutantes about to be presented at court
Debutantes proceed through rooms at Buckingham Palace towards the ballroom where they will be presented to King George V and Queen Mary, thus signalling their entry into society. Date: 1930

Cars in the Mall bearing debs to court presentations
A familiar sight in central London during the Season - a long line of cars snaking its way up the Mall towards Buckingham Palace

Spring Life in Town and Country, the London Season 1840s
Four vignettes showing London society during the Season in the 1840s, together with amusing verses. Top left is The Drawing Room

Drawing Room, St. James Palace c. 1750
A drawing room at St. Jamess Palace during the reign of King George III, when the nobility would be formally presented at Court, thus establishing their place in society. Date: 1750

Incidents of a debutantes first drawing room
Double page spread from the Illustrated London News depicting a series of scenes showing the process for a debutante to be presented to the Queen at court

Dr Marie Stopes presented at Court
Marie Stopes (1880-1958), Scottish author, palaeobotanist, campaigner for womens rights, and pioneer in the field of family planning pictured in court dress to be presented to King George V

Royal investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castl
Prince Charles in full regalia as he is presented to the Welsh people at Queen Eleanors Gate. His coronet weighs only three pounds and is of pure gold crystals

The Perfect Debutante by Adrian Porter
Front cover of The Perfect Debutante, a book of humorous verse and sketches from 1937 taking the reader through the hilarious pitfalls and pleasures of the social season

A debutante gets ready for court presentation, 1880s
A 20th century impression of a young debutante getting ready to be presented at court. As two maids put the finishing touches to her dress, her mother beams at her proudly

A debutante arrives at the photographers, 1902
A debutante, having been presented at court at a royal drawing room at Buckingham Palace, arrives in the rain to have her picture taken at a photographers studio

Womens Royal Air Force -- Savoy Hotel
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing women at the Savoy Hotel on 7 April 1919, when Queen Mary presented prizes to the winners in the Womens War Service Competitions

Shakespeare Fountain
The Shakespeare Fountain, Stratford, presented to the town by an American benefactor to provide honest water to the citizens and their animals. Date: 1564 - 1616

Igor Sikorsky, left, and H. Grinsted were both presented?
Igor Sikorsky, left, and H. Grinsted were both presented with Honorary Fellowship certificates at the Royal Aeronautical Society?s AGM on 5 May 1955 at No.4 Hamilton Place

Miss B. Voyce, a long-standing member of RAeS staff who ?
Miss B. Voyce, a long-standing member of RAeS staff who had resigned in 1956, left, is presented with her certificate of Honorary Companionship by Sir George Edwards

HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, left, is present?
HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, left, is presented with his certificate of Honorary Fellowship by Sir George Edwards, President of the Royal Aeronautical 1957-1958

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