Status Collection (page 2)

Satire on womens pursuit of aristocratic status
A satire on womens pursuit of aristocratic status in marriage, showing women angling for fish wearing crowns of the peerage. Date: circa 1840

Satire on the way love worships ancestry
A satire on the way Love Worships Ancestry -- the inflated respect for ancestry and aristocratic status -- showing Cupid kneeling to an heraldic device with a crown on top. Date: 1890

Chamber R-1 - NX95Y (this is from a negative of a print - copyright status unknown - image also used by the Dan Schumaker collection). Date: 1930s

Japanese Woman and her two daughters by Miyagawa Choshun (1683-1753). Date: late 18th century

1907 Imperial Conference - Discussions in Whitehall
The Imperial Conference of 1907 - convened in London on 15th April 1907 as the Colonial Conference, concluding on 14th May 1907

Brahmins of the Prabhu caste, Bombay (Mumbai), India. Date: circa 1890s

Three Nawabs, India. The Nawab was a high-status Muslim. Date: circa 1890s

The Raja of Lakhtar
Thakore Sahib Karansinhji Vajirajji (1846-1924), Raja of Lakhtar, Gujarat, India. Date: circa 1890s

Hexagonal workhouse, first floor plan
The first floor layout of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

St Oswalds Hospital, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The building, designed by Henry Stevens, was originally the Ashbourne Union workhouse erected in 1848 on Dark Lane (later Union Street)

Korea: high status man in carrying chair
Vintage early 20th century photograph - Korea: high status man in carrying chair

George Jackson and his family, 1737, by Carl Marcus Tuscher
Carl Marcus Tuscher (1705-1751). German painter and architect. George Jackson and his family, 1737. Staten Museum for Kunst. Copenhagen. Denmark

Berlin Goddess. 580-560 BC. From Keratea
Berlin Goddess. 580-560 BC. Kore from the cemetery of Keratea (South of Attica). Detail. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Raphael (1483-1520). Portrait of Maddalena Doni
Raphael (1483-1520). Italian painter. Portrait of Maddalena Doni. Oil on wood, 1506-1507. Pitti Palace. Florence. Italy

Cathy McGowan (b. 1943), journalist and TV presenter, finding fame and iconic style status as the presenter of the cult pop programme Ready Steady Go!

Four well dressed Edwardian men named by the photographer - on the left is Ernest Battersby, the photographer, and their left is his brother James Johnson Battersby

H. H Vibhoji Ranmalji, Jam Sahib of Jamnagar
H.H Vibhoji Ranmalji (1827-1895), Jam Sahib of Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Date: circa 1870s

Group of hill people of low caste, India. Date: circa 1890s

Soy Kee & Co - Importers of Chinese and Japanese Fancy Goods - advertising postcard featuring a high status Chinese lady in fine robes seated on a throne

Kandian Chief and family, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910

Union Workhouse, Braintree, Essex
Entrance to the Braintree Union workhouse, Essex. Some of the workhouse staff are just visible in the doorway. The building, designed by William T Nash, was erected in 1837-8 on Rayne Road

Hexagonal workhouse, perspective view
Perspective view of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Hexagonal workhouse, ground floor plan
The ground floor layout of the model hexagon (or Y-plan) workhouse design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Square workhouse, ground floor plan
The ground floor layout of the model square workhouse for 300 inmates, design by Sampson Kempthorne, issued by the Poor Law Commissioners

Union Workhouse, Preston, Lancashire
The massive Preston Union workhouse erected in 1865-8 on Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Lancashire, for up to 1500 inmates

Joseph Chamberlain MP at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, 4th Novem
Illustration showing Joseph Chamberlain MP, delivering a speech on Protectionism and Free Trade, at Bingley Hall, Birmingham

Great Zimbabwe
The great wall of the remarkable site of Great Zimbabwe, a testament to the skill of construction and status of the occupants

Three kittens and a metal jug
Unusual Friends - three kittens and a metal jug. 1950s

First meeting of Joseph and his brothers in Egypt - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 42.6. 1787

Slovenian peasant woman from the village of Hosszufalu
Slovenian peasant woman (of high status) from the village of Hosszufalu, Lendava, Slovenia (then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire) Date: circa 1910s

Perfume label, Valmor Products, Chicago, USA -- High Life perfume. Date: circa 1920s

China - European couple of some status in a fine carriage
China - A European couple of some status, travelling in a fine open carriage. Date: circa 1910s

China - Traditional Mandarins litter carried by porters
China - A traditional litter for a Chinese Mandarin carried by three porters Date: circa 1910s

A High Class Chinese Lady and her Servant
A High Class Chinese Lady pictured with her Servant. Date: circa 1905

Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Entrance

Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Rooms

Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Small table in the garden

Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Room
Italy. Herculaneum. The House of the Stags. 1st AD. Inside. Room

A Family Group on a Terrace in the Grounds of a Villa, possi
Carl Marcus Tuscher (1705-1751). German painter and architect. A Family Group on a Terrace in the Grounds of a Villa, possibly George Jackson and his family, 1737. National Gallery of Denmark

Finland. Turku. Pharmacy Museum and the Qwensel house, built in the 1700s in an area reserved for the nobility. A pharmacy from the 19th century has been furnished in the shop wing of the building

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). The Confessions. Colored
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). Philosopher, writer, and composer. The Confessions (1782-1789). Autobiographical book. Colored engraving

Finger rings from 1st-6th centuries AD. Gold. The use over finger ring was taken over from the Romans. National Museum of Denmark

Circular bronze belt ornaments. Bronze Age. 1400 BC. Found at Vognserup Enge, near Holbaek. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Bronze Age. Belt ornaments. 700-500 A. C. National Museum of
Prehistoric. Art. Metal Age. Belt ornaments. Located : bog from Jutlandia, Denmark. 700-500 a.C. Bronze Age. National Museum of Denmark

Metal Age. Belt of many small bronze rings and ornamental pl
Prehistory. Art. Metal Age. A large belt consisting of many small bronze rings and ornamental plates. Possible horse harness. From a bog at Gerlev, northern Zealand. Denmark. 900-700 BC

Bronze Age. Belt ornaments, arm rings, a neck ring. Fardal
Prehistory. Art. Metal Age. Bronze Age. Belt ornaments, arm rings, a neck ring. from a gravel hill at Fardal, central Jutland. 900-700 BC. National Museum of Denmark

Intefs seated statue. Egypt
Intefs seated statue. Limestone. Wearing with a wig, long skirt and with abdominal folds with which scuptor shows Intefs high social status, associated to abundant food and sedentary lifestyle

Rickshaw scene in Hong Kong, China
Rickshaw scene in a street in Hong Kong, China. Date: 1924

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