Symbolic Collection (page 8)

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

WWI Poster, US Marines
Teufel Hunden (Devil Dogs), German nickname for US Marines, American recruiting poster, showing a bulldog chasing a dachshund. 1918

Texas Heroes Monument, Galveston, Texas, USA, in memory of those who died in the Texas Revolution (Texas War of Independence, 1835-1836)

Representation of a cat, s. XVI. Bring clothing newborn and talisman against evil spirits. Japanese art. Sculpture. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Museum of Oriental Art

Figure. Pre-Columbian art. Sculpture in the round. COLOMBIA. CUNDINAMARCA. Bogotᮠ Gold Museum. Proc: COLOMBIA. BOYACA. Sogamoso

Coat of Arms for Westminster, London, with two roses and a portcullis. Date: early 20th century

Sphere cover - Italy receiving shield of gold by Matania
Front cover illustration by Sphere special artist Fortunino Matania showing Italy in allegorical human form (with an impressive chest plate protecting her bosoms)

Evivva Italia
Long Live Italy! Fortunino Matanias illustration celebrating Italys entrance into World War One in May 1915. As British, French and German symbolic figures fight in the background

Scouts from Ghana at World Jamboree
Scouts from Ghana, male and female, at the World Jamboree. Date: 1957

Tricolour restored
A symbolic illustration by Fortunino Matania showing a French woman raising a Tricolour flag in the ruins of her home, land regained following a German retreat. Date: March 1917

German postcard, two male athletes under oak tree
German postcard showing two male athletes under a oak tree -- may the oak tree be the symbol of our covenant. Date: 1920s

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

Britannia, Royal Naval & Military Tournament, Olympia
A young woman dressed as Britannia, at the Royal Naval & Military Tournament, Olympia, London. Date: 1910

Suffragette Womens Exhibition 1909. The interior of the Main Hall, Princes Skating Rink, Knightsbridge, venue for the Womens Exhibition, 13th-25th May 1909

Boy Scouts painting totem pole, Nanking, China
Boy Scouts painting a totem pole at a national rally in Nanking (Nanjing), China. The pole symbolises comradeship. Date: 1937

Ceiling of San Ignazio, Rome
The trompe l oeil ceiling of San Ignazio in Rome representing the continents

Miss Farnar-Bringhurst as Martryred Belgium
Miss Farnar-Bringhurst dressed martyred Belgium, a costume she wore (without shoes) for the Womens Right to Serve march through London in July 1915

Allies of the Great War at the Alhambra, WW1
Actresses in costume representing, from left to right, Miss M Thorp as Russia, Miss Woodger as Belgium, Miss Dick as Britain (Britannia)

Sketch cover, Mrs Vernon Castle (Irene Castle)
IRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts. Pictured on the front cover of The Sketch as " The Spirit of France

Captain James Cook -- an allegory
Captain James Cook (1728-1779), explorer. An allegory, showing Neptune raising him up to Immortality, a Genius crowning him with a Wreath of Oak, and Fame introducing him to History

Presenting the spurs to King George V
King George V seated on the Coronation Chair, vested with the Colobium Sindonis, or sleeveless vest, the Supertunica of cloth of gold and the Girdle

Cartoon, The Bounder of Europe, WW1
Cartoon, The Bounder of Europe, showing an unhappy German in a cafe, surrounded by disapproving representatives of other nations during the First World War

Cartoon, The Glad Hand, WW1
Cartoon, The Glad Hand -- Brother Jonathan (representing the USA) tells Kaiser Wilhelm to wash his hand first, before shaking it

King Edward leaving Westminster Abbey
King Edward leaving the Coronation ceremony at Westminister Abbey, wearing the imperial crown and holding the septre and rod. Date: 9 August 1902

Tatler Coat of Arms, WW1
A symbolic coat of arms for The Tatler magazine from the First World War period. Its motto, The Unique Paper, is flanked by the image of the Tatler 18th century mascot in tricorn hat

Lloyd Georges car mascot in shape of a shell, WW1
A symbolic winged shell fitted to the motor car of David Lloyd George, Minister of Munitions during 1915. It was presented to him by a manufacturer as a mark of appreciation for his work in speeding

The Kaiser as Samson, WW1 cartoon
The Modern Samson Agonistes by Horace Morgan. The Wrecker of his own Empire and the Worlds Peace. Kaiser Wilhelm II depicted as a troubled Samson in the temple

Lord Great Chamberlain girding sword on the King
The Lord Great Chamberlain, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, pictured girding the sword on King Edward VII, part of the investiture stage of the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. Date: 1902

Rise of the Labour Party in Britain by G. H. Davis
The rise of the Labour Party in the British Parliament over the course of 45 years, symbolised as a river growing wider and wider

The Sketch Coronation Number, 1937
Front cover of The Sketch, special Coronation issue for the Coronation of King George VI, featuring a rather glamorous and statuesque Britannia

Cartoon, Kaiser Wilhelm discarding uniforms, WW1
Cartoon showing Kaiser Wilhelm II discarding the uniforms and orders he has previously received from Britain, now that the First World War has started

Cartoon, The Waterloo Cup, WW1
Cartoon, The " Waterloo" Cup, and the " turn" of the Belgian Hare. Showing a hare thumping a German dachshund in the stomach -- a comment on recent events in the early days of

Poster, Italian liberation, Piave, Italy, WW1
Italian fundraising poster during the First World War, showing a soldier about to sink an axe into a large encroaching hand on the other side of the Piave River. Date: circa 1917-1918

Patriotic British postcard with bulldog, WW1
First World War patriotic postcard, showing a fierce-looking British bulldog: Who said Germany? Date: 1914-1918

Tatler front cover - Silver Jubilee of King George V
Decorative front cover of The Tatler magazine celebrating the Silver Jubilee of King George V. Design features a relief of the King surrounded by Britannia and Neptune

SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS, Presentation casket
The casket enclosing the scroll granting the freedom of the City of London to SIR GEORGE WILLIAMS(1821 - 1905), benefactor who founded the Young Mens Christian Association. Date: 1894

Blood and Iron 1914
On 4th August 1914, Britain declared war on Germany, marking the beginning of the First World War; a few days later this illustration appeared in The Graphic. Date: 1914

London street with King George VI display
A narrow London street with a display marking the accession of King George VI. Date: circa 1936

Jewish Beds Burned
A German soldier stands proudly by a bonfire of beds taken from Jewish homes - a symbolic gesture warning Jews that they will no longer be tolerated in Poland. Date: 1939/1940

Japan - A Japanese Greeting Date: circa 1910s

The Neglected Lion. The British Lion as Struwwelpeter, neglected by his politicians who " tinker up the laws and never manicure his claws." ! Date: 1899

Swiss Woman dancing with a brown bear
Swiss Woman in traditional costume dancing enthusiastically with a brown bear, the symbol of both the city and surrounding canton of Bern, Switzerland, and is featured in their coat of arms

Christmas Postcard - Jolly Sweep delivering a letter
Christmas Postcard - Jolly Sweep delivering good wishes. Traditionally chimney sweeps used to go door to door wishing (and hopefully bringing) folk good luck

Library of Congress Mural - Mosaic Panels - Law
Washington DC, USA - Mural - The Mosaic Panels by Frederick Dielman (1847-1935). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Law

Library of Congress Mural - Mosaic Panels - History
Washington DC, USA - Mural - The Mosaic Panels by Frederick Dielman (1847-1935). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. History

Washington DC - Library of Congress Mural - The Four Seasons
Washington DC, USA - Mural - The Four Season by Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. (3/4). Autumn. Date: 1920

Library of Congress Mural - The Printing Press
Washington DC, USA - Mural - The Evolution of the Book by John White Alexander (1856-1915). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. The Printing Press

Washington DC - Library of Congress Mural - The Heiroglyphic
Washington DC, USA - Mural - The Evolution of the Book by John White Alexander (1856-1915). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. The Heiroglyphic

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