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MARC BOLAN'S FUNERALA floral wreath in the form of a white swan in memory of Glam Rock legend Marc Bolan at his funeral in Golders Green, London. (One of T-Rex's hits was Ride a White Swan'). Date: September 1977
BERLIOZ FANTIN LATOURHECTOR BERLIOZ characters from his operas pay homage to the French composer on the occasion of his death Date: 1803 -1869
Making funeral wreaths in a factoryMaking funeral wreaths, France. Date: 1899
Christmas postcard, Three children carol singing in the street Date: 20th century
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London - floral tributesThe Cenotaph, Whitehall, London - some of the floral tributes lain beneath the monument on Remembrance Day. Designed by Edwin Lutyens
Comic postcard, Man at Nellies grave Date: 20th century
Original Artwork - Gift of a third teddy bearOriginal Artwork - Older sister about to give her younger sibling a third teddy bear beneath the Christmas wreath. Date: circa 1937
Original Artwork - Family around the fire on Christmas dayOriginal Artwork - Family sitting around an open fire on Christmas day, with a holly wreath hanging above the hearth. Date: circa 1937
King placing his tribute at the Cenotaph, London 1920After the two minute silence King George V laying a wreath down on the newly opened Cenotaph, Whitehall, London. 11th November 1920
Unveiled Cenotaph, War Memorial 1920Various photographs of George V revealing the Cenotaph War memorial in Whitehall, London. Showing the King placing a wreath at the bottom of the memorial
George V putting wreath on Unknown Warriors coffin 1920King George V putting a wreath on the Unknown Warriors coffin, just before unveiling of Cenotaph, War Memorial in Whitehall, London. 1920
A curious gate called St. John Gate, the oldest houseA curious gate in variegated brickwork called St. John Gate, the oldest house in Stepney. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries
Plan and elevation for a thatched cottagePlan and elevation for a Regency or Georgian style ornate thatched cottage or cottage ornee. Floorplan shows porch, study, kitchen, scullery, dining room, parlor and verandah
Costume of Albrecht von Hohenlohe, died 1319. In suit of chain mail armour, tunic, great helm, with shield and sword. From the grave effigy in Schloss Neuenstein
The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece. The goddess Ceres sits on the Puteal on the Callirhoe well surrounded by dancing virgins
Roman noblemen in laurel wreaths and toga at a sacrificial rite. The lack of beards dates the scene to Hadrians or Neros reign. Pompa Sacra. From a bas-relief in the Pio Clementino Museum
Emperor Titus in a quadriga after his victory over JerusalemEmperor Titus in a quadriga or four-horse chariot crowned by the personification of Victory on the Arch for TItus. The goddess Roma leads the horses, while Roman citizens and senators watch
Etruscan mural from the necropolis at TarquiniaWall painting from the necropolis at Tarquinia. Etruscans tormented by spirits with torches and hammer in the next world 1, and bas-relief of mythical monsters, griffons 2, 3
Roman lictors in toga and laurel wreathRoman lictors, bodyguards to magistrates, in toga and laurel wreath, with their ceremonial fasces or bipennis. Littori. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes
Calligraphic title page within a floral wreath of roses, tulips, and other flowers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Charles Malos Guirlande de Flore
Lily and red everlasting, Lys et immortelle, Lilium candidum and Helichrysum sanguineum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D.G
Young girl with a sledYoung girl in red waving and pulling a sled bearing a holly wreath out in the snow. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: 1908
Military Ceremony, 8th Ardwick Battalion, ManchesterMilitary wreath-laying ceremony, 8th Ardwick Battalion, Manchester Regiment Territorial Army, Sergeant Welsby and others
King George V and Queen Mary at Glasgow CenotaphKing George V and Queen Mary walking to the Glasgow Cenotaph, Scotland. 1927
Brass rubbing, Adrian, grandson of Bartholomew RoelandMonumental brass rubbing, Adrian, grandson of Bartholomew Roeland, Breda, Holland. 1550
Green man from medieval pageantsPageantry. A green man or monstrous wilde man holding a large firework from 1635. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England
Wild man from medieval pageantsPageantry. A wild man dressed in leaves, from a ballad of Robin Good Fellow. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus
Boys racing to grab a victory wreath from a young girlThe prize of the sprint race. Boys racing to grab a victory wreath from a young girl. After an illustration by Jean-Henri Marlet in le Bon Genie, 1826
Ancient Egyptian and other headsEgyptian head from the Kircherian Museum 1, and other heads from the Borgiano Museum in Velletri 2, 3. Copperplate engraving by Pietro Ruga after an illustration by Lorenzo Rocceggiani from his own
Plaque depicting the triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood
Decorative rectangular plate from Rouen with handles. Painted with six putti in laurel wreaths with cello, lute, lyre, quill, torch on a gold ground, bordered with foliage
Porte-Bouquet from Saint-Amand, Normandy, France, door-vase with five mouths decorated with a landscape. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French
Two Skeletons of Death lead an Old Woman to her fate as she prays on her rosary. One has a wreath on its skull and beats her, and the other plays a dulcimer
Skeleton of Death dragging away an AbbessSkeleton of Death in wreath dragging away an Abbess with veil, rosary and crozier from her convent as a distraught nun watches
Barclays Maurandia, the winged Thunbergia and Forget me notBarclays Maurandia, Maurandya barclayana, the winged Thunbergia, Thunbergia alata, Memory; Scorpion Grass, Forget me not, Myosotis scorpioides
Queen Dido of Carthage preparing a ritual sacrifice to JunoQueen Dido of Carthage preparing a ritual sacrifice of a white bull to the goddess Juno, whose temple can be seen behind. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios
Calligraphic title page with wreath of flowers. Tinted lithograph from Emily Edens Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope, Breidenbach Co, Dusseldorf, 1860s
Statue of Apollo with halo, cithara (lyre) and plectrumStatue of Apollo in copper. He is depicted with halo, cithara (lyre) and plectrum. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789
A winged Victory, with shield and wreath of oak leaves. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789
Bacchic initiation ritesBacchic rite. Women offering figs on platters to Bacchus, and seated woman in an initiation rite accompanied by a genius of Ceres (boy with wings)
Roman painting depicting two gods and a nymphRoman painting depicting two gods with halos, a nymph in wreath, and an old man watching from the rocks. Perhaps, the Sun, the Moon, Aurora, children of the old man Hyperion
Calliope, muse of epic poetry, holding a scroll and wearing a wreath of ivy. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789
Terpsichore, muse of dance, holding a lyreTerpsichore, muse of dance, holding a cithara or lyre. Copperplate engraving by Tommaso Piroli from his Antiquities of Herculaneum (Antichita di Ercolano), Rome, 1789
Clio, Roman muse of history, reading a scroll. She wears a laurel wreath, sits on a chair above a Cassettino Cilindrico (cylindrical barrel)
Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh Castle - South East Bay of the Hall of Honour. 1927
Scottish tartan -- Campbell Clan (comprising the Bannatyne, Burns, Connochie, Denune, MacDiarmid, MacGlasrich, MacIvor, MacKellar, MacTavish, Thomas, Thomson, Caddell, Calder and Loudoun families)
Scottish tartan -- Sutherland Clan (comprising the Cheyne, Federith, Gray, Keith, Mowat and Oliphant families), with butchers broom badge, coat of arms
War Memorial, Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing, West LondonWar Memorial (detail), Pitzhanger Manor, Ealing, West London, including the name of Albert Auerbach MC (1894-1918). Date: 2015