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The New Burlesque
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A Victorian engraving from The Graphic Christmas Number, 25 December 1871, titled The New Burlesque - An Undress Rehearsal. Rehearsal for "Thespis" which premièred in London at the Gaiety Theatre on 26 December 1871 by Gilbert and Sullivan. W.S. Gilbert, it is suggested, is the second gentleman from the top left hand side of the print. It was advertised as "An entirely original Grotesque Opera in Two Acts". musical, theatre, operatic extravaganza, Christmas entertainment,
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Christmas Day Carols
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Victorian wood engraving on the front cover of the Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1878 from a drawing by Miss M Ellen Edwards depicting two little girls with their elder sister singing carols on Christmas Day in the morning.; ; ephemera, musical, organ, vocals, song, tune, psalm, hymn, Victorian family scene, ;
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Masquerade Ball
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Wood engraving from the Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1878 from a drawing by M W Ridley depicting a young woman wearing an elegant historical costume for the Masquerade Ball at Christmas time.; ; ephemera, party, dance, festive gathering, fancy dress, disguise, mask, costume party, masked ball, screen, room divider, sword, Victorian interior, fashion, girls, ;
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Hoisting the Union Jack
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Victorian illustration from the Christmas Number of the Illustrated London News December 1876. Victorian family and maid are around the Christmas tree, mother lifts baby high to plant the Union jack on top. presents, toys, brother, sister, wife, husband, home, flag, patriotism, children, winter-time,
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Christmas Morning
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Wood engraving from the Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1883 illustrating a family of three generations, on Christmas morning, entering their village church together.; ; ephemera, honest country folk, sacred, religion, religious, Sunday best, grandfather, grandmother, husband, wife, child, relationship, family bonds, mother, father, parents, relatives, Victorian, fashion, costume, parish, ;
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Chromolithographed die cut scrap of...
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Victorian Father Christmas toys ; Santa; Claus; Christmas; 25; December; winter; yule; tradition; celebration; birthday; presents; gifts; dolls; puppets; ark; slate; boat; sword; music; tree; snow; robes; hood; beard; boots; fur; belt; benign; die; cut; scrap; album; memento; 19th; century; antique; paper; history; ephemera ; Santa Claus "Christmas" " 25 December" "Father Christmas" "Relief cut" "Die cut scrap~" ;
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Chromolithographed diecut scrap of Father Christmas with sack of toys and tree
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A Bouquet for Mamma
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Wood engraving from the Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1883 illustrating a pretty girl with golden curls outside her mother's chamber door, on Christmas morning, with a gift of a bunch of flowers.; ; ephemera, childhood, present, love, daughter, surprise, family, fashion, costume, young lady, maiden, Victorian, ;
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Chromolithographed Victorian...
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Victorian billposter message ; Theatre; posters; information; entertainment; man; costume; clothes; cap; jacket; trousers; satchel; glue; pot; brush; brooms; Christmas; Yule; festivity; greetings; 25; December; Xmas; card; stationery; communication; 19th; century; ephemera ; Christmas card ;
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Chromolithographed Victorian Christmas card showing man sticking up poster circa 1890
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The Victorian Folding Screen
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Victorian engraving from The Graphic Christmas Number 1885 depicting mother and her children cutting up scraps and pasting onto a folding screen. A favourite pastime in Victorian times was to decorate the panels of room-dividers with scraps. ephemera, scrap booking, decoration, furniture, fire-screens, children's pastimes, domestic scene,
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Chromolithographed die cut scrap of...
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Victorian die cut scrap Father Christmas ; 1890s; 19th; century; Santa; Claus; Noel; 25; December; seasonal; tradition; jollity; goodwill; sack; presents; toys; doll; drum; horse; flags; fur; beard; tree; snow; hood; gloves; winter; cold; album; memento; souvenir; chromolithograph; embossed; antique; paper; history; ephemera ; L & B "Littauer & Boysen" "Santa Claus" "Father Christmas" "25 December" L"Printed in Germany" ;
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Chromolithographed embossed die cut scrap of Father Christmas published by L & B No 307008 (Littauer & Boysen)
RM FOT932842
Comic Victorian Christmas card circa...
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Victorian Christmas card puns ; Humour; comic; fun; Noel; seasonal; birthday; Xmas; 25; December; communication; correspondence; stationery; domestic; water; supply; ice; freezing; cutoff; leak; frost; mains; key; poker; help; greeting; 19th; century; ephemera ;
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Comic Victorian Christmas card circa 1890 making punning comment on domestic water system being frozen
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Missus's Christmas Box
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Wood engraving from the Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1878 depicting Mr Quiverful being presented with his wife's Christmas present, the twins, by the old nurse while in the nursery with his other children.; ; ephemera, it never rains but it pours, family scene, Victorian domestic scene, large family, birth, born, childbirth, parentage, parent, father, children, ;
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Boar's Head
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Victorian wood engraving from the Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1878 from a drawing by Henry Stacey Marks depicting a mediaeval cook preparing the boar's head ready to serve up on Christmas Day on a silver dish carried from the kitchen to the hall with great pomp and rejoicing. ; ; ephemera, banquet, Christmas dinner, kitchen, feast, fare, hospitality, pig, legends, tradition, ;
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Florence Marryat's London Society
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Victorian culture; Florence Marryat; London Society magazine; Christmas Number; December; 1872; Old Father Time; scythe; hourglass; clown; George Cruikshank junior; Victorian lady; bustle; woman's dress; female fashion; Christmas pudding; pencil; quill; illustrator; palette; pen; suckling pig; caricature; Christmas food; woman writer; female editor; nineteenth century; Victorian press; publishing; Harry Furniss;
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"London Society meeting a Jolly Time" illustrated by George Cruikshank jnr. Florence Marryat is depicted as handing the Christmas Number to King Jolly Time To the left of the cartoon are her contributors and illustrators while to the right are the Christmas Festivities.
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Our Noble Ancestor
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Wood engraving from the Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1878 from a drawing by F Dadd. In this domestic Victorian scene mother and daughters adorn the suit of armour with holly and evergreens.; ; ephemera, Christmas decorations, fashion, dress, sword, pikes, deck the halls, Yuletide, boughs of holly, festive spirit, family pastimes, knight, BBXMAS, ;
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Stirring the Pudding
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Engraving; little girl; stirring; Christmas; plum pudding; kitchen; Victorian domestic scene; Illustrated London News; 1889; ephemera; cooking; cook; Christmas dinner; mother; daughter
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Little girl stirs the pudding mixture in the kitchen. Victorian domestic scene from the Illustrated London News 1889.
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2012
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2012; abstract; arrow; art; background; banner; card; celebrate; celebration; christmas; claus; color; concept; date; day; december; decoration; design; digital; event; fireworks; gift; graphic; happy; holiday; illustration; isolated; january; light; modern; new; new-year; night; number; party; santa; season; sign; snow; stars; symbol; tree; vector; wallpaper; white; winter; xmas; year
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2012
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Christmas at Sea
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Victorian; engraving; Illustrated London News; 1877; black cook; chef; depiction of black people; Christmas pudding; galley; ephemera; ship; sailing; sea; tradition; child; young girl; doll; Victorian scene; nautical; sailor; navy; seagoing; marine; maritime; shipping; seamen; plum pudding; kitchen; seafaring; catering; African descent; black culture;
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New Suit for Christmas
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Victorian engraving from the Illustrated London News 1878. A scene of domestic German life where the Christmas tree has been decorated with tapers ready to be lit and gifts for members of the family. The young boy of the family is attired in a new suit of clothes for the festive occasion. The kind old grandmother looks up from the Bible to greet the brave little man. Victorian interior, mother, nurse, dog, sister, toys, doll, brother, urchin, fashion, cradle, knickerbockers, breeches, trousers, pet,
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Christmas Crackers
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Illustration from the Illustrated London News 1847 depicting an exploding Christmas cracker. This may be the earliest depiction of a cracker and perhaps the use of the term Christmas CRACKERS. ephemera, Victorian, bon-bons, cosaques, celebrations, Christmas dinner, Tom Smith, detonating crackers,
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Country Clergyman
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Wood engraving from the Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1878 from a drawing by C Gregory depicting Farmer Briggs on the day before Christmas bringing his yearly token of grateful remembrance to the kind and discreet paster.; ; ephemera, rector, reverend, religious, religion, gifts, giving and receiving, country parish, Victorian interior, gentry, parsonage, rectory, Church, English life, plump bird, turkey, top hat, hamper, father and daughter, family, widower, grandfather clock, clerical attire, watch seals, gaiters, ;
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Arrival of the Country Postman
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Victorian illustration from The Graphic, December 1872. Christmas in the country - the arrival of the postman. little girl, children, excitement, letters, postal history, postal system, mail-man, post office, uniform, letter-carrier, Christmas cards, Victorian family, great expectations,
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Arrival of the Country Postman
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Victorians Alamo Square
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San Francisco; California; CA; San Franciscans; Victorians; Victorian architecture; San Francisco Victorians; Alamo square; Victorians Alamo Square; streetscape
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Painted Ladies is a term used for Victorian and Edwardian buildings painted in three or more colors that enhance their architectural details. About 48,000 houses in the Victorian and Edwardian styles were built in San Francisco between 1849 and 1915 with the change from Victorian to Edwardian occurring on the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, and many were painted in bright colors. One of the best known groups of "Painted Ladies" is the row of Victorian houses on Steiner Street bordering Alamo Square park in San Francisco. This block appears very frequently in media photographs of the city.
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Victorian Fashion - Undress Liveries
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Victorian society; fashion studies; costume history; culture; history of dress; historical clothing; Undress Liveries; coat; jacket; men's fashion; top hat; servant's outfit; servant's clothing; manservant; male servant; footman; court tailors; 1865; advertising; head wear; whip; boots; horse-drawn carriages; striped waistcoat;
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Lithographic print for H.J. & D. Nicoll, Court Tailors, London. 1865.
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The Christmas Tree
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Wood engraving; Illustrated London News; Christmas tree; Windsor Castle; Royal children; Wax tapers; elegant trays; baskets; bonbonnieres; fancy cakes; suspended; branches; coloured ribbons.; ; Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, monarch, royalty, Christmas decoration, fir tree, Christmas eve,
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Sweet Little Cherub
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Victorian illustration from front cover of Illustrated London News, Christmas Number 1881 depicting sailor returning home, lifting his sweet little cherub aloft. home for Christmas, mistletoe, nautical, jolly jack tar, young heart of oak, youngster, child, son, daughter, father, homecoming,
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Black Victorians - Group Portrait
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Engraving; after Henry Room; Black Victorians; Jan Tzatzoe; Andriess Stoffles; james Read Sr; James Read Jr; John Philip; giving evidence; house of commons; African land rights; Kaffir Wars; 1836;
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In 1836 these five men came to London to defend African land rights in the face of British settler expansion. They toured Britain before addressing a parliamentary committee.
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Christmas Pudding in Peril
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Victorian Christmas; family scene; footman; flaming; Christmas pudding; plum pudding; pet dog; Illustrated London News; 1876; ephemera; butler; Christmas dinner; entertaining; dinner party
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The footman bringing in the flaming Christmas pudding is tripped up by the house pet dog. Christmas family scene from the Illustrated London News 1876. Artist: Charles Gregory.
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Open the Box!
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Illustration from the Illustrated London News, December 1856 drawn by John Gilbert.; An opulent Victorian interior scene of the whole family around the table unpacking and unwrapping Uncle William's grand Christmas presents that have just arrived in a wooden crate.; ephemera, print, grandparents, grand children, brothers, sisters, pets, dog, toys, games, Noah's ark, servants, bat & ball, baby, tombleur, doll,
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Eno's Fruit Salt for Christmas
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Victorian illustration from The Graphic Christmas Number 1882 advertising Eno's Fruit Salt to make you jolly and well for the festive season. dancing, jig, Christmas party, quack medicine, snake oil sellers, liquid concoction, all-purpose curative, human hair, cure-all, tonic, popular advertising, beverage, good health, conquest over pain,
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Old label for box of pen nibs c.1900
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box, label, one, gross, 1, 144, number, of, 9, nine, metal, steel, pen, nibs, nib, post, school, office, art, artist, pens, hand, lettering, caligraphy, calligraphy, draw, drawing, write, writing, paper, ink, dip, trade, mark, brand, branding, company, industry, industrial, manufacture, manufacturer, made, maker, factory, William, Mitchell, Mitchell's, Birmingham, London, England, English, British, Empire, UK, dipping, production, mass, produced, Victorian, Edwardian, graphics, graphic, design, letters, illustration, illustrate, print, printing, printed, numbers, numeral, imperial, quantity, of, era, old, early, nineteenth, twentieth, century, 1800s, 1900s, eighteen, hundreds, nineteen, 19th, 20th, nostalgia, nostalgic, past, times, vintage, green
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Old box label for one gross steel pen nibs - the number 9 'Art Pen' manufactured by William Mitchell of London, c.1900. Metal dipping pen nibs were mass produced during the Victorian era. The main UK production centre was Birmingham - early nineteenth/twentieth century graphics.
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Old label for box of pen nibs c.1900
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box, label, one, gross, 1, 144, number, of, metal, bronze, pen, nibs, nib, post, office, art, artist, pens, hand, lettering, caligraphy, calligraphy, draw, drawing, write, writing, paper, ink, dip, trade, mark, brand, branding, company, industry, industrial, manufacture, manufacturer, made, maker, factory, William, Mitchell, Mitchell's, Birmingham, London, England, English, British, Empire, UK, dipping, production, mass, produced, Victorian, Edwardian, graphics, school, graphic, design, letters, lettering, illustration, illustrate, print, printing, printed, numbers, numeral, imperial, quantity, of, era, old, early, nineteenth, twentieth, century, 1800s, 1900s, eighteen, hundreds, nineteen, 19th, 20th, nostalgia, nostalgic, past, times, vintage, blue
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Old box label for one gross (144 of) bronze pen nibs - 'Post Office Pens' manufactured by William Mitchell of Birmingham and London, c.1900. Metal dipping pen nibs were mass produced during the Victorian era. The main UK production centre was Birmingham - early nineteenth/twentieth century graphics.
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The Family Pew
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Victorian wood engraving from the Illustrated London News, Christmas Supplement 1870 from a drawing by Edward Hughes, featuring a scene in the family pew at Christmas time.; ; ephemera, religious, religion, village church, parish, Sunday best, relationship, family bonds, mother, father, parents, daughters, relatives, fashion, costume, English life, church service, hymns
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Old label for box of pen nibs c.1900
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box, label, one, gross, 1, 144, number, of, metal, bronze, steel, pencil, pen, nibs, nib, school, office, art, artist, pens, hand, lettering, caligraphy, calligraphy, draw, drawing, write, writing, paper, ink, dip, trade, mark, brand, branding, Hinks, Wells, and, &, Co, of, Birmingham, and, London, England, English, British, Empire, UK, company, industry, industrial, manufacture, manufacturer, made, maker, factory, dipping, production, mass, produced, Victorian, Edwardian, graphics, graphic, design, letters, illustration, illustrate, print, printing, printed, numbers, numeral, imperial, quantity, of, era, old, early, nineteenth, twentieth, century, 1800s, 1900s, eighteen, hundreds, nineteen, 19th, 20th, nostalgia, nostalgic, past, times, vintage, yellow
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Old box label for one gross (144 of) steel pen nibs - the 'Pencil Pen' manufactured by Hinks, Wells & Co of Birmingham and London, c.1900. Metal dipping pen nibs were mass produced during the Victorian era. The main UK production centre was Birmingham - early nineteenth/twentieth century graphics.
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Numbers on blackboard
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abstract; algebra; arithmetic; background; blackboard; calculation; chalk; chalkboard; classes; collection; college; decoration; design; education; figure; figures; funny; graphic; grunge; illustration; knowledge; learning; math; mathematical; mathematics; number; numbers; numeral; ornament; pattern; poster; primary; prime; school; science; seamless; set; sheet; simplest; study; symbol; template; texture; textured; wallpaper; white
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Numbers on blackboard
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Numbers on blackboard
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abstract; algebra; arithmetic; background; blackboard; calculation; chalk; chalkboard; classes; collection; college; decoration; design; education; figure; figures; funny; graphic; grunge; illustration; knowledge; learning; math; mathematical; mathematics; number; numbers; numeral; ornament; pattern; poster; primary; prime; school; science; seamless; set; sheet; simplest; study; symbol; template; texture; textured; wallpaper; white
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Numbers on blackboard
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French envelope 25 cent Ceres stamp
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French; envelope; 25; cent; Ceres; postage; stamp; written; sheet; paper; 1873; postmark; mid; 19th; century; centime; blue; god; profile; head; engraving; definitive; perforated; postal; adhesive; script; handwriting; Republique; France
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Letter envelope with French postage stamp posted 1873 from Orange to Lyon.
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Old label for box of pen nibs c.1900
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box, label, one, gross, 1, 144, 2, two, number, of, metal, bronze, steel, favorite, favourite, pen, nibs, nib, school, office, art, artist, pens, hand, lettering, caligraphy, calligraphy, draw, drawing, write, writing, paper, ink, dip, trade, mark, brand, branding, company, industry, industrial, manufacture, manufacturer, made, maker, factory, dipping, production, mass, produced, Victorian, Edwardian, Claire, Clifford, &, and, Company, Co, Withington, Manchester, Glasgow, England, England, English, British, Empire, UK, graphics, graphic, design, letters, illustration, illustrate, print, printing, printed, numbers, numeral, imperial, quantity, of, era, old, early, nineteenth, twentieth, century, 1800s, 1900s, eighteen, hundreds, nineteen, 19th, 20th, nostalgia, nostalgic, past, times, vintage
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Old box label for one gross (144 of) steel pen nibs - the 'Favourite Pen, No 2' manufactured by Claire Clifford & Co of Withington, Manchester and Glasgow, c.1900. Metal dipping pen nibs were mass produced during the Victorian era. The main UK production centre was Birmingham - early nineteenth/twentieth century graphics.
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Victorian 'bicycle'...
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Victorian, Christmas, card, Xmas, Yule, emboss, send, embossing, embossed, illustration, of, bike, bicycle, cycling, cycle, decorate, decoration, flower, floral, flowers, illustrate, mauve, ribbon, tie, tied, bow, knot, wording, word, words, all, good, wishes, best, wishes, greeting, greetings, post, gilt, lettering, letter, symbol, symbolic, sentiment, sentimental, graphics, graphic, design, publishing, publication, colourful, color, ink, print, printing, tie, knot, silk, string, cord, old, early, vintage, retro, past, times, nostalgia, nostalgic, pop, popular, culture, type, font, 1900s, 1800s, nineteenth, twentieth, century, eighteen, hundreds, unusual, bizarre, odd, UK, British, Great, Britain, England, English
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Unusual British Victorian Christmas card c. 1890, featuring an embossed illustration of a bicycle decorated with flowers and a mauve ribbon plus the words 'All good wishes' in gilt lettering. Inside the card states: 'With Christmas Greetings'. Christmas cards were a Victorian invention, first appearing in 1843 - nineteenth century graphics.
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Crystal christmas background
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abstract; art; backdrop; background; bright; card; celebration; christmas; cold; color; crystal; december; decoration; design; element; flakes; frame; frost; frozen; graphic; greeting; holiday; ice; illustration; image; light; nature; new; nobody; ornament; ornate; pattern; red; season; seasonal; shape; shiny; snow; snowflake; texture; traditional; wallpaper; weather; white; winter; xmas
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Crystal christmas background
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Victorian Alamo Square San Francisco
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San Francisco; California; CA; San Franciscans; Victorians; Victorian architecture; San Francisco Victorians; alamo square; streetscape
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Painted Ladies is a term used for Victorian and Edwardian buildings painted in three or more colors that enhance their architectural details. About 48,000 houses in the Victorian and Edwardian styles were built in San Francisco between 1849 and 1915 with the change from Victorian to Edwardian occurring on the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, and many were painted in bright colors. One of the best known groups of "Painted Ladies" is the row of Victorian houses on Steiner Street bordering Alamo Square park in San Francisco. This block appears very frequently in media photographs of the city.
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Christmas tree
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abstract; art; background; beautiful; bright; card; celebration; christmas; clipart; cold; december; decor; decorated; decoration; decorative; design; eve; festive; frame; graphic; greeting; happy; holiday; illustration; image; letter; light; merry; modern; new; ornamented; pattern; pine; postcard; red; season; shine; snow; snowflake; star; stars; stylized; text; tree; wallpaper; white; winter; xmas; year
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Christmas tree
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