Victorian; London history; Guildhall; Lord Mayor's Day; ticket; 1859; William Cubitt; coat of arms; Lord Mayor's Show; pageant; celebration; Lord Mayor;
Victorian; Lace-Paper; Royal Wedding; marriage; royalty; Souvenir; Alexandra of Denmark; Edward VII; Albert Edward; Prince of Wales; heir of Queen Victoria; 1863
ephemera; Reform Act; Pamphlet; politics; Parliament; electoral system; House of Commons; King William IV; Duke of Wellington; Sir Robert Peel; Lord Grey; rotten boroughs; the house that jack built;
ephemera; Reform Act; Pamphlet; politics; Parliament; electoral system; House of Commons; King William IV; Duke of Wellington; Sir Robert Peel; Lord Grey; rotten boroughs; the house that jack built;
ephemera; Reform Act; Pamphlet; politics; Parliament; electoral system; House of Commons; King William IV; Duke of Wellington; Sir Robert Peel; Lord Grey; rotten boroughs; the house that jack built;
ephemera; Reform Act; Pamphlet; politics; Parliament; electoral system; House of Commons; King William IV; Duke of Wellington; Sir Robert Peel; Lord Grey; rotten boroughs; the house that jack built;
ephemera; Reform Act; Pamphlet; politics; Parliament; electoral system; House of Commons; King William IV; Duke of Wellington; Sir Robert Peel; Lord Grey; rotten boroughs; the house that jack built;
ephemera; Reform Act; Pamphlet; politics; Parliament; electoral system; House of Commons; King William IV; Duke of Wellington; Sir Robert Peel; Lord Grey; rotten boroughs; the house that jack built; Britannia;
ephemera; Reform Act; Pamphlet; politics; Parliament; electoral system; House of Commons; King William IV; Duke of Wellington; Sir Robert Peel; Lord Grey; rotten boroughs; the house that jack built; Britannia;
ephemera; Reform Act; Pamphlet; politics; Parliament; electoral system; House of Commons; King William IV; Duke of Wellington; Sir Robert Peel; Lord Grey; rotten boroughs; the house that jack built;
1852; Funeral; Duke of Wellington; St Paul's Cathedral; horse drawn; funeral carriage; procession; hearse; state funeral; mourners; coffin; military; cortege;
Front & back cover; Victorian; announcement card; Herbert Fitch & Co; Telephone exchange; London & Paris printing works; engravers; lithographers; stationers; history of the telephone;
inside spread; Victorian; announcement card; Herbert Fitch & Co; Telephone exchange; London & Paris printing works; engravers; lithographers; stationers; history of the telephone;
ephemera; Reform Act; Pamphlet; politics; Parliament; electoral system; House of Commons; King William IV; Duke of Wellington; Sir Robert Peel; Lord Grey; rotten boroughs; the house that jack built; Freedom;
Victorian; Havana Cigars; US Trade Card; American advertising; Duane Street; New York; Great London Circus; performer; show girl; young woman; Sangers English menagerie; Capadura; smoking; tobacco;
Post Office Accelerator; passengers, High Holborn; London; c1830; horse drawn vehicle; transport; mail; letter delivery; first class post; General Post Office; postmen; omnibus;
Victorian society; fashion studies; costume history; culture; history of dress; Inverness Wing Cape; coat; overcoat; men fashion; top hat; court tailors; 1865; advertising; head wear;
Description
Lithographic print for H.J. & D. Nicoll, Court Tailors, London. 1865.
1824; hand bill; ephemera; gambling; raffle; prize draw; sweep-stake; sweep; bet; gamble; speculation; game of chance; advertising; publicity leaflets; English State Lottery; revenue; prize-money; lottery office keepers; public announcements; street literature; flyer; typography; Sivewright; puff; street traders; cross buns; London street life; Costermongers; street cries; The Cries of London; London characters; milkmaid;
Victorian; notice; steel engraving; Free Trade Movement; politician; Member of Parliament; Stockport; Anti-Corn Law League; reformer; prospectus; Metcalfe and Lavender; Richard Cobden;
Description
Notice to purchase a Portrait, steel engraving, of Richard Cobden- MP for Stockport
Victorian; Electric Menu; Menu Electrique; France; French; Exposition Universelle; Paris; World Fair; 1889; international exhibition; Liqueurs Edison; Galantine Dynamo; usine de curepipe; food; drink;
Description
Menu dated 5 October 1889 containing dishes and wines that have been given names with an electric connection. For example "Liqueurs Edison" and "Galantine Dynamo". Perhaps a souvenir or inspired by the Paris Exposition of 1889.
Carriage Dress; Fashion history; 1826; fashion studies; costume history; culture; history of dress; historical clothing; Miss Pierpoint; Lady's magazine; William Hopwood; hand coloured; etching; hat; head wear;
Description
Carriage Dress invented by Miss Pierpoint & engraved for the Lady's Magazine No.1 1826.
Victorian; invitation card; Queen Victoria; Diamond Jubilee; reception; Ball; Corporation of the City of London; Guildhall; decorative design; portrait; The Royal Arms; Buckingham Palace; Windsor Castle; The Lord Mayor's Arms; The City Arms; emblematic figures; Sheriffs Arms; The Mayoress of Wednesbury; children; music; festivity; royal; royalty; monarch; ornamental scroll work; printer; Blades, East& Blades; chromolithography;
Victorian; American; trade card; bird; egg; English song restorer; sick birds; quack medicine; caged birds; captive songsters; singing birds; loss of voice; asthma; disease; Frank C Goodale;
Victorian; Edinburgh Old Town; Scotland; 1870s; Photograph; George Washington Wilson; Railway; horse-drawn transport; Cockburn Hotel; Hoy's Warehouse; McClaren & Son; Cumming & Sons Bazaar; Thomas Cooper & Co; Mutter Howey & Co;
Description
Edinburgh Old Town from Scott's Monument photographed by George Washington Wilson - 1870s.
Pig-Faced Lady of Manchester Square; Marylebone; London; Regency; deformed face; folly; freak; ugly; rumour; myth; folk tale; witchcraft; legend; make believe; traditional story;