Ceremonies Gallery

The Coronation Regalia of Britain

The various pieces of regalia used during the Coronation ceremonies of British Kings and Queens. 1. St. Edward's Crown, 2. The Imperial State Crown, 3. Prince of Wales coronet, 4. smaller orb (used by Queen consorts), 5. the orb, 6. Royal Sceptre, 7. The Sceptre with the Dove, 8. The State sword, 9. The Sword Curtana, 10. Mace of Charles II, 11. Queen Elizabeth's Salt Cellar, 12. The Ampulla, 13. Bracelets, 14. Coronation Spoon, 15. Spurs of St. George and 16. The Coronation Ring, otherwise known as the Wedding Ring of England Date: 1936

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Opening Day, The Orators, Centennial International Exhibition of 1876

2920747 Opening Day, The Orators, Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, Philadelphia (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World's Fair in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10 to November 10, 1876, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. Officially named the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine, it was held in Fairmount Park along the Schuylkill River on fairgrounds designed by Herman J. Schwarzmann. Nearly 10 million visitors attended the exhibition and thirty-seven countries participated in it.); A© Free Library of Philadelphia ; American, out of copyright

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Wahibre Psamtik I, also known as Psammeticus or Psammetichus, 664-610 BC, King of the 26th Dynasty of Egypt. On the last day of a feast in Hephaestus temple the high priest brought out the golden phials for the libation, but counted wrongly and gave out eleven to the twelve kings therein assembled, Psammetichus who had not received a phial, removed his bronze helmet and poured the libation into it. The other kings remembering that the oracle had promised the sovereignty of all Egypt to whosoever should pour libations from a vessel of bronze exiled Psammetichus to the Nile delta marshes. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888; Illustration

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