Exhibited Collection

Honiton Lace 1851
A fearsomely intricate example of Honiton (Devon) lacework, exhibited by Mrs Treadwin of Exeter at the Crystal Palace exhibition

Saartje Baartman, also known as The Hottentot Venus
Saartje ( Sarah ) Baartman (1789-1815), also known as The Hottentot Venus - an African servant girl from South Africas Eastern Cape of the Khoisan tribe brought to London in 1810 & exhibited at freak

Our ?Little Contemptibles?, 1914.Oil on canvas by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1918 (c); exhibited at the Royal Academy 1918 (No 260).Composed of regular soldiers and reservists

Permanent Hair-Waving machine, 1928
Curls are attached by the flex to the chandelier-like electrical machine. This device was exhibited at the Hairdressers Annual Exhibion at the White City, 1928

The End of Sir John Franklins Arctic Expedition, 1845
Engraving showing the end of Sir John Franklins ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845, entitled They Forged the last link with their lives. This engraving was taken from a painting by W

Faberge egg C013 / 4878
Faberge egg. Clover openwork Easter egg by the House of Faberge. This egg was designed in 1902. Photographed at the Russian Emperors and the Armoury exhibition, Kremlin Museums, Moscow, Russia

Love and Beauty by Ernest Procter (1886-1935) as exhibited at the Royal Academy exhibition in 1931. The figures of Venus and Cupid float above London

Squalus maximus, Basking shark taken at Brighton 5 Dec 1812
Watercolour and ink

J. W Walkers Organ at the Great Exhibition, 1851
An organ in the Tudor style, designed by Banks and Barry, adapted for a hall or music room. Date: 1851

Smith Premier Typewriter No. 4 - at The Paris Exposition 1900
Advertising card for The Smith Premier Typewriter No.4 exhibited at The Paris Exposition of 1900. Date: 1900

A set of 8 lithographs - WWI era
A set of 8 lithographs in a folio. 1) Inscribed Private B. Miller, Queens Westminsters, out since 1914, 2) Inscribed Of the Labour Battalion, 3) A soldier reading a newspaper

Items in the Tudor Exhibition, 1890
Engraving showing a number of relics from the sixteenth century exhibited in the Tudor Exhibition of 1890. The items pictured include: Henry VIIIs hat (top right)

Margaret Vergh Gryffyth, horned woman
Margaret Vergh Gryffyth, Welsh woman who exhibited herself with a 10 centimetre horn growing from her forehead

Designs for the Peel Monument, exhibited in the Town-Hall, at Bury, Lancashire (engraving)
1625423 Designs for the Peel Monument, exhibited in the Town-Hall, at Bury, Lancashire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Designs for the Peel Monument)

Surrey Zoological Gardens, Walworth, London, England. Engraving after the drawing by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd. In about 1830 Edward Cross kept his menagerie here

Indian Puppet Show for European Children
Kaut-pootlies, or Puppets exhibited by Native Jugglers, for the amusement of European children. (Plate 18 of 20). Date: 1813

Poster for l Electricine, Lucien Lefevre 1850 France, exhibited in the Salon des Independents in Paris in 1872 and 1873. A pupil of Jules Cheret

The Goddess of Discord Choosing the Apple of Contention in the Garden of the Hesperides exhibited 1806: Joseph Mallord Willliam Turner (1775-1851) English artist. Oil on canvas

Caractacus Exhibited
CARACTACUS The captured British chief, also known as Caradoc, is paraded in chains by the Emperor Claudius in Britain. Date: 51

Infra red photographs by Professor Wood
A selection of landscapes photographed using infra-red rays, the result of pioneering work by Professor Robert Williams Wood whose pictures were exhibited at the Royal Society of Photography in 1911

Caratacus Exhibited
CARATACUS British Chieftain Resisted the Roman invasion of Emperor Claudius. He is defeated and exhibited in Rome, where he is pardoned

White shorthorn heifer exhibited at Smithfield
Champion white shorthorn heifer exhibited at Smithfield in December 1874

Ducks Resting Sunshine 1753 Oil canvas 25 1 / 2 x 31 3 / 4
Artokoloro

Phoebe Ann Mosey (1860-1926) known as Annie Oakley, Little Sure Shot, American sharpshooter who joined Buffalo
527944 Phoebe Ann Mosey (1860-1926) known as Annie Oakley, Little Sure Shot, American sharpshooter who joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1885.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

19th century advertisement, for Arab style interiors by 'Gillow & Co' for the International Exhibition; London;
5311108 19th century advertisement, for Arab style interiors by 'Gillow & Co' for the International Exhibition; London; 1884; (add.info.: Date: 1884); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Village Smihy, 1860
1577498 The Village Smihy, 1860; (add.info.: "The Village Smihy" by Lewis in the Crystal Palace Picture Gallery.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Harvest Moon, 1860
1577476 The Harvest Moon, 1860; (add.info.: The Harvest Moon by E Warren, from the Exhibition of the new water-colour society.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

International Exhibition, Chicago, USA, 1893. The giant Ferris wheel. Illustration 1893
530588 International Exhibition, Chicago, USA, 1893. The giant Ferris wheel. Illustration 1893.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a Phaeton by Silk & Brown, Longacre - exhibited at the Great Exhibition, 19th century
5311398 An engraving depicting a Phaeton by Silk & Brown, Longacre - exhibited at the Great Exhibition, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting an under-sprung step-piece 'Barouche' by Hallmarke & Alembert, 19th century
5311397 An engraving depicting an under-sprung step-piece 'Barouche' by Hallmarke & Alembert, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An exhibit at St Petersburg Natural History Museum
5307325 An exhibit at St Petersburg Natural History Museum.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an exhibit of mammoth skeletons and elephants at St Petersburg Natural History Museum. Dated 19th century)

Baron von Drais's bicycle (Draisienne). Exhibited Paris 1818. Woodcut from Mechanics' Magazine, London
530733 Baron von Drais's bicycle (Draisienne). Exhibited Paris 1818. Woodcut from Mechanics' Magazine, London, September, 1832.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The provincial exhibition of upper Canada, 1860 (engraving)
1579583 The provincial exhibition of upper Canada, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the provincial exhibition of upper Canada. Opened by His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales)

Edison's kinetoscope parlour, 1904
1575805 Edison's kinetoscope parlour, 1904; (add.info.: Illustration showing Edison's kinetoscope parlour, 1904. The Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device)

An engraving depicting a Phaeton by Silk & Brown, Longacre - exhibited at the Great Exhibition, 19th century
5311395 An engraving depicting a Phaeton by Silk & Brown, Longacre - exhibited at the Great Exhibition, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1851); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Germany, Hesse, Frankfurt am Main, the new festival hall near the Hohenzollernplatz, postcard, sent 1908 (postcard)
UTD4926290 Germany, Hesse, Frankfurt am Main, the new festival hall near the Hohenzollernplatz, postcard, sent 1908 (postcard); United Archives/HistAuge.

Mechanical Exhibition or Exposition, 1859
2902317 Mechanical Exhibition or Exposition, 1859; (add.info.: Mechanical Exhibition or Exposition, 1859.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG.

Buffalo Bill and the Queen Victoria at the Will West Show of the great American Exhibition
AIS5393468 Buffalo Bill and the Queen Victoria at the Will West Show of the great American Exhibition, 1887 (engraving)The Sioux Chief Red Shirt, presented to the Queen

Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Japanese Exhibit in Art Hall (b / w photo)
6012894 Chicago Worlds Fair, 1893: Japanese Exhibit in Art Hall (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese Exhibit in Art Hall)

c. 1920s - Tom and Alice obese sideshow performers
Early 20th century vintage press photograph - Tom and Alice obese sideshow performers arriving in Los Angeles. Probably Alice Dunbar

c. 1920s - Madame Alice fat lady performer
Picture captioned Madame Alice - possibly Alice Dunbar, nicknamed Alice from Dallas who worked for Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey for nearly 20 years

Manet and Post-Impressionists Exhibition, Grafton Galleries
By Men who think the Impressionists too Naturalistic: The Manet and the Post-Impressionists Exhibition at the Grafton Galleries, London. (from top left) 1

Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, 1912, by Mappin and Webb, hallmarked London 1912, with fine model of Cody?s Flyer, Type No

Modernist Exhibition House, Olympia
A photograph of a modernist frame building house exhibited at Olympia, designed in 1936 by architect William Tatton Brown. Date: circa 1937

April Love
A Pre-Raphaelite portrait painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1856, a depiction of young love, showing a girl holding her scarf, as she looks around a corner

House At Stansted, Essex
An architectural drawing which proposes the erection of a house at Stansted, Essex, for Harry Chester Esq. built by contractor Mr. J

Wellington College Proposed Work
An architectural drawing showing a proposed exterior design for a new dining hall and administrative block at Wellington College, Berkshire, ultimately

Fareham Parish Church Proposed Nave & Aisles
This architectural drawing shows a proposed design for a rebuilding of the nave and aisles inside Fareham Parish Church in Hampshire. Drawing exhibited at the Royal Academy. Date: 1916

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