EditorialGlass Negative - Past Chief Ruler, Independent Order of Rechabites, circa 1930s, A black and white, half plate negative featuring a studio portrait of a man with a ceremonial collar from the Independent Order of Rechabites. The collar identifies him as...
EditorialMap - Military, Belgium, Namur 8, General Staff no. 2364, Scale 1:100,000, World War I, 1910, Military map of Belgium, Namur area (a hand-written inscription identifies it as Namur 8 district), scale 1:100,000, published in 1910. The map is labelled Ge...
EditorialSaint John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness Square with John the Baptist preaching in the desert, Round stained glass with representation of John the Baptist preaching in the desert. He is depicted speaking from an improvised pulpit consisting o...
EditorialAllegory of Christ as Savior of the World Christ as savior of mankind, Rectangular stained glass with representation of Christ already the savior of mankind. Between John the Baptist and the Faith, presented by a woman with chalice, a naked man asks Ch...
EditorialBracelet, 17th century, Spanish, Gold, diamonds, Overall: 5/8 ? 10 3/16 in. (1.6 ? 25.9 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, The elegantly detailed engraved ornament on the interior of the gold links identifies this as Spanish work.
EditorialTerracotta head-shaped flask, Hellenistic, ca. 80?1 B.C., Greek, probably Cypriot, Terracotta; Magenta Ware, h. 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm), Vases, The glossy red pigment covering the surface of this handle flask identifies it as an example of Magenta ware. ...
EditorialVase with King Wen Visiting the Scholar Jiang Taigong, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), Shunzhi period (1644?61), mid-17th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 14 1/4 in. (36...
EditorialGauntlet for the Right Hand, Belonging to the Armor of Don Alonzo P?rez de Guzman el Bueno (1550?1619), Count of Niebla and Duke of Medina-Sidonia, ca. 1580, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, silver, gold, textile, leather, L. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 5 9/16 in....
EditorialPhotograph - 'Effects of Shellfire', Gueudecourt, France, World War I, May 1917, Photograph labelled 'Effects of Shellfire'. The photo is inscribed with the number E510 and dated 1916-1917. The Australian War Memorial holds the same photograph (numbere...
EditorialNegative - Shearers at Mount Schanck Station, South Australia, 6 Nov 1893, A group of shearers on Mt Schanck station. An arrow identifies one man as Jack Stewart.
EditorialPhotograph - 'After the Battle of Menin Road', World War 1, Ypres, Belgium, 20 Sep 1917, Photograph of the aftermath of the Battle of Ypres, Belgium, Word war I. The Australian War Memorial holds the same photograph (E00711) which it identifies as depi...
EditorialThe Splendid Naval Triumph on the Mississippi, April 24th, 1862: Destruction of the Rebel Gunboats, Rams, and Iron Clad Batteries by the Union Fleet under Flag Officer Farragut.
EditorialThe Splendid Naval Triumph on the Mississippi, April 24th, 1862: Destruction of the Rebel Gunboats, Rams, and Iron Clad Batteries by the Union Fleet under Flag Officer Farragut.