Colored print; young man wearing a crown, red robes with white ermine trim, gold sword and onamental armor rides a white charger alongside a river. He carries a red banner with a coat of arms, and gestures toward a town on the opposite bank. He is followed by a band of mounted men carrying swords and crossbows. Possibly a depiction of Wenceslas (Vaclav) IV (1361-1419), ruler of Germany and Bohemia.
Colored print on folding gameboard. Playing surface has 33 diamond shaped positions arranged in the shape of a cross. The four corners of the board depict knights on horseback; the two on the right are engaged in combat.
Color print; full length portrait of a man in military uniform (Napoleon Bonaparte) mounted on horseback and holding a sword in his right hand. Troops are sketched in the background.
This print was produced by Frederick Gleason (1814-1896). a lithographer and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts. Born in September 1814 in Germany, Gleason moved to the United States in October 1836, and began his career as a bookbinder. He became a citizen in June 1840. He is best known for establishing the popular illustrated weekly Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion in 1851, modelled on the Illustrated London News. At the time an innovation in American publishing, it brought him considerable success. After the Pictorial, Gleason published Gleason's Literary Companion from 1860–70; Gleason's Home Circle from 1871–90; and Gleason's Monthly Companion from 1872–87. He was married a second time after his first wife died, and he died November 6, 1896 in Boston.
Colored print of two women on the deck of a ship. One is seated, the other kneels before her. The seated woman has a handkerchief in her left hand, her right hand rests upon the shoulder of the other woman, who is playing a musical instrument. Heavy drapery covers the deck beneath them and flows over an ornate railing behind them.
Colored print; battle scene of ground troops and cavalry in early 19th century European uniform. Ground is covered with snow. Soldiers are engaged in hand to hand combat with swords.
Colored lithographic print commemorating the death of Robert Emmet, for leading an 1803 uprising in Dublin. The Goddess of Liberty stands on a tomb holding the hearts of murdered patriots in her hand. To the right is the Figure of Death attacking Lord Norbury, the judge who sentenced Emmet for High Treason. The Scales of Justice lie broken by his side. To the left of the tomb is a representation of the Maid of Erin weeping over murdered Innocence (two children). Beneath the image is the text of Robert Emmet's speech delivered at trial.
Colored print of twelve men gathered in a gothic-paneled room around an oval table covered with a gold-fringed green cloth. Some are seated, others are standing. The men are identified as, Daniel O'Connell, Edmund Burke, Marshall Patrick Scarsfield, Henry Grattan, Oliver Goldsmith, Theobald Wolfetone, Robert Emmet, Gerald Griffin, John Philpot Curran, John Fox, Thomas Moore, and Major General Owen Roe O'Neil.
Colored print of a bearded Columbus wearing a long purple cape and kneeling before king and queen who stand on a throne. Behind Columbus are three Indians bearing gifts. Also in the room are soldiers, courtiers, monks and scholars observing the proceedings. The setting is a Gothic style audience room decorated with statues. Proof before letters.
Color print; full length portrait of man (Daniel O'Connell) standing by a tree with a dog at his side. A large country house is in the right background.
Colored print of Christopher Columbus bidding farewell to his family and friends. He is about to step into a small boat to take him to a larger ship in the background.
Color print; full length portrait of a man in full armor, a crown and a cape (Irish king Brian Boroihme). The figure is holding a septre and a shield decorated with three lions. On the left are symbols: a harp, dog, eagle and a green flag topped with a liberty cap.
The center of this fine linen tablecloth is decorated with three small monograms "EW" and scroll designs. EW most likely stands for Ella Whitlock, the wife of the American Envoy to Belgium. Mrs. Brand Whitlock worked tirelessly on behalf of the Belgian lace makers during World War I.
The eight and one-half inch wide border on the tablecloth is executed in Point de Paris bobbin lace with symmetrical floral designs of roses and edelweiss, the favorite flowers of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. Belgian lace makers made this tablecloth during World War I.
The coat-of-arms of the Belgian Province of Hainaut was the design inspiration for this piece. The Mechlin bobbin lace motif depicting four lions and a crown was made by Belgian lace makers during World War I and was likely intended to be inserted into a larger item. See a similar motif in TE*E383965.
The Great Seal of the United States, often used in American decorative arts, provided the design inspiration for this Mechlin bobbin lace. It was made by Belgian lace makers during World War I and was likely intended to be inserted into a larger item.