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Alice talks to the KittenThrough the Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There (1871)

“Do you know, I was so angry, Kitty,” Alice went on as soon as they were comfortably settled again, “when I saw all the mischief you had been doing, I was very nearly opening the window, and putting y [...]

Keywords: people, furniture, chairs, relaxing, alice, illustrations for children, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-02-19

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O Waken, Waken, Burd IsbelSome British Ballads (1919)

“O it fell once upon a day     Burd Isbel fell asleep, An’ up it starts the Billy Blind,     An’ stood at her bed-feet. ‘O waken, waken, Burd Isbel,     How can you sleep so soun’, Whan this is Bekie’ [...]

Keywords: interiors, beds, people, furniture, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-05-14

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240.—Chairs. From Harleian MS. No. 603.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

Harleian MS. 603 is an Anglo-Saxon illuminated psalter from the middle of the 10th century. This is the same manuscript as Fig. 239. The three chairs illustrated here do not look very comfortable, but [...]

Keywords: furniture, people, minstrels, saxon england, hats, musical instruments, chairs, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2011-06-06

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Drink MeAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

“There seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door, so she went back to the table, half hoping she might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules for shutting people up like telesc [...]

Keywords: alice, people, bottles, furniture, illustrations for children, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2004-10-01

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335.—The Great Chamber, Looking North.English Homes Period III Vol. I, Late Tudor & Early Stuart (1558‒1649) (1922)

“It will be noticed that the ceiling is a reproduction of that in the ballroom at Knole (Fig. 294). The panelling is similar to that in the dining-room below, and all came out of the Quenby attics. It [...]

Keywords: interiors, ceilings, manors, furniture, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Hungarton; Leicestershire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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Chantry Chapel, WarwickOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

This beautiful engraving, printed in colour using multiple plates, shows the stone ceiling, a tiled floor, an arched entrance-way, a stained-glass window, a church-warden’s chest, a seat and a reading [...]

Keywords: colour, chapels, interiors, churches, castles, windows, furniture

Places shown: Warwick; Warwickshire; England

Added: 2010-10-30

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Bas-Relief From the Entablature, Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster AbbeyPentateuch of Printing with a Chapter on Judges (1891)

A printing office, with an engraver (I think) at left, a proof-reader, a typesetter (at the back) next to the person operating the press itself, and, at right, a boy wearing tights and I think barefoo [...]

Keywords: typography, printing, children, pictures of books, books, people, furniture, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Westminster; London; England

Added: 2006-01-21

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Meeting-Hall of the Brewers’ GuildAntwerpia

Waterhuis. — Vergaderzaal der Brouwersgilde. La Maison Hydraulique. — Sall de réunion de la Corporation des Brasseurs. Das Wasserhaus. — Versammlungssaal der Brauersgilde. The Waterhouse. — Meeting-Ha [...]

Keywords: interiors, tables, furniture, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Antwerp; Belgium

Added: 2007-05-02

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567.—Chapel in Canterbury Cathedral.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“[...] an ancient chair in the chapel of the Holy Trinity, formed also of grey marble, in pieces, which is used for the enthronization of the Archbishops of the See, and which, sayeth tradition, was t [...]

Keywords: chairs, furniture, interiors, cathedrals, churches, arches, windows, greyscale

Places shown: Canterbury; Kent; England

Added: 2006-08-26

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590.—Stone Chair in the Chapter House, Durham.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The interior [of Durham Cathedral] presents many objects of high interest—[such] as the sumptuous bishop’s throne (Fig. 602), the stone chair (Fig. 590), and above all, the common tomb of St. Cuthbert [...]

Keywords: furniture, carving, chairs, greyscale

Places shown: DurhamDurham; England

Added: 2014-03-16

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Old Advert: Arts and Crafts FurnitureScribner’s Magazine 1903 No. 11 (1903)

Arts and Crafts furniture Built true to the household art established by William Morris. No nails or screws are used in construction. A furniture of character and richness. Send for our free booklet [...]

Keywords: advertisements, furniture, interiors, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-01-05

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1140.—Library Chair, Reading Table, and Reading Desk (Royal MS. 15D iii.)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“The square-backed chair (Fig. 1146) was frequent in the mansions of the thirteenth century. In the fourteenth, they, and other articles combining household utility and elegance, were modified by the [...]

Keywords: royalty, scholars, pictures of books, furniture, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: England

Added: 2006-01-19

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Book stand (Detail from Fig. 1140)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

The book stand taken from Fig. 1140. Mediæval clip art. Or, for Americans, medieval clip art.

Keywords: pictures of books, books, furniture, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: England

Added: 2006-01-19

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1141.—Bed.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Of the domestic furniture of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries the beds of the nobility (Figs. 1141, 1142) were most lavishly adorned. The simple form was that of a railed box, or crib; the “b [...]

Keywords: furniture, beds, people, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-09-12

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1142.—Bed.Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Of the domestic furniture of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries the beds of the nobility (Figs. 1141, 1142) were most lavishly adorned. The simple form was that of a railed box, or crib; the “b [...]

Keywords: furniture, beds, people, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-04-25

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1146.—Chair (Royal M.S. 14 E, iii.)Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“The square-backed chair (Fig. 1146) was frequent in the mansions of the thirteenth century. In the fourteenth, they, and other articles combining household utility and elegance, were modified by the [...]

Keywords: furniture, chairs, people, writing, royalty, monks, scholars, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: England

Added: 2006-01-19

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Stone bench with books 1Books in Milford Graveyard (2012)

A curved stone bench and some books, including an old family Bible and an open poetry book with pictures.

Keywords: pictures of books, books, spooky, colour, furniture, benches

Places shown: Milford; Ontario; Canada

Added: 2012-09-26

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Study chair and bookcaseAn Old Sweetheart of Mine (1902)

A bookcase with a picture leaning up against it; a comfortable padded chair; fire-tongs and a curtain.

Keywords: interiors, pictures of books, books, bookcases, chairs, furniture, duotones, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2011-05-06

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Stone bench with books 3Books in Milford Graveyard (2012)

And an iron cross under the bench.

Keywords: pictures of books, books, spooky, colour, benches, furniture, crosses, bibles

Places shown: Milford; Ontario; Canada

Added: 2012-09-26

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Methley HallOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“Methley Hall, or Methley Park, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, seven miles south-east from Leeds, is the seat of the Saviles, Earls Mexborough, which family have held the manor for several centuries [...]

Keywords: interiors, windows, ceilings, arches, stairs, colour, furniture, manors, halls

Places shown: Mickletown; West Riding; Yorkshire; England

Added: 2005-08-24

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