EditorialStrip of bobbin lace with stylized flower between two vertical lines and ovals on a rectangular fragment batist, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, old Flemish lace or Dutch bobbin lace. The strip is attached to a narrow rectangular fragment of line...
EditorialMusket size, fragment consisting of leather underside with ears and remnant of powder, Musket size fragment consisting of leather underside with ears and remnant of powder. The remainder of the powder is hardened, Nova Zembla, Behouden Huys, Willem Bar...
EditorialTwo groups of horsemen from a Crucifixion scene Group of Horsemen from a Calvary Scene, from a Passion Altar, In the ascending landscape with scrub on the right and a rock formation on the left five horsemen to the left. The front one with straight leg...
EditorialView of the Coehoorn, Zeeland and Utrecht fortifications in Bergen op Zoom View of the Coehoorn Orillion and the Zeeland and Utrecht Lunets, at Bergen op den Zoom (title on object), View of the Coehoorn fortifications, Zeeland and Utrecht in Bergen op ...
EditorialCarl Sk?nberg, Dutch Seaport, Harbor city in Holland, painting, 1875, Oil on paper mounted on masonite, Height, 18 cm (7 inch), Width, 36 cm (14.1 inch), Remarketing stamp, CARL SK?NBERG, Remnant stamp.
EditorialFolding fan with leaf on which watercolor in Vertumnus & Pomona, on a carved and silver-gold and gold-plated frame of mother-of-pearl, on a carved and leaf silver and gold frame with mother-of-pearl. 22 contiguous legs, cut out and ajour worked. The pa...
EditorialBurgundian storm hat with short comb, Burgundian storm hat, iron, blank, helmet ball with flap and comb made of one plate. The valve has a point, on the helmet a fairly high comb. Riveted neck plate. Hinged cheek plates with air holes riveted with copp...
EditorialPlay fair probably originally of green velvet embroidered in gold, silver thread and multicolored silk with the Paris city coat of arms, silver thread and multicolored silk with the Paris city coat of arms. Model: The flat round bottom has a wavy raise...
EditorialWeapons Kling with bent point, remnant of square stick and fragment of halberd, Halberd, fragment consisting of the blade with a point bent, a remnant of the square stick and a fragment of the halberd. The ax and the hook are partially broken off and t...
EditorialSmall, round, ivory box with engraved mother-of-pearl tokens, round box with a convex lid. The lid and sides decorated in high relief. On the lid a curious representation of three trees surrounded by a fence, on the sides a landscape with houses withou...
EditorialJug (Bartmann jug) with a roundel in a medallion, jug (beard man's jug) of stoneware on a stand ring with a pear-shaped body and wide neck. Spout missing, on the belly the remnant of the onset of a long spout and on the neck a damage where the bridge w...
EditorialHat of Vice Admiral Koopman, pierced with a bullet during the bombing of Antwerp, Top hat, black of (partly decayed) castoor. Wide flared up, slightly arched. Bottom damaged at the rear. A hole at the top. Remnant of narrow band around the inside of th...
EditorialDegen, marked: G.H, Iron epee. Ornamented silver-plated copper hilt. Louis XV style. Button with bracket, handle, guard rod marked GH (Gerrit Honig), donkey hoof, ricasso and baffle plate. The whole in symmetrical princes. The baffle plate is bent into...
EditorialShoe, flat, with front leaf and heel of incised - pale yellow faded - velvet and with bovine leather sole with a die-cut geometric decoration, strap fastening on the instep, from incised - to light yellow pale - originally apple green velvet with cow l...
EditorialRemnant of a pillowcase with bobbin lace inserts with a row four-lobed rosettes between half-pointed oval, Intermediate sets of natural-colored spool lace in remains of a linen pillowcase. The repeating pattern consists of a center line of concatenated...
EditorialPhotograph - Grave of Miss Edith Cavell, Brussels, Belgium, World War I, 1915-1918, Two men standing next to the Belgium grave of Edith Cavell, heroic British nurse who was executed for treason by the Germans on 12 October 1915, during World War I. Acc...
EditorialSallet, ca. 1450, German, Steel, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); D. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 9 oz. (2984 g), Helmets, Despite heavy corrosion and damage by fire, this sallet is still notable for its deep helmet bowl and powerful...
EditorialPellet Bangle with Textile Remnant, Late period, ca. 300 B.C.?A.D. 200, Indonesia (Ban Chiang), Bronze, H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Jewelry.
EditorialDisk Brooch, 6th century, Frankish, Silver-gilt, paste, gold leaf, remnant of iron pin, Overall: 13/16 x 5/16 in. (2.1 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver.
EditorialDisk Brooch, ca. 550?600, Frankish or Northern French, Copper alloy, silver wire, glass paste, remnant of iron pin, Overall: 1 1/4 x 3/8 in. (3.1 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy.
EditorialDisk Brooch, first half 7th century, Frankish, Silver, glass paste or garnet, meersham(?), metal foil,remnant iron pin, Overall: 1 3/16 x 7/16 in. (3 x 1.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver.
EditorialDisk Brooch, ca. 500?600, Frankish, Silver, glass paste, remnant of iron pin, metal foil, Overall: 5/8 x 5/16 in. (1.6 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Silver.
EditorialGold Disk Brooch, 7th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, gold, remnant of iron pin, Overall: 1 1/16 x 3/8 in. (2.7 x 0.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, The relief pattern of these brooches was created by working a thin sheet of metal from the reverse side....
EditorialDisk Brooch, 6th century, Frankish, Silver, wire, copper alloy rim, paste cabochons or stone, remnant of iron pin, Overall: 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. (2.9 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Silver.
EditorialWhorl-Shaped Brooch, ca. 550?650, Frankish, Silver-gilt, glass paste, remnant of iron pin, Overall: 1 1/4 x 3/8 in. (3.1 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Silver.
EditorialDisk Brooch, 7th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, Gold, wire, silver rim, paste cabochons, remnant of iron pin, Overall: 1 3/4 x 9/16 in. (4.5 x 1.5 cm), Metalwork-Gold.
EditorialWhorl-Shaped Brooch, ca. 550?650, Frankish, Silver-gilt, glass paste, remnant of iron pin, Overall: 1 1/4 x 3/8 in. (3.2 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Silver.
EditorialDisk Brooch, 6th century, Frankish, Copper alloy, partial gilt, remnant of iron pin, Overall: 1 3/8 x 5/16 in. (3.5 x 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy.
EditorialPellet Bangle with Textile Remnant, Late period, ca. 300 B.C.?A.D. 200, Indonesia (Ban Chiang), Bronze, H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Jewelry.
EditorialSallet, ca. 1450, German, Steel, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); D. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 9 oz. (2984 g), Helmets, Despite heavy corrosion and damage by fire, this sallet is still notable for its deep helmet bowl and powerful...
EditorialThe funeral procession of the rump, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist, engraving 1819, a satire on the defeat of Hobhouse by Lamb at the Westminster Election. The Rump, or remnant of Reformers, is represented by the hind-quarters of a cart-horse, w...
EditorialRemnant of an imperial mantle embroidered with eagles in the sacristy of Metz cathedral, 11th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1879. Hefner-Altenec...
EditorialThe funeral procession of the rump, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist, engraving 1819, a satire on the defeat of Hobhouse by Lamb at the Westminster Election. The Rump, or remnant of Reformers, is represented by the hind-quarters of a cart-horse, w...
EditorialFEBRUARY. Here they are cutting down trees for firewood. The English called February "Sprout-kele." Kele meant "kelewurt," and was most extensively used at this time for making broth. The well-known custom of making pancakes on Shrove-Tuesday is a remn...
EditorialPOLAND. KRAKOW. View from the TOWER OF CITY COUNCIL (Wieze Ratuszowa), the remnant of the old building preserved. Gothic style (1383) renovated several times in the seventeenth century and added a baroque auction. Situated at the Central Market Square.