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Text on the reverse side: By the English potter and tile designer William de Morgan (1839-1917) who often collaborated with William Morris and Edw...

Text on the reverse side: An English embroidery dating from the era of King James I. Flowers and plants are depicted, including the carnation, fox...

Text on the reverse side: King William IV (1765–37) established the current Royal Library which has continued to expand its collection. It was reo...

Text on the reverse side: By the British designer William Morris (1834-1896). The Willow Boughs pattern was inspired by Medieval herbal cookbooks ...

Text on the reverse side: The Breakers contains an extraordinary forty-eight bedrooms for the Vanderbilt family and their household staff. At nigh...

Text on the reverse side: The Breakers is regarded as the finest surviving example of America's Gilded Age architecture. In 1994, it was designate...

Text on the reverse side: The Breakers occupies a commanding position on thirteen acres at Ochre Point, with cliffs overlooking the Atlantic to th...

Text on the reverse side: The Breakers was designed for luxurious summer living and entertaining, combining sea views, gardens, European craftsman...

Text on the reverse side: The two monumental carriage gates rise thirty feet above the driveway and weigh more than seven tons. Forming part of a ...

Text on the reverse side: Constructed for the Vanderbilt family in the 1890s, The Breakers showcases magnificent dolphin mosaics in its Lower Logg...

Text on the reverse side: Painted two years after Cornelius Vanderbilt’s death, this posthumous portrait shows how the artist Jared Bradley Flagg ...

Text on the reverse side: Painted by Nathaniel Jocelyn, this oil portrait presents Cornelius Vanderbilt seated beside rich drapery, projecting con...

Text on the reverse side: The caption here playfully adapts Shakespeare’s line “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatne...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary Wales Millenium Centre adaptation of an antique Japanese woodblock print from 1814. The Japanese word for...

Text on the reverse side: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice famously opens, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possessi...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary Japanese zen garden adaptation of an antique Japanese woodblock print from 1814. The Japanese word for fr...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary San Diego Museum of Art adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog ...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary Viking adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, which...

Text on the reverse side: Few ancient monuments invite as many questions as Stonehenge. Its stones seem to speak of astronomy, ritual, community, ...

Text on the reverse side: In ancient Rome, roses were linked to Venus, goddess of love, and were scattered at banquets, weddings, and celebrations...

Text on the reverse side: The Scottish Fold breed began with Susie, a white barn cat found near Coupar Angus in 1961. Her unusual folded ears beca...

Text on the reverse side: Une adaptation d'une estampe japonaise de 1814. Le mot japonais pour grenouille est "kaeru", qui peut aussi signifier "r...

Text on the reverse side: Une adaptation d'une estampe japonaise de 1814. Le mot japonais pour grenouille est "kaeru", qui peut aussi signifier "r...

Text on the reverse side: Les grues évoquent élégance et longévité. Le système d’insignes hyungbae indiquait le rang des officiels sous Joseon (13...

Text on the reverse side: A glamorous Marilyn Monroe in a publicity photo for the film How to Marry a Millionaire. On her birth certificate as Nor...

Text on the reverse side: This photo was taken to promote the film The Seven Year Itch. The filming took place at 1am as thousands of fans watched...

Text on the reverse side: By the mid-1950s, Marilyn Monroe had become an international cultural icon and one of the most photographed women in the...

Text on the reverse side: In the 1950s, Marilyn Monroe became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. During this period she appeared in iconic films in...

Text on the reverse side: Although emails are instant, physical post still moves at impressive scale. In 2024-25, the UK saw 6.5 billion addressed...

Text on the reverse side: With whiskers as poised as a feather quill and eyes bright enough to outshine the Globe’s footlights, this Shakespearean...

Text on the reverse side: A whimsical feline rendition of Harold Godwinson is pictured here within Trinity Church in Essex, reputedly the very pla...

Text on the reverse side: This feline depiction of William the Conqueror is placed inside St John’s Chapel in the White Tower at the Tower of Lond...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary Korean Hanbok adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaeru”, ...

Text on the reverse side: Opening in 1889, London’s Mount Pleasant sorting office became a postal giant. At its peak, staff handled millions of le...

Text on the reverse side: A contemporary William the Conqueror adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating 1814. The Japanese word for frog is...

Text on the reverse side: This print belongs to the series Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces. Urami means “see-from-behind”, because visitor...