Greeting Cards

Text on the reverse side:Tirée de la pièce La Dame aux Camélias, la somptueuse robe de la maison Worth, avec sa soie fluide et ses ornements raffin...

Text on the reverse side:Une scène de salon de mode, où une femme portant le manteau Worth est observée par un groupe de personnages élégants, refl...

Text on the reverse side:Featured in La Gazette du Bon Ton, a leading Art Deco-era fashion magazine, this illustration depicts two women in luxurio...

Text on the reverse side:Featured in La Gazette du Bon Ton, a leading Art Deco-era fashion magazine, this illustration presents an elegant evening ...

Text on the reverse side:From the play La Dame aux Camélias, the sumptuous gown by the House of Worth with flowing silk and ornate detail, perfectl...

Text on the reverse side:A fashion salon scene, where a woman wearing the Worth coat is being observed by a group of fashionable figures, reflectin...

Text on the reverse side:Around age 30, Charles Worth was a rising talent in Paris, working at Gagelin and designing dresses that drew elite attent...

Text on the reverse side:L’impératrice Eugénie (1826–1920), grande icône de la mode du XIXᵉ siècle, dépensait environ 300 000 francs par an auprès ...

Text on the reverse side:Empress Eugénie (1826–1920), a leading fashion icon of the 19th century, spent around 300,000 francs annually with the Hou...

Text on the reverse side:Deux élégantes dames admirent des tableaux dans un musée, l'une affirmant reconnaître une robe de Charles Frederick Worth....

Text on the reverse side:Two elegantly dressed ladies admire paintings in a museum, one confidently identifying a gown as a creation by Charles Fre...

Text on the reverse side:The Camden Head in Islington is a fine example of Victorian pub architecture. Built in 1899, as shown by carved exterior p...

Text on the reverse side:An auction of Charles Dickens’s belongings took place on 10th August 1870, just two months after his death. Held at Gad’s ...

Text on the reverse side:An ornate map of the British Isles from The Illustrated Atlas, featuring the Shetland Islands. Counties outlined in colour...

Text on the reverse side:The illustration from British Wild Flowers in their Natural Colour and Form by the Revd Professor Henslow, captures the sp...

Text on the reverse side:Believed to be the first ever photo of a ship, this image was captured in 1844 using the calotype process. Designed by Bru...

Text on the reverse side: Brunel stands before the vast launching chains of the Great Eastern - his most daring creation. Mud-splattered and resol...

Text on the reverse side:Illustration from a coloured chromolithograph published in Boy's Own Paper, featuring detailed illustrations of various Sc...

Text on the reverse side:A contemporary SS Great Britain adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “...

Text on the reverse side:It is believed that the first ships were built by the Ancient Egyptians as early as the 4th century BC. Since then, mariti...

Text on the reverse side:Illustration from The Fruit Grower's Guide, 1891. Gascoigne's Seedling is a rare English dessert apple with aromatic flavo...

Text on the reverse side:John Ban Mackenzie, a renowned 19th-century Highland piper from Ross-shire, was famously regarded as a complete piper. The...

Text on the reverse side:Hugh Montgomerie, the 12th Earl of Eglinton, was appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1859, Scotland’s highest chivalric h...

Text on the reverse side: The last of Dickens' London homes, Doughty Street, saw the creation of Oliver Twist, Pickwick Papers, and Nicholas Nickl...

Text on the reverse side:A contemporary train driver adaptation of a Japanese woodblock print dating from 1814. The Japanese word for frog is “kaer...

Text on the reverse side: A colourised adapation of a lithograph by Charles Radclyffe, who worked in London in 1842 to capture this South Western ...

Text on the reverse side:A playful depiction frogs engaged in a sumo match, blending whimsy with tradition. This charming artwork reflects Japan’s ...

Text on the reverse side:Pavarotti’s rendition of Nessun dorma, a technically demanding aria ending on a high B, became iconic. It reached number t...

Text on the reverse side:In 1925, 48 Doughty Street, Dickens’ home from 1837 to 1839, was acquired by the Dickens Fellowship. To mark the centenary...

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

Text on the reverse side:In the Joseon dynasty, embroidered badges were crafted by skilled artisans for royalty or officials. Cranes symbolise long...

Text on the reverse side:Aida, composed by Giuseppe Verdi, premiered in 1871 at the Cairo Opera House. The opera, set in ancient Egypt, is famous f...

Text on the reverse side:A character near Covent Garden, by artist M. Egerton. This print is a twin to another, where a man calls out ‘A Merry Chri...

Text on the reverse side:A character near Covent Garden during the festive season, by artist M. Egerton. The original design has the caption ‘A Mer...

Text on the reverse side:This card is based on a chromolithographic college crest designed by Albert Henry Warren and published in Oxford, by T. an...

Text on the reverse side:This card is based on a chromolithographic college crest designed by Albert Henry Warren and published in Oxford, by T. an...