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Mace Collection (#2)

"Mace: A Symbol of Strength, History, and Independence" From the battlefields to the boxing ring, it has left its mark throughout history

Background imageMace Collection: A village deity. A colossal statue of the gate-keeper god or Dvarapala

A village deity. A colossal statue of the gate-keeper god or Dvarapala, holding a gadha mace and with his attendants
3033747 A village deity. A colossal statue of the gate-keeper god or Dvarapala, holding a gadha mace and with his attendants, in Tami?akam or the Ancient Tami? country, southern India

Background imageMace Collection: Green seeds and leaves of wild nutmeg and mace, Myristica fatua Houtt

Green seeds and leaves of wild nutmeg and mace, Myristica fatua Houtt
5855629 Green seeds and leaves of wild nutmeg and mace, Myristica fatua Houtt.; (add.info.: Green seeds and leaves of wild nutmeg and mace, Myristica fatua Houtt)

Background imageMace Collection: Green seeds and leaves of wild nutmeg and mace

Green seeds and leaves of wild nutmeg and mace
5855628 Green seeds and leaves of wild nutmeg and mace; (add.info.: Green seeds and leaves of wild nutmeg and mace, Myristica fatua Houtt)

Background imageMace Collection: German knight in armour of the late 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)

German knight in armour of the late 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph)
5912633 German knight in armour of the late 14th century, 1889 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: German knight in armour of the late 14th century)

Background imageMace Collection: William Lenthall (1591 - 1662)

William Lenthall (1591 - 1662)
2603848 William Lenthall (1591 - 1662); (add.info.: William Lenthall (1591 - 1662), Speaker of the House of Commons, running away to the Puritan army with the Mace (symbol of Parliamentary authority)

Background imageMace Collection: Kanak natives of New Caledonia. Man in loincloth with spear and mace, woman in grass skirt

Kanak natives of New Caledonia. Man in loincloth with spear and mace, woman in grass skirt, in front of huts
FLO4624402 Kanak natives of New Caledonia. Man in loincloth with spear and mace, woman in grass skirt, in front of huts. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Background imageMace Collection: A suit of jousting armour, 1480. With grand guard to protect the breast and left shoulder

A suit of jousting armour, 1480. With grand guard to protect the breast and left shoulder
FLO4678485 A suit of jousting armour, 1480. With grand guard to protect the breast and left shoulder, volving piece and right shoulder protector, and elbow guards or armguard

Background imageMace Collection: Mace and nutmeg, Myristica fragrans. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical

Mace and nutmeg, Myristica fragrans. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4985300 Mace and nutmeg, Myristica fragrans. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Background imageMace Collection: Portrait of Nadir Shah of Persia, 1698-1747 (Nader Khan Qirqlu Afshar, Nadir Chah)

Portrait of Nadir Shah of Persia, 1698-1747 (Nader Khan Qirqlu Afshar, Nadir Chah)
FLO4723003 Portrait of Nadir Shah of Persia, 1698-1747 (Nader Khan Qirqlu Afshar, Nadir Chah). Illustration from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia

Background imageMace Collection: English military: Hunter or Jaeger corps in shacko with horn and axe 1, mace and axe

English military: Hunter or Jaeger corps in shacko with horn and axe 1, mace and axe, and colonel in pelisse coat 3
FLO4624762 English military: Hunter or Jaeger corps in shacko with horn and axe 1, mace and axe, and colonel in pelisse coat 3, Turkish corps in turban 4, and Wallachian soldier 5

Background imageMace Collection: Oliver Cromwell dissolving the long parliament, 1653, and receiving the mace from a soldier

Oliver Cromwell dissolving the long parliament, 1653, and receiving the mace from a soldier
FLO4622908 Oliver Cromwell dissolving the long parliament, 1653, and receiving the mace from a soldier. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre

Background imageMace Collection: A dismounted knight and one of the king's guards to King Henry VIII, 1525

A dismounted knight and one of the king's guards to King Henry VIII, 1525
FLO4678554 A dismounted knight and one of the king's guards to King Henry VIII, 1525. The knight holds a mace or martel de fer, drapery lamboys covering half the breastplate

Background imageMace Collection: A king and his mac-bearer, 1310. The king in plate armour with ailettes, surcoat, crown

A king and his mac-bearer, 1310. The king in plate armour with ailettes, surcoat, crown, sword and shield
FLO4678371 A king and his mac-bearer, 1310. The king in plate armour with ailettes, surcoat, crown, sword and shield. His mac-bearer in chainmail armour, with studded cloth gauntlet

Background imageMace Collection: Marquesas Islanders: woman in turban, and chief of Tahuata Island (Santa Christina) in headdress

Marquesas Islanders: woman in turban, and chief of Tahuata Island (Santa Christina) in headdress
FLO4624517 Marquesas Islanders: woman in turban, and chief of Tahuata Island (Santa Christina) in headdress. Feather headdress 1, fringed necklace 2, 4, fan 3, and war mace 5

Background imageMace Collection: Mace and nutmeg, Myristica fragrans. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an

Mace and nutmeg, Myristica fragrans. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by
FLO4674538 Mace and nutmeg, Myristica fragrans. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattioli's Discorsi di P.A

Background imageMace Collection: Lord Palmerston making the ministerial statement on Dano-German Affairs... 1864

Lord Palmerston making the ministerial statement on Dano-German Affairs... 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Lord Palmerston making the ministerial statement on Dano-German Affairs in the House of Commons on Monday, 1864. Every seat in the body of the house, and the very steps in each gangway

Background imageMace Collection: Balarama with Consort, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Balarama with Consort, Late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Balarama with Consort, Late 19th century

Background imageMace Collection: The House of Lords Sitting as a Court of Appeal, 1856. Creator: Smyth

The House of Lords Sitting as a Court of Appeal, 1856. Creator: Smyth
The House of Lords Sitting as a Court of Appeal, 1856. Interior of the Palace of Westminster, London. The position in which the House of Lords has been recently placed in its character of a Court of

Background imageMace Collection: La grande attaque du Carso (aout 1916); Officiers italiens examinant une massue autrichienne

La grande attaque du Carso (aout 1916); Officiers italiens examinant une massue autrichienne, 1916 Creator: Unknown
La grande attaque du Carso (aout 1916); Officiers italiens examinant une massue autrichienne, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Background imageMace Collection: The Royal Table, and Mayoralty Insignia, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Royal Table, and Mayoralty Insignia, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Table, and Mayoralty Insignia, 1850. Banquet held in York to celebrate the forthcoming Great Exhibition. The centrepiece was...a magnificent ornamental design of M

Background imageMace Collection: VIth Anniversary Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, 1850. Creator: Unknown

VIth Anniversary Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, 1850. Creator: Unknown
VIth Anniversary Meeting of the Archaeological Institute, 1850....an introductory meeting was held in the Sheldonian Theatre [in Oxford]. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

Background imageMace Collection: Front cover of 'The Illustrated London News', Vol. 17, July to December, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Front cover of "The Illustrated London News", Vol. 17, July to December, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Front cover of "The "Illustrated London News", Vol. 17, July to December, 1850. The Tower of London, the River Thames, coat of arms of the City of London, crossed mace and sword

Background imageMace Collection: Oliver Cromwell removing the mace from the Commons

Oliver Cromwell removing the mace from the Commons Chamber and dissolving the Rump Parliament in 1653. Behind him, a group of Roundheads arrest a cavalier. Take away that Bauble

Background imageMace Collection: New Mayor, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1997

New Mayor, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1997
The new Mayor of Fowey, Alison Voelker (centre) posed on the Town Quay with Fowey harbour in the background. She is standing with, from left to right: Lesley McCartney, Macebearer; Bob Bullocke

Background imageMace Collection: Lord Hanuman Miniature Painting Paper with Golden Embossing

Lord Hanuman Miniature Painting Paper with Golden Embossing
3609814 Lord Hanuman Miniature Painting Paper with Golden Embossing by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imageMace Collection: Lord Hanuman in Marble India

Lord Hanuman in Marble India
3609806 Lord Hanuman in Marble India by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imageMace Collection: Goddess Durga Miniature Painting on Paper

Goddess Durga Miniature Painting on Paper
3609762 Goddess Durga Miniature Painting on Paper by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Background imageMace Collection: Silversmiths work (litho)

Silversmiths work (litho)
6013637 Silversmiths work (litho) by Skinner, Edward Frederick (1865-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silversmiths work)

Background imageMace Collection: C13644

C13644
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Background imageMace Collection: A mad woman. Detail of Philippe Pinel delivers the insane at La Salpetriere, 1876 (Painting)

A mad woman. Detail of Philippe Pinel delivers the insane at La Salpetriere, 1876 (Painting)
7422862 A mad woman. Detail of Philippe Pinel delivers the insane at La Salpetriere, 1876 (Painting) by Robert-Fleury, Tony (1837-1912); (add.info.: Medicine. Psychology. A mad woman)

Background imageMace Collection: Grandes et inestimables chroniques du grand et enorme geant Gargantua anonymous work who inspired

Grandes et inestimables chroniques du grand et enorme geant Gargantua anonymous work who inspired Francois Rabelais for
1734780 Grandes et inestimables chroniques du grand et enorme geant Gargantua anonymous work who inspired Francois Rabelais for "Pantagruel" in 1532, engraving by Albert Robida by Robida

Background imageMace Collection: Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Plot, caught in

Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Plot, caught in the cellar of the Houses of Parliament, 5 November 1604. William Parker, Baron Monteagle, and Theophilus Howard, Earl of Suffolk

Background imageMace Collection: Jem Mace and Sam Langford, boxers

Jem Mace and Sam Langford, boxers of different generations

Background imageMace Collection: The Princess Royal meets the Washington Greys Jazz Band

The Princess Royal meets the Washington Greys Jazz Band. Princess Anne was in Washington to open The Galleries shopping centre. 23rd July 1974

Background imageMace Collection: The Princess Royal meets Drum Majorette Sylvia Moran, of the Washington Grey

The Princess Royal meets Drum Majorette Sylvia Moran, of the Washington Greys Jazz Band. Princess Anne was in Washington to open The Galleries shopping centre. 23rd July 1974

Background imageMace Collection: Mace Made for Henry II of France, French, ca. 1540. Creator: Diego de Caias

Mace Made for Henry II of France, French, ca. 1540. Creator: Diego de Caias
Mace Made for Henry II of France, French, ca. 1540

Background imageMace Collection: United States Air Force Martin MGM-13 Mace 60-6726

United States Air Force Martin MGM-13 Mace 60-6726, tactical surface to surface missile. The Mace was to be armed with a nuclear warhead and was deployed in West Germany, South Korea and on Okinawa

Background imageMace Collection: The Speakers Procession, 1884, (1947). Creator: Francis Wilfrid Lawson

The Speakers Procession, 1884, (1947). Creator: Francis Wilfrid Lawson
The Speakers Procession, 1884, (1947). Members of Parliament inside the Palace of Westminster in London. The Speaker is Henry Bouverie William Brand

Background imageMace Collection: Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1992

Mayor Making, Fowey, Cornwall. May 1992
At a ceremony held in Fowey town hall, Marilyn Wellman was officially elected as the towns mayor for 1992 to 1993. Assembled on the town quay are, from left to right: Andy McCartney

Background imageMace Collection: Cornish Town Criers, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992

Cornish Town Criers, Fowey, Cornwall. August 1992
Attending the crowning of Fowey Carnival Queens was this collection of Town Criers, and wives, from Cornwall. They were invited by Foweys Crier, Michael Penprase (centre)

Background imageMace Collection: Warrior Sipan-Mochica Pottery, Lambayeque, Peru, 2015. Creator: Luis Rosendo

Warrior Sipan-Mochica Pottery, Lambayeque, Peru, 2015. Creator: Luis Rosendo
Pottery vessel belonging to the Mochica Culture, Sipan period, despicting warrior holding maze. Sican-Lambayeque Culture Ceremonial and Administrative Center (1000-1370 AC)

Background imageMace Collection: Remembrance Day, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1991

Remembrance Day, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1991
Lostwithiel mayor, John Reed, and macebearers lead the procession, at the bottom of Fore Street, from the church to the war memorial during the Remembrance Day commemoration

Background imageMace Collection: Parliament in Session in the Reign of James I, early 17th century, (c1902-1905)

Parliament in Session in the Reign of James I, early 17th century, (c1902-1905)
Parliament in Session in the Reign of James I, Westminster, London, early 17th century, (c1902-1905). A prisoner at the bar receiving an admonition from the Speaker

Background imageMace Collection: Asia, Indonesia, Spice Islands, Maluku, Banda, Banda Besar island

Asia, Indonesia, Spice Islands, Maluku, Banda, Banda Besar island, a split nutmeg fruit showing the red mace and brown nutmeg

Background imageMace Collection: Asia, Indonesia, Spice Islands, Maluku, Banda, Rhun island showing the islandA¢€™s only town

Asia, Indonesia, Spice Islands, Maluku, Banda, Rhun island showing the islandA¢€™s only town. Rhun is also know as Run, Pulau Run

Background imageMace Collection: Asia, Indonesia, Spice Islands, Maluku, Banda, Rhun island showing the islandA¢€™s only town

Asia, Indonesia, Spice Islands, Maluku, Banda, Rhun island showing the islandA¢€™s only town. Rhun is also know as Run, Pulau Run

Background imageMace Collection: Asia, Indonesia, Spice Islands, Maluku, Banda, Banda Besar island

Asia, Indonesia, Spice Islands, Maluku, Banda, Banda Besar island, a towering fragrant nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans) in the forest on Banda Besar island, where it is endemic

Background imageMace Collection: Asia, Indonesia, Spice Islands, Maluku, Banda, Banda Besar (Great banda) island

Asia, Indonesia, Spice Islands, Maluku, Banda, Banda Besar (Great banda) island, the town of Banda Besar with Banda Api island and Gunung Api volcano in the background




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"Mace: A Symbol of Strength, History, and Independence" From the battlefields to the boxing ring, it has left its mark throughout history. The Staffordshire Regiment proudly carried their maces as a symbol of honor and bravery. Jem Mace, a renowned boxer in his time, fought with determination and skill just like the warriors who wielded maces on ancient battlefields. His fists were his weapons, delivering powerful blows that echoed through the annals of sports history. Speaking of battles, let's not forget the Battle of Bannockburn where Robert the Bruce secured Scotland's independence from England. In this 19th-century wood engraving capturing that historic moment, we can almost feel the weight of those mighty maces clashing against armor. But mace isn't limited to warfare; it finds its place in art too. "The Blackbird Song, " an oil painting from 1908 depicts a serene scene where nature harmonizes with human existence - perhaps reminding us that even amidst chaos and conflict, beauty can still be found. As Vikings stormed British shores centuries ago, they brought along their fearsome weaponry including deadly maces. These formidable tools struck fear into their enemies' hearts as they sought conquest across new lands. Beyond warfare lies another fascinating aspect – culinary delights. Green and red seeds of nutmeg and mace add flavor to dishes worldwide. These precious spices have been cherished for centuries for their aromatic qualities which enhance our taste buds' experience. Back to Jem Mace once again - this time not as a boxer but as a handframe knitter at The Shawl Factory of GH Hurt. This image showcases how skills passed down through generations create intricate patterns reminiscent of historical tapestries or regal garments adorned by kings during grand events like Parliament openings in 1886. And speaking about grandeur brings us to swords, daggers, and yes – even more majestic-looking maces. These weapons, often seen alongside regalia like St.