Occasion Collection (page 2)

A Society Drawing Room, c. 1830 (w / c on paper)
BAL241152 A Society Drawing Room, c.1830 (w/c on paper) by Kolmann, Karl Ivanovich (1786-1846); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Spain (1759). Royal Palace of Barcelona illuminated on the occasion of the arrival of Charles III and Maric Amalia of Saxony. Engraving by Ignacio Valls. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Royal Ascot fashions, 1951
A selection of fashionable outfits for Royal Ascot from Debenham and Freebody and Dickins and Jones. Date: 1951

Social / Vienna Ball 1881
A court ball at the Imperial Palace, Vienna, on the occasion of the marriage of the (ill-fated) Crown Prince Rudolf to the unfortunate princess Stephanie

NPL headquarters, 1906
NPL headquarters. Bushy House, the NPL (National Physical Laboratory) headquarters, not only contained numerous research laboratories but also was the venue of NPL staff garden parties

Balloon Race at Hurlingham, south west London
Scene at a balloon race at Hurlingham, south west London -- a social event as well as a sporting occasion

Victoria / Pjournal / 1897
Queen Victoria rides through the streets of London on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee

Hurlingham Balloon Rally
A balloon rally at Hurlingham, on the western outskirts of London, is as much a social event as a sporting occasion

31 Aircraft mark The Queenas 90th Birthday with flypast
Her Majestys official 90th Birthday celebrations ended with an impressive display of 15 different types of aircraft, five of which are being provided by squadrons celebrating their own 100th

Aircraft mark The Queens 90th Birthday with a fly-past over Buckingham palace
Her Majestys official 90th Birthday celebrations ended with an impressive display of 15 different types of aircraft, five of which are being provided by squadrons celebrating their own 100th

A Victorian diamond necklace/tiara, c.1890; An antique Russian diamond brooch
1766503 A Victorian diamond necklace/tiara, c.1890; An antique Russian diamond brooch, c.1890; An antique diamond serpent brooch, later rhodium plated, c.1840; five Victorian star brooches

Scene from The Tempest, (watercolour on paper laid on board)
657756 Scene from The Tempest, (watercolour on paper laid on board) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from The Tempest. Edmond Dulac (1882-1953)

Water breaking through during excavation of Thames Tunnel, 12 January 1828
530615 Water breaking through during excavation of Thames Tunnel, 12 January 1828. On this occasion 6 men killed, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, site engineer

Lantern Makers, c.1870-1880 (hand tinted albumen print)
1766824 Lantern Makers, c.1870-1880 (hand tinted albumen print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lantern Makers. Sashichi Ogawa and possibly others. Hand tinted albumen print)

Fireworks Head
Vertigo Artography

Wedding Bonnet, c. 1937. Creator: Louis Maldarelli
Wedding Bonnet, c. 1937

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, July 4, 1891, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, July 4, 1891, 1891. The reception held by Mrs Stanhope in the Banqueting Hall, Whitehall. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

A Toast II, 1893. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
A Toast II, 1893

A Toast II, 1893. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
A Toast II, 1893

A pair of Wedgewood mugs commemorating the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
1766850 A pair of Wedgewood mugs commemorating the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 (ceramic) by Ravilious

Two Teenage Girls

Author Barbara Fraser, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. May 1993
Lostwithiel Historian Barbara Fraser signs copies of her book The Book of Lostwithiel. Mrs Fraser came to Lostwithiel with her husband, Ian, in the 1980s and wrote this history of the town in 1993

Royal Visit, Truro Cathedral, Truro, Cornwall. Probably 1911
Prince Edward the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VIII and Prince Albert the Duke of York, the future King George VI arriving at the cathedral on a private visit

Library Opening, Taprell House, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. April 1993
The official opening ceremony of the new library in Lostwithiel was performed by Barbara Spring (left), chairman of the Library, Arts and Records committee of Cornwall County Council

Methodist Church Opening, North Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. February 1993
After closing the Bank Chapel in Queen Street in 1988, the towns Methodists had no church of their own. However they now have a new chapel within the walls of the refurbished Taprell House

Royal British Legion, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. November 1992
The Royal British Legion Womens section of the Mid-Cornwall Group commemorated their diamond jubilee in Lostwithiel. Formed on the evening of November 2nd 1932 by 34 women who got together in

Procession on Bay Tree Hill, Liskeard, Cornwall. 6th July 1893
The procession is in celebration of the marriage of the Duke of York (future King George V) to Princess Mary. The photograph is taken from Bay Tree Hill looking down to the procession emerging

Speed trials at Goonhavern, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. 23rd July 1923
Motor cycle and light car club speed trials at Goonhavern on 23rd July 1923 showing a motor car, registration number AF 2766, at the start line

Naming ceremony of Mullions first lifeboat, the Daniel J. Draper, Penzance, Cornwall. 10th September 1867
Launched on 10th September 1867 at Penzance, the boat was a gift from mostly Cornish Wesleyan Methodists in memory of the Reverend Daniel James Draper who perished in the tragic wreck of the SS

Duke of Cornwalls visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year of the Royal Institution of Cornwall
The Courtney Librarys Librarian Archivist talks to the Duke of Cornwall about some of the material held by the library. The Chairman of the Royal Institution of Cornwall

Duke of Cornwall views the Treffry Gallery during his visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year
The museums Assistant Collections and Exhibitions Officer discusses the World Wide Wonders exhibition with the Duke of Cornwall in the Treffry Gallery

Duke of Cornwall views the Treffry Gallery during his visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year
The museums Assistant Collections and Exhibitions Officer discusses the World Wide Wonders exhibition with the Duke of Cornwall in the Treffry Gallery

Duke of Cornwall views the Treffry Gallery during his visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year
The museums Assistant Collections and Exhibitions Officer discusses the World Wide Wonders exhibition with the Duke of Cornwall in the Treffry Gallery

Duke of Cornwall views the Treffry Gallery during his visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year
The Duke of Cornwall meets with the museums Assistant Collections and Exhibitions Officer and the creator of the Citizen Curators programme in the Treffry Gallery

Duke of Cornwalls visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year of the Royal Institution of Cornwall
The Director of the Royal Cornwall Museum escorts the Duke of Cornwall along the balcony towards the Treffry Gallery. The Chairman of the Royal Institution of Cornwall

Duke of Cornwalls visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year of the Royal Institution of Cornwall
The Duke of Cornwall talks with the museums Collections and Exhibitions Manager in the Main Gallery. The Director of the Royal Cornwall Museum looks

Duke of Cornwalls visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year of the Royal Institution of Cornwall
The Duke of Cornwall meets the museums Collections and Exhibitions Manager who talks about the new Cornish Timeline Interactive Touch Table in the Main Gallery

Duke of Cornwalls visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year of the Royal Institution of Cornwall
The Duke of Cornwall meets four of the museums volunteers. Cornwall Archaeological Units Director of Excavations at Tintagel looks

Duke of Cornwall views archaeology collections during a visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year
Cornwall Archaeological Units Director of Excavations at Tintagel discusses some of the archaeological discoveries at Tintagel with the Duke of Cornwall

Duke of Cornwalls visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year of the Royal Institution of Cornwall
In the Main Gallery, the Director of the Royal Cornwall Museum, Duke of Cornwall and Chairman of the Royal Institution of Cornwall view a reproduction of Cornwalls first Ordnance Survey Map dating

Duke of Cornwalls visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year of the Royal Institution of Cornwall
In the Main Gallery, the Duke of Cornwall, Director of the Royal Cornwall Museum and Chairman of the Royal Institution of Cornwall view a reproduction of Cornwalls first Ordnance Survey Map dating

Duke of Cornwall views geology collections during a visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year of
The Duke of Cornwall talks to the Professor of Applied Mineralogy at the University of Exeters Camborne School of Mines about some of the important Cornish minerals on display in the Rashleigh

Duke of Cornwall views archaeology collections during a visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year
The Director of the Royal Cornwall Museum, introduces the Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Liaison Officer for Cornwall to the Duke of Cornwall

Duke of Cornwall views archaeology collections during a visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year
The Principle Archaeologist of Cornwall Archaeological Unit talks to the Duke of Cornwall about some Cornish archaeological artefacts

Duke of Cornwall views archaeology collections during a visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year
The Director of the Royal Cornwall Museum introduces the Principle Archaeologist of Cornwall Archaeological Unit to the Duke of Cornwall

Preparations for the Duke of Cornwalls visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year of the Royal
The Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Liaison Officer for Cornwall prepares a selection of prehistoric artefacts to be viewed during the visit

Preparations for the Duke of Cornwalls visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum to mark the bicentenary year of the Royal
The cleaning team ensure that every inch of the museum is spotless ahead of the royal visit. One of a series of images documenting the visit of the Royal Institution of Cornwalls patron

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