EditorialMan seized by leg cramp in the honeymoon bed. Bottles of gout cordial, restorative drops and other medicine on the floor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed and etched by Thomas Rowlandson to accompany Reverend James Beresfords Miseries of Hum...
EditorialCordial Glass, 1830?70, Made in United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm), Glass, With the development of new formulas and techniques, glass-pressing technology had improved markedly by the late 1840s. By this time, pressed tableware...
EditorialCordial, 1830?70, Made in United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Glass, With the development of new formulas and techniques, glass-pressing technology had improved markedly by the late 1840s. By this time, pressed tablewares wer...
EditorialThe Great Charter of 1832. After decades of popular agitation for reform, Parliament finally bowed to pressure in 1832 and passed the Representation of the People Act, commonly known as the Great Reform Act. The Act granted a limited extension of the f...
EditorialRaja of Astor and children. 18-20 Jul 1885 'On July 18th the party reached Astor (7,700), and halted 19th and 20th. Here the Ra of Astor was introduced, who was afterwards to be of service. A handsome old man of 70, the Ra, by name Bahadur Khan, was v...
EditorialCordial Glass. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 21.7 cm (12 1/16 x 8 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper.
EditorialCordial Bottle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.9 x 22.9 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard.
EditorialCordial Glass. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 21.7 cm (12 1/16 x 8 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper.
EditorialCordial Bottle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.9 x 22.9 cm (11 3/4 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard.
EditorialCordial Glass, 1865?70, Made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Glass, New England Glass Company (American, East Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818?1888).
EditorialCordial Glass, 1850?70, Made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Glass, Bakewell, Pears and Company (1836?1882).
EditorialCordial Glass, ca. 1885?87, Made in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States, American, Blown glass, H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm), Glass, Probably Hobbs, Brockunier and Company (1863?1891).
EditorialCordial Glass, 1830?70, Made in United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm), Glass, With the development of new formulas and techniques, glass-pressing technology had improved markedly by the late 1840s. By this time, pressed tableware...
EditorialCordial Glass, 1865?70, Made in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Glass, New England Glass Company (American, East Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818?1888).
EditorialCordial, 1830?70, Made in United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), Glass, With the development of new formulas and techniques, glass-pressing technology had improved markedly by the late 1840s. By this time, pressed tablewares wer...