This is a view of the transept of the Crystal Palace. This large hall contains many trees and has a curved glass ceiling. People are walking around and sitting on benches. Wrought iron fences border some of the trees.

Crystal Palace Hall

This is a view of the transept of the Crystal Palace. This large hall contains many trees and has a…

This view of the United States Department at the Great Exhibition of 1851 depicts people viewing exhibits such as statues and a depiction of Native Americans their home. Men and women are sitting on risers on the second floor. A border along the right side names several states of the union. Several flags and an eagle act as a decoration on the top left side of the image.

United States Department in the Crystal Palace

This view of the United States Department at the Great Exhibition of 1851 depicts people viewing exhibits…

This side-board is made out of mahogany, traditionally used in the dining room for serving food. It has an Italian design that shows a young Bacchus (Greek God of wine) with a lion on each side. In the center of the back piece is a medallion of a Bacchante (female follower of Bacchus), and at each corner is one of a Bacchanal (festivities). The remainder of this piece is filled with wreaths of the grape-vine and its fruit.

Side-Board

This side-board is made out of mahogany, traditionally used in the dining room for serving food. It…

The light park phaeton is an early 19th century carriage that is drawn by one or two horses. It is constructed to be light and simple, free from carvings and ornamental iron-work.

Light Park Phaeton

The light park phaeton is an early 19th century carriage that is drawn by one or two horses. It is constructed…

The Elizabethan chair has a perforated back that is gilded (thin layer of gold)..

Elizabethan Chair

The Elizabethan chair has a perforated back that is gilded (thin layer of gold)..

This back of watch is elaborately engraved. It was made in London, England.

Back of Watch

This back of watch is elaborately engraved. It was made in London, England.

This back of watch is elaborately engraved. It was made in London, England.

Back of Watch

This back of watch is elaborately engraved. It was made in London, England.

This back of watch is elaborately engraved. It was made in London, England.

Back of Watch

This back of watch is elaborately engraved. It was made in London, England.

This back of watch engraving is a British design.

Back of Watch

This back of watch engraving is a British design.

This sculpture shows Fair Rosamond who was the mistress of King Henry II of England.

Sculpture

This sculpture shows Fair Rosamond who was the mistress of King Henry II of England.

This vase has a design of a lion's head and flowers.

Vase

This vase has a design of a lion's head and flowers.

The harmonium is a free standing keyboard instrument, similar to a reed organ or a pipe organ.

Harmonium

The harmonium is a free standing keyboard instrument, similar to a reed organ or a pipe organ.

This statue is of Saer de Quincy. He was one of the leaders of the baronial rebellion against King John of England.

Statue

This statue is of Saer de Quincy. He was one of the leaders of the baronial rebellion against King John…

A coffer is a box or chest used to keep money or valuables. This coffer is chased, jeweled, and enameled.

Coffer

A coffer is a box or chest used to keep money or valuables. This coffer is chased, jeweled, and enameled.

This sculpture depicts two mermaids at the base, a small figure in the center and a lion holding a shield on the very top.

Sculpture

This sculpture depicts two mermaids at the base, a small figure in the center and a lion holding a shield…

Used in most religions to collect money for the religious center or the poor. This alms basin is used in a church and is made out of wood.

Alms Basin

Used in most religions to collect money for the religious center or the poor. This alms basin is used…

Used in most religions to collect money for the religious center or the poor. This alms basin is used in a church and is made out of wood.

Alms Basin

Used in most religions to collect money for the religious center or the poor. This alms basin is used…

This curtain band is designed in a floral and leaf design. It is used to tuck a curtain back when not in use.

Curtain Band

This curtain band is designed in a floral and leaf design. It is used to tuck a curtain back when not…

This curtain band is designed in a floral and leaf design. It is used to tuck a curtain back when not in use.

Curtain Band

This curtain band is designed in a floral and leaf design. It is used to tuck a curtain back when not…

This chair has a simple scroll design around the edges. It has animal heads on the front ends of the arm rests and a human head on the top back of the chair.

Chair

This chair has a simple scroll design around the edges. It has animal heads on the front ends of the…

This chair was made in Paris, France in the Elizabethan style. It has a carved wooden back with a cushion on the seat.

Chair

This chair was made in Paris, France in the Elizabethan style. It has a carved wooden back with a cushion…

This sofa is designed without arms and the legs are carved into lion heads.

Couch

This sofa is designed without arms and the legs are carved into lion heads.

This chair has a framework carved in wood with female figures on each side of the arms. It has an oversized back and small seat that is cushioned and upholstered.

Chair

This chair has a framework carved in wood with female figures on each side of the arms. It has an oversized…

This arm chair has a carved framework made out of Irish bog-yew wood. The arms of the chair are represented by wolf dogs. Its back and seat is upholstered.

Arm Chair

This arm chair has a carved framework made out of Irish bog-yew wood. The arms of the chair are represented…

This chair is carved in mahogany wood. It has a wooden back and a cushioned seat.

Chair

This chair is carved in mahogany wood. It has a wooden back and a cushioned seat.

This tripod table is three legged with a design of lion heads on each leg.

Tripod Table

This tripod table is three legged with a design of lion heads on each leg.

This jug is lavishly decorated with two figures at the base supporting the jug. The handle is in the shape of a lion and center of the jug has a war scene.

Jug

This jug is lavishly decorated with two figures at the base supporting the jug. The handle is in the…

This jug has a theme design of St. George and the Dragon, a story that possibly dates back to Pre-Christianity.

Jug

This jug has a theme design of St. George and the Dragon, a story that possibly dates back to Pre-Christianity.

This pocket watch has a unique design on its back of leaves and circles. The circular handle at the top of the watch allows it to be attached to a waistcoat, lapel or belt loop using a chain.

Pocket Watch

This pocket watch has a unique design on its back of leaves and circles. The circular handle at the…

This king chess piece is wearing a 16th century costume.

King Chess Piece

This king chess piece is wearing a 16th century costume.

This vase is designed in a Gothic style. It was made for the King of the Netherlands, William II. It has figures designed in the niches of its body of six famous princes of the house of Orange and Nassau. The lid is topped with the figure of Adolphus of Nassau, who became Emperor of Germany.

Vase

This vase is designed in a Gothic style. It was made for the King of the Netherlands, William II. It…

This tray is made out of silver, ornamented with enamel. It is encircled in the center with enamel portraits of railway engineers, and right above each is a view of their principal work.

Tray

This tray is made out of silver, ornamented with enamel. It is encircled in the center with enamel portraits…

This curule chair is ornamented in a Grecian style with hoof legs, and animal heads on each top end of its back. It is a stool with a curved back.

Curule Chair

This curule chair is ornamented in a Grecian style with hoof legs, and animal heads on each top end…

This inkstand is designed in a Cinquecento (Italian 16th century) style. It is made of part gold, part silver, gilt and enamel. There is a bird in the front that is attacking a dragon. The groups of figures in the back signify moral Christian Virtues and domestic scenes.

Inkstand

This inkstand is designed in a Cinquecento (Italian 16th century) style. It is made of part gold, part…

This jewelry box is designed in a Cinquecento (Italian 16th century) style in bronze, gilt and silver. At the top of the box are two cupids bearing the royal crown which is surmounted by the British Lion. The box is designed with medallions of the royal coat of arms, surrounded by wreaths of laurel. The angles of the box are figures of caryatides which are sculpted female figures serving as pillars or supports.

Jewelry Box

This jewelry box is designed in a Cinquecento (Italian 16th century) style in bronze, gilt and silver.…

This teaspoon is used in a tea-caddy and is carved out of boxwood in a 16th century Italian style. The bottom of the spoon has a sea-shell shape and a carved leaf design on its back.

Teaspoon

This teaspoon is used in a tea-caddy and is carved out of boxwood in a 16th century Italian style. The…

King Noble's court taking Reynard the Fox to be punished for the tricks he played on all the animals.

Reynard the Fox: Reynard's Sentence

King Noble's court taking Reynard the Fox to be punished for the tricks he played on all the animals.

Color flag of Canada. Two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width) with white square between them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is centered in the white square; the official colors of Canada are red and white.

Flag of Canada, 2009

Color flag of Canada. Two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width) with white square between…

Black and white outline flag of Canada. Two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width) with white square between them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is centered in the white square; the official colors of Canada are red and white

Flag of Canada, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Canada. Two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width) with…

Color flag of Cape Verde. Five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10, yellow, five-pointed stars, each representing one of the islands, is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 of the length of the flag from the hoist side.
<p>Historically, the name "Cape Verde" has been used in English for the archipelago and, since independence in 1975, for the country. In 2013, the Cape Verdean government determined that the Portuguese designation "Cabo Verde" would henceforth be used for official purposes, such as at the United Nations, even in English contexts.

Flag of Cape Verde, 2009

Color flag of Cape Verde. Five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half…

Black and white outline flag of Cape Verde. Five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10, yellow, five-pointed stars, each representing one of the islands, is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 of the length of the flag from the hoist side.
<p>Historically, the name "Cape Verde" has been used in English for the archipelago and, since independence in 1975, for the country. In 2013, the Cape Verdean government determined that the Portuguese designation "Cabo Verde" would henceforth be used for official purposes, such as at the United Nations, even in English contexts.

Flag of Cape Verde, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Cape Verde. Five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue…

Color flag of France. Three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and red; known as the "Le drapeau tricolore" (French Tricolor), the origin of the flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution; the design and/or colors are similar to a number of other flags, including those of Belgium, Chad, Ireland, Cote d'Ivoire, Luxembourg, and Netherlands; the official flag for all French dependent areas.

Flag of France, 2009

Color flag of France. Three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and red; known as the…

Black and white outline flag of France. Three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and red; known as the "Le drapeau tricolore" (French Tricolor), the origin of the flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution; the design and/or colors are similar to a number of other flags, including those of Belgium, Chad, Ireland, Cote d'Ivoire, Luxembourg, and Netherlands; the official flag for all French dependent areas

Flag of France, 2009

Black and white outline flag of France. Three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and…

Color flag of Georgia. White rectangle, in its central portion a red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red bolnur-katskhuri cross; the five-cross flag appears to date back to the 14th century.

Flag of Georgia, 2009

Color flag of Georgia. White rectangle, in its central portion a red cross connecting all four sides…

Black and white outline flag of Georgia. White rectangle, in its central portion a red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red bolnur-katskhuri cross; the five-cross flag appears to date back to the 14th century

Flag of Georgia, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Georgia. White rectangle, in its central portion a red cross connecting…

Color flag of Grenada. A rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions.

Flag of Grenada, 2009

Color flag of Grenada. A rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green…

Black and white outline flag of Grenada. A rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions

Flag of Grenada, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Grenada. A rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and…

Color flag of Jordan. Three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the Abbassid Caliphate, white, representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangle on the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations; design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I.

Flag of Jordan, 2009

Color flag of Jordan. Three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the Abbassid Caliphate,…

Black and white outline flag of Jordan. Three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the Abbassid Caliphate, white, representing the Ummayyad Caliphate, and green, representing the Fatimid Caliphate; a red isosceles triangle on the hoist side, representing the Great Arab Revolt of 1916, and bearing a small white seven-pointed star symbolizing the seven verses of the opening Sura (Al-Fatiha) of the Holy Koran; the seven points on the star represent faith in One God, humanity, national spirit, humility, social justice, virtue, and aspirations; design is based on the Arab Revolt flag of World War I

Flag of Jordan, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Jordan. Three equal horizontal bands of black (top), representing the…

Color flag of Kuwait. Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a black trapezoid based on the hoist side; design, which dates to 1961, based on the Arab revolt flag of World War I.

Flag of Kuwait, 2009

Color flag of Kuwait. Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a black trapezoid…

Black and white outline flag of Kuwait. Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a black trapezoid based on the hoist side; design, which dates to 1961, based on the Arab revolt flag of World War I

Flag of Kuwait, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Kuwait. Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red…

Color flag of Sri Lanka. Yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the other panel is a large dark red rectangle with a yellow lion holding a sword, and there is a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between the two panels.

Flag of Sri Lanka, 2009

Color flag of Sri Lanka. Yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical…

Black and white outline flag of Sri Lanka. Yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and orange; the other panel is a large dark red rectangle with a yellow lion holding a sword, and there is a yellow bo leaf in each corner; the yellow field appears as a border around the entire flag and extends between the two panels

Flag of Sri Lanka, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Sri Lanka. Yellow with two panels; the smaller hoist-side panel has…

Color flag of Wallis and Futuna. Unofficial, local flag has a red field with four white isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the three native kings of the islands and the French administrator; the apexes of the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to each other; the flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the upper hoist quadrant; the flag of France is the only official flag.

Flag of Wallis and Futuna, 2009

Color flag of Wallis and Futuna. Unofficial, local flag has a red field with four white isosceles triangles…

Black and white outline flag of Wallis and Futuna. Unofficial, local flag has a red field with four white isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the three native kings of the islands and the French administrator; the apexes of the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to each other; the flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the upper hoist quadrant; the flag of France is the only official flag

Flag of Wallis and Futuna, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Wallis and Futuna. Unofficial, local flag has a red field with four…

Isegrim the wolf telling Reynard the Fox that there is a great treasure hidden and they are planning to make Bruin the bear the new king.

Reynard the Fox: Isegrim the Wolf

Isegrim the wolf telling Reynard the Fox that there is a great treasure hidden and they are planning…

The father of Reynard the Fox finds buried treasure of the former king, Ermerick.

Reynard the Fox: Finding the Treasure

The father of Reynard the Fox finds buried treasure of the former king, Ermerick.

Reynard the Fox, after telling his story about the treasure to the king, proffers a straw to Lion, surrendering the treasure to him.

Reynard the Fox: Proffering to the King

Reynard the Fox, after telling his story about the treasure to the king, proffers a straw to Lion, surrendering…

King Lion and his queen pardon Reynard the Fox for all of animals' accusations against him. Reynard told them that the animals were guilty of treason and stealing treasure that was rightfully Lion's.

Reynard the Fox: The King's Pardon

King Lion and his queen pardon Reynard the Fox for all of animals' accusations against him. Reynard…

After telling the lie about the animals planning treason and stealing treasure, King Lion and his queen trust and love Reynard the Fox. He has them take the shoes of Isegrim the wolf and his wife Ereswine for his pilgrimage.

Reynard the Fox: Taking Isegrim's Shoes

After telling the lie about the animals planning treason and stealing treasure, King Lion and his queen…