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English: Ornament from a 1923 magazine
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Source | The Story World and Photodramatist (https://archive.org/details/storyworldphotod51phot) |
Author | Anonymous |
Tag Archives: Reading
A Cozy Nook for Reading
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English: Woman reading in a cozy nook with radiant heat, from a 1905 American Radiator Company catalogue. “This ‘cozy corner’ is part view of the living room of our Colonial Model House, at St. Louis World’s Fair.”
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Source | “Radiation and Decoration,” a catalogue from the American Radiator Company, 1905 (https://archive.org/details/RadiationAndDecoration/page/n3) |
Author | Anonymous |
Joseph Emerson Worcester
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English: Engraved portrait of American lexicographer Joseph Emerson Worcester
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Source | A Dictionary of the English Language by Joseph E Worcester (https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofengl00worcrich/page/n7) |
Author | H. W. South |
“It Might Have Been,” by Louise Jopling
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English: “It Might Have Been,” drawn on wood by Louise Jopling from her picture in the Dudley Gallery, 1878
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Source | Magazine of Art Gift Book, 1880 (https://archive.org/stream/magazineofartgif00unse#page/12/mode/1up) |
Author | Louise Jopling |
Lamp and Books Tailpiece
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English: Tailpiece with lamp, books, and reading cherub
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Source | The Magazine of Art Gift Book, 1880 (https://archive.org/stream/magazineofartgif00unse#page/n12/mode/1up) |
Author | Anonymous engraver |
A Saxon Housewife in the Middle Ages
“From a painting by Hugo Vogel.” From Frank Leslie’s Sunday Magazine, 1888.
Sunday Evening, by R. Westall
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English: Sunday Evening, engraved from a painting by Richard Westall, shows a family reading the Bible
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Source | The Religions Souvenir for MDCCCXIII (https://archive.org/stream/religioussouveni1833phil#page/n70/mode/1up) |
Author | Richard Westall, painter; J. W. Steel, engraver |
Holy Thoughts, by J. McRae
Value of the Soul
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English: A child praying before bed
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Source | The Affectionate Parent’s Gift, 1828 (https://archive.org/stream/affectionatepare01horsiala#page/n10/mode/1up) |
Author | Unknown engraver |
The Happy Family
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English: Domestic scene with a happy family in an engraving from 1828
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Source | The Affectionate Parent’s Gift, 1828 (https://archive.org/stream/affectionatepare01horsiala#page/n10/mode/1up) |
Author | Unknown engraver |