On April 19, 1912 the Board of Trade, specifically the Marine Department, received a letter from the Dock, Wharf, Riverside, and General Workers’ Union of Great Britain and Ireland detailing the Union’s disdain at the loss of working class lives that occurred on the Titanic [523×800]June 28, 2025
A portrait of a young girl with a Titus cut, made by the French painter Pierre-Narcisse Guérin in 1794 CE. The Titus cut, a female haircut that became popular during the French Revolution, was inspired by the way executioners would cut the hair of people going to the guillotine [2940×3669]June 28, 2025
10 ancient skeletons arranged in a spiral with their bodies interlocked were found in 2018 at an archaeological site called Tlalpan just south of Mexico City. The skeletons date back about 2,400 years [2101×1400]June 27, 2025
In 1814, workers at Lismore Castle, County Waterford, Ireland discovered this 12th c. bishop’s crozier hidden behind a walled-up door. [3014×4032]June 27, 2025
Joyeuse, a coronation sword used in French royal ceremonies from 1270, Charlemagne’s personal sword according to legend. [1080×1026]June 27, 2025
Etruscan terracotta roof antefix depicting the goddess Juno-Sospita. Latium, Italy, c. 500–480 BCE. [1816×2500]June 27, 2025
Fragment of a silk fabric with a pattern of dogs. 1700s-1800s, Japan. Housed at the Met (not currently on display) [1200×954]June 27, 2025
The figure of Melusine, at the 16th century sculpture garden. The Sacro Bosco, colloquially called Park of the Monsters (Parco dei Mostri in Italian), in Bomarzo in the province of Viterbo in northern Lazio, Italy. [5472 x 3648]June 27, 2025
The Monteagle letter was an anonymous letter sent to Lord Monteagle, warning him to stay away from the opening of Parliament on November 5, 1605. This letter was instrumental in exposing the plot to kill King James I of England by blowing up the House of Lords [1000×1463]June 27, 2025
A silver tetradrachm of the Wangenschnecke Type, made by the Celts in Eastern Europe in the 3rd century BCE. The coin depicts a laureate and beardless head with spiral design on cheek on the obverse, and a stylised rider on horseback on the reverse. Sold at Roma Numismatics Ltd in 2019 [1001×1969]June 27, 2025
