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Northumberland coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace made a dramatic rescue in the early hours of 7 September 1838 to rescue the survivors of a ship, the Forfarshire that had been wrecked on Big Harcar a nearby low rocky island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Darling, looking out from an upstairs window of the lighthouse, spotted the wreck and survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace and her father William determined that the weather was too rough for the lifeboat to put out from Seahouses on the mainland, so took to their rowing boat, a 21 ft four-man traditional Northumberland coble and rowed for nearly a mile to rescue the survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe news of the role of Grace Darling in the rescue reached the Victorian public who embraced her for her bravery, leading to an uneasy role as the nation's heroine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wild Folk Store","offers":[{"title":"Default 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underglaze printing on earthenware from hand-engraved copper plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eearly transferware pottery rarely had a makers mark, the use of transfers was so unique, so modern, that the pottery decorated with transfers needed no explanation as to who made it. it was only when transfer designs became more widespread that makers sought to secure a design with a makers mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe pattern on the bowl, \" boy on a buffalo \",  is one of spodes earliest chinoiserie patterns and was engraved by thomas minton. the bowl dates to around 1795 and would have been part of a tea service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003enot only is this an early example of a bowl used in the fashionable tea ritual of the day, it has a very old and at the time costly metal staple repair. the repair gives the bowl an even more charming appeal, the bowl has its own personality, the repair gives us an insight into its history and the importance and value the owner held for 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the owner. the boxes were often kept in a prominent position in the house, usually on the mantlepiece or table top in the parlour or receiving room. they were items  designed to be seen, used during social gatherings, the contents being shared or offered to guests. tobacco was expensive, to own a  tobacco box was a sign of wealth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wild Folk Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44304970907883,"sku":"","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/4550\/6795\/files\/IMG_4619.jpg?v=1699462029"},{"product_id":"georgian-bonnet-rouge-lead-tobacco-storage-box","title":"georgian \" bonnet rouge \" lead tobacco storage box","description":"\u003cp\u003ean antique georgian lead tobacco storage box with a decorated finial in the style of the head of a French revolutionary wearing the \" bonnet rouge \". the box has been modelled as a wooden 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transcultural aesthetic expressions resulting from a history of european contact .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eart is an underemphasized contributor to efik mythology. efik beliefs in ndem and ekpe were transmitted via engravings on brass plates (akpangkpang). prior to the depiction of myths, events and stories on brass plates, efik women expressed their art by decorating houses with geometric designs of various kinds. w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eomen were regarded as the artisans in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e old calabar \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esociety\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e women would create beautifully finished products which would then be bought and taken as souvenirs from Old Calabar by english traders, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethese products, particularly the calabashes ( gourds )were fragile and very often goods would break on their journey to england.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edem ndarake also known as mr. ironbar is regarded as the father of brass art in efik history. 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household it carries a very old and at the time costly metal staple repair. the repair gives the figure an even more charming appeal, the figure has its own personality, the repair gives us an insight into its history and the importance and value the owner held for it.the use of staples to repair broken ceramics originated in china and was later adopted in England in the 18th century for the repair of important and valuable pottery, becoming widely used in the 19th century, the process dying out with the introduction of suitable adhesives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTom King is mainly famous for his association with the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin. tom King was well known throughout the country, not only for skulduggery on the highway but also for his gentleman's dashing attire. tom and dicks first crime together was to steal a racehorse. according to legend, the two hid out in a cave in Epping Forest and pursued a successful partnership on the wrong side of the law. from then 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On 2 May 1737, during a robbery that went wrong, King was accidentally shot by Turpin, and he died of his wounds on 19 May 1737, aged about 25. He was buried at St James' churchyard in Clerkenwell on 21 May 1737. 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Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro was responsible for the pottery designs, the technical and artistic aspects at the factory, his brother Feliciano Bordallo Pinheiro was in charge of the organizational aspects of the factory. 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Struck to celebrate the first ever Chinese Junk to visit the UK. 1848 with original newspaper cuttings of the time. presented in a finely turned heart of oak box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emedal sze 45mm.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebox size  85mm diameter x 22mm deep.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe medal appears to have been re purposed as a button. It appears to be a period modification  likely for a chinese jacket, a ru or sometimes referred to as a shan, of one of the crew members or maybe the junks captain Hesing himself.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn one side is an Engraving  of the Junk and the wording \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The Chinese Junk Keying\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebelow the portrait of the vessel is the engravers name Halliday, Birm. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBelow that..\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Length 160ft Breadth 33ft.  Burden  600 Tons.   Depth of Hold 12ft \"  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eon the reverse\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"THIS REMARKABLE VESSEL IS A JUNK OF THE LARGEST CLASS, AND IS THE FIRST SHIP CONSTRUCTED BY THE CHINESE WHICH HAS REACHED EUROPE, OR EVEN ROUNDED THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. THIS JUNK WAS PURCHASED AUGUST, 1846, AT CANTON BY A FEW ENTERPRISING ENGLISHMEN. SHE SAILED FROM HONG KONG 6TH DECEMBER, 1846, ROUNDED THE CAPE 31ST MARCH, 1847, ARRIVED IN ENGLAND 27TH MARCH, 1848.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe inscription alludes to say  the  Keying, in July 1847, was the first Chinese ship to visit New York and accepted  up to 7000 visitors a day. The keying was so successful as an attraction p.t. Barnum had a replica of the ship built in Hoboken. the keying arrived in Boston in November 1847 where she was moored until setting sail across the Atlantic in February 1848.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe medal was struck in honour of her arrival in England. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe lay in the Thames at Blackwall.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.666666px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA multitude visited the ship, including queen Victoria \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and other members of the Royal family, Charles Dickens, The Duke of Wellington, Arthur Conan Doyle and notable members of British Society. keying was a very successful attraction, the cost for admission was one shilling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e 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He is the first recorded person to swim the \u003c\/span\u003eEnglish\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e channel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003efor sport without the use of artificial aids. on the 25th of august 1875, Webb swam from dover \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eto calais\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e in less than 22 hours. This made him one of the great victorian celebrities of the time,  leading to a public demand for his daring stunts. unfortunately it was one of these acts of daring do that would be the cause of the end of his life. He died trying to swim the Niagara gorge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e below Niagara Falls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e a feat declared impossible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ecarte de visite were small cards, the size of a formal visiting card about 4 1\/2 x 2 1\/2 inches (11.4 x 6.3 cm), with a black-and-white photograph attached, often of a celebrity. They were invented in 1854 by A.A.E. Disderi and were hugely popular in the 1860s and often collected in Victorian portrait albums. The backs of the cards were normally printed with the photographer's name, address and insignia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe carte de visite is presented and protected in a simple glass and metal frame that can be wall hung or surface mounted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"wild folk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44360988655851,"sku":"","price":78.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/4550\/6795\/files\/IMG_5617.jpg?v=1710118073"},{"product_id":"carte-de-visite-of-grace-darlings-boat","title":"carte de visite of grace darlings boat","description":"\u003cp\u003ea victorian carte de visite of grace darlings boat pictured as an exhibit of the shipwrecked fishermen \u0026amp; mariners royal benevolent society at the great international fisheries exhibition, South Kensington.                                                                                 the  \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egrounds of the exhibition encompassed 21 acres (0.085 km\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) of the royal horticultural society \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egrounds in South Kensington.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe exhibition aquarium was the largest ever constructed, containing 65,000 gallons of water, and the aquarium building formed the entire eastern boundary of the grounds with ten large saltwater tanks and nine large freshwater tanks, plus a further twenty smaller tanks all filled with seawater. All seawater for the exhibition came from Brighton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGrace Horsley Darling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e (24 November 1815 – 20 October 1842) was an English lighthouse keepers  daughter. Her participation in the rescue of survivors from the shipwrecked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eForfarshire \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ein 1838 brought her national fame. 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