Category:20th Century

About the blossoms of the plum tree in spring

Plum, Blossoms, Ella Du Cane, artist, painting, arts, japan,

The flowers and gardens of Japan by Florence and Ella Du Cane.

Landscape gardening in Japan.

Wistaria, Kyomidzu, Ella Du Cane, Japan, Garden, colour lithograph,

LANDSCAPE GARDENING. Flowers and Gardens of Japan by Florence Du Cane

Chivalry and womanhood. By Harriet Bowker Bradbury

Louise, Robert Demachy, French, Pictorial, photographer,

Chivalry and Its Results. Chapter IX. Civilisation and Womanhood by Harriet Bowker Bradbury

Japanese tea ceremony

Bowls, tea, ceremony, Kioto, Japan

The Japanese tea ceremony also known as the tea ritual, is close to Zen in its underlying philosophy.

Old Carpet from Armenia or South Caucasia. 18th c.

Old, Antique, Carpet, Armenia, Caucasia, Dagestan, 18th, century,

Antique carpet from Armenia or South Caucasia.

Beginnings of Central Park in New York City.

Viele Map, New York, Topographical,

The condition of the site before park operations were commenced seems incredible to us of the present day.

Dorothy Levitt. The Woman and the Car. The question of dress.

Dorothy Levitt, British racing, driver, Motorist, female independence, woman racing driver, pioneer, feminism,

Levitt, Dorothy (1909), The Woman and the Car – A chatty little handbook for all women who motor or who want to motor.

A Ball at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg.

Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia,

The Winter Palace is the former main residence of the Russian Tsars in Saint Petersburg.

Sanssouci and Other Prussian Palaces by W. Howitt

Sanssouci Palace, Prussia, germany, Potsdam,

Sanssouci Palace at Potsdam was the summer residence of Prussian kings and German emperors.

Ralph Barton. Sketch for a catalogue cover, c. 1918.

Ralph Barton, Caricature, Flappers,

Caricature of Flappers Wearing Furs. The work of American designers 1918.