This site is an expanded and significantly upgraded version of the Flickr Commons based tool I wrote several years ago. As well as a major design/UX overhaul, it now includes data from further providers such as those available through Europeana, and also the Imperial War Museum. I'd welcome further suggestions as the harvesting tool and database are easily extendable.
For information, questions and bug reports please contact James Morley @jamesinealing | james@jamesmorley.net
The data has been harvested from providers using some custom php scripts to query respective APIs based on dates. Data is harmonised and stored in a local mySql database.
Additional jQuery plugins are used to enhance the display, including Masonry and Bootstrap Image Gallery (based on blueimp).
The code is openly licensed so please feel free to copy, modify, distribute as you please. It will be shared on Github shortly!
. A cream-coloured porcelain beaker inscribed 'CORONATION 1911', transfer-printed in brown with portraits of George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary, placed on mantles, crossed sceptres behind them and crowns above. Their names are inscribed below:
1911
National Maritime Museum
. A crescent-shaped salad plate, used on HMY 'Victoria and Albert' 1899. The plate is decorated with a scalloped gilt rim, the royal monogram 'GR V' below a coloured king's crown. The maker's mark is printed and impressed on
1911
National Maritime Museum
. A porcelain mug, decorated with gilding and printed in colour with a crown between oval portraits of George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary, the Royal Arms below. The portraits are flanked by Union Flags and Royal Standards. The maker's mark is impres
1911
National Maritime Museum
. A porcelain plate with a pierced and gilded rim. It is printed with a colour portrait of George V (1865-1936) in naval uniform. Inscribed below the portrait: 'H.M. KING GEORGE V'.
1911
National Maritime Museum
. A porcelain plate, gilded and printed in blue with a portrait of George V (1865-1936) in naval uniform, the crown above and banners to the side. 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' is inscribed on a garter surrounding the portrait and 'DIEU ET MO
1911
National Maritime Museum
. A porcelain plate, printed in colour with oval portraits of George V (1865-1936) in naval uniform and Queen Mary. It is inscribed '1911 KING GEORGE V CORONATION QUEEN MARY'. A crown is placed above the portraits which are flanked by the Royal
1911
National Maritime Museum
. A white glazed porcelain plate from the Russian Imperial yacht 'Standart' 1896. It has the printed royal monogram 'A' with a crown above in Cyrillic alphabet in blue - the royal monogram of Alexander II (1818-1881) Emperor of Russia.
1911
National Maritime Museum
. A white glazed porcelain plate from the Russian Imperial yacht 'Standart' 1896. It has two gilt lines around the rim and a gold monogram 'A II' below a painted, coloured crown - the royal monogram of Alexander II (1818-1881) Emperor
1911
National Maritime Museum
. Dessert stand used on RY 'Alberta' 1863, in moulded white porcelain with pierced decoration. It has gold rims and decoration on the stem. The Royal monogram 'GR V' is printed beneath a coloured crown on the foot. The stand matches ot
1911
National Maritime Museum
. Earthenware plate printed with a oval colour portrait of Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII (1894-1972) in naval uniform. The portrait is surrounded by a garter belt inscribed 'HONI . SOIT . QUI . MAL . Y . PENSE'. The Prince of Wales&
1911
National Maritime Museum