Collecting

Sir Stanley Robinson was an English numismatist and Keeper of the Coins and Medals Department at the British Museum. Robinson...

The English archaeologist and collector of Dutch origin James Millingen had a great influence on numismatics of the 19th...

The fashion for ladies' jackets reached its peak at the end of the 19th century, reflecting the elegance and sophistication of...

The 19th-century German antiquarian Heinrich von Siebold served as a diplomat and translator at the Austrian embassy in Tokyo...

English coin collector Henry Perigal Borrell devoted his entire life to numismatics. Born into a watchmaker's family, he was...

At the beginning of the 20th century, perfumery was undergoing a revolution: perfumes became more accessible, packaging more...

In the mid-19th century, the British Museum acquired a collection of Italian coins by Baron Carl Kolb. Baron Kolb lived in...

William Mossop is one of the first Irish creators of commemorative medals. Mossop was born in 1751 to William Brown, whose...

In the first half of the 19th century, one of the most impressive collections of Greek, Roman and Etruscan artefacts belonged...

The Worcester Museum of Art (Massachusetts, USA) houses a collection of arms and armor that was started by American...