Cockles Gallery

Various forms of plant seeds, wood engravings, published in 1897

Various forms of plant seeds: 1) Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa); 2) Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus); 3) Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) with cross section (a); 4) Princesstree (Paulownia tomentosa); 5) Arabian coffee (Coffea arabica) with backside (a), frontside (b), and cross section (c); 6) Castor bean (Ricinus communis); 7) Johnny Jump up (Viola tricolor) with cross section (a); 8) Indian berry (Anamirta cocculus, or Anamirta paniculata) with cross section (a); 9) Green cardamom (Elettaria Cardamomum) with cross section (a); 10) Werauhia viridiflora (or Vriesea viridiflora); 11) Bulrush (Typha); 12) Burmannia longifolia; 13) Stanhopea oculata; 14) Hairy wood-rush (Luzula pilosa); 15) European dodder (Cuscuta europaea) with capsula (15a), cross section, seed of Flax dodder (Cuscuta epilinum, c), cross section (d, e), embryo (f); 16) Corn-cockle (Agrostemma githago) with cross section (a); 17) Blue waxweed (Cuphea viscosissima) with two cells of seed epidermis with tortuous threads, 17a) when wetting emerging thread; 18) Canadian moonseed (Menispermum canadense); 19) Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), frontside (a), backside (b); 20) Calabar bean (Physostigma venenosum); 21) Pangium edule; 22) Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium, or Epilobium angustifolium); 23) Myristica fragrans (or Myristica moschata). Wood engravings, published in 1897

diry 18759, J1694082, earlydate, print, leisure, medium group of people, only children

A variety of 14th century children's games, including Hot Cockles (top) and the winner of a cockfight, England, UK, circa 1350. Illustrations from Sports and Pastimes of the People of England by Joseph Strutt, 2nd Edition, 1810. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The Triumph of Amphitrite, c.1716-22 (oil on canvas)

3934261 The Triumph of Amphitrite, c.1716-22 (oil on canvas) by Bellucci, Antonio (1654-1726); 84x233.7 cm; Collection of the Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth House, UK; (add.info.: In Ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite was the sea-nymph goddess and wife of Poseidon, god of the sea, who had sent a cockle-shell chariot to carry her to him.); © Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth; Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; Italian, out of copyright

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