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Historical Period

Ancient and Medieval — 3 images
1401-1500 (15th Century) — 3 images
1501-1600 (16th Century) — 6 images
1601-1700 (17th Century) — 36 images
1701-1800 (18th Century) — 1852 images
1801-1900 (19th Century) — 403 images
1901-2000 (20th Century) — 247 images
2001-2100 (21st Century) — 276 images

Area of Interest

Family History & Genealogy — 2 images
Economic & Commerce — 137 images
Social History — 33 images
Art & Architecture — 5 images
Cultural & Religion — 5 images
Ships & Shipping — 118 images
Learning & Education — 3 images
Geography & Travel — 16 images
Politics — 1 images
Urban Development — 20 images
Slave Trade — 3491 images

Port People

Politicians & Archivists — 14 images
Community Members — 120 images
Merchants & Traders — 710 images
Heroes & Villains — 7 images
Ship Workers & Crew — 679 images
Industry Workers — 17 images
Enslaved People — 929 images

Collection Type

Artefacts — 197 images
Charts, Maps & Plans — 77 images
Coins & Medals — 25 images
Decorative Arts — 46 images
Historic Photographs — 330 images
Manuscripts, Books & Ephemera — 2480 images
Oil Paintings — 123 images
Prints & Drawings — 186 images
Ship & other models — 21 images
Weapons & Firearms — 5 images

Geographic Area

Glass Images

Colours

Green on 'snowstorm' — 1 images
Red on 'snowstorm' — 14 images
Black — 2 images
Black on pink — 1 images
Black on white — 2 images
Amber — 10 images
Blue on white — 2 images
Brown — 1 images
Aventurine — 3 images
Blue — 43 images
Clear colourless glass — 10 images
Dichroic (two-tone) — 3 images
Green on white — 2 images
Grey — 1 images
Multi-coloured — 75 images
Green — 19 images
Orange — 4 images
Pink — 12 images
Purple — 8 images
Red — 31 images
Red on blue — 2 images
Red on white — 11 images
Red on yellow — 3 images
Turquoise — 15 images
White — 53 images
White on red — 2 images
Yellow — 32 images

Geographic Areas

China — 212 images

Reign-marks

Kangxi reign-marks (1662-1722) — 4 images
Yongzheng reign-marks (1723-1735) — 8 images
Qianlong reign-marks (1735-1795) — 79 images
Jiaqing reign-marks (1796-1820) — 4 images

Themes

Ancient styles — 22 images
Calligraphy and painting — 31 images
Carved overlay — 17 images
Colours section — 49 images
Daily use — 31 images
Diamond-point engraved — 2 images
Early glass, trade and burial — 18 images
Enamelled — 4 images
Glass and the imperial palace — 31 images
Glass imitating other materials — 43 images
Glass techniques — 22 images
Inside-painted — 1 images
Lucky designs — 53 images
Mould blown — 15 images
Non-Chinese glass — 5 images
Religion and glass — 13 images
Reserve collection — 30 images
Snuff-taking and snuff bottles — 22 images