Venus's flower basket and starfish greaves This car takes part regularly

This car takes part regularly in the annual London to Brighton Run in November

Surrounding the event are a crowd of soldiers

In September 1865

The window design includes depictions of literary figures and scenes of reading and writing

Venus's flower basket and starfish greaves This car takes part regularlyStudy of the sponge Euplectella aspergillum, known as Venus's flower basket, with three starfish which the author identifies as Comatula rosacea, or feather stars. Plate 1 from the monograph On Euplectella aspergillum. Also on a new form of globigerina; phosphorescent animalcules, by William Chimmo (London, Taylor and Francis, 1878). The plate is inscribed 'Euplectella Aspergillum, dredged alive from 120 fms. Off Zebu, the original in the possession