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Heidsieck Champagne Poster by Mucha
A detail of a 1901 poster advertising Champagne Heidsieck by Alphonse Mucha.
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Dom Pérignon Champagne
A bottle of Dom Pérignon Champagne and flutes.
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Madame Clicquot-Ponsardin
A c. 1860 portrait by Léon Cogniet of Madame Barbe-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin (1777-1866) who made many developments in the Champagne-making process and was responsible for innovative marketing strategies for the sparkling...
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Champagne Muselet and Capsule
A champagne muselet (wire cage) and capsule, used to keep the cork in place.
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Champagne Mercier Invoice
A detail of the letterhead of a Mercier Champagne invoice, dated 1905.
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Dom Pérignon
An early 1900s promotional postcard showing Dom Pérignon (1638-1715), a monk at the Abbey of Hautvillers, France who perfected certain techniques in the production of Champagne wine. (Printed by J. Bracquemart)
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Sassanian Cataphract
Sassanian cataphract, Taq-e Bostan relief, Iran, 4th century CE.
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Ardashir I Unseats Artabanus, Firuzabad Relief
Ardashir I unseats Artabanus, Firuzabad Relief, Iran, 224-241 CE
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Sassanian and Parthian Riders on the Firuzabad Relief
A Persian seizes his Parthian opponent, Firuzabad Relief, Iran, 224-241 CE.
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Urnes Style Disc Brooch
Dished gilt copper-alloy disc brooch, Urnes style, from Pitney, Somerset, c. 11th century. The British Museum, London. Within a scalloped border, the convex surface of the circular brooch bears an openwork design of a...
