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Letters on the subject of the Catholics, to my brother Abraham, who lives in the country
This book explores issues relating to Ireland's independence from Great Britain as well as the status of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

Cover of a vellum book from 1695 about seals, rings, and gems. 
This book, Abrahami Gorlaei Antverpiani Dactyliothecae, seu Annulorum sigillarium quorum apud priscos tam Graecos quam Romanos usus, ex ferro, aere, argento & auro promptuarii, is bound in vellum with engravings throughout of seals, rings, and gems.

Antique chair with heavily embroidered seat and back featuring the Greek goddess Athena.
This Louis XIV style chair, reproduced in the 19th century, has an elaborately embroidered scene of Athena in nature on the seat back. Woven in golden thread on a black background, Athena is surrounded by nature and armorial elements.

A decorative fleur-de-lis protruding from the top corner of the Louis XIV style chair.
This wooden fleur-de-lis emerges from the top left corner of the Louis XIV style chair. An exact element can be found on the other corner.
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