List of Objects
Telling a history of our world through objects
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Theme / Art
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A violin
Andrea Amati (1505-1577) crystalised the design and manufacture of the violin at Cremona in Italy for ever after. All ...
Contributed by Individual
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Bomb Disposal Poster from 1942
This poster came to me from my father, who was in the Royal Engineers as a sapper during the Second World War, in the ...
Contributed by Individual
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Early porcelain plate
This a plate passed down through my family and is believed to have been made by my family. It is early English porcelain ...
Contributed by Individual
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Portion of a limestone Stelae
This is the upper left-hand portion of a limestone stelae of Pahemy. A Stelae is a tall slab usually made of stone or ...
Contributed by Museum
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Point Blank - Bruce Springsteen fanzine
I started this fanzine at a time (1980) when Bruce Springsteen fans such as myself were isolated, with little means of ...
Contributed by Individual
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Pocket watch made by Joseph Windmills
This is an example of an early pocket watch and demonstrates the craftsmanship of the maker. Pocket watches were often ...
Contributed by Museum
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The Duke of Devonshire's watch
The watch is a dumb quarter repeater with (possibly) a slightly later lever escapement. It is signed Gregson, Hger du ...
Contributed by Individual
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A piece of a pottery African head
My object is a small piece of pottery, showing the right side of a beautifully potted African head. Just 1 inch high, ...
Contributed by Individual
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The Little Golden Fish that returned
My grandfather presented this little golden fish watch to my aunt when she qualified as the first Muslim woman doctor ...
Contributed by Individual
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19th century Mexican Serape
Made in Mexico, a serape or (zerape) is a soft rectangular blanket with an opening in the middle for one's head. It is a ...
Contributed by Individual
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Gertrude Jekyll's gardening boots
Gertrude Jekyll, Artist, Gardener and Craftswoman, was born in 1843. She was in her 40s when she bought this pair of ...
Contributed by Museum
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Gold repousée pocket watch with chime
This pocket watch was created by Roger Dunster who worked in Amsterdam and London in the early 1700's
Contributed by Museum
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Suffragette Brooch
I'm not really sure of the story behind this Suffragette Brooch but it's been in the family for a number of years. It ...
Contributed by Individual
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Eritrean Pipe
Acquired by my father in Eritrea in mid 1940's during the British occupation of Ethiopia.This represents a ...
Contributed by Individual
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Sampler (Tapestry) by Ann England
Ann England, like other young ladies in her time were expected to learn various skills in order to be accepted in ...
Contributed by Individual
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Ethiopian Gold Cross
This little cross is a reminder that Ethiopia has been a Christian nation for 2000 years. According to the Bible,in Acts ...
Contributed by Individual
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Box Brownie camera
The first Box Brownie model appeared in 1900. This is a model 2A, made in or shortly after 1916. (It still works!) It ...
Contributed by Individual
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Sampler, memoir of Company Schools 1852
My grandmother was born in 1839/40. This sampler hung in my family home and as children we used to sing the hymn ...
Contributed by Individual
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The Sale of Old Dobbin
The Sale of Old Dobbin by artist John Robertson Reid (1851-1926)
Contributed by Museum
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Ruskin Vase
Ruskin Pottery Sang de Bouef vase, presented to a thrower at the factory, by the owner, William Howson Taylor.
Contributed by Museum
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Gold and ruby salamander pendant
This jewelled pendant was recovered from the wreck site of the galleass Girona, which sank off the north Antrim coast in ...
Contributed by Museum
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Eagle comic
Entertainment of it's day that was bought in a local bookshop. It's about Dan Dare's first adventure in Space.
Contributed by Individual
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Gaskell? portrait signed by owner?
I think this is a portrait of Mrs Gaskell which is signed by Charlotte Bronte as a mark of ownership. There is a thank ...
Contributed by Individual
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1808 Adam and Eve Sampler
This was made in 1808 and originated in Chorley. It demonstrates how proficient young women were in the art of ...
Contributed by Individual
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Knotted burr snuff box
A gnarled, knotted oak burr reveals an intricately painted, lacquered snuff box with two hinged lids. The lids depict ...
Contributed by Individual
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Colonial era carving, Nigeria
This object commemorates a short moment in the British colonial presence in Africa. It is a relief carving of my ...
Contributed by Individual
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Highly decorated Arab Chest
This highly decorated,carved chest was bought by my parents for £4 in Zanzibar when they were on their way to be ...
Contributed by Individual
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Duckling in an Egg
This duckling, made of real fur and nestling in a decorative egg, was a typical Easter novelty produced in the 1920s. It ...
Contributed by Individual
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Red work sampler
This sampler was made by my mother's mother's mother's mother, in 1865, when she was a girl of twelve. Her name was ...
Contributed by Individual
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Field armour of Henry Wriothesley
Blued, etched & guilded field armour. A 'demilance' armour for use on the battlefield, probably French, circa 1600
Contributed by Museum
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Papier mache bottle from Kashmir
This bottle seems to capture many of the cross-currents in culture and trade between Europe and South Asia. It is made ...
Contributed by Individual
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Icon
This object was featured on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Wales religious affairs programme "All Things Considered" on behalf of ...
Contributed by Individual
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Reckitt Advertising Posters
These posters advertise Reckitt’s Starch, aimed at Russian and American consumers. Reckitt and Sons started in 1840 in ...
Contributed by Individual
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3D Stars (Pin Cushions)
These two 3D stars are examples of the skilled and patient work of women and as such should be available for all to ...
Contributed by Individual
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Scrimshaw - a Ship and a Mermaid
This was bought at an auction in Beverley and originates from around 1850. It shows a ship and a mermaid. Scrimshaw is ...
Contributed by Individual
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A Commemorative Mustard Tin
This advertising tin commemorates the reign of Victoria and shows all the Prime Ministers of England. It was made by ...
Contributed by Individual
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Piece of the Berlin Wall
I bought this fragment in Berlin in 1990. In Pariser Platz, next to the Brandenburg Gate, it was then possible to buy ...
Contributed by Individual
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Embroidered hessian needle case
Patricia Waterman brought in a needlecase that was made by her maternal grand-father, a quaker, who refused to go to war ...
Contributed by Individual
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Roman wall plaster with painted peacock
The interiors of Roman villas were often lavishly decorated with painted walls and mosaic floors, and examples are found ...
Contributed by Museum
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A Roman tombstone from Cirencester
Roman tombstones tell you something about the lives of the soldiers, slaves, men, women and children who lived in ...
Contributed by Museum
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Padstow's Obby Oss
THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'.
PADSTOW MUSEUM. Padstow Obby Oss is one ...
Contributed by Museum
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The Pool at Berthesda - Masonic Museum
The largest work by Hoare on public display in Bath,
originally produced as the Altar Piece for the Octagon
Chapel in ...
Contributed by Individual
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Harpsichord by Bartolomeo Cristofori
My harpsichord is by Bartolomeo Cristofori, the Florentine builder and inventor who created the first pianoforte in 1700 ...
Contributed by Individual
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Sea Leopard Brooch
This brooch, made of leaded bronze with enamel decoration, has the head of a leopard, a long spotted body, fins on ...
Contributed by Museum
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Head of an oba (king) sculpted in bronze
This bronze head is as controversial as it is magnificent.
It was a trophy of empire, taken from a royal shrine by ...
Contributed by Museum
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Ladymead House - Victoria Art Gallery
‘Ladymead House’ was painted around 1730. It was discovered in the attic of Ladymead House in 1977 by an architect ...
Contributed by Individual
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The Canal Bridge, Sydney Gardens, Bath
The Canal Bridge, Sydney Gardens, Bath’ is by John Nash who visited Bath in 1925 and was immensely struck by these ...
Contributed by Individual
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Joiner's Lid Chest - BoBC
At the end of a seven year apprenticeship, a joiner would be expected to produce his masterpiece. This lid depicts the ...
Contributed by Individual
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Original Artwork of Harbutts Plasticine
Plasticine was developed in Bath by the Director of the Bath School of Art, William Harbutt, as a synthetic modelling ...
Contributed by Individual
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A Crucifix made from Bullets
This crucifix is made from bullets and a metal badge. It belonged to a cousin of mine, whose father was a soldier in the ...
Contributed by Individual