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List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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1400 - 1600

  1. A violin 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
  2. Early porcelain plate 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
  3. Gold and ruby salamander pendant 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
  4. Gold Hammered Coin - Louis XII Gold Hammered Coin - Louis XII Louis XII Ecu D'or Au Soleil Gold Hammered Coin found in Suffolk. This object was found by Gary Campion while metal ... Contributed by Individual
  5. Crouching Venus - The Holburne Museum Crouching Venus - The Holburne Museum Once owned by Louis XIV, this superb bronze was made by Antonio Susini, Giambologna's principal assistant in Florence ... Contributed by Individual
  6. The Hot Bath Plug – Thermae Bath Spa The Hot Bath Plug – Thermae Bath Spa This original plug was removed from the historic Hot Bath during work on the new Thermae Bath Spa. It was used to drain ... Contributed by Individual
  7. The Vaulted Ceiling of Bath Abbey The Vaulted Ceiling of Bath Abbey The stone vaulting above the Abbey's Chancel dates from the early 1500s. It was built by Master architects Robert and ... Contributed by Individual
  8. The Winwick Brooch The Winwick Brooch This beautiful gold brooch dates from the 1400s and was wound in 2006. It was purchased by Warrington Museum & Art ... Contributed by Individual
  9. Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire Sheldon Tapestry Map of Warwickshire A large tapestry map made in c1588 which shows the landscape of Elizabethan Warwickshire in pictures. Contributed by Museum
  10. Glasney College finds Glasney College finds THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. PENRYN MUSEUM. The two carved leaf ... Contributed by Museum
  11. Edgcumbe altar frontal Edgcumbe altar frontal THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. COTEHELE HOUSE. This rare survival of a ... Contributed by Museum
  12. Tudor Heart Burial Urn Tudor Heart Burial Urn A lead urn and lid, made to preserve the heart of John Peck after his death in 1562. It is decorated with John Peck's ... Contributed by Museum
  13. Dutch Bible Dutch Bible The text of this Dutch Bible, printed in 1565, is Nicholas Van Winghe’s 1548 translation of the Latin Vulgate as revised ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Richard Carew Richard Carew THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. ANTONY HOUSE. If the Greeks had Herodotus ... Contributed by Museum
  15. Rosary or 'Paternoster' Rosary or 'Paternoster' Made of boxwood , this rosary has a series of small and large beads, with some in the form of the cross. Contributed by Museum
  16. Portuguese Coins - Newport Medieval Ship Portuguese Coins - Newport Medieval Ship Copper Portuguese coins suggest trading and crew links with Portugal in the 15th Century Contributed by Museum
  17. The Salisbury Giant The Salisbury Giant The Salisbury Giant, or St Christopher, was the pageant figure of the Salisbury Guild of Tailors Contributed by Museum
  18. Court letter and Seal of Elizabeth 1 Court letter and Seal of Elizabeth 1 This letter is about a court case in which a man takes to court for stealing cattle and sheep. These were later allowed ... Contributed by Individual
  19. A letter with Henry VIII's seal A letter with Henry VIII's seal This sealed letter is about land ownership. It involves a battle between two land owners, one of whom was the Portman ... Contributed by Individual
  20. The World's Oldest Football The World's Oldest Football The World’s Oldest Football, 1540, found in Stirling Castle and associated with Mary Queen of Scots Contributed by Museum
  21. Washington Window at Selby Abbey Washington Window at Selby Abbey The Washington Window, containing the Heraldic arms of the Washington family, is to be found in the south clerestory ... Contributed by Museum
  22. The toilet The toilet The toilet is simply a fixture that is used to deposit human waste. Nowadays toilets are composed of a bowl like ... Contributed by Individual
  23. Table knife Table knife This knife was found tucked behind the oak lintel above the main fireplace in the South Somerset Hall House, built about ... Contributed by Individual
  24. Mexican codex map Mexican codex map Map of two Mexican towns, showing the impact of the Spanish conquest and survival of Mexican native society Contributed by The British Museum
  25. Spanish Armada sword Spanish Armada sword This sword, given to the Powell Cotton Museum in 1968, was recovered from the seabed at Tobermory in Scotland. In 1588, ... Contributed by Museum
  26. A monastic wrought iron candlestick A monastic wrought iron candlestick After digging communication tunnels during the first world war, my grandfather, a railwayman, took my mother, as a young ... Contributed by Individual
  27. Silver spoon made for the Gilbert family Silver spoon made for the Gilbert family It's just a little silver spoon. But it was an heirloom to a family who changed the Tudor world. The spoon is ... Contributed by Museum
  28. A carving of a pelican wounding itself A carving of a pelican wounding itself The pelican became a symbol of Christian redemption in the middle ages. I don't know quite how old this pelican is, it ... Contributed by Individual
  29. Sundial from the Mary Rose Sundial from the Mary Rose I love this sundial and bought a replica at the Mary Rose Trust. It was on board the ship when it sank just outside ... Contributed by Individual
  30. PAPER KNIFE PAPER KNIFE i found this in an old barn wall i was pulling down , the barn was very old , this object fell out of the martor in ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Girona Bearing Girona Bearing The contributor suggests that this is a "coak" which came from the Girona which was shipwrecked off the north west coast ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Double-headed serpent Double-headed serpent Aztec turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent, probably worn on the chest for ceremonial occasions Contributed by The British Museum
  33. Pieces of eight Pieces of eight The most common silver coin of late sixteenth and seventeenth century Spain became the world's first global currency Contributed by The British Museum
  34. Benin plaque: the oba with Europeans Benin plaque: the oba with Europeans Brass plaque showing the Oba (king) of Benin in West Africa with attendants and European traders Contributed by The British Museum
  35. The mechanical galleon The mechanical galleon Clockwork automated model of a galleon, designed to move along a grand table during a banquet Contributed by The British Museum
  36. Durer's 'Rhinoceros' Durer's 'Rhinoceros' Print by artist and pioneering print-maker Albrecht Durer showing the arrival in Portugal of an Indian rhinoceros Contributed by The British Museum
  37. Jade dragon cup Jade dragon cup Cup that belonged to Ulugh Beg, ruler of the central Asian Timurid Empire, and thought to be able to detect poison Contributed by The British Museum
  38. Inca gold llama Inca gold llama Small gold figurine created as a religious offering, possibly in a mountain top sacrifice - part of an Inca state ritual Contributed by The British Museum
  39. Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent Imperial signature monogram of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent who ruled the Ottoman Turkish Empire from 1520 to 1566 Contributed by The British Museum
  40. The O'Neills' Inauguration Chair The O'Neills' Inauguration Chair The Clandeboye O'Neills were a branch of the O'Neills of Tyrone who settled in south Antrim and north Down in the ... Contributed by Museum
  41. Diogenes Laertius incunable [book] Diogenes Laertius incunable [book] This book, Laertii Diogenis Vitae et sententiae eorum qui in philosophia probati fuerunt (Lives of the philosophers by ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Pipe Pipe This lead pipe was made to carry drinking water through Exeter's Underground Passages. You can see where the join was ... Contributed by Museum
  43. Eastgate Eastgate The Eastgate was built into Exeter's City Wall, and stood at the top of the High Street. Unfortunately it was demolished ... Contributed by Museum
  44. Pottery drinking jug made in Cheam Pottery drinking jug made in Cheam This type of medieval pottery is known as "Cheam ware", part of the broader tradition of "Surrey white ware", so called ... Contributed by Museum
  45. 'Numoli' figures 'Numoli' figures These 'Numoli' figures were highly prized and thought to bring good luck to their owners. They were placed under ... Contributed by Museum
  46. Portrait of a Lady with Parrot Portrait of a Lady with Parrot The sitter in this portrait by Antonis Mors is thought to be a lady named Jonekin van Herwijk. Similarities in interior ... Contributed by Museum
  47. The Wizard Earl’s Armillary Sphere The Wizard Earl’s Armillary Sphere This magnificent armillary sphere stands in the centre of the museum’s top gallery. It was designed to show a model of ... Contributed by Museum
  48. Queen Elizabeth I’s Astrolabe Queen Elizabeth I’s Astrolabe The History of Science Museum in Oxford has one of the largest collections of astrolabes in the world and this is just ... Contributed by Museum
  49. Breeches bible Breeches bible This bible was printed during the reign of Elizabeth I. It was passed down from my father. Contributed by Individual
  50. Dress Hook Dress Hook Think how easily we lose buttons from our clothing today. Imagine how annoyed you would have been if you had lost this ... Contributed by Museum

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