List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. 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
  2. Flints (arrowheads, spearheads) Flints (arrowheads, spearheads) THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. REDRUTH TOWN MUSEUM. Carn Brea is an ... Contributed by Museum
  3. Flamank coat of arms Flamank coat of arms THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. BODMIN MUSEUM. In 1497, outraged by tax ... Contributed by Museum
  4. Elliot's shop Elliot's shop THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. TAMAR VALLEY PROTECTION SOCIETY. How we ... Contributed by Museum
  5. Delft tile of a dolphin Delft tile of a dolphin THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. GODOLPHIN HOUSE. Godolphin House was once ... Contributed by Museum
  6. Kent's Cavern Modern Human Jawbone Kent's Cavern Modern Human Jawbone KC4 Three teeth in an upper jawbone (maxilla) discovered in the Vestibule of Kents Cavern by Atthur Ogilvie in 1927 Contributed by Museum
  7. Croggon's boots Croggon's boots THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. GRAMPOUND HERITAGE CENTRE. These ... Contributed by Museum
  8. Bristol Boxkite Bristol Boxkite The museum's boxkite is a replica of a Bristol Boxkite, a pioneering aircraft first built in 1910. Contributed by Museum
  9. Californian tin stamps Californian tin stamps THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. KING EDWARD MINE. Stamps were large ... Contributed by Museum
  10. Bone ship model Bone ship model THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. LAWRENCE HOUSE MUSEUM, LAUNCESTON. The ... Contributed by Museum
  11. Lanhydrock Atlas Lanhydrock Atlas THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 OBJECTS'. LANHYDROCK HOUSE. Joel Gascoyne, the ... Contributed by Museum
  12. Cartoon of St Nazaire Raid Cartoon of St Nazaire Raid THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. PENDENNIS CASTLE. The St Nazaire Raid was ... Contributed by Museum
  13. Bevill Grenvile Bevill Grenvile THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. PRIDEAUX PLACE. Bevill Grenvile of Stowe ... Contributed by Museum
  14. Hepworth sculpture Hepworth sculpture THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. TATE ST IVES. Barbara Hepworth, ... Contributed by Museum
  15. Cornish pasty money box Cornish pasty money box THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. KING EDWARD MINE. The Cornish pasty is an ... Contributed by Museum
  16. Trengrouse's Rocket Trengrouse's Rocket THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. HELSTON MUSEUM. Trengrouse’s invention is ... Contributed by Museum
  17. 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
  18. The Imjin Pistol The Imjin Pistol This .38 Webley revolver was used in the Korean War at the Battle of Imjin River in April 1951. The pistol was found ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Steam locomotive Steam locomotive THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. BODMIN AND WENFORD RAILWAY. Railways ... Contributed by Museum
  20. Bickford's safety fuse Bickford's safety fuse THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. TREVARNO. William Bickford was born at ... Contributed by Museum
  21. Bronze Age saddle querns Bronze Age saddle querns THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. WAYSIDE MUSEUM, ZENNOR. Saddle querns were ... Contributed by Museum
  22. Dock dung Dock dung THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. SALTASH HERITAGE MUSEUM AND LOCAL HISTORY ... Contributed by Museum
  23. Spratt's diary Spratt's diary THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. PORTHCURNO TELEGRAPH MUSEUM. Porthcurno ... Contributed by Museum
  24. 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
  25. Cornish kayles Cornish kayles THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. TRERICE. Cornish kayles also known as ... Contributed by Museum
  26. St Michael's Mount in cork St Michael's Mount in cork THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT. Not so much what the ... Contributed by Museum
  27. Bust of William Murdoch Bust of William Murdoch THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. REDRUTH TOWN MUSEUM. William Murdoch came ... Contributed by Museum
  28. Election decanter and glasses Election decanter and glasses THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. TINTAGEL OLD POST OFFICE. At one time ... Contributed by Museum
  29. Cloam oven Cloam oven THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. TINTAGEL OLD POST OFFICE. Cornish kitchens ... Contributed by Museum
  30. Huer's horn and bushes Huer's horn and bushes THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. ST IVES MUSEUM. This huer’s horn and pair ... Contributed by Museum
  31. Coopers’ tools Coopers’ tools THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 PROJECTS'. ST AUSTELL BREWERY. Without coopers ... Contributed by Museum
  32. Methodist font Methodist font THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. CONSTANTINE HERITAGE CENTRE. John Wesley ... Contributed by Museum
  33. Rev Dr Henry Cooke’s Walking Stick Rev Dr Henry Cooke’s Walking Stick The Rev Dr Henry Cooke was one of the most influential Presbyterian ministers in the 19th century. He became a ... Contributed by Individual
  34. 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
  35. Adair’s Narrative Adair’s Narrative The earliest written history of the beginning, growth and development of Presbyterianism in Ireland in the 17th century ... Contributed by Individual
  36. Fisherwoman on a beach Fisherwoman on a beach THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. PENLEE HOUSE GALLERY AND MUSEUM. This ... Contributed by Museum
  37. Mount Edgcumbe estate workers Mount Edgcumbe estate workers THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. MOUNT EDGCUMBE HOUSE. Nicholas Condy ... Contributed by Museum
  38. Women's Land Army armbands Women's Land Army armbands THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. DAVIDSTOW AIRFIELD. The Women's Land ... Contributed by Museum
  39. Souvenir china Souvenir china THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. BUDE, THE CASTLE. Most people wanted to ... Contributed by Museum
  40. Marazion’s cauldron Marazion’s cauldron THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. MARAZION MUSEUM. Brass cauldrons and ... Contributed by Museum
  41. 'Am I Not a Man and a Brother?' 'Am I Not a Man and a Brother?' This engraving, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Bayou Bend’s object, is an original printed broadside that depicts a ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Army cradle and patchwork quilt Army cradle and patchwork quilt THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. DUKE OF CORNWALL’S LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM. ... Contributed by Museum
  43. Female lunatic dress Female lunatic dress THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. BODMIN MUSEUM. Once the mere whisper of ... Contributed by Museum
  44. Belling's clock Belling's clock THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. BODMIN MUSEUM. From clocks to Baby ... Contributed by Museum
  45. Shamrock barge Shamrock barge THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. COTEHELE QUAY. Shamrock is the last ... Contributed by Museum
  46. Scoria block Scoria block THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. HAYLE ARCHIVE. Many people visiting the ... Contributed by Museum
  47. Along shore fisherman Along shore fisherman THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. FALMOUTH ART GALLERY. Charles Napier Hemy, ... Contributed by Museum
  48. Cornish bricks Cornish bricks THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. WHEAL MARTYN. Newquay, Looe and Padstow ... Contributed by Museum
  49. Silver band cornet Silver band cornet THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. WHEAL MARTYN. This cornet comes from Bugle ... Contributed by Museum
  50. Trewithen mirror Trewithen mirror THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'. TREWITHEN HOUSE. A Georgian mirror or a ... Contributed by Museum

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