List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. Lion Rampant Lion Rampant This tile panel was designed by William De Morgan, the leading ceramicist of the Arts and Crafts movement. The panel is ... Contributed by Museum
  2. Woodpecker Tapestry Woodpecker Tapestry The Woodpecker tapestry was designed entirely by William Morris and depicts a bird and a woodpecker sitting in a tree ... Contributed by Museum
  3. Wedding Dress Wedding Dress This wedding dress was designed and made during World War II. The owner, Lilian Sims, used up all her clothing rations ... Contributed by Museum
  4. Bremer Car Bremer Car Frederick William Bremer (b.1872) built Britain’s first car with an internal combustion engine. The son of a German ... Contributed by Museum
  5. Infrared CCTV Machine Infrared CCTV Machine After the Second World War, Malvern’s Radar Research Establishment (RRE and later RSRE) pioneered many new technologies ... Contributed by Museum
  6. Tramp Clown Puppet Tramp Clown Puppet The puppet is known as the Tramp Clown and the attention to detail is fascinating – notice the unstuck sole on his shoe, ... Contributed by Museum
  7. Sitz Bath Sitz Bath The Sitz bath was one of a number of treatments used in the Water Cure that arrived in Malvern in 1842. It was used to ... Contributed by Museum
  8. Medieval Window Heads Medieval Window Heads These carved timber sections are the window heads from the Guesten Hall, a fine 14th century timber-framed building ... Contributed by Museum
  9. Currency Bars Currency Bars Currency bars have long been regarded as tokens used by Iron Age tribes in exchange for goods. "For money they use ... Contributed by Museum
  10. Ministry of Food War Cookery Leaflet Ministry of Food War Cookery Leaflet Cookery leaflets were issued during WWII by the Ministry of Food. They were to encourage healthy but frugal eating ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Priory Gatehouse gateposts Priory Gatehouse gateposts The Priory Gatehouse, a scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade 2 Listed Building, was the entrance to Great Malvern ... Contributed by Museum
  12. National Registration Identity Card National Registration Identity Card This card belonged to John Allen (late husband of Jacky Allen) of Darlaston, West Midlands. This registration identity ... Contributed by Individual
  13. Utility Furniture Buying Permit Utility Furniture Buying Permit Similar to clothing coupons, furniture buying coupons were issued during and after WWII to purchase 'utility' furniture. ... Contributed by Individual
  14. Medals & Badges of Sgt L. Clark R.E.M.E. Medals & Badges of Sgt L. Clark R.E.M.E. Originally in Royal Army Service Corps, Sgt Leslie Clark was a member of the 'First Batch' of soldiers transferred to ... Contributed by Individual
  15. Small Bore Rifle Shooting Awards Small Bore Rifle Shooting Awards The bronze medals and silver spoons were awards made to the late Harry Holmes (father of Phillip Holmes)who was a member ... Contributed by Individual
  16. Porcelain Ribbon Plate Porcelain Ribbon Plate This ribbon plate was made, probably on the continent in the early 1920's and would originally have been part of a ... Contributed by Individual
  17. Centenary Plaque Darlaston Parish Church Centenary Plaque Darlaston Parish Church Darlaston was a centre for engineering and the commemorative plaques were made locally to celebrate the centenary of ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Medal Set of 2310903 Sig/CQMS E. A. Ward Medal Set of 2310903 Sig/CQMS E. A. Ward CQMS Ward was a regular soldier and was awarded India General Service Medal with Wazaristan Clasp (1921-24) War Medal, ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Great War Medal Set Great War Medal Set The medals including the 1914-1915 star were known as 'Pip' 'Squeak' and 'Wilfred' after Daily Mirror strip cartoon ... Contributed by Individual
  20. Children's Commemorative Certificate Children's Commemorative Certificate Certificate awarded to Phillip Holmes, originally of Darlaston, and all school pupils in the UK who had lived thorugh ... Contributed by Individual
  21. Olmec stone mask Olmec stone mask A stone face made by Olmecs, the first Central American culture to build cities and develop writing. Contributed by The British Museum
  22. Oxus chariot model Oxus chariot model Model of a Persian chariot buried in a hoard from Central Asia. Contributed by The British Museum
  23. Gold coin of Croesus Gold coin of Croesus One of the world’s earliest coins minted in ancient Turkey about 2,500 years ago. Contributed by The British Museum
  24. Chinese Zhou ritual vessel Chinese Zhou ritual vessel A Chinese bronze vessel used for making ritual offerings of food to ancestors. Contributed by The British Museum
  25. Sphinx of Taharqo Sphinx of Taharqo A sphinx with the black African face of pharoah Taharqo of Kush in Sudan, which ruled Egypt for about 100 years. Contributed by The British Museum
  26. Lachish Reliefs Lachish Reliefs Stone carvings from King Sennacherib of Assyria's palace, showing his army attacking the town of Lachish near Jerusalem Contributed by The British Museum
  27. Tobacco Cutter Tobacco Cutter Guernseyman Mike Tidd chose to submit the mechanical tobacco cutter that his father made during the German occupation of ... Contributed by Museum
  28. Tap and Die set for wood Tap and Die set for wood Derek Tostevin brought this 'tap and die' set to the BBC Guernsey Outside Broadcast at the Guernsey Museum. It was ... Contributed by Individual
  29. A decorated Dower Chest (1754) A decorated Dower Chest (1754) This painted Dower Chest was made in Guernsey in 1754 and bears the initials RBH. Dower or Hope Chests, as they are also ... Contributed by Museum
  30. Egyptian clay figurine Egyptian clay figurine This figurine from Egypt arrived in the collection of the Hunterian Museum before 1813. The Hunterian has a modest, but ... Contributed by Museum
  31. Facsimile Egyptian tomb painting Facsimile Egyptian tomb painting The Hunterian Museum has an important collection of facsimile paintings of Egyptian tomb scenes made by the Rev. Colin ... Contributed by Museum
  32. New Year Card 1881 New Year Card 1881 My Gt. Grandfather's card to his two daughters in Glasgow - my grandmother and Gt. Aunt. He was in Toronto at the time ... Contributed by Individual
  33. Spoon auger - a carpenter's tool Spoon auger - a carpenter's tool This was a carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by ... Contributed by Museum
  34. Human Hair Mourning Jewellery Human Hair Mourning Jewellery This oval locket is a typical example of Victorian mourning jewellery made with the hair of the deceased person. The ... Contributed by Museum
  35. Castle Three Car Castle Three Car The Castle Three car is the only known surviving example of this model which was made by The Castle Motor Company of New ... Contributed by Museum
  36. 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
  37. Bromsgrove Guild Lead Satyr mask Bromsgrove Guild Lead Satyr mask Lead mask of a satyr, a creature of classical mythology, modelled by Victor Voitz who was a member of the Bromsgrove ... Contributed by Museum
  38. Round Open-Lot Gypsy Vardo (waggon) Round Open-Lot Gypsy Vardo (waggon) The Gypsy vardo or waggon is symbolic of the romantic image of Gypsy travellers roaming freely through the countryside - ... Contributed by Museum
  39. Tibetan Prayer Wheel Tibetan Prayer Wheel This Tibetan prayer wheel contains the prayer "Hail to the jewel in the lotus flower". It is owned by Captain David ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Trophy Trophy This trophy was presented to my father, Lieutenant Colonel Gardiner, by Viscount Nuffield in recognition of achieving a ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Figurine of Priapus Figurine of Priapus A Romano-British cast lead figurine of the god, Priapus. Priapus was originally a minor fertility god from Asia ... Contributed by Individual
  42. Teapot Teapot This Georgina teapot was given to me by a relative following their parents death. Contributed by Individual
  43. Teapot Teapot I purchased this ceramic teapot for £9 directly from its maker, Edmund de Waal when I visited his studio in Sheffield in ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Pewter walnut Pewter walnut Perfume and a mirror can be found on the inside of this item. It would be worn around a lady's neck so she could apply ... Contributed by Individual
  45. Mug Mug This ornate mug has unusual markings and a porcelain handle. Contributed by Individual
  46. Ceramic dish Ceramic dish The dish was originally used for taking money in a shop. The design shows that items in the 1920s were not just ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Horn Horn The object is a snuff horn with silver mount. Contributed by Individual
  48. Mug Mug This mug belonged to my husbands great-grandmother. It would have been made for the export market. Contributed by Individual
  49. Minton centre piece Minton centre piece I purchased this Minton centre piece at auction. It's from a period when those who could afford it were prepared to pay ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Pocket watch Pocket watch My granddad bought this watch whilst working in a relative's shop in New Jersey. It has a special safety catch so that ... Contributed by Individual

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