List of Objects

Telling a history of our world through objects

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  1. The Aislabie Family Crest The Aislabie Family Crest This is the crest of the Aislabie family, who once owned the Studley Royal Estate. The crest features a small red head, ... Contributed by Museum
  2. Temple of Piety Ox Freize Temple of Piety Ox Freize This carving of an Ox can be found in the porch area of the Temple of Piety. The Temple of Piety was originally designed ... Contributed by Museum
  3. The Green Man Stone Carving The Green Man Stone Carving The Green Man was originally carved and fitted to cover up a crack in one of the arched windows on the outside of ... Contributed by Museum
  4. A Mason's Mark inscribed into the stone A Mason's Mark inscribed into the stone This mark is inscribed into the stone next to a first floor window in Fountains Mill. Mason's marks were often used by ... Contributed by Museum
  5. Statue of Saturn Eating His Children Statue of Saturn Eating His Children This is a statue of Saturn attempting to eat one of his children. This statue is one of several statues on the front of ... Contributed by Museum
  6. Bee smoker Bee smoker This bee smoker belonged to my grandad who kept bees. In this 1970s my mum went too near the bees when she was 6 and ... Contributed by Individual
  7. Hollow Columns at the Temple of Fame Hollow Columns at the Temple of Fame The columns at the Temple of Fame look like solid stone. However, at closer inspection, they are in fact just painted ... Contributed by Museum
  8. Horned Man at the Banqueting House Horned Man at the Banqueting House This horned man is one of a series of three, which adorn the front of the Banqueting House. The three men represent the ... Contributed by Museum
  9. 18th century outdoor kitchen stove 18th century outdoor kitchen stove This is the top part of a stove contained in a small grotto on the High Ride on the Fountains Abbey estate. This small ... Contributed by Museum
  10. Ringchen Bettina Dittelman Ringchen Bettina Dittelman The objects I have chosen is a pair of rings by the German maker Bettina Dittleman one of which was a present to my ... Contributed by Individual
  11. Winkie Winkie During World War Two, Winkie the carrier pigeon was on an RAF Beaufort Bomber when it crashed in the North Sea on 23rd ... Contributed by Museum
  12. Feather tippet Feather tippet This is one of two feather tippets in the collection of Dundee Art Galleries and Museums. Its geographical origin and ... Contributed by Museum
  13. Tay log boat Tay log boat This log boat is a great example of how local people used the vast natural resources of the Tay Valley to improve their ... Contributed by Museum
  14. Strathmartine Pictish Sculptured Stone Strathmartine Pictish Sculptured Stone The Picts lived in Northern Britain, had their own distinct culture, and interacted with their contemporaries in Britain ... Contributed by Museum
  15. Hebrew astrolabe Hebrew astrolabe Instrument for working out the time of day using the sun or stars, probably made for a Jewish scholar in Islamic Spain Contributed by The British Museum
  16. Roman Missal - Missale Romanum Roman Missal - Missale Romanum This Roman Catholic missal, the prayer book used by the priest when celebrating Mass, was printed at the famous Plantin ... Contributed by Individual
  17. WW1 shell-blasted crucifix from France WW1 shell-blasted crucifix from France This crucifix was given to my grandmother by a wounded soldier she looked after as a wartime nurse in Buxton. With it is ... Contributed by Individual
  18. Worcester Shakespeare printed Tankard Worcester Shakespeare printed Tankard This Worcester Transfer printed Tankard was issued for use at the Shakespeare Jubilee held at Stratford-upon-Avon, ... Contributed by Individual
  19. Ife head Ife head Head of an Oni, one of the rulers of Ife in Nigeria, one of medieval Africa's most powerful and wealthy kingdoms Contributed by The British Museum
  20. School child's geography trade map School child's geography trade map Page from the geography notebook of Winnie Newell, 1903. Winnie was at school at the County School in the small Welsh ... Contributed by Museum
  21. Queen Victoria Souvenir Handkerchief Queen Victoria Souvenir Handkerchief Souvenir handkerchief made to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. The year before, she had ... Contributed by Museum
  22. Jury Ballot Box Jury Ballot Box This jury ballot box was presented to the County of Radnor in 1730 for use in selecting those to sit on trial juries at ... Contributed by Museum
  23. Programme for Variety Entertainment Programme for Variety Entertainment Programme for a Variety Entertainment held in the Assembly Rooms, Presteigne, 1947. It is notable for the inclusion on ... Contributed by Museum
  24. Gravestone of Mary Morgan Gravestone of Mary Morgan Gravestone of Mary Morgan, a young girl who was tried and hanged for murder in Presteigne,Powys,1805. The ... Contributed by Museum
  25. The Cattewater Gun The Cattewater Gun The Cattewater Gun is a type of cannon but because it would have fired its shots straight ahead, it is classed as a ... Contributed by Museum
  26. Funerary Net Funerary Net This Egyptian artefact originally came to the Museum described as a necklace. There were doubts about this description ... Contributed by Museum
  27. Inner Mummy Coffin Inner Mummy Coffin This decorative Inner Mummy Coffin is more than 2,800 years old and is one of two in the care of Plymouth City Museum ... Contributed by Museum
  28. Japanese Sword and Sheath Japanese Sword and Sheath This beautiful artefact from our world cultures gallery, ‘Bringing the World to Plymouth’ is intricately carved in ... Contributed by Museum
  29. Crimean War Medal of William Davies Crimean War Medal of William Davies Crimean war (1854-5) medal awarded to Private William Davies, Coldstream Guards, with bars for the Siege of Sebastapol ... Contributed by Museum
  30. Spice Spice Bindu Modi Indian spices reflect my culture and heritage. The spices are derived from tree bark and flowering plants, ... Contributed by Individual
  31. Tiger Tooth Tiger Tooth Chandi Hubert - 12/07/2010 This genuine tiger's tooth was given to my mother by a Buddhist Monk in Sri Lanka. It ... Contributed by Individual
  32. Horse-drawn hearse from about 1860 Horse-drawn hearse from about 1860 The beautful hearse was built about 1860 by John Marston of Birmingham. It would have been pulled by two or four black ... Contributed by Museum
  33. Saxon Cosmetic Brush Saxon Cosmetic Brush This is the remains of a bronze cosmetic brush handle. It was found along with other objects in grave 41 in the Saxon ... Contributed by Museum
  34. Stay busk from a 1788 Stay or Corset Stay busk from a 1788 Stay or Corset This lovely carved piece of wood is a stay busk. Before 1830 corsets were called stays. They were an essential part of a ... Contributed by Museum
  35. Straw Police Helmet Straw Police Helmet This Policeman’s Helmet is made of black and white straw plait, with a leather chin strap, crown back and brim edge. ... Contributed by Museum
  36. Rollericord Camera Rollericord Camera Adrian Morgan - 12/07/2010 My great grandfather worked as a pharmaceutical engineer during the formation of ... Contributed by Individual
  37. Colliery Steam Winding Engine Colliery Steam Winding Engine Elliot Colliery, New Tredegar, was opened in the late 1880s by the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company and was the first ... Contributed by Individual
  38. Cavalry Spur Cavalry Spur Steve Ryall - 12/07/2010 My grandfather Walter used this spur during his time as a member of the Household Cavalry in ... Contributed by Individual
  39. A Rigger's Licence A Rigger's Licence Rita Flanagan - 12/07/2010 This license was issued to my great great uncle to act as a rigger on a sailing ship ... Contributed by Individual
  40. Early Manufactured Iron Nail Early Manufactured Iron Nail Linda Connor - 12/07/2010 This object is an example of one of the first manufactured iron nails. I came across ... Contributed by Individual
  41. Lady's Georgian 'Necessaire' Lady's Georgian 'Necessaire' Robin Jones - 12/07/2010 This 'necessaire' tells us about the social history of the late 18th/early 19th century ... Contributed by Individual
  42. East India Company Key East India Company Key Michael Natarajan - 12/07/2010 This is a key from a storehouse of the East India Company. The warehouse or ... Contributed by Individual
  43. Identity Card Identity Card Rod Lipscombe - 12/07/2010 I found this Identity Card in my Mother's belongings after she died, along with my ration ... Contributed by Individual
  44. Roman Silver Bowl Roman Silver Bowl Roman Silver Bowl found in Blunsdon Ridge, Wiltsire around 300 AD. Contributed by Museum
  45. The Temple Pyx The Temple Pyx During the Middle Ages, relics of Christ's Passion and of the Virgin and the saints were scattered throughout Western ... Contributed by Museum
  46. British Passport Jamaica British Passport Jamaica Morcea Walker - 12/07/2010 This passport gives me the sense of being British and part of the British Empire. It is a ... Contributed by Individual
  47. Relic of World War one, 1st day, Somme Relic of World War one, 1st day, Somme On July 1st 1916, my Great Grandfather, Private Sam Cooper, was with the 7th Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment ... Contributed by Individual
  48. My grandfathers pocket watch My grandfathers pocket watch It was my grandfather's pocket watch. He went to France in August 1914 with the B.E.F. At this stage of the war, ... Contributed by Individual
  49. Northampton Medieval Jewish Tombstone Northampton Medieval Jewish Tombstone This tombstone is the only surviving example of a medieval Jewish Tombstone in England and one of only two surviving ... Contributed by Individual
  50. Scraps of English Folk Lore book Scraps of English Folk Lore book The book was written by Thomas Ellwood who was a folklore expert and noted local historian. He had a huge influence on ... Contributed by Individual