List of Objects
Telling a history of our world through objects
Click on the titles in the blue bar below [Location, Theme, Contributor Type, etc.] and then choose a category to see a list of objects - e.g. click Theme and then click War. (All objects have been classified by their contributor.)
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1600 - 1700
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A cannonball made of Wealden iron
A few years ago, this cannonball was found under the road outside Hammer Mill Farm on the borders of Biddenden and ...
Contributed by Individual
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King Charles I Gold Toothpick
Gold toothpick made for King Charles I of England
Contributed by Museum
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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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17th century pub bowls
These were dug up when excavating our back garden for a redesign - the garden has been part of the former pub we live ...
Contributed by Individual
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Sundial, copper, c1652, shows eclipse.
This small, formerly fixed (somewhere in the garden possibly) sundial was found buried in the earth floor of a Tudor ...
Contributed by Individual
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Brass bell cast in Europe in 1650
This bell was brought to England by my great-uncle, a British army officer. The plaque beneath the bell reads "Found ...
Contributed by Individual
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Patent locks and keys, Randolph Douglas
people want to keep possessions safe. Locksmiths came up with ingenious locks to prevent thieves from picking them.
Contributed by Museum
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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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Jacobean Joint Stool
This is a Welsh Jacobean Joint Stool, the very common stool found in most British (and European) homes for hundreds of ...
Contributed by Individual
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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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Divider Caliper
This divider caliper was used to measure lengths accurately whether that was for engineers or navigators. It shows us ...
Contributed by Individual
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The Joseph Gilmore Map of Bath, BoBC
This map depicts the city still largely contained within its medieval walls. It provides a fascinating glimpse of the ...
Contributed by Individual
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Nightcap worn by Charles I
This is the embroidered linen nightcap worn by Charles I on the eve of his execution, the 29th-30th January 1649. With ...
Contributed by Museum
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The Byam Family – The Holburne Museum
This family portrait is the largest painting in Bath by Bath’s greatest artist, Thomas Gainsborough. Gainsborough moved ...
Contributed by Individual
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Margaret Bryan miniature,Herschel Museum
This small conversation piece was an interesting acquisition for the Herschel Museum as it shows a woman and two girls ...
Contributed by Individual
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Caroline's Dress - Herschel Museum
Caroline Herschel's day dress is made in fine muslin with a blue flower pattern and a lace shawl and trim. It is known ...
Contributed by Individual
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17th century Laundry Tally Board
This rare survival is a laundry tally board from a grand 17th century house. It was probably used by the servant in ...
Contributed by Museum
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Civil War helmet
THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF CORNWALL IN 100 OBJECTS'.
LISKEARD AND DISTRICT MUSEUM. Cornwall was ...
Contributed by Museum
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Adair’s Narrative
The earliest written history of the beginning, growth and development of Presbyterianism in Ireland in the 17th century ...
Contributed by Individual
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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
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Musette de cour
This musical instrument is a rare example of a French baroque bagpipe, which is thought to have been made for Louis XIV
Contributed by Museum
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1660s banking ledger
This ledger was kept by the London goldsmith-banker Edward Backwell (c.1618-83). The origins of Britain's modern banking ...
Contributed by Museum
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Reformation centenary broadsheet
A German Broadsheet issued to mark the 100 year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation of the Christian Church
Contributed by The British Museum
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Miniature of a Mughal prince
Miniature painting showing an encounter between an Indian Mughal prince and a holy man
Contributed by The British Museum
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Amphyllis Washington embroidery
A 17th century embroidery which spent its first 300 years in Virginia, USA, returning to the UK in the 20th century.
Contributed by Museum
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Part of The Old Oak
The Old Oak was probably planted in 1659 to mark the ascension of King Charles 11 to the throne. It became a popular ...
Contributed by Individual
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The Welshpool Gold Cup
A Gothic-style communion cup, engraved in Latin to explain how Thomas Davies had it made of Guinea gold to thank God.
Contributed by Museum
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Isle of Man Sword of State
This is a symbol of the oldest continuous parliament in the world, the Manx sword of state is not tucked away in a ...
Contributed by Museum
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Early book from 1600s
It was made about 400 years ago. It is made out of different materials. It has been passed down the Howe family across ...
Contributed by Individual
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Dr Johnson's Bible
A pocket New Testament printed by Evan Tyler in Edinburgh in 1647.
This tiny book published ‘By The King’s command’ ...
Contributed by Individual
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cromwellian ring
This ring has been in our family since its creation. My 9th great grandfather Oliver Cromwell had it made for his ...
Contributed by Individual
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Prince Rupert Bit
Civil War bridle bit with close connection to Prince Rupert and the sieges at Rushall and Lichfield.
Contributed by Museum
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Paymaster General's account book, 1690
Manuscript accounts book for the Williamite army in Ireland in 1690.
Contributed by Museum
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First breech loading handgun
This pistol is by the gunmaker John Dafte. It was the first to use a practical method of breech loading a hand gun. ...
Contributed by Museum
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Melancholy and Raving Madness: Statues
The life-size statues of "Raving and Melancholy Madness" that were
displayed at the entrance to Bethlem Hospital from ...
Contributed by Museum
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Shakespeare First Folio
In 1623, seven years after William Shakespeare’s death, a compilation of 36 of his plays were published together in one ...
Contributed by Museum
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16th century document part Welsh
Shortly after we moved into our house we discovered this document sealed in a beam. The house was built in 1585. The ...
Contributed by Individual
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Cast Bronze minature prayer book
The miniture book found metal detecting, has been dated to 15th century, it was found on the pilgrims way near ...
Contributed by Individual
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Brass of Armour of Sir Alexander Newton
This is the brass depicting Sir Alexander Newton - a knight of the 17th Century. By this time the armour was less for ...
Contributed by Individual
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Shi'a religious parade standard
Iranian standard carried in Shi'a Islam processions, commemorating the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson
Contributed by The British Museum
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Kakiemon elephants
Porcelain elephants made in the Japanese Kakiemon style for the European market
Contributed by The British Museum
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Plaster Ceiling
At the end of the 16th century, at least part of Tudor House was owned by the Cotterill family, who had connections with ...
Contributed by Museum
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Nails
Handmade from iron, seventeenth century.
Contributed by Museum
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Alms plate
My grandfather found this in France in the early 1920s.
Contributed by Individual
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A beautiful Charles II chamber pot
Its 1789 and imagine you are eating in the mansion house, in the magnificent stateroom with its luxurious gold and green ...
Contributed by Museum
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Iron cannonball found in a loft
The cannon ball was discovered lodged under the eaves of our premises at 37 Le Pollet, St Peter Port when installing a ...
Contributed by Individual