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Objects and Artefacts Collection: Chinoiserie wallpaper J050124

Chinoiserie wallpaper J050124
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond. Hand-painted Chinoiserie wallpaper

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Chinoiserie wallpaper J050121

Chinoiserie wallpaper J050121
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Richmond, Middlesex. Hand-painted Chinoiserie wallpaper

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Lindisfarne Priory Stone J880193

Lindisfarne Priory Stone J880193
LINDISFARNE PRIORY, Holy Island, Northumberland. Viking stone. 9th century grave marker with seven warriors carved into the surface

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Invitation K970521

Invitation K970521
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Invitation to Westminster Abbey on April 26th 1882. Charles Darwin died on 19th April 1882. He was buried next to the renowned scientist Sir John Herschel

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Battle of Waterloo map J020089

Battle of Waterloo map J020089
WALMER CASTLE, Kent. " Battle of Waterloo &c" map " Exhibiting the Situation of the Armies on the 16th, 17th & 18th of June 1815"

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Durham Cathedral door knocker K011465

Durham Cathedral door knocker K011465
DURHAM CATHEDRAL, County Durham. Cathedral Sanctuary knocker in the shape of a mask

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Durham Cathedral door knocker a98_05177

Durham Cathedral door knocker a98_05177
DURHAM CATHEDRAL, Durham. The famous Sanctuary door knocker on the north door of Durham Cathedral. The north door dates from 1140. Photographed by Eric de Mare between 1945 and 1980

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Battle instructions written by the Duke of Wellington K050231

Battle instructions written by the Duke of Wellington K050231
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Battle instructions written by the Duke of Wellington

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Das Kapital K030651

Das Kapital K030651
DOWN HOUSE, Downe, Kent. Frontispiece of Darwins copy of " Das Kapital " with a dedication from Karl Marx

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Compass with Darwin signature J970123

Compass with Darwin signature J970123
DOWN HOUSE, Downe, Kent. A gold compass with the signature " C Darwin "

Objects and Artefacts Collection: An Oriental Beauty J920144

An Oriental Beauty J920144
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond-Upon-Thames. " An Oriental Beauty" Enamel on silvered glass. Chinese circa 1760. Referred to as Ch ien-lung (Qianlong) era after the Ching (Qing)

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Bronze age arrow head J930088

Bronze age arrow head J930088
ANCIENT MONUMENTS LABORATORY. Early Bronze Age Conygar Hill type barbed and tanged arrow head found at Irthlingborough

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Lindisfarne Priory Stone J880194

Lindisfarne Priory Stone J880194
LINDISFARNE PRIORY, Holy Island, Northumberland. The reverse of a 9th century Viking grave marker. Possibly referring to the Day of Judgement, Domesday

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Replica of the Corbridge Lanx N081012

Replica of the Corbridge Lanx N081012
CORBRIDGE Roman Town Museum, Northumberland. Replica of the Corbridge Lanx. Rectangular Roman silver platter depicting Apollo, Artemis and Athena

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Piano and music sheets K011303

Piano and music sheets K011303
KENWOOD HOUSE, Hampstead, London. Detail of the Broadwood square piano of 1791 in the Music Room

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Roman gaming board J970223

Roman gaming board J970223
CORBRIDGE ROMAN TOWN, Northumberland. A gaming board with dice and counters. hadrian

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Roman gemstone K910213

Roman gemstone K910213
LULLINGSTONE ROMAN VILLA, Kent. Cornelian intaglio depicting Victory writing on a shield

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Bust of Emperor Hadrian K000206

Bust of Emperor Hadrian K000206
HADRIANs WALL: CHESTERS ROMAN FORT, Northumberland. Bust of Emperor Hadrian. 18th century porphyry copy after Roman original

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Hunting party DP067905

Hunting party DP067905
Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire. Chinese wallpaper depicting a hunting party of men with bows and arrows in a wooded landscape with birds

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Skeleton clock J900343

Skeleton clock J900343
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. Skeleton clock by John Joseph MERLIN, 1776

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Urn showing Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo N080953

Urn showing Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo N080953
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Large urn from the Duke of Wellingtons Prussian Service, made in Berlin 1817-19. This was a gift to the Duke from the King of Prussia

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Duke of Wellingtons batons K040689

Duke of Wellingtons batons K040689
APSLEY HOUSE, London. View of ten of the Duke of Wellingtons batons

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Canova - Bust of Napoleon N080945

Canova - Bust of Napoleon N080945
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Neo-Classical bust of Napoleon Bonaparte by Antonio CANOVA (1757-1822) from Wellington Museum

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Wellingtons boots J920030

Wellingtons boots J920030
WALMER CASTLE AND GARDENS, Kent. Duke of Wellingtons boots

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Antler tool J010076

Antler tool J010076
SILBURY HILL, Avebury, Wiltshire. Antler tine tool from May 2001 excavations

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Ceramic tile, Castle Acre Priory K971194

Ceramic tile, Castle Acre Priory K971194
CASTLE ACRE PRIORY, Norfolk. A decorative ceramic tile bearing the name Thomas, a prior at Castle Acre Priory during the second half of the 14th century

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Roman building tools N100179

Roman building tools N100179
HADRIANs WALL. Roman building tools. Top left to right - masons hammer, plumb bob. Bottom left to right - slaters hammer and chisel

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Williamson F24 camera DP325351

Williamson F24 camera DP325351
Handheld aerial camera used by Harold Wingham - Williamson F24. History of aerial photography

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Boulle and ormolu bracket clock N110230

Boulle and ormolu bracket clock N110230
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. Boulle and ormolu bracket clock

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Roman hub cap K870175

Roman hub cap K870175
LULLINGSTONE ROMAN VILLA, Kent. Bronze wheel hub-cap, decorated with head of lion, found in Room 8

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Lindisfarne Viking stone J870085

Lindisfarne Viking stone J870085
LINDISFARNE PRIORY, Northumberland. Viking stone. A 10th century carved cross-shaft of the kind that would have stood on the cross base now in the north transept

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Postcard from Charles Darwin to A R Wallace K960212

Postcard from Charles Darwin to A R Wallace K960212
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Postcard from Charles Darwin to Alfred Russel Wallace (who put foward a theory of transmutation very similar to Darwins own)

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Eltham Palace K020345

Eltham Palace K020345
ELTHAM PALACE, Greenwich, London. Interior detail of Virginia Courtaulds bathroom. The bath niche tiled with gold mosaic tiles & housing statue of Psyche

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Roman enamelled stud J940343

Roman enamelled stud J940343
HADRIANs WALL: BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT, Cumbria. An enamelled stud. hadrian

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Roman buckle plate K990789

Roman buckle plate K990789
HADRIANs WALL: BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT, Cumbria. Front view of a Roman buckle plate after cleaning. hadrian

Objects and Artefacts Collection: The Corbridge Lion N080064

The Corbridge Lion N080064
CORBRIDGE ROMAN TOWN, Northumberland. Museum objects: Stone carving. The Corbridge Lion. hadrian

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Stone carving of Sol N080063

Stone carving of Sol N080063
CORBRIDGE ROMAN TOWN, Northumberland. Museum objects: stone relief of Sol from Temple of Jupiter Dolichenus. hadrian

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Anglo-Saxon grave marker J910076

Anglo-Saxon grave marker J910076
LINDISFARNE PRIORY, Northumberland. Grave marker or name stone commemorating one Osgyth c.700. Anglo Saxon

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Eltham Palace K990313

Eltham Palace K990313
ELTHAM PALACE, London. Three gilded lead decorative leaves (originally from choir stalls in Henry VIII Chapel)

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Cleeve Abbey floor tile N080022

Cleeve Abbey floor tile N080022
CLEEVE ABBEY, Somerset. Floor tiles - Saladin

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Chiswick House busts K020256

Chiswick House busts K020256
CHISWICK HOUSE, London. View of two of the busts in the Tribunal or Saloon. Statue heads

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Floor tile, Denny Abbey DP436178

Floor tile, Denny Abbey DP436178
DENNY ABBEY, Cambridgeshire. Detail of line impressed floor tile from the Templar period

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Duke of Wellington Paste Pot Lid DP173092

Duke of Wellington Paste Pot Lid DP173092
Walmer Castle, Kent. Paste pot lid of the Duke of Wellington, 1810. Based on one of the earliest portraits of the Duke, painted in India in 1804 by Robert Home, after Wellingtons victory at Assaye

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Greetings DP067921

Greetings DP067921
Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire. Detail of Chinese wallpaper showing two people with fans bowing to each other, with a tree, flowering shrubs, a large bird and a butterfly

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Fairchild K20 camera DP325354

Fairchild K20 camera DP325354
Handheld aerial camera used by Harold Wingham - Fairchild K20. History of aerial photography

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Chinoiserie wallpaper J050128

Chinoiserie wallpaper J050128
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Richmond, Middlesex. Hand-painted Chinoiserie wallpaper. Detail of bird and foliage

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Roman tile with dog paw imprint K030449

Roman tile with dog paw imprint K030449
LULLINGSTONE ROMAN VILLA, Kent. Tile fragment with dog paw marks imprinted into it

Objects and Artefacts Collection: Darwins Compass J970126

Darwins Compass J970126
DOWN HOUSE, Downe, Kent. Compass in box used by Charles Darwin on the Beagle

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