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Seal-die of the Muscovy Company
England in 1500 was heavily reliant on continental Europe fo…
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Cast and chased gold medal of Elizabeth I, by Nicholas Hilliard
The portrait miniaturist Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619) appea…
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Gold medal of Henry VIII as Head of the Church of England
The importance of having a male successor to the Tudor dynas…
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Archer's bracer
This archer's bracer is made of cuir bouilli (boiled leather…
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Gilded bronze stirrup
Stirrups were probably introduced into Western Europe from A…
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Glass tankard with silver-gilt mounts
By the second quarter of the sixteenth century, Venetian gla…
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Ring dial, made by Humphrey Cole
Ring dials are sundials in the form of a ring, with a hole i…
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Cast and chased gold medal of Mary I, by Jacopo da Trezzo
Jacopo da Trezzo (about 1514-89) was a specialist goldsmith …
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Cast silver plaque depicting the voyage of Sir Francis Drake by Michael Mercator
Sir Francis Drake's heroic voyage around the world on the Pe…
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Alabaster panel with a scene of the Martyrdom of St Thomas Becket
This alabaster panel shows Thomas Becket (?1118-70), Archbis…
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Astronomical compendium
Astronomical compendia are a collection of different, small …
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Bacon Cup
This silver-gilt standing cup is one of three cups known as …
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Brass of John Langston
Memorial brasses developed in France and Germany in the thir…
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Dr Dee's magic
The British Museum has a number of objects associated with t…
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Dr Dee's mirror
This mirror was used by the Elizabethan mathematician, astro…
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Engraved glass goblet
The goblet is made of clear glass with two gilded applied ba…
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Gilded brass astrolabe, made by Humphrey Cole
The astrolabe is a multi-functional instrument which enables…
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Girdle prayer book
A girdle prayer book is a miniature prayer book enclosed wit…
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Glass flask with a portrait of Henry VII, King of England
On one side of the flask is a portrait medallion of Henry VI…
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Iznik ewer, with English silver-gilt mounts
This tin-glazed earthenware tankard has been transformed int…
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Nocturnal and Tide Predictor, made by Humphrey Cole
A nocturnal is an instrument that enables the user to determ…
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Stove-tile with the arms of James I of England
This lead-glazed earthenware stove-tile is in the form of a …
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The Armada Service
The service comprises a set of twenty-six parcel gilt (partl…
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The Goodricke Cup
The Goodricke Cup is a standing cup in the form of an ostric…
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The Phoenix Jewel
On the front of this gold pendant is a silhouette bust of Qu…
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Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of an English Woman, a drawing
The drawing was probably made during Holbein's second stay i…
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Hans Holbein the Younger, Two views of a Woman wearing an English Hood, a drawing
The details of this woman's costume and especially her head-…
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Nicholas Hilliard, Queen Elizabeth I: Design for the Obverse of the Great Seal of Ireland, a drawing in pen a
This is a detailed design for the principal side (the obvers…
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Coins deposited in the Court of Chancery, in the case 'Jones v. Lloyd'
These coins entered the English legal system as suitors' fun…
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Musical chamber clock by Nicholas Vallin
At the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (reigned 1558-1…
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Set of silver 'apostle' spoons
The top of each handle is modelled with a figure of one of C…
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The More Jewels
The objects here are all associated with Sir Thomas More (14…
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The Seal Burse of Elizabeth I
This seal burse (purse) is embroidered with the Royal Arms o…
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