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Enamelled measuring glass (passglas)
This is a passglas (measuring glass), a type of drinking gla…
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Gold and enamel earrings
The crescent-shaped arcs of this pair of earrings have ename…
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Cloisonné jar
The Chinese perfected the cloisonné enamel technique in…
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Enamelled vase
The technique of painted enamel was invented in Limoges, Fra…
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Four Imari ware porcelain figures
Light-hearted figures, almost caricatures, were made largely…
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Nabeshima dish
The most distinguished porcelain was made at ōkawachi n…
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Porcelain seal-paste box
After the overthrow of the Qing dynasty in 1911, private com…
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Gold diadem of twisted ribbons with a Herakles knot
This unusual and lovely diadem is made up of three long shee…
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Gold necklace with lion-headed terminals
This magnificent lion-head necklace is said to have been fou…
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Gold-plated spirals, probably earrings
These spirals of gold-plated bronze terminate in horned grif…
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Carved and engraved rock-crystal standing cup (tazza)
The marvellous translucency of rock crystal ensured that it …
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Enamel portrait plaques of King George III and Queen Charlotte, painted by William Hopkins Craft
King George III (reigned 1760-1820) and Queen Charlotte were…
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Enamel snuff box and cover, painted with the seated figure of John Wilkes
John Wilkes (1727-97) is often called the founder of radical…
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Experimental watch by Ferdinand Berthoud
Ferdinand Berthoud was one of the leading clock, watch and c…
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Gemellion
A gemellion is a basin used for washing hands, either before…
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Gold pendant (kolt)
This type of pendant formed part of the regalia that would h…
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Gold 'posy' ring
The term 'posy', based on the French 'poésy', describes the …
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Headstall (bridle)
A headstall is the part of the bridle or halter that encompa…
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'Latchet' dress fastener
This strange shaped object was found in 1850. It consists of…
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Porcelain dessert plate
This soft-paste porcelain plate formed part of an extensive …
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Massive brass armlet
This is one of a pair of massive armlets, similar to those f…
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Pyxis
We cannot be certain of the precise function of this pyxis …
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Coral and glass bead necklace
This coral and glass bead necklace has silver chains, coins,…
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Cloisonné mandala
This miniature building represents a Buddhist mandala in t…
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Primrose League badge
The Primrose League was formed in 1883 by admirers of Benjam…
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Bronze portrait of a man
The thick-walled casting of this bronze portrait of a man su…
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Glass bowl with enamelled decoration
Bowls similar to this, decorated with enamelled animal and f…
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Gold pendant with inset enamel decoration
This crescent-shaped gold pendant may originally have been h…
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Capodimonte porcelain ewer and basin, made by Giuseppe Gricci
The factory was founded by King Charles III of Naples (1716-…
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Carved agate bowl
This beautiful oval bowl may have been made in the Miseroni …
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Cup and cover, designed by William Burges
The cup and cover are made of turned maple wood with silver …
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Disc-headed pin
This huge silver pin would have been used on an outer garmen…
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Double dial cylinder watch with equation of time and calendar dials by David Pons
This splendid example of an 'equation of time' watch has two…
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Enamel casket
This is one of the earliest Limoges caskets made for secular…
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Enamelled glass mosque lamp, by Philippe Joseph Brocard
In late nineteenth-century Europe, there was a great wave of…
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Enamelled gold locket, by Henri Toutin
This virtuoso piece of enamelling is one of the earliest sig…
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Enamelled gold pendant after Raphael
The centre of this quatrefoil jewel is a blue-stained chalce…
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Garter Insignia of the Earl of Northampton
This is the Garter Insignia of William Compton (1567/8-1630)…
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Girdle prayer book
A girdle prayer book is a miniature prayer book enclosed wit…
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Glass 'betrothal' goblet
The bowl of this emerald-green 'betrothal' goblet has painte…
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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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Glass goblet
This colourless soda glass goblet is enamelled and gilt on t…
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Glass tazza
This clear glass tazza, or footed bowl, has an armorial shie…
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Gold and enamel pendant brooch made by the jewellers Phillips Brothers
The two cobras flanking the agate and that on the loop show …
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Gold and enamel pendant reliquary
Three inscriptions identify the figures and history behind t…
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Gold and enamelled mourning ring
Jewellery, chiefly rings and lockets, is sometimes worn in m…
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Gold cased watch with lever escapement by Josiah Emery
Thomas Mudge's pioneering work in the 1750s and 1760s create…
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Gold locket decorated with cloisonné enamel made by Alexis Falize
The arts of Japan and China proved to have an outstanding im…
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Gold mourning ring with a painted eye
Jewellery, chiefly rings and lockets, is sometimes worn in m…
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Gold necklace designed and made by Eugène Fontenay
Eugène Fontenay (1823-87) was one of the foremost goldsmiths…
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Gold pendant set with emeralds and diamonds
The back of the pendant is enamelled with a design of flower…
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'Handpin'
This decorative bronze pin is so big it would have been worn…
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Hanging bowl from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo
This once magnificent bronze hanging bowl is the largest of …
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Hat badge
This elaborate badge is made in embossed and chased gold rel…
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Knives with sheath
The ritual of feasting was more formal in the Middle Ages th…
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Longcase regulator by Thomas Earnshaw / Joseph Catherwood
From the middle of the eighteenth century a growing number o…
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Lovers' brooch
This gold ring brooch is set alternately with cabochon rubie…
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Marine chronometer no. 12 by John Arnold
John Harrison's timekeeper, now known as H4, was tested at s…
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Mazer and cover
A mazer is a drinking bowl made of wood. Although used princ…
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Memorial ring commemorating Charles I
This gold ring has an oval bezel that opens to form a concea…
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Micromosaic brooch with the Lamb of God, made by the firm of Castellani
The brooch is made of glass and gold mosaic, set in enamelle…
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Minute repeating clock watch by Thomas Mudge
Thomas Mudge was one of the first chronometer makers in Engl…
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Penannular brooch
Both men and women of rank in Ireland wore brooches of this …
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Porcelain dessert plate from the 'Kremlin Service' designed by Fedor Grigorievich Solntsev (1801-92)
Tsar Nicholas I (reigned 1825-55) himself instructed that th…
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Porcelain plate
The dark red ground of the plate is painted with Pompeian-st…
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Revolving signet ring
This large, heavy ring is a masterpiece of technical virtuos…
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Silver and enamel box, by Eugène Feuillâtre
This magnificent decorative box is a tour de force of the en…
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Sword of State
This large two-handed sword comprises a double-edged blade a…
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