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Copper alloy girdle-hanger
Girdle-hangers are an attribute of the châtelaines that are …
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Copper-alloy tweezers
These tweezers, which are large and rather heavy, are made o…
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Creamware plate decorated with a scene from Aesop's Fables
The scene of 'The Cock and the Fox' (Fable XXVII) is taken f…
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Cruciform brooch with animal foot
This is a finely patinated example of a typical brooch worn …
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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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Delftware jug
Delftware is tin-glazed earthenware. A glaze containing tin …
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Disc-on-bow brooch
The combined elements on this disc-on-bow brooch produce a r…
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Earthenware double-spouted vessel, by Christopher Dresser
The Linthorpe Art Pottery was jointly established in 1879 by…
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Earthenware vase decorated with gold lustre, by Walter Crane
This vase depicts a scene from Greek mythology. The three be…
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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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English Delftware dish, with a scene of a merchant ship
Delftware is tin-glazed earthenware. A glaze containing tin …
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Experimental table clock by Thomas Mudge
In the 1750s, Thomas Mudge, the renowned clock-, watch- and …
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Five silver spoons
In 1964 part of the nave of St Michael's Church, Abberley wa…
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Four glass claw beakers
The princely burial at Taplow contained a range of high-stat…
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Frontispiece from Revd James Douglas, Nenia Britannica, a book
Modern archaeology owes a great debt to the pioneering work …
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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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Gilded brass astrolabe, made by Humphrey Cole
The astrolabe is a multi-functional instrument which enables…
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Gilt bronze strap-end
This unique strap-end is decorated with two animals in profi…
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Girdle prayer book
A girdle prayer book is a miniature prayer book enclosed wit…
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Glass cone beaker
Cone beakers are among the earliest and most widespread exam…
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Glass tankard with silver-gilt mounts
By the second quarter of the sixteenth century, Venetian gla…
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Glass tazza, by James Powell & Sons
The word tazza means 'cup' in Italian, but in England it is …
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Gold and enamel cased watch by David Bouquet
By the beginning of the seventeenth century there were a num…
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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 enamelled mourning ring
Jewellery, chiefly rings and lockets, is sometimes worn in m…
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Gold arm-ring
Arm-rings allowed both men and women to keep their wealth sa…
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Gold belt buckle
This buckle was among the very rich grave goods recovered in…
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Gold belt buckle from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo
Like most Anglo-Saxons, the man who was buried at Sutton Hoo…
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Gold bracteate
This early and unique bracteate was a stray find made by a f…
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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 chatelaine and quarter-repeating watch
The term 'chatelaine' dates from the nineteenth century. It …
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Gold disc pendant
This exceptionally fine small pendant would have been strung…
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Gold necklace set with the heads of hummingbirds
'Novelty' jewellery in the nineteenth century referred to je…
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Gold pendant
This pendant is one of a pair found in a rich female grave w…
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Gold, silver and diamond tiara, made by Hunt & Roskell
The tiara is formed of three sprays of naturalistic oak leav…
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Great Seal of England of King William IV, engraved by Benjamin Wyon
The obverse, or front, depicts the King (reigned 1831-37) on…
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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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Harvest jug
Harvest jugs are so called because they are associated with …
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Helmet from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo
The helmet has panels decorated with interlacing Style II an…
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Iron axe-hammer
Axe-hammers are extremely rare finds from Anglo-Saxon Englan…
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Iron spear with inlaid ornament
This spear was found lying close to the right shoulder of a …
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Liturgical comb made of ivory
This highly decorated carved ivory comb was probably used in…
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Ivory finger ring
The bezel of the ring is inset with a minutely carved ivory …
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Ivory plaque depicting Christ in Majesty
This pointed oval plaque was discovered some time ago by the…
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Jasper portrait plaque of Dr Joseph Priestley, made by Josiah Wedgwood I and Thomas Bentley
Dr Priestley (1733-1804) was a nonconformist minister and sc…
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Lantern clock by William Bowyer
In the sixteenth century, the wall-mounted, weight-driven ch…
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Longcase precision regulator with equation of time indicator, made by George Graham
By the early years of the eighteenth century it was realised…
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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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Lustre pottery dish, made by William De Morgan
The multi-talented William De Morgan (1839-1917) began his c…
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Lyre bridge and tuning peg
Music was very much part of Anglo-Saxon life, although finds…
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'Magical' glass bead
This extraordinary 'bead' is made of opaque white glass with…
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Marble figure of Anne Seymour Damer by Giuseppe Ceracchi
Anne Seymour Conway (1749-1828) was the daughter of Field Ma…
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Marble full-length figure of William Shakespeare by Louis-François Roubiliac
The celebrated actor David Garrick (1717-79) commissioned th…
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Marble portrait bust of Richard Payne Knight by John Bacon the Younger
Richard Payne Knight (1751-1824) was a renowned philologist,…
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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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Miniature travelling clock by Thomas Tompion
This miniature travelling clock is one of Thomas Tompion's m…
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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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Mosaic tiles from Byland Abbey
The creation of mosaic floors by combining different shapes …
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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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Observatory regulator, made by Thomas Tompion
In 1675 King Charles II (1660-85) issued a Royal Warrant ena…
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Openwork sword pommel
This elaborate sword pommel was discovered on farmland in 19…
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Pair of 'button' brooches
Anglo-Saxon button brooches are generally only 2 cm in diame…
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Pair of drinking horns
These drinking horns are made from the extremely large horns…
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Pair of miniature gold buckles
Two pairs of bird's heads decorate each of these miniature g…
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Pair of oval brooches
This matching pair of gilt-bronze brooches was found in 1867…
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Pair of saucer brooches
This type of brooch, named after its dished form, was worn b…
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Pair of vases painted in the encaustic technique
The shape of these vases imitates the ancient Greek kantharo…
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Panel paintings from the Palace of Westminster
These two painted, oak panels are important survivals from t…
