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Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough

Also known as: Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough; primary name: Denison, Albert; other name: (Lord) Londesborough; other name: Conyngham
Details: individual; collector; politician/statesman; British; Male
Life dates: 1805-1860
Biography: Politician and connoisseur. From 1844 to 1845, he served as first President of the British Archaeological Association, and from 1855 until his death as first President of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society.

453 related objects

amulet-ring

Museum number: AF.1032 |
Production date: 16thC(early)

amulet-ring

Museum number: AF.1017 |
Production date: 15thC

amulet-ring

Museum number: AF.1030 |
Production date: 17thC

amulet-ring

Museum number: AF.1025 |
Production date: 16thC

amulet-ring

Museum number: AF.1007 |
Production date: 15thC

animal remains; amulet

Museum number: 1879,0524.137 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

animal remains; amulet

Museum number: 1879,0524.138 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wingham (Kent)

animal remains

Museum number: OA.4979 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Breach Down

annular brooch

Museum number: 1888,0719.106 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Yorkshire

annular brooch

Museum number: AF.2702 |
Cultures/periods: x41036 Late Medieval |
Production date: 14thC |
Production place: Made in:Hungary

armlet

Museum number: 1879,0524.66 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

armlet

Museum number: 1879,0524.37 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wingham (Kent)

armlet

Museum number: 1879,0524.42 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wingham (Kent)

armlet

Museum number: 1879,0524.6 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

armlet

Museum number: 1879,0524.38 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wingham (Kent)

armlet

Museum number: 1879,0524.7 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

arrow-head

Museum number: 1974,1201.252 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Europe

arrow-head

Museum number: 1974,1201.250 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Europe

artefact

Museum number: 1879,0524.19 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

artefact

Museum number: OA.4971 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Breach Down

artefact

Museum number: 1879,0524.73 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

artefact

Museum number: OA.4972 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Breach Down

artefact

Museum number: OA.4982 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Breach Down

artefact

Museum number: OA.4992 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC(late) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Breach Down

axe

Museum number: 2005,0501.696 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Doncaster

axe

Museum number: +.4003 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Yorkshire

axe

Museum number: 2005,0504.71 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Denmark

axe

Museum number: +.3993 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Yorkshire

axe

Museum number: +.4001 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Yorkshire

axe

Museum number: +.4002 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Yorkshire

axe

Museum number: +.4006 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Yorkshire

axe

Museum number: 1888,0719.8 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Italy

axe; model

Museum number: 1888,0719.71

axe

Museum number: 2005,0501.511 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Denmark

axe

Museum number: 1888,0719.39

axe

Museum number: +.4005 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Yorkshire

axe

Museum number: +.4000 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Willerby Carr

axe

Museum number: +.4004 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Yorkshire

axe

Museum number: 1935,1214.1 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Exning

axe

Museum number: 1888,0719.9 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Europe

axe

Museum number: 1888,0719.15 |
Cultures/periods: x13796 Early Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ireland

axe

Museum number: 1888,0719.6 |
Cultures/periods: x13712 Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Europe

axe-hammer

Museum number: 2005,0504.2 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Yorkshire

axe-hammer

Museum number: +.4007 |
Cultures/periods: x41735 Neolithic/Bronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:North Yorkshire

bead

Museum number: 1888,0719.122 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kilmainham (Dublin)

bead

Museum number: OA.4984 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.30 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: OA.4976 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: OA.4985 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.29 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.25 |
Cultures/periods: Early ByzantineEarly Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.26 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead; amulet

Museum number: 1888,0719.119 |
Cultures/periods: x13738 Celtic |
Production date: 5thC-7thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ennis

bead

Museum number: 1888,0719.121 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ireland

bead; loop

Museum number: OA.4986 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.91 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.90 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.31 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.136 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC(early) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead; toggle

Museum number: 1879,0524.134 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC(early) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.27 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.28 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1888,0719.123 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cogham

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.89 |
Cultures/periods: Early ByzantineEarly Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.24 |
Cultures/periods: Early ByzantineEarly Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: OA.4975 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.133 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC(early) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1888,0719.120 |
Cultures/periods: NeolithicBronze Age |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Ireland

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.135 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: OA.4990 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Breach Down

bead

Museum number: 1879,0524.51 |
Cultures/periods: Early ByzantineEarly Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wingham (Kent)

bell beaker

Museum number: 1879,0524.2 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

belt-fitting

Museum number: 1879,0524.107 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

belt-fitting

Museum number: 1879,0524.8 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

book-cover

Museum number: 1888,0105.1 |
Production date: 1523 |
Production place: Made in:France

bossed penannular brooch; penannular brooch

Museum number: 1888,0719.103 |
Cultures/periods: CelticViking |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Waterford (Ireland - city)

bossed penannular brooch; penannular brooch

Museum number: 1888,0719.102 |
Cultures/periods: CelticViking |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Ireland, Republic of

bowl

Museum number: 1888,0719.41 |
Cultures/periods: x14232 Merovingian |
Production date: 5thC-6thC

bowl

Museum number: 1879,0524.53 |
Cultures/periods: x272757 Early Byzantine |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Production place: Made in:Mediterranean |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Wingham (Kent)

bowl

Museum number: 1879,0801.5 |
Cultures/periods: x14232 Merovingian |
Production date: 6thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:St Severinus' Church

box

Museum number: 1879,0524.74 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

box

Museum number: 1879,0524.59 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

box

Museum number: 1879,0524.109 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

box

Museum number: 1879,0524.115 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

box

Museum number: 1879,0524.60 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

box

Museum number: 1879,0524.105 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

box; vessel

Museum number: 1879,0524.9 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

box-fitting

Museum number: 1879,0524.106 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

box-fitting

Museum number: 1879,0524.72 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC(late)-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

bracelet

Museum number: 1884,0506.1 |
Cultures/periods: x41218 Romano-British |
Production date: 4thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Newgrange

bracelet

Museum number: 1884,0506.2 |
Cultures/periods: x41218 Romano-British |
Production date: 4thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Newgrange

brooch

Museum number: 1888,0719.117 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Kilmainham (Meath)

buckle

Museum number: 1884,0520.11 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Thames, River

buckle

Museum number: 1879,0524.54 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC(late) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

buckle

Museum number: 1879,0524.114 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

buckle

Museum number: 1879,0524.5 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

buckle

Museum number: 1879,0524.130 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 6thC-7thC

buckle

Museum number: OA.4991 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC(late) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Breach Down

buckle

Museum number: 1879,0524.101 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC(late) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

buckle

Museum number: 1879,0524.100 |
Cultures/periods: x112412 Early Anglo-Saxon |
Production date: 7thC(late) |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Breach Down

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