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Ralph Bernal

Also known as: Ralph Bernal; primary name: Bernal, Ralph
Details: individual; collector; politician/statesman; British; Male
Life dates: 1783-1854
Biography: M.P., famous collector and antiquarian. Posthumous sales: Sotheby's, 19.ii.1855 and two following days (prints); Christie's, 4.iii to 30 iv..1855 (objects)
Bibliography: H G Bohn, 'Guide to the pottery etc of the Bernal Collection, with prices paid at auction and present owners', London 1857. M.Levy, in 'Furniture History' XLIII 2007, pp.292-302, 'Ralph Bernal and John Coleman Isaac'; Hannah Young (2022) ‘The perfection of his taste’: Ralph Bernal, collecting and slave-ownership in nineteenth-century Britain, in Cultural and Social History, 19:1, pp.19-37.

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alarm clock; astrolabic clock; calendar clock; lunar clock; striking clock; table clock; clock-case

Museum number: 1888,1201.123 |
Production date: 1545 |
Production place: Made in:France

albarello

Museum number: 1855,1201.61 |
Producer name: BIOG190152 Workshop of:Masci Family |
Production date: 1501 |
Production place: Made in:Deruta

albarello

Museum number: 1855,1201.56 |
Production date: 1580 |
Production place: Made in:Marches, The

annular brooch

Museum number: 1855,1201.218 |
Cultures/periods: x41036 Late Medieval

annular brooch

Museum number: 1855,1201.11 |
Cultures/periods: x41036 Late Medieval

apothecary-jar; jug

Museum number: 1855,1201.58 |
Producer name: BIOG190152 Workshop of:Masci Family |
Production date: 1501 |
Production place: Made in:Deruta

apothecary-jar; jug

Museum number: 1855,1201.57 |
Producer name: BIOG190152 Workshop of:Masci Family |
Production date: 1502 |
Production place: Made in:Deruta

armillary sphere

Museum number: 1855,1201.221 |
Production date: 17thC(early) |
Production place: Made in:Germany

astrolabe; instrument-case

Museum number: 1855,1201.223 |
Producer name: BIOG67462 Made by:Humfrey Cole |
Production date: 1574 |
Production place: Made in:London (England)

astronomical compendium

Museum number: 1855,1201.227 |
Producer name: BIOG78188 Attributed to:Christopher Schissler |
Production date: 1565-1575 |
Production place: Attributed at:Augsburg

astronomical compendium; knife

Museum number: 1855,1201.222 |
Producer name: BIOG71242 Made by:Harman Harmats |
Production date: 1606 |
Production place: Made in:Neunkirck

baluster jug; jug

Museum number: 1855,1201.139 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1622 |
Production place: Made in:Westerwald

baluster jug

Museum number: 1855,1201.168 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1575-1600 1835-1850 |
Production place: Made in:Siegburg

baluster jug; jug

Museum number: 1855,1201.137 |
Producer name: BIOG74866 Workshop of:Jan Baldem Mennicken |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1599 |
Production place: Workshop in:Raeren (Liège)

baluster jug

Museum number: 1855,1201.181 |
Producer name: BIOG74866 Workshop of:Jan Baldem Mennicken |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1606 |
Production place: Workshop in:Raeren (Liège)

baluster jug

Museum number: 1855,1201.138 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1589 |
Production place: Made in:WesterwaldMade in:Raeren (Liège)

baluster jug; jug

Museum number: 1855,1201.178 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1590-1600 |
Production place: Made in:Raeren (Liège)

baluster jug; jug

Museum number: 1855,1201.207 |
Producer name: BIOG74866 Attributed to:Jan Baldem Mennicken |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1595 |
Production place: Made in:Raeren (Liège)

baluster jug; jug

Museum number: 1855,1201.166 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1586 |
Production place: Made in:Höhr

baluster jug; jug

Museum number: 1855,1201.210 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1584 |
Production place: Made in:Raeren (Liège)

barrel

Museum number: 1855,1201.135 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1640-1650 |
Production place: Made in:Waldenburg

beaker

Museum number: 1855,1201.133 |
Production date: 1625 |
Production place: Made in:Bohemia

beaker

Museum number: 1855,1201.134 |
Production date: 1676 |
Production place: Made in:Germany

beaker

Museum number: S.849 |
Production date: 1678 |
Production place: Made in:Saxony (state)

beaker

Museum number: 1855,1201.196 |
Production place: Made in:Venice (city)

beaker

Museum number: 1855,1201.205 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1600 |
Production place: Made in:NetherlandsMade in:Antwerp (city)

beaker

Museum number: S.700 |
Production date: 1551-1600 |
Production place: Made in:Antwerp (city)Made in:Netherlands

beaker

Museum number: 1855,1201.194 |
Production date: 1596 |
Production place: Made in:Bohemia

biberon

Museum number: 1855,1201.119

book watch; watch-case

Museum number: 1888,1201.208 |
Producer name: BIOG70401 Made by:Georg Glück |
Production date: 1645-1655 |
Production place: Made in:Berlin (city)

bottle

Museum number: 1855,1201.171

bottle

Museum number: S.858 |
Production date: 1650 |
Production place: Made in:GermanyMade in:Bohemia

bottle

Museum number: 1855,1201.204

bottle

Museum number: 1855,1201.128

bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.94 |
Producer name: BIOG74315 Painted by:Baldassare Manara |
Production date: 1534 |
Production place: Made in:Faenza

bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.111 |
Production date: 1510-1520 |
Production place: Made in:Faenza

bowl; plate

Museum number: 1855,1201.69 |
Producer name: BIOG64528 Workshop of:Maestro Giorgio Andreoli |
Production date: 1518 |
Production place: Made in:Gubbio

bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.103 |
Producer name: BIOG81964 Painted by:Nicola da Urbino |
Production date: 1524 |
Production place: Made in:Urbino

bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.104 |
Producer name: BIOG81965 Attributed to the Workshop of:Domenego da Venezia |
Production date: 1560-1570 |
Production place: Made in:Venice (city)

bowl; plate

Museum number: 1855,1201.99 |
Producer name: Painted by:Sforza di MarcantonioLustred by:Vincenzo Andreoli |
Production date: 1538-1540 |
Production place: Made in:UrbinoLustred in:Gubbio

bowl; plate

Museum number: 1855,1201.63 |
Producer name: BIOG74435 Workshop of:Giovanni Maria |
Production date: 1490-1510 |
Production place: Made in:Marches, TheMade in:Pesaro

bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.76 |
Production date: 1513-1521 |
Production place: Made in:TuscanyMade in:Montelupo Fiorentino

bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.54 |
Producer name: Painted by:Master TBPainted by:FR |
Production date: 1520 |
Production place: Made in:UrbinoMade in:Castel Durante

bowl; plate

Museum number: 1855,1201.92 |
Producer name: BIOG190068 Workshop of:Fontana Family |
Production date: 1540-1560 |
Production place: Made in:Urbino

bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.95 |
Producer name: Painted by:Francesco Xanto AvelliPainted by:FR |
Production date: 1527-1531 |
Production place: Made in:Urbino

bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.53 |
Producer name: Painted by:Francesco Xanto AvelliAfter:Marcantonio |
Production date: 1533 |
Production place: Made in:Urbino

bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.122 |
Production date: 16thC |
Production place: Made in:Venice (city)

bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.43 |
Producer name: Painted by:Painter of the Apollo BasinLustred by:Maestro Giorgio Andreoli |
Production date: 1531 |
Production place: Made in:Gubbio

bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.97 |
Producer name: Painted by:In Castel Durante painterAfter:Marcantonio |
Production date: 1526 |
Production place: Made in:Castel Durante

bowl; plate

Museum number: 1878,1230.390 |
Producer name: BIOG64528 Workshop of:Maestro Giorgio Andreoli |
Production date: 1524 |
Production place: Made in:Gubbio

brooch

Title: Lochbuie Brooch |
Museum number: 1855,1201.220 |
Production date: 1600 |
Production place: Made in:Loch Buy Estate

bucket

Museum number: 1855,1201.130

calendar watch; fly-back hands watch

Museum number: 1888,1201.262 |
Producer name: BIOG69131 Made by:Johann Christoph Erhardt |
Production date: 1726-1740 |
Production place: Made in:Augsburg

candle-bracket

Museum number: 1855,1201.40 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1550-1600 |
Production place: Made in:SurreyMade in:Hampshire

candlestick

Museum number: 1855,1201.6 |
Producer name: BIOG81887 Made by:Zuericri |
Cultures/periods: x23175 Mamluk dynasty |
Production date: late 14thC |
Production place: Made in:Syria

candlestick

Museum number: 1855,1201.7 |
Cultures/periods: x23175 Mamluk dynasty |
Production date: late 14thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Palestine (Historic)

casket

Museum number: 1855,1201.37 |
Cultures/periods: x41036 Late Medieval |
Production date: 1325-1350 |
Production place: Made in:Paris (France)

casket

Title: Sibyls Casket |
Museum number: WB.23 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Pierre MangotMade by:Enameller IP |
Production date: 1530-1535 |
Production place: Made in:Paris (France)Made in:Limoges

chalice; water-pipe; goblet

Museum number: 1855,1201.183 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1590 |
Production place: Made in:Raeren (Liège)

chalice

Museum number: 1855,1201.9

cistern

Museum number: 1855,1201.136 |
Production date: 1550 |
Production place: Made in:Nuremberg

coffee-can; saucer; cup

Museum number: 1909,1201.61 |
Producer name: BIOG81101 Factory of:Wedgwood |
Production date: 1790 |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

costrel

Museum number: 1855,1201.208 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1590 |
Production place: Made in:Westerwald

crucifix; reliquary-cross

Museum number: 1855,1201.10 |
Cultures/periods: x41036 Late Medieval |
Production date: 14thC |
Production place: Made in:Europe

cruet

Museum number: 1855,1201.176 |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1575-1600 |
Production place: Made in:Siegburg

cup

Museum number: 1855,1201.84 |
Production date: 1480-1500 |
Production place: Made in:Manises

cup

Museum number: 1855,1201.124

cup

Museum number: 1855,1201.203

cup

Museum number: 1855,1201.126 |
Production date: Early 18thC |
Production place: Made in:Venice (city)

cup; saucer

Museum number: Franks.483 |
Producer name: BIOG80668 Factory of:Vinovo Porcelain Factory |
Production date: 1770-1780 |
Production place: Factory in:Vinovo

cup; saucer

Museum number: Franks.489 |
Producer name: BIOG68521 Factory of:Doccia Porcelain Factory |
Production date: 1760 |
Production place: Factory in:Florence (city)

diptych; religious/ritual equipment

Museum number: 1855,1201.34 |
Production date: 1350-1400 |
Production place: Made in:France

diptych-dial; sundial; compass-dial; volvelle

Museum number: 1855,1201.228 |
Producer name: BIOG75008 Made by:Leonhard Miller |
Production date: 1637 |
Production place: Made in:Nuremberg

diptych-dial; sundial; compass-dial

Museum number: 1855,1201.229 |
Producer name: BIOG78188 Attributed to:Christopher Schissler |
Production date: 1566 |
Production place: Made in:Augsburg

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.47 |
Producer name: Painted by:In Castel Durante painterAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1520-1525 |
Production place: Made in:Castel DuranteMade in:Gubbio

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.91 |
Production date: 1580-1600 |
Production place: Made in:Emilia-Romagna

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.50 |
Producer name: BIOG190152 Workshop of:Masci Family |
Production date: 1500-1510 |
Production place: Made in:Deruta

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.82 |
Producer name: BIOG38368 After:Michelangelo |
Production date: 1525-1535 |
Production place: Made in:Faenza

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.170 |
Production date: 16thC(late) - 17thC(early) |
Production place: Made in:Venice (city)

dish; bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.98 |
Producer name: Painted by:Giulio da UrbinoWorkshop of:Maestro Alessandro |
Production date: 1535 |
Production place: Made in:Rimini

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.81 |
Production date: 1500-1525 |
Production place: Made in:Deruta

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.87 |
Production date: 1430-1450 |
Production place: Made in:Manises

dish; bowl

Museum number: 1855,1201.96 |
Producer name: BIOG81964 Painted by:Nicola da Urbino |
Production date: 1524 |
Production place: Made in:Urbino

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.2 |
Producer name: BIOG146510 Made by:Fortezza |
Production date: 1555 |
Production place: Made in:Venice (city)

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.115 |
Producer name: Factory of:Pickleherring PotteryAfter:Bernard Palissy |
Cultures/periods: x41047 Post-Medieval |
Production date: 1659 |
Production place: Factory in:Southwark

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.102 |
Producer name: Painted by:FRPainted by:? Francesco Xanto Avelli |
Production date: 1527-1531 |
Production place: Made in:Italy

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.3 |
Producer name: BIOG77841 Made by:Nicolo Rugina |
Production date: 16thC |
Production place: Made in:Venice (city)

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.88 |
Production date: 1500-1525 |
Production place: Made in:Aragon

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.80 |
Producer name: Workshop of:Virgiliotto CalamelliAfter:Master of the Die |
Production date: 1550-1560 |
Production place: Made in:Faenza

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.1 |
Producer name: Made by:CRMade by:IH |
Production date: 1640-1649 |
Production place: Made in:England

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.65 |
Producer name: Painted by:Master of the Bergantini BowlAfter:Luca Signorelli |
Production date: 1525 |
Production place: Made in:Faenza

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.108 |
Production date: 1525-1545 |
Production place: Made in:Urbino

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.71 |
Production date: 1525-1545 |
Production place: Made in:Deruta

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.113 |
Producer name: Painted by:Francesco Xanto AvelliAfter:Master of the Die |
Production date: 1527-1531 |
Production place: Made in:Urbino

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.44 |
Producer name: BIOG68771 Workshop of:Guido Durantino |
Production date: 1535 |
Production place: Made in:Urbino

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.46 |
Producer name: After:Master of the DieAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1535-1550 |
Production place: Made in:Urbino

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.42 |
Producer name: Made by:Trident WorkshopAfter:Marcantonio |
Production date: 1525-1540 |
Production place: Made in:Montelupo Fiorentino

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.114 |
Producer name: After:Bernardino Betti Biagi PintoricchioAfter:Luca Signorelli |
Production date: 1510 |
Production place: Made in:Siena (town)

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.101 |
Producer name: BIOG64678 Painted by:Argus painter |
Production date: 1535-1540 |
Production place: Made in:Pesaro

dish

Museum number: 1855,1201.89 |
Producer name: BIOG64678 Painted by:Argus painter |
Production date: 1535-1540 |
Production place: Made in:Pesaro