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Sailor whirligig - detail of head

This whirligig, a sailor, is made of painted pine and iron. The naval rating wears a traditional blue-and-white uniform with a flat sailor's hat. Whirligigs are hand-carved and painted articulated weathervanes, ...

Sailor whirligig - side

This whirligig, a sailor, is made of painted pine and iron. The naval rating wears a traditional blue-and-white uniform with a flat sailor's hat. Whirligigs are hand-carved and painted articulated weathervanes, ...

Salt Cellar

Elizabethan salt cellar consisting of a shallow bowl on a pedestal foot. It is made of sandy brown clay and bears the remains of an enamelled yellow-green glaze.

Salt Cellar

Salt celler made from a rectangular piece of black wood with the interior carved out, 1700-1799. The exterior is decorated with incised lines and crosses. There is a hole through the base.

Salt Trencher

Salt trencher from China. A shallow oval dish on a pedestal bearing a blue decoration. The oval bowl has a coat of arms and an inscription.

Sampler

A gold and blue cross stitch sampler on a thick canvas dating from September 1840. The sampler depicts the alphabet.

Sampler

A sampler made by Jane Payne, from Headington, 16th March 1827. The sampler depicts the alphabet, numbers and a religious verse sewn in black wool.

Sampler

A sampler made by E.S. Cook, 9th August 1841. It depicts a large house with trees at the bottom, with the alphabet and numbers at the top.

Sampler

A sampler made by Elizabeth Richardson in 1713. A verse has been sewn in green, blue and silver thread.

Sampler

A multi-coloured fine cross stitch sampler from Peterborough, April 1874. The scenes depicted include a farm, cross, anchor and a bible.

Sampler

A multi-coloured cross stitch sampler by Isabella Windram. It is a long rectangular piece of canvas, which is decorated with the alphabet, flowers and birds.

Sampler

A fragment of a sampler. It is a piece of rectangular cream canvas with a house, dog, plants and birds sewn onto it.

Sampler by Mary Ward

This needlework sampler was made in 1834 by Mary Ward of Leamington Spa. She has used cross stitch to practice the alphabet and numbers. Victorian girls were encouraged to sew as it was thought to be ...

Sandwich Tin

An aluminium sandwich tin. It has collapsible sides that create a deep box with a lid.

Satsuma Jar

This is a brass and enamelled satsuma jar from Japan. The exterior is decorated with a multi-coloured cloisonne bird and flowers. The inner bowl has blue and green enamelling, and the inside of the lid ...

Sauce Boat

English pewter sauce boat dating from 1600-1799. The sauce boat has a wide spout and a bird engraved on one side of the vessel. The base has been stamped, which is said to be a mark of good quality.

Sauce Boat

English pewter sauce boat dating from c.1600-1799. The sauce boat has a wide spout and a bird engraved on one side of the vessel. The base has been stamped, which is said to be a mark of good quality.

Sauce Boat

An early blue and white sauce boat decorated with pagodas, trees and birds.