Compton Verney. Stained Glass - Lady Anne Verney
Panel showing Lady Anne Verney and her five daughters. (Please note that the image is the wrong way round - they should be looking left. We are working to rectify the problem).
This panel of painted ...
Compton Verney. Stained Glass - Sir Richard Verney
Panel showing Sir Richard Verney (1464 - 1520) and his six sons.
This panel of painted glass is from the medieval chapel which stood at Compton Verney. It was demolished in 1772 when the new house ...
Disc Brooch
A circular brooch with a design of five punched ring and dot decoration.
AD 410 - AD 600
Fossil Ferns, Neuropteris
Delicate fronds preserved in shale.
Wyken, Coventry.
Collected by T. S. Whitten
Fossil Ferns, Sphenopteris latifolia
Fossil ferns, Sphenopteris latifolia
Fossil Wood
Silicified wood - the original structure of the wood has been replaced by the mineral known as quartz.
Upper Carboniferous,
Allesley, Warwickshire
Fossil Wood - detail
Silicified wood - the original structure of the wood has been replaced by the mineral known as quartz.
Upper Carboniferous,
Allesley, Warwickshire
Fossil Wood, Cordaites
Silicified wood - the original structure of the wood has been replaced by the mineral known as quartz.
Upper Carboniferous, Allesley, Warwickshire.
Collected by Rev. W.T. Bree
Fossil Wood, Cordaites - polished section
The original structure of the wood has been replaced by the mineral known as quartz, and can be clearly seen in this polished section.
Upper Carboniferous, Allesley, Warwickshire.
Collected by Rev. ...
Gold polyhedral socketed terminal (‘bobble’)
We do not know what this bobble was once attached to, perhaps a cloak pin. A lot of work went into making this bobble, so it must have belonged to somebody rich.
Acquired with the assistance of the ...
Iron knife
This knife is unusual, because it has a long bone handle that extends halfway down the blade. This means that it feels a bit like a scalpel when it is held. Could this have been a special tool used by ...
Market Hall Museum, Warwick
A black and white photograph of the Market Hall Museum, Warwick. 165mm x 214mm
Market Hall Museum, Warwick
A black and white photograph of the Market Hall Museum, Warwick. 165mm x 214mm
Market Hall Museum, Warwick
A black and white photograph of the Market Hall Museum, Warwick. 165mm x 214mm
Market Hall Museum, Warwick
A black and white photograph of the Market Place and the Market Hall Museum, Warwick. 165mm x 214mm
Miniature bucket pendant
An individual miniature bucket pendant. Each one was made of three pieces of bronze.
AD 410 - AD 600
Ornamental bronze fragment
A fragment of decorated bronze, possibly part of a strap-end.
AD 801 – AD 900
Penannular bronze brooch
This brooch fastened the Cunning Woman’s dress at the left shoulder.
AD 350 - AD 600