Square patchwork cushions
This are the three square patchwork cushions for an early 19th-century beechwood settle with a spindle galleried back and sides, shaped arm supports, a caned seat and square legs. They have a red and ...
Table Mat
Circular, crocheted table mat made of white cotton in an openwork lace doily pattern with a flower at the centre.
Tablecloth
Linen tablecloth with drawn thread work.
The Boxers
This watercolour and collage on paper shows two boxers. The prohibition of cock-fighting in the late 1840s led to a growth of interest amongst the working classes in boxing. The paper figures, with their ...
The Boxers
This watercolour and collage on paper shows two boxers. The prohibition of cock-fighting in the late 1840s led to a growth of interest amongst the working classes in boxing. The paper figures, with their ...
The Yacht Sunbeam in the Solent
This wool and silk picture shows the yacht 'Sunbeam' which was built in 1874 and scrapped in 1929. She was a 323-ton screw, composite, three-masted schooner, and one of the first yachts to sail around ...
The Yacht Sunbeam in the Solent - detail
This wool and silk picture shows the yacht 'Sunbeam' which was built in 1874 and scrapped in 1929. She was a 323-ton screw, composite, three-masted schooner, and one of the first yachts to sail around ...
Warwick Castle, Blue Boudoir
A view of the Blue Boudoir at Warwick Castle, taken around 1869.
The Blue Boudoir is the last drawing room in a sequence (or 'enfilade') of five eighteenth-century state rooms, and was originally intended ...
Warwick Castle, Blue Boudoir
A view of the Blue Boudoir at Warwick Castle.
On the left, above the fireplace is Holbein's portrait of King Henry VIII, which is set amongst some ornate carvings. These may be the work of the prestigious ...
Warwick Castle, Great Hall
A view of the Great Hall at Warwick Castle, taken in the 1880s.
At this time, the Great Hall was used as a luxurious living room, and was crowded with furniture.
After 1893, the Countess of Warwick ...
Warwick Castle, Great Hall
A postcard showing the interior of the Great Hall at Warwick Castle.
The exact date is unclear, but the Great Hall was used in this way as a living room during the late Victorian period.
Warwick Castle, Great Hall
A view of the Great Hall at Warwick Castle, taken around 1900.
At this time, the medieval Hall (much altered by the Victorians) was used as a rather large living room. Like much of the castle, it was ...
Warwick Castle, Great Hall
The interior of the Great Hall at Warwick Castle, around 1869.
This photograph was taken before fire ravaged many of the castle's interiors in 1871.
The rooms beyond this end of the Great Hall ...
Warwick Castle, Great Hall
The interior of the Great Hall at Warwick Castle, around 1869. This photograph was taken before fire ravaged many of the castle's interiors in 1871.
The chapel, dining room, and drawing rooms that ...
Warwick Castle, Green Drawing Room
A view of the Green Drawing Room at Warwick Castle, taken around 1869.
This is the third in a sequence (or 'enfilade') of five eighteenth-century interiors, leading from the castle's Great Hall.
The ...
Warwick Castle, Library
A view of the Library at Warwick Castle, taken in 1904.
This is interior was reconstructed after the Great Fire of 1871, and decked out with the green and red wallpapers that were fashionable at the ...
Warwick Castle, Red Drawing Room
A view of the Red Drawing Room at Warwick Castle, taken around 1869.
This is the first state room in a series (or 'enfilade') of five eighteenth-century interiors. The red lacquered panels on the walls ...
Warwick Castle, Smoking Room
A view of the Smoking Room at Warwick Castle, taken in 1904.
Despite the damage wrought by fire in 1871, some detail of the eighteenth-century woodcarvings is still visible.