The Hunt
This is an oil painting on panel depicting a hunting scene. A house in the foreground leads to a river running along the front of the painting. In the back right is a hunt scene depicting men with dogs ...
The Indefatigable
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the ship HMS Indefatigable.
A caption painted in a cartouche in the top right reads 'His Majesty's ship Indefatigable of 40 guns Sir Edw. Pellew engages and ...
The Indefatigable - detail of Neptune and Amphritrite in a carriage pulled by seahorses
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the ship HMS Indefatigable. A caption painted in a cartouche in the top right reads 'His Majesty's ship Indefatigable of 40 guns Sir Edw. Pellew engages and ...
The King's Harms
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the King's Arms Inn in Manchester, with a mail coach stopped outside. It was painted by an artist of the English Provincial School, in about 1800. The artist ...
The Lowestoft Lifeboat
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the lifeboat from Lowestoft, Suffolk. It was painted by J. Starling about 1880. At this time, all lifeboat volunteers in England would have been men. Therefore ...
The Parade and Regent Hotel, Leamington Spa
Colour engraving mounted on glass for use as a jewellery box lid. The engraving depicts The Parade and Regent Hotel, Leamington Spa. Figures can be seen in the foreground as well as two figures on horseback ...
The Royal Ratcatcher
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the Royal Ratcatcher in a kitchen scene. Painted on the bottom right is a signature which can be read as 'J. Mark' or 'J Clark', but the date is unknown. ...
The West Bromwich Sweep
This is a watercolour on paper depicting a prize fighter. A caption at the bottom reads 'WEST BROMWICH SWEEP As he appeared at george Holdens after his fight with fred higgitt being waited on by Jem Parker ...
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 ...
The Yacht Race, Newhaven
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a yacht race at Newhaven. The painter and date are unknown, but it is thought that this was painted by someone with a keen knowledge and love of the sea and ...
Three Sober Preachers
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting three preachers seated at a table drinking, and was painted by an artist of the English School about 1860. Three inscriptions behind the preachers read, 'I, ...
Tiger's-Eye Ball
A tiger's-eye ball. Tiger's-Eye is a gold and brown coloured semi precious stone which has reflective properties. This ball has a metal screw in the bottom. This suggests that it was probably once part ...
Tile
A square white ceramic tile. It is decorated with a hand painted view of the Pump Room Gardens and the bandstand in Leamington Spa. All Saints Parish church can be seen in the distance.
Tom Sayers Prize Fighter
This is an oil painting on panel depicting Tom Sayers (1826-1865), a prize fighter. He was regarded as the undisputed and unconquered champion of England, and his most famous fight was in Farnborough ...
Tom Sayers Prize Fighter - detail of frame
This is a detail of the frame for an oil painting on panel depicting a prize fighter. It depicts Tom Sayers (1826-1865), a prize fighter who was regarded as the undisputed and unconquered champion of ...
Tradesman's Friendly Union
This is an oil painting on board depicting the emblem of the Tradesman's Friendly Union. It shows Britannia with a lion, holding the flag of the Tradesman's Union. She points into the background to a ...
Tray Cloth
This tray cloth belonged to the local author George Eliot. It is thought to have been embroidered by George Eliot and her school friends.
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress ...