Tankard
A pewter pint tankard. It is straight-sided with a foot and handle, decorated with horizontal bands of lines. The tankard is stamped near the handle.
Tea Caddy
Mahogany tea caddy, with hinged lid and brass key plate, escutcheon.Tea was expensive, and was often kept in a decorative locked box, or 'caddy', by the lady of the household.
Early 19th century
254mm ...
Tea Caddy with lid open
Inside, the caddy is lined with red paper. It is a 'triple caddy', with three compartments - two for storing tea (green and black), with a glass bowl in the middle for mixing them. Ladies often mixed, ...
Tea pot stand
This oak teapot stand, with brass feet belonged to George Eliot. It is unknown who carved this piece. It may have been George Eliot’s friend Elma Stuart, or George Eliot herself.
George Eliot (born ...
The Charing Cross Arms, Charing Cross, London
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting The Charing Cross Arms and is signed and dated 'Harrison 1819'. This may be a men's club rather than an ordinary public house as individuals' faces have been ...
The Eagle Tavern, Hammersmith
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting an exterior view of The Eagle Tavern public house in Hammersmith, London. It is signed and dated 'J. Chalmers 1857' in the bottom left. A sign on the left reads ...
The Godiva Cafe
View of the Godiva Café in lower precinct at night.
Thomas Hill, The gardeners labyrinth..., 1577 - men enjoying wine and fruit, title-page of part 2.
Characters in Shakespeare enjoyed an arbour in their garden scenes.
The practice of enjoying the out-of-doors over a simple meal, or a drink out-of-doors on a summer’s evening may have been the ...
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, ...
Warwick. Licensees at the Cape of Good Hope public house
Licensee, Mrs D.M.Clarke behind the bar at the Cape of Good hope public house, Warwick. Circa 1950
Warwick. Town Band
Warwick Town Band at the Warwick Park Sunday School Treat. 1910s
Wooden Flour Barrel
Round wooden flour barrel, bound by three hoops. The handle is held in place by wooden pins.
Late 19th century
240mm diameter x 248mm
Wooden Lemon Squeezer
Wooden lemon squeezer, amde of two 'handles' joined by a metal hinge. The shaped 'cone' on the back handle sqeezes juice from the lemon held in the hole in the other. A peforated metal bowl (now missing) ...
Wooden Sieve
Round wooden sieve, with mesh made from a stiff, coarse-weave fabric. It would have been used to sieve dry products such as flour.
Early 20th century
230mm diameter x 115mm