Bath Clog
Chinese bath clog on two 'stilts' It is made of wood with a leather strap over the instep and a triangular mother of pearl pattern set in wood on the sole and outsides of both stilts. There is only one ...
Bear Baiting
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting bear baiting. Once a popular spectacle in towns, bear baiting in Britain has been illegal since 1835. Shortly after it was banned, illegal bear baiting was ...
Beaver Incisor Tooth Pendant
The tooth is set in bronze and may have been worn as a charm. Found pre-excavation, in 1921 during road works.
The European Beaver (Castor fiber) was a common animal in Saxon times. [They lived in ...
Belt
This belt was worn by women on the Malay Peninsula. It is made of brown leather, and is fastened with a brass buckle. The belt is decorated wiht a delicate brass chain in wavy and straight lines. There ...
Belt
A belt made of white felt with gold embroidery. The belt widens in the middle to a diamond shape with a tassle suspended from it. There is a hook at the bottom for attaching a purse.
Belt
A long leather cream coloured belt, from Stourbridge. It is decorated with silver fittings.
Belt
A long, thin, strip of textile, possibly a belt. It is made up of black, red and white thread.
Belt Buckle
These are two halves of a silver coloured belt buckle.
The two parts of the buckle join together by a circle which fits inside a larger circle. The buckle is decorated with acorns and oak leaves and ...
Belt Buckle
A cloisonne belt buckle made of gold metal with a multi-coloured enamelled floral design. It is made up of two parts which fit together. Metal rods at the back are used for attaching fabric.
Belt Fixing
One of two parts of a belt buckle, from India. It is an ornamented brass heart shape 'buckle' plate with a loop.
Belt Fixing
One of two parts of a belt buckle, from India. It is an ornamented brass heart shape 'buckle' plate with a hook for attaching it to a loop.
Belt for a Pink Evening Dress
A belt for a pink evening dress. It is made from pink net over cotton. There is a bow at one end and poppers to do the belt up, 1933-1934.
Bib
A circular bib with a cotton underpiece. It is made from cream silk with a scalloped edge and embroidered flowers. It is fastened by a button at the back of the neck.
Bible. English. The Bible translated, 1576 (Geneva version) - [?18th century] plate, illustration inserted p.67
A disobedient servant in Shakespeare's England.
Every Elizabethan home employed servants to assist with the daily tasks of housekeeping. Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew ...
Bidford on Avon. Rider and horse
'Bob', Mr R G Hughes on "Tattie", Bidford on Avon. 1890s
Blouse
A white cotton blouse or night shirt. It has vertical pin tucks on the upper third of the garment and lace trimming to the edges and collar.
Bodice
A sleeveless boned bodice from Sheffield. It is made from cream satin with a pale green velvet waist band and collar. There are traces of net overlay embroidered with sequins.
Bodice
A purple velvet bodice which forms part of a dress. The bodice is highly boned and fastens with self-covered buttons at the front. Lacing at the back allows the fit to be adjusted. The low neckline suggests ...