Southam. Warwickshire Hounds
Meet of Warwickshire Hounds at the north end of Market Hill, opposite Archer's chemist; shows three members of the hunt, two on horseback, being watched by a small crowd. c.1938
Spear
A Haussa spear made from a long, flexible, dark wooden pole with natural ridges. The pole fits into an iron socket on the short triangular head which has barbed points for catching fish.
Spear
A Haussa spear made from a long, flexible, dark wooden pole with natural ridges. The pole fits into an iron socket on the spearhead, which has barbed points for catching fish.
Spear
A Haussa spear made from a long, flexible, dark wooden pole with natural ridges. The pole fits into an iron socket on the spearhead, which has barbed points for catching fish.
Spear
A Haussa spear made from a long, flexible, dark wooden pole with natural ridges. The pole fits into an iron socket on the spearhead, which has barbed points for catching fish. The spear's shaft is incomplete....
Stoneleigh. Hunt meet
Riders, horses and hounds on road surrounded by countryside, possibly the drive to Stoneleigh Abbey. Horse-drawn carriage in distance. 1900s
Stoneleigh. Stoneleigh Abbey, hunt meet
Outside Stoneleigh Abbey. Meet of North Warwickshire Hunt, with riders, horses and carriages waiting for the hounds to arrive. 1900s
Sutton under Brailes. Hunt meet
Meet of the Warwickshire Hounds at Sutton under Brailes. 1910s
Sutton under Brailes. Hunt meet
Meet of the Warwickshire Hounds at Sutton under Brailes. 1910s
Swan floating decoy
This is a decoy model of a swan make of cork, wood and lead. It would have been purely decorative, as swans were protected by the time this model was made. It is signed, R. Madison Mitchell and dated ...
Swan floating decoy
This is a decoy model of a swan make of cork, wood and lead. It would have been purely decorative, as swans were protected by the time this model was made. It is signed, R. Madison Mitchell and dated ...
Tanworth in Arden. Umberslade Hunt
Hunt meet in Umberslade Park, Tanworth-in-Arden. 1910s
The Champion Ratcatcher
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the sport of rat catching and was painted by an artist of the English School about 1840. In 1849, when rat catching became illegal in Britain, the sport known ...
The Cock Fight
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a cock fight. Although cock fighting was made illegal in 1849, fights continued, particularly in remote places. This painting suggests the universiality of ...
The Cock Fight - detail of policeman
This is a detail of the policeman in the top right corner of an oil painting on canvas depicting a cock fight. Although cock fighting was made illegal in 1849, fights continued, particularly in remote ...
The Earth Stopper
This is a mixed media work by an unknown artist dating from about 1840. It depicts an earth stopper who stops us a fox's earth the evening before a hunt, confronted by a sweep.
A cutting stuck on the ...
The Earth Stopper
This is the detail of the earth stopper from a mixed media work dating from about 1840. It may have been by George Smart, but is not signed. An earth stopper would stop us a fox's earth the evening before ...
The Greyhound
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a greyhound, painted by W. H. Ruggles in 1837, as it says in an inscription in the bottom left corner.
Framed size Height 534mm, Width 637mm, Depth 43mm