Garner's (The Marine Library), High Street, Margate
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting Garner's The Marine Library, High Street, Margate, Kent. This view of Margate's High Street was very popular during the 19th century, and artists often worked ...
Girl with Cherries
This is an oil painting on canvas of a young girl holding a bunch of cherries and a sprig of red flowers. Cherries are tradtionally held in the hand of the infant Christ and religous overtones like this ...
Gloves
These gloves, made from cream kid leather, belonged to the author George Eliot.
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton district, from 1819-1880....
Hare and Hounds
This is an oil painting of a hunting scene on a japanned tin tray. It was painted by an artist of the English Provincial School and dates from about 1860. Size of tray Height 548mm, Width 708mm.
Hat
A black cocked hat, which was worn as part of court dress. It has a black rosette with silver beaded decoration to one side, 1845-1850.
In the Lion's Den
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a circus trainer in a travelling cage with a lion, a tiger and three liger cubs. Ligers are the offspring of lions and tigers, which only mate together in captivity. ...
Jacket
A dark blue or black jacket which was worn as part of court dress. It has cream lace on the collar and cuffs and on the front are three silver buttons with matching ones on the cuff, 1845-1850.
Japanese Dolls
Not all dolls were made to play with. These Japanese Festival Dolls (hina-ningyo) represent Samurai warriors. They were brought out on 'Tango-no-skku' (Boys' Festival) and displayed in the home.
Festival ...
Jet Jewellery
Jet is a form of coal, which was formed from the compressed and chemically altered remains of plants that lived 170 million years ago.
The north eastern town of Whitby, Yorkshire, became the centre, ...
Jockey on a Bay Racehorse
This is an oil painting on panel depicting a jockey on a bay racehorse. The artist was from the English Provincial School and dates from about 1830. Framed size Height 366mm, Width 472mm, Depth 25mm.
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Kirkdale Cave, Yorkshire
This is a watercolour of an important archaeological excavation at Kirkdale Cave in Yorkshire. It is by an artist of the English School and dates from about 1824. On the reverse an inscription reads 'The ...
Lace Box - open
This wooden box was used to store lace by local author George Eliot. In common with many Victorian ladies George Eliot adorned her clothing with lace.
George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local ...
Lace Box - sale label
Interesting provenance label on the lid of the lace box. This refers to the sale by the estate of Mrs Charles Lee Lewes at Sotheby's 27 June 1923. [see Painting of Dante for another item from this sale].
This ...
Letter to Mrs A. Helps p.1
(Alice Helps is the daughter of Sir Arthur Helps clerk of the Privy Council). It is through Sir Arthur that George Eliot discovered that Queen Victoria enjoyed her work. In this letter Eliot asks Alice ...
Letter to Mrs A. Helps p.1
Eliot thanks Alice for the present of a pocket.
Transcript:
The Priory,
21, North Bank
Regents Park.
June 7. 75
The Pocket is perfect my sweet providence & will be a comfort to me in my ...
Letter to Tailor
A letter from the essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle (1795-1885) to his tailor Thomas Garthwaite, with instructions for a new set of clothes. Carlyle has attached a textile sample to show which material ...
Mantilla
This black lace mantilla - worn over the head and round the shoulders - belonged to the local author George Eliot. She can be seen wearing it in a chalk portrait drawn in 1865 by Sir Frederick Burton ...
Master George
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting the horse Master George. It was painted in 1870 by an artist from the English School. A painted inscription along the bottom reads 'MASTER GEORGE, 12 HANDS ...