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Stocking

A pale pink coloured silk stocking. It is a man's stocking and would be worn with court dress, 1845-1850.

Stocking

A pale pink coloured silk stocking. It is a man's stocking and would be worn with court dress, 1845-1850.

Stocking

A cream coloured cotton under-stocking. It is a man's stocking and would have been worn with court dress, 1845-1850.

Stocking

A cream coloured cotton under-stocking. It is a man's stocking and would have been worn with court dress, 1845-1850.

Suit Jacket

A suit jacket made by Mr Dodd for himself when he was working at Hall & Son tailors in Leamington Spa. It is made from blue Read and Taylor cloth, which has an orange coloured thread running through it. ...

Suit Trousers

A pair of trousers made by Mr Dodd for himself when he was working at Hall & Son tailors in Leamington Spa. The trousers are made of blue Read and Taylor cloth which has an orange coloured thread through ...

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 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 Dentist

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a dentist extracting a tooth. There is a painted inscription in the bottom right which reads 'Haas 1792' although it is thought this was painted by John Collier, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thomas Hill, The gardeners labyrinth..., 1577 - p.25, gardeners prepare their beds..

Gardening: a task known to Shakespeare Many of Shakespeare’s scenes are set in gardens. The plays indicate a familiarity with the tasks of setting seeds, weeding and raising plants for pleasure ...

Thomas Hill, The gardeners labyrinth..., 1577 - text, p.A1r, gardeners at work..

Shakespeare’s gardeners in Richard II tended their garden in this way. Thomas Hill’s handbook which explains the tasks of a garden’s care includes this woodcut of an arbour which ...

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, ...

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 ...

Trousers

A pair of flannel trousers made by Hall & Son of Leamington Spa. They were to be worn for badminton, golf, polo and boating, 1936. Hall & Son were bespoke tailors based in Leamington from 1877 until 1998. ...