Peat-cutter's spade
This is a typical wrought-iron peat-cutter's spade. It has a triangular blade with a wooden handle attached in the centre. It is either British or Irish and dates from around 1900. Height 84mm, Length ...
Pewter vase
This is a flower vase of camapana shape, with a planished flared rim and a reeded band on the main body. The body stands on a polygonal stem and a circular stepped foot. The maker's name is stamped on ...
Pincer's sign
This sign, a large model of a pair of pincers, was possibly manufactured as an ironmonger's shop display piece. Made of ash, it dates from the first half of 20th century. Height 1170 mm, Width 578 mm, ...
Pointer dog weathervane
This weathervane is shaped as a pointer dog in silhouette, mounted above the N, S, E and W direction indicators. The dog may have been a later addition. It is British and dates from the 19th/early 20th ...
Pointing finger weathervane
This weathervane is made of painted pine in the shape of a hand with pointing finger. It is British and comes from the early 20th century. Height 160mm, Length 610mm, Width 23mm
Policeman's truncheon
This truncheon is made of ash, heightened in gilt and polychrome and bears the Royal cypher and crown. It is English and is dated 1910 to 1936. Length 503 mm, Diameter 47 mm
Pony and trap whirligig
This whirligig is in the form of a man and woman sitting in a horse-drawn trap. It is made of polychrome wood and metal, and is mounted with a propeller. As the propeller turns, the horse's legs move ...
Pony and trap whirligig
This whirligig is in the form of a man and woman sitting in a horse-drawn trap. It is made of polychrome wood and metal, and is mounted with a propeller. As the propeller turns, the horse's legs move ...
Pony and trap whirligig - 3/4 view
This whirligig is in the form of a man and woman sitting in a horse-drawn trap. It is made of polychrome wood and metal, and is mounted with a propeller. As the propeller turns, the horse's legs move ...
Pony and trap whirligig - detail
This whirligig is in the form of a man and woman sitting in a horse-drawn trap. It is made of polychrome wood and metal, and is mounted with a propeller. As the propeller turns, the horse's legs move ...
Population explosion
This is a patchwork on canvas showing a woman in bed, with seven young babies wrapped beside her. It is made from scraps of cloth by Elizabeth Allen, who made a series of collages that with a serious ...
Population Explosion - detail
This is a patchwork on canvas showing a woman in bed, with seven young babies wrapped beside her. It is made from scraps of cloth by Elizabeth Allen, who made a series of collages that with a serious ...
Portrait of Daniel Lambert
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting Daniel Lambert, the celbrated fattest man on record. In 1805 he resigned as Keeper of Leicester Gaol to both make a tour of England drawing large crowds, and ...
Postman whirligig - detail of head
This whirligig, a postman, is made of polychrome pine, with metal shoulder joints. The postman wears a dark uniform with buttons down the front and a flat cap. Unlike the sailor or soldier whirligigs, ...
Postman whirligig - front
This whirligig, a postman, is made of polychrome pine, with metal shoulder joints. The postman wears a dark uniform with buttons down the front and a flat cap. Unlike the sailor or soldier whirligigs, ...
Postman whirligig - side
This whirligig, a postman, is made of polychrome pine, with metal shoulder joints. The postman wears a dark uniform with buttons down the front and a flat cap. Unlike the sailor or soldier whirligigs, ...
Pottergate, Richmond, Yorkshire
This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a streetscene in Richmond, Yorkshire. The painting is by J. S. Newton and dates from 1847, and Newton included his father's business in the painting, as over ...
Pottergate, Richmond, Yorkshire - detail of figure
This is a detail of an oil painting on canvas depicting a streetscene in Richmond, Yorkshire. This is Jackie Patterson, the cleaner of the local privies in 1847 when this picture was painted by J. S. ...