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Pendant

This pendant show the image of a gypsy girl painted on ivory and mounted in an oval gold frame. It belonged to George Eliot who may have bought it in Seville, in March 1867. George Eliot (born Mary ...

Penknife

This metal and mother of pearl penknife contains two steel blades, one of which is broken.

Pipe

This 17th century wooden pipe with mother of pearl decoration and a wooden bowl with a clay interior was made in Holland. The wood around the bowl bears a carved image of a stag hunt in a forest. There ...

Point

A point carved from a piece of bone made by prisoners in Warwick Gaol, Warwick. The bone point has a carved boot as the base.

Point

A point carved from a piece of bone made by prisoners in Warwick Gaol, Warwick. The piece is a folding bone point with the holder carved in the form of a dog's head.

Powder Horn

This is a powder horn from Sierra Leone. It is made of horn covered in red, yellow and black painted leather. The horn is decorated with red and white interlaced patterns. It was used to carry gunpowder....

Purse

This oval purse has an ivory casing and is lined with blue silk.

Quill Cutter

A quill pen cutter made from bone and brass. It has a long rectangular shape, with a slot along the top which produces a sharp knife. The cutter is 102mm in length.

Reticule - open

This reticule belonged to George Eliot and consists of a buttonhook, a file, a penknife and a crochet hook, all with mother-of-pearl handles. There is also a thimble, a bodkin and a pair of scissors. George ...

Rowlock

One of a pair of carved ivory rowlocks from Zaire, c.1880-1910. It has a thick point with a carved figure of a man wearing a cap on the top. The figure looks European.

Rowlock

One of a pair of carved ivory rowlocks from Zaire, c.1880-1910. It has a thick point with a carved figure on the top. The figure looks a bit like one of the Luba people from the area.

Set of Dominoes

A set of dominoes dating from c.1890, contained in a wooden box with a sliding lid. Each domino is made of bone, backed with ebony and each one has a brass pin in the centre. Three pieces are missing. ...

Shoe Horn

A shoe horn made of bone. It has a hole pierced through one end for suspension.

Shoe Horn

A bone shoe horn which is cream and brown in colour. It has a hook formed at one end for suspension.

Shoe Horn

A shoe horn from Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. It is made from a piece of horn. "ALD" has been scratched into the handle. Southorn was establised in 1825 by William Southorn. In 1847 the company ...

Shuttle

A small bone shuttle with a fine cord wound inside it.

Skate

A piece of skate from Thorney Marsh, Westminster. The piece is made of bone and is said to be from the Tudor period. One side has a flat edge where it has become worn.

Skate

A piece of skate from Thorney Marsh, Westminster. The piece is made from bone and is from the Medieval period. One side has a flat edge where it has become worn.