H.M.S. Serapis - detail of flags
This wool picture on cloth depicts H.M.S. Serapis, a wooden ship which was converted to steam in the early part of the 18th century. This type of woolwork picture stitched on ship's canvas was an almost ...
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.
Harpoon
This is a decorative harpoon. It is made of a wooden stick with a metal harpoon tip at one end. The stick is decorated with strips of pink, green, yellow and red tissue paper.
High Street, Musselburgh, Scotland
This is an oil painting on paper which is lined (backed) onto canvas and depicts a view of the High Street in Musselburgh, Scotland. There is a signature and date in the bottom right corner of the canvas ...
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. ...
Incense Burner
This incense burner is made of brass or bronze. It has an ornate handle, and moulded and pierced decoration to the sides. There is a 'chimney' at the apex of the lid.
Incense Burner
This is an incense burner from the Holy Land in Israel. It is made of brass with pierced decoration on the lid. The incense burner has a floral motif and a crescent finial.
Incense Burner
A small brass incense burner with a box-like construction. The burner has a square base with a circular rim and stands on four feet. The sides are pierced by small slots. There are traces of Indian writing ...
Ivory Ring
A ring of ivory (possibly boar’s tusk) used to stiffen a bag or purse. Two bronze plates and three rivets applied to the ring are probably repairs rather than decorative embellishments.
6th Century ...
Jar. Ruskin Pottery
Jar Smethwick, West Midlands c.1924 An earthenware Ruskin Pottery pot-pourri jar with a yellow lustre decoration and grey mottling. The jar also has a perforated metal lid. Ruskin Pottery was established ...
Jephson Gardens Trophy and Trustees Minute Book
A silver goblet shaped trophy with two ornate handles. The goblet is accompanied by a hard-backed book containing the minutes of proceedings of the trustees of the Jephson Gardens. The book has a black ...
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, ...
Jewellery Box
This is an Oriental building shaped box. The front of the house opens to reveal four removable boxes inside. The lid is in the shape of a roof, and can be removed to make two trays. There are also two ...
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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Jug
A polychrome decorated parianware ewer or jug. It has moulded and painted decoration of a man and woman between two palm trees. One of the handles is missing.
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 ...
Ladle
This wooden ladle is from Ghana. It has a carved and pierced decorative handle, that features snakes, a frog and a lizard. At the top of the handle there are two carved 'thrones'.
Lamp base
This is a tapering cylindrical brass water-can which has been adapted as a table lamp. The maker's name is stamped on the body opposite the handle: DEPOSE E.B. PARIS, FRANCE. It is dated around 1900. ...