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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 ...

Piano - keyboard

This piano belonged to local author George Eliot, who was given it by her partner George Henry Lewes. It was made by John Broadwood and Sons, London. George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local ...

Picture of Christ

This framed print belonged to George Eliot and depicts the head of Christ. It may be the work of German artist Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869). George Eliot met him while in Rome, in 1860, and it is possible ...

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 ...

Scent Bottle and Buckle

This brass and enamel belt buckle and glass scent bottle with a brass, hinged lid, were both personal items of the author George Eliot. Transcript of hand written label: This clasp and scent bottle ...

School Bell

This school bell is thought to have come from the boarding school that George Eliot attended in Coventry, from the age of thirteen. The school was run by Rebecca Franklin, whose cultivated dialect was ...

Staffordshire Dogs

This pair of dogs are china representations of King Charles Spaniels. It is possible that they are the pair mentioned in George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss (1860). George Eliot (born Mary Ann ...

Supper Service

This ceramic service set belonged to George Eliot, and was given as a wedding gift, at her marriage to John Cross in 1880. It consists of a tureen and four accompanying dishes and is decorated with a ...

Tea pot stand

This oak teapot stand, with brass feet belonged to George Eliot. It is unknown who carved this piece. It may have been George Eliot’s friend Elma Stuart, or George Eliot herself. George Eliot (born ...

Tray Cloth

This tray cloth belonged to the local author George Eliot. It is thought to have been embroidered by George Eliot and her school friends. George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress ...

Writing Slope

This writing slope, with its mother of pearl inlay and elaborate decoration, was the property of author George Eliot. George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry ...

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