Oval Wooden Tray
This oval wooden tray belonged to George Eliot and was used to carry a supper service set. They were given together as a wedding gift to George Eliot and John Cross, who married in 1880, shortly before ...
Paddle
A solid, carved, dark wooden paddle, from West Africa. It has been entirely carved with geometric and circular designs. It has an ornately carved knob handle and is described as being one of two African ...
Painted Wooden Egg
This painted wooden egg from Poland is decorated with traditional designs in red, yellow and black. The egg is one of three in the collection.
Painted Wooden Egg
This painted wooden egg from Poland is decorated with traditional designs in purple, pink and white. The egg is one of three in the collection.
Painted Wooden Egg
This painted wooden egg from Poland is decorated with traditional flower and vine designs in red, blue and white. The egg is one of three in the collection.
Panel From a Church Pew
A panel from a church pew, c.1400-1499. It consists of a long rectangular piece of oak with carved floral motifs.
Panel From a Small Chest
Panel from a small chest, from the Renaissance period. It is a square panel split into two halves, with a flower at the centre. There is a keyhole to the right and four large carved leaves which point ...
Paper Knife
This carved wooden paper knife is from Scandanavia. The handle has been carved in a leaf motif.
Paperweight
This paperweight is said to be made from a piece of wood used to make Cecil Rhodes' coffin in 1902. Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) was an imperial statesman and prime minister of the Cape Colony in Africa.
Papoose
Papoose from North America, it is made of a rectangular wooden frame pierced by a heart shape, with a supporting bar. The carrier is formed by olive green velvet with multi-coloured floral embroidery....
Parasol
A red silk parasol with a wooden handle.
Parasol
A turquoise and gold silk parasol with fringe. It has a wooden handle with flaking white paint.
Parasol
An early Victorian parasol with a wooden handle. It is made of brown silk and decorated with a floral pattern and a brown and beige fringe.
Parasol
A parasol from the Victorian period. It is decorated with brown silk and has a wooden handle.
Parasol Handle
A Victorian parasol handle. It is a long carved wooden handle with a tassle at the curved end.
Patera
This carved wooden patera is from an oak ceiling which was taken down in 1923. It is decorated with flowers at the corners and a face in the centre. c. 1500-1599.
Peg
A tapering wooden peg, with one end broken. It was taken from the old post windmill at Burton Dassett, which was blown down in a gale in August 1946 and finally disintegrated in 1948.
Pen Tray
This pen tray was used by the cobbler W. Smith and Son of Bath Street, Leamington Spa. The tray is carved from a piece of wood from York Minster. A plaque of metal from York Minster bears the inscription, ...