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Pedlar Doll

Pedlar dolls were ornaments to display in the home, not playthings. They were dressed like real pedlars, complete with a basket of tiny goods for sale. This pedlar is made of wood, and carries a large ...

Pedlar Doll

This pedlar doll tells fortunes. Her skirt is made up of folded pieces of paper. Each one unfolds, to reveal a rhyme. Most of the fortunes are about love and marriage : 'A darling young officer, ...

Pen

A novelty metal pen made in Birmingham.

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, ...

Pencil

A pencil advertising the shoe retailer W.G. Pugh & Sons of Bath Street, Leamington Spa. It dates to c.1915-1950.

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.

Pepper Pot

Small English pewter pepper pot dating from c.1600-1799. It has a globular base and a pierced head which screws off.

Pepper Pot

Small English pewter pepper pot dating from c.1600-1799. It has a globular base and a pierced domed head which screws off.

Perfume Brick

A small orange colour clay brick which says 'Perfume Brick' on the top and bottom. Perfume Bricks such as this one would have been soaked in lavender or other perfumes and placed in linen cupboards. ...

Peruvian Percy

Alma Ramsey (1907-1993) Peruvian Percy Sculpture in primitive style stoneware, circa 1929 210mm x 145mm The sculptor Alma Ramsey studied at the Royal College of Art during 1927-30. She was taught by Gilbert ...

Pestle

Long polished stone pestle, used by the Native Americans of the Columbia River. Both ends of the pestle are worn.

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 ...

Photograph Album

A photograph album from 5 Lansdowne Terrace / 5 Willes Road, Leamington Spa. The album was used by the Whitehead family and contains 83 photographs and an in memoriam card for Walter Whitehead. It dates ...

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 ...

Picnic With A Dog

Keith Henderson (17th April 1883 -1983) Picnic With A Dog Pencil and watercolour on paper 150mm x 310mm Two girls and two boys are sitting on a blanket having a picnic, there is a dog to the right of ...

Picture Alphabet

This toy is called 'The Picture Alphabet - For A Good Child' and dates from about 1830. The game was used to teach children the alphabet and the cards depict letters and related pictures. During the 19th ...

Picture Blocks

This box contains a set of picture blocks. Each wooden cube has part of a different picture on each side. The aim is to match up the cubes so they make a complete picture. Sets like these often had ...