Atherstone. Vero's Yard
Vero's Yard, formerly Wash Pad (Yard?) between nos. 7-9 Long Street to rear, Atherstone. 1900s
Bronze Work Box
A small, lidded, cylindrical box discovered buried with a child of about eight years of age. It was probably a workbox or needle box and the remnants of an attached chain suggest that it could have been ...
Cutting Out Buttonholes
John Burgess (Junior) (1813-1874) Cutting Out Buttonholes Pencil and charcoal on paper 280mm x 190mm This is one of many drawings collected in a large scrapbook.
Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg, Londinium, c. 1572 - detail of city walls on the north-west.
London's City walls and the fields beyond in Shakespeare's time.
Close beyond the city walls lay fields and orchards. The engraving shows the wooden frames on which laundresses would hang fabric to ...
Iron Stand
Enamelled iron stand with pierced holes. It has three feet and mottled white-grey enamelling.
Knitting Patterns
Knitting patterns in a brown envelope, for knitting baby clothes, c.1930-1939. The envelope contains brown paper knitting patterns and a copy of Best Way magazine with instructions for knitting baby clothes ...
Mangle
This is a carved wooden mangle from Sweden. It was used to smooth out clothes. The clothes were wound on a roller and the mangle was smoothed across them, using the horse as a handle. In Sweden it was ...
Monday Washing, Hyeres
Henry A. Bishop (1868 - 5th March 1939) Monday Washing, Hyeres Oil on canvas 490mm x 590mm A scene looking over the backs of some houses. In the foreground there is a figure hanging out washing, Hyeres, ...
Moreton Paddox. Laundry
Cottages on the Moreton estate at Moreton Paddox, one of which was the laundry for the big house. 1900s
Napton on the Hill. The Poplars.
The Poplars - a line of terraced cottages amongst fields and allotments; children and some of the occupants are standing outside; washing on the line. This road was originally called Brickyards Lane. ...
Paper Laundry Bag
A brown paper laundry bag, from the Holly House Laundry Company, Queensway, Leamington Spa. The bag is decorated with a colour illustrated picture of a women in a dress.
Pins
Two perforated bronze pins (front) and two iron pins (back).
6th Century A.D.
Largest 113mm long
1922/23 excavations
Regent Garage Duster
A yellow complimentary duster from the Regent Garage with brown lettering in the far right corner and red stitching all around. The Regent Garage started in 1810 as Mr. King's Mews and Livery Stables ...
Regent Garage Duster
A yellow complimentary duster from the Regent Garage with brown lettering in the far right corner and red stitching all around. The Regent Garage started in 1810 as Mr. King's Mews and Livery Stables ...
Screwdriver
This wrought-iron screwdriver has beech handle with a brass ferule. At one time it was believed to have been designed as a trade sign, but the screwdriver shows signs of wear through use. It is a London ...
Silver Pin
Silver pin with garnet inlaid ornament, found under the skull of a female child.
6th Century A.D.
67mm long
1922/23 excavations (Grave 96)
The Illustrated London News
A black and white print from The Illustrated London News, dated 4th May 1872. It depicts a woman in the foreground kneading bread, with a thatched hut in the background. The reverse features unrelated ...
The Industrious Wife
John Burgess (Junior) (1813-1874) The Industrious Wife Pencil and charcoal on paper 140mm x 230mm This is one of many drawings collected in a large scrapbook. The hand written text at the bottom reads: ...