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Horniman Collection

Background imageHorniman Collection: Advert / Hornimans Tea

Advert / Hornimans Tea
Two cycling companions follow the sign to Hornimans Tea Date: early 20th century

Background imageHorniman Collection: Horniman Museum - Forest Hill, London

Horniman Museum - Forest Hill, London. Opened in 1901, the architect for this interesting building in the Arts and Crafts style was Charles Harrison Townsend

Background imageHorniman Collection: Carved figures from Benin placed at the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, SE London

Carved figures from Benin placed at the Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, SE London, thought to be associated with the hideous sacrificial rites of Benin. Date: 1897

Background imageHorniman Collection: The Education of Elizabeth by Roy Horniman

The Education of Elizabeth by Roy Horniman
Photograph of Florence Lloyd (born in 1876) who starred in The Education of Elizabeth by Roy Horniman (31 July 1872 - 1930). First produced at the Apollo Theatre on 19th October 1907

Background imageHorniman Collection: The Edge O Beyond by Roy Horniman and Ruby Miller

The Edge O Beyond by Roy Horniman and Ruby Miller
The Edge O Beyond by Roy Horniman (18721930) and Ruby Miller (14 July 1889 - 2 April 1976), from the novel by Gertrude Page (1872 - 1922) written in 1908

Background imageHorniman Collection: The Blue Mouse adapted by Roy Horniman

The Blue Mouse adapted by Roy Horniman from the German of Alexander Engel & Julian Horst. First produced in Brighton, 27th April and at the Criterion 12th May 1914

Background imageHorniman Collection: Idols by Roy Horniman

Idols by Roy Horniman
Promotional postcard of the Idols by Roy Horniman. From W. J. Lockes novel. First produced in Birmingham on 24th August and at the Garrick 28th September 1908. The Great Trial Scene (Act III)

Background imageHorniman Collection: Frederick Horniman

Frederick Horniman
FREDERICK HORNIMAN London tea merchant, resident of Dulwich, creator of the Horniman Museum on Forest Hill, the delight of children (and their parents). Date: 1835 - 1906

Background imageHorniman Collection: Mumbai, India - Elphinstone Circle No. 2

Mumbai, India - Elphinstone Circle No. 2
Mumbai, India - Elphinstone Circle No.2 (named after the Governor, Lord John Elphinstone). Date: circa 1905

Background imageHorniman Collection: Mumbai, India - Elphinstone Circle No. 1

Mumbai, India - Elphinstone Circle No. 1
Mumbai, India - Elphinstone Circle No.1 (named after the Governor, Lord John Elphinstone). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHorniman Collection: Harpsichord by Arnold Dolmetsch

Harpsichord by Arnold Dolmetsch
Included in the exhibition of Victorian and Edwardian decorative arts at the Victoria and Albert Museum : the first harpsichord to be made by Arnold Dolmetsch, dating from 1896


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