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Object Collection

Background imageObject Collection: An infamous image of the Loch Ness Monster

An infamous image of the Loch Ness Monster
The Loch Ness Monster? A photograph taken by Mr R. K Wilson, a London surgeon, after noticing an object moving in Loch Ness

Background imageObject Collection: Alice, c. 1918, by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)

Alice, c. 1918, by Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920)
Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920), Italian painter. Alice, c.1918. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageObject Collection: Saturn in natural color, photographed by Cassini

Saturn in natural color, photographed by Cassini
Saturn. Sixth planet from the Sun. Photograph taken by the Cassini-Huygens

Background imageObject Collection: Front Room, Islington High Street

Front Room, Islington High Street, oil on canvas, in a plain gold painted frame, by Frank Stanton, signed and dated 1968. Date: 1968

Background imageObject Collection: Dolls House of Petronella Dunois, c. 1676

Dolls House of Petronella Dunois, c. 1676
Dolls House of Petronella Dunois (1650-1695), c. 1676. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageObject Collection: Chalice with a paten. Vermeil. 20th century. Cabot workshop

Chalice with a paten. Vermeil. 20th century. Cabot workshop, Barcelona, 1913. Treasure of the Cathedral of Barcelona

Background imageObject Collection: KULAGINA DOING PK

KULAGINA DOING PK
Nina KULAGINA, Russian psychic attempts to raise an object from the table, by using her psychokinetic ability Date: circa 1970

Background imageObject Collection: Immovable - 2 young boys fail to get a beach donkey to move

Immovable - 2 young boys fail to get a beach donkey to move
Immovable - two young boys fail to get a beach donkey to move! As stubborn as a mule... Date: 1907

Background imageObject Collection: UFO photographed at McMinnville, Oregon, USA

UFO photographed at McMinnville, Oregon, USA
A UFO photographed by Mrs Paul Trent, who saw it with her husband at McMinnville, Oregon, USA. UFOs had frequently been seen previously in the area

Background imageObject Collection: Portrait of Oliver Cromwell

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, oil on canvas by an unknown artist after Robert Walker, c.1640. Date: c.1640

Background imageObject Collection: Portrait of Nell Gwynne

Portrait of Nell Gwynne, oil of canvas by an unknown artist after Peter Lely, c.1680, in a pine frame with carved foliage detail made in Britain, c.1650-1700. Date: c.1680

Background imageObject Collection: Hoba West meteorite

Hoba West meteorite
Team of scientists with the Hoba meteorite which fell in Namibia. Photograph taken by W. T Gordon in 1920

Background imageObject Collection: UFOs: Muyldermans encounter a UFO at Namur, Belgium, 1955

UFOs: Muyldermans encounter a UFO at Namur, Belgium, 1955
At Namur, Belgium, postman Muyldermans sees a UFO among the clouds and is able to take three photographs before it vanishes. Date: 5 June 1955

Background imageObject Collection: Super Constellation 145925 Project Magnet UFO Investigation

Super Constellation 145925 Project Magnet UFO Investigation
A very rare photograph of a modified Super Constellation 145925, fitted with highly sensistive magnetometers. The aircraft was part of the TOP SECRET Project Magnet - a UFO Investigation run by

Background imageObject Collection: Ufo - Nagata, Japan

Ufo - Nagata, Japan
This is one of the most saucer-like photographs of a flying saucer ever taken; unfortunately the size of the object is not known, nor if it contains occupants or not

Background imageObject Collection: Possible UFO sighting in Ireland

Possible UFO sighting in Ireland
Was it an Irish flying saucer or merely an airborne leprechaun? A double-page spread relating to an incident that occurred in County Waterford, Ireland on the 26th December 1965

Background imageObject Collection: Back cover of William Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue

Back cover of William Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue
William Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue, containing 202 pages including the front and back covers, with black and white and colour illustrations including designs for ceilings and dados

Background imageObject Collection: Tea cup and saucer

Tea cup and saucer
Glazed porcelain tea cup, from a childs part tea-service, decorated with a painted band of flowers on an orange ground. Retailed in Australia c.1925-1935. Acquired from the original owner

Background imageObject Collection: The Torah scroll. It contains the Pentateuch (Five Books of

The Torah scroll. It contains the Pentateuch (Five Books of
The Torah scroll is regarded as the holiest object in the synagogue. Contains the Pentateuch (Five Books of Moses). Israel Museum. Jerusalem

Background imageObject Collection: Page from William Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue: wit

Page from William Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue: wit
William Tarn and Co.s Illustrated Catalogue, containing 202 pages including the front and back covers, with black and white and colour illustrations including designs for ceilings and dados

Background imageObject Collection: Group portrait, possibly of the Brewster family, in a domest

Group portrait, possibly of the Brewster family, in a domest
Group portrait, possibly of the Brewster Family, in a domestic interior, oil on canvas, signed by Thomas Bardwell and dated 1736

Background imageObject Collection: Bruce Bairnsfather merchandise

Bruce Bairnsfather merchandise
Selection of items featuring illustrations by the famous World War One cartoonist, Bruce Bairnsfather including a jigsaw with Bairnsfathers curmudgeonly soldier character Ole Bill grumbling

Background imageObject Collection: Domestic interior with a mother and child seated at a piano

Domestic interior with a mother and child seated at a piano
A domestic interior with a mother and child seated at a piano, oil on canvas, possibly by Charles West Cope, c.1860, in a gilt frame with moulded decoration and a circular aperture. Date: c.1860

Background imageObject Collection: Crucifix

Crucifix set with sapphires, zircon, spinel, cairngorm and amethyst. The whole cross is bordered by diamonds

Background imageObject Collection: Whist. Pl 1

Whist. Pl 1
WHIST. PL 1

Background imageObject Collection: Gateleg table

Gateleg table
Mahogany drop-leaf dining table on a gateleg frame with six legs, made in England c.1780. Date: c.1780

Background imageObject Collection: Table

Table
Oval oak gateleg table made from oak, elm and red deal, with two hinged leaves on a joined frame, and a drawer at one end, made in England c.1675-1700. Date: c.1685-1700

Background imageObject Collection: The Column of Flagellation at the Basilica di Santa Prassede

The Column of Flagellation at the Basilica di Santa Prassede
The Column of Flagellation in the San Zeno Chapel at the Basilica di Santa Prassede in Rome, Italy. Allegedly the column upon which Jesus Christ was flogged in his final years

Background imageObject Collection: Reference shot

Reference shot
Windsor armchair with a high-back double-bow and fleur-de-lys motif in the pierced central splat, made from beech, cherry and willow, with an elm seat

Background imageObject Collection: Poker, detail

Poker, detail
Cast polished steel fire poker with a twisted brass handle and a floral finial, part of a set of fire tools including tongs and a shovel

Background imageObject Collection: Fire shovel, reverse

Fire shovel, reverse
Cast polished steel fire shovel with a decorative brass handle, a floral finial and a bell-shaped blade with a pierced flower motif, part of a set of fire tools including tongs and a poker

Background imageObject Collection: Rushlight and candle holder

Rushlight and candle holder
Iron rushlight and candle holder with a wooden base, made in Ireland, 1700-1800. Date: 1700-1800

Background imageObject Collection: Poker

Poker
Cast polished steel fire poker with a twisted brass handle and a floral finial, part of a set of fire tools including tongs and a shovel

Background imageObject Collection: Coal vase

Coal vase
Japanned coal vase made from lacquered tin plate with gilding and painted floral decoration on the lid, cast iron claw feet and iron lion mask handles, with a removable tin-plate liner

Background imageObject Collection: Tinder box

Tinder box
Canister tinder box made from sheet iron, with a tube candle socket and a ring carrying handle, made in England c.1750-1775. Date: c.1750-1775

Background imageObject Collection: Fire dog

Fire dog
One of a pair of wrought iron fire dogs with turned brass finials, arched legs and tapered uprights, decorated with raised decoration of Xs and carved feather motifs

Background imageObject Collection: Fire dogs

Fire dogs
One of a pair of wrought iron fire dogs with turned brass finials, arched legs and tapered uprights, decorated with raised decoration of Xs and carved feather motifs

Background imageObject Collection: Pewter plate

Pewter plate
Large pewter plate with a reeded edge, marked with the initials FHM and various hallmarks, made in England before 1735. Date: pre 1735

Background imageObject Collection: Love and Opportunity

Love and Opportunity, a domestic interior with two men and a woman at a table, engraving, published by Robert Sayer, September 1768. Date: 09/1768

Background imageObject Collection: Ladderback chair

Ladderback chair
Chestnut ladderback chair with oak and birch stretchers, carved shell decoration on the top rail and a rush seat, possibly made in France c.1800-1900. Date: 1800-1900

Background imageObject Collection: Cookery book

Cookery book
Manuscript recipe book in original calf covers, 90 pages and index, with an ownership inscription for Ann Dawson, dated 1724. Date: 1724

Background imageObject Collection: The Complete Practical Cook

The Complete Practical Cook
Book, The Complete Practical Cook; Or, A New System Of the Whole Art and Mystery of Cookery, by Charles Carter, London: printed for W. Meadows, in Cornhill; C

Background imageObject Collection: Delftware plate

Delftware plate
Tin-glazed earthenware plate with a scallop border painted in blue with a central design of a seated figure in a landscape, made in the Netherlands c.1760-1770. Date: c.1760-1770

Background imageObject Collection: Stocking

Stocking
Red fabric Christmas stocking, printed on each side with a pattern of stars and text reading Merry Christmas in a variety of languages

Background imageObject Collection: Portrait of George Michael Moser and his Wife Mary

Portrait of George Michael Moser and his Wife Mary
Portrait of Mary and George Michael Moser with a dog, oil on canvas, by Carl Marcus Tuscher, c.1741-43, in a gilt frame with moulded decoration. Date: c.1741-1743

Background imageObject Collection: Guilbaud Cabinet

Guilbaud Cabinet
Walnut-veneered writing cabinet bearing the trade label of John Guilbaud, retailed in London, c.1695-1700. Date: 1693-1712

Background imageObject Collection: Metamorphic table

Metamorphic table
Ebonised mahogany metamorphic table on three scrolled feet with floral gilt metal decoration, manufactured in England c.1820. Date: c.1820

Background imageObject Collection: Table

Table
Draw-leaf table made from oak with carved friezes, made in England c.1600-1650. Date: c.1600-1650



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