Staffordshire Figure 'Peace'

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Date:1820 - 1829 (c.)

Description:A classical figure holding a dove, symbolising peace.


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9600s
Wooden Doll
Wooden Doll

Wood has been used to make dolls for centuries. This is a fairly modern doll made ...

1360s
Corporation of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Order Book
Corporation of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Order Book

This book is the oldest book in the museum archives and details the official minutes ...

1680s
The Natural History of Staffordshire by Robert Plot
The Natural History of Staffordshire by Robert Plot

Robert Plot was extremely interested in natural history and consequently became ...

1730s
The works of Virgil translated into English Blank verse with large explanatory notes & critical observations by Joseph Trapp
The works of Virgil translated into English Blank verse with large explanatory notes & critical observations by Joseph Trapp

Joseph Trapp was an English Clergyman, academic, poet and pamphleteer; his achievements ...

1800s
Prattware Coiled Serpent Puzzle Pipe
Prattware Coiled Serpent Puzzle Pipe

This is a rare example of a puzzle pipe. Puzzle pipes date as early as 1750, and ...

1820s
Apedale Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Apedale Hall, Newcastle-under-Lyme

Taken from a print entitled 'The Seat of Richard Edensor Heathcote Esquire'. In ...

1840s
Poor Relief Rate Book, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Poor Relief Rate Book, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This book lists all those who were receiving 'Poor Relief' in Newcastle in 1848. After ...

1860s
Child’s Dress
Child’s Dress

This is either a plain underdress or used for nightwear. The dress is very plain ...

1870s
Miss Sarah Griffiths' Victorian Wedding Dress
Miss Sarah Griffiths' Victorian Wedding Dress

This is the wedding dress worn by Miss Sarah Griffiths on her marriage to Mr Daniel ...

1890s
Minstrel Troupe, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Minstrel Troupe, Newcastle-under-Lyme

The Borough's first 'blackface' Minstrel Troupe. As you can see from the image ...

1910s
World War One Voluntary Aid Detachment Uniform
World War One Voluntary Aid Detachment Uniform

This uniform belonged to Emily ‘Queenie’ Baker (nee Pond) who joined the Voluntary ...

1930s
Lion Fur Stole, c.1933
Lion Fur Stole, c.1933

This stole is made of an unusual type of fur - that of a lion. The stole was ...

1950s
Shabti Egyptian Figures, c.2000-330 BC
Shabti Egyptian Figures, c.2000-330 BC

A Shabti is a small figurine, usually in the shape of a mummified person that would ...

1960s
Mark 1 Spitfire outside Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Mark 1 Spitfire outside Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This Mark 1 Spitfire from R.A.F. Bicester was on display outside the Brampton Museum ...

1980s
William Ricards Collection at the Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme
William Ricards Collection at the Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme

William Richards was a keen archaeologist and a local collector of archaeology and ...

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Image courtesy of: Mrs E. Shorter

Donor ref:NM.2015.791.20 (22/38124)

Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme

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