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A 'Sister Dora' Nurse's Cap

This cap was made by the company 'Sister Dora' which would have taken its name from the well loved Anglican nun and nurse Sister Dora from Walsall (1832-1878). This type of small white cap was worn ...

Clayton Hall Grammar School for Girls blazer, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This was a blazer belonging to Jane E. Bradshaw. It was worn during the 1960's and bought from Henry White's.

J. T. Burke Gramophone Record

J. T. Burke's was a Cycle and 'Gramophone Agent, with a shop at 67 Higherland, Newcastle-under-Lyme. A shop selling cycle's and music may seem like a strange combination but as the number of bicycle ...

Kang Hsi dynasty ceramic plate

This hard paste famille verte (from the French ‘Green family’), deep plate is characterised by its decorative colour scheme that includes blues, reds and mainly greens and was produced primarily during ...

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 (then the Borough Museum and Art Gallery) in Newcastle-under-Lyme to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Royal Air ...

Pair of ceramic spill vase figures

A spill or taper was used to transfer a flame from an existing lit source to wherever else it was needed. Made of tightly wound paper or thin wooden sticks, they were stored in simple wooden pots or ...

Samuel Mayer's Commemorative Drinking Horn, Newcastle-under-Lyme

This strange drinking vessel has two engraved silver collars and some bullocks legs as a stand. The wording along top collar reads: 'This cup was made from one of the horns of a bullock which was roasted ...

Staffordshire boating figures with spill vase

Spill vases were used to hold tapers or spills for lighting candles, lamps or pipes.

Staffordshire Cow creamer

In the mid 18th century drinking tea, coffee and chocolate became fashionable. A novelty cream jug in the shape of a cow became popular, so much so that many 19th century examples like ours have survived. The ...

Staffordshire Equestrienne Figure

Staffordshire figure of a horsewoman. It is likely that this is not a zebra, but rather a patterned horse. Zebras were included in Circuses in the 1830s, though it is unlikely that they were ridden. From ...

Staffordshire Figure - Courtship

Staffordshire figure showing a man offering a reluctant lady a ring. This figure is reflective of the changing attitudes towards marriage at the beginning of the 19th century, with families becoming ...

Staffordshire Figure - Summer

Staffordshire figure of a young woman holding wheat and a sickle, representing the season of Summer. The image of a woman holding a sickle and crops has been used to represent Summer since the Romans. ...

Staffordshire Figure - Tambourine Player

Staffordshire figure in the shape of a tambourine player. Staffordshire figures often depict the playing of traditional or amateur music. It is thought that the mould for this figure was first made ...

Staffordshire Figure - Tambourine Player

Staffordshire figure in the shape of a tambourine player. Staffordshire figures often depict the playing of traditional or amateur music. It is thought that the mould for this figure was first made ...

Staffordshire Figure - The Lost Sheep

Staffordshire figure based on the parable of the Lost Sheep in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Teaching the idea of redemption, the parable tells of a shepherd who leaves his flock of ninety-nine sheep ...

Staffordshire Figure of Elijah

In the Old Testament Elijah the prophet was told by God to go into the desert. He could drink water from the brook and the ravens would bring him food twice a day.

Staffordshire figure of Elijah

In the Old Testament Elijah the prophet was told by God to go into the desert. He could drink water from the brook and the ravens would bring him food twice a day.

Staffordshire Figure 'Peace'

A classical figure holding a dove, symbolising peace.

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