National Musuem Wales – Student Placement Post
Hi, I’m Kirsty and in October 2019 I began my second-year work placement at the National Museum Wales in Cardiff.…
Posts by Vicky Garlick
Leather Fireman’s Helmet
We’ve dug into the archives for today’s post, which features a leather fireman’s helmet from the collections at Beamish Museum,…
Golden Mummies – Student Placement Post
On 6th February, Golden Mummies of Egypt exhibition was launched in Buffalo, USA. It is the first international exhibition tour…
Ceramic Cider Mug
Object A large ceramic cider mug (large beaker body and handle) decorated with painted chinoiserie bird and floral decoration and…
Inkwell
Object The object is a brass inkwell with connected pen box and flask. The object likely originated from North India,…
Lipton Ceramic
Object A beige coloured Edwardian dairy butter crock (earthenware) with a circular body that widens at the rim, and is…
Dagger Axe
Object The dagger-axe (戈, Ge) consists of a curved handle (内, Nei) with a long, flat blade. The handle appears…
Rickshaw Model
Object A wooden rickshaw model from the Oriental Museum collections. This object was acquired by the Oriental Museum within a…
Wooden Apothecary Drawer
Object A small drawer made from oak wood with a glass knob handle. The object is part of the chemist’s…
Ceramic Figurine
Object A small, ceramic figurine from the Oriental Museum Collections. The object is a small figurine of a humanoid figure…
Spectacles
Object The objects are two pairs of spectacles from Beamish Museum. They were likely manufactured at the start of the…
Man in Cage
Object The object is a wooden miniature/model of a man in a cangue cage and is light brown in colour.…