- Wikidata identifier:
- Q113370052
- Instance of:
- museum; local authority museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 1186
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q113370052/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Agriculture Collection
This is a collection of farm implements.
Subjects
Agriculture
Social History Collection
There are domestic and personal mementos such as several butter decorations in porcelain; many artefacts reflecting local trades and businesses such as shopkeeping and banking; many objects relating to the Sturminster Newton Workhouse; and a railway model of Sturminster and associated items.
Subjects
Social History
Personalia Collection
Material relating to local personalities such as Thomas Hardy, William Barnes and Robert Young is represented in the collection.
Subjects
Personalia
Costume and Textile Collection
The collection includes some adults and children’s clothing from the first half of the 20th century; and some silk and lace items.
Subjects
Costume and Textile
Photographic Collection
There is a collection of photographs of local interest including some the important Hinton St Mary Roman mosaic pavement, which is in the British Museum. There is also a series of photographs of Sturminster Newton Workhouse.
Subjects
Photography
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC