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Wikidata identifier:
Q17527053
Also known as:
Abington Museum, Abington Park Museum, Abington Abbey Museum
Instance of:
museum; stately home
Museum/collection status:
Accredited Museum
Persistent shareable link for this record:
https://museumdata.uk/museums/q17527053/

Collection-level records:

  • Collection overview (Cornucopia)

    Decorative and Applied Arts Collection

    Local significance and international interest. Collection includes furniture and English, European and North African ceramics; glass; metalwork; enamels; oriental collection. Greatest strength fine collections of British and Oriental ceramics given early this century by 5 private collectors. Also includes collection of leathercraft.

    Subjects

    Ceramics; Leather; Decorative Arts; Furniture; Glass; Crafts; Metalwork (product)

    Military Collection

    Regional significance. The collection tells the story of the Northamptonshire Regiment. ‘Was your grandfather a soldier’.

    Subjects

    Regiments; Military personnel; Armed forces

    Social History Collection

    Social history collections cover community life, civic affairs, working life, industrial processes and the full range of personal and domestic life material. Some 27,800 items in total. Local significance.

    Subjects

    Community; Industrial production; Domestic life; Social History; Industry

    Costume and Textiles Collection

    Local significance. The collection contains over 5,000 items, the largest section is women’s dresses 1770-1970.

    Subjects

    Textiles; Fashion; Dresses; Costume

    Source: Cornucopia

    Date: Not known, but before 2015

    Licence: CC BY-NC

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