- Wikidata identifier:
- Q6223861
- Also known as:
- John Bunyan Museum
- Instance of:
- museum; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 1587
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q6223861/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Personalia
Collection of some of the personal possessions of John Bunyan, 1628-1688, including the anvil he used for his work as a tinker and his metal violin. Bunyan was imprisoned for his beliefs for 12 years in Bedford Goal, and a stoneware jug thought to have been used to take him food and drink, and a wooden flute reputed to have been made from the leg of a stool in his prison cell are on display. The collection also includes copies of many of his works, including the Pilgrim’s Progress.; Collection of objects and documents relating to the history of the Bunyan Meeting Free Church.
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC