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Open filters- Object name(s):
- slides
- Brief description:
- Circular slide magazine labelled Chester Zoo, Torquay, Blackpool, Morcambe
- Collection:
- Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
- Object name:
- slides
- Object number:
- KESMG : U0109
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0c990ed0-3dd0-3f0b-b41d-3d0e2cc78135
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0c990ed0-3dd0-3f0b-b41d-3d0e2cc78135, Keswick Museum and Art Gallery, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- Vase
- Brief description:
- Vase of unglazed red earthenware with applied decoration, partly on a light red ground, painted in light blue enamel and gilded. In medallions on either side are busts of Apollo and Athena. Of elongated ovoid form with long funnel-shaped neck, spreading foot and two handles in the form of female busts terminating in scrolls. Round the shoulder is a row of floral sprays and round the base is a border of acanthus foliage.
- Collection:
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Associated concept:
- Ceramics
- Associated concept:
- Earthenware
- Content - concept:
- busts
- Content - concept:
- scrolls
- Content - concept:
- female
- Content - concept:
- flowers
- Content - concept:
- acanthus
- Content - person:
- Apollo
- Content - person:
- Athena
- Credit line:
- Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
- Location type:
- Thumbnail
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 37.1
- Dimension:
- Width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 13
- Inscription content:
- 'WATCOMBE / TORQUAY'
- Inscription interpretation:
- Maker's mark printed on base in black
- Inscription content:
- '2317'
- Inscription interpretation:
- Painted on base
- Material:
- earthenware
- Material:
- enamels
- Object history note:
- Given by the Watcombe Terra Cotta Clay Company. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
- Object name:
- Vase
- Object number:
- 3732-1901
- Object production date:
- 1869-1876
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1869-01-01
- Date - latest:
- 1876-12-31
- Object production organisation:
- Watcombe Pottery Co.
- Organisation's association:
- maker
- Object production place:
- Torquay
- Place association:
- made
- Physical description:
- Vase of unglazed red earthenware with applied decoration, partly on a light red ground, painted in light blue enamel and gilded. In medallions on either side are busts of Apollo and Athena. Of elongated ovoid form with long funnel-shaped neck, spreading foot and two handles in the form of female busts terminating in scrolls. Round the shoulder is a row of floral sprays and round the base is a border of acanthus foliage.
- Reproduction number:
- 2010CX1624
- Reproduction number:
- 2018KY9173
- Responsible department/section:
- CER
- Technique:
- painted
- Technique:
- gilded
- Technique:
- Earthenware painted with enamels and gilded
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- Text:
- Vase
made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay , Devon, England,
3732-1901 Given by the Watcombe Terracotta Clay Company
- Text date:
- 23/05/2008
- Text reason:
- Gallery label text
- User's reference:
- Reference:
- Jervis, Simon, Victorian and Edwardian decorative art: the Handley-Read collection, London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1972
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/543b43cc-3378-3d7a-84de-134494b59796
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/543b43cc-3378-3d7a-84de-134494b59796, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- letter
- Brief description:
- note showing Viscount Bolingbroke to be in Torquay on Jan 8th 1838
- Collection:
- Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council)
- Object name:
- letter
- Object number:
- LYD1994.137.26
- Responsible department/section:
- Lydiard House Museum
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f3a00d3c-9d5e-37ea-a059-5153de0ba423
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f3a00d3c-9d5e-37ea-a059-5153de0ba423, Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council), CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- letter
- Brief description:
- Letter from Watson Thornton to Marianne Thornton, 28 May 1855, Torquay. 3 sheets
- Collection:
- Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
- Object name:
- letter
- Object number:
- KESMG : 1995.3.442.3
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/254584c5-e7bc-3630-8c8c-c860c0fce880
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/254584c5-e7bc-3630-8c8c-c860c0fce880, Keswick Museum and Art Gallery, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- Postcard
- Brief description:
- Old Watch House, West Bay.
- Collection:
- Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
- Content - place:
- West Bay
- Object name:
- Postcard
- Object number:
- P.46144
- Object production note:
- Kine Snaps Ltd. Torquay
- Reproduction number:
- 2021AA10370
- Responsible department/section:
- Photo
- Right holder:
- DCM
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/818fcbc3-e574-3546-8fb1-841e48b3efb4
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/818fcbc3-e574-3546-8fb1-841e48b3efb4, Dorset Museum & Art Gallery, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- guardian lion; Guardian Lion
- Brief description:
- Chinese lions, also called Foo Dogs, are sacred to Buddhists as defenders of the law and protectors of sacred buildings. They are always represented in pairs as a manifestation of yin and yang. The female can be recognized by a cub representing the cycle of life and closed mouth. The male has its right front paw placed on a ball and an open mouth symbolising the pronunciation of the sacred word 'om'. This lion, from Kangxi period (1661 - 1722), is made of yellow, green and grey enamelled porcelain. In the middle of lion's forehead there is a Chinese symbol for 'The King of Beasts'.
- Collection:
- Torquay Museum
- Material:
- Porcelain
- Object name:
- guardian lion; Guardian Lion
- Object number:
- C1461
- Reproduction number:
- C1461.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Decorative Art
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7073dd22-3fe5-3f07-ae40-d22a46b8ff1b
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7073dd22-3fe5-3f07-ae40-d22a46b8ff1b, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- letter
- Brief description:
- Letter from Watson Thornton to Lady Inglis, 7 May 1855, Torquay
- Collection:
- Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
- Object name:
- letter
- Object number:
- KESMG : 1995.3.426
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ee30c33e-aca9-3e70-88d2-18ca59538088
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ee30c33e-aca9-3e70-88d2-18ca59538088, Keswick Museum and Art Gallery, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Souvenir Candlestick
- Object name(s):
- Candlestick
- Brief description:
- Souvenir candlestick.
Small circular candlestick with deep circular bowl. Flat drip tray and applied loop handle. Red earthenware body with cream slip.
Incised: Guid nicht an joy be wi ye. Painted thistle design.
Clear glaze.
- Collection:
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
- Accession date:
- 11/01/1995
- Acquisition method:
- Gift
- Associated concept:
- Ceramics
- Associated date:
- 1905-1940
- Associated person:
- Longpark Pottery Co.
- Credit line:
- Presented in 1995 by Mrs Mary Love.
- Current location:
- View by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
- Dimension:
- Overall: Height: 7.5 cm
Rim: Diameter: 5.9 cm
- Inscription content:
- Longpark Torquay printed; 50 painted in black
- Inscription type:
- maker's mark
- Inscription content:
- LONGPARK / TORQUAY
- Inscription position:
- base
- Inscription type:
- printed
- Material:
- earthenware
- Object name:
- Candlestick
- Object number:
- ABDMS024241
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1905
- Date - latest:
- 1940
- Object status:
- Accessioned object
- Responsible department/section:
- Applied Art
- Text:
- This candlestick is an example of motto wares which became popular in the early and mid 20th century as holiday souvenirs. The red earthenware body is covered with cream slip and has a painted thistle design and the motto 'Guid nicht an joy be wi ye' has been scratched into the slip, revealing the red clay beneath. In spite of its Scottish subject matter the candlestick was manufactured in Devon by the Longpark Pottery Co. Motto ware was the principal commodity produced by this Torquay company. These small souvenir type wares featured naïve patterns of cottages and other shapes and wares intended for Ireland bore a shamrock whilst those for Scotland featured a thistle. The company was in existence between 1903 and 1957.
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3dbf3bdd-ad67-3ea0-845b-f005f0b13e5f
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3dbf3bdd-ad67-3ea0-845b-f005f0b13e5f, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, CC 0
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- Title:
- Welsh Motor Rally, rule book
- Object name(s):
- Welsh Motor Rally, rule book; rule book; document
- Brief description:
- Regulation book for the 'Fourth Welsh Motor Rally and Coachwork Competition Cardiff, 20-23rd July 1938'. Also contains details of awards, prizes and schedules for the eight starting controls at Cambridge, Cardiff, Chester, Harrogate, Leamington, London, Swansea and Torquay. 16 pages with five black and white photographs.
- Collection:
- Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
- Acquisition date:
- 23/3/1996
- Acquisition method:
- purchase
- Associated concept:
- South Glamorgan
- Associated concept:
- West Glamorgan
- Associated concept:
- road
- Associated concept:
- transport
- Entry date:
- 23/3/1996
- Material:
- paper
- Number of objects:
- 1
- Object name:
- Welsh Motor Rally, rule book; rule book; document
- Object production date:
- 1938
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1/1/1938
- Date - latest:
- 31/12/1938
- Object production person:
- Western Mail & Echo Ltd.
- Person's association:
- Production
- Person's association:
- publisher
- Person's biographical note:
- person
- Object production place:
- Cardiff
- Other number:
- 1996.231/48
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Ownership dates:
- 1938
- Ownership place:
- Cardiff
- Place status:
- place name
- Ownership place:
- Swansea
- Place status:
- place name
- Ownership place:
- Cambridge
- Place status:
- place name
- Ownership place:
- Chester
- Place status:
- place name
- Ownership place:
- Harrogate
- Place status:
- place name
- Ownership place:
- Leamington Spa
- Place status:
- place name
- Ownership place:
- London
- Place status:
- place name
- Ownership place:
- Torquay
- Place status:
- place name
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1e1483e1-a7ca-3465-a2f3-66cf8ce3e984
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1e1483e1-a7ca-3465-a2f3-66cf8ce3e984, Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- poster
- Brief description:
- framed B R poster Torquay (photograph)
- Collection:
- Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council)
- Object name:
- poster
- Object number:
- RY 1987/98
- Responsible department/section:
- STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/128a1d0c-9870-30a6-a29a-5f107f0db4da
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/128a1d0c-9870-30a6-a29a-5f107f0db4da, Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council), CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Pachypora cervicornis Blain
- Object name(s):
- Fossil
- Brief description:
- mid-Devonian. Torquay, Devonshire.Has been sectioned and polished.
Fossil
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object name:
- Fossil
- Object number:
- BPM190
- Responsible department/section:
- BP:C49, Zoology (Bell Pettigrew Museum)
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2ec880e1-5d02-3f4b-be83-92b10144e614
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2ec880e1-5d02-3f4b-be83-92b10144e614, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Teredo norvegica
- Brief description:
- Torquay. Wood bord by Teredo.
2 bits of wood in box
- Collection:
- University of St Andrews
- Object number:
- BPM567
- Responsible department/section:
- BP:C49, Zoology (Bell Pettigrew Museum)
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/43a44877-1599-371f-a3f4-3b925d05227a
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/43a44877-1599-371f-a3f4-3b925d05227a, University of St Andrews, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- Postcard
- Brief description:
- Coming into the Harbour, West Bay.
- Collection:
- Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
- Content - place:
- West Bay
- Object name:
- Postcard
- Object number:
- P.46147
- Object production note:
- Kine Snaps Ltd. Torquay
- Reproduction number:
- 2021AA10373
- Reproduction number:
- 2021AA21201
- Responsible department/section:
- Photo
- Right holder:
- DCM
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fb7dabec-2a63-36a7-96df-2c0212a7d295
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fb7dabec-2a63-36a7-96df-2c0212a7d295, Dorset Museum & Art Gallery, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- uniform & clothing; cap
- Brief description:
- cap ribbon hms torquay,166mm
- Collection:
- National Museum of the Royal Navy
- Object name:
- uniform & clothing; cap
- Object number:
- YEORN 1982/104/41
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c353b66a-c28a-33dd-b696-080a7e2dfdb5
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c353b66a-c28a-33dd-b696-080a7e2dfdb5, National Museum of the Royal Navy, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- programme
- Brief description:
- Ely City Football programme - Ely City versus Torquay United, 17th November 1956
- Collection:
- Ely Museum
- Acquisition date:
- 08.2018
- Acquisition method:
- gift
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension:
- length
- Object name:
- programme
- Object number:
- ELYMU:EM:2022.2.2
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e25afe47-2450-3977-abf5-b30a1a21dc97
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e25afe47-2450-3977-abf5-b30a1a21dc97, Ely Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- mineral; gold; gold
- Brief description:
- In Victorian times beautiful, feather-like gold crystals were discovered on the cliffs near Torbay - these came from Hope’s Nose. Mining was never viable as the gold was formed in very narrow calcite-filled fissures which were not very extensive. Donated by the curator of Torquay Museum BV Cooper in 1981.
This object is on display at RAMM in the Down to Earth gallery.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Current location:
- On display
- Dimension:
- whole length 80 mm
- Dimension:
- whole W 60 mm
- Dimension:
- whole H 50 mm
- Field collection place:
- Torquay
- Place coordinates:
- -3.4841000000000002,50.4619
- Field collection place:
- Devon
- Place coordinates:
- -3.4841000000000002,50.4619
- Field collection place:
- United Kingdom: England
- Place coordinates:
- -3.4841000000000002,50.4619
- Field collection place:
- Northern Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -3.4841000000000002,50.4619
- Field collection place:
- Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -3.4841000000000002,50.4619
- Object name:
- mineral; gold; gold
- Object number:
- 2/1981/3
- Reproduction number:
- 2-1981-3.jpg
- Reproduction number:
- 2-1981-3-shot1.jpg
- Reproduction number:
- 2-1981-3-shot3.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Natural Sciences
- Responsible department/section:
- Minerals
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/efb1f824-3ad2-3ab0-95c1-cbc7ce275178
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/efb1f824-3ad2-3ab0-95c1-cbc7ce275178, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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- Object name(s):
- beaker; Edward VII Coronation beaker; Edward VII Coronation beaker
- Brief description:
- Beaker made by Watcombe Pottery in Torquay to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII in 1902.
This object is not on display.
Inscription
front incised CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VII / JUNE 1902
reverse incised TOWN AND HAMLETS / HOLSWORTHY.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Associated concept:
- Eating and Drinking
- Current location:
- Not on display
- Dimension:
- whole height 110 mm
- Material:
- earthenware
- Object name:
- beaker; Edward VII Coronation beaker; Edward VII Coronation beaker
- Object number:
- 49/1978/8
- Object production date:
- 1901 to 1902
- Date - period:
- Edwardian (1901-1914)
- Object production person:
- Watcombe Pottery (pottery)
- Object production place:
- Torquay
- Object production place:
- S. Devon
- Object production place:
- United Kingdom: England
- Object production place:
- Northern Europe
- Object production place:
- Europe
- Reproduction number:
- 49-1978-8.jpg
- Reproduction number:
- 49-1978-8-shot1.jpg
- Reproduction number:
- 49-1978-8-shot2.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Decorative Art
- Responsible department/section:
- British ceramics
- Technique:
- front moulding portrait of king and queen with crown above; royal coat of arms
- Technique:
- sides painting thistles
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/48f5726f-f40e-39fa-86d9-4b045fe9b980
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/48f5726f-f40e-39fa-86d9-4b045fe9b980, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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- Object name(s):
- letter
- Brief description:
- Letter from Watson Thornton to Marianne Thornton, Whit Tuesday 1855, Torquay. 1 sheet
- Collection:
- Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
- Object name:
- letter
- Object number:
- KESMG : 1995.3.442.4
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9b7dea64-c1ba-3403-af67-04a4d0fc29d9
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9b7dea64-c1ba-3403-af67-04a4d0fc29d9, Keswick Museum and Art Gallery, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- letter
- Brief description:
- Letter from Watson Thornton to Marianne Thornton, 28 May 1855, Torquay. 3 sheets
- Collection:
- Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
- Object name:
- letter
- Object number:
- KESMG : 1995.3.442.2
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3a30023d-99d3-33db-86f9-c7d7e8a1f159
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3a30023d-99d3-33db-86f9-c7d7e8a1f159, Keswick Museum and Art Gallery, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- letter
- Brief description:
- Letter from Watson Thornton to Marianne Thornton, 28 May 1855, Torquay. 3 sheets
- Collection:
- Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
- Object name:
- letter
- Object number:
- KESMG : 1995.3.442.1
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/83be8208-5991-3450-a61c-bca1c143443c
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/83be8208-5991-3450-a61c-bca1c143443c, Keswick Museum and Art Gallery, CC BY-NC
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