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- Torquay from Marine Drive
- Object name(s):
- photograph; photograph
- Brief description:
- Photograph of view from the sea edge towards town with houses on the far headland. From an untitled photographic album, created by Agnes Gibson, 1915-1926.
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- photograph
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 2 3/16
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 55
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 3 1/8
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 79
- Material:
- paper (fibre product)
- Object name:
- photograph; photograph
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 925
- Date - latest:
- 909
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 925
- Date - latest:
- 925
- Object production place:
- Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 1990-5036/15355/97/1
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Responsible department/section:
- NSMM - Photographs
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f6fd5300-1be6-3cb5-88e0-9829ee76db6c
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f6fd5300-1be6-3cb5-88e0-9829ee76db6c, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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- Title:
- Great Western Railway - Teignmouth, Plymouth, Dawlish, Paignton & Torquay carriage photographs
- Object name(s):
- photograph; carriage photograph; photograph; carriage photograph
- Brief description:
- Carriage photographs, Great Western Railway, three carbon prints in mount: Teignmouth, The Harbour, Plymouth and The Beach, Dawlish; also three photochrom prints on reverse: Dawlish Boating Beach, Paignton & Torquay and Dartmouth Kingswear. Mount: 218 mm x 712 mm.
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated person:
- Great Western Railway
- Person's association:
- association
- Associated place:
- Teignmouth
- Place association:
- depicted
- Associated place:
- Plymouth
- Place association:
- depicted
- Associated place:
- Dawlish
- Place association:
- depicted
- Associated place:
- Paignton
- Place association:
- depicted
- Associated place:
- Torquay
- Place association:
- depicted
- Associated place:
- Dartmouth
- Place association:
- depicted
- Credit line:
- British Transport Commission; Public Relations & Publicity Officer, Paddington
- Material:
- cardboard
- Material:
- paper (fibre product)
- Object name:
- photograph; carriage photograph; photograph; carriage photograph
- Other number:
- 2010-7212
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 1016/1/60
- Other number type:
- Clapham number
- Other number:
- 1016/2/60
- Other number type:
- Clapham number
- Other number:
- 1016/3/60
- Other number type:
- Clapham number
- Other number:
- 1016/60
- Other number type:
- Clapham number
- Responsible department/section:
- NRM - Photographic Collections (Railway)
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2e0529fc-8738-3347-922c-5a5fd24d48ff
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2e0529fc-8738-3347-922c-5a5fd24d48ff, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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- Object name(s):
- jug; Jug
- Brief description:
- Moulded jug with fluted neck, decorated with flowers and blackberries. There is an incised pattern around the neck and impressed pattern of circles on handle.
- Collection:
- Torquay Museum
- Material:
- Terracotta
- Object name:
- jug; Jug
- Object number:
- C267
- Object production person:
- Watcombe Pottery
Company
- Object production place:
- St Marychurch, Torquay
- Reproduction number:
- C267.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Decorative art
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0d9c7ea9-77ef-3cd0-92d6-98de70af34cf
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0d9c7ea9-77ef-3cd0-92d6-98de70af34cf, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Catalogue of Devonshire Birds in the Torquay Museum
- Object name(s):
- catalogue
- Brief description:
- Catalogue of Devonshire Birds in the Torquay Museum
- Collection:
- Culture Perth & Kinross
- Acquisition date:
- 05/06/1991
- Acquisition method:
- Donation
- Associated concept:
- Social History and Archives
- Associated concept:
- Social History
- Content - concept:
- amenities, entertainment and sport
- Content - concept:
- cultural amenities
- Content - person:
- author Coates, Henry
- Content - person:
- publishers Torquay Natural History Society
- Content - person:
- Torquay Natural History Museum
- Content - place:
- England
- Content - place:
- Devon
- Content - place:
- Torquay
- Object name:
- catalogue
- Object number:
- ARCHIVE1786
- Object production note:
- 1991(pre)
- Object production person:
- Torquay Natural History Society
- Person's association:
- publishers
- Person's association:
- author
- Object production person:
- Coates, Henry
- Person's association:
- publishers
- Person's association:
- author
- Object production place:
- England], Devon, [Torquay
- Other number:
- 1992.827
- Other number type:
- assigned number
- Responsible department/section:
- Social History
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/47585e65-775f-32ca-a933-2904b672b1eb
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/47585e65-775f-32ca-a933-2904b672b1eb, Culture Perth & Kinross, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Colour railway poster 'Torquay - Devon's Riveara'
- Object name(s):
- poster; poster
- Brief description:
- Poster, Great Western Railway, Torquay Devon's Riviera by Martine, about 1930. Depicts a well dressed couple in a seafront garden, with the beach and town beyond. At bottom right is the GWR roundel. No.69, printed in England by W.E. Berry Ltd, Bradford. Format: quad royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- poster
- Associated concept:
- Posters
- Associated place:
- Torquay
- Place association:
- depicted
- Credit line:
- Onslow's Auctioneers (London)
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 40
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 1016
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 25
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 635
- Material:
- paper
- Object name:
- poster; poster
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1925
- Date - latest:
- 1935
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1930
- Date - latest:
- 1930
- Object production person:
- Martine; W.E. Berry Limited; Great Western Railway
- Object production place:
- Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 1989-7136
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Responsible department/section:
- NRM - Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/43b80019-2f74-3a97-a877-b49733277897
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/43b80019-2f74-3a97-a877-b49733277897, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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- Object name(s):
- inkstand; Marble Inkstand
- Brief description:
- This is the sort of item commonly made in Devon using the local stones. The polished surface makes it possible to see the fossil corals in some of the inlaid sections.
- Collection:
- Torquay Museum
- Material:
- Marble, glass, brass
- Object name:
- inkstand; Marble Inkstand
- Object number:
- V5059
- Object production place:
- Torquay
- Reproduction number:
- V5059.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Social History
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f121cf42-63be-3dfc-81a7-3cdae2eade11
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f121cf42-63be-3dfc-81a7-3cdae2eade11, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- picture; Picture of Babbacombe
Bay
- Brief description:
- This picture was probably made to show off the skills of the marble workers. It is highly realistic and shows much detail making it easily recognizable as Babbacombe Bay.
- Collection:
- Torquay Museum
- Material:
- Marble
- Object name:
- picture; Picture of Babbacombe
Bay
- Object number:
- V6587
- Object production place:
- Torquay
- Reproduction number:
- V6587.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Social History
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/69c2f282-c1a9-36ac-8c4b-f48b08536f26
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/69c2f282-c1a9-36ac-8c4b-f48b08536f26, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- slide; Lantern Slide: A Rock Pool, Torquay; Magic Lantern Slide: A Rock Pool, Torquay
- Brief description:
- This magic lantern slide shows a view of a rock pool on Torquay beach, Devon.
William Weaver Baker was a keen local amateur photographer and his collection of lantern slides offer a rare glimpse of Exeter and the surrounding area in the early twentieth century.
This object is not on display.
Inscription
edges handwritten handwritten 'TORQUAY ROCK POOL' on top edge
front (under cover glass) handwritten handwritten 'A Rock Pool. Torquay.' on mount
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Associated concept:
- Seaside / Coastal
- Current location:
- Not on display
- Dimension:
- whole width 83 mm
- Dimension:
- whole H 83 mm
- Dimension:
- whole TH 2.5 mm
- Field collection place:
- Torquay
- Field collection place:
- Devon
- Field collection place:
- United Kingdom
- Field collection place:
- Northern Europe
- Field collection place:
- Europe
- Material:
- glass
- Material:
- paper
- Material:
- photographic emulsion
- Object name:
- slide; Lantern Slide: A Rock Pool, Torquay; Magic Lantern Slide: A Rock Pool, Torquay
- Object number:
- 313/1977/73
- Object production date:
- 1908 to 1937
- Date - period:
- Edwardian (1901-1914)
- Date - period:
- World War I (1914-1918)
- Date - period:
- Inter War (1918-1939)
- Object production person:
- William Weaver Baker 1866-1954 (photographer)
- Object production place:
- United Kingdom
- Object production place:
- Northern Europe
- Object production place:
- Europe
- Reproduction number:
- 313-1977-73.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Social History
- Responsible department/section:
- Social and industrial history
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/54fbdd83-eed0-3545-82b0-0820866d392b
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/54fbdd83-eed0-3545-82b0-0820866d392b, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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- Object name(s):
- slide; Lantern Slide: Homeward bound, Torquay; Magic Lantern Slide: Homeward bound, Torquay
- Brief description:
- This magic lantern slide shows a view of a sail boat off the shore of Torquay, Devon in 1911.
William Weaver Baker was a keen local amateur photographer and his collection of lantern slides offer a rare glimpse of Exeter and the surrounding area in the early twentieth century.
This object is not on display.
Inscription
edges handwritten handwritten 'TORQUAY BOAT' on top edge
front (on top of cover glass) handwritten handwritten 'W Weaver Baker' on label
front (under cover glass) handwritten handwritten 'Homeward bound. Torquay. 1911.' on mount
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Current location:
- Not on display
- Dimension:
- whole width 83 mm
- Dimension:
- whole H 83 mm
- Dimension:
- whole TH 2.5 mm
- Field collection place:
- Torquay
- Field collection place:
- Devon
- Field collection place:
- United Kingdom: England
- Field collection place:
- Northern Europe
- Field collection place:
- Europe
- Material:
- glass
- Material:
- paper
- Material:
- photographic emulsion
- Object name:
- slide; Lantern Slide: Homeward bound, Torquay; Magic Lantern Slide: Homeward bound, Torquay
- Object number:
- 313/1977/68
- Object production date:
- 1908 to 1937
- Date - period:
- Edwardian (1901-1914)
- Date - period:
- World War I (1914-1918)
- Date - period:
- Inter War (1918-1939)
- Object production person:
- William Weaver Baker 1866-1954 (photographer)
- Object production place:
- United Kingdom
- Object production place:
- Northern Europe
- Object production place:
- Europe
- Reproduction number:
- 313-1977-68.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Social History
- Responsible department/section:
- Social and industrial history
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/95e0b72a-995e-3f11-af3f-a48174477c5a
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/95e0b72a-995e-3f11-af3f-a48174477c5a, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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- Title:
- Torquay
- Object name(s):
- Torquay
- Collection:
- Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
- Acquisition date:
- 6/3/1920
- Acquisition method:
- Gift
- Associated concept:
- Tirwedd | Landscape
- Associated concept:
- Printiau | Prints
- Associated concept:
- Gweithiau ar bapur | Works on paper
- Associated concept:
- Celf Gain | Fine Art
- Credit line:
- Given by Major F.T. James
- Dimension:
- h(cm) plate size:13.1
- Dimension:
- h(cm)
- Dimension:
- w(cm) plate size:21.8
- Dimension:
- w(cm)
- Dimension:
- h(cm):24.4
- Dimension:
- w(cm):33.8
- Entry date:
- 6/3/1920
- Material:
- ink
- Material:
- Paper
- Object name:
- Torquay
- Object production date:
- 1863
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1/1/1863
- Date - latest:
- 31/12/1863
- Object production person:
- EDWARDS E
- Person's association:
- Artist
- Person's biographical note:
- person
- Other number:
- NMW A 22966
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- System number:34851
- Other number type:
- other
- Other number:
- Old Registration number::1198 pts
- Other number type:
- other
- Other number:
- Old Accession number::20.86
- Other number type:
- other
- Technique:
- Etching
- Technique:
- Intaglio printing
- Technique:
- prints
- Technique:
- Fine Art - works on paper
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0afd851e-0f2a-380b-87c4-a3cc32d4fb99
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0afd851e-0f2a-380b-87c4-a3cc32d4fb99, Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Clockwork model of steam locomotive "Torquay", c1910
- Object name(s):
- model - representation; steam locomotive; model - representation; steam locomotive
- Brief description:
- Model steam locomotive, gauge `1', tinplate, clockwork, GWR 4-4-0 No.3360 "Torquay", prototype built 1900, model probably by Bing, Germany, c1910
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- model - representation
- Associated concept:
- steam locomotive
- Associated concept:
- railway models
- Associated concept:
- Using the Railway
- Material:
- tin plated
- Object name:
- model - representation; steam locomotive; model - representation; steam locomotive
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1905
- Date - latest:
- 1915
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1905
- Date - latest:
- 1915
- Object production person:
- Bing
- Object production place:
- Germany
- Other number:
- 1978-8477
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 151/17
- Other number type:
- file number
- Other number:
- 78/18/38 pt 11
- Responsible department/section:
- NRM - Railway Models
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9713a1a8-f51b-3c0c-bec1-5115aa93c9fa
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9713a1a8-f51b-3c0c-bec1-5115aa93c9fa, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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- Title:
- Torquay from Waldon Hill
- Object name(s):
- Postcard
- Brief description:
- From James Shepherd to wife Nellie (Helen) Shepherd; posted Torquay.
- Collection:
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
- Accession date:
- 31/03/2007
- Acquisition method:
- Gift
- Associated concept:
- Museum General
- Associated date:
- Mar-09
- Associated person:
- George Shepherd
- Credit line:
- The George Shepherd Pharmaceutical Collection.
- Current location:
- View by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
- Dimension:
- 8.8 x 13.9cm
- Material:
- Paper
- Object name:
- Postcard
- Object number:
- ABDMS079272
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1909
- Date - latest:
- 1909
- Object status:
- Accessioned object
- Responsible department/section:
- Science and Industry
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/22a0b033-1a9d-3e55-8ca8-e4d3121fd8e7
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/22a0b033-1a9d-3e55-8ca8-e4d3121fd8e7, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, CC 0
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- Title:
- Torquay from Waldon Hill
- Object name(s):
- Postcard
- Brief description:
- From James Shepherd to wife Nellie (Helen) Shepherd; posted Torquay.
- Collection:
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
- Accession date:
- 31/03/2007
- Acquisition method:
- Gift
- Associated concept:
- Museum General
- Associated date:
- Feb-09
- Associated person:
- George Shepherd
- Credit line:
- The George Shepherd Pharmaceutical Collection.
- Current location:
- View by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
- Dimension:
- 8.8 x 13.9cm
- Material:
- Paper
- Object name:
- Postcard
- Object number:
- ABDMS079271
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1909
- Date - latest:
- 1909
- Object status:
- Accessioned object
- Responsible department/section:
- Science and Industry
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/60f93320-467a-3654-86d3-4c0af9076a38
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/60f93320-467a-3654-86d3-4c0af9076a38, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, CC 0
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- Object name(s):
- mineral; gold; gold
- Brief description:
- Native gold collected by BV Cooper who was a curator at Torquay Museum. He published a paper on gold found at this location:
SCRIVENER, R.C. COOPER, B.V. GEORGE, M.C. and SHEPHERD, T.J.
1982. Gold-bearing carbonate veins in the Middle Devonian limestone of Hope’s
Nose, Torquay. Proceedings Ussher Society, 5:393
SCRIVENER, R.C. COOPER, B.V. GEORGE, M.C. and SHEPHERD, T.J.
1984. Gold-bearing carbonate veins in the Middle Devonian limestone of Hope’s
Nose, Torquay. (Abstract). J. Torquay Nat. Hist. Soc., 19, 19-21.
This object is not on display.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Current location:
- Not on display
- 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:
- 2/1981/2
- Reproduction number:
- 2-1981-2.jpg
- Reproduction number:
- 2-1981-2-shot1.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Natural Sciences
- Responsible department/section:
- Minerals
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bec55795-7fe6-3ae0-b3c1-1a03a5e4aca9
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bec55795-7fe6-3ae0-b3c1-1a03a5e4aca9, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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- Object name(s):
- mineral; gold; gold
- Brief description:
- Native gold collected by BV Cooper who was a curator at Torquay Museum. He published a paper on gold found at this location:
SCRIVENER, R.C. COOPER, B.V. GEORGE, M.C. and SHEPHERD, T.J.
1982. Gold-bearing carbonate veins in the Middle Devonian limestone of Hope’s
Nose, Torquay. Proceedings Ussher Society, 5:393
SCRIVENER, R.C. COOPER, B.V. GEORGE, M.C. and SHEPHERD, T.J.
1984. Gold-bearing carbonate veins in the Middle Devonian limestone of Hope’s
Nose, Torquay. (Abstract). J. Torquay Nat. Hist. Soc., 19, 19-21.
This object is not on display.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Current location:
- Not on display
- 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:
- 2/1981/1
- Reproduction number:
- 2-1981-1.jpg
- Reproduction number:
- 2-1981-1-shot1.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Natural Sciences
- Responsible department/section:
- Minerals
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/dba7b594-8f37-32a9-afd5-90285ffa476d
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/dba7b594-8f37-32a9-afd5-90285ffa476d, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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- Title:
- The Basin & Pier Head, Torquay
- Object name(s):
- The Basin & Pier Head, Torquay
- Collection:
- Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
- Associated concept:
- Printiau topograffig | Topographical prints
- Associated concept:
- Printiau | Prints
- Associated concept:
- Gweithiau ar bapur | Works on paper
- Associated concept:
- Celf Gain | Fine Art
- Dimension:
- h(cm) image size:5.7
- Dimension:
- h(cm)
- Dimension:
- w(cm) image size:9.9
- Dimension:
- w(cm)
- Dimension:
- h(cm) primary support:17.8
- Dimension:
- w(cm) primary support:11.3
- Material:
- Paper
- Material:
- ink
- Object name:
- The Basin & Pier Head, Torquay
- Object production person:
- Unknown
- Person's association:
- Artist
- Person's association:
- Creation
- Person's association:
- Engraver
- Person's association:
- Publisher
- Person's biographical note:
- person
- Object production person:
- Kershaw & Son
- Person's association:
- Artist
- Person's association:
- Creation
- Person's association:
- Engraver
- Person's association:
- Publisher
- Person's biographical note:
- person
- Other number:
- NMW A 29163
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- System number:45682
- Other number type:
- other
- Other number:
- Old Registration number::3205 TOP Pts
- Other number type:
- other
- Other number:
- Old Accession number::unknown
- Other number type:
- other
- Technique:
- engraving and etching on paper
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8c06ea02-6d1a-3604-be11-04a18ec164d8
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8c06ea02-6d1a-3604-be11-04a18ec164d8, Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- jawbone; Human Upper
Jawbone
- Brief description:
- Around 41,000 years ago, modern humans (Homo sapiens) sought shelter in the entrance of Kent's Cavern. At least one never left it. This fragment of upper jawbone, now known as KC4, is the oldest Homo sapiens fragment ever found in Britain.
- Collection:
- Torquay Museum
- Field collection place:
- Kent's Cavern
- Material:
- Tooth, bone
- Object name:
- jawbone; Human Upper
Jawbone
- Object number:
- A3936
- Object production date:
- 41.000 years old
- Object production place:
- Torquay
- Reproduction number:
- A3936.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Archaeology
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4f97166c-1674-3ae7-9586-7d921d11f57a
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/4f97166c-1674-3ae7-9586-7d921d11f57a, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- leaf point; Leaf Point
- Brief description:
- This tool may have formed a spear point. We cannot be sure if this technology belonged to the Neanderthals but their date in excess of 36,000 years ago predates any firm evidence for modern humans in Britain. This leaf point is made on blades.
- Collection:
- Torquay Museum
- Field collection place:
- Kent's Cavern
- Material:
- Flint
- Object name:
- leaf point; Leaf Point
- Object number:
- A3921
- Object production date:
- Early Upper Palaeolithic
- Date - period:
- Palaeolithic (500000-10000 BC)
- Object production place:
- Torquay
- Reproduction number:
- A3921.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Archaeology
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2c130cc6-8945-32ff-ba9c-b4073a1a96af
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2c130cc6-8945-32ff-ba9c-b4073a1a96af, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- figurine; Votive Stag Figurine
- Collection:
- Torquay Museum
- Field collection place:
- Milber Down
- Material:
- Bronze
- Object name:
- figurine; Votive Stag Figurine
- Object number:
- A5930
- Object production place:
- Newton Abbot
- Reproduction number:
- A5930.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Archaeology
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6db46fdd-35b7-3ab3-861d-4ba8e872cf0e
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6db46fdd-35b7-3ab3-861d-4ba8e872cf0e, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- figurine; Votive Duck Figurine
- Collection:
- Torquay Museum
- Field collection place:
- Milber Down
- Material:
- Bronze
- Object name:
- figurine; Votive Duck Figurine
- Object number:
- A5931
- Object production place:
- Newton Abbot
- Reproduction number:
- A5931.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Archaeology
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3c4ee59b-d17f-3365-af56-56463c0be761
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/3c4ee59b-d17f-3365-af56-56463c0be761, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC
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