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Jubilee Procession in a Cornish Village, A. G. Sherwood Hunter (1846-1919)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, June 1897. This painting is a wonderful record of a lantern procession held to commemorate Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee in 1897
Monday, Bryan Pearce (1929-2007)Oil on board, 1959. Bryan Pearce was born in St Ives in 1929 and suffered from the then unknown condition Phenylketonuria, which affects the normal development of the brain
Boy Rowing out from Rocky Shore, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, 1890. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York. In 1859 the family moved to Falmouth, where his father Daniel Tuke, a physician
Green Waters, Henry Scott Tuke (1858-1929)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, late 19th / early 20th century. A man sculling in a small boat. Henry Scott Tuke was born into a Quaker family in Lawrence Street, York
Study of Three Girls Heads, Lucas Cranach the elder (1472-1553)Oil on panel, German School, around 1525. Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) was a German painter and printmaker. He was one of the leading German painters
House in the Trees at Hampstead, John Constable (1776-1837)Oil on board, English School, 1821. John Constable was the son of wealthy miller in Bergholt, Suffolk. His family did not approve of his vocation as an artist but he joined the Royal Academy Schools
Earthenware Bust of John Wesley, Staffordshire, EnglandEarthenware bust of John Wesley (1703-1791) wearing a black cassock and white clerical collar, mounted on a square base with leaf pattern
A Concert Party, Artist UnknownOil on board, Dutch / Flemish School, 17th century. The painting was previously known as Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Leicester at Kenilworth and attributed to Dirk Hals (1591-1656)
Julius Caesar Copper Alloy CoinThe coin features Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) with the inscription DIVOS IVLIVS on the obverse and the inscription CAESAR DIVI F on the reverse. It measures 25 mm in diameter and is a possible forgery
Moche Culture Portrait Vessel, Truxillo, PeruMoche culture vessels are some of the few realistic portrayals of human faces found in the Pre-Columbian Americas. They were mass-produced, using moulds
Bronze Incense Burner (Koro), JapanThis incense burner dates from around 1800 and is in the form of a Chinese boy (karako) reading a book. Karako is a Japanese term meaning Chinese child
Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne), Buffelsdoorn Estate, Klerksdorp, South AfricaA male Long-tailed Widowbird in breeding plumage, perched on a branch. The feathers are almost entirely black with orange and white shoulders, or epaulets
Copper, United Mines, Gwennap, Cornwall, EnglandThis specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 17)
Copper, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, EnglandA dendritic growth of copper crystals. Also known as native copper, the specimen is pure copper, uncombined with any other elements
Scorodite, Tincroft Mine, Illogan, Cornwall, EnglandThis specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 9, Figure 3) which states Is copper ore of a dull olive-green colour
Chalcocite with Quartz, Cooks Kitchen Mine, Illogan, Cornwall, EnglandThis specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 7)
Malachite, North Wheal Basset, Illogan, Cornwall, EnglandClusters of botryoidal malachite crystals. Malachite is a common hydrated copper carbonate secondary mineral, formed by the near surface weathering of primary sulphide minerals
Wolframite, Castle an Dinas Mine, St Columb Major, Cornwall, EnglandWolframite contains iron, manganese and tungsten and is the main ore mineral of tungsten. Until the mid 1800s it was treated as a waste product but it later became a high value by product at many tin
Study for the carter in The Lighting Up Time, Stanhope Forbes (1857-1947)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, late 19th century. The Lighting Up Time was completed in 1902 and there are several studies for different elements of the painting in existence
Carved Figure, Mandalay, Myanmar (formerly Burma), South East AsiaThis decorative wooden figure, intended for the European market, is decorated with sequins, inlaid glass and gilt relief lacquer (Hman Si Shwe Cha)
Bellarmine Jug, GermanyBellarmines, or Beardman jugs, are highly fired, salt-glazed, stoneware jugs, made in large quantities in northern Europe from the 1500-1700s
Malachite, Wheal Husband, Sticker, St Ewe, Cornwall, EnglandBotryoidal malachite coated in limonite. This specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 8)
Galena, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, EnglandReticulated dull grey galena on larger dull grey octahedral crystals of galena. Collector Philip Rashleigh wrote in his mineral catalogue
Native Copper, Cooks Kitchen, Illogan, Cornwall, EnglandSolid crystalline copper like a root of a tree crystallised at the points. Collector Philip Rashleigh wrote in his mineral catalogue: Virgin Copper in form of the Root of a Tree
Baryte, Bonsall Dale, Bonsall, Derbyshire, EnglandVariety of baryte known as brainstone. White sprays of dendritic crystals in a limonitic ground mass with one polished face
Goethite with Calcite, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, EnglandStalactitic goethite with colourless calcite crystals. This variety of goethite, known as brush ore, was high quality iron ore from the Forest of Dean, often containing between 60-65% iron
Galena with Calcite, Sphalerite and Pyrite, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England6mm pale yellow scalenohedral calcite crystals (dog tooth spar) and brassy yellow chalcopyrite crystals on galena and sphalerite
Cassiterite Partly Replacing Orthoclase, Wheal Coates, St Agnes, Cornwall, EnglandTwinned crystals of orthoclase feldspar partially replaced by cassiterite. This rare kind of replacement, or partial pseudomorph, is best seen in specimens from Wheal Coates
Chalcopyrite with Calcite and Galena, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, EnglandBrassy yellow chalcopyrite crystals on colourless scalenohedral calcite crystals (dog tooth spar) with metallic grey galena on limestone
Copper with Quartz, South Caradon Mine, St Cleer, Cornwall, EnglandCopper with crystalline quartz. Most Cornish copper specimens are dull, but native copper (pure copper, uncombined with any other elements) from Caradon is invariably bright
Copper, Cornwall, EnglandAn intricate dendritic growth of copper crystals. Also known as native copper, the specimen is pure copper, uncombined with any other elements
Chalcopyrite on Quartz, Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall, EnglandBrassy yellow crystals of chalcopyrite, with an iridescent tarnish, on colourless quartz crystals. The specimen label states Six sided cristals of yellow copper ore crossing each other in opake