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Tamsin Blight, the White Witch of Helston, William Jones Chapman (1808-1872)Oil on canvas, English School, 1856. A portrait of an elderly woman wearing a bonnet and shawl, seated in a chair
The Tea Table, Harold Harvey (1874-1941)Oil painting on canvas, Newlyn School, 1920. The painting shows a mealtime scene around the kitchen table. A traditional Cornish range is pictured in the background
Irene, Bryan Pearce (1929-2007)Oil on board, 1975. 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
St Marys Church, Truro, Cornwall. Around 1870The west front of St Marys Church. View taken from the High Cross end looking towards St Marys Street. A very early photograph. The parish church of St Mary the Virgin was first consecrated in 1259
Portrait of a lady, Polperro, Cornwall. 1860-1870sFull length portrait of a lady holding a book. Philip M. Correll (1992) identified the woman as " The school lady of the day"
Mrs Phillips of Goonere, Scorrier, Gwennap, Cornwall. October 1907Portrait of an elderly lady, Mrs Phillips. Photographer: Samuel John Govier
Annie Rowney, Leghe Suthers (1856-1924)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, late 19th / early 20th century. John Lees, or Leghe Suthers was born in Oldham, Greater Manchester
The Pilgrimage to Canterbury, Thomas Stothard (1755-1834)Oil on panel, English School, late 18th / early 19th century. Thomas Stothard was born in London and was apprenticed to a draughtsman of silk pattern designs in Spitalfields
Madonna and Child, Rogier van der Weyden (1399-1464)Oil on panel, Dutch School, 15th century. Dutch artist Rogier van der Weyden was one of the most profound and influential painters of the 15th century
Earthenware Figure of Dolly Pentreath, Swansea, Glamorgan, WalesA standing figure of Dolly Pentreath carrying a basket of fish in a hod held to her head by a black band
Against Regatta Day, Stanhope Forbes (1857-1947)Oil on canvas, Newlyn School. Born in Dublin, Stanhope Forbes is regarded as the founder and leader of the Newlyn School
Waterfall outside Waterfall Gardens, Truro, Cornwall. Probably around 1910A group of women and children stand beside the waterfall outside Waterfall Gardens with the new Carvedras Viaduct in the background
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)
Pelike, Southern ItalyA fawnware pelike, painted reddish brown, with a painted representation of a female face with wings on either side, dating from around 320 BC
Two ladies and a little girl of the Tamblyn family of Ivy HouseA Tamblyn family group of two ladies and a little girl. Miss Mary Tamblyn was a draper and tea dealer at the post office during the period around 1906. Photographer: Samuel John Govier
The Gullett Family, John Opie (1761-1807)Oil on canvas, English School, circa 1786
Girl Leaning on a Ledge, Artist UnknownOil on canvas. This painting, catalogued as being by an unknown artist, appears to be an exact copy of part of Two Women at a Window
Cornish fishwife with cawl, Cornwall County Fisheries ExhibitionTitled Cornish fishwife with cawl. In Cornwall, a cawl is a basket for carrying fish
South Island Giant Moa (Dinornis robustus) Right LegThis extinct, flightless bird lived in New Zealand. The largest of the species reached 3.6 meters and its only predator was the Hst eagle, until the first Polynesian settlers arrived in the 1200s
Charles Woolf and Dorothy Dudley in a country lane near RelubbusPhotographer Charles Woolf and historian, teacher and archaeologist Dorothy Dudley are standing in a country lane near Relubbus, in summer. Charles Woolf has a camera around his neck