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  • Appliqued and embroidered table cloth made by members of the Weston Favell branch of the Women's Institute © NMAG

    Tablecloth

    Made by members of the Weston Favell branch of the Women's Institute to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, this tablecloth is still in weekly use.

    1953 Modern

  • Large copper ball added to the cast iron Victorian Market Square fountain in Northampton in 1954. © NMAG

    Fountain Ball

    This copper ball was added in the 1950s to the Victorian ornate cast iron fountain installed in the Market Square, Northampton.

    Victorian 1863 Modern

  • Rear of 1950s Saints Rugby shirt with appliqued number © NMAG

    Saints Rugby Football Club Shirt

    Northampton Saints RugbyFootball Club shirt from the 1950s worn by John Beresford Deeks (Bez).

    1949-59 Modern

  • Torah Scroll and red velvet bag. © NMAG

    Torah Scroll

    Torah scroll smuggled out of Austria following the events of the Kristallnacht in 1938. It is now on loan to the Northampton Hebrew Congregation.

    1939 Modern

  • Leather escape boot made by Haynes and Cann © NMAG

    Escape Boot

    Escape boot designed for RAF pilots by local manufacturers Haynes and Cann in 1943. Northamptonshire has a long history of making military footwear.

    1943 Modern

  • watercolour painting of Abington Park

    Watercolour painting of Abington Park

    Watercolour painting of ‘Abington Park’ c. 1920, by Northamptonshire Artist, Thurston Laidlaw Shoosmith (1865-1933)

    1920 Modern