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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

Roman Spindle Whorl

Marked with the name of the Roman woman who used it, spindle whorls were used to spin wool into yarn to make clothes.

Roman 43 - 410 CE Roman and Early Medieval

Handmade Eydon Cape

An elegant cape made by the wife of the Eydon village tailor and drapery shop proprieter most likely in the early 20th century.

1875 - 1925 Modern

Kinky Boots

Boots made for the film Kinky Boots - telling the story of entrepeneurialism in the county's shoe manufacturing industry in the late 1990s.

2005 Modern

Brigstock Jewel

Mid-15th century jewelled brooch or hat pin found in Brigstock, within the medieval Rockingham Forest which covered large areas of Northamptonshire.

Medieval 1450 Medieval to Tudor

Paisley Pear

This Paisley Pear is an exceptional piece of Bucking Point Bobbin lace. Lacemaking was a prominent Northamptonshire industry from the 17th to 20th centuries.

Victorian c. 1901 Modern

Roman Lucet

A lucet was used to make braids and cords. Found at a Roman military site this is the earliest example found in Britain or Europe.

Roman 45 - 65 CE Roman and Early Medieval

Saints Rugby Football Club Shirt

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

1949-59 Modern

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

Wakerley brooch

Excavated from a burial in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, this square headed brooch is unusual in being marked with a runic inscription on the back.

Saxon 500 - 700 CE Roman and Early Medieval

Kettering Town Football Club Shirt

Kettering Town Football Club was the first Bristish club to wear shirts advertising their sponsors, sparking a revolution in football marketing.

1976 Modern