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Roman Wall Plaster

Painted wall plaster from the bath house wall of the Hunsbury Roman villa, with the rare depiction of a woman's face.

Late Roman - 4th century CE Roman and Early Medieval

BBC Radio Microphone Fader

Late 1980s microphone fader used in the BBC Radio Northampton Studios. It was replaced with the advent of digital broadcasting in the 21st century.

1980s Modern

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

Shoemaker's Bench

This shoemaker's bench is evidence of the shoemaking trade before mechanisation aand factory manufacture when solitary shoemakers mostly worked in small workshops in their home.

Victorian 1860 - 90 Modern

Everard Bouverie's Waterloo Sword

A cavalry officer’s heavy sword carried in the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. It is 102cm long, with a matching scabbard. It is made from metal with decoration on the blade called blue and gilt, which has now faded.

1812 Stuart to Georgian

Banner to celebrate the centenary of the formation of the WI in the UK in 1918

The banner was designed and made in 2018 to celebrate the centenary of the opening of the first WI in the UK. The banner measures 48” from top to the bottom point and 27” at its widest part with a green hanging cord across the top.

2018 Modern