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Description: | Decorative arts includes the Henry Holroyd Collection of English Drinking glasses bequeathed in 1935 and various ceramics including Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian pottery (1897-1950), Chinese ceramics, commemorative pottery, Goss, Cliviger pottery and Contemporary studio pottery.
Furniture includes items of backstairs furniture left in the Hall in 1903, 17th century oak purchased mainly in the 1930s and both Regency and Gothic pieces (e.g. the 'Towneley Alterpiece' - 15th century). There is also a collection of carved ivories from Europe, India, Asia, Africa and North America bequeathed in 1906 by George Eastwood and some additional pieces of ivory and hardwood turning by Lady Gertrude Eleanor Crawford. There is also some metalware comprising silver, trophies, cutlery, souvenir spoons, pewter and snuffboxes. | Subjects: | Decorative & Applied Arts | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01282 436138 | Telephone: | 01282 424213 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:1896 | Go to resource |
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