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Description: | Ceramics range from 17th century Chinese pieces to early 20th century Lancastria ware decorated by Walter Crane, and includes some local commemorative ware. Sculpture comprises around 30 marble, plaster and bronze busts, mostly of local dignitaries. Ivory statuettes and other carvings also feature in the collection together with a range of metalwork (silver & gilt, replicas, trophy cups, silver and silver-plated tableware). Furniture includes several pieces by Waring and Gillow, a 15th century Flemish cabinet and an Arts & Crafts style oak chest. There are also some sculptures and enamels from the Far East. The collection features a small collection Icons, mainly from Russia and Greece, dating from the 15th-19th century and mainly acquired by Thomas Boys Lewis, a Blackburn cotton manufacturer. Horology includes a wall clock and six long case clocks dating from the 18th and 19th centuries and also a collection of 18th century pocket watches, most representing local makers. | Subjects: | Decorative & Applied Arts | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01254 695 370 | Telephone: | 01254 667 130 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:2228 | Go to resource |
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