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Description: | The social history collections are divided Community Life with 11,000 items, Domestic life 31,000 items and Working Life with over 36,000 items. There are Maritime collections especially Nelsoniana. Nelson was born in Norfolk, in the rectory at Burnham Market and there are a number of Nelson memorabilia, including some very important personal items and bounty of war. The premier portrait of Nelson by William Beechey in 1801 hangs in the Blackfriars' Hall in Norwich and at (261.4 cm x 182.6 cm) it depicts Nelson in his dress uniform.
StrangersÃ' Hall opened in May 1900, one of the first museums of domestic life in the country with collections reflecting the way in which ordinary people have lived.
There are about 25,000 objects in the collection, including everything from vacuum cleaners, Valentines, jigsaw puzzles and jelly moulds to snuff boxes, scent bottles, phonographs and photograph albums. Food and Drink collection, is several thousand items including collections of gingerbread moulds, pestles and mortars, and recipe books. ChildrenÃ's Book collection is of national importance, comprising over 1300 items some not avilable elsewhere. Toy collection of national importance, especially early jigsaw puzzles and board games and over 500 dolls. Comprehensive childhood material with nursery furniture and china, toys, games, childrenÃ's books, rattles, teething rings and feeding bottles. Collection of greetings cards, especially Valentines, including insulting ÃblackÃ' Valentines. Small Musical Instrument collection with examples of early instruments. | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | +44 (0)1603 493623 | Telephone: | +44 (0)1603 493625 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:6631 | Go to resource |
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