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This patch box was probably used to store and apply cosmetic products like rouge, powder, or patches and has a mirror inside its lid. Historically, patch boxes were used by both men and women ...

Ashurst and Colbury are situated on the edge of the New Forest, near Totton and Marchwood. This patchbox was created as a souvenir for visitors to Ashurst to purchase. A patchbox would have been used ...

This is an earthenware chamber pot with a lead glaze inside dating from around the late 18th to the early 19th century. The chamber pot has a rounded rim, a loop handle and was made by Verwood ...

The design of the bubby pot was created by Dr Hugh Smith, a physician, in around 1770. Originally made from pewter it went on to be made from various other materials. Wedgwood & Sons Limited ...

Porcelain ewer, or water piker, decorated in a blue fence pattern with birds and a white base. The handle is curved with an open brim indicating it was used to pour liquid. It could have held water or ...

Stoneware vase, slip decorated in blue, white and black, made by Elizabeth Fritsch, Digswell, Hertfordshire, about 1977 Elizabeth Fritsch (b.1940) is a celebrated British studio ceramicist born in ...