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Ashcombe Museum of Art & History

Ashcombe Museum of Art & History

Paintings, sculpture, works on paper, antiquities and decorative arts from five thousand years of human creativity. Explore highlights of the collection of the Ashcombe Museum of Art & History, founded in 1889.

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Collections
14
Objects
492

Collections

  • Archaeology & Antiquities

    Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek and Roman antiquities: funerary objects, vessels, sculpture and small finds with documented find spots. Inventory book A.

    Objects: 48

  • Arms & Armour

    European armour, swords, staff weapons and firearms, and Japanese sword fittings. Firearms are deactivated and certified. Inventory book AR.

    Objects: 22

  • Asian Art

    Chinese bronzes and ceramics, Japanese screens and lacquer, Korean celadons and Indian sculpture. Inventory book AS.

    Objects: 40

  • Coins & Medals

    Greek, Roman, Byzantine, medieval and early modern coins, with Renaissance portrait medals. Kept in coin cabinet C-4. Inventory book N.

    Objects: 25

  • Decorative Arts & Design

    Furniture, silver, glass, porcelain and objects of design from Europe and America, 1600–1930. Inventory book DA.

    Objects: 41

  • Drawings & Watercolours

    Old master and nineteenth-century drawings, studies and watercolours. Light-sensitive: displayed for no more than three months every three years. Inventory book D.

    Objects: 31

  • Islamic Art

    Manuscript paintings, calligraphy, lustreware, inlaid metalwork and carpets from Iran, Egypt, Syria, Turkey and India. Inventory book IS.

    Objects: 20

  • Jewellery & Goldsmiths' Work

    Rings, brooches, pendants and goldsmiths' work from antiquity to the Art Nouveau. Displayed in the Treasury, Gallery 2. Inventory book J.

    Objects: 23

  • Medieval Art & Manuscripts

    Illuminated leaves, ivories, enamels and liturgical metalwork from the treasury galleries. Inventory book M.

    Objects: 31

  • Paintings

    European and American paintings from the fourteenth to the early twentieth century: altarpieces, portraits, landscapes and still lifes. Inventory book P.

    Objects: 98

  • Photographs

    Daguerreotypes, salted paper and albumen prints, platinum prints and gelatin silver photographs from the first century of photography. Inventory book PH.

    Objects: 20

  • Prints

    Woodcuts, engravings, etchings and colour woodblock prints – from Dürer and Rembrandt to Hokusai and Hiroshige. Kept in solander boxes in Store B. Inventory book PR.

    Objects: 35

  • Sculpture

    Free-standing sculpture, reliefs and models in marble, bronze, terracotta and wood, from the Renaissance to Rodin. Inventory book S.

    Objects: 35

  • Textiles & Costume

    Woven silks, tapestries, embroidery, lace and dress. Stored flat or rolled in Store D; light levels limited to 50 lux. Inventory book T.

    Objects: 23

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