Researching Africa collections
...Cookson. His family was based in Devon. He donated his rare collection of carvings, medicines and the costume of an nganga (traditional healer) to RAMM in 1889. One particular item...
Search Results
496 results found with "Devon"
You may find you get more exact results by encapsulating your search term in quotes.
Displaying all results. Display only object related results instead.
Miss Linter’s Legacy
...snail shell from Miss Linter’s collection 1720/1909/D15/71 Photograph of Miss JE Linter Miss Linter Miss Juliana Emma Linter, an English lady-conchologist, originally came from Devon but spent most of her...
Two paintings discovered in archive
...to Nuneaton and Devon for her incredible work as an art teacher but mainly for also being a scholar of adire cloth. An important text on adire In 1966, Stanfield...
Privacy
Data is only shared in support of RAMM and is never shared with anyone to enable other charities to contact you. The museum does not sell data to third parties.
New project called Discovering Worlds
...on a successful hat-making business in Southwark. Recent investigation has shown no known family or business connection to the county of Devon. Vaughan had been given a group of curiosities...
Donors and collections: Arnold Riley
...donor Arnold Riley made an important contribution to British and local history. But it was his uncle, Rev. Edward Baxter Riley, who demonstrated a Devon connection to the wider world.......uncle, Rev. Edward Baxter Riley, who demonstrated a Devon connection to the wider world. I’m sure if we looked into our own family histories we could uncover similar interesting stories....
Developing the Vision for the Research Collection at RAMM
...was simply that no-one had looked at them in depth. So we discussed why we were holding material that seemed cut off from experts and researchers. Our stored Devon archaeology...
Abraham Cann, the Last Champion in Devon Style Wrestling
Abraham Cann was born at Colebrooke, near Crediton around 1794. His rise to fame as the Devon champion and, ultimately, Champion of all England was impressive. His fight with James...
Medal from the Devon & Exeter Botanical and Horticultural Society
Medals and awards issued by local clubs and societies provide an interesting insight into daily life. This medal was awarded to Mr C Booth by the Devon and Exeter Botanical...