Cottages at Otterton, Devon
A pen and ink drawing done by F.J. Widgery. These were his forte, and he is regarded highly by historians as being a master of this particular skill. Widgery is...
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A Cottage after Sir George Beaumont
This drawing is a copy of a work by Sir George Beaumont entitled Leasehold Farm, near Boxted, 21 August 1791....
Magic Lantern Slide: Keeper's Cottage, Stoke Woods
This photographic magic lantern slide was created by Alfred Rowden, an amateur photographer from Exeter. During the First World War he continued his hobbies of photography and nature study and...
Door lock
This Victorian lock was donated to the museum in 1980 having been removed from a cottage in Lydford. Records suggest it may have been used on the door of an...
Figure of eight handcuff
These handcuffs are known as ‘figure of eight’ cuffs because of their shape. The lock on the side was operated by a key, which is now missing. They were donated...
Magic Lantern Slide: Mile End Cottage, Alphington
This image is from a collection created by Mr WA Walburn of ‘Heavytree’ Exeter. The lecture comprises photographs of book plates, historic maps and other illustrations, and tells the history...
Cauldron
Possible witch’s cauldron. This small iron crock, of the type commonly used in Dartmoor cottages, was given to the folklorist Miss Theo Brown by William Webb of Postbridge who died...
Magic Lantern Slide: Westlakes Cottage where Hornets built
This photographic magic lantern slide was created by Alfred Rowden, an amateur photographer from Exeter. During the First World War he continued his hobbies of photography and nature study and...
The 22nd January 1901 (Reading the News of the Queen’s Death in a Cornish Cottage)
The location has been identified as Primrose Cottage, Newlyn, and the sitters as the Hichens family and two others. Through an otherwise everyday breakfast scene, Forbes has evoked the affection...