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Triptych, by Master of the Louis XII Triptych, about 1498 – 1514, Limoges, France
V&A South Kensington
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Dish, by Muhammad Ja'far, 1817 – 1818, Tehran, Iran
V&A South Kensington
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Turban Ornament, about 1800 – 50, Jaipur, India
V&A South Kensington
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Box, by Jean Georges Rémond et Cie., 1783 – 1790, Switzerland
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Beaker, by Pavel Ovchinikov, 1892, Moscow, Russia
V&A South Kensington
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Handbag, by Haruta Yukihito, 2008, Japan
V&A South Kensington
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The Mérode Cup, cup and cover, about 1400, France
V&A South Kensington
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The Habsburg-Rosenberg Cup, 1665, Augsburg, Germany
V&A South Kensington
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Jug, designed by Gerald Benney, made by Alan Evans, 1978, England
V&A South Kensington
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Portrait of Hortense Mancini, Duchesse de Mazarin, enamel miniature, by Jean Petitot Sr, about 1675, France
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Snuff box, 1765 – 1775, Birmingham, England
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Vessel, 1736 – 1795, Beijing, China
V&A South Kensington
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Success to the British Fisheries, plaque, designed and engraved by Louis Philippe Boitard, 1750 – 1751, Birmingham, England
V&A South Kensington
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Fish slice, by Linda Darty, 2004, North Carolina, US
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The Becket Casket, about 1180 – 1190, Limoges, France
V&A South Kensington
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Brooch, designed by Barbara Paganin, 2011, Italy
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Hair ornament, designed by Philippe Wolfers, 1905 – 7, Belgium
V&A South Kensington
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Necklace, designed by Santhi Wongchan, made by Niphon Yodkranpan, 2003, Bangkok, Thailand
V&A South Kensington
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Eye miniature, early 19th century, England
V&A South Kensington
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Spray ornament, about 1850, England
V&A South Kensington
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The Shannongrove Gorget, collar, 800 BC – 700 BC, Ireland
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Beaker, 1600 – 25, Europe
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Snuffbox, about 1750, Germany
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Micromosaic, made by Giovanni Morelli, 1820, Rome, Italy
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The Capitoline Doves, plaque, by Giacomo Raffaelli, 1801, Rome, Italy
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Enamel miniature on copper of George Washington, by Henry Bone after Gilbert Stuart, 1825, England
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(Detail) Ewer, made by Paul de Lamerie, 1742 – 3, London, England
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Snuffbox, designed by Jean Guillaume Krüger, 1775 – 80, Berlin, Germany
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Tiara, made by Real Laboratorio and Opificio, about 1808, Naples, Italy
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Cabinet, 17th century, northern Europe
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Cup, made by Samuel Kassborer and Hans Kässborer, about 1600, Ulm, Germany
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Miniature, made by Johann Heinrich Hurter, 1781, England
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Snuffbox, made by Moulinie and Bautte & Moynier, 1804 – 9, Geneva, Switzerland
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Cup, 1480 – 90, Venice, Italy
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Snuffbox, about 1765, Berlin, Germany
V&A South Kensington
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Table, 1861 – 90, Rome, Italy
V&A East Storehouse
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Hat, designed by Simone Mirman, about 1955, London, England
V&A East Storehouse
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Evening dress, designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1954, Paris, France
V&A East Storehouse
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Man's suit, designed by Mr Fish, manufactured by Hexter, about 1968, London, England
V&A South Kensington
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Pair of shoes, 1550 – 1070 BC, Egypt
V&A East Storehouse
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Mantua, 1755 – 60, England
V&A East Storehouse
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Plato's Atlantis, dress, designed by Alexander McQueen, 2010, London, England
V&A South Kensington
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Man's ensemble, designed by Stella Jean, Spring/Summer 2014, Italy and Burkina Faso. Museum no. T.21:1 to 5-2014.
V&A South Kensington
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The Real Thing, pectoral cross, by David Poston, 2004, Suffolk, England
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Reliquary, head of Saint Januarius, about 1500 – 50, Switzerland or Germany
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Shaffron for a large horse, about 1525, Germany
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Necessaire (watch), by James Cox, about 1770, London
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Crosier, 1200 – 1300, Limoges, France
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The Peacock Sconce, by Alexander Fisher, about 1899, England
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Union Centrepiece, by Miriam Hanid, 2013, England
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Nef, by Esaias zur Linden, 1609 – 29, Nuremberg, Germany
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Gondola prow, 1600 – 1700, Venice, Italy
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'Streamliner', meat slicer, designed by Egmont Arens and Theodore C. Brookhart in 1940, manufactured by Hobart manufacturing Co from 1944, USA
V&A South Kensington
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Paper bag (Sugar), by David Bielander, 2017, Munich, Germany
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Armet, 1520 – 1540, Germany
V&A South Kensington
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Hanukkah lamp, by Eli Gera, 1970 – 80, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel
V&A East Storehouse
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Spoon, about 1550 – 75, Germany
V&A South Kensington
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Armchair, made by Russian Imperial Arms Factory, about 1750, Tula, Russia
V&A South Kensington
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Tippoo's Tiger, mechanical organ, about 1793, Mysore, India
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(Detail) Trajan's column, plaster cast, by Monsieur Oudry, about 1864, Paris, France
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The Great Bed of Ware, designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1590 – 1600, Ware, England
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3D-printed Extinction Rebellion logotype woodblock
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Progress Pride flag, designed by Daniel Quasar, manufactured by Custom Flag Company Inc., 2020, Westminster
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(Detail) Pérou evening ensemble, designed by Christian Dior, by Bodin Brossin, 1954, Paris, France
V&A East Storehouse
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Costumes for 'Le Train Bleu', designed by Coco Chanel, 1924
V&A South Kensington
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'Variations on a Geometric Theme' plate, designed by Eduardo Paolozzi, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, about 1970, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Portland Vase, by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, 1793, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
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Wedgwood family portrait, oil painting, by George Stubbs, 1780, England
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Lessore Vase, painted by Emile Aubert Lessore, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, about 1863, England
V&A Wedgwood Collection
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Anti-slavery medallion, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, about 1787, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Teapot moulded in the shape of a cauliflower, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, 1765, Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Jasperware trials mounted on a wooden tray, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, 1773 – 76, Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Teapot, designed by Douglas Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, 1906
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Detail of 'Fairyland Lustre' bowl, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, about 1923, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, England
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Place (Village), installation, by Rachel Whiteread, about 1995 – 2015, London
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Planetarium, installation, by Tristan Blondeau, 2023, Paris, France
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The Self-Portrait, print, by Quentin Blake, 2010, UK
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Bettiscombe, dolls' house, about 1870, England
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Pikachu, soft toy, manufactured by Deutshe Toy GMBH, 1995 – 99, Munich, Germany
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'Hero Arm', Open Bionics, 3D printed bionic arm for a child, Bristol, England
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Amstrad CPC 464 Computer, manufactured by Amstrad, 1984, England
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Devdas, film hoarding, by Balkrishna Arts, 2002, London, England
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Death Star, designed by Bjarke Lykke Madsen, designed by Bas Brederode, manufactured by The LEGO Group, 2011 – 12, Denmark
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Cut, Slash & Pull, ensemble, by Vivienne Westwood, 1990, England
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Powder bowl, made by Halex Ltd, 1930 – 39, Walthamstow, London, England
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Corset, maker unknown, 1895 – 1900, possibly made in Germany or England
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Hackney Lesbian Strength and Gay Pride 1993, t-shirt, maker unknown, 1993, England
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Silk programme printed for the 'Grand Opening Night' of the Empire Palace Theatre Stratford, London, designer unknown, 1899, London, England
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Tracksuit showing scenes from the 2011 East London riots, by SIBLING, 2012, London, England
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