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First World War souvenir embroidery

During the First World War souvenir embroidery became incredibly popular, many people have in their own homes embroidered postcards from the First World War, either bought abroad and sent home to loved ones, or embroidered by the soldiers themselves.  Tyne… Read more

Top Ten Hats: Part Two

In this part we would like to introduce five more of the top ten hats. In the collection there are 35 bonnets, nine of which are mourning bonnets. This one dates back to 1890 and is a fine example with… Read more

First World War stories: A Headmaster’s view of the War part 2

In an earlier blog I looked at the first two months of the First World War through the eyes of Alfred Grundy, Headmaster of Whitburn Junior Mixed School. Grundy’s weekly entries in the School log book give us a fascinating… Read more

‘Brig Aground at Marsden Bay’ and goodbye…

For those who haven’t read my previous blogs, I completed a work placement at South Shields as part of my Master’s degree in Art Museum and Gallery Studies at Newcastle University. During my placement, using the museum’s art collection I… Read more

Top Ten Bags : Part Two

This blog concludes the top ten bags list, here are the final five. The first is one of the smallest bags that we came across and dates to around 1900. It is made of a very fine silver chain and has… Read more