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Papaver rhoeas - field poppy. from londinensis - william curtis (1777).
Saddle blanket. navajo people, arizona. 19th century. length 106cm, width 78.7cm.
Woman's cloth hood. cree people, north america. 19th century. length 56cm.
Lonicera periclymenum - honeysuckle. from londinensis - william curtis (1777)
Chilkat blanket. mountain goat wool and cedar bark. chilkat branch of the tlingit people. northwest coast of north america. ca 1900. length 130cm, width 160cm.
Geranium robertianum - herb robert. from londinensis - william curtis (1777).
Polygonum persicaria - persicaria. from flora londinensis - william curtis (1777).
Wooden grease dish in bird form. haida or tlingit people. northwest coast of north america. 19th century. length 24.2cm.
Digitalis purpurea - foxglove. from londinensis - william curtis (1777).
Water jar collected by emslie j. horniman. acoma pueblo, new mexico. ca 1900. height 26.7cm.
Plantago ianceolata - ribwort plantain. from londinensis - william curtis (1777).
Wooden demon mask for ceremonialdances. tibet. probably late 19th century. height 47cm.
Re-erection of coombe cliffe conservatory: local and central government correspondence
Lysimachia nummularia - creeping jenny. from londinensis - william curtis (1777).
Document relating to the history of the museum taken from documents in the horniman museum archive
Overview of the museum's history and its building
Beaded buckskin dress (horesman design). sioux people, north america. late 19th century. height of horse 13.3cm.
Papilio hornimani - distant. swallowtime butterfly, africa. named after mr. f.j.horniman, m.p. from proceedingsof zoological society of london 17 june 1879
Moccasins, decorated with porcupine quills and deer hair . huron people, canada. ca 1800. length 27.3 cm.
Beaded moccasins with rawhide soles. sioux people, north america. late 19th or early 20th century. length 26.7cm.
Letter to the horniman director from ruth walker concerning the coombe cliff conservatory
Erica cinerea - bell-heather. from londinensis - william curtis (1777).
Clematis vitalba - traveller's joy. from londinensis - william curtis (1777)
View of horniman gardens
Painted wooden mask. tlingit people. northwest coast of north america. 19th century.
Various souvenir postcards depicting surrey house and the horniman museum and gardens
Gifts from the world: the horniman museum shop.
Linaria vulgaris - toadflax. from londinensis - william curtis (1777)
Calystegia sepium - bellbine. from londinensis - william curtis (1777)
Convolvulus arvensis - bindweed. from londinensis - william curtis (1777).
Ivory pipe. eskimo, point barrow, alaska. late 19th century
Anagallis arvensis - scarlet pimpernel. from londinensis - william curtis (1777)
Epilobium hirsutum - great hairy willow herb. from londinensis - william curtis (1777)
Ranunculus bulbosus - bulbous buttercup. from londinensis - william curtis (1777).
Model canoe (harpoon and paddle are recent replacements). nootka people. northwest coast of north america. 19th century. length 73cm
Documents relating to otto and elizabeth samson
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