There will be tree works in the Gardens this week – please follow signs on site. The lift will be out of service until Friday 28 June while we work on a replacement.
Porringer decorated in brown, blue and green on a cream ground. In the hollow a five-sided motif of blue dots surrounded by brown dots, then a row of short brush strokes in brown, all following the five-sided form. The porringer has a border of two concentric brown lines between which are simple motifs in brown or green alternating with similar motifs in brown. Inside the border and filling the space between it and the five-sided design are rows of loops in blue and brown.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
