Museum Collection

Ascot – The New Racing Game, circa 1900-1910
Ascot – The New Racing Game, circa 1900-1910
These horse and jockey figures 'race' towards the box when the handle is turned. This may have been a game for older children. The game consists of a box containing 6 horses with jockeys on wires which has a mechanism that means a different horse wins each time when the handle is...
Print, The Merry Wives of Windsor by Shakespeare, 1870.
Print, The Merry Wives of Windsor by Shakespeare, 1870.
Depicting a scene from Act 3, Scene 1 of the Shakespeare comedy 'The Merry Wives of Windsor.' an image of the castle can be seen in the background. It is said that Shakespeare took his inspiration for the play from a visit to Windsor. People's names and places from Windsor can be...
Ashtray, The Cockpit Inn, Eton, about 1970
Ashtray, The Cockpit Inn, Eton, about 1970
Blue pottery ashtray in the shape of a cockerel made for The Cockpit Inn, Eton by Clee Pottery. This was acquired in 2009 because it represents two businesses in Eton: The ancient public house, The Cockpit Inn which opened in about 1420 and closed in about 2000, though the buildi...
Golf score card, 1976
Golf score card, 1976
Score card for the Championship draw on Saturday 7th August for the Colgate European Women's L.P.G.A. The Championship which took place at Sunningdale 4th-7th August 1976. Autographed by Bing Crosby....
Loom weight, Saxon
Loom weight, Saxon
It would have been used to weigh a spindle when wool was wound by hand. A woman who spun was called a spinster. Possibly Anglo-Saxon. Found in Wraybury...
Knife blade, Saxon
Knife blade, Saxon
Made of iron, this little knife would have a wooden handle. Found in Wraybury....
Comb, Saxon
Comb, Saxon
Made of bone/antler part of the head of the comb is missing but 18 teeth remain. Found in Wraybury....
Bead pendant, Saxon
Bead pendant, Saxon
Blue glass marbled bead pendant with small metal ring attached, found during extensive Wraysbury Manor Farm excavations. Identified through comparison with examples in the British Museum (more information may be requested from Wraysbury Manor Farm object file detailing interpreta...
Pin, Saxon
Pin, Saxon
Made of bronze and broken into two pieces, with a four-sided decorative top, Found in Wraybury. dated as Anglo-Saxon...
Bone disc, Anglo-Saxon
Bone disc, Anglo-Saxon
Perforated bone disc with incised decorative line on one side. It probably would have been used to weigh a spindle when wool was wound by hand. A woman who spun was called a spinster. Found in Wraysbury. Possibly Anglo-Saxon....
Lawn dress, 1910
Lawn dress, 1910
Ladies lawn dress with cutwork lace and embroidery, Lawn cloth is a lightweight, sheer cloth of a plain weave, originally made of linen but now is usually made of cotton. Lawn is designed using fine, high count yarns, which gives the fabric a silky texture.It can be white, or it ...
Hair curling tongs, Victorian
Hair curling tongs, Victorian
Made of two hinged pieces of iron, with narrow cylindrical blades at the end. The tongs would have been heated over a flame and then sections of hair were curled around them. Each section of hair was folded first into a length of paper, called a curl-paper, to prevent the hair fr...
Photograph, The Windsor Model Aeroplane Club, about 1912
Photograph, The Windsor Model Aeroplane Club, about 1912
Sydney Camm is best known as the aeronautical engineer who designed the Hawker Hurricane aircraft, a particularly brilliant fighter plane that dominated the Luftwaffe air force during the Battle of Britain. Camm’s abiding passion for aeronautics, however, derived from an early ...
Programme, ‘Robinson Crusoe’, 1952
Programme, ‘Robinson Crusoe’, 1952
Programme for 'Robinson Crusoe' the pantomime written by Mary Kerridge showing at the Theatre Royal Windsor for Xmas 1952. The front of the programme is illustrated with a colourful cartoon of Robinson Crusoe. 'Curtain Up' magazine souvenir volume VIII. No 8. Price 1 shilling. ...
Painting, Charles Knight, 1874
Painting, Charles Knight, 1874
Framed watercolour memorial portrait of Charles Knight, (junior) by friend John Collingham Moore. The painting is signed J.C. Moore 1874 - see note. One of a pair, the other painting is of his wife Sally Knight. Charles Knight was a printer, journalist, editor, writer, publisher ...
French Cockade, about 1815
French Cockade, about 1815
Picked up on the battlefied of Waterloo, three weeks after the battle on the 18th June 1815. the site became a tourist destination the day after the battle. In 1820, King William I of the Netherlands ordered the construction of a monument, a large mound called The Lion's Hillock....
Helmet, Maidenhead Cavalry, about 1815
Helmet, Maidenhead Cavalry, about 1815
This black Tarleton helmet with the red and white plumage belonged to a member of The Maidenhead Cavalry: a voluntary cavalry regiment raised as part of a home-defence unit during the Napoleonic Wars. Of course, Napoleon never crossed the English Channel so the Maidenhead Cavalry...
Pot, Roman
Pot, Roman
Base of a Roman mortarium found near Hogoak Lane in the southern part of Bray Parish, near Maidenhead in the 1990s....
Postcard, Fire at Theatre Royal, Windsor, about 1908
Postcard, Fire at Theatre Royal, Windsor, about 1908
In February 1908 the Theatre Royal was completely gutted by a devastating fire. The damage caused to the building is neatly encapsulated by this little black and white postcard, which was photographed close to the Canons’ Residences in the castle grounds. A brand new Theatre Ro...
Envelope, dated December 8th 1926
Envelope, dated December 8th 1926
Envelope with cartoon on the back, of a man with a glass and cigarette wishing good luck and good health. Addressed to Mrs C Ham,The Grange, Manor Gardens, Southall, Middlesex, with 2 stamps, dated December 8th 1926. One of a collection of illustrated envelopes sent to Mrs Ham fr...
badge, E Bampfylde Plumbers
Badge, E Bampfylde Plumbers
Small metal label made for the Windsor firm of E Bampfylde, sanitary plumbers and decorators. possibly made to be stuck onto a piece of equipment, such as a ladder or a product. ...
Photograph, Royalty & Empire Exhibition, 1990s
Photograph, Royalty & Empire Exhibition, 1990s
1 of 4 photographs in the museum collection of the Royalty & Empire Exhibition in the Windsor Central Station, depicting Queen Victoria and her royal guests, the Coldstream Guards, a Victorian flower girl and a road sweeper. The exhibition ran from 1983-1997. In 1982, Britis...
Copy photograph (1995), Windsor Shoe Blacks, 1895
Copy photograph (1995), Windsor Shoe Blacks, 1895
Copy of an original photograph by George Henton from 1895 of Windsor Shoe Blacks in Thames Street. Henton took several photographs around Windsor and we have copies of these in the museum collection. ...
Copy Photograph (1995), Stale bread at the Bakers, 1894
Copy Photograph (1995), Stale bread at the Bakers, 1894
Copy of an original photograph by George Henton from 1894 of children waiting for stale bread at the baker's shop in the High Street, Windsor. Henton noted down the time he took his photographs. He took this picture at seven o'clock in the morning. Henton took several photographs...
Copper plate, Rubie & Son, between 1890-1910
Copper plate, Rubie & Son, between 1890-1910
1 of 8 engraved letterhead copper plates in the museum collection of Rubie and Son, wine merchants, grocers and provision dealers in Peascod Street, WIndsor, 1890-1910. This was a slower and more expensive way of producing business letterheads, but as this was for a Royal Warrant...
Beer bottle label, early 1900s
Beer bottle label, early 1900s
1 of 8 beer bottle labels in the museum collection from liquors brewed or bottled at Nicholson's Brewery, Maidenhead, when the brewery was under Nicholson's management. Nicholsons Brewery first opened in 1840, by a twenty-year-old, William Nicholson (1820-1916). The Brewery was a...
Stained glass window, 1880
Stained glass window, 1880
Small framed stained glass window, made about 1880 looking at the design and made at the Stained Glass Works, Old Windsor which was in operation from 1878-1890 and on the same site as the Royal Windsor Tapestry Works. ...
Leather bag, date unknown
Leather bag, date unknown
Leather bag used for collecting fares on the local bus service of A Moore & Sons. Known by the locals as the ‘Brown Bus’ due to the colour of the vehicles, Imperial provided a cheap, friendly service that was very popular. A. Moore and Sons, trading as ‘Imperial’, be...
Photograph, Skaters on the ice, about 1890
Photograph, Skaters on the ice, about 1890
1 of 2 photographs in the museum collection of River Thames frozen with skaters and with the Castle in the background; also piece of the original mount attached. ...
Programme, ‘Aladdin’, 1943
Programme, ‘Aladdin’, 1943
Performed at Windsor Castle in December 1943. The cast included members of the royal family. The Princesses were living at the Castle for most of World War 2. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth felt that Windsor would be a safer place for the girls, particularly after Buckingham ...
Plaque, Phoenix Fire Insurance,
Plaque, Phoenix Fire Insurance,
Phoenix Fire Insurance company's plaque: oval plaque with a phoenix rising from the flames in relief. the company was also known at one time as Phoenix Assurance, which was established in 1680, the name of Phoenix fire office was established 1782. The Phoenix fire head office was...
Copy photograph (1990) Master S Maun, probably about 1920
Copy photograph (1990) Master S Maun, probably about 1920
Laser copy of a photograph of S Maun, stationmaster of Windsor and Eton GWR station - a full-length photo of the stationmaster standing outside the royal waiting-room doors. He was stationmaster from 1900 to 1925 and we think this photo was taken about 1920. We also have a copy o...
Painting, Frogmore House in Windsor Great Park, about 1900
Painting, Frogmore House in Windsor Great Park, about 1900
This watercolour of Frogmore House was painted by the architect A.Y. Nutt, and was originally sent as a Christmas card. Indeed, it was the custom of the artist to send hand-painted Christmas cards to both friends and family between the years 1891-1910. ...
Painting, the Dungeon in the Curfew Tower, dated 1890-1899
Painting, the Dungeon in the Curfew Tower, dated 1890-1899
Framed watercolour painting of the dungeon in the Curfew Tower. A.Y. Nutt was an architect associated with Windsor Castle for many years, holding the positions of Draughtsman, Surveyor to the Dean and Canons, and finally Clerk of Works. He was also a keen water-colourist with a f...
Sketch, ‘Evening, looking up the Thames, from the outer wall, Windsor Castle.’ no.17, September 1888
Sketch, ‘Evening, looking up the Thames, from the oute
An accurate topographical landscape by artist A.Y. Nutt. Using watercolour, Nutt has faithfully rendered a view of the Thames from Windsor Castle’s outer wall. Brunel’s iron-wrought, bow-string bridge can be seen in the centre of the painting. Clewer Village’s Norman church...
Entrance to the Horseshoe Cloister, 1889
Entrance to the Horseshoe Cloister, 1889
Framed watercolour painting of the entrance to the Horseshoe Cloisters by George Henton. George Moore Henton was a close friend to local artist and architect A.Y. Nutt. Henton’s artistic talents, like Nutt’s, were multifaceted, for the artist was just as deft with a camera as...
Painting, Bier Lane
Painting, Bier Lane
St George’s Chapel looms high above Bier Lane, Windsor (now River Street) in this watercolour by Henry Ward. St. George’s itself is seemingly obscured by a misty haze, which lends the chapel a sense of lofty grandeur, for it appears to be isolated from the pedestrianized stre...
Painting, Deer in Windsor Great Park
Painting, Deer in Windsor Great Park
Henry Ward rendered many well-known local landmarks in watercolour: from Windsor Castle to Eton College. Here, he has captured a herd of red deer grazing in Windsor’s historic Great Park. ...
Painting, of Windsor Castle
Painting, of Windsor Castle
This watercolour depicts Windsor Castle from a south-easterly direction, with numerous labourers in the foreground haymaking on the castle slopes. Henry Ward was a close friend of local architect and artist A.Y. Nutt. More than that, however, he was accredited with fostering Nutt...
Painting, of a hay barge, about 1890
Painting, of a hay barge, about 1890
A seemingly unfinished watercolour of a hay barge by local artist and architect A.Y. Nutt. An industrial London can be seen looming in the background of the painting. dated about 1890-1899. ...
Painting, ‘Twilight’, about 1890
Painting, ‘Twilight’, about 1890
Although A.Y. Nutt is primarily known for being an architect at Windsor Castle, he was also a keen and capable water-colourist, capturing many of Windsor’s landscapes and landmarks with his brush strokes. In this picture, Nutt has painted the village of Clewer in the evening tw...
Painting, Pine Tree at Fort Belvedere, about 1890
Painting, Pine Tree at Fort Belvedere, about 1890
In this watercolour, A.Y. Nutt, architect and artist, has recorded a large pine tree standing in the grounds of Fort Belvedere in Surrey, with a number of small rabbits at the foot of the trunk. Fort Belvedere was originally built for Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland i...
Painting, ‘The Battle of Aylesford’, about 1878
Painting, ‘The Battle of Aylesford’, about 1878
A framed watercolour painting of 'The Battle of Aylesford Tapestry' (1878). E.M. Ward painted this picture for the tapissiers at the Old Windsor Tapestry Manufactory. The Battle of Aylesford was a battle between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons and was set down in writing in the ...

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