Social History (TB2725)

Black and white real photo postcard, titled "The Baptistery, St Mary's Redcliffe, Bristol" along bottom edge at left, in white. An interior view of St Mary Redcliffe Church, showing two carved stone baptismal fonts. Series no. 181 appears after title. Postally unused.

Social History (TB2726)

Sepia real photo postcard, titled "St Mary's Redcliffe, Bristol" along bottom edge at centre, in white. An interior view of St Mary Redcliffe Church, looking along the nave, towards the altar and reredos. White borders. Postally unused.

Social History (TB2740)

Black and white printed postcard, titled "Interior, Bristol Cathedral" at bottom left corner, in white. An interior view of Bristol Cathedral, looking along the nave towards the screen. Postally unused.

Social History (TB2743)

Black and white real photo postcard, titled "Bristol Cathedral & Library" at bottom left corner, in white. An exterior view of Bristol Cathedral, at left, and the library at right. In the middle distance are a a bare-foot boy, a young woman and a man. White borders. Postally unused.

Social History (TB2749)

Sepia real photo postcard, titled "View from south transept, Bristol Cathedral" along bottom edge, in white. Interior view of Bristol Cathedral, showing the south transept. Series no. 584 printed after title. "Decorated" pencilled on the reverse. Postally unused.

Social History (TB2755)

Black and white real photo postcard, titled "Bristol Cathedral" along bottom edge at centre, in white. Exterior view of Bristol Cathedral, seen from the south. White borders. Postally unused.

Social History (TB2756)

Black and white real photo postcard, untitled. A general view of the City of Bristol, from Brandon Hill. In the foreground are trees, while prominent in the middle distance at centre is Bristol Cathedral. Kilns can clearly be seen in the vicinity of St Mary Redcliffe Church, in the distance at left. White borders. Postally unused.

Social History (TB2758)

Black and white printed postcard, titled "Bristol Cathedral from north" along bottom edge at centre, in black. An exterior view of Bristol Cathedral, with College Green in the foreground. White borders. Postally unused. Ivy leaf motif on reverse, constituting dividing line.

Social History (TB2761)

Black and white printed postcard, titled "Interior of Cathedral, Bristol" along bottom edge at centre, in black. An interior view of Bristol Cathedral, looking along the nave towards the altar. White borders. Postally unused. Ivy leaf motif on reverse, constituting dividing line.

Social History (TB2770)

Black and white printed postcard, titled "From an old print. Old Bristol: The Cathedral. Issued by Brooks'" along bottom edge, in black. A view of College Green and Bristol Cathedral, with a group of fashionably dressed men and women in the foreground at right. Printed on the reverse at top left is a brief history of the Cathedral and etc. White borders. Postally unused.

Social History (TB3122)

White card with silver and white paper lace in paisley pattern. Net across the centre, with bouquet of fabric flowers in the centre tied with silk ribbon with a verse above. Inside is an oval frame of paper riased to give effect of a wreath - there should be a mirror within it. With verse at the base.

Social History (TB3123)

White paper lace Valentine, mounted on brown card. The centre is grey velevet (?) embroidered with leaves with paper Cupid stuck on. Silver frame, embossed with trailing vegetation. With message above and below.

Social History (TB3125)

Folded Valentine. Front made from silver and white paper lace, with frame over the picture of a woman holding a fan. Frame decorated with small pink shells, white and green artificial flowers made of cotton, small cupid and a poem. Inside is a poem printed on a small circular piece of paper.

Social History (TB3126)

Folded Valentine with silver and white paper lace and blue gauze front. Design of 2 small shrines with sailing boat wreathed with fabric and paper flowers. Cupid with dove on spring at base and a message at the top of the card. Inscription in ink on the back.

Social History (TB3127)

Folded paper lace Valentine of white and silver and edged with purple. Design of pink rose and bud on bed of white waxed fabric leaves. Wreath of roses at base surrounding a message. Blank inside.

Social History (TB3130)

Two long octagonal cards, one is padded, both are blue edged with white with flowers inside oval frame in the centre. Joined together on one edge by a silk hinge. Inside back cover has flowers in frame, inside front cover has verse embroidered in white silk.

Social History (TB3131)

Folded Valentine with silver and white paper lace front on springs, forming a frame for picture of a little girl in a blue dress holding a basket of roses. With a message at the base. Inside an inscription in ink. On the back an inscription in pencil.

Social History (TB3132)

Folded Valentine with silver and white paper lace front, acting as a frame for picture of mountains and landscape. Standing up on frame is a cut-out figure of a girl wearing a blue dress holding a basket of flowers, with a message under her feet.

Social History (TB3133)

Oval valentine with paper lace frame to picture of coloured paper bird perched over nest with background of flowers. Paper flowers at front, nest of dried grass with feathers and wax eggs. Frame on paper hinges.

Social History (TB3137)

Valentine with gold and white paper lace front. Shape of a diamond made from strips of narrow blue velvet, with round centre of silk in gold frame, embroidered in red and blue on white silk with verse. Inscription in ink on back. Blank inside.

Social History (TB3141)

Folded Valentine with gold and white paper lace front, decorated with four circles of dark blue silk. Two children holding a basket of flowers in the centre, this folds back to show a picture of a robin and snowdrops mounted on pleated blue silk with a message. Incription in ink inside.

Social History (TB3142.1)

White envelope with address in ink on front. In top right corner red 'One Penny' stamp. Remnants of red wax seal on back with four postal stamps.

Social History (TB3142.2)

White paper embossed with mass of flowers. Colour picture of couple in embrace in centre with verse above and below. Blank inside.

Social History (TB3149)

Blue and white edged card with silver paper lace trimmed with paper bow at the top. Cut-out coloured picture of nymph in blue dancing with 2 children - one playing the trumpet, the other carrying a basket of flowers.

Social History (TB3293)

Pewter measure in form of a jug with narrow neck, circular lip and curved handle. Marked with an inscription on the base, rim and lip.

Social History (TB3294)

Pewter measure, quart size, with spout and curved handle. Bearing an inscription.

Social History (TB3468)

Black and white printed postcard, titled "Turfing in Somerset" at top left corner, in red. View depicts three men standing beside a small pile of turves, with large well-packed piles in the foreground at right. Printed along the bottom edge in white is, "Turfing in Somerset. 'Wheeling out the turf'". Frith's Series. Postally unused.

Social History (TB3536)

Paper lace Valentine, oblong with circular inset of white satin at one end on which is printed a poem. On the right hand side a message has been stitched through the paper lattice with pale pink cotton.

Social History (TB3537)

Home-made Valentine. Flowers cut out from other cards, in cut-out painted vase. Various pieces of paper folded and written on and stuck down among the flowers. Small booklet below vase in which are written various questions for the recipient. Trimmed with pink ribbon.

Social History (TB3538)

Silver and gold paper lace Valentine on red background. Three arches with a young woman in the centre, birds either side. Message printed in the centre.

Social History (TB3690)

Wrought iron pipe rack.

Social History (TB3744)

Wooden perambulation wand. Presented to Mr. G.A. Wills on the occasion of the city boundary perambulation, 1900.

Social History (TB3745)

Wooden perambulation wand. Used by Mr. E.J. Taylor, Deputy Town Clerk, 1900.

Social History (TB3747)

Wooden perambulation wand. Used by J.T. Lane (City Treasurer) in 1863, 1874 and 1900.

Social History (TB3748)

Perambulation wand. Black painted tapering wooden wand painted with gold lettering.

Social History (TB3785)

Fancy papier mache tray painted with flowers and a parrot.

Social History (TB3842.1)

Circular brass apothecaries' weight. Engraved with weight.

Social History (TB3842.2)

Circular brass apothecaries' weight. Engraved with weight.

Social History (TB3842.3)

Circular brass apothecaries' weight. Engraved with weight.

Social History (TB3842.4)

Circular brass apothecaries' weight. Engraved with weight.