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UK-India Year of Culture 2017
Elmbridge Museum’s collection is broad and varied. We are constantly seeking new and interesting ways to display it and open it up to the public. In January 2017, Elmbridge Museum contributed to the UK-India Year of Culture by displaying a recreation of the flag of India through orange, white and green objects in its collection.
Aside from relaying the history and symbolism of the flag of India, Elmbridge Museum’s display probes the collection of a museum – what is collects and why? Many objects were on display for the first time in many years. By linking artefacts by their colour and not their age or provenance, it is hoped that viewers will draw some interesting links between them.
Below is a selection of some orange, white and green objects for you to browse; some of these were on display for the UK-India Year of Culture.
Glazed pottery costrel
Type: costrel
50.1909
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Image of bathroom wall Oatlands Grotto
Type: photograph
5.1948/5
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Buff ware partly glazed jug
Type: jug
14.1949
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Single carved earing
Type: earring
38.1953/2
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Decorated floor tile piece
Type: tile
93.1964/2
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Silk shawl with tassels
Type: silk square
61.1966
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Knitted stockings
Type: stockings
L.3.1967
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Cardboard presentation plaque
Type: plaque
218.1967/16
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Pen holder
Type: pen holder
217.1970/6
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Glove stretcher
Type: glove stretcher
133.1971
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Tortoiseshell comb
Type: comb
220.1971
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Rose quartz necklace
Type: necklace
6.1973/1
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White enamel necklace
Type: necklace
445.1974/1
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Fringed silk shawl
Type: shawl
29.1976/1
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Green glass buttons
Type: sash end & buttons
204.1977/24
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Toy monkey
Type: toy animal
268.1977
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Necklace with Cross
Type: necklace
165.1978/1
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White ostrich feather
Type: feather
165.1978/7
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Memorandum Label from British Legion Poppy Factory
Type: label
454.1979/9
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Suede gloves
Type: gloves
1.1980/102
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Three strand imitation pearl necklace
Type: necklace
22.1980
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British Railways Sectional Maps
Type: book
121.1980/27
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Chamber pot
Type: chamber pot
14.1981/32
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Children Of The Village
Type: book
14.1981/9a
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Southern Railway map of the Isle of Wight, framed
Type: map
21.1981/11
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Brown ostrich feather
Type: feather
35.1981/8
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Pendant Crysteel lamp shade
Type: lamp shade
183.1982/2
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Shell brooch
Type: brooch
207.1983/6
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Flower brooch
Type: brooch
207.1983/19
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Wightman's Ready Reckoner for Wages
Type: document
28.1984/3
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War-time cookery book
Type: booklet
32.1984
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Southern Railway Season Ticket
Type: ticket
56.1984
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Planning application for Crown Public House
Type: photograph
229.1984/4
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The Brownie magazine Volume 16 Number 15
Type: magazine
258.1987/12
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Image of Weybridge allotments
Type: photograph
316.1987/15
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Tortoiseshell spectacles with side shields
Type: spectacles
139.1988/9
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Spectacles with half rimmed frame
Type: spectacles
139.1988/43
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Enamelled anchor charm
Type: charm
77.1989/4
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Burrow's Pointer Map to Esher
Type: map
338.1994/34
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Image of snow and garden fence
Type: photograph/negative
341.1994/10
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The Foster Brothers
Type: book
149.1995/9
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My Sunday Stamp Book
Type: book
149.1995/22
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Women's Land Army Badge
Type: badge
12.1996
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Image of the Graf Zeppelin in flight
Type: photograph
33.1996/16
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