Collection
Discover our collection of objects.
Thames Tunnel Toleware Tray
Toleware metal tray depicting the double arches of the Thames Tunnel, staircase above, and various figures including a soldier, and a black and gold painted border, almost certainly sold in the Tunnel as a souvenir. Other known examples of this tray reveal that the imagery presented differed across objects or production runs, with varied numbers …
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Commemorative £2 Coin
Since the 1998 introduction of bi-metallic £2 coins, the Royal Mint has issued numerous commemorative editions of the coins. These editions have often focussed on science and technology. In 2006, as part of the bicentenary of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s birth, the Mint issued two coins depicting Brunel and his works. This coin depicts the vaulted …
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Commemorative £2 Coin
Since the 1998 introduction of bi-metallic £2 coins, the Royal Mint has issued numerous commemorative editions of the coins. These editions have often focussed on science and technology. In 2006, as part of the bicentenary of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s birth, the Mint issued two coins depicting Brunel and his works. This coin, designed by Rod …
Painted hand fan
Mid-/late 1700s painted folding hand fan, possibly French, with watercolour images on either side, and struts with metallic filigree and mother of pearl inlay. Image on the obverse portrays a series of couples standing in classically-inspired architecture. Image on the reverse portrays a couple on a swing in a rural setting. Formerly owned by Mary …
SS Great Eastern Medal
White metal medal commemorating the death of I.K. Brunel in 1859, with a depiction of Brunel (obverse) and the SS Great Eastern (reverse)
Thames Tunnel Medal
White metal medal depicting Marc Brunel (obverse) and the Thames Tunnel entrance (reverse)
Marc Brunel shoe buckles
Pair of rounded oblong shoe buckles, originally belonging to Marc Brunel, decorated with paste glass gemstones
East London Line commemorative medal
Commemorative medallion issued at closure of East London line in 2007
