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  1. Flower pyramid, made by Greek A factory and Metalen Pot factory, about 1695, Delft, Netherlands
    South Kensington
    On display
  2. Polito's Menagerie, figure group, about 1830, Staffordshire, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  3. Goat figure, modelled by Johann Joachim, manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory, about 1732, Meissen, Germany. Museum no. C.111-1932
    South Kensington
    On display
  4. Kestrel Coffee Set, coffee pot, designed by Susie Cooper, manufactured by Susie Cooper Pottery, 1932, Burslem, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  5. Stick stand, by Minton, 1870 – 1900, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    On display
  6. Snow Lady Gourd, pot, by Kate Malone, 2008, London, England
    On display
  7. Jar, 3500 – 2500 BC, Kanto, Japan
    On display
  8. Ewer, 1522 – 1566, Jingdezhen, China
    On display
  9. Plate, by Maestro Jacopo, 1510, Cafaggiolo, Italy
    On display
  10. Dish, 1590 – 1600, Iznik, Turkey
    On display
  11. group
    The Music Lesson, by Joseph Willems, manufactured by Chelsea Porcelain factory, about 1765, London, England
    On display
  12. form
    Form, by Gillian Lowndes, 1986, UK
    On display
  1. dress
    Dress worn by Mary Quant when receiving her OBE, Mary Quant, 1966, UK. Museum no. T.354-1974.
  2. Pair of yellow PVC ankle boots with buckle around top
    Pair of ankle boots, designed by Mary Quant, 1967, UK
    South Kensington
  3. Minidress. Red round collar, blue sleeves and sides, white dress-like overlay over the top
    Minidress with 'Peter Pan' collar, Mary Quant's Ginger Group, 1966, England. Given by Professor Deborah Cherry
  4. Design sketch for a grey Quant dress with yellow tights and belt
    Design for a cowl neck minidress with mustard yellow tights by Mary Quant, London
  5. jumpsuit
    Jumpsuit, designed by Mary Quant, about 1967, England
  6. dress
    Georgie dress, designed by Mary Quant, about 1962, England. Museum no. T.74-2018
  7. coat
    Coat, designed by Mary Quant, made for Alligator Rainwear Limited, about 1967, England
  8. dress
    Dress, designed by Mary Quant, by Ginger Group, 1966, England
  9. bodystocking
    'Youthlines' bodystocking with applique daisy motif, designed by Mary Quant, 1963 – 66, UK
  10. book
    On the Quant Wavelength, book, by Mary Quant, 1967, London
    South Kensington
  11. photograph
    Patti Boyd wearing a Mary Quant dress, photographed with the Rolling Stones, by John French, 1964, London, UK
    South Kensington
  12. dress
    Meringue, dress, designed by Mary Quant, made for Ginger Group, made by Steinberg & Sons, 1969, Wales
  1. brooch
    Brooch, designed by Barbara Paganin, 2011, Italy
    South Kensington
    On display
  2. hair ornament
    Hair ornament, designed by Philippe Wolfers, 1905 – 7, Belgium
    South Kensington
    On display
  3. necklace
    Necklace, designed by Santhi Wongchan, made by Niphon Yodkranpan, 2003, Bangkok, Thailand
    South Kensington
    On display
  4. eye miniature
    Eye miniature, early 19th century, England
    South Kensington
  5. spray ornament
    Spray ornament, about 1850, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  6. collar
    The Shannongrove Gorget, collar, 800 BC – 700 BC, Ireland
    South Kensington
    On display
  1. dance costume
    Dance costume, Adzido Pan African Dance Company, 1999
    South Kensington
    On display
  2. artwork
    Rolling Stones Hot Licks logo, artwork, designed by Jon Pasche, 1970, London, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  3. guitar
    Les Paul guitar, made by Gibson, 1960s, US
    South Kensington
  4. award
    Academy Award, designed by Cedric Gibbons, made by R.S. Owens, 1952, United States
    South Kensington
    On display
  5. costume
    Stage costume worn by Shirley Bassey, designed by Douglas Darnell, 1960s, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  6. poster
    Eightpence a Mile: The New Stop Press Review, poster, designed by G.K. Benda, printed by David Allen & Sons, about 1913, London, England
    South Kensington
  7. costume
    Film costume from 'Star Wars', designed by John Mollo and Brian Muir, 1977 – 80, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  8. costume design
    Costume design for the ballet 'Amor', designed by P Croce, late 19th century, Italy
    South Kensington
    On display
  9. poster
    Smile Orange, theatre poster, designed by Eureka! Design Consultants with photography by Rick Elgood, 1992, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  10. theatre costume
    Theatre costume, designed by Philip Prowse, made by Bonn & Mackenzie, 1981, London, England
    South Kensington
  11. set model
    Set model, designed by Henry Emden, 1903, Britain
    South Kensington
    On display
  12. poster
    Poster advertising Anansi's Royal Quest at the Unicorn Theatre, 1983, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  13. painting
    Queen Elizabeth Viewing the Performance of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' at the Globe Theatre, oil painting, by David Scott, 1840, Britain
    South Kensington
  14. painting
    Leonide Massine waiting for his cue to go on stage in 'On With the Dance', painting, painted by Gluck, 1925, Great Britain
    South Kensington
    On display
  15. theatre box (audience space)
    Theatre box from the Palace Theatre of Varieties, designed by Bertie Crewe, 1903 – 1904, Britain
    South Kensington
    On display
  1. carpet
    The Bullerswood Carpet, designed by William Morris and John Henry Dearle, 1889, London, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  2. Book
    (Inside) The wood beyond the world, book, designed by William Morris, published by Kelmscott Press, 1894, Hammersmith, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  3. wallpaper
    Wreath, wallpaper, designed by William Morris, manufactured by Jeffrey & Co., 1876, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  4. wall hanging
    Lotus, wall hanging, designed by William Morris, by Margaret Beale, 1875 – 80, England
    South Kensington
  5. furnishing fabric
    Honeysuckle, furnishing fabric, designed by William Morris, made for Morris & Co., 1876, Leek, England
    South Kensington
  6. furnishing fabric
    Strawberry Thief, furnishing fabric, designed by William Morris, made by Morris & Co., 1883, England. Museum no. T.586-1919. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
  7. wallpaper
    (Detail) Acanthus, wallpaper, designed by William Morris, manufactured by Jeffrey & Co., 1875, Britain
    South Kensington
  8. tile
    Tile, designed by William Morris, by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co., 1862 - 81, London, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  9. wallpaper
    Fruit, wallpaper, designed by Morris, William, published by Morris & Co., 1865 – 66, London, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  10. drawing
    Helen (Flamma Troiae), drawing, by William Morris, about 1860
    South Kensington
    On display
  11. wall hanging
    Wall hanging, designed by William Morris, made by Ada Phoebe Godman, 1877, Yorkshire, England
    South Kensington
  12. tapestry
    The Orchard, tapestry, designed by William Morris and John Henry Dearle, 1890, Britain
    South Kensington
  1. Black woman standing on a pebble beach, holding a large pink shell to her ear. She wears a green floor-length dress
    'Self Evident', C-type print, by Ingrid Pollard, 1995, printed 2013, Brighton, England
    South Kensington
  2. Man with child on his back, holding a pink dog lead, with a white and brown dog. Another child holds onto the dog.
    'The Garden II', chromogenic print, by Siân Davey, 2021
    South Kensington
  3. Salted paper print of lace; strong brown colour. Botanical and floral patterns including flowers and plants.
    Lace, salted paper print, by William Henry Fox Talbot, early 1840s, Britain
    South Kensington
    On display
  4. Two soldiers in black and white uniform, in a field. One is smoking and eating from a small tub
    'The Break', Nermine Hammam, inkjet print, 2011
  5. Artist is topless and turns away from the camera
    'Disconnected', inkjet print, by Marvel Harris, 2018, the Netherlands
    South Kensington
  6. Portrait of woman/girl side-on. She has wavy hair and has a neutral expression.
    'The Angel at the Tomb', photograph, by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1870, Isle of Wight, England
    South Kensington
  7. photograph of inside the Raphael gallery, with the Cartoons on easels before being hung
    'View of the Raphael Cartoons Galleries at the South Kensington Museum', albumen print, by Isabel Agnes Cowper, about 1873
    South Kensington
  8. Woman stood leaning on a big camera, with the flash going off
    'Lily Cole and Giant Camera', inkjet print, by Tim Walker, 2004. Museum no. E.1140-2008
    South Kensington
  9. Three teenage boys smoking in the street, wearing blazers and ties
    'Boys smoking, Portland Road, April 15 1956', gelatin silver print, by Roger Mayne, 1956, London, England
    South Kensington
  10. Pink flower, darker in the middle and lighter towards the edge of the petals
    'Tree Peony' from Some Japanese Flowers Vol. I, collotype with lithographic overprinting in colour, by Kazumasa Ogawa, 1894, Japan
    South Kensington
  11. Black and white photograph of a tree which has fallen onto a rock face
    'Columbia and Western #3', from the series 'Westward, the Course of Empire', by Mark Ruwedel, 1999
    South Kensington
  12. Woman with brown hair and red lipstick, fixing her earring to her ear
    'The Earring', photograph, by Madame Yevonde, about 1936, UK

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  1. mechanical organ
    Tippoo's Tiger, mechanical organ, about 1793, Mysore, India
    South Kensington
    On display
  2. plaster cast of Trajan's Column
    (Detail) Trajan's column, plaster cast, by Monsieur Oudry, about 1864, Paris, France
    South Kensington
    On display
  3. bed
    The Great Bed of Ware, designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1590 – 1600, Ware, England
    South Kensington
    On display
  4. 3D-printed logotype woodblock
    3D-printed Extinction Rebellion logotype woodblock
    South Kensington
  5. pride Flag
    Progress Pride flag, designed by Daniel Quasar, manufactured by Custom Flag Company Inc., 2020, Westminster
    South Kensington
  6. evening ensemble
    (Detail) Pérou evening ensemble, designed by Christian Dior, by Bodin Brossin, 1954, Paris, France
    South Kensington
  7. Costumes
    Costumes for 'Le Train Bleu', designed by Coco Chanel, 1924
    South Kensington
  1. plate
    'Variations on a Geometric Theme' plate, designed by Eduardo Paolozzi, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, about 1970, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
  2. vase
    Portland Vase, by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, 1793, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  3. painting
    Wedgwood family portrait, oil painting, by George Stubbs, 1780, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  4. vase
    Lessore Vase, painted by Emile Aubert Lessore, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, about 1863, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  5. yellow and black oval medallion
    Anti-slavery medallion, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, about 1787, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
  6. teapot in the shape of a cauliflower
    Teapot moulded in the shape of a cauliflower, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, 1765, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  7. trial tray
    Jasperware trials mounted on a wooden tray, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, 1773 – 76, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  8. teapot
    Teapot, designed by Douglas Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, 1906
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  9. Detail of brightly coloured bowl
    Detail of 'Fairyland Lustre' bowl, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, about 1923, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  1. installation
    Place (Village), installation, by Rachel Whiteread, about 1995 – 2015, London
    Young V&A
    On display
  2. installation
    Planetarium, installation, by Tristan Blondeau, 2023, Paris, France
    Young V&A
    On display
  3. print
    The Self-Portrait, print, by Quentin Blake, 2010, UK
    Young V&A
    On display
  4. dolls' house
    Bettiscombe, dolls' house, about 1870, England
    Young V&A
    On display
  5. soft toy
    Pikachu, soft toy, manufactured by Deutshe Toy GMBH, 1995 – 99, Munich, Germany
    Young V&A
    On display
  6. bionic arm
    'Hero Arm', Open Bionics, 3D printed bionic arm for a child, Bristol, England
    Young V&A
    On display
  7. computer
    Amstrad CPC 464 Computer, manufactured by Amstrad, 1984, England
    Young V&A
    On display
  8. film hoarding
    Devdas, film hoarding, by Balkrishna Arts, 2002, London, England
    Young V&A
    On display
  9. toys
    Death Star, designed by Bjarke Lykke Madsen, designed by Bas Brederode, manufactured by The LEGO Group, 2011 – 12, Denmark
    Young V&A
    On display
  1. ensemble
    Cut, Slash & Pull, ensemble, by Vivienne Westwood, 1990, England
    East Storehouse
  2. powder bowl
    Powder bowl, made by Halex Ltd, 1930 – 39, Walthamstow, London, England
  3. corset
    Corset, maker unknown, 1895 – 1900, possibly made in Germany or England
    East Storehouse
  4. t-shirt
    Hackney Lesbian Strength and Gay Pride 1993, t-shirt, maker unknown, 1993, England
  5. silk programme
    Silk programme printed for the 'Grand Opening Night' of the Empire Palace Theatre Stratford, London, designer unknown, 1899, London, England
  6. tracksuit
    Tracksuit showing scenes from the 2011 East London riots, by SIBLING, 2012, London, England
    South Kensington
close up of a gold ring of a snake
a person pours green powder into a mortar
close up of a tiara next to a microphone
a conservator looks closely at a painting

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