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  1. flower pyramid
    Flower pyramid, made by Greek A factory and Metalen Pot factory, about 1695, Delft, Netherlands
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  2. figure group
    Polito's Menagerie, figure group, about 1830, Staffordshire, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  3. Porcelain long-haired goat figure with horns
    Goat figure, modelled by Johann Joachim, manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Factory, about 1732, Meissen, Germany. Museum no. C.111-1932
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  4. coffee pot
    Kestrel Coffee Set, coffee pot, designed by Susie Cooper, manufactured by Susie Cooper Pottery, 1932, Burslem, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  5. stick stand
    Stick stand, by Minton, 1870 – 1900, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  6. pot
    Snow Lady Gourd, pot, by Kate Malone, 2008, London, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  7. jar
    Jar, 3500 – 2500 BC, Kanto, Japan
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  8. ewer
    Ewer, 1522 – 1566, Jingdezhen, China
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  9. plate
    Plate, by Maestro Jacopo, 1510, Cafaggiolo, Italy
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  10. dish
    Dish, 1590 – 1600, Iznik, Turkey
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  11. group
    The Music Lesson, by Joseph Willems, manufactured by Chelsea Porcelain factory, about 1765, London, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  12. form
    Form, by Gillian Lowndes, 1986, UK
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  1. pectoral cross
    The Real Thing, pectoral cross, by David Poston, 2004, Suffolk, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  2. reliquary
    Reliquary, head of Saint Januarius, about 1500 – 50, Switzerland or Germany
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  3. shaffron
    Shaffron for a large horse, about 1525, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  4. necessaire
    Necessaire (watch), by James Cox, about 1770, London
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  5. crosier
    Crosier, 1200 – 1300, Limoges, France
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  6. sconce in the design of a peacock
    The Peacock Sconce, by Alexander Fisher, about 1899, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  7. union Centrepiece
    Union Centrepiece, by Miriam Hanid, 2013, England
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  8. nef
    Nef, by Esaias zur Linden, 1609 – 29, Nuremberg, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  9. gondola prow
    Gondola prow, 1600 – 1700, Venice, Italy
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  10. meat slicer
    'Streamliner', meat slicer, designed by Egmont Arens and Theodore C. Brookhart in 1940, manufactured by Hobart manufacturing Co from 1944, USA
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  11. paper bag (Sugar)
    Paper bag (Sugar), by David Bielander, 2017, Munich, Germany
    Young V&A
    On display
  12. armet
    Armet, 1520 – 1540, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  13. hanukkah Lamp
    Hanukkah lamp, by Eli Gera, 1970 – 80, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel
    V&A East Storehouse
    Not on display
  14. spoon
    Spoon, about 1550 – 75, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  15. chair
    Armchair, made by Russian Imperial Arms Factory, about 1750, Tula, Russia
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  1. poster
    Oil & Water Do Not Mix, poster, screen print with oil, designed by Anthony Burrill, made for Happiness Brussels, 2010, UK
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  2. Printed playing cards
    Printed playing cards, woodcut with stencil, by Gilles Savouré, 1490 – 1500, Lyons, France
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  3. print
    The Last Supper, from the Large Passion series, print, woodcut on paper, by Albrecht Dürer, 1510, Nuremberg, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
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  4. poster
    Jack Sheppard! poster, woodcut and letterpress on paper, printed by S.G. Fairbrother and Son, 1839, London, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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  5. manuscript
    Würzburg Missal (Missale Herbipolense) manuscript, printed by Georg Reyser, about 1484, Würzburg, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
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  6. print
    Cyber Dada Manifesto, photocopy, by Troy Innocent and Dale Nason, 1990, Melbourne, Australia
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  7. wallpaper
    (Detail) The Iolanthe wallpaper, woodblock print, designed by Charles Voysey, manufactured by Essex & Co., about 1897, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  8. woodblock print
    The Great Wave, woodblock print, by Katsushika Hokusai, about 1831, Japan
    On loan
  9. print
    Elektronischer Einstein, lithographic print, Herbert W Franke, 1972, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  10. print
    The Royall Oake of Brittayne, engraving, 1649, England
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  11. print
    Marilyn Monroe, screenprint, by Andy Warhol, printed by Aetna Silkscreen Products Inc./ Du-Art Displays, published by Factory Additions, 1967, New York, US
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  12. poster
    Seaside Excursions: Southend, poster, lithograph, designed by Frederick Charles Herrick, printed by Baynard Press, 1925, England
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  13. print
    The Three Trees, etching, by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1643, the Netherlands
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  14. poster
    Mister Tambourine Man, poster, screen print, designed by Martin Sharp, 1967, UK
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  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
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  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
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  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
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  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
    V&A East Storehouse
    View by appointment
  5. Artist is topless and turns away from the camera
    'Disconnected', inkjet print, by Marvel Harris, 2018, the Netherlands
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  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
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  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
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  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
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  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
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  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
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  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
    V&A South Kensington
    View by appointment
  12. Woman with brown hair and red lipstick, fixing her earring to her ear
    'The Earring', photograph, by Madame Yevonde, about 1936, UK
  1. form
    Soft in Pink, glass form, designed and made by Maria Bang Espersen/The Glass Factory, 2018, Sweden
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  2. goblet
    Goblet, engraved by Franz Paul Zach, Schachtenburg glassworks, 1855, Zwiesel, Germany
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  3. perfume sprinkler
    Perfume sprinkler, 17th century, Venice
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  4. form
    Form, made by René Roubicek and Borské sklo glassworks, 1959, Nový Bor, Czechoslovakia
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  5. finger bowl
    Finger bowl, manufactured by Davenport & Co., 1837, Longport, Staffordshire, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  6. Goblet with trailed decoration and engraved with diamond-point with initials
    Goblet, made by Jacob Verzelini at Crutched Friar's Glasshouse, engraved by Anthony De Lysle, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  7. Drinking glass with applied prunts (spiky detailing) on the stem, and trailed and tooled footrim
    Drinking glass, 1590 – 1625, Germany and the Netherlands
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  8. Transparent glass water jug decorated with white flowers which have a yellow centre and green stems and leaves
    Water jug, manufactured by W.H.B. & J. Richardson, 1848, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  9. Glass radiator mascot for a car. Shaped like a screaming face, with wind blowing hair/head back in pleats
    Victoire, radiator mascot, designed by René Lalique, made by Lalique glassworks, about 1925, France
  10. mosque lamp
    Mosque lamp, 1320 – 1330, Egypt
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  11. 'Deep Blue and Bronze Gold Persian Set' one of eight parts, Dale Chihuly, 1999, USA. Museum no. C.108-2001. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
  12. flask
    Flask, 1401 – 1336 BC, Malkata, Egypt
    V&A South Kensington
    On display

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  1. mechanical organ
    Tippoo's Tiger, mechanical organ, about 1793, Mysore, India
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  2. plaster cast of Trajan's Column
    (Detail) Trajan's column, plaster cast, by Monsieur Oudry, about 1864, Paris, France
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  3. bed
    The Great Bed of Ware, designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1590 – 1600, Ware, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  4. 3D-printed logotype woodblock
    3D-printed Extinction Rebellion logotype woodblock
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  5. pride Flag
    Progress Pride flag, designed by Daniel Quasar, manufactured by Custom Flag Company Inc., 2020, Westminster
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  6. evening ensemble
    (Detail) Pérou evening ensemble, designed by Christian Dior, by Bodin Brossin, 1954, Paris, France
    V&A East Storehouse
    View by appointment
  7. Costumes
    Costumes for 'Le Train Bleu', designed by Coco Chanel, 1924
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  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
    On loan
  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
    Not on display
  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
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  3. print
    The Self-Portrait, print, by Quentin Blake, 2010, UK
    Young V&A
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  4. dolls' house
    Bettiscombe, dolls' house, about 1870, England
    Young V&A
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  5. soft toy
    Pikachu, soft toy, manufactured by Deutshe Toy GMBH, 1995 – 99, Munich, Germany
    Young V&A
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  6. bionic arm
    'Hero Arm', Open Bionics, 3D printed bionic arm for a child, Bristol, England
    Young V&A
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  7. computer
    Amstrad CPC 464 Computer, manufactured by Amstrad, 1984, England
    Young V&A
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  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
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  2. powder bowl
    Powder bowl, made by Halex Ltd, 1930 – 39, Walthamstow, London, England
    V&A East Storehouse
    View by appointment
  3. corset
    Corset, maker unknown, 1895 – 1900, possibly made in Germany or England
    V&A East Storehouse
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  4. t-shirt
    Hackney Lesbian Strength and Gay Pride 1993, t-shirt, maker unknown, 1993, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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  5. silk programme
    Silk programme printed for the 'Grand Opening Night' of the Empire Palace Theatre Stratford, London, designer unknown, 1899, London, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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  6. tracksuit
    Tracksuit showing scenes from the 2011 East London riots, by SIBLING, 2012, London, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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A gloved hand takes the lid off a ceramic jar
a gloves hand holds a Japanese netsuke
two people unpack a punk hat in a study centre

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Header image: Photographic print of a scene from Act IV of a production of 'Diana of Dobson's', at the Kingsway Theatre, London, 1908, by Dover Street Studios Ltd. Museum no. S.4118-2015. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London