Collections
Opening times
Monday to Saturday (closed Sundays)
CURRENT HOURS
10.30 am - 4.30 pm
(last admission 4.00pm)
Admission £4.50 adults,
£3.00 concessions,
under 18s FREE
ADMISSION FREE ON SATURDAYS
WINTER HOURS
From 1 October
to Good Friday:
10.30am - 4.30pm
(last admission 4.00pm)
WINNER Cornwall Tourism Awards GOLD
South West Tourism Excellence Awards SILVER
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Social History & Decorative Arts
Tin cup with handle, white enamel with blue edging. Is quite rusty on handle. Patch of enamel missing below handle and on rim.
tin cup with handle, white enamel with blue edging. Is quite rusty on handle. Patch of enamel missing below handle and on rim.
Tin cup with handle, white enamel with blue edging. Is quite rusty, large parts of the enamel are missing, including on handle. Two large patches missing on side and halfway round rim.
tin cup with handle, white enamel with blue edging. Is quite rusty, large parts of the enamel are missing, including on handle. Two large patches missing on side and halfway round rim.
Tin glaze teapot with cane handle, made by Tregurnow Pottery. 'Thaw' design, black specks greater at the top than the bottom. Lid has a lip on the underside to stop it falling off when pouring.
tin glaze teapot with cane handle, made by Tregurnow Pottery. 'Thaw' design, black specks greater at the top than the bottom. Lid has a lip on the underside to stop it falling off when pouring.
Tin ingot with raised inscription EIC ( undecipherable mark 180 mm by 50 mm)
tin ingot with raised inscription EIC ( undecipherable mark 180 mm by 50 mm)
Tin whistle with brown leather thong. Has maker's name on front - 'J. Hudson & Co., Barr St., Hockley, Birmingham. Also has the letters 'A.R.P' above makers name.
tin whistle with brown leather thong. Has maker's name on front - 'J. Hudson & Co., Barr St., Hockley, Birmingham. Also has the letters 'A.R.P' above makers name.
Tinder horn made from a large animal horn. Has the letters GB scratched into it. Top of horn is very brittle and parts have broken off. There is a cork bung in the top which is also very brittle.
tinder horn made from a large animal horn. Has the letters GB scratched into it. Top of horn is very brittle and parts have broken off. There is a cork bung in the top which is also very brittle.
Top half of a handmade Crysede silk dress. White silk with large pink and green flowers. Skirt part has been removed and used for something else.
Part of a handmade dress, made from Crysede silk. White background with large pink and green flowers on it. Overlays of colour on flowers. The pattern is as yet unidentified.