Model of the Gateway to India
This model of the Gateway to India commemorates the Somerset Light Infantry leaving India, as the last battalion to leave in 1948. It was presented to the regiment by the...
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Afghan dagger and scabbard
This dagger was captured in July 1839 when the 13th Somerset Light Infantry stormed the fortress of Ghuznee during the Afghan wars. The steel dagger has a brass handle intricately...
Pith helmet with bullet hole
This pith helmet features a red embroidered Somerset Light Infantry badge. It was worn by Lance Corporal Mabey of the 2nd Somersetshire Light Infantry during the Boer War. In 1900...
Painting of the Ducal Palace and Piazetta, Venice
This was the home of the Doge, the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice from 700-1797. The details of the building-work are minutely-observed by Edward William Cooke....
Painting of Taunton Castle
Harry Frier painted this view of Taunton Castle Courtyard between 1880-1905. He lived and worked in Taunton for over 40 years, producing hundreds of paintings of Somerset buildings and local...
Carving entitled 'Family I'
Ernst Blensdorf carved Family I in the studio of his family home Gladenê (Norwegian for joyê) in Bruton. Positive images of families recurred in his work at this time. The...
Painting entitled 'Oyster Dredgers at Porlock Weir'
These three boats are dredging for oysters near the shore at Porlock Weir. Look closely at the nearest sloop and you can see the drag nets used to gather oysters....
Great British Regiments medallion
This silver medallion pays tribute to the Somerset Light Infantry's role in the 1st Afghan War, fought in Jellabad in 1842. The medallion is part of a set of 52...
Great bustard
The Great Bustard is the worldês heaviest flying bird. Bustards became extinct in England because their habitat was destroyed and Victorian collectors shot large numbers for sport. This specimen...
Charms collected by Frederick Elworthy (1830-1907)
For hundreds of years people from around the world have kept or worn charms for protection and good luck. These charms come from the collection of Frederick Thomas Elworthy (1830_1907)....