Puzzle jug
This late 17th century Dutch delftware puzzle jug features a pattern of lanceolate leaves turning outwords from a single daisy-like flower. The jug has a wide brim with a perforated...
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Bleeding cup
This blood porringer or bleeding dish dates from 1680-1690. It is glazed blue, with the inside and top of its handle splashed with a white glaze. The handle has a...
Painting of an unidentified man
When this portrait was given to the Museum in 1975 it was believed to be of Sir Benjamin Hammet (1737-1800), MP for Taunton. However, the style suggests that it was...
Plate
This delftware plate features a blue on white Chinese-style floral design, which continues on the underside with three blue sprigs around the plate edge. The plate is believed to have...
Bust of Robert Blake
Robert Blake was born in Bridgwater and became its MP in 1640. At the beginning of the Civil War he joined the Parliamentary army and quickly emerged as an inspiring...
Painting of James, Duke of Monmouth
Monmouth was the favourite but illegitimate son of Charles II. When his Catholic uncle James II succeeded to the throne, Monmouth became the focus for Protestant opposition. But his rebel army...
Painting of Edmund Wyndham (1601-1683)
Edmund Wyndham was a leading Somerset Royalist during the Civil War. In 1644 he besieged Taunton, bombarding the castle from the west and the town from the east. When Robert...
Pan
With its slightly outcurved rim, which tapers to a fairly sharp lip, this skillet is typical of the work of Thomas Sturton I of the Sturton Foundry in South Petherton,...
Cauldron
The work of John Sturton II, this large cauldron is not only inscribed with the date of 1683 and maker's marks but also has a decorative design of circles, dots,...
Cauldron
Unusually this 3 and 1/2 gallon bronze cauldron bears only the mark of its maker Thomas Sturton I. The Foundry's four arc motif is omitted....