These files contain additional information about collections or individual objects. Typical files may contain correspondence, descriptions of objects, related publications and information about how the the objects were made, used or collected. The files are active and when any new information is acquired about any of the Horniman's collections it is added to these files.
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Black and white medium format negative of man walking away from camera in flat landscape with mountains in background
object | ARC/GUP/006/213
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Digital reproduction of a photograph of Horniman Water Gardens, circa 1924
object | ARC/HMG/PH/GDN/020
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Souvenir slide: Dewa Panah - demigod (Kelantan, Malaysia)
object | ARC/HMG/PR/008/A/011/003
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Receipt
object | ARC/HMG/CM/009/001/F02/010
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk