The Aquarium will be closed all day on Wednesday 27 April, and reopen from Thursday 28 April.
Model of the Blarney Kissing Stone. Small square of stone surrounded by an oval of blue enamelled metal. Mounted on card "This will bring you luck...Its magnetic Powers are Great; So touch it if you have occasion; If you kiss it, they say; From this happy day; You'll have wonderful powers of persuasion; Guaranteed Real Stone from Blarney"
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The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive.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
