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  1. drawing
    Drawing of water lilies, by Beatrix Potter, probably 1906, probably Esthwaite Water, Cumbria. Linder Collection cat. no. LC.3.A.2
    V&A South Kensington
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  2. photograph
    Beatrix Potter with her dog, Spot, at Dalguise, Rupert Potter, 1880. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.2083.
    V&A South Kensington
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  3. drawing
    Drawing, examples of fungi, by Beatrix Potter, 1897, Ullock, Cumbria. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.292.
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  4. drawing
    At Evening's Close, by Beatrix Potter, about 1902, Eeswyke, Sawrey. Linder Collection cat. no. LC.4.A.2.
    V&A South Kensington
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  5. letter
    Illustrated letter to Nancy Nicholson, featuring the story of 'The Oakmen', by Beatrix Potter, dated December 1916.
    V&A East Storehouse
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  6. drawing
    Jeremy Fisher sitting on a water lily, fishing; a preparatory drawing for The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, by Beatrix Potter, 1906. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.839.
    V&A South Kensington
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  7. drawing
    Duchess walking down a leafy path, background study for an early version of The Pie and the Patty-Pan, by Beatrix Potter, 1902. Linder Bequest Cat. no. LB.764.
    V&A East Storehouse
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  8. drawing
    The Lady Mouse curtseys, variant illustration for p. 24 of 'The Tailor of Gloucester', by Beatrix Potter, 1903, Britain.
    V&A South Kensington
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  9. drawing
    Landscape at Sidmouth, background study for The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1930), by Beatrix Potter, possibly 1904. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.828.
    V&A East Storehouse
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  10. drawing
    Lady rabbit and gentleman rabbit passing on the street, design for a Christmas card, by Beatrix Potter, June 1890. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.1769.
    V&A South Kensington
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  11. drawing
    Studies of a cat, by Beatrix Potter, late 19th/early 20th century. Museum no. BP.385(B), Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.131.
    V&A East Storehouse
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  12. drawing
    View across Esthwaite Water, by Beatrix Potter, 21 November 1909. Linder Bequest.
    V&A South Kensington
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  1. book
    The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer Now Newly Imprinted, by William Morris & Sir Edward Burne-Jones, 1896, Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press.
    V&A South Kensington
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  2. Book
    Parallèlement, by Paul Verlaine, illustrated from original lithographs by Pierre Bonnard, 1900, Paris: Ambroise Vollard, Imprimerie Nationale. Museum no. L.1005-1953.
  3. Book
    Mr. G. White of Messrs. Green & White, by Simon Cutts, 1984, London: Coracle Press. Museum no. 38041991107822.
  4. La Prose du Transsibérien et de la petite Jehanne de France
    La Prose du Transsibérien et de la petite Jehanne de France, by Sonia Delaunay & Blaise Cendrars, 1913, Paris: Editions des Hommes Nouveaux. Museum no. 38041993109149.
  5. artist's book
    Sky never stops: poemkon, by Liliane Lijn, 1965, London: published by the artist.
    V&A South Kensington
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  6. Book
    Le Chant des morts; Pierre Reverdy with lithographs by Pablo Picasso, 1948, Paris: Tériade. Museum no. L.4122-1948.
  7. Book
    Oeillades ciselées en branche, by Georges Hugnet, illustrated by Hans Bellmer, Paris: J. Bucher, 1939. Museum no. L.1780-1939.
  8. Book
    Facile, by Paul Éluard and Man Ray, Paris: Éditions G.L.M., 1935. Museum no. L.1342-1936.
  9. globe
    Terrestrial Globe, by Tom Phillips, London: published by the artist, 1992.
    V&A South Kensington
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  10. Mémoires
    Mémoires, by Guy Debord and Asger Jorn, New York: L'Internationale situationniste, printed by Permild & Rosengreen, 1959. Museum no. 38041992109488.
  11. artist's Book
    The Left-Handed Punch, by Roy Fisher & designed and printed by Ronald King, Gilford: Circle Press, 1986.
    V&A South Kensington
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  12. artist's book
    Desire: the collective unconscious, by Telfer Stokes, Atlanta, Ga.; Yarrow Scotland: Nexus Press in association with Weproductions, 1989.
    V&A South Kensington
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  1. Black woman standing on a pebble beach, holding a large pink shell to her ear. She wears a green floor-length dress
    'Self Evident', C-type print, by Ingrid Pollard, 1995, printed 2013, Brighton, England
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  2. Man with child on his back, holding a pink dog lead, with a white and brown dog. Another child holds onto the dog.
    'The Garden II', chromogenic print, by Siân Davey, 2021
    V&A South Kensington
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  3. Salted paper print of lace; strong brown colour. Botanical and floral patterns including flowers and plants.
    Lace, salted paper print, by William Henry Fox Talbot, early 1840s, Britain
    V&A South Kensington
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  4. Two soldiers in black and white uniform, in a field. One is smoking and eating from a small tub
    'The Break', Nermine Hammam, inkjet print, 2011
    V&A East Storehouse
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  5. Artist is topless and turns away from the camera
    'Disconnected', inkjet print, by Marvel Harris, 2018, the Netherlands
    V&A South Kensington
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  6. Portrait of woman/girl side-on. She has wavy hair and has a neutral expression.
    'The Angel at the Tomb', photograph, by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1870, Isle of Wight, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  7. photograph of inside the Raphael gallery, with the Cartoons on easels before being hung
    'View of the Raphael Cartoons Galleries at the South Kensington Museum', albumen print, by Isabel Agnes Cowper, about 1873
    V&A South Kensington
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  8. Woman stood leaning on a big camera, with the flash going off
    'Lily Cole and Giant Camera', inkjet print, by Tim Walker, 2004. Museum no. E.1140-2008
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  9. Three teenage boys smoking in the street, wearing blazers and ties
    'Boys smoking, Portland Road, April 15 1956', gelatin silver print, by Roger Mayne, 1956, London, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  10. Pink flower, darker in the middle and lighter towards the edge of the petals
    'Tree Peony' from Some Japanese Flowers Vol. I, collotype with lithographic overprinting in colour, by Kazumasa Ogawa, 1894, Japan
    V&A South Kensington
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  11. Black and white photograph of a tree which has fallen onto a rock face
    'Columbia and Western #3', from the series 'Westward, the Course of Empire', by Mark Ruwedel, 1999
    V&A South Kensington
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  12. Woman with brown hair and red lipstick, fixing her earring to her ear
    'The Earring', photograph, by Madame Yevonde, about 1936, UK
  1. hat
    Hat, designed by Simone Mirman, about 1955, London, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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  2. evening dress
    Evening dress, designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1954, Paris, France
    V&A East Storehouse
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  3. man's suit
    Man's suit, designed by Mr Fish, manufactured by Hexter, about 1968, London, England
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  4. pair of shoes
    Pair of shoes, 1550 – 1070 BC, Egypt
    V&A East Storehouse
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  5. mantua
    Mantua, 1755 – 60, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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  6. dress
    Plato's Atlantis, dress, designed by Alexander McQueen, 2010, London, England
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  7. black, brown, green and white striped cotton trench coat with belt, blue-grey poplin trousers with a black and yellow pattern
    Man's ensemble, designed by Stella Jean, Spring/Summer 2014, Italy and Burkina Faso. Museum no. T.21:1 to 5-2014.
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  1. oil painting
    The Temptation in the Garden of Eden, oil painting, by Jan Brueghel the elder, about 1600, Antwerp, Belgium
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  2. oil painting
    Disappointed Love, oil painting, by Francis Danby, 1821, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  3. altarpiece
    Altarpiece of St George, by Master of the Centenar, first quarter of the 15th century, Valencia, Spain
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  4. oil painting
    Virgin and Child, oil painting, by Carlo Crivelli, about 1480, Italy
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  5. painting
    Signboard for the Omega Workshops, painting, by Duncan Grant for Omega Workshops, 1913, England
    V&A East Museum
    Not on display
  6. painting
    Portrait of a Lady known as Smeralda Bandinell, painting, painted by Sandro Botticelli, 1470 – 80, Florence, Italy
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  7. oil painting
    Self-Portrait as a Young Man, oil painting, by Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto, about 1548, Venice, Italy
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  8. oil painting
    Vanitas Still Life, oil painting, by N.L. Peschier, 1659, Netherlands
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  9. oil painting
    Portrait of Madame de Pompadour, oil painting, by Francois Boucher, 1758, Paris, France
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  10. oil painting
    The Painter's Two Daughters, oil painting, by Thomas Gainsborough, about 1758
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  11. oil painting
    A Sleeping Nymph Watched by a Shepherd, oil painting, by Angelica Kauffman, about 1780, London, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  12. portrait of Melissa Thompson
    Portrait of Melissa Thompson, painting, by Kehinde Wiley, 2020
    V&A East Museum
    On display
  13. oil painting
    Salisbury Cathedral from The Bishop`s Ground, oil painting, by John Constable, 1823, England
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  14. oil painting
    Venice from the Giudecca, oil painting, by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1840
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  15. oil painting
    St Cecilia and the Angels, oil painting, by Paul Delaroche, 1836, Paris, France
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  1. wallpaper
    Panel of Chinese wallpaper, unknown maker, about 1750 – 1800, probably Canton, China
    V&A East Storehouse
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  2. wallpaper
    'Flower Bed II, a Prelude to Damnation', wallpaper, by Trenton Doyle Hancock, 2008, United States
    V&A South Kensington
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  3. wallpaper
    Unused sheet of wallpaper, about 1780 – 1800, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  4. wallpaper
    Wallpaper illustrating the Crystal Palace, manufactured by Heywood, Higginbottom & Smith, about 1853 – 55, Manchester, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  5. wallpaper
    'Squiggle', wallpaper sample, by Vivienne Westwood, 2009, Britain
    V&A South Kensington
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  6. wallpaper sample book
    (Inside) Page from a sample book of wallpapers supplied for the decoration of the Palace of Westminster, A.W.N Pugin, 1851 – 59, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  7. wallpaper
    Wallpaper, designed by Owen Jones, manufactured by Townsend, Parker & Co., about 1852 – 74, Britain
    V&A South Kensington
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  8. wallpaper
    Portion of a classical 'pillar and arch' wallpaper, about 1769, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  9. wallpaper
    'Clapping Hands', roll of wallpaper, by Sonia Boyce, 1994, Britain
    V&A South Kensington
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  10. wallpaper
    Panel of red flock wallpaper, identical in pattern with the paper formerly hung in the Queen's Drawing Room at Hampton Court Palace, about 1735, England
    V&A East Storehouse
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  11. wallpaper
    Tits in Space, wallpaper, by Sarah Lucas, manufactured by The Archive Printing Company Ltd., 2000, UK
    V&A South Kensington
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  12. wallpaper
    Portion of wallpaper with a design commemorating Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, by F. Scott & Son, 1887, Hawick, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  13. wallpaper
    'Male and Female Genital Wallpaper', wallpaper by Robert Gober, 1989, United States
    V&A South Kensington
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  14. wallpaper
    Portion of Lunar wallpaper, designed by Michael Clarke, manufactured by Cole & Son, 1964, England
    V&A South Kensington
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  15. wallpaper
    Acanthus, wallpaper, designed by William Morris, manufactured by Jeffrey & Co., 1875, Britain
    V&A South Kensington
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  1. mechanical organ
    Tippoo's Tiger, mechanical organ, about 1793, Mysore, India
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  2. plaster cast of Trajan's Column
    (Detail) Trajan's column, plaster cast, by Monsieur Oudry, about 1864, Paris, France
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  3. bed
    The Great Bed of Ware, designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1590 – 1600, Ware, England
    V&A South Kensington
    On display
  4. 3D-printed logotype woodblock
    3D-printed Extinction Rebellion logotype woodblock
    V&A East Museum
    On display
  5. pride Flag
    Progress Pride flag, designed by Daniel Quasar, manufactured by Custom Flag Company Inc., 2020, Westminster
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  6. evening ensemble
    (Detail) Pérou evening ensemble, designed by Christian Dior, by Bodin Brossin, 1954, Paris, France
    V&A East Storehouse
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  7. Costumes
    Costumes for 'Le Train Bleu', designed by Coco Chanel, 1924
    V&A South Kensington
    Not on display
  1. plate
    'Variations on a Geometric Theme' plate, designed by Eduardo Paolozzi, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, about 1970, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    On loan
  2. vase
    Portland Vase, by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, 1793, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  3. painting
    Wedgwood family portrait, oil painting, by George Stubbs, 1780, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  4. vase
    Lessore Vase, painted by Emile Aubert Lessore, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, about 1863, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
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  5. yellow and black oval medallion
    Anti-slavery medallion, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, about 1787, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    Not on display
  6. teapot in the shape of a cauliflower
    Teapot moulded in the shape of a cauliflower, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, 1765, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  7. trial tray
    Jasperware trials mounted on a wooden tray, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, 1773 – 76, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  8. teapot
    Teapot, designed by Douglas Baillie Hamilton Cochrane, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, 1906
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
    On display
  9. Detail of brightly coloured bowl
    Detail of 'Fairyland Lustre' bowl, by Josiah Wedgwood and sons, about 1923, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, England
    V&A Wedgwood Collection
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  1. installation
    Place (Village), installation, by Rachel Whiteread, about 1995 – 2015, London
    Young V&A
    On display
  2. installation
    Planetarium, installation, by Tristan Blondeau, 2023, Paris, France
    Young V&A
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  3. print
    The Self-Portrait, print, by Quentin Blake, 2010, UK
    Young V&A
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  4. dolls' house
    Bettiscombe, dolls' house, about 1870, England
    Young V&A
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  5. soft toy
    Pikachu, soft toy, manufactured by Deutshe Toy GMBH, 1995 – 99, Munich, Germany
    Young V&A
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  6. bionic arm
    'Hero Arm', Open Bionics, 3D printed bionic arm for a child, Bristol, England
    Young V&A
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  7. computer
    Amstrad CPC 464 Computer, manufactured by Amstrad, 1984, England
    Young V&A
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  8. film hoarding
    Devdas, film hoarding, by Balkrishna Arts, 2002, London, England
    Young V&A
    On display
  9. toys
    Death Star, designed by Bjarke Lykke Madsen, designed by Bas Brederode, manufactured by The LEGO Group, 2011 – 12, Denmark
    Young V&A
    On display
  1. ensemble
    Cut, Slash & Pull, ensemble, by Vivienne Westwood, 1990, England
    V&A East Museum
    On display
  2. A distressed canvas Union Flag frockcoat with v-neck and high-backed collar, with tears, burn marks, discolourations over it.
    Costume, designed by Alexander McQueen, designed by Bowie, David, 1996, Great Britain
    V&A East Storehouse
    On display
  3. powder bowl
    Powder bowl, made by Halex Ltd, 1930 – 39, Walthamstow, London, England
    V&A East Storehouse
    On display
  4. t-shirt
    Hackney Lesbian Strength and Gay Pride 1993, t-shirt, maker unknown, 1993, England
    V&A East Storehouse
    On display
  5. tracksuit
    Tracksuit showing scenes from the 2011 East London riots, by SIBLING, 2012, London, England
    V&A East Storehouse
    On display
  6. A pink chiffon dress with ruffles created by smocking on the bodice and skirt which frame the wide, off-the-shoulder neckline
    Daria dress, by Molly Goddard, 2019, London
    V&A East Museum
    On display
  7. sculpture
    Reunion VI: Underneath the Surface, terracotta sculpture, by Bisila Noha, 2022, London, England
    V&A East Museum
    On display
  8. Blue painted wooden chair with a clothes hanger style hook on the yellow back rest
    Captain hook chair frame, by Yinka Ilori
    V&A East Museum
    On display
A gloved hand takes the lid off a ceramic jar
a gloves hand holds a Japanese netsuke
two people unpack a punk hat in a study centre

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Pin magnet

Pin magnet

£8

DIY Portugal tile needlepoint kit

DIY Portugal tile needlepoint kit

£25

Wildflowers embroidery kit by Wool and the Gang

Wildflowers embroidery kit by Wool and the Gang

£20

Teapot crochet kit

Teapot crochet kit

£36

Wallace and Gromit embroidered patch

Wallace and Gromit embroidered patch

£4.50

Golden Lily cross stitch kit

Golden Lily cross stitch kit

£45

C.F.A Voysey River needlepoint kit by Ehrman

C.F.A Voysey River needlepoint kit by Ehrman

£100

Escape needlepoint kit by Wool and the Gang

Escape needlepoint kit by Wool and the Gang

£25

Header image: Sampler (detail showing 'boxer' figure), unknown maker, 1660, England. Museum no. T.217-1970. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.