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Art

Decorative

Brown patterned textile covered boxes
K2247 Textile art jewellery boxes, 1970s
Brown, glazed ceramic pot with lid, decorated with grooves and 3D shapes
K71 Ceramic tobacco jar in experimental glaze, flora and fauna decoration, made in Sevenoaks Weald, 1800s
K917 Large ceramic bowl with floral decoration, illustrations and dedication to 'Old Ball', a horse belonging to Westerham maltster Henry Hoade, c.1800

See also Soldier’s quilt and Evacuee embroidery 

Paintings

Unmounted watercolour street scene with horses and cart
K3522 Tubs Hill, Sevenoaks, by Charles Knight, 1909
Oil painting of cottage, barn and figures in the Kent countryside, in large gilt wooden frame.
K1621 'Cottage Scenery in Kent', oil painting by Adam Barland, 1800s
Watercolour of the inside of a barn, showing chickens and farm equipment
K1632 Watercolour of the barn at Brittain's farm by Henry Jarvis (1867-1955)
Landscape of a weatherboard house with barn behind, in black wooden frame.
K1613 Oil on canvas, 'House on Tubs Hill', by a member of the Corke family who was born there
K1636 Watercolour of Knott's windmill and pond by William Knight, 1800s
Painting of figures and cows in foreground, buildings and trees in background
K1616 Watercolour painting of Godden Green pond, 1881
Portrait of a woman by John Downton, © Kent County Council Sevenoaks Museum
K3331 Portrait of a woman by John Downton, 1900s
Oil painting of older man with beard and glasses, stone object in hand
K3306 Oil painting of Benjamin Harrison painted by Mr C. Chitty of Belmont, 1921

Vincent New’s Drawings

Drawing of Otford High Street by Vincent New for the Sevenoaks Chronicle (1932), © Kent County Council Sevenoaks Museum
Drawing of Otford High Street by Vincent New for the Sevenoaks Chronicle, 1932
K3410 Ink drawing of Sevenoaks High Street, 1939
K3659 Ink drawing of the upper high street, Sevenoaks, 1938

To learn more, visit the blog: Artist Vincent New

William Knight’s Lantern Slides

Painted glass slide with wooden frame, image of lion and zebra
K61.11 Hand painted glass lantern slide, c.1840
K61.20 Hand painted glass magic lantern slide depicting Mr Punch and his dog Toby, c.1840
Painted rectangular glass slide with wooden frame, image of birds
K61.13 Hand painted glass lantern slide, c.1840