Historical Collections Online
Search our Historical Collections Online, a sample of 10,000 artefacts from the National Museum of Ireland’s Historical, Military and Easter Week Collections, published as part of the Decade of Commemorations.
commemorative teapot / Daniel O'Connell, Repeal, 1840s
Teapot, delphware. Transfer printed, with an image of Daniel O'Connell with 'Repeal' above, regarding the Repeal Movement, 1840s. A female figure on each side. Image printed on both sides of pot.
tea cup / William O'Brien, 1888
Tea cup, with portrait of William O'Brien, part of a 32 piece tea set by Skelton and Plant, England, c. 1888. Cylindrical, base ring, ring handle. Printed in sepia with portrait bust of William O'Brien above clasped hands, and between sprays of shamrock painted green. The figure of Hibernia on...
commemorative jug / A.H. Beswick, 1826
Jug, Sunderland. Creamware jug. C-shaped handle. King William on horseback transfer printed under spout, "Let Brotherly love continue" on one face and "Protestant Ascendancy Holiness to the Lord" above masonic symbols on the other. Owner's name A.H. Beswick and 1826, under spout. Profuse floral...
commemorative jug / Richard Battersby, 1824
Jug, Sunderland. Creamware jug. King William on horseback transfer printed under spout "Let brotherly love continue" on one face, and "Protstant Ascendancy Holiness to the Lord", above masonic symbols on the other. Owner's name "Richard Battersby" and "1824" under spout.
tea plate / William O'Brien, 1888
Tea plate, with portrait of William O'Brien, part of a 32 piece tea set by Skelton and Plant, England, c. 1888. Circular plate, base ring. Hibernia surrounded by a tied ribbon with the legend 'Erin go Bragh' printed on the centre of the plate. Portrait of William O'Brien, round tower and...
tea plate / William O'Brien, 1888
Tea plate, with portrait of William O'Brien, part of a 32 piece tea set by Skelton and Plant, England, c. 1888. Circular plate, base ring. The figure of Hibernia surrounded by a tied ribbon with the legend 'Erin go Bragh' printed on the centre of the plate. Portrait of William O'Brien, round...
tea cup / John Dillon, 1888
Tea cup, with portrait of John Dillon, part of a 32 piece tea set by Skelton and Plant, England, c. 1888. Cylindrical, base ring, ring handle. Printed in sepia with portrait bust of John Dillon above clasped hands, and between sprays of shamrock painted green. Hibernia on opposite face surrounded...
tea plate / John Dillon, 1888
Teaplate, with portrait of John Dillon, part of a 32 piece tea set by Skelton and Plant, England, c. 1888. Circular plate, base ring. The figure of Hibernia surrounded by a tied ribbon with the legend 'Erin go Bragh' printed on the centre of the plate. Portrait of John Dillon, round tower and...
tea plate / John Dillon, 1888
Plate, with portrait of John Dillon, part of a 32 piece tea set by Skelton and Plant, England, c. 1888. Circular plate, base ring. Hibernia surrounded by a tied ribbon with the legend 'Erin go Bragh' printed on the centre of the plate. Portrait of John Dillon, round tower and wolfhound; and...
plate / Charles Stewart Parnell
Tea set, English, circa 1888. Composed of thirty-two pieces (DC:1971.21-52), china ware printed with portraits of Charles Stewart Parnell, Dr Croke, Michael Davitt, William O'Brien, John Dillon and W.E. Gladstone, each piece printed with one portrait and having the reverse printed with a harp and...
tea cup / Dr. Croke, 1888
Tea cup, with portrait of Dr Croke, part of a 32 piece tea set by Skelton and Plant, England, c. 1888. Cylindrical, base ring, ring handle. Printed in sepia with portrait bust of Dr. Croke above clasped hands, and between sprays of shamrock painted green. Hibernia on opposite face surrounded by...
tea plate / Dr. Croke, 1888
Tea plate, with portrait of Dr. Croke, part of a 32 piece tea set by Skelton and Plant, England, c. 1888. Circular plate with a base ring. The figure of Hibernia surrounded by a tied ribbon with the legend 'Erin go Bragh' printed on the centre of the plate. Portrait of Dr. Croke, round tower...
tea cup / Michael Davitt, 1888
Teacup, with portrait of Michael Davitt, part of a 32 piece tea set by Skelton and Plant, England, c. 1888. Cylindrical, base ring, ring handle. Printed in sepia with portrait bust of Davitt above clasped hands, and between sprays of shamrock painted green. On the opposite face is the figure of...
tea saucer / Michael Davitt, 1888
Tea saucer, with portrait of Michael Davitt, part of a 32 piece tea set by Skelton and Plant, England, c. 1888. Circular deep saucer. Portrait of Davitt, Hibernia, and wolfhound beside round tower. Saucer flange all surround by sprays of shamrock. Registration mark 100761 and 'S & P' below.
jug / Staffordshire, late 19th century
Jug, probably Staffordshire late 19th century. White earthenware jug moulded to give various impressed lines at foot; mask spout; rectangular handle. Moulded harp in oval of shamrock under rim. Some moulded shamrocks decorated with green transfer. Harp painted in purple/red frame with mauve...
commemorative plate / Hugh Bourne, 1852
Fluted dish. Glazed white earthenware oval dish with shaped scalloped sides. Gilded rim. Oval foot underneath. Transfer print in ochre of figure in dress of circa 1809, named underneath Hugh Bourne. Born April 3rd, 1772, Died Oct. 11, 1852. Hugh Bourne wass the founder of the primitive Methodists...
commemorative jug / Orange Institution
Orange Institution Jug, English, late 18th century. Jug, cream-coloured earthenware. Large bulbous body decreasing to base. Upright neck, pinched out spout, C-shaped handle applied from top. Russet band around rim, collar base and back of handle. Transfer-printed in green with the statue of King...
commemorative cup / William III, c. 1870
Tea set, Glasgow, about 1870. Part of a teaset of white earthenware, high glaze. Saucer with deep bowl, slight well. Cup with straight everted sides, angular handle. Bowl straight slightly eberted sides; cream jug of barrel-shape, inverted at neck, wide-splayed mouth, angular handle. Decorated in...
commemorative saucer / William III, c. 1870
Tea set, Glasgow, about 1870. Part of a teaset of white earthenware, high glaze. Saucer with deep bowl, slight well. Cup with straight everted sides, angular handle. Bowl straight slightly eberted sides; cream jug of barrel-shape, inverted at neck, wide-splayed mouth, angular handle. Decorated in...