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| Arms of Norwich City |
One bleak, wintry day last week, in the lull between New Year and Epiphany, Nick and I made the pilgrimage to see the Norwich Castle Museum.
The Norman keep floats over the city, close and massive, an impenetrable Caen-stone cube, always in sight, but, until that day, unvisited. Ah, what treasures it holds!
Here is a small handful of the gems stored within. We must return again soon - we only had time to investigate about half of the galleries there…
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| Lustrous locks, medieval stained glass |
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| Medieval heraldic lion |
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| Stained glass roundel, February (pruning), medieval |
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| Stained glass roundel, December/ January (feasting), medieval |
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| Stained glass roundel, April (sheltering from rain), medieval |
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| Stained glass roundel, September (grape harvest), medieval |
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| Medieval ceremonial drinking cup |
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| Ana Maria Pacheco, alabaster panel |
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| Ana Maria Pacheco, alabaster panel |
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| Ana Maria Pacheco, alabaster panel |
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| Neo-classical marble bottoms |
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| Roman brooch, showing Pan or faun/ satyr |
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| Lowestoft porcelain |
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| Keys |
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| Staffordshire cat |
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| Dutch genevers bottle |
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| Salt-glaze Bellarmine or Bartmann jug |
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| A Trifle FROM CROMER, pill or snuff box |
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| Delftware plate, showing a mermaid |
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| Sea creatures, anemones in glass |
WOW! Amazing stuff! Thanks for the tour!
ReplyDeleteThank you for saying so smartcat!
ReplyDeleteIndeed, thanks for the tour which I failed to take myself on my only visit to Norwich. I'm particularly taken with the Pacheco alabaster panels.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Harry. Yes, the Pacheco panels are exquisite and there are/ were more than I managed to photograph!
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