Category: Object of the Week
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Father Postgate Portrait
For many years we have had in our possession a portrait of Father Postgate, the ‘Ugthorpe Martyr’. It’s origin, age...
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Snakestones
These objects are samples of the enterprising nature of fossil collectors, cashing in on the growing number of visitors who...
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The Narwhal
The narwhal (Monodon Monoceros) is a medium-sized toothed whale to be found in the Arctic, primarily off Canada and Greenland....
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The Graham Leach Collection
I’m sure everyone has heard of ships in bottles which are a well-known craft in coastal areas. Less familiar is...
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The Caboceer’s Stool
In 1829 John Beecroft, born in Sleights in 1790, became master of works in Fernando Po, an island in the...
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Whitby Theatre Fire Painting 1823
‘The most remarkable conflagration known here for many years’, so wrote Rev George Young in his book, ‘A Picture of...
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Old Kattie the Ruswarp Witch
Few witches have their image preserved, or are permanently on display in a glass case. One such is Old Kattie...
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Noah’s Ark
One of our most loved objects is this stunning Noah’s Ark. Ark’s were one of the most popular toys for...
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The Bannial Flatts Model
Tomorrow marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Bannial Flatts, just outside Whitby, was the site of the first enemy...
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Bone ships
During the Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815), French prisoners of war held by the British made ship models from bone. These models...
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The Hand of Glory
The mummified severed human hand in Whitby Museum was discovered in the early twentieth century hidden on the wall of...
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Teleosaurus Chapmani
Our spectacular fossil displays and extensive stores contain one of the finest collections of Jurassic fossils in Britain. The Whitby...
