Ten Objects from the Collection

Ten Objects from the Collection

22 July 2022 – 31 October 2022

The Glynn Vivian Team, with the assistance of Dr Zehra Jumabhoy, conducted research on ‘Ten Objects from the Collection’ as part of The World Reimagined, a project that explores nine themes giving us the opportunity to reinvent our past, present, and future.

Sepia photo from North Africa Travel Album of two people in the foreground walking away from the camera, on a sloped dusty track. In front of them is a small stone single story building, surrounded by bushes and trees to the left.

Richard Glynn Vivian’s Travel Album, North Africa, 1873

Meissen Pottery, Germany Porcelain figure of a woman, said to represent Africa, c.1740-1820

Porcelain figure of a woman, said to represent Africa, c.1740-1820

Meissen Pottery, Germany Porcelain figure of a Lemon-seller c.1740-1820

Meissen Pottery, Germany, Porcelain figure of a Lemon-seller c.1740-1820

Portrait of Richard Glynn Vivian by R.E. Pfeninger, 1882. Oil on canvas

R.E. Pfeninger, Richard Glynn Vivian, 1882

Painting by James Harris Snr, (1810-1887) Hafod Copper Works River Tawy c.1840s. Oil on canvas

James Harris Snr, (1810-1887) Hafod Copper Works River Tawy c.1840s

Cambrian Pottery plate decorated by Henry Morris

Cambrian Pottery plate decorated by Henry Morris

Sir Henry De la Beche KCB FRS (1796-1855) A Coprolitic Vision. Etching

Sir Henry De la Beche KCB FRS (1796-1855), A Coprolitic Vision

Cast iron figure of a torch bearer representing a Nubian girl in the Napoleon III style from the 19th century; from the Val d'Osne Art Foundry, France.

Cast iron figure of a torch bearer representing a Nubian girl in the Napoleon III style from the 19th century; from the Val d’Osne Art Foundry, France.

ngraved by Charles Howard Hodges 1792 after the original portrait by John Rising which hangs in Wilberforce House, Hull.

Portrait of William Wilberforce (1759-1833)

Painting by Peter Prendergast (1946-2007) Bethesda Quarry, 1982. Acrylic on paper

Peter Prendergast (1946-2007) Bethesda Quarry, 1982

Video Still, Sweet Wall, Cinzia Mutigli, 2020, Courtesy the artist

Cinzia Mutigli, Sweet Wall, 2020

Anya Paintsil, For Levi: Beware the woman dog and her babies, 2021 Acrylic, wool, human hair, kanekalon hair on hessian

Anya Paintsil, For Levi: Beware the woman dog and her babies, 2021