Collection

From Chippendale chairs and Tudor portraits to inkwells and candlesticks, all the rooms at Burton Constable are filled with spectacular collections that survive from when the house was a much-loved family home.

Collection Spotlight

Our Collections Spotlight shows you some of the unique and interesting items at Burton Constable Hall.

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Thoresby Collection: Bow

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Bow made of Brazilian hardwood.

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Thoresby Collection: Roman phallic amulet

Roman phallic amulet to ward off the 'Evil Eye'

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Thoresby Collection: Woolly Mammoth cheek tooth

Woolly Mammoth cheek tooth Chardata Mammalia Proboscidea Elephantidae -(Thoresby)

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Cornelian Intaglio Portrait of William Constable

Cornelian intaglio monogrammed in Greek by Pichler and mounted in a gold seal with loop handle.

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Thoresby Collection: Concertina form book

Concertina form book made from tar impregnated cloth.

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Thoresby Collection: Partial tail of an Armadillo.

Partial tail of an Armadillo - dried mammal (armadillo).

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Thoresby Collection: A Tooth-brush from Mecca

Wooden tooth brush.

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