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

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Thoresby Collection: Roman phallic amulet

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Roman phallic amulet to ward off the 'Evil Eye'

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Thoresby Collection: Shell of a fresh water turtle.

Shell of a fresh water turtle - dried reptile (chelonian).

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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: Leg of an Elk

Dried leg of an Elk dried mammal (elk).

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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: Roman phallic amulet

Roman phallic amulet to ward off the 'Evil Eye'

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Thoresby Collection: Fossil

Mollusca Lamellibranchia - lamellibranch

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