In pictures: Treasured Possessions from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment
Around 300 objects from the 15th to the 18th centuries go on show in Cambridge in March, to chart the history of our love of shopping, revealing the tastes and talents of those who commissioned and created them
Pair of shoes, English, c1700–30
‘The Daughters of Sir Matthew Decker’, by Jan van Meyer, 1718
Cylinder watch and chatelaine, by William Webster, Stephen Goujon and George Michael Moser, 1761-2
Dog money box, Brislington, 1717
Folding ‘Trompe l’oeil’ fan, English, c1750
Nautilus shell cup, China and London, c1580–6
Posset pot with salver, Brislington, 1685–6
Sampler, Ann Smith, Scottish or English, 1766–7
Teapot, Staffordshire, c1755–65
Treasured Possessions from Renaissance to Enlightenment is on show at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, from 24 March–6 September 2015, and admission is free. For more information visit www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
All images © Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
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