Stories
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The family food of a kebab van man
Melek Erdal celebrates the physical and mental resilience of her father Yusuf, forged by isolation and dislocation, and reinforced by the distinctive cuisine of his home country, Turkey.
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My mother, and metaphors of a pandemic
A pandemic. Two members of one family, living thousands of miles apart. And months of calls and messages that helped them grow closer.
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How to thrive in lockdown
Gareth Berliner shares how being a Disabled person has given him the resilience and motivation to find a new creative challenge during lockdown.
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My important, ridiculous nose
The nose is a much-maligned appendage, but it’s a powerful organ capable of invoking powerful emotions from past memories and sexual attraction.
Catalogue
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Metalwork: a blacksmith's forge. Mezzotint by J. Sharples, 1859.
Sharples, James, 1825-1893.Date: [1859]Reference: 46148i- Pictures
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A blacksmith working in his forge, and discussing money with two customers, while a boy shoes a horse. Engraving by C.W. Sharpe after J.M.W. Turner.
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851.Date: [1860]Reference: 29833i- Books
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Specification of John West : forges.
West, John.Date: 1857- Pictures
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The forge of a blacksmith: smiths at work, attended by a woman with a child on her lap and two dogs at her feet. Watercolour, ca. 1820.
Date: 1820Reference: 573820i- Pictures
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An iron forge in which metal linings are being applied to the rims of wheels. Engraving by R. Bénard after Harguinier.
Harguinier, active 1763-1768.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 36841i