The Hunt Museum :: Provenance

A
Animal equipment (incl. horse spurs, hawk's bell, and a dog-collar)
Architecture (incl. building elements (tiles, cobbles))
Arms/ armour (incl. swords, armour, arrow-heads and maceheads)
Artefact (incl. unidentified items and shards)
C
Childcare equipment (incl. toys, feeding vessels)
Communications equipment (incl. pens, signage, seals)
Component (incl. mounts, chapes, handles)
Container (incl. pots, jugs, plates)
Costume (incl. garments and accessories)
Culinary equipment (incl. saucepans)
Currency (incl. coins, money-boxes)
D
Drawings, see Visual Representation
F
Fire/ fire-lighting equipment (incl. match-box, brazier)
Furniture/ furnishings (incl. chest, lectern)
G
Games/ sporting equipment (incl. game-pieces, dice)
H
Hunting equipment (incl. fishing and hawking equipment)
I
Instrument (incl. spectacles, rule)
L
Lighting equipment (incl. candlesticks, chandeliers, candelabra)
M
Miscellaneous equipment (incl. keys, nails, breath saver)
P
Paintings, see Visual Representation
Performance arts (incl. jester's marotte, bells, lute, trumpet)
Personal ornament (incl. pendants, beads, rings, bracelets, brooches)
Production/ replication (incl. moulds, maquettes, moulds)
R
Religious/ ritual equipment (incl. crucifixes, chalices, pyxes, rosaries, figures)
S
Science/ medicine (incl. drug-jars, and a mortar)
Sculpture (incl. religious and secular, figurines)
Stimulant/ narcotic equipment (incl. cups, goblets, jugs, tea-bowls, clay-pipes, snuff-boxes)
T
Textile (incl. tapestries, cloth, banners, orphrey)
Toilet/ cosmetic equipment (incl. chamber-pots, combs, cosmetic pots)
Tool/ implement (incl. whetstones, axeheads, cutlery, flints)
Transport/ carrier (incl. ice-skate)
V
Visual representation (incl. paintings, panels, plaques, drawings, tapestries)

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Type/ Object Name The terms used for Object Names are arranged according to the British Museum Object Names Thesaurus.	Materials The terms used for Materials are mainly arranged according to the British Museum Materials Thesaurus.
A Animal equipment (incl. horse spurs, hawk's bell, and a dog-collar) Architecture (incl. building elements (tiles, cobbles)) Arms/ armour (incl. swords, armour, arrow-heads and maceheads) Artefact (incl. unidentified items and shards) C Childcare equipment (incl. toys, feeding vessels) Communications equipment (incl. pens, signage, seals) Component (incl. mounts, chapes, handles) Container (incl. pots, jugs, plates) Costume (incl. garments and accessories) Culinary equipment (incl. saucepans) Currency (incl. coins, money-boxes) D Drawings, see Visual Representation F Fire/ fire-lighting equipment (incl. match-box, brazier) Furniture/ furnishings (incl. chest, lectern) G Games/ sporting equipment (incl. game-pieces, dice) H Hunting equipment (incl. fishing and hawking equipment) I Instrument (incl. spectacles, rule) L Lighting equipment (incl. candlesticks, chandeliers, candelabra) M Miscellaneous equipment (incl. keys, nails, breath saver) P Paintings, see Visual Representation Performance arts (incl. jester's marotte, bells, lute, trumpet) Personal ornament (incl. pendants, beads, rings, bracelets, brooches) Production/ replication (incl. moulds, maquettes, moulds) R Religious/ ritual equipment (incl. crucifixes, chalices, pyxes, rosaries, figures) S Science/ medicine (incl. drug-jars, and a mortar) Sculpture (incl. religious and secular, figurines) Stimulant/ narcotic equipment (incl. cups, goblets, jugs, tea-bowls, clay-pipes, snuff-boxes) T Textile (incl. tapestries, cloth, banners, orphrey) Toilet/ cosmetic equipment (incl. chamber-pots, combs, cosmetic pots) Tool/ implement (incl. whetstones, axeheads, cutlery, flints) Transport/ carrier (incl. ice-skate) V Visual representation (incl. paintings, panels, plaques, drawings, tapestries)	A Animal (incl. Pearl, Bone, Feather, Horn, Shell, Skin (Fish, Mammal and Reptile)) C Ceramic (incl. Frit, Glazed Composition (Delftware, Faience, Maiolica), Porcelain, Pottery (Earthenware, Stoneware, Terracotta)) F Fruit (incl. Nut (Coconut and Walnut)) G Glass (incl. Enamel, Stained or Painted Glass) H Hydrocarbon (incl. Amber and Jet) I Ivory (incl. Elephant and Walrus ivory) L Leather M Metal (includes Alloy (Pewter, Steel), Copper, Copper alloy (Brass, Bronze, Nickel-silver), Gold, Iron, Lead, Silver, Tin) Mineral (incl. Agate, Alabaster, Amethyst, Anhydrite, Bloodstone, Chalcedony, Chert, Clay, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Flint, Garnet, Jade, Jadeite, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Porcellanite, Rock crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, Sardonyx, Serpentine, Soapstone, Turquoise) P Paper (incl. Cardboard) Parchment (Vellum) Plaster R Resin (incl. Lacquer) S Stone (incl. Argillite (Mudstone, Pelite, Shale), Lava (Andesite, Basalt, Dolerite, Gabbro, Porphyry), Limestone (Chalk), Marble, Obsidian, Pumice, Sandstone, Slate, Tuff) Synthetic (incl. man-made Pearls) T Textile (incl. Brocade, Brocatelle, Canvas, Cotton, Damask, Lace, Linen, Poplin, Satin, Silk, Velvet, Wool) W Wax Wood (incl. Boxwood, Ebony, Lime wood, Oak, Pear wood, Rosewood, Walnut wood) The following terms are not in the British Museum Materials Thesaurus: Acrylic on paper Black crayon and pencil on paper Blue stone Charcoal and wash on paper Chalk, crayon and watercolour on paper Crystal (not a preferred term in the thesaurus: if rock crystal, then Mineral – Silica – Quartz – Rock crystal) Ink on paper Jewels metallic thread Mixed media: fabric Oil on canvas Oil on panel Oil on soft-wood panels Oil on wood pen and ink on paper Pen and wash Pencil on paper Precious stones Silvered metal soot/ink Tempera and gold leaf on wood and gesso Tempera and gold on panel Tempera on wood Watercolour Watercolour monotype watercolour on paper Watercolour with pen and ink and pencil drawing on paper Wax and ink on paper Wax on board Framed paintings/drawings are described thus (with qualifying words as applicable): (frame) Metal -- Gold (frame) Wood Qualifying words “(possibly)”, “(probably)” indicates uncertainty about the material “(champlevé)”, “(diamanté)”, “(gilded)”, “(lead-glazed)”, “(salt-glazed)”, “(tin-glazed)”, “(stained / painted)”, “(stone paste)”, “(foil)”, “(cast)”, “(painted)”, “(electro-plated)”, “(sterling)”, “(polychromed)”, “(banded)”, “(lamé)”, “(Irish)”, “(pearls)”, “(lime encrusted)”, “(black)” These words indicate techniques or provide further descriptions which are not used in the British Museum Materials Thesaurus.