Dumb Collection

3 Wise Monkeys / Japanese
Hear no evil See no evil Speak no evil

Sign language using a single hand, 1800s
Single-handed alphabet in sign language, used in the US, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Bear Waiter
Lord Suffield, having shot this bear in Russia, subjects it to the further indignity of being stuffed by Mr Ward and made to serve as a dumb waiter

Training Ship Exmouth, dumb bell drill
Uniformed boys on the deck of the Training Ship Exmouth perform dumb bell drill. The Exmouth, moored off Grays in Essex, was used by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a naval training establishment

Advert for Terrys exerciser for men 1939
Christmas gift ideas from Herbert Terry exercisers, including steelstrand expander, golfer pocket wrist exerciser, spring grip dumbbells

Unloading Ships at London Docks, 1908
Illustration showing various cargoes coming ashore at London Docks, in the East End of London, 1908. Elephants tusks, barrels

Blue Cross Fund Poster
Fundraising poster during WWI for the Blue Cross Fund organised by the Dumb Friends League featuring a French horse who is " doing his bit"

DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE
Dumb Friends League Animal Hospital, Pimlico, London. A horse receiving treatment

Our Dumb Friends League. A society for the encouragement of kindness to animals. Blue Cross fund for wounded horses at the front. Poster showing a wounded horse on the battlefield. Date 1915

Sporting Gal and her horse - Dumb Luck
Dumb Luck Sporting Gal and her horse bemoaning the lack of success in the previous race. Dobbin is still the lucky recipient of a chunk of finest Tate & Lyle... Date: circa 1910

Strong Man at a Fair
A man plays a fanfare on a cornet to herald the great feat of strength being performed by a strong man at a fair, while a few people stand looking on

Deaf and Dumb School, Palayamkottai, India
C. E. Z. (Church of England Zenana Missionary Society) Deaf and Dumb School, Palamcottah (now Palayamkottai in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu), India. Deaf and Dumb children learning to talk

DEAF & DUMB ALPHABET DEAF & DUMB ALPHABET
The deaf and dumb sign language alphabet, as defined by the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, Britain. Date: 1960s

The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, New York, USA
The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife, by Anatole France, with Lillah McCarthy and O P Heggie, at Wallacks Theatre, Broadway and 30th Street, New York, USA. circa 1923

Bodhgaya. India

Lillah McCarthy
A portrait painting of English actress and theatrical manager, Lillah Emma McCarthy, 1875-1960, who is seen here, in costume, playing The Dumb Wife, by Anatole France

Royal Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Derby
Girls play with a ball on the recreation ground at the Royal Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, Derby Date: Date unknown

Birmingham Deaf And Dumb Institution Edgbaston
Birmingham, Deaf, and, Dumb, Institution, Edgbaston, circa, 1919, childrens, children, home, welfare, care, accomodation, society, housing, , 13548638

These are scenes from the London Orphan Asylum in Watford. 1) boys doing drill 2) the boys band 3) sewing class 4) the Prince of Wales proposing the toast of the asylum at the Jubilee Dinner at

Sequences of a man carrying - first a 20 kg dumb-bell, second a full bucket. Date: 1887

Asylum for Deaf and Dumb, Old Kent Road, London. Date: 1822

Scene from the Drama of "Don Guzman"(engraving)
1059490 Scene from the Drama of " Don Guzman" (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from the Drama of " Don Guzman")

"He called the elephant a dumb beast, or something"(colour litho)
3652652 " He called the elephant a dumb beast, or something" (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: " He called the elephant a dumb beast)

Scene from the drama of Don Guzman (engraving)
608293 Scene from the drama of Don Guzman (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from the drama of Don Guzman; a sketch at the soiree of the Royal)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Idiot (engraving)
7196388 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Idiot (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Idiot)

View of the Institut National des Jeunes Sourds, Paris, c. 1840 (oil on canvas)
CHT235385 View of the Institut National des Jeunes Sourds, Paris, c.1840 (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

I: Idiot
6523677 I: Idiot by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Franco-English Leporello (Zebra - Zebra). Publisher unknown, s. d. (circa 1840)

Bandbox Design (Deaf and Dumb Asylum), c. 1939. Creator: Martin Partyka
Bandbox Design (Deaf and Dumb Asylum), c. 1939

Deaf and Dumb Alphabet (engraving)
3628618 Deaf and Dumb Alphabet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deaf and Dumb Alphabet. Illustration for The Boyss Own Book (Lockwood, 1861)

St Saviours Church, Oxford Street, London, for the Deaf and Dumb (engraving)
5204667 St Saviours Church, Oxford Street, London, for the Deaf and Dumb (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Saviours Church, Oxford Street, London)

The Art of Talking with the Fingers, pub. C. 1825 (coloured engraving)
5902925 The Art of Talking with the Fingers, pub. C. 1825 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Statue of Our Saviour (engraving)
608295 Statue of Our Saviour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Our Saviour, by a deaf and dumb artist; from The Illustrated London News)

"We were struck dumb with the wonderful objects that were revealed to our gaze"(colour litho)
725627 " We were struck dumb with the wonderful objects that were revealed to our gaze" (colour litho) by Groome

London Asylum for the Deaf, Margate Branch
Two children, identified as Evan Williams (with Indian clubs) and Rhoda Pippeck (with barbells), both inmates of the Margate branch of the London Asylum for the Support and Education of the Deaf

The Inconsiderate Waiter, by J M Barrie (engraving)
1592249 The Inconsiderate Waiter, by J M Barrie (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Inconsiderate Waiter, by J M Barrie)

Dog owners given free licences
Over 200 free licences were given to dog owners too poor to pay the 7s. 6d. tax. The licences were presented at the Regal Cinema, Marble Arch

Visit of President Felix Faure (1841-99) to the Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets
CHT234583 Visit of President Felix Faure (1841-99) to the Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Burgers, Hendrieus Jacobus (1834-99); Institut National des Jeunes Sourds

Portrait of a young man holding the Journal des Sourds-Muets et Aveugles, c
CHT235384 Portrait of a young man holding the Journal des Sourds-Muets et Aveugles, c.1830-40 (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Institut National des Jeunes Sourds, Paris

Dumb cane, Dieffenbachia bowmannii (Dieffenbachia latimaculata). Drawn from nature and chromolithographed by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1873

Dumb cane, Dieffenbachia seguine (Dieffenbachia seguinum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Nevitt after a botanical illustration by Rev. J.S. Henslow from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Birmingham (engraving)
3655675 Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birmingham. Illustration for The Imperial Gazetteer, A General Dictionary of Geography (Blackie)

Entertainment to the Deaf and Dumb at the Freemasons Tavern (engraving)
1611591 Entertainment to the Deaf and Dumb at the Freemasons Tavern (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

St Saviours Church, Oxford-Street, for the Deaf and Dumb (engraving)
1614054 St Saviours Church, Oxford-Street, for the Deaf and Dumb (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Saviours Church, Oxford-Street, for the Deaf and Dumb)

The late Reverend Charles Rhind, Missionary to the Deaf and Dumb (engraving)
1595538 The late Reverend Charles Rhind, Missionary to the Deaf and Dumb (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Reverend Charles Rhind)

Jacob Rogrigues Pereire (1715-80) 1861 (oil on canvas)
CHT234578 Jacob Rogrigues Pereire (1715-80) 1861 (oil on canvas) by Lenepveu, Jules Eugene (1819-98); Institut National des Jeunes Sourds, Paris

Miss Hannah Thatcher (engraving)
609976 Miss Hannah Thatcher (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Hannah Thatcher, born deaf and dumb)

Infant School for the Deaf and Dumb recently opened at Old Trafford (engraving)
2773159 Infant School for the Deaf and Dumb recently opened at Old Trafford (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The deaf and dumb chapel, Fetter Lane (engraving)
608297 The deaf and dumb chapel, Fetter Lane (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The deaf and dumb chapel, Fetter Lane)

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Dumb: A journey through time and cultures, from the wise 3 Wise Monkeys of Japan to a bear waiter serving with grace. In the 1800s, sign language using a single hand was an art form that spoke volumes. The Training Ship Exmouth taught discipline through the dumb bell drill. Terry's exerciser for men in 1939 promised strength and vitality. Unloading ships at London Docks in 1908 required brute force but no words were needed. The Blue Cross Fund Poster reminded us of our duty towards our dumb friends. Our Dumb Friends League encouraged compassion for all creatures great and small. Dumb Luck smiled upon the sporting gal and her horse as they triumphed against all odds. A strong man at a fair showcased his might without uttering a word, leaving spectators awestruck. Lillah McCarthy captivated audiences with her silent performances, proving that silence can be truly golden.