Metalworking Collection

The Trundholm sun chariot. Early Bronze Age. C. 1400 BC
Prehistory. The Trundholm sun chariot. Early Bronze Age. C. 1400 BC. Scandinavian

BLACKSMITHS, c1903. Two blacksmiths making a metal hoop, possibly for a wagon wheel. Photograph, c1903

Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1910s

A Blast Furnace in Action Date: circa 1920s

Silver plate depicting the departure of Christopher Columbus (molten silver, embossed and chiseled)
8832383 Silver plate depicting the departure of Christopher Columbus (molten silver, embossed and chiseled) by Melijn, Matthias (1589-1653); diam. 56

Stirrup hilted sword which belonged to Rear Admiral Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1825 (metal-gilt, ivory, steel)
7295456 Stirrup hilted sword which belonged to Rear Admiral Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1825 (metal-gilt, ivory, steel, gilt, gilt wire, brass) by British School

Tinned pemmican, 1875 (metal, metal: tin, organic: flesh)
7295451 Tinned pemmican, 1875 (metal, metal: tin, organic: flesh); 15.2x24.1x21.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875)

Satellite sledge assigned to HMS 'Discovery' for Arctic exploration with ice saw in position., c.1875 (wood)
7295733 Satellite sledge assigned to HMS 'Discovery' for Arctic exploration with ice saw in position., c.1875 (wood, organic: leather, metal); National Maritime Museum, London

Ground Plan of the French Exposition of 1849 (engraving)
8661545 Ground Plan of the French Exposition of 1849 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ground Plan of the French Exposition of 1849)

1st century AD statuette in Bronze depicting the Roman God Mercury
3329572 1st century AD statuette in Bronze depicting the Roman God Mercury; (add.info.: 1st century AD statuette in Bronze depicting the Roman God Mercury. Southern Italy)

Kendall's marine timekeeper K2, 1772 (brass, steel,mahogany)
7295273 Kendall's marine timekeeper K2, 1772 (brass, steel,mahogany) by Kendall, Larcum (1719-90); 16.5x12.5x5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Arctic boat, crank detail, c.1852 (wood, metal, paint)
7295381 Arctic boat, crank detail, c.1852 (wood, metal, paint); 18.8x77.5x21.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Scale: 1:12)

Arctic boat, c.1852 (wood, metal, paint)
7295376 Arctic boat, c.1852 (wood, metal, paint); 18.8x77.5x21.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Scale: 1:12. Full hull model of a double-ended arctic boat (circa 1852)

Tinned pemmican, 1875 (metal, metal: tin, organic: flesh)
7295453 Tinned pemmican, 1875 (metal, metal: tin, organic: flesh); 15.2x24.1x21.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Used on Nares' Arctic expedition 1875)

Decorated metal belt
3329564 Decorated metal belt.; (add.info.: Decorated metal belt. Scythian, Koban culture of the central Caucasus, Late 8th century BC, Ziwiye, from north-west Iran.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Itinerant Tinker and his boy assistant: Woman brings utensil for repair. Leather tool bag doubles as bellows creating
531765 Itinerant Tinker and his boy assistant: Woman brings utensil for repair. Leather tool bag doubles as bellows creating draught for little forge. Piemonte (Piedmont) district, Northwest Italy

Fire Screen, c.1900 (copper and brass)
5861757 Fire Screen, c.1900 (copper and brass) by Benson, William Arthur Smith (1854-1924); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by William Arthur Smith Benson).

Purse; belonged to a crew member of Franklins arctic expedition 1845, c.1845 (silk, metal, glass)
7295501 Purse; belonged to a crew member of Franklins arctic expedition 1845, c.1845 (silk, metal, glass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: A beaded silk purse sewn to a metal frame)

Marine chronometer K3, made in 1774 (metal: brass, metal: enamel)
7295472 Marine chronometer K3, made in 1774 (metal: brass, metal: enamel) by Kendall, Larcum (1719-90); 16x16x7.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Marine chronometer, 1774 (metal: brass, enamel, ivory)
7295470 Marine chronometer, 1774 (metal: brass, enamel, ivory) by Kendall, Larcum (1719-90); 32.1x40.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Arctic boat, c.1852 (wood, metal, paint)
7295377 Arctic boat, c.1852 (wood, metal, paint); 18.8x77.5x21.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Scale: 1:12. Full hull model of a double-ended arctic boat (circa 1852)

McClintock eight-man sledge used on Nares's Arctic expedition 1875-1876., 1875 (wood, metal: copper)
7295350 McClintock eight-man sledge used on Nares's Arctic expedition 1875-1876., 1875 (wood, metal: copper, organic: canvas); 83.8x348x99.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Bric-a-Brac from Damascus, Rome, and Seville 1880 (Oil on canvas)
8766597 Bric-a-Brac from Damascus, Rome, and Seville 1880 (Oil on canvas) by Hall, George Henry (1825-1913); 88.9--121.6 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art .

Cylinder with Christ on the cross, c.1892 (bronze with brown patina)
8683066 Cylinder with Christ on the cross, c.1892 (bronze with brown patina) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) (after); Height: 49.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ater Paul Gauguin Original title)

The Tinman (colour litho)
8650411 The Tinman (colour litho) by Pletsch, Oskar (1830-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tinman. Illustration for Buttercups)

Herm of Hephaestus
7287201 Herm of Hephaestus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Herm of Hephaestus. Roman sculture inspired by a statue made by Alkamenes between 421 and 416 BC)

Arctic boat, detail, c.1852 (wood, metal, paint)
7295378 Arctic boat, detail, c.1852 (wood, metal, paint); 18.8x77.5x21.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Scale: 1:12. Full hull model of a double-ended arctic boat (circa 1852)

Decorated metal belt
3329563 Decorated metal belt.; (add.info.: Decorated metal belt. Scythian, Koban culture of the central Caucasus, Late 8th century BC, Ziwiye, from north-west Iran.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Artist's reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace
531503 Artist's reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace. Right, pouring molten metal into mould. Centre, Mould opened and cast object removed

Wire Worker. By Jost Amman, 16th century (woodcut)
529949 Wire Worker. By Jost Amman, 16th century (woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Clasp Maker's Workshop. By Jost Amman, 16th century (woodcut)
529948 The Clasp Maker's Workshop. By Jost Amman, 16th century (woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Late Bronze Age spearhead from the river Tyne at Blaydon (bronze)
7415631 Late Bronze Age spearhead from the river Tyne at Blaydon (bronze); Great North Museum: Hancock, UK; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.

Late Bronze Age spearhead from the river Tyne at Blaydon (bronze)
7415630 Late Bronze Age spearhead from the river Tyne at Blaydon (bronze); Great North Museum: Hancock, UK; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.

Artist's reconstruction of a late Iron Age forge. In centre the smith is hammering iron
531501 Artist's reconstruction of a late Iron Age forge. In centre the smith is hammering iron. In background another is working at the furnace

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864. '...night view of that portion of the forging department containing the Nasmyth steam-hammers

View of Lima, the capital of Peru, 1864. Creator: Unknown
View of Lima, the capital of Peru, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by David Powell, '...taken from the foot of the hill, San Cristoval

Fire. Creator: Unknown
Fire, unknown date

Metal Working in India, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Metal Working in India, 1911. From "The Book of the Coronation". [Cassell and Company, Ltd. London, 1911]

Plating department, National Cash Register [Company], Dayton, Ohio, (1902?). Creator: Unknown
Plating department, National Cash Register [Company], Dayton, Ohio, (1902?)

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 13ème arrondissement : Vertus civiques. 1878
Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 13eme arrondissement : Vertus civiques. 1878. Sketch for interior of reception hall for marriages. Civic virtues: blacksmith's forge

Esquisse pour la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville: Forgerons, 1890. Creator: Pierre Victor Galland
Esquisse pour la galerie des Metiers de l'Hotel de Ville: Forgerons, 1890. Blacksmiths

Esquisse pour la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville : Fondeurs, 1890. Creator: Pierre Victor Galland
Esquisse pour la galerie des Metiers de l'Hotel de Ville : Fondeurs, 1890. Foundry workers

Sketch for the salon des Sciences of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris: Fire, between 1889 and 1891
Sketch for the salon des Sciences of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Fire, between 1889 and 1891. Metalworker at a furnace. (Esquisse pour le salon des Sciences de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : Le Feu)

Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....preparation of engines of the Termagant, 620-horse power...To form the cranks on the shaft

Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....the casting of the last of the four largest

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Metalworking is an ancient craft that has shaped civilizations and left a lasting mark on history. From the magnificent Trundholm sun chariot, dating back to the Early Bronze Age in 1400 BC, to the skilled hands of blacksmiths meticulously crafting metal hoops for wagon wheels in 1903, it has always been at the heart of innovation and creation. The Vickers Iron Foundry in Barrow-in-Furness stands as a testament to the industrial revolution, where molten iron was transformed into sturdy structures that propelled progress forward. Witnessing a blast furnace in action is like observing raw power harnessed to shape metals into tools and machinery. Baldwin's Works in Port Talbot, Wales showcases how metalworking became intertwined with architectural marvels. The silver altar from Husu's chapel exemplifies the exquisite craftsmanship achieved by combining ebony and precious metals. Delving further into history, we encounter intricate gold rings adorned with cameos from the 3rd century BC or King Arthur himself immortalized through a bronze sculpture created in 1513. A wreath crafted from pure gold during the 4th century BC serves as a reminder of opulence and beauty. Intriguing artifacts such as cabassets made around 1570 demonstrate not only functionality but also artistic expression through steelwork combined with black paint and brass rosette rivets. Delicate lion head earrings or ear pendants made from gold during different eras transport us back to ancient times when jewelry symbolized status and elegance. Metalworking encompasses more than just forging objects; it encapsulates human ingenuity throughout time. It tells stories of technological advancements, cultural expressions, and artistic mastery passed down through generations. Whether it be creating grand sculptures or delicate adornments fit for royalty, metalworking continues to captivate our imagination while leaving an indelible mark on our collective history.