@our_objects

Telling the hidden histories of disability and mental health through museum objects. (Not affiliated with any museum) For copyright issues please contact me!

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"The Revd Dr Grant of London Street Fitzroy Square 1803, a Literary Character of Note - he had lost an Eye", from a set of sketches of distinguished persons @britishmuseum britishmuseum.org/collection…
A sketch of a gentleman in a fancy coat and glasses.

ALT A sketch of a gentleman in a fancy coat and glasses.

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Some beautiful stoma bag covers, 2023 @thackraymuseum collections.thackraymuseum.c…
Two stoma bag covers, one with a rainbow floral pattern and the other showing keyboards and guitars.

ALT Two stoma bag covers, one with a rainbow floral pattern and the other showing keyboards and guitars.

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An eye implant, @surgeonshall museum.rcsed.ac.uk/the-colle…
A small eye implant (19mm) and box it was contained in.

ALT A small eye implant (19mm) and box it was contained in.

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Dorothy Liebes with an Unidentified Soldier Learning to Weave at an Arts & Skills Workshop, 1945 @cooperhewitt collection.cooperhewitt.org/…
Injured soldier in a wheelchair, being taught to weave by a woman

ALT Injured soldier in a wheelchair, being taught to weave by a woman

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This bowl is decorated with the Eight Daoist Immortals, an extremely popular motif in Chinese decorative art, showing disabled and non-disabled people alongside the young and old. 1730-50 @V_and_A collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O…
Cup showing a number of figures in floating boats

ALT Cup showing a number of figures in floating boats

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Ear trumpet hearing aid, metal with gold on black painted decoration, known as a bugle or Bonnafont type, European, 1850-1910. @sciencemuseum collection.sciencemuseumgrou…
A black hearing aid with gold decoration, painted around the bell and on the bends

ALT A black hearing aid with gold decoration, painted around the bell and on the bends

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Let autistic kids play, a minizine @NMAAHC si.edu/object/let-autistic-k…
A yellow piece of paper showing a shield with "Let Autistic kids play" written on it

ALT A yellow piece of paper showing a shield with "Let Autistic kids play" written on it

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Pottery Figurine of Florence Nightingale standing next to a wounded officer, 1850s-1870s, @sciencemuseum collection.sciencemuseumgrou…
Pottery figure showing a man with his arm in a sling and a woman in a green and pink dress.

ALT Pottery figure showing a man with his arm in a sling and a woman in a green and pink dress.

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Portrait of Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, 1800s, owned by Nelson and possibly a gift for Lady Hamilton @RMGreenwich rmg.co.uk/collections/object…
Portrait of Nelson, showing him with a missing arm and a bandaged head, with a hand over his heart.

ALT Portrait of Nelson, showing him with a missing arm and a bandaged head, with a hand over his heart.

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Alta2 Invisible In the Canal (IIC) Hearing Aid, 2018, designed to be unnoticeable @sciencemuseum collection.sciencemuseumgrou…
A very small hearing aid in red and blue

ALT A very small hearing aid in red and blue

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"His Dream Realised", a poster raising funds for a collective farm, 1918, @I_W_M iwm.org.uk/collections/item/…
Poster advertising "Vanguard Farm, for our severely disabled soldiers and sailors"

ALT Poster advertising "Vanguard Farm, for our severely disabled soldiers and sailors"

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A child's ankle support from the 16th Century @sciencemuseum collection.sciencemuseumgrou…
A metal ankle support consisting of a boot and leg support

ALT A metal ankle support consisting of a boot and leg support

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IQ stick, a cane designed by Hilton Beck, 2005, designed to be self-righting and glow in the dark. @cooperhewitt collection.cooperhewitt.org/…
A cane with a light bulb shaped bulb at the top, and a stair guard.

ALT A cane with a light bulb shaped bulb at the top, and a stair guard.

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