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Holburne Museum

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The Holburne Museum (formerly known as the Holburne of Menstrie Museum and the Holburne Museum of Art) is located in Sydney Pleasure Gardens, Bath, Somerset, England. [1]

55 relations: Alan Badel, Allan Ramsay (artist), Bath and North East Somerset, Bath Spa University, Bath stone, Bath, Somerset, Battle of Bayonne, Bollywood, Bronze, Cabinet of curiosities, Charles Harcourt Masters, Cheeni Kum, Clifton College, David Fisher (artist), Dyrham Park, Eric Parry, Francesco Guardi, Furniture, George Chakiris, George III of the United Kingdom, George Stubbs, Great Pulteney Street, Heritage Lottery Fund, Jane Austen, Janette Scott, Johan Zoffany, Keira Knightley, Listed building, Maiolica, Michael Gough, Michael York, Northanger Abbey, Old Master, Orme Sargent, Persuasion (1995 film), Porcelain, Portrait miniature, Prince of Wales, Reese Witherspoon, Roman glass, Sally Lunn bun, Softly, Softly (TV series), Somerset, Sydney Gardens, Sydney Place, Bath, The Duchess (film), Thomas Baldwin (architect), Thomas Cook, Thomas Gainsborough, Tom Conti, ..., Two and Two Make Six, University of Bath, University of Bristol, Vanity Fair (2004 film), William Makepeace Thackeray. Expand index (5 more) »

Alan Badel

Alan Fernand Badel (11 September 1923 – 19 March 1982) was an English stage actor who also appeared frequently in the cinema, radio and television and was noted for his richly textured voice which was once described as "the sound of tears".

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Allan Ramsay (artist)

Allan Ramsay (13 October 171310 August 1784) was a prominent Scottish portrait-painter.

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Bath and North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is the district of the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset Council that was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the county of Avon.

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Bath Spa University

Bath Spa University is a public university in Bath, England, with its main campus based at Newton Park on Duchy of Cornwall land.

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Bath stone

Bath Stone is an oolitic limestone comprising granular fragments of calcium carbonate.

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Bath, Somerset

Bath is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, known for its Roman-built baths.

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Battle of Bayonne

The Battle of Bayonne of 14 April 1814 was a sortie by General Thouvenot's French garrison of Bayonne during the siege of that city conducted by Allied forces under Lieutenant General John Hope.

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Bollywood

Hindi cinema, often metonymously referred to as Bollywood, is the Indian Hindi-language film industry, based in the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Maharashtra, India.

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Bronze

Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12% tin and often with the addition of other metals (such as aluminium, manganese, nickel or zinc) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus or silicon.

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Cabinet of curiosities

Cabinets of curiosities (also known in German loanwords as Kunstkabinett, Kunstkammer or Wunderkammer; also Cabinets of Wonder, and wonder-rooms) were encyclopedic collections of objects whose categorical boundaries were, in Renaissance Europe, yet to be defined.

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Charles Harcourt Masters

Charles Harcourt Masters (born 1759) was an English surveyor and architect in Bath.

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Cheeni Kum

Cheeni Kum is a 2007 Bollywood romance film directed by R. Balki and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu, Paresh Rawal, Zohra Sehgal and Swini Khara.

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Clifton College

Clifton College is a co-educational independent school in the suburb of Clifton in the city of Bristol in South West England, founded in 1862.

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David Fisher (artist)

David Fisher (1946 – 21 March 2013) was an award-winning English artist and designer based in Midsomer Norton, Somerset.

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Dyrham Park

Dyrham Park is a baroque country house in an ancient deer park near the village of Dyrham in South Gloucestershire, England.

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Eric Parry

Eric Owen Parry (born 24 March 1952) is a British architect, designer, writer and educator.

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Francesco Guardi

Francesco Lazzaro Guardi (October 5, 1712 – January 1, 1793) was an Italian painter of veduta, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School.

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Furniture

Furniture refers to movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating (e.g., chairs, stools, and sofas), eating (tables), and sleeping (e.g., beds).

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George Chakiris

George Chakiris (born September 16, 1934) is an American dancer, singer and actor.

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George III of the United Kingdom

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820.

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George Stubbs

George Stubbs (25 August 1724 – 10 July 1806) was an English painter, best known for his paintings of horses.

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Great Pulteney Street

Great Pulteney Street is a grand thoroughfare that connects Bathwick on the east of the River Avon with the City of Bath, England via the Robert Adam designed Pulteney Bridge.

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Heritage Lottery Fund

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) distributes a share of National Lottery funding, supporting a wide range of heritage projects across the United Kingdom.

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Jane Austen

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.

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Janette Scott

Thora Janette Scott (born 14 December 1938) is an English actress.

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Johan Zoffany

Johan Joseph Zoffany, RA (born Johannes Josephus Zaufallij, 13 March 173311 November 1810) was a German neoclassical painter, active mainly in England.

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Keira Knightley

Keira Christina Knightley, OBE (born 26 March 1985) is an English actress.

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Listed building

A listed building, or listed structure, is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland.

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Maiolica

Maiolica, also called Majolica is Italian tin-glazed pottery dating from the Renaissance period.

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Michael Gough

Francis Michael Gough (23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was an English character actor who made over 150 film and television appearances, known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958 and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four films of the Tim Burton / Joel Schumacher Batman series.

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Michael York

Michael York, OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 1942) is an English actor.

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Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, in 1803.

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Old Master

Sleeping Venus'' (c. 1510), Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. In art history, "Old Master" (or "old master"), Christies.com.

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Orme Sargent

Sir Harold Orme Garton Sargent (31 October 1884 – 23 October 1962) was a British diplomat and civil servant.

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Persuasion (1995 film)

Persuasion is a 1995 period drama film directed by Roger Michell and based on Jane Austen's 1817 novel of the same name.

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Porcelain

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating materials, generally including kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between.

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Portrait miniature

A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolour, or enamel.

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Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru) was a title granted to princes born in Wales from the 12th century onwards; the term replaced the use of the word king.

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Reese Witherspoon

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress, producer, and entrepreneur.

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Roman glass

Roman glass objects have been recovered across the Roman Empire in domestic, industrial and funerary contexts.

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Sally Lunn bun

A Sally Lunn is a large bun or teacake made with a yeast dough including cream and eggs, similar to the sweet brioche breads of France.

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Softly, Softly (TV series)

Softly, Softly is a British television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1 from January 1966.

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Somerset

Somerset (or archaically, Somersetshire) is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west.

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Sydney Gardens

Sydney Gardens (originally known as Bath Vauxhall Gardens) is a public open space at the end of Great Pulteney Street in Bath, Somerset, England.

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Sydney Place, Bath

Sydney Place in the Bathwick area of Bath, Somerset, England was built around 1800.

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The Duchess (film)

The Duchess is a 2008 British drama film directed by Saul Dibb.

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Thomas Baldwin (architect)

Thomas Baldwin (c.1750 – 7 March 1820) was an English surveyor and architect in the city of Bath.

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Thomas Cook

Thomas Cook (22 November 1808 – 18 July 1892) was an English businessman.

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Thomas Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough FRSA (14 May 1727 (baptised) – 2 August 1788) was an English portrait and landscape painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.

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Tom Conti

Thomas Antonio Conti (born 22 November 1941) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and novelist of Italian Scots descent.

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Two and Two Make Six

Two and Two Make Six also known as A Change of Heart and The Girl Swappers is a 1962 romantic comedy film directed by Freddie Francis.

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University of Bath

The University of Bath is a public university located in Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom.

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University of Bristol

The University of Bristol (simply referred to as Bristol University and abbreviated as Bris. in post-nominal letters, or UoB) is a red brick research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom.

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Vanity Fair (2004 film)

Vanity Fair is a 2004 British-American historical drama film directed by Mira Nair and adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of the same name.

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William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was a British novelist and author.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holburne_Museum

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