One untitled press cutting mentioning a quotation from the Norwood News which considers the location of the Horniman Museum’s collection is unsuitable “such a valuable collection does not appear altogether at home in a suburb like Forest Hill”. The article speculates on that Horniman might consider relocating the collection to somewhere such as Croydon. The end of the article notes that Mr Horniman was dressed in fine evening wear and was photographed by Messrs. G. Taylor and Sons.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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