What is an
Object?
Anything can be an object: a thousand-year-old coin in a museum, a painting in an art gallery, a plant in a botanical garden, an animal in a zoo, a building in a city, even a person.
Browse online collections on OOKL and discover for yourself. Find objects in museums, galleries, historic houses, and many more.
Man's coat
NMS
This coat was discovered on a man's body found at Gunnister in Northmavine in Shetland in the late 17th century....
Salix 'Boydii' (f)
RHS Wisley
Salix can be deciduous trees or shrub, with alternate leaves and male and female catkins usually on separate plants...
American bison...
Whipsnade Zoo
The American bison has a huge head, a thick neck and a big lump over its shoulders, all covered with long, shaggy...
Russian ikon
Torre Abbey
Small Russian ikon, showing the half length figure of Christ, with ormolu surround.
Snuff bottle
V & A
Snuff is powdered tobacco, usually blended with aromatic herbs or spices. The habit of snuff-taking spread to China...
Cephalaria gigantea
RHS Wisley
Cephalaria are annuals or perennials with pinnately divided leaves and scabious-like flower-heads.
C. gigantea is a...
Sea Lion Shows
Blair Drummond Safari...
All training techniques with our sea lions are done through positive reinforcement. It is a form of enrichment for...
Babbicombe [sic] from...
Torre Abbey
A view from Petitor, across Oddicombe Beach to Babbacombe beach and walls Hill. In the left foreground are a seated...
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Abies koreana 'Silberlocke'
RHS Wisley
Abies are evergreen conifers, often very tall, with whorled branches bearing flattened, linear leaves, often whitish beneath, and on the upper branches, large cones...
Commuting by Cable
Old Treasury Building
Travel by cable tram through the streets of Melbourne between 1885 and 1940. This documentary presents rare archival footage detailing the story of the largest cable...
Horse Ramp (in canals)
London Canal Museum
The ramps in the canals were once used to save horses after they fell into the river. Animal safety was important, or at least it was important to retain the animals...
Canal Gate
London Canal Museum
These gates were put in place to stop the flow of the river. It was necessary to do this in the instance of bombs falling on the Canal and ceasing the flow of debris....
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