New Regimental Display at Norwich Castle

November 2011

During October, the Conservation Team have been preparing objects for the new regimental displays located on the Castle Museum’s rotunda mezzanine. This exhibition includes a wide spectrum of wonderful and often thought-provoking objects, including Afghan swords, Tibetan Tsa Tsa (statue), a portable altar and a First World War helmet with a haunting bullet hole through the top of it.

One of the more curious objects included in the new display is a ram’s head snuff box, complete with silver tipped horns, snuff spoon, a lucky rabbit’s foot and wheels.

The ram’s head was a presented to Colonel C.S. Perry and the officers of the 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment by Captain R.G. Dunn in 1888. Like many of the objects being re-displayed, the ram’s head required careful conservation cleaning and repairs before being ready for display.

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