Putney Lenticular Key

An image of Fulham Pier

Uncover the deeper stories embedded within each element.

cotton plant

1. Delftware Plate (17th/18th century )

Displayed at Fulham Palace.

Deftware plate

2. Sugar Cane Plant

Transatlantic Trade Crop. Fulham’s history: The area did house industries related to sugar refining and other industries, including the Manbre Saccharine Company. This was opposite the site of Fulham Pier.

3. Tobacco Plant

Native to South Africa. Some of the first blooms were planted by Duchess Beaufort in Chelsea.

plate

4. Ship Monocle

Mud larking found object.

Blue Passionflower

5. Sorghum Plant

Triangular trade crop Pearl millet from Africa were crucial to feeding human captives throughout the Middle Passage.

Saltware

6. 19th Century Tin Buckle

Shows cricketing scene. Mud larking found object.

Saltware

7. 19th Century Pipe

Displayed in Fulham Palace

Plasterwork

8. Grains of Paradise - Flower

Medicinal spice native to West Africa an introduced to the UK to flavour beer or as an alternative to black pepper.

Okra

9. Pelargonium Plant

Native to South Africa. Some of the first blooms were planted by Duchess Beaufort in Chelsea.

Plasterwork grapes moulding

10. Clay Pipe

Victorian 19th century. Displayed at Fulham Palace.

Pot handle

11. Watermelon Fruit and Leaves

The watermelon today is a reminder of the historical injustices that African Americans continue to face due to Triangular trade.

Sherd hut jar

12. Doves Type Font

In 1916, a grumpy printer tossed his famous typeface into the Thames to spite his business partner. A century later, mudlarks and divers finally bring it back to life. Found by Robert Green and Lukasz Orlinksi.

Chinese Ceramic

13. Pearl Millet

Triangular trade crop Pearl millet from Africa were crucial to feeding human captives throughout the Middle Passage.

Doves Type font

14. Sherd Hunt Jar

Ship monocle

15. Cotton Plant

Cotton was a major export, the trade relied heavily on the exploitation of enslaved people. The Bishops that were situated in Fulham palace were involved in slave trade and ships.

Transferware mug

16. Seven Seals Ring

Mudlarking found object.

Chisel and guide

17. Saltware Glazed Jug

16th Century. Displayed at Fulham Palace

Spoons

18. Stoneware Jar

19th Century. Displayed at Fulham Palace.

Spitfire pin

19. Grains of Paradise - seed pods

Medicinal spice native to West Africa and introduced to the UK to flavour beer or as an alternative to black pepper.

Jar

20. Stoneware Jar

19th Century. Displayed at Fulham Palace.

Spitfire pin

21. Dove

Symbol for freedom and hope.

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