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Overview Library Conservation Archives The Collection THE COLLECTION Other Collections Paintings Silver Furniture Armoury Books, Manuscripts and Documents Watches Jewellery Rugs Ecclesiastical Coins and Medals Miscellaneous Brisé fan Brisé fans are a type of folding fan with overlapping decorative sticks, held together by a cord or ribbon threaded through them. This type of fan, which appeared in Europe at the beginning of the 17t... read more » Alof de Wignacourt Medal (Obverse) This exceptional medal featuring Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt (r. 1601-1622), and dating to 1607, is extremely rare. The obverse features the bust of the Grand Master facing left, while on the reve... read more » Turkmen Chuval A chuval is a large storage bag for the transportation of clothes and household things. Just the front panel of the chuval is usually seen in the west, as the bag face was easier to display, and many ... read more » Oriental Rug Oriental Rug read more » Victorian Double-Ended Scent Bottle The history of scent bottles goes back to the Ancient World, and the earliest perfume containers were made out of simple glass, alabaster or stone to hold valuable and scented oils such as musk and fr... read more » One of the Display Cabinets in the Refectory This display cabinet includes a number of small eclectic collections, such as bronze petards (maskli), locks, various weights and measures, and pewter wares. Pewter is a tin-based alloy composed prima... read more » Hanging Oil Lamp This oil lamp is made of brass and hangs from three chains which take the form of twisted ribbons, each interspersed by a round knop. The lamp itself is a hollow bulbous container, with a wide opening... read more » Model of a ship This wooden ship model is one of several in the Palazzo Falson Collection. Ships featured greatly in the Gollcher family fortunes. Captain Olof’s grandfather had settled in Malta in 1848 setting up a ... read more » Il-Baqra This lidded horizontally-long earthenware container is known in Maltese as il-baqra (the cow), and was used for cooking stew. It stands on four squat legs, and has a head-shaped protrusion on one side... read more » Folding Fan The first folding fans to be produced in Europe were inspired by examples brought over from the Orient, and by the 16th century Italy became the first European country to make them. They were soon to ... read more » 1 2 3 4 5