KEEPER’S NOTES: This bona varding, swishing Molly will not fail to turn your oysters up.

A cross-dressing milkman who regularly visited the city's many molly houses, Gabriel was convicted and hanged for the act of sodomy in 1726. Gabriel’s close friend, the potter Thomas Tyler, created the original work in tribute to his life and spirit.

The figurine of Gabriel is now lovingly remade by third-generation makers in Stoke-on-Trent. It portrays Gabriel in classic Rococo style, imitating delicate pastoral designs favoured by the famous Bow Porcelain Factory. Assembled by hand and decorated using traditional techniques, each piece is unique in its finishing.

*Limited edition

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KEEPER’S NOTES: After all, doesn’t everyone’s granny have a Jasperware piece?

During the VE Day celebrations of 1945, two soldiers met and fell in love.

Many years later, while working as potters in Stoke, they designed a loving cup, to mark the passing of a new law decriminalising homosexuality between men in England and Wales.

To the outside world, the pair lived as bachelor “flatmates”. Because of this the loving cup also stands as a symbol of their hidden love for one another.

Reproduced by English craftsmen using traditional methods, this piece is an homage to the original Loving Cup, the Sexual Offences Act 1967 and freedom.

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Keeper’s notes: Host a peep show from your sofa.

A thrilling touch to any living room or boudoir, this seductively soft cushion is the perfect naughty homeware statement.

Preserving the essence of Soho’s vanishing neons, each cushion draws inspiration from Soho Illuminations, found in the museum’s permanent collection.

The ideal quirky gift to awaken the senses!

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