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Object 101
Neil MacGregor updates his famous radio series with an object chosen to represent 2020.
Solar-powered lamp and charger—The World of Our Making (1914 - 2010 AD)
5/5 Neil MacGregor's last object in his world history - a solar-powered lamp and charger.
Credit card—The World of Our Making (1914 - 2010 AD)
4/5 Neil MacGregor with a credit card - one that is compliant with Sharia law.
Throne of Weapons—The World of Our Making (1914 - 2010 AD)
3/5 Neil MacGregor with an African throne - made from decommissioned guns.
Hockney's In the Dull Village—The World of Our Making (1914 - 2010 AD)
2/5 Neil MacGregor considers the state of human rights - with a David Hockney print.
Russian revolutionary plate—The World of Our Making (1914 - 2010 AD)
1/5 Neil MacGregor nears the end of his world history - with a Russian revolutionary plate.
Suffragette-defaced penny—Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (1780 - 1914 AD)
5/5 Neil MacGregor with a penny coin defaced by suffragettes with the words "Votes for women".
Sudanese slit drum—Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (1780 - 1914 AD)
4/5 Neil MacGregor with a wooden drum from Sudan that Kitchener presented to Queen Victoria.
Hokusai's The Great Wave—Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (1780 - 1914 AD)
3/5 Neil MacGregor with a familiar image - Hokusai's The Great Wave.
Early Victorian tea set—Mass Production, Mass Persuasion (1780 - 1914 AD)
2/5 Neil MacGregor tells the story of the global trade in tea - with a Victorian tea set.
