125 Treasures at Kingston Lacy

The Philae Obelisk at Kingston Lacy in Dorset

Seven of Kingston Lacy's many treasures feature in the National Trust's new book, 125 Treasures. Here you can find out about two of them.

The Philae obelisk at Kingston Lacy in Dorset

The Philae Obelisk 

Kingston Lacy’s contribution to the race to decipher hieroglyphs

The interior of the Vizagapatam cabinet at Kingston Lacy

The Vizagapatam cabinet 

This extraordinary cabinet in the collection at Kingston Lacey, Dorset – known as the Vizagapatam cabinet – is one of the finest examples of Visakhapatnam furniture in any English collection.

125 treasures

Celebrating 125 treasures in our collections 

From artistic masterpieces and vast tapestries to precious personal possessions, the range and breadth of the collections in our care is astonishing. A new book – 125 Treasures from the Collections of the National Trust – shares the stories behind remarkable objects from our collections.

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