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Characteristics of the Somerset collections

 

These tables show the numbers of objects from Somerset for particular categories.

The County Ranking gives the relative size of of this category compared to all other English counties, so a county ranking of 4 for Total Size means that this is the county with the fourth largest number of objects.

By comparing the ranking of other categories to the ranking for total size, you can get a sense of relative significance of certain sorts of objects. If a county ranks 10th for Total Size but ranks 4th for the number of its Ethnography objects it is "playing above its weight" in this category. This might suggest this is an area of interest or concentration in this county.

 

Totals

 

 

Category	Objects	County Ranking
Total Size	879	12
Ethnography	593	5
Archaeology	270	14
Other	16	12

Object Types

 

This table attempts the same sort of listing as that above, but groups the objects into categories for types of object.

This makes it possible to see not only the size of different sorts of collections, but also how large they are relative to the same categories for other counties. Again comparing the ranking to the overall county ranking can suggest the importance of particular categories of object.

 

 

Category	Objects	County Ranking
Transport	347	1
Technique	334	2
Writing	331	1
Tool only	220	16
Textile	133	5
Religion	46	3
Tool & Weapon	42	8
Animalia	32	4
Specimen	27	11
Box	23	10
Ornament & Beadwork	22	8
Fire	21	6
Death	20	4

 

Ethnography Collections

 

This table does the same, only with the Archaeology and Other objects excluded.

This mainly means excluding stone tools, but also pot sherds and reproduction items.

 

 

Category	Objects	County Ranking
Textile	131	5
Tool only	47	7
Religion	26	3
Box	23	10
Fire	21	6
Death	20	4
Music	27	5
Specimen	15	3
Measure	13	8
Lock	10	10
Food	10	6
Animalia	8	3
Animal Gear	7	4
Dwelling	7	6
Toy & Game	6	7
Children	6	5
Ornament & Bead	6	9
Figure	6	7
Agriculture	6	7

 

Essex	London	Oxfordshire	Somerset	Yorkshire
Essex Collections by Size and Rank	London Collections by Size and Rank	Oxfordshire Collections by Size and Rank	Somerset Collections by Size and Rank	Yorkshire Collections by Size and Rank
Understanding peaks in collections for Essex	Understanding peaks in collections for London	Understanding peaks in collections for Oxfordshire	Understanding peaks in collections for Somerset	Understanding peaks in collections for Yorkshire
Major Donors for Essex	Major Donors for London	Major Donors for Oxfordshire	Major Donors for Somerset	Major Donors for Yorkshire