The collection includes Ceramics, Metalwork, Textiles, Glass, Furniture and Woodwork. Highlights include a collection of around 2500 ceramics from Britain and Europe which consists of examples from most of the principal factories in England. There is studio pottery from Bernard Leach and his followers and local domestic Lake's pottery. The metalwork collection contains some good examples of Newlyn copper, a good collection of English pewter and a few significant pieces of local silver. There is also a range of jewellery and trinkets. Textiles include an important archive collection of Cryséde fabrics and ephemera and a range of clothing made or worn in Cornwall covering mainly the 18th to 20th centuries.