Some history is slept on, but an exhibit from the Bushey Museum is bringing a new lease of life to the community. Before Hubert von Herkomer became Bushey’s most influential artists, he needed somewhere to sleep.
The bed where he had his earliest artistic dreams is competing for Hertfordshire Museum Object of the Year 2026.
The bed was crafted in the early 1860s by the artist’s father, Lorenz Herkomer. It is a rare surviving piece of family history. After being sold locally, it was acquired by the museum in 2005, thanks to the Friends of Bushey Museum.
The carved bedhead bears an emblem of St Hubert, the patron saint. Legend states St Hubert’s vision of a crucifix between a stag’s antlers, a coincidence in Hertfordshire, where the stag is the county emblem.
Voting is open until Sunday, February 22. More at www.shorturl.at/nENeg
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