The Pooter Wing of the Museum of Miniature Found Objects is currently showcasing jewellery held in its collection. These have been acquired over the summer and autumn, from across London and in Nottingham.

The MMFO would like to remind visitors that the Museum's Submissions Committee welcomes entries from all corners of the globe, and those with items they'd like to send in should first send a photograph to the Museum Submissions Committee at MuseumofFoundObjects@muse.com. Entry requirements are as follows:

(i)   Items measure no more than 50mm by 50mm by 50mm.
(ii)  They must be found by chance.

(ii)  They can be found in any environment outside the home.

(iv) They must be made of a durable material.
(v)  On finding an object, the time, place and date of finding must be recorded.

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Found objects:

= blue felt star: 3.26pm, Wednesday 10 August, Dunsmure Road, north London; 
= crystal pendant earring: 1.51pm, Thursday 16 August, Duke of York Steps, the Mall, central London;
= golden buckle: 1.23pm, Thursday 12 July, St Petersgate, Nottingham; 
= large pearl: 5.52pm, Thursday 8 November, Manor House Underground Station, north London;
= oval faceted jewel: 12.25pm, Friday, 29 July, Thebarton Street, north London;
= pearl ring: 6.11pm, Friday 16 September, Old Street Underground Station, central London; 
= pink crystal square button: 6.20pm, Monday 5 September, Fairtholt Road, north London; 
= pink jewel encircled by diamonds: 1.25pm, Saturday 6 August, Dunsmure Road, north London;
= silver bead: 11.24am, Thursday 14 July, Old Street, central London; 
= silver button: 10.15am, Friday 3 June, Hertford Road, north London;
= silver metal buckles: 9.36am, Thursday 20 October, Woodberry Down, north London;
= square silver stud: 2.29pm, Friday 15 July, Highbury Station Road, north London.

Dan Hartney's Buckethead is an enjoyable piece of animation, with an effective use of sound and colour as a key part of the story's development. Buckethead drives the animation, rather than the other way round. Hartney takes a simple story and fills it with life and humour. Buckethead's transition from robot creaking through an alienated landscape to dancing with the joyful zest of Gene Kelly is a pleasure to watch.

This is an image of Coco the Clown from Clowns International's magnificent egg record, taken by photographer Luke Stephenson. Coco the Clown (Nicolai Poliakoff, born in Latvia in 1900) was one of the most famous clowns in the UK in the middle of the twentieth century, and was one of the founding members of Clowns International. And the importance of the egg record is that make-up is a vital element of a clown's unique identity. At Clowns International the tradition of recording each clown's face on an egg (both the make-up and as a portrait) was started by Stan Bult in 1946, on a blown egg (though these days it's done on a more durable porcelain egg). To see many more of these eggs recording individual clowns, go to Luke Stephenson's website and click on the Clown Egg Register.