Projects

Temple Newsam Writing Table

Acquisition of a mahogany pedestal writing table originally made for the Georgina library at Temple

27 July 1988

Acquisition of a gold snuff box presented by Queen Victoria to Henry Stanley, who succeeded in findi

21 September 1988

Acquisition of a neoclassical silver tea vase by Matthew Boulton (1728-1809).

22 June 1988

Acquisition at auction of the exchequer papers relating to Sir William Herrick (1562-1653), one o

14 December 1988

Acquisition of oil sketch of Somerset House by John Constable, dtaing from 1819 when Constable first

23 November 1988

Personal and estate account book of Sir William Herrick (1577-1653), including the estate of Nichola

14 December 1988

Acquisition of finds archive of, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Romano-British and Pagan Saxon mat

27 January 1988

Acquisition of portrait of John Manners, Marquis of Granby (1721-1770) by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-

27 July 1988

Acquisition of portrait, oil on canvas, of Louisa, Lady Clarges, born Louisa Skrine, daughter of Wil

24 February 1988

Acquisition of a pair of presentation pistols, a matching pair of flintlocks with patent self-primin

26 May 1988