Pottery & Porcelain collection. Christie's conducted a sale in 1866 of Joseph Marryat's collection of 'works of art'. The V&A has at least ten objects catalogued as from the Marryat Collection, some of which had been given by Marryat to the Museum of Practical Geology in Jermyn Street and later transferred. 'Apollo slaying the sons of Niobe, tin-glazed earthenware dish' is in the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Author of A History of Pottery and Porcelain (London, John Murray, 1850).
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Collector?
Yes
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Current Location
Fitzwilliam
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Dispersal Date
16th Feb 1866
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Auction House
Christies
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Auction Catalogue?
Yes
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Catalogue Title
Catalogue of Works of Art formed during a long series of years by Joseph Marryat, Esq., author of the well-known work on"Pottery & porcelain" |
1785 - 4th Jan 1846
Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
