Collection of 1000 marble pieces and other polished stones, assembled by Faustino Corsi of Rome and purchased by Stephen Jarrett in 1827 (in competition with the British Museum, by Jarrett's account for 'a great deal more' than £1000) to present to the University of Oxford.
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/corsi/about/jarrett [accessed 09/08/2016].
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Collector?
Yes
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Collection Location
Rome
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Current Location
University of Oxford Museum of Natural History
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Current Owner
University of Oxford (1827 - ????)
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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.
