Projects
The Lost Papers of Thomas Manning
Thomas Manning (1772-1840) was one of Britain’s first scholars of Chinese language and culture.
Mrs Bronte's Book
Bid to acquire folding fan c1590-1620
This intricately designed artifact (dated 1590 – 1620) is a rare survivor of a short-lived style
William Burges Vase from Cardiff Castle
This important Victorian ceramic vase, was one of a set of four designed by architect William Bur
Purchase of the Schroder Collection of Rupert Brooke Material
The purchase of the John Schroder Collection of Rupert Brooke papers joins together two halves of
Archive of letters from Burne-Jones to May and Daphne Gaskell
The Ashmolean acquired this important record of the Pre-Raphaelite artists, the illustrated lette
Acquisition of the Minton Archive
Returning the de Heem to Dyrham Park
Cornelis de Heem’s Still Life of Flowers and Fruit Arranged on a Stone Plinth in a Garden
Saving the Messel magic
This personal archive of one of the twentieth century’s foremost theatrical designers, Oliver Mes
Acquisition of the Simon Heneage Collection
William Heath Robinson (1872–1944) was one of the leading illustrators of his day.