The Prince and the Plunder

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Illuminated manuscript last seen in Leeds *

Published August 30, 2022 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a Comment

What: A vellum manuscript with illuminations

Where: Unknown

Part of the catalogue for the National Exhibition of Works of Art in Leeds

Description

One of 21 artefacts from the Abyssinian expedition put on show at the National Exhibition of Works of Art in Leeds in 1868

According to the exhibition’s catalogue, it was lent by H.D. (or J.D.) Birchall, Esq. of Leeds. There are no details on what happened to it after the show closed in October that year.

Sources

National Exhibition of Works of Art, at Leeds, 1868 : official catalogue

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Brass coffee pot *

Published October 03, 2020 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a Comment

What: Brass coffee pot, 10 3/4 inches high, in “Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities” by Webster, W. 1895 page 34

Where: Unknown

The catalogue describes three items:

69 (8646) Brass coffee pot, 14 inches high £1

70 (8651) Bishop’s crown of gilt brass with various pieces of coloured glass and ornamented with small bells, 14 inches high. This specimen and Nos. 69 and 71 were brought home by the Rev. E. Goodhart, who was chaplain of the forces in the Abyssinian war. £5

71 (8647) Brass coffee pot, 10 3/4 inches high £1

Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities by Webster, W. 1895 page 34
Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities by Webster, W. 1895 page 41-42

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Brass coffee pot *

Published October 03, 2020 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a Comment

What: Brass coffee pot, 14 inches high, in “Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities” by Webster, W. 1895 page 34

Where: Unknown

The catalogue describes three items:

69 (8646) Brass coffee pot, 14 inches high £1

70 (8651) Bishop’s crown of gilt brass with various pieces of coloured glass and ornamented with small bells, 14 inches high. This specimen and Nos. 69 and 71 were brought home by the Rev. E. Goodhart, who was chaplain of the forces in the Abyssinian war. £5

71 (8647) Brass coffee pot, 10 3/4 inches high £1

Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities by Webster, W. 1895 page 34
Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities by Webster, W. 1895 page 41-42

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Bishop’s crown of gilt brass *

Published January 14, 2018 / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a Comment

What: Bishop’s crown on sale with coffee pots in “Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities” by Webster, W. 1895 page 34

Where: Unknown

The catalogue describes three items:

69 (8646) Brass coffee pot, 14 inches high £1

70 (8651) Bishop’s crown of gilt brass with various pieces of coloured glass and ornamented with small bells, 14 inches high. This specimen and Nos. 69 and 71 were brought home by the Rev. E. Goodhart, who was chaplain of the forces in the Abyssinian war. £5

71 (8647) Brass coffee pot, 10 3/4 inches high £1

Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities by Webster, W. 1895 page 34
Catalogue of ethnological specimens : European and Eastern arms & armour, Prehistoric and other curiosities by Webster, W. 1895 page 41-42

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