Accession No
TEMP.03231 F
Description
Handwritten letter from Andrew Gow to Sir Professor William Ridgeway, dated 20 August 1919, discussing seals and materials TEMP.03231 A-G.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Sussex; Lewes
Period
Modern
Source
?Ridgeway, William (Professor; Sir) [collector and ?bequeather]; Gow, Andrew [previous owner]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.03231 F
Cultural Affliation
Material
Paper
Local Term
Measurements
175mm x 225mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
In this letter of 20 August 1919, Andrew Gow speculates that some of the impressions - made from his own electrotypes - relate to seals or intaglios made in Italy by Italians. Others appear to be impressions of seals or intaglios from ancient, possibly Classical, Greece held in other collections.
Event Date 20/8/1919
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Heather Donoghue
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Found with TEMP.03231 A-E and TEMP.03231 G.
Event Date 10/12/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
Description (Physical description)
Handwritten letter from Andrew Gow to Sir Professor William Ridgeway, dated 20 August 1919, discussing seals and materials TEMP.03231 A-G.
Event Date 12/12/2024
Author: Heather Donoghue
FM:322506
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