AR74: Custom-House Quay receipt
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| Museum number | AR74 |
| Title | Custom-House Quay receipt |
| Object type | In category: Library and Archive » Document |
| Date | 20- 8- 1825 |
| People |
Unknown - Author(s) |
| Place of origin | Europe » Northern Europe » British Isles » Great Britain » England |
| Condition |
Good |
| Dimensions |
13.7 cm height whole 16.2 cm width whole |
| Materials & techniques |
In categories: Pictures: Medium » Ink Pictures: Support » Paper |
| Description |
A part printed and part handwritten receipt from Custom House Quay, London for duty paid on goods imported into England by Sir William Holburne. Dated 20 August 1825. |
| Notes | The 11 plain prints, 23 coloured prints, 2 maps, 3 bows and arrows and beads listed in this receipt were almost certainly acquired by Sir William Holburne during his Grand Tour of 1824-5. Sir William's passport shows that he reported at Ostend on 13 August 1825 in order to catch the boat back to England (L631). This receipt is dated seven days later. The bows and arrows were perhaps presents for his sisters - archery was a highly fashionable pastime. The beads were probably also intended as gifts for his sisters or mother; examples of their beadwork survive in the collection. |
| Muse theme | The Art of Collecting |
| Muse chapter |
The History of the Holburne Collection » Sir William Holburne and his Collection » Establishing taste: Sir William' s Grand Tour, 1824-5
The History of the Holburne Collection » The Collection » Library and Archive |
| Gallery Label |
Receipt Custom House Quay, London, 20th August 1825, for prints and maps sent from the Continent by Sir William Holburne. Holburne Archive (Unknown) 29-4-2004 |
| Method of acquisition | Bequest |
| Provenance | Sir T. W. Holburne (1793-1874); by whom bequeathed to Mary-Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882); by whom bequeathed to the Museum |
| Exhibition history |
Title of exhibition: Town House Treasures: Sir Thomas William Holburne of Bath |
