Series
Index cards of collections and sales analysis
Catalogue reference: FHS/4/2
What’s it about?
This record is about the Index cards of collections and sales analysis dating from [c1950s-1970s].
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. How to view it.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FHS/4/2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Index cards of collections and sales analysis
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c1950s-1970s]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Material comprises small index cards on which Simpson recorded his research on collections, collectors, and places, as well as information relating to the analysis of sales of works of art from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Most of the information relates to the United Kingdom, although there is a small amount which relates to foreign collections.
The index cards are arranged alphabetically by name of collector/collection, and by artist name.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 6 boxes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open for research. Readers must fill in an 'Reader Agreement Form' which outlines the reading room rules and conditions concerning privacy and Data Protection
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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In 2013, the Centre acquired material from The Barber Institute of Fine Art which had been created and compiled by Simpson. This included several drawers of index cards.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6d941ccd-fdab-402c-a649-fb5f9d5f0d91/
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Index cards of collections and sales analysis