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Index cards of collections and sales analysis

Catalogue reference: FHS/4/2

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This record is about the Index cards of collections and sales analysis dating from [c1950s-1970s].

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Reference
FHS/4/2
Title
Index cards of collections and sales analysis
Date
[c1950s-1970s]
Description

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.

Held by
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Language
English
Physical description
6 boxes
Access conditions

Open for research. Readers must fill in an 'Reader Agreement Form' which outlines the reading room rules and conditions concerning privacy and Data Protection

Administrative / biographical background

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.

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