The Gotlandic collection of James Curle of Melrose (1862-1944)

Author

Kidd, Dafydd

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Journal of the history of collections. 1994, Num. 1, Vol. 6, 87-101, 4 ill.

ISSN

0954-6650

Abstract (en)

Describes a large collection of medieval art objects, including many pieces of jewelry and metalwork and coins, assembled between 1888 and 1902 by James Curle, and now housed at the British Museum, London. Discusses Curle's collecting practices and the significance of his holdings in the context of professional middle class collecting in 19th c. Britain.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Decorative arts -- Metalwork -- Sweden
• Jewelry
• Metalwork
• Sweden
• 500-1100
• Gotland (SWE)
• Collections
• Curle, James, 1862-1944
• Collectors
• Great Britain
• British Museum||London (GBR)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Arts décoratifs -- Arts du métal -- Suède
• Bijou
• Art du métal
• Suède
• 500-1100
• Gotland (SWE)
• Collections
• Curle, James, 1862-1944
• Collectionneurs
• Grande-Bretagne
• British Museum||London (GBR)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00348903

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