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Wallet and contents
c.1914-1968
Brown leather Hermes wallet including the following contents: Numerous membership cards including: The Friends of the York Art Gallery; British Legion; Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding; Inte...
Personal objects
c.1914-1968
This file contains the following personal objects from the Read archive: 1 thin brown belt 1 brown leather document wallet, with Herbert E. Read, January 16th 1904 written in pen inside.
Medals and pins
1945 - 1968
This file contains medals and pins given to Herbert Read in association with awards or conferences. The file includes: 1 medal depicting a heron, on the reverse is written Quinzaine Anglo-Americain...
Brooch portrait of Catherine Collins née Hehl
c. 1800
Painted portrait of Catherine Collins née Hehl in the form of a glazed brooch. Collins was the sister of Mary Sabilla Novello née Hehl and in later life, was cared for by her niece Emma Aloysia Nove...
'Leander Swimming' mounted in a brooch
c. 1830
A watercolour of 'Leander Swimming' mounted in an oval glazed metal brooch. The figure of Leander, from the Greek myth Hero and Leander, looks to the left and their head and shoulders are visible abov...
Imitation inlaid stone panel
1837
Imitation inlaid stone panel, painted on wood possibly over gesso. The reverse is inscribed with the names of the stones and that it was painted for Clara Novello by Rev. Pigno of the Spanish Place Ch...
Silver star intended for a testimonial chair
c. 1851
A silver star with an inscription that reads: 'originally intended for The American Chair, to surround the Ivory Shakespeare Head'. This refers to a chair presented to Mary Cowden Clarke, about which ...
Minitature portrait of (Joseph) Alfred Novello
c. 1829
Miniature glazed watercolour portrait of (Joseph) Alfred Novello mounted in an oval metal buckle with an ornamental border. A paper label on the reverse records that the portrait was painted when the ...