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Description: | These collections are designated with the fine art collection and include collections of furniture, ceramics, wallpapers, modern crafts, metalwork, and costume and textiles described under Lotherton Hall. The English furniture dates from 16th (1530) to 20th centuries and is particularly important numbering 662 pieces and 200 pieces of Leeds made furniture; there is 120 pieces of foreign furniture.
British pottery and porcelain, 17th - early 20th century includes 2600 pieces of English eathenware and porcelain from the Hollings Collection, Dr Marmion's Collection of Bermantoft pottery, the Cliff Collection of Staffordshire figures and Leeds creamware. There aer 150 European pieces and 900 Oriental including the Savery Collection of early ceramics noted under Lotherton.
The metalwork numbers over 600 pieces including 210 pieces of British silver, 130 European pieces, 20 Oriental, 150 copper/brass and 100 pewter.
There is 33 pieces of architectural fragments including a screen from Methley Hall, linenfold panelling of a room from Bretton Hall, fireplaces and Burmantofts garden edgings.
There are about 100 pieces of sculpture including busts of Leeds worthies, 40 European ivories. The jewellery is 500 pieces, mainly Victorian and there are 50 musical instruments, 116 fans and 100 oriental works of art.
The English furniture dates from 16th (1530) to 20th centuries and is particularly important, especially Chippendale, numbering 662 pieces and 200 pieces of Leeds made furniture; there is 120 pieces of foreign furniture.
British pottery and porcelain, 17th - early 20th century includes 2600 pieces of English eathenware and porcelain from the Hollings Collection, Dr Marmion's Collection of Bermantoft pottery, the Cliff Collection of Staffordshire figures and Leeds creamware. There aer 150 European pieces and 900 Oriental including the Savery Collection of early ceramics noted under Lotherton. | Subjects: | Decorative & Applied Arts | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Temple Newsam House
Leeds,
LS15 0AE | FAX: | 0113 2602285 | Telephone: | 0113 2647321 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:899 | Go to resource |
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