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Description: | This collection is extremely varied and includes material owned by the Powell and the Cotton families for generations, material collected during Major Powell-Cotton's trips, objects acquired at auction and sale, and a small number of items which have been purchased in this modern period. Ceramics include Late Medieval stoneware purchased by the Friends of Quex for the Museum, a wide range of English and European Porcelain including Meissen, Coalport, etc, acquired by several generations of the Powell and the Cotton families, Chinese Export porcelain acquired by the Powell and the Cotton families and Chinese Imperial porcelain acquired by auction by Major Powell-Cotton. The glass collection is almost exclusively English twist and air twist drinking glasses from the same period and numbers some 100 or so items. Metalware items (c.150) are mostly divided between a donated collection of Indian teapots, mixed items of table silver of good quality, and a small collection of pewterware from the Powell-Cotton family. Also 15 or so items of Kashmir silverware and copperware commissioned by Major Powell-Cotton on one of his trips - again, mostly tablewares and some ornate copper backplates to light fittings, all extremely decorative, but of relatively poor silver. The furniture in Quex House, and occasional pieces in the Museum, has been acquired by the Powell and the Cotton families over many years and has been added to by Major Powell-Cotton's acquisitions at auctions. The "collection" includes a small number of 16th and 17th century English furniture, 19th century English satinwood pieces, Indian chairs and small tables, Chinese red lacquer chairs (Japanese copies) and a very small number of assorted small, Oriental benches and tables. The Japanese Netsuke (c.175 pieces) forms the largest part of the decorative art collection and were acquired by Major Powell-Cotton at auction. There is also a collection of Chinese snuff and perfume bottles numbering some 50 items. There is a small number of large metal figures, notably three large, bronze lions and a Japanese lady gathering sticks; and some small bronze figures in Quex House. In addition, there is a wide range of artistic pieces including items such as Chinese red lacquer figures, rock crystal carved figures, decorative vessels of varied types etc mostly acquired by Major Powell-Cotton, either on expedition or from salerooms. There is a small number of case clocks and other clocks in Quex House, including one of the few remaining original Congreve clocks which was made for John Powell Powell of Quex House in 1820. These objects are of good quality and mostly English apart from two French clocks and have been acquired by various members of the Powell and the Cotton families over several generations. | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Quex Park
Birchington
Kent,
CT7 0BH | FAX: | 01843 846 661 | Telephone: | 01843 842 168 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:5595 | Go to resource |
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