Material concerning the sale of items related to William Penn and his descendants from Pennsylvania Castle, Portland, sold at auction 10 July 1916

This material is held atPaul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

  • Reference
    • GB 3010 WR/534
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1899-1927
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 8 newspaper cuttings; 4 cuttings; 1 message; 1 letter; 1 research note

Scope and Content

Includes:

-newspaper cutting concerning the forthcoming sale of Pennsylvania Castle, Portland

-newspaper cutting concerning items from the Penn Collection donated to the Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation

-newspaper cutting concerning the estate of Mrs Annabella Elizabeth Head, widow of Mr John Merrick Head, of Pennsylvania Castle, Portland

-newspaper cutting concerning works by Samuel Palmer gifted by the late Mrs J Merrick Head of Bath

-three newspaper cuttings concerning the sale of Penn portraits and relics from Pennsylvania Castle, Portland

-newspaper cutting concerning the Penn family papers

-cutting from Notes and Queries, April 1918, p.93 concerning a Penn Armorial Relic?

-two cuttings concerning Granville Penn and Lady Juliana Penn

-cutting from The Times Literary Supplement concerning The Peace of Europe, The Fruits of Solitude, and Other Writings by William Penn

-transcribed telephone message to Mr Roberts from Messrs John D Wood, dated 20 July 1927, concerning the sale of a marble bust of William Penn

-page of handwritten notes concerning a portrait of William Penn

-letter from J Merrick Head, concerning paintings by Romney hanging at his property, Pennsylvania Castle. He asks Roberts to include one of the paintings in his book on Romney

1 item removed and 14 items pasted into: Christie, Manson & Woods (1916) Family portraits ... relating to William Penn and his descendants. [Auction catalogue] London: Christie, Manson & Woods

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