Lists and receipts of objects given by the Society to other institutions
Reference code
SAL/01/02/62/01
Title
Lists and receipts of objects given by the Society to other institutions
Date
1875
Level of description
file
Scope and content
Lists and receipts of various objects given to the British Museum, South Kensington Museum and other museums by the Society in 1875 in anticipation of the move from Somerset House to Burlington House. Includes cast of Rosetta stone (to Sheffield Museum) and imperfect mould of the Rosetta stone (to be destroyed), fossils to the British Museum, various fossils and casts to the South Kensington Museum, architectural fragments to the Chapter House, Westminster Abbey (includes copy correspondence and drawings), cast of Danish tombstone to Liverpool Museum.
Creator
Society of Antiquaries of London