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The catalogues of the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Michael Thomspson  and
Colin Renfrew
Michael Thomspson
Affiliation:
2 Offa Lea, Newton, Cambridge CB2 5PW, England
Colin Renfrew
Affiliation:
Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3ER, England
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Abstract

The beautifully illustrated catalogues of Lieutenant General Pitt-Rivers collections at Farnham have recently been presented to the University of Cambridge — where they will be in the public domain for the first time. The background to the collections and their catalogues is an intriguing story, showing the precision and detail demanded by Pitt-Rivers for his Farnham Museum. We are pleased to present some examples here, printed in colour and showing the range of the Victorian collector par excellence.

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Lieutenant General Pitt-RiversFarnham MuseumCranborne ChaseethnographycatalogueCambridge University Libraryillustration

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Antiquity , Volume 73 , Issue 280 , June 1999 , pp. 377 - 393
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1999

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