The
The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and
Printed Ephemera
Henry
Francis du Pont
5105
Kennett Pike,
302-888-4600 or
800-448-3883
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Creator: Symonds, R. W. (Robert Wemyss), 1889-1958
Title: Research Papers
Dates: 1910-1958
Call No.:
Acc. No.: 75x69,
65x35, 98x71, 98x72; 07x126; 10x28, 11x42
Quantity: ca. 124 boxes, 13 volumes
Location: 17 C 1-2 and D 1-6; map case 2, drawer 8; Series II
in DAPC
BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
Robert Wemyss Symonds was the pre-eminent 20th century scholar and
authority on English furniture. As well,
he served as a consultant to museums and private collectors, including Colonial
Williamsburg and Francis P. Garvan; was a prolific
writer; and was an architect (F.R.I.B.A. and F.S.A.), working for a time in
partnership with Robert Lutyens, the son of Sir Edwin
Lutyens.
Although he wrote much about antique furniture, Symonds designed pieces
in a modern style and tried to promote a “Modern English Traditional School.” He was active from 1910 to 1958. His many books and articles cover subjects
such as collecting English furniture, clocks, interior design, craftsmen, and
fakes.
Robert
Symonds was born on December 31, 1889, the son of the artists William Robert and Margaret Hogg Swan Symonds. He was educated at
SCOPE AND CONTENT
This collection contains notes and correspondence
collected by R. W. Symonds, with the assistance of his daughter Virginia Evans.
Extracts, mostly typescript copies, of
items gleaned from various early British and Irish newspapers, ca. 1660-1742,
contain information about craftsmen, their bills, advertisements, and some
inventories. Notebooks contain information on the various forms of furniture
and decorative arts. Photo albums show early forms of English furniture. Symonds’ correspondence, much of it from the
1950s, documents efforts to publish books, conduct research, build collections
for private individuals and museums, especially Colonial Williamsburg, and his
efforts to judge the authenticity of antique furniture. Scrapbooks of clippings include articles
written by Symonds, as well as articles on topics of interest to him, including
furniture, clocks, and postwar city planning.
Several articles are about interiors designed by Symonds, mostly with a
modern (1930s) flair.
Also included in the collection are three volumes of
photographs published by the
As well,
the collection includes several incomplete copies of The Universal Magazine from the 1748-1767, and an assortment of 18th-early
19th century engravings, mostly removed from magazines or
books. The issues of The Universal Magazine include some
plates dealing with science and mechanics.
Some embroidery patterns were removed from the 18th century
English publication The Lady’s Magazine. Also
found are eleven issues of
Series
II of this collection contains photographs and copies of Symonds’
articles. Roughly ninety per cent of the
photographs depict English furniture and clocks, primarily made in the late
17th through early19th centuries. Other
subjects include objects from the Percival Griffiths silver collection, some
textiles, scientific instruments, and non-English furniture. Eleven boxes hold clock and watch
photographs. Although vernacular forms
like Windsor chairs are represented, the strength of the collection is high
style pieces. The information sheets
filed with the photographs note the articles and books in which the photographs
were used as illustrations. Approximately
150 photographs show Symonds’ modern work as an architectural consultant and
interior designer.
The collection
is in two series; the papers in the Downs Collection are in Series I. The photos and articles housed in DAPC are in
Series II. The papers in Series I are
roughly in accession number order. The
photos in Series II are divided by subject (chairs, tables, silver, textiles,
etc.); the photos of furniture are then arranged chronologically by style. Symonds’ articles are filed alphabetically by
title.
LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS
Most of
the materials are in English.
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
Collection
is open to the public. Copyright
restrictions may apply.
PROVENANCE
65x35: purchased from Malcolm Stearns, Jr.
75x69:
Purchased from Sotheby & Co.,
98x71
and 98x72: Transferred from DAPC.
07x125:
gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ian Evans (Mrs. Evans is daughter of Mr. Symonds).
10x28:
gift of Mrs. Virginia Evans (Mrs. Evans is daughter of Mr. Symonds).
11x42:
gift of Mrs. Virginia Evans (Mrs. Evans is daughter of Mr. Symonds).
RELATED MATERIALS
Photographs
collected by Symonds are located in the Decorative Arts Photographic
Collection.
Some
reels of microfilm, Mic. 270-285, were purchased from Sotheby & Co. as part
of the Symonds Collection.
Books by
Symonds may be found by consulting WinterCat.
Bibliography
of articles, book reviews, books, and other writings by Symonds was published
in the journal Furniture History,
vol. 11, p. 88-107 (1975). The
bibliography was compiled by Colin Streeter and Margaret Barker. The bibliography excludes Symonds’ newspaper
articles and materials relating to his career as an architect and designer.
ACCESS POINTS
People:
Tompion, Thomas, 1639-1713.
Wynn family.
Topics:
Lenygon & Co., Ltd.
Colonial
Exposition Universelle
de 1867 à
Great Exhibition (1851 :
Retail trade -
Furniture making.
Furniture – Photographs.
Furniture industry
and trade.
Interior
decoration.
Textile fabrics -
Inventories of
decedents' estates -
Inventories of decedents' estates
–
Clocks and watches
-
Invoices -
Newspapers.
Artisans -
Business records -
Antiques – Expertising.
Art deco –
Synagogues –
Furniture, Victorian.
Publishers and publishing.
Embroidery patterns –
Scientific apparatus and
instruments - 18th century - Pictorial works.
Astronomical instruments - 18th
century - Pictorial works.
Quarries and quarrying -
Pictorial works.
Magazine illustration.
Illustration of books.
Notebooks.
Photoprints.
Trade catalogs.
Engravings.
Newspapers.
Artisans.
Architects.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
COLLECTION
Location: 17 C 1-2 and D 1-6; map case 2, drawer
8; Series II is in DAPC
Series I: Research papers
(Note: all
accession numbers in Series I begin with 75x69, unless otherwise specified.)
.1 Notebook:
Almeries, cupboards, presses, cupboard cloths, cabinets, chests of drawers
.2 Notebook: Clocks & watches
.3 Notebook: Joiners, furniture, carvers, clocks
.4 Notebook: Beds, chairs, stools, forms, benches &
settles, coverings
.5 Notebook: Bedsteads, chair coverings, beds,
.6 Notebook: Chests, cupboards, etc.
(chests, arks, forcers, coffers, trunks, standards, males, almaries
& ambrys, cup-boards and cupboards, court
cupboards, presses, livery cupboards, hutches, boxes, cradels
[sic], cupboard cloths,
.7 Notebook:
Chests, coffers, drawers
.8 Notebook: Chairs, stools, forms
.9 Notebook: livery
cupboards, court cupboards, almeries, tables, chairs, cupboards, forms &
benches, beds, clocks
.10 Notebook:
Tables, tablecloths & carpets, dressers, tables – pictures, boards & tables
.11 Notebook: Tables: trestle frame &
drawer, folding & gate-leg tables, round tables, tables – various,
counters, tables – playing, chair-tables, dressing boards, sideboards, table
cloths, desks, games,
.12 Notebook: Furniture & craftsmen:
joiners, chimneys, forcer-maker, coffer maker, painter, gilder, turner,
writing, eating, embroidery, tapicier, stainer, dressing, beds & sleeping, close-stools,
carver, lighting, library, games, children, carpets, tapestry, Renaissance,
livery, Flanders [no notes], transport, London, domestic comfort
.13 Notebook: Bills
of various craftsmen, especially joiners, cabinetmakers, coffer makers,
upholsterers, carvers, and gilders (late 1500s-1600s)
.14 Notebook: Bills
of various craftsmen; Great Wardrobe, 1699-1700s
.15 Notebook: Bills
of various craftsmen; Great Wardrobe, 1729-1768
.16 Notebook: Bills of various craftsmen, 1500s-early 1600s
.17-.18 Notebooks: Bills of various
craftsmen, 1600s-1700s; lists of furniture sold at auction; transcriptions of
papers from the Public Record Office (1600s); lists of ships’ cargoes sold
.28 Notebook: Bills
for furniture, textiles, furnishings, etc.; 15th century inventories; court
records, late 1600s
.31 typescripts of notices from various newspapers
(London Gazette and others):
1726-1742 (3 folders)
.20 Advertisements of cabinetmakers (see also
.19 in
.21-.22 Newspaper advertisements for furniture
.23-.24 Newspaper advertisements for clocks &
watches, 18th century
.25 Notebook:
Inventories of cabinetmakers and joiners; wardrobe accounts; craftsmen bills;
Carpentry Guild regulations, late 1500s
.26a notes extracted from the journal of the House
of Burgesses of Virginia; notes on the English Plantations in America, especially
concerning the exchange of raw materials and manufactured products,
ca.1697-1770
.26b Notebook:
early English inventories
.27 Bills
of craftsmen, especially cabinetmakers and joiners, ca.1678-1708
.29 typescripts of notices from various
newspapers (London Gazette and
others), 1660-1708
.30 typescripts
of notices from various newspapers (London
Gazette and others), 1709-1725 (2 folders)
.33 typescripts of notices from various
newspapers, ca.1694-1750, some in regard to wood from North America (e.g. black
walnut from
.39
.19 Advertisements of cabinetmakers
.32 Notebook:
Newspapers (ca.1660-1760), notes from public works, shipping costs
(ca.1725-1746)
.35 Ipswich-Journal or the Weekly Mercury, etc., newspaper citations to furniture,
ca.1730-?
.36 Kentish
Post (1726-1769), Newcastle Chronicle
(1768), Nottingham Journal
(1783-1785), Ipswich Journal
(1721-1747), Leeds Intelligencer
(1777-1779), Oxford Gazette and Reading
Mercury (1771-1773), Jacksons Oxford
Journal (1751-1779): citations to furniture
.37 Bury
& Norwich Post (1794-1796), Bristol
Journal (1772-1799), Manchester
Mercury (1766-1767), Prescott’s
Manchester Journal (1771-1774), Ariss Birmingham
Gazette (1801), Stamford Mercury
(1722-1728), Lincoln Rutland &
Stamford Mercury (1785-1792): citations to furniture
.34 extracts from Irish and Scottish
newspapers, especially regarding furniture, clocks and watches, ca.1709-1761;
an inventory (3 folders)
.41 Derby
Mercury (1790-1795), Northampton
Mercury (1720-1745), Oxford Gazette
and Reading Mercury (1753-1771), York
Mercury & York Chronicle (1770-1774), Ipswich Journal (1720-1747), Lincoln
Rutland & Stamford Mercury (1785-1792), Schofield’s Middlewich Journal or Cheshire Advertiser (1756-1784), Nottingham Journal (1783-1785), Jacksons Oxford Journal (1751-1779):
citations to furniture
.38 Bury
Post (1782-1784), Bristol Gazette
(1855), Kentish Gazette (1830), and
various printed book and magazine extracts: citations to furniture (2 folders)
.40
.42 Notebook:
Craftsmen and objects, including a section on glass (most references are to 17th
century or earlier)
.43 Notebook:
Craftsmen and objects
.46 Notebook: Reference to
.44 Notes - Craftsmen and objects
.45 Notebook -
References to
.54 Correspondence: Duke and Duchess of Chandos with John Wood, re: houses they planned for the
site of
[part of 75x69] Miscellaneous
materials, mostly about clocks and watches
.47 Notes from 14th century craftsmen bills
.48 newspaper ads for lost or stolen items, chiefly
small objects of gold or silver, ca.1662-1705
.49 alphabetical list of English tradesmen,
gleaned form newspapers, ca.1716-1794, mostly watch and clock makers
.50 Symonds'
report on furniture at Colonial Williamsburg, ca.1950
.52 Letters to Symonds and others about
clocks; plus typescripts of Symonds’ comments on Thomas Tompion
clocks
.53 Magazine
clippings, especially about clocks
65x35 Correspondence
between
98x72 Portfolio
of photographs, etc., contents as follows:
2 pages showing different kinds of
furniture joins;
photo of a
page from an illuminated manuscript;
four photos
of a petition signed by members of the Company of Clockmakers during the reign
of William and Mary;
printed
photo showing front and back of a chest;
photos of
various clocks, mounted on 11 leaves;
2 photos of a rococo wall sconce;
number of
loose, blank leaves;
photo of a
carpet, with an inscription on back, dated 1931;
photo of a
mirror on a stand;
photo of a
model sailing ship;
pamphlet entitled “Origine de l’Horloge a poids,” by Ch. Fremont, Paris, 1915, with a letter pasted
inside (Allan Gomme, Patent Office Library, to Mr.
Robertson, June 6, 1924)
postcard of
an unidentified mansion (perhaps in
“suggestions
for framing”
small
engraving with caption “What brought Sr. Visto’s ill
got wealth to waste? Some Daemon whispered, Visto!
Have a taste”; showing a man being offered paintings, mummies, tusks, and other
objects
small
engraving, captioned Cinna, showing a scene in
ancient
small
engraving, showing a dying man in his bed, attended by his family and a priest,
pointing to a saw hanging on the wall
The album has a trade card for
Marcus Adams, photographer of children,
Folder
1: Article: “Masterpieces of
Neo-Classic Furniture,” with photos and correspondence
Folder
2: Articles, picture captions,
notes, including notes about medieval
Folders
3-4: Articles by R.W.S.: typescripts
and drafts
Folder
5: Chairs: articles by R.W.S.
from The Connoisseur
Folders
6-7: Clock and watch research and
correspondence
Folder
8: Clock book
Folder
1: Clock book: draft
Folder
2: Clocks (talk or article)
Folders
3-4: Colonial Williamsburg:
acquisitions correspondence
Folder
5: Colonial
Folder
6: Colonial
Folder
7: The Connoisseur: R.W.S. correspondence, 1949-1958
[includes
letter from Joseph Downs, 1952]
Folder
8: Correspondence, A
Folder
1: Correspondence, B
Folder
2: Correspondence, C-F
Folder
3: Correspondence, G
Folder
4: Correspondence, H
Folder
5: Correspondence, Heal, Ambrose,
& B.T. Batsford, Ltd., re: The
Folder
6: Correspondence, I-J
Folder
7: Correspondence, K-L
Folder
1: Correspondence, Lee, Morton
(including correspondence about Mr. Lee)
Folder
2: Correspondence, Lee, R.A.
Folder
3: Correspondence, M-O
Folder
4: Correspondence, P-Q
Folder
5: Correspondence, R-Z
Folder
6: Country Life: Correspondence (folder 1 of 3, continued in next box)
Folders
1-2: Country Life: Correspondence (folders 2-3 of 3)
Folder
3:
[Mrs. Evans is a
daughter of R.W.S.]
Folder
4: Fassio
silver collection and typescript about handicrafts
Folder
5: Furniture Making in 17th and 18th Century
Folder
6: Furniture Making in 17th and 18th Century
Folder
7: Furniture Making in 17th and 18th Century
Folder
8: History of Technology: correspondence and proof copy of R.W.S.
article
Folder
1: Inventories: Fauquier (1768)
and Botetourt (1770), from
Folder
2: Medieval life: unpublished
book by R.W.S.
Folders
3-5: Messer, Samuel: correspondence
and invoices, 1953-1958
Folder
6: Newspaper advertisements, 18th
century (transcripts), with many references to clocks and watches, but also
references to houses and furniture
Folder
7: Newspaper advertisements, references
to paintings and pictures, 17th to early18th centuries (transcripts)
Folder
8: Newspaper advertisements,
references to textiles, clothing, and dress accessories, 17th to
early18th centuries (transcripts)
Folder
9: Nostell
Priory and Winn family: R.W.S. correspondence
Folder
1: Nostell
Priory and Winn family: Thomas Chippendale accounts and correspondence [photostatic copies]
Folder
2: Nostell
Priory and Winn family: typescripts of 18th century letters and
documents
Folder
3: Pictures, photos, and
miscellaneous notes
Folder
4: Queries about antiques:
responses by R.W.S.
[These answers were
apparently prepared for the “Collectors’ Questions” column in Country Life.]
Folder
5: Royal yachts, late 17th
century: furnishing documents [transcriptions]
Folder
6: S.W. Wolsey, Ltd.: correspondence
Folder
7: Silver: typescripts of
receipts, 17th century, and other notes
Folder
8: Tompion,
Thomas (clockmaker): research notes and correspondence
Folder
9: Victorian furniture research
Arthur
J. Jones, Son, and Co. (
Extract from the “Weekly Dispatch” of Sunday, January 17, 1841,
“Tricks of the Trades,” about watches.
Extracts from The
Times, & Morning Chronicle, Relative to the “British Clock and Watch
Company.” [
The Illustrated
Exhibitor.
July 12, 1851 (no. 6, p. 93-108).
Includes articles on the precious stones, the building itself, the
railway ticket printing machine, a visit from Queen Victoria, cabinetwork on
exhibit (including Elizabethan furniture), “The Ladies’ Department,” with a
description a lace trophy, and Maltese contributions. (acc. 07x126.9)
[Note: Thirty numbers were issued
for this title, published by J. Cassell of
Art
Journal (
Symonds,
R. W., and Whineray, B. B.
Victorian
Furniture. Book jacket, some
photocopied pages, and colored plates for a reprint of this book.
A
group of printed photographs and drawings, mostly of clocks and furniture,
perhaps illustrations from books or articles by Symonds.
A
group of photographs of furniture, plus one letter from Morton Lee which
accompanied one of the photos.
Certifications (carbon copies)
attesting to genuineness of various pieces of furniture, including descriptions
of the pieces, 1941-1943; in folder labeled Certificate, R. W, Symonds,
architect.
Folder 1: Universal Magazine,
1748 (parts of March, June, Oct., Nov. issues);
Subjects of plates:
practical chemistry; astronomy and geography; etching and engraving; art of
limning; also a song (acc. 10x28.1)
Folder 2: Universal Magazine,
1752 (parts of Jan.-March, June, July issues);
Subjects of plates:
mills to grind corn, engine for raising water, solar microscope, Bradenstoke Priory, statues, view of Leicester, a
ventilator; machine for exhausting a large quantity of water(acc. 10x28.2)
Folder 3: Universal Magazine,
1754 (parts of March, June, issues);
Subjects of plates: use
of diving engine in stopping leaks;
Folder 4: Universal Magazine,
1755 (parts of Feb., May, June, Aug., Sept., Nov. issues);
Subjects of plates: experiments
with fluids; mill for iron work; double microscope; engine for raising water;
an orrery;
Folder 5: Universal Magazine,
1756 (parts of Feb., March, May, Sept. issues);
Subjects of plates: hemp;
Fort William in Bengal; map (in color) of English and French coasts along the
English Channel; Gibraltar; also the new sheep-shearing song for Winter’s Tale, words by Mr. Garrick,
tune by Mr. Arne, Jr. (acc. 10x28.5)
Folder 6: Universal Magazine,
1759 (parts of Feb., May, Aug., Oct. issues);
Subjects of plates: maps
of
Folder 7: Universal Magazine,
1761 (parts of Feb., June, Sept., Oct., Nov. issues);
Subjects of plates: map
(in color) of
Folder 8: Universal Magazine,
1762 (parts of Feb., March, May, June, Aug. issues);
Subjects of plates: view
of Clardendon; battle between serpent and buffalo;
aerometry and experiments with air; papermaking; properties of thermometers; also
a picture of an eclipse (acc. 10x28.8)
Folder 9: Universal Magazine,
1763 (parts of Jan.-May issues);
Subjects of plates: view
of Northampton; eye glasses; papermaking; telescopes; map (in color) of North
America; vision with help of mirrors, etc.; iron mines; also a song (acc.
10x28.9)
Folder 10: Universal Magazine,
1764 (parts of Jan.-April, June, Sept.-Nov. issues);
Subjects of plates: allegorical
print; fireworks; solar eclipse; astronomy; portrait of Handel; winter hut in
Kamchatka; a prison; starch making; needle making; iron mines (acc. 10x28.10)
Folder 11: Universal Magazine,
1765 (parts of Feb., April, June issues);
Subjects of plates: gilding;
fireworks; charcoal making (acc. 10x28.11)
Folder 12: Universal Magazine,
1766 (parts of Feb., March, May issues);
Subjects of plates: crane;
slate quarry (acc. 10x28.13)
Folder 13: Universal Magazine,
1767 (parts of Nov. issue);
Subjects of plate: lime
kiln (acc. 10x28.14)
Folder 14: Universal Magazine,
parts of supplements to vol. 33, 38, 39, and loose plates;
Subjects of plates: planetary
system; slate quarry; balance for wool manufactory; papermaking; English coins;
portrait of John Thurlow; The Three Graces (acc. 10x28.12a-j)
Folder
15: Gentleman’s Magazine, parts of vol. 28;
Subject of plates:
“America in Flames”; a turtle; mirrors; sea chronometer; water pump; illuminations;
pictures of Mrs. G---s and Sir Timothy Tallboy (acc. 10x28.15)
Folder
16: scrapbook pages, with newspaper
clippings, ca. 1855-1857, chiefly about
Folder
17: Book of ads, Townsend’s Parisian(?) [illegible,] 1835;
Includes pictures of
glassware; a portable bathtub; interior of floor cloth warehouse; recumbent
chairs; and a foxhunt (acc. 10x28.17a-b)
Folder
18: maps from unknown publications:
acc. 10x28.18a: “Cities
of London and
acc. 10x28.18b: physical
planisphere, adapted to M. Buache’s
Memoire;
acc. 10x28.18c: chart of
Folder
19: plates from The Lady’s Magazine, no date [English, 18th
century];
includes views of cities and buildings,
portrait of Queen Charlotte, what are probably illustrations for stories, and “view
of the building erected in Westminster Hall for the trial of Elizabeth, Duchess
Dowager of Kingston” (acc. 10x28.19a-r)
Folder
20: embroidery designs from The Lady’s Magazine, no date [18th
century];
Includes embroidery
designs for lady’s shoes; quilting pattern for a petticoat; waist coat;
gentlemen’s ruffles; aprons and gowns; work bags; and pincushion (acc.
10x28.20a-k)
Folder
21: engravings to illustrate books,
18th-19th centuries (acc. 10x28.21-.34)
Folder 1: engravings from books or magazines (acc. 10x28.35-.71);
Includes
portrait of Marie Antoinette, but chiefly illustrations of stories
Folder 2: French language engravings, some from books or magazines
(acc. 10x28.72-.97);
chiefly illustrations of stories
Folder 3: German and Latin language engravings (acc. 10x28.98-.107);
chiefly illustrations of stories
Folder 4: engravings from unknown sources (acc. 10x28.108-.142);
Includes
Folder
5: book plate for George Folliott (acc. 10x28.143);
Photo of painting
“Leda,” by Leonardo da Vinci (acc. 10x28.144)
OVERSIZED FOLDERS
Newspapers:
Chronique
de Jersey [mostly
in French, some in English] (acc. 11x42.11)
1840: Dec. 10
The Daily Advertiser (
1795: Sept. 9
The Gazetteer and New Daily
Advertiser (
1784: June 3
The
1773: Oct. 15; Nov. 8, 12, 17;
Dec. 8;
1774: Feb. 25; March 25; Aug. 19;
1778: April 1
VOLUMES
ON SHELF:
75x69.55 photo
album, covers missing, with images of furniture, mirrors, paintings,
tapestries, and clocks, most labeled with a negative number; it has been
suggested that the items were in the collection of Percival Griffiths (based on
an article associated with one of the photos) and that the photos were taken by
Cooper and Humphreys; however, the album also includes a letter next to two
photos of a cabinet, the letter being addressed to Symonds by the Victoria and
Albert Museum, about purchasing a cabinet
75x69.56 photo
album labeled “Furniture, Sandridgebury, No. 1”;
photos of the house and furniture of Percival Griffiths near St. Albans,
Hertfordshire, with notes about the furniture, a few of which are identified as
being fakes, ca.1910-1929
75x69.57 photos and
a drawing of 20th century furniture pieces: bedroom suite, desk,
dining table, chairs, telephone table, cocktail cabinet, settee, etc.;
furniture may have been designed by Symonds, ca.1935
75x69.58 photos of
20th century bathroom, bedroom, and exterior of a house, probably
1930s, possibly designed by Symonds
98x71.1 Volume
I in a series of books published by the
98x71.2 Volume
V from the same series of books, this one featuring armchairs, many of which
are in 18th century styles.
The photos are not labeled, although a few have numbers. From correspondence associated with the
volumes, it seems that at least some of the chairs, if not all, are
reproductions being sold by Lenygon, not originals.
98x71.3 Volume
XI from the same series of books, this one featuring tables, and a few desks,
with marble or wood tops, most in styles dating from the Renaissance through
the 18th century. One table
is labeled as being a dressing table from Ham House; the others are not labeled
or identified. Two pages have had their photographs
removed.
07x126.1 “Articles
and Press Cuttings,” scrapbook of magazine and newspaper clippings about
English furniture, especially including advertisements for and reviews of two
of Symonds’ books, The Present State of
Old English Furniture and Old English
Walnut & Lacquer Furniture, 1921-1923
(a later
note attached to this volume refer to it as volume 43)
07x126.2 “Articles
and Press Cuttings,” scrapbook of magazine and newspaper clippings about
English furniture and interior decoration; also includes some correspondence,
1923-1927
(later
notes attached to this volume refer to it as volume 56)
07x126.3 “Articles
and Press Cuttings, 1928” scrapbook of magazine and newspaper clippings about
English furniture and interior decoration; includes articles and photos of the Bearsted memorial almemar in
London’s Central Synagogue, which was designed by Symonds, as well as articles
on homes decorated by him; also includes order forms for Symonds’ book English Furniture from Charles II to George
II and letters written to him after the publication of the book; as well,
there is an article about the decoration of the Symonds’ house at 22 Cheyne Row;1927-1932
(later
notes attached to this volume refer to it as volume 55)
07x126.4 “Press
Cuttings and Notices, 1932, 1” scrapbook of magazine and newspaper clippings
about English furniture and interior decoration; also includes some
correspondence, 1930-1937
(later
notes attached to this volume refer to it as volume 42)
07x126.5 “Press
Cuttings and Notices, 1938, 2” scrapbook of magazine and newspaper clippings
about English furniture, clocks, and interior decoration; also includes some
correspondence, ads for Symonds’ book Masterpieces
of English Furniture and Clocks, and articles addressing war conditions and
issues in post-war city planning; 1938-1948, with one article from 1929 pasted
inside the front cover
07x126.6 scrapbook
of magazine and newspaper clippings about clocks, furniture, and obituaries of
Symonds; also includes some correspondence and a trade catalog for Burwell
bricks (R.W.S. was consulting architect for this company); 1948-1958, with
additions through 1995
07x126.7 scrapbook
of magazine clippings about English furniture, many from Country Life, 1912-1938
(later
notes attached to this volume refer to it as volume 57)
Series II: Photograph Collection
[housed in DAPC]
Box 1: Chairs: Armchairs
Gothic
Elizabethan-Jacobean:
general
Elizabethan-Jacobean: Cross-Framed
Elizabethan-Jacobean: Triangular-Turned
Early Stuart: general
Late Stuart: general
Late Stuart: Caned
Late Stuart: Caned: Carved
front legs
Late Stuart: Caned: Scroll
front legs
Box 2: Chairs: Armchairs: Late Stuart
Late Stuart: Caned: Turned
front legs
Late Stuart: Caned: Twist-turned
front legs
Late Stuart: Easy
Late Stuart: “French”
Late Stuart: Turned
Late Stuart: Upholstered
Back: Carved front legs
Late Stuart: Upholstered
Back: Scroll front legs
Box 3: Chairs: Armchairs
Stuart Vernacular
Stuart Vernacular: Joined
Stuart Vernacular: Turned
Stuart Vernacular: Upholstered
Back
Queen Anne
Queen Anne: Cross-Framed
Queen Anne: Desk
Queen Anne: Easy
Queen Anne: Upholstered: shepherd's-crook
arms
Box 4: Chairs: Armchairs: early Georgian
Early Georgian: Bended-Back
Early Georgian: Caned
Early Georgian: Cross-Framed
Early Georgian: Desk,
including roundabout
Early Georgian: Easy
Early Georgian: Hall
Early Georgian: Master's
Early Georgian: Open back:
carved/pierced splat
Early Georgian: Open back: carved/shell-back
Early Georgian: Upholstered
Early Georgian: Upholstered:
shepherd's-crook arms
Box 5: Chairs: Armchairs: mid-Georgian
Mid-Georgian: Easy
Mid-Georgian: "French"
Mid-Georgian: Hall
Mid-Georgian: Open Back: carved
back: cabriole legs
Mid-Georgian: Open Back: carved
back: straight legs
Mid-Georgian: Open Back: fret back
Mid-Georgian: Open Back: ladder back
Mid-Georgian: Open Back: ribband back
Mid-Georgian: Open Back: slat back
Box 6: Chairs: Armchairs
Mid-Georgian: Upholstered: cabriole
legs
Mid-Georgian: Upholstered: straight
legs
Georgian Vernacular
Georgian Vernacular
: Windsor
Rococo
Early Neoclassical (Adam): Open
Carved Back
Early Neoclassical (Adam): Upholstered
Neoclassical
Box 7: Chairs: Armchairs
Shearer/Hepplewhite:
Open Carved Back: oval back
Shearer/Hepplewhite:
Open Carved Back: shield back
Shearer/Hepplewhite:
Open Carved Back: shield: serpentine top rail
Shearer/Hepplewhite:
Open Carved Back: shield: shaped top rail
Shearer/Hepplewhite:
Upholstered
Sheraton: Open Carved Back
Regency: Open Back
Regency: Upholstered Back
Vernacular
Box 8: Chairs
Primitive
Elizabethan-Jacobean - see armchairs
Early Stuart
Late Stuart
Late Stuart: Caned: bended-back
Late Stuart: Caned: ladder
back
Late Stuart: Caned: carved
front legs
Late Stuart: Caned: scroll
front legs
Late Stuart: Caned: turned
front legs
Late Stuart: Caned:
(twist-turned front legs)
Late Stuart: Upholstered
Back: Backstools
Box 9: Chairs
Stuart Vernacular: Joined
Stuart Vernacular: Turned
Stuart Vernacular: Upholstered
Back (Backstools)
Queen Anne
Queen Anne: Bended-Back
Queen Anne: Caned
Queen Anne: Caned: bended-back
Queen Anne: Cross-framed
Queen Anne: Upholstered Backs
Box 10: Chairs: early Georgian
Early Georgian: Bended-Back
Early Georgian: Shaped apron
Early Georgian: Caned
Early Georgian: Desk (includes
Roundabout chairs)
Early Georgian: Hall
Early Georgian: Open Back
Early Georgian: Shaving
Box 11: Chairs
Early Georgian: Upholstered
Back
Early Georgian: Writing
Chairs and Desk chairs
Mid-Georgian: Bended-Back
Mid-Georgian: Desk
Mid-Georgian: Hall
Mid-Georgian: Open carved
back: cabriole legs
Box 12: Chairs: mid-Georgian
Mid-Georgian: Open carved
back: straight legs
Mid-Georgian: Open carved
back: fret back
Mid-Georgian: Open carved
back: ladder back
Mid-Georgian: Open carved
back: ribband back
Mid-Georgian: Open carved
back: slat back
Mid-Georgian: Upholstered
[shaving
chairs – under Early Georgian]
Box 13: Chairs
Georgian Vernacular
Georgian Vernacular: Windsor
[see also armchairs]
Rococo
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Shearer/Hepplewhite
Shearer/Hepplewhite:
Open Carved Back
Shearer/Hepplewhite:
Open carved back: oval
Shearer/Hepplewhite:
Open carved back: shield: serpentine top rail
Shearer/Hepplewhite:
Open carved back: shield: shaped top rail
Shearer/Hepplewhite:
Upholstered
Regency
Vernacular [nothing under
this heading]
Box 14: Stools
Gothic
Elizabethan-Jacobean
Early Stuart
Late Stuart
Late Stuart-William and Mary
Late Stuart-William and
Mary: Caned
Late Stuart-William and
Mary: Footstools
Stuart vernacular
Box 15: Stools and close stools
Stools:
Queen Anne (general)
Early Georgian (general)
Mid-Georgian (general)
Georgian vernacular
Early Neoclassical
Regency
Vernacular
Close stools:
Stuart
Box 16: Benches, forms,
settles, settees (continues in next box)
Benches, forms:
Gothic
Late Stuart
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Settles:
Stuart vernacular
Settees:
Early Stuart
Late Stuart
Late Stuart
: Chair-Back
Queen Anne
Queen Anne: Chair-Back
Early Georgian (general)
Early Georgian: Chair-Back
Mid-Georgian (general)
Mid-Georgian: Chair-Back
Mid-Georgian: Open Carved
Back
Mid-Georgian: Open carved
back: fret back
Mid-Georgian: Open carved
back: ribband back
Mid-Georgian: Upholstered
Box 17: Settees (continued),
couches, sofas, daybeds, window seats
Settees:
Georgian Vernacular
(Windsor)
Shearer/Hepplewhite
Regency
Couches:
Early Stuart
Regency
Sofas:
Late Stuart
Queen Anne
Early Georgian
Mid-Georgian
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Shearer/Hepplewhite
Regency
Daybeds:
Early Stuart
Late Stuart
Queen Anne
Early Georgian
Mid-Georgian
Regency
Window seats:
Mid-Georgian (general)
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Shearer/Hepplewhite
Sheraton
Regency
Box 18: bench-tables,
chair-tables, seat furniture (unidentified details), beds:
Bench-tables:
Stuart vernacular
Chair-tables:
Early Stuart
Stuart vernacular
Seat furniture (unidentified
details)
Beds:
Gothic
Elizabethan-Jacobean
Late Stuart
Stuart vernacular
Queen Anne
Georgian
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Box 19: Tables
Gothic
Elizabethan-Jacobean: general
Elizabethan-Jacobean: with Cupboard and/or Potboard
Elizabethan-Jacobean: Draw-top
Elizabethan-Jacobean: Long Tables
Elizabethan-Jacobean: Long tables: Draw-top
Elizabethan-Jacobean: Side: Gate-leg
Early Stuart: general
Early Stuart: with Cupboard and/or Potboard
Early Stuart: Draw-top
Early Stuart: Drop-leaf
Early Stuart: Long Tables
Early Stuart: Side
Box 20: Tables: late Stuart
Late Stuart: general
Late Stuart: Caned
Late Stuart: Drop-leaf
Late Stuart: Gate-leg
Late Stuart: Gate-leg (round tables)
Late Stuart: Card
Late Stuart: Dressing Table on Turned Legs
Late Stuart: Games
Late Stuart: Side
Late Stuart: Side: Japanned (tray-top)
Late Stuart: Side: Marble
Late Stuart: Side: Marquetry
Late Stuart: Writing
Box 21: Tables: Stuart
vernacular
Stuart vernacular: General
Stuart vernacular: with Cupboard
Stuart vernacular: with Potboard
Stuart vernacular: with Cupboard and Potboard
Stuart vernacular: draw-top
Stuart vernacular: Drop-leaf
Stuart vernacular: Folding-top
Stuart vernacular: Gate-leg
Stuart vernacular: Gate-leg with trestle-end
Stuart vernacular: Card
Stuart vernacular: Dressing Table on Turned Legs
Stuart vernacular: Long Tables
Stuart vernacular: Side
Box 22: Tables: Queen Anne
Queen Anne: Card
Queen Anne: Gate-leg, semi-circular
Queen Anne: Dining
Queen Anne: Dining: Gate-leg
Queen Anne: Dressing
Queen Anne: Games
Queen Anne: Pier
Queen Anne: Side
Queen Anne: Side: Gilded
Queen Anne: Side: Silvered
Queen Anne: Various Small Tables
Queen Anne: small tables: gilded
Box 23: Tables: Early
Georgian
Early Georgian: Card
Early Georgian: China
Early Georgian: Console
Early Georgian: Console: dolphin and eagle
Early Georgian: Dining
Early Georgian: Dressing
Early Georgian: Pier
Early Georgian: Pier: Gilded
Early Georgian: Pier: with Marble top
Early Georgian: Pier: with Marble top (gilded)
Box 24: Tables: Early and
Mid-Georgian
Early Georgian: Side: Gilded
Early Georgian: Side: with Marble top
Early Georgian: Side: with Marble top (gilded)
Early Georgian: Tripod Tables
Early Georgian: Tripod
tables: Tilt-top
Early Georgian: various small tables
Mid-Georgian: Card
Box 25: Tables: Mid-Georgian
Mid-Georgian: China: cabriole legs
Mid-Georgian: China: straight legs
Mid-Georgian: Console
Mid-Georgian: Dining
Mid-Georgian: Dressing
Mid-Georgian: Library
Mid-Georgian: Pembroke Tables
Mid-Georgian: Pier: with Marble top
Mid-Georgian: Side
Mid-Georgian: Side: with Marble top
Box 26: Tables:
Mid-Georgian: Tripod Tables
Mid-Georgian: Tripod Tables: Tilt-top
Mid-Georgian: Tripod Tables: Tilt-top: on claw feet
Mid-Georgian: Tripod Tables: Tilt-top, with carved edge
Mid-Georgian: Tripod Tables: Tilt-top, with carved edge: on claw
feet
Mid-Georgian: Tripod Tables: Tilt-top, with gallery
Mid-Georgian: Tripod Tables: Tilt-top, with gallery: on claw feet
Mid-Georgian: Writing
Mid-Georgian: Writing: with Superstructure
Mid-Georgian: various small tables
Georgian Vernacular
Rococo: Side
Rococo: side: with Marble top
Box 27: Tables:
Early Neoclassical (Adam): Card
Early Neoclassical (Adam): Library
Early Neoclassical (Adam): Side
Early Neoclassical (Adam): Dining-room (serving tables)
Early Neoclassical (Adam): Writing
Shearer/Hepplewhite: Card
Shearer/Hepplewhite: Dressing
Shearer/Hepplewhite: Pembroke Tables
Shearer/Hepplewhite: Side
Shearer/Hepplewhite: Writing
Shearer/Hepplewhite : writing, with Superstructure
Sheraton: Card
Sheraton: Dining
Sheraton: Dressing
Sheraton: Library
Box 28: Tables:
Sheraton: Pedestal Dining Tables
Sheraton: Pembroke Tables
Sheraton: Side
Sheraton: Writing
Sheraton: various small tables
Regency: Card
Regency: Center
Regency: Center, writing
Regency: Drinking
Regency: Games
Regency: Library
Regency: Pedestal Dining Tables
Regency: Side
Box 29: Tables:
Regency: Sofa
Regency: Writing and Combination
Regency: Writing and Combination: Carlton House tables
Regency: Writing and Combination: with Superstructure
Regency: Various Small Tables
Regency: Miscellaneous
Vernacular: General
Vernacular: with Potboard
Vernacular: Trestle
Tables (unidentified details, such as table tops)
Box 30: Stands:
Late Stuart
Early Georgian
Early Georgian: Candle
Early Georgian: Tripod stand or small table (silvered)
Mid-Georgian
Mid-Georgian: Candle
Box 31: Stands:
Mid-Georgian: Tripod Stand or Small Table
Mid-Georgian: Tripod stand or small table (on claw feet)
Early Neoclassical (Adam): Candle
Shearer/Hepplewhite: Tripod Stand or
Small Table
Shearer/Hepplewhite: tripod stand or
small table: tilt-top
Sheraton
Regency
Late Neoclassical-Early Victorian
Vernacular
Box 32: pedestals, dumb
waiters, trays, screens
Pedestals:
Early Georgian
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Shearer/Hepplewhite - Sheraton
Dumb waiters:
Early Georgian
Mid-Georgian
Regency
Trays
Screens:
Folding
Hand/Fans
Pole
Standing
Box 33: Brackets/shelves
Brackets
Open Cases of Shelves
Hanging Shelves
Hanging Shelves: 17th Century
Hanging Shelves: 18th Century
Box 34: Bookcases
Late Stuart
Queen Anne/Early Georgian
Mid-Georgian
Mid-Georgian: with Pediment
Box 35: Bookcases
Mid-Georgian: without Pediment
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Shearer/Hepplewhite - Sheraton
Regency
Regency: Chiffoniers and Moveable Bookcases
Regency: Commodes and Low Bookcases
Box 36: Desks and bookcases
Late Stuart: Double Door: Double dome
Late Stuart: Double Door: Flat cornice
Late Stuart: Double Door: on Tall legs
Queen Anne /Early Georgian: Double Door: Double dome
Queen Anne /Early Georgian: Double Door: Flat cornice
Queen Anne /Early Georgian: Double Door: Pediment /shaped cornice
Queen Anne /Early Georgian: Double Door: Japanned
Queen Anne /Early Georgian: Double Door: vertical drop fronts
Box 37: Desks and bookcases
Queen Anne /Early Georgian: Single Door: Flat cornice and domed
cornice
Queen Anne /Early Georgian: Single Door: Pediment /shaped cornice
Queen Anne /Early Georgian: Single Door: Japanned
Mid-Georgian: Double Door
Mid-Georgian: Double Door: Vertical drop fronts
Box 38: Desks and bookcases
Mid-Georgian: Single Door
Mid-Georgian: Breakfront
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Shearer/Hepplewhite
Shearer/Hepplewhite: Breakfront
Sheraton
Regency
Box 39: Desks
Late Stuart: Bureau
Late Stuart: on Tall legs
Late Stuart: Fall-Front
Late Stuart: Kneehole
Stuart vernacular
Queen Anne/Early Georgian: Bureau
Queen Anne/Early Georgian: on
Tall legs
Box 40: Desks
Queen Anne/Early Georgian: Bureau: on Tall legs, with dressing mirror
Queen Anne/Early Georgian: Kneehole
Queen Anne/Early Georgian: Pedestal
Queen Anne/Early Georgian: Various Other
Mid-Georgian: Bureau
Mid-Georgian: on Tall legs
Mid-Georgian: Fall –Front
Box 41: Desks
Mid-Georgian: Kneehole
Mid-Georgian: Pedestal
Mid-Georgian: Various Other
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Shearer/Hepplewhite
Sheraton
Regency
Regency: Pedestal
Box 42: Cupboards
Primitive
Gothic: General
Gothic: Enclosed
Gothic: Ventilated
Elizabethan-Jacobean: Court
Elizabethan-Jacobean: Enclosed
Early Stuart
Early Stuart: Court
Early Stuart: Enclosed
Early Stuart: Press Cupboards
Box 43: Cupboards: Stuart
vernacular:
Stuart vernacular: General
Stuart vernacular: Enclosed
Stuart vernacular: Ventilated
Stuart vernacular: Court
Stuart vernacular: Court: Enclosed
Stuart vernacular: Hanging
Stuart vernacular: Press Cupboards
Box 44: Cabinets
Early Stuart
Late Stuart
Late Stuart: Clothes Press
Late Stuart: on Chests of Drawers
Late Stuart: on Chests of Drawers: Fall-front
Late Stuart: on Cupboards
Late Stuart: on Stands
Late Stuart: Japanned/lacquered: giltwood
stands, tapered legs
Late Stuart: Japanned/lacquered: giltwood
stands, other carved legs
Late Stuart: Japanned/lacquered: other carved stands
Late Stuart: Marquetry
Box 45: Cabinets
Late Stuart: Veneered
Late Stuart: Veneered: fall-front
Early Georgian
Early Georgian: Clothes Press
Early Georgian: Hanging
Early Georgian: on Chests of Drawers
Early Georgian: on Cupboards
Early Georgian: on Stands
Early Georgian: on Stands: glazed doors
Early Georgian: on Stands: Japanned/lacquered
Early Georgian: on Stands: veneered
Box 46: Cabinets
Mid-Georgian: Clothes Press
Mid-Georgian: Desk Cabinet
Mid-Georgian: Night Tables
Mid-Georgian: on Chests of Drawers
Mid-Georgian: on Stands
Mid-Georgian: on stands: glazed doors
Mid-Georgian: Other
Georgian vernacular
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Early Neoclassical (Adam): on Chests of Drawers
Shearer/Hepplewhite – Sheraton
Shearer/Hepplewhite – Sheraton: Clothes
Press
Shearer/Hepplewhite – Sheraton: Night Tables
Regency
Box 47: CHESTS OF DRAWERS
Early Stuart
Late Stuart: Marquetry
Late Stuart: Molding on carcass
Late Stuart: Veneers and parquetry
Stuart vernacular
Stuart vernacular: with Doors
Early Georgian
Early Georgian: Folding Tops
Early Georgian: folding tops: cockbeading
on drawers
Box 48: Chests of drawers: Mid-Georgian:
Mid-Georgian
Mid-Georgian: Canted Corners
Mid-Georgian: Canted Corners: with applied carving (volutes)
Mid-Georgian: Canted Corners: with other applied carving
Box 49: Chests of drawers:
Mid-Georgian: Carved and Shaped Corners: with Corner mounts
Mid-Georgian: Colonettes at corners
Mid-Georgian: Folding tops
Shearer/Hepplewhite - Sheraton
Box 50: Chests on chests;
tallboys
Chests on chests:
Late Stuart
Early Georgian
Early Georgian: with writing drawer
Mid-Georgian
Shearer/Hepplewhite – Sheraton
Tallboys (chests of drawers
on stands):
Late Stuart
Early Georgian
Box 51: Commodes
Mid-Georgian
Rococo
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Shearer/Hepplewhite – Sheraton
Box 52: Dressers,
sideboards:
Dressers:
Stuart vernacular
Georgian vernacular
Regency
Sideboards:
Shearer/Hepplewhite
Sheraton
Regency
Box 53: Chests:
Primitive
Gothic
Gothic: Joined: Linenfold
Gothic: Joined: with
Carving
Gothic: Joined: with
Inlay
Elizabethan-Jacobean: Joined: with Carving
Elizabethan-Jacobean: Joined: with Inlay
Elizabethan-Jacobean: Other
Box 54: Chests;
Trunks/coffers; Arks
Chests:
Early Stuart: Joined: with Carving
Early Stuart: Joined: with Inlay
Late Stuart
Stuart vernacular: Joined
Stuart vernacular: Joined: with Carving
Stuart vernacular: Joined: with Inlay
Stuart vernacular: Joined: with Molding /turning
Early /Mid-Georgian
Trunks/coffers
Arks
Box 55: wine coolers/cellarettes; case pieces (unidentified details)
Wine coolers/cellarettes:
Early Georgian
Mid-Georgian
Georgian vernacular
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Shearer-Hepplewhite
Regency
Small case pieces
Case pieces (unidentified
details):
Case pieces (unidentified details): desk components
Case pieces (unidentified details): drawers
Case pieces (unidentified details): drop leaves
Case pieces (unidentified details): latches, locks
Case pieces (unidentified details): bottoms
Case pieces (unidentified details): tops
Case pieces (unidentified details): other
Box 56: Mirrors:
Late Stuart: Square frames
Late Stuart: Square frames, with carving
Late Stuart: Square frames, with cresting
Late Stuart: Other frames
Queen Anne
Queen Anne: Dressing
Queen Anne: Overmantel
Queen Anne: Pier (continues in next box)
Box 57: Mirrors
Queen Anne: Pier (continued from previous box)
Queen Anne: glass frames
Early Georgian
Early Georgian: Part-gilt
Early Georgian: Gilded
Early Georgian: Architectural frames
Early Georgian: Overmantel
Early Georgian: Pier
Early Georgian: Pier: part-gilt
Box 58: Mirrors
Early Georgian: Part-gilt, with architectural frames
Early Georgian: Gilded
Early Georgian: Gilded, with architectural frames
Mid-Georgian
Box 59: Mirrors
Rococo
Rococo: Oval
Rococo: Overmantel
Rococo: Pier
Early Neoclassical (Adam)
Shearer/Hepplewhite - Sheraton
Regency
Regency: Dressing
Vernacular
Mirrors and frames: unidentified details
Box 60:
Miniature furniture
Victorian furniture
20th century furniture
Stamps on unidentified furniture
Trade cards on unidentified furniture (alphabetical by surname of
tradesman)
Trade cards of clock and watchmakers (alphabetical by surname of
maker); also includes list of clock and watchmaker in and near London, 1782
Documents (mostly copies of bills and accounts; also a “list of
members who pay quarterage, with their places of
abode & employment,” England, 18th century)
Box 61:
American furniture
Dutch furniture
French furniture
French furniture: 17th century and earlier
French furniture: 18th century: ebenisterie
French furniture: 18th century: menuiserie
Italian and other European furniture
Box 62:
Irish furniture: Early to Mid-Georgian
Irish furniture: Neoclassical
Chinese furniture
Other Oriental furniture
Various (other than English) furniture
Box 63: Lighting
Chandeliers
Chandeliers: Giltwood
Chandeliers: Glass
Chandeliers: Metal
Girandoles
Lanterns
Sconces: Glass Panel
Sconces: Needlework Panel
Sconces: Other Panel
Sconces: Unpanelled
Various (mostly candlestick holders)
Box 64: Architecture
Exteriors
Interiors: Furnished Rooms
Interiors: Furnished Rooms - "Sandridgebury" (home of
Percival Griffiths)
Interiors: Unfurnished Rooms
Doors
Staircases
Box 65: Chimneypieces;
sculpture
Chimneypieces: 16th-17th centuries
Chimneypieces: 18th century
Sculpture
Sculpture: carved details
Box 66: Silver
Percival Griffiths Collection:
Candlesticks
Coffee, Tea and Chocolate Pots
Salvers
Miscellaneous
Other Silver:
Boxes
Candlesticks
Casters
Coffee, Tea and Chocolate Pots
Cups and Covers
Ewers/Tankards
Salvers/Trays
Box 67: Silver; other
metalwork; wooden wares
Other silver:
Service sets
Tureens and
porringers
Miscellaneous
Unidentified
details
Wrought iron
Other metals
Wooden vessels
Other wooden objects
Box 68: ceramics, various
materials, textiles
Ceramics
Various materials
Textiles: Carpets
Textiles: Needlework
Textiles: Tapestries
Box 69: Paintings
General
Clock and clockmakers
Dogs
Horses
Portraits (individuals and groups; see also under general)
Religious
Scenery
Ships
Still lifes
Box 70: Prints; silhouettes
Prints:
General
Clock and clockmakers
Furniture
Maps
Printing
Scenery
Ships
Silhouettes:
Men
Women
Men and women
Labels on reverse
Box 71: illuminated
manuscripts (details)
General
Bedrooms
Dining rooms
Fantasy, including costumes
Multiple views
Printing
Religious
Royal
Box 72: illuminated
manuscripts; illustrations from design books
Illuminated manuscripts: Single
figures
illustrations from design books:
Accessories and hardware
Architecture
Case pieces
Chairs
Clocks
Interiors
Mirrors
Tables
Miscellaneous
Box 73: tools, instruments
Tools
Musical instruments
Scientific instruments
Scientific instruments: barometers: standing
Scientific instruments: barometers: wall
Box 74: instruments; clocks
Scientific instruments: Astronomical/horological
Equation tables
Clocks: weigh-driven: water
Clocks: weigh-driven: turret
Clocks: weigh-driven: wall
Clocks: weigh-driven: lantern: Tompion
Clocks: weigh-driven: lantern: other
Clocks: weigh-driven: lantern: unidentified
Clocks: weigh-driven: lantern: European
Box 74a: clocks: weight
driven: long case
Clocks: weight driven: long case:
Clement
Cockey
Delander
East
Ellicott
Fromanteel
Gould
Graham
Gretton
Knibb (John and Joseph)
Mudge/Dutton
Box 74b: clocks: weight
driven: long case
Clocks: weight driven: long case:
Quare
Tompion
Tompion: illustrations in biography by R.W.S.
Box 74c: clocks: weight
driven: long case
Clocks: weight driven: long case:
Tompion and Banger
Vulliamy
Windmills
Other:
alphabetical by surname, A-L (continues in next box)
Box 74d: clocks: weight
driven: long case
Clocks: weight driven: long case:
Other:
alphabetical by surname, M-Z (continued from previous box)
Multiple views of
clocks
Multiple views of
clocks: Tompion et al. (i.e. at least one of the
clocks is by Tompion)
Box 74e: clocks: weight
driven: long case: unidentified
Clocks: weight driven: long case: unidentified:
Flat cornice
Flat cornice with
marquetry or veneer
Shaped pediment
Shaped pediment
with cresting or finials
Clock works
Multiple views of
clocks
Box 74f: clocks: spring
driven: table/standing; wall
Clocks: spring driven: Table/standing:
Markham
Vulliamy
Other
Unidentified
European
Clocks: spring driven: wall
Box 74g: clocks: spring
driven: bracket
Clocks: spring driven: Bracket:
Delander
East
Ellicott
Fromanteel
Gould
Graham
Jones
Knibb (John,
Joseph, S.)
Quare
Stanton
Box 74h: clocks: spring
driven: bracket
Clocks: spring driven: Bracket:
Tompion
Tompion: illustrations in biography by R.W.S.
Box 74i: clocks: spring
driven: bracket
Clocks: spring driven: Bracket:
Tompion and Banger
Vulliamy
Windmills
Other:
alphabetical by surname, A-R (continues in next box)
Box 74j: clocks: spring
driven: bracket
Clocks: spring driven: Bracket:
Other:
alphabetical by surname, S-Z (continued from previous box)
Multiple views of
clocks
Unidentified
clockmakers
unidentified: multiple views
Box 74k: watches
Watches:
East
Tompion
Other
Unidentified
Electric clocks
Miscellaneous: accessories/details (brackets, keys, etc.)
Miscellaneous: mixed forms (more than one kind of clock depicted)
Box 75: duplicates
59.1-59.799
Box 76: duplicates
59.800-59.1799
Box 77: duplicates
59.1800-59.2999
Box 78: duplicates
59.3000-59.4599
Box 79: duplicates
59.4600-59.5799
Box 80: duplicates
59.5800 to end
Stamps
Trade cards
Documents
Oversize
Box 81: new accessions,
1973-1975
It is now unclear whether these ever belonged to Symonds as his
estate was not the direct source of acquisition. Most of the photos are of design sources, not
of actual pieces of furniture.
Box 82: copper printing plates
Four copper printing plates and a copy of the color print
generated by them. The print depicts a
winged armchair of circa 1740.
Boxes 83a-c: 20th
century homes and furniture
Many of these pictures are from an album, depicting homes built or
decorated in the 20th century, presumably by Symonds. Also includes views of the interior of a
synagogue in London.
Boxes 84-86: articles by
Symonds
These articles are arranged alphabetically by title. Found with most of them is a card indicating
which photos in the collection were used to illustrate the articles.