Furniture and other art objects, 1920-1953, undated
Scope and Contents
In addition to furniture, the other types of decorative objects documented in this sub-subseries include busts, ceramics, ironworks, silverware, tapestries, and various lighting fixtures. Other unique objects briefly documented include a royal canopy throne and ship carving.
Dates
- 1920-1953, undated
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Because of its fragile condition, the following item may only be consulted with permission of the Archivist: floor plan with annotations of PMA Gothic installations (in "Objects and related topics" series, "European decorative arts and arms and armor" subseries, "Rooms and architectural elements" sub-subseries, "England. Gothic installations at PMA, incl. Abergavenny, Wales" file).
Extent
From the Series: 23 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Alphabetical by country of origin and within each country subgroup, alphabetical by general object classification. If country of origin cannot be determined or if several geographic areas are represented, the files are identified most often by general object classification or by collector and are also arranged within the overall alphabetical run.
Creator
- From the Collection: Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955 (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives Repository
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PO Box 7646
Philadelphia PA 19101-7646 United States
archives@philamuseum.org