Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS COLL4-RAS COLL4/3-RAS COLL4/3/3
Title
Sale of William Boutcher drawings to the British Museum
Date(s)
- 22nd Oct 1963 - 15th Dec 1964 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
Name of creator
(1823 - present)
Administrative history
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of… read more
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Correspondence concerning the sale of William Boutcher archaeological drawings of Assyrian sculptures made for the Assyrian Excavation Fund from 1853-1854. These were sold to the British Museum for £250 to be put with the drawings made by Boutcher post… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Access points
Name access points
- British Museum London, England (Subject)
- Boutcher William (Subject)