Identity area
Reference code
Williams MSS
Nadpis
John Williams Rubbings Collection
Date(s)
- Between 1830-1840 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
4 albums
Context area
Name of creator
(1797-1874)
Biographical history
British antiquarian and astronomer. Born, London 1797. Died, London 1874. Interested in Egyptology from a young age. Pioneered techniques using rubbings and impressions for recording monuments. Associate of Dr John Lee, whose collection was recorded by ... »
Archival history
In the possession of Williams family.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by his grandson Rev. J. F. Williams in 1940, in response to Mr E. T. Leeds's letter in The Times.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
4 albums containing rubbings mainly of objects in the British Museum, and also other museums and private collections including those in the J. Lee collection.
System of arrangement
Kept as received.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, Oxford.
Language of material
- angličtina
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
No problems.
Finding aids
Catalogue.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
These are originals.
Existence and location of copies
None.