- Wikidata identifier:
- Q4923584
- Also known as:
- Blackwell
- Part of:
- Lakeland Arts
- Instance of:
- historic house museum; English country house; independent museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 2068
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q4923584/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Fine Art Collection
Paintings from Abbot Hall’s collections, which reflect the Arts and Crafts style, are also displayed at Blackwell (see description under Abbot Hall).
Subjects
Fine Art
Music Collection
A recently restored Manxman piano by Baillie Scott, designer of Blackwell. Works by the Elwell family, mainly Frederick William (1871-1958), but also his wife Mary Dawson Elwell and nephew Kenneth Elwell. Other Elwell works are housed in the Ferens Art Gallery , Hull Prints, drawings and watercolours of Beverley Minster and St Mary’s Church.
Subjects
Music
Decorative and Applied Art Collection
These include 17th century oak court cupboards and chests, Simpson furniture and objects from the Keswick School of Industrial Art as well as studio pottery by makers such as Bernard Leach, Hans Coper and Lucie Rie. Sculpture from Abbot Hall’s collection is also on display.
Subjects
Decorative and Applied Arts
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC