- Wikidata identifier:
- Q7411865
- Instance of:
- historic house museum; biographical museum; local authority museum
- Museum/collection status:
- Accredited museum
- Accreditation number:
- 767
- Persistent shareable link for this record:
- https://museumdata.uk/museums/q7411865/
Collection-level records:
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Collection overview (Cornucopia)
Personalia Collection
Collection related to the subject-matter of the Museum.
Subjects
People (literary); Personalia
Fine Art Collection
There are paintings, watercolours, engravings and pastels of Johnson, Garrick, Boswell and other members of Johnson’s circle. There are also topographical pictures of Lichfield and other Johnson buildings and places, especially by John Buckler and Paul Braddon. There are paintings, watercolours, engravings and pastels of Johnson, Garrick, Boswell and other members of Johnson’s circle. There are also topographical pictures of Lichfield and other Johnson buildings and places.
Subjects
Watercolours; Paintings; Fine Art; Prints; Drawings; Western European
Archives Collection
These include autograph letters by Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, Anna Seward, Hester Piozzi; documents relating to the house and Lichfield history; and the papers of Gregory King.
Subjects
Documents (historic); Documents (legal); Archives; Documents (personal)
Source: Cornucopia
Date: Not known, but before 2015
Licence: CC BY-NC