Collection: Turton Tower

Collection-level records:

• Collection overview (Cornucopia)

  Fine Art Collection

  Works in the county represent local topography, people, events and include drawings, sculpture and notably paintings by artists such as Thomas Lawrence, Joseph Wright of Derby and Arthur Devis. The fine art is particularly showcased at Turton Tower, where it is displayed in period room settings and includes a number of paintings on loan from local and national galleries.

  Subjects

  Fine Art

  Decorative and Applied Art Collection

  The county collections include ceramics, glass, furniture, metalwork and a contemporary wood collection with work by J Partridge and D Field, all of local origin/provenance. The furniture collections date from the 17th to 20th century and include a nationally important collection of 100 Gillow items (1778-1905), a C R Ashbee wardrobe and a chair owned by D G Rossetti. Other furniture on display has been loaned by the V&A and other organisations.

  Subjects

  Decorative and Applied Arts

  Source: Cornucopia

  Date: Not known, but before 2015

  Licence: CC BY-NC