Contributors to the founding collection of the Pitt Rivers Museum and Pitt-Rivers' second collection
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Kajikawa Hisataka; Biography: Possibly also Kajikawa Hidetaka. 19th century Japanese artist; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Second collection
Kano Yoboku Tsunenobu; Biography: According to the British Museum: 'Tsunenobu was the eldest son of Kano Naonobu (1607-50), younger brother of the renowned artist Kano Tan'yo« (1602-74). When his father died, Tsunenobu became a pupil of his uncle, and derived elements from the style of both men'; Dates: 1636-1713; Source: here; Collection: Second collection
Kataoka, Masayuki; Biography: Information from the British Museum collections database: 'Kataoka Masayuki (Japanese; Male; 1860s - 1880s; active) Donated to the [British] Museum in 1888-99; one of the organizers of the Loan Exhibition of Japanese Art held at the Fine Art Society in 1888; ran a large Asian antiques shop in London and lived in Hanover Square.'; Dates: No specific dates known; Source: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/term_details.aspx?bioId=146932; Collection: Second collection
Katsuhide; Biography: or Hide Katsu, Japanese artist, nothing is known of him although he is said by the catalogue to have exhibited at the Chicago Exhibition; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Second collection
Kauffmann, Angelica; Biography: Maria Anna Angelika/Angelica Katharina Kauffmann, Swiss-Austrian painter; Dates: 1741-1807; Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelica_Kauffmann; Collection: Second collection
Keglevic, Count of; Biography: The specific count is unknown; Dates: No specific dates known; Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Keglevic; Collection: Second collection
Keibun, Matsumura; Biography: Japanese artist; Dates: 1779-1843; Source: http://www.sarugallery.com/japanese_paintings/artists/matsumura_keibun.html; Collection: Second collection
Keller, Mr; Biography: Either dealer, amateur collector or archaeologist, based around Bad Homburg in Germany.; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Second collection
Kennard, D.F.; Biography: Owned a collection of archaeological objects from Faversham Kent, sold by Sotheby's on 12 March 1895. He seems to be associated with excavations at Linton, King's Field and East Farleigh, there are finds from these spots in the British Museum. He could be David F. Kennard, hop and fruit grocer of East Farleigh, born Linton in Kent aged 56 listed in the 1901 census. John Evans also acquired some objects from this collector [Macgregor (ed) 2008: 139]; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Second collection
Kennon, Mrs; Biography: Horace Walpole's catalogue records her as a previous owner of a delftware bottle, Add.9455vol2_p728 /1, she is described as Mrs. Kennon, the viruosa midwife. Strawberry Hill ID: sh-000386; Dates: Unknown; Source: http://images.library.yale.edu/strawberryhill/oneitem.asp?id=482; Collection: Second collection
Kerridge; Biography: of Wimborne, Dorset; nothing is known of this dealer. There was a Benjamin John Kerridge, jeweller and watchmaker, mentioned in Wimborne Minster J G Harrod's & Co Postal & Commercial Directory 1865 which might be the same person; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Second collection
Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens; Biography: See website for history.; Dates: No specific dates; Source: http://www.kew.org/; Collection: Founding collection, PRM
Kimber, Mr; Biography: This name is only associated with object because of an account from Ellen Ettlinger given to her presumably by TK Penniman, he was said to be a carter on P-R's estate at Rushmore Ellen Ettlinger, Folklore vol 54, no. 1, (March 1943) pp. 227-249.; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Founding collection, PRM
King, Henry John Yeend; Biography: Artist and vendor of his painting of a view local to Rushmore. At www.rehs.com/henry_john_yeend_king.htm he is described as 'an important Victorian genre and landscape artist'. He was trained in Paris and with William Bromley. Although he lived in London he specialised in rural 'idyll' subjects.; Dates: 1855-1924; Source: http://www.rehs.com/henry_john_yeend_king.htm; Collection: Second collection
King, Mr; Biography: Finder or previous owner of a stone axe from Bushmills County Antrim. Nothing else is known; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Second collection
King, W.; Biography: Nothing is known of this previous owner of two Dresden candlesticks obtained by Pitt-Rivers from the Christopher Beckett Denison [qv] sale at Christie's on 6 June 1885; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Second collection
Kinnard; Biography: Nothing is known of the Kinnard collection, associated in this case with an Anglo-Saxon vessel from Faversham, Kent; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Second collection
Kirby; Biography: Coin collector or collection, about whom nothing is known. 2 items from this collection came to Pitt-Rivers via W.A. Cotton [qv]; Dates: Unknown active before 1889; Collection: Second collection
Kirk, R.; Biography: Possibly an archaeologist working on site at Thebes in Egypt in 1834? Nothing is known; Dates: Unknown active 1834; Collection: Founding collection, PRM
Kirkwood, Robert Reid; Biography: Resident in Gabon, he was elected Fellow of the Anthropological Society on 5 February 1867 it which membership list he was described as being of Gaboon and Glasgow.; Dates: Unknown active 1867; Collection: Founding collection, PRM
Kisch, Daniel Montague; Biography: Born in England but settled in South Africa. Travelled a good deal and acted as adviser; founded company that was interested in real estate and accounting.; Dates: 1840-1898; Source: http://www.dmkisch.com/index.php?cmd=sm&SubPage_ID=2; Collection: Founding collection, PRM
Knollys, ?Louis Frederic; Biography: Probably Louis Frederic Knollys who served in Fiji and New Zealand where the objects came from. In Fiji he was ADC to Arthur Hamilton Gordon [qv] In the Indian Biographical Dictionary 1915 page 233 he is described as 'Knollys, Major Louis Frederic, C.M.G. (1877), Indian Army (retired) ; 6. 18 47 ; 3rd .s. of late Canon W.F.E. Knollys ; educ : at Radley, and at Marlborough; Joined service in the 2nd Light Infantry, 1866 ; Major in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 1881 ; A.D. C. to Governor of Mauritius, 1872; A.D.C, Fiji, 1875 ; Commandant. Armed Native Constabulary, Fiji, 1877 ; A.D.C. to Governor of New Zealand, 1880 ; A.D.C. to Governor of Ceylon, 1883 ; Inspector-General of Police and Prisons, Jamaica, 1886 ; Inspector-General of Police and Prisons. Ceylon' 1891 ; Member, Legislative Council, Ceylon, 1899; suppressed a rising in Fiji, and restored order, 1876; retired, 1902. Address: The Wilderness, Dartmouth, Devon. Club : Army and Navy. The only problem with this match is that it appears he was a Major rather than a Colonel. Another less likely match is William Wallingford Knollys, see http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Times/1904/Obituary/William_Wallingford_Knollys; Dates: Unknown active 1847-1902; Source: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Indian_Biographical_Dictionary.djvu/273; Collection: Second collection
Korin, Ogata; Biography: Japanese artist; Dates: 1658-1716; Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogata_Korin; Collection: Second collection
Kotin, A.; Biography: A dealer of Russian goods, associated with the Societe Russe [qv]. Nothing is known for sure. An Adolph Kotin living in Kensington is mentioned in the 1911 census and may be the same person. He seems also to have lived on Abbey Road, St Johns Wood and to have been an inventor, Adolph was certainly Russian but there is no definite link to the Kotin who was a dealer.; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Second collection
Kunichika; Biography: Japanese artist. Also known as Oshima Yasohachi; Dates: 1835-1900; Source: http://www.castlefinearts.com/Japanese_fine_arts_woodblock_prints/Kunichika_Biography.aspx; Collection: Founding collection, PRM
Kunihisa; Biography: Japanese artist.; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Founding collection, PRM
Kunisada, Utagawa; Biography: Japanese artist.; Dates: 1786-1865; Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunisada; Collection: Founding collection, PRM
Kuniyoshi, Utagawa; Biography: Japanese artist.; Dates: 1797-1861; Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utagawa_Kuniyoshi; Collection: Founding collection, PRM
Compiled by AP during RPR project 2009-2012
