Contributors to the founding collection of the Pitt Rivers Museum and Pitt-Rivers' second collection

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Namikawa Yasuyuki or Sosuke; Biography: Japanese artists. Yasuyuki was a cloisonne enamel specialist, who lived in Kyoto, active late nineteenth century, Sosuke was also active late nineteenth century; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Second collection

Neligan, William Chadwick; Biography: Rector and Vicar of the Parishes of St. Mary Shandon and St. Catherine in the City and Diocese of Cork, antiquarian collector. The Bodleian Library in Oxford holds copies of the Sotheby sale room data relating to his collections.; Dates: Unknown, active 1828-1870s; Collection: Founding collection, PRM and second collection

New Hall pottery; Biography: Pottery in Staffordshire, famous for its porcelain. Worked by several partners at Shelton from c.1781-1835; Dates: c.1781-1835; Source: http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/n/newhall.html; Collection: Second collection

Nicholson, Edward; Biography: Firearm manufacturer. Edward Nicholson was apprenticed to Robert Silke in 1668, elected Master of the Gunmaker's Company in 1697, contractor to Ordnance 1687-11, East India Company 1700, Hudson's Bay Company 1687-1712.; Dates: Unknown, active 1668-1712; Collection: Founding collection, PRM

Nightingale; Biography: Nothing is known for sure about this collector associated with an object from Tibet.; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Founding collection, PRM

Noble and company; Biography: Dealers of 4 Cullum Street, London, nothing further is known; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Second collection

Norman; Biography: Nothing is known about this collector associated with finds from Amiens dated 1871; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Founding collection, PRM

North, Colonel; Biography: Nothing known about this British Army Colonel. The 60th Rifles did serve in India during 1800s, so he probably was the field collector for the items he gave to Pitt-Rivers.; Dates: No specific dates known; Collection: Founding collection, PRM

Compiled by AP during RPR project 2009-2012