Month

Day

Event

Source of information

Notes

January

February

March

Unknown

Frederick James [one of Pitt-Rivers' assistants] moves to new job at Maidstone

Science Gossip., Athenaeum 3308 (1891:Mar. 21) p.383

April

12, 14 or 15

Pitt-Rivers' 64th birthday

See 1827 for uncertainty about birthdate

April

23

Pitt-Rivers elected vice-president of Society of Antiquaries

The Times 25 April 1891

April

25

Pitt-Rivers gives money for work on Roman walls in Chester

ROMAN REMAINS AT CHESTER., Athenaeum 3313 (1891:Apr. 25) p.543-4

April

30

Pitt-Rivers lectures on collection at Oxford, ‘The Original Collection of the Pitt-Rivers Museum: its Principles of Arrangement and History’

Oxford University Gazette, XXI: 414. The Times 28 April 1891

April

30

Pitt-Rivers go to Tylors for tea in Oxford

Univ. of California Tylor papers

May

1

Pitt-Rivers visits Tylors in Oxford; Pitt-Rivers purchases items from Abrams in Broad Street

Univ. of California Tylor papers; CUL volume 2: 720

May

2

Summary of 30 April 1891 lecture published

The Times 2 May 1891

May

25

Pitt-Rivers attends annual dinner of Grenadier Guards' Club at Hotel Metropole, London

The Times 26 May 1891

May

29

Pitt-Rivers attends Marchioness of Salisbury's reception at Foreign Office, London

Morning Post 1 June 1891 p. 4

June

5

Pitt-Rivers attends levée at St James Palace

The Times 6 June 1891

Pitt-Rivers was definitely staying at Grosvenor Gardens in June 1891 [L676 S&SWM PR papers]

June

6

Pitt-Rivers attends picture sale at Christie's, he does not appear to have bought anything significant

The Times 8 June 1891

June

23

Pitt-Rivers attends meeting of Anthropological Institute. Contributes to discussions about various papers on stone tools in southern England

Peter Rivière; JAI, 21 (1892)

 John Linton Myres reports on the active discussion that took place after the meeting with PR demonstrating flint knapping with a malacca cane!

June

25

Pitt-Rivers attends State Concert at Buckingham Palace

The Times 26 June 1891

July

22 to 8 September

Pitt-Rivers tries to buy Old Sarum; eventually Dean and Chapter retained possession

Manchester Guardian 22 July 1891; Morning Post 8 September 1891 p. 3

July

23

Pitt-Rivers attends Congress of Archaeological Societies

The Congress of Archaeological Societies., Antiquary, 24 (1891:Sept.) p.122

August

20

British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting at Cardiff. Reference to Pitt-Rivers being on Scientific and Technical Education Committee.

The Times 20 August 1891

September

10

An account of Farnham Museum published. Following correspondence about local museums

The Times 10 September 1891

October

November

28

Pitt-Rivers among numerous callers as Prince of Wales ill

Manchester Guardian 29 November 1891

December

16

Pitt-Rivers gives address to Society of Arts which the Tylors attend [see below]

Chapman, 1981: 526; Univ. of California Tylor papers; Thompson, 1977: 41; The Times 18 December 1891

December

before 4

Pitt-Rivers attends Society of Antiquaries in London

L787 S&SWM PR papers

No month

No day

Pitt-Rivers publishes ‘Typological Museums’ Journal of the Society of Arts 40, 2039 (1891) 115-122; 'Excavations at Wansdyke 1889-91' Wilts Arch Mag 26 (1891) 335-42

See relevant journals

No month

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Excavations at Cranborne Chase cease for 3 years due to Pitt-Rivers' ill-health

Thompson, 1977: 102-3

No month

No days

Pitt-Rivers ill from end of 1890 through 1891 to early 1892

Chapman, 1981: 526

This is belied somewhat by his giving papers & attending meetings in London towards the end of the year, and being at BAAS meeting in summer and in London

No month

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2nd edition of Notes and Queries published

Petch, 2007: 23

No month

No day

Pitt-Rivers elected vice-president Society of Antiquaries, 1891-1893

Chapman, 1981: 131

No month

No day

Pitt-Rivers elected President of Wiltshire Archaeological Society

Gray, 1905: xxxiv

No month

No day

Frederick V. James leaves Pitt-Rivers' employment after 10 years to become Maidstone Museum Curator

Bowden, 1991: 104-5; Thompson, 1977: 94

No month

No day

King John's House [KJH] 'supplementary museum' or art gallery opened on Pitt-Rivers' estate. First year visitor figures reported for KJH

Bowden, 1991: 141; Pitt-Rivers guide to KJH etc 1894

This is possibly the first year that KJH was open to the public