Appointment diary, 'Hugh M. Moss Ltd Day Book'
Printed diary for the year 1975, used as an appointment diary, aide mémoire, and message book by Michael Gillingham ['MG'] of Hugh M Moss Ltd, dealer in Chinese art. It records appointments for Gillingham and other employees, including meetings with clients and suppliers, auction sales and exhibitio...
Date(s) of creation: |
1975 |
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Item |
Format: | Archive |
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SOAS Archive |
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JSP.16.01 |
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archive |
scb_item_location |
Archive & Special Collections |
item_location |
Archive & Special Collections |
scb_loan_type |
Reference only |
callnumber |
JSP/16/01 |
callnumber_txt |
JSP/16/01 |
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JSP/16/01 |
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01 |
title |
Appointment diary, 'Hugh M. Moss Ltd Day Book' |
scb_date_creation |
1975 |
scb_level |
Item |
level_sort |
8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item |
scb_extent |
1 volume |
format |
Archive |
description |
Printed diary for the year 1975, used as an appointment diary, aide mémoire, and message book by Michael Gillingham ['MG'] of Hugh M Moss Ltd, dealer in Chinese art. It records appointments for Gillingham and other employees, including meetings with clients and suppliers, auction sales and exhibitions; as well as messages for Gillingham taken by other employees about visits and telephone calls to the company's offices. Entries made by a number of different individuals, including Gillingham. It includes a handwritten name index at end of volume, covering January-February entries only. The diary includes a number of business cards affixed to pages.
Ruled paper. One page per day. Handwritten. 1 volume. Blue leather cover, with 'MG' [Michael Gillingham] handwritten on front cover and 'Langham Diary 1975' printed on front cover and spine.
Diary also includes loose items (found inside cover), including: business card for Michael Gillingham at Hugh M Moss Ltd; 4 pages from an exercise book containing notes on client visits (11 June 1978- 19 June 1978) (4 sheets); a business card of Emma Bunker, Vice Chairman of Asian Art Commission; a letter from 'Hugh' [Hugh Moss] in Hong Kong sent to 'Gilligogs' [Michael Gillingham] concerning Moss's experiences following his move to Hong Kong, and providing advice to Gillingham on a mark on a Canton enamel piece and the potential for a commission sale on a large panel (2 May 1975) (1 sheet); a press cutting from unknown publication 'Small things bright and beautiful' by Marcia Macdonald about Chinese cloisonné figurines (? 1975); brief handwritten working notes on purchases under title 'G Levy' (1 sheet); brief handwritten working notes on objects under title 'OB' (1 sheet); business card for Emma C. Bunker (Asian Art Museum of San Franscio); a colour photographic print of a framed East Asian ceramic tile depicting a court scene; and a colour transparency of an East Asian gilded metal tea pot. |
scb_access_status |
Closed |
scb_closed_until |
01/01/2059 |
scb_conditions_gov_access |
Closed under data protection legislation until 1st January 2059 |
language |
English |
language_search |
English |
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JSP |
hierarchy_sequence |
JSP.0016.0001 |