Agent
J. S. Morgan
fl. 1872–1877 · United States
Banker, active 1872–1877. Acted for John Taylor Johnston; worked with William T. Blodgett.
Life and work
- September 1872Visited Cesnola's London exhibition with W. T. Blodgett; Marangou says their positive attitude had a leading role in the Met's decision to buy
LondonMarangou 2000, p. 255
- 1872Visited Cesnola's small private collection; Cesnola wrote to Hitchcock that he seemed to admire everything and doubted his knowledge
LondonMarangou 2000, p. 245
- 26 November 1872Cesnola told banker J. S. Morgan of the British Museum's £10,000 offer for the Curium Treasure (three days to decide); Morgan notified the Museum's authorities in New York
Connections
4 peopleSales, gifts & bequests
- Agent for John Taylor Johnston1872
Scholarship
- Corresponded with Luigi Palma di Cesnola1872
Colleagues & contacts
- Met Gaston Louis Feuardent1872
- Connected with John Taylor Johnston1872
- Met Luigi Palma di Cesnola1872
- Worked with William T. Blodgett1872
Sources
- 1.A. G. Marangou (ed.) (2000). The Consul Luigi Palma di Cesnola 1832-1904: Life and Deeds.
- 2.Olivier Masson (1996). “La dispersion des antiquités chypriotes: les deux collections Cesnola”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 25, 3-32. Online
- 3.O. Masson (1992). “Diplomates et amateurs d'antiquités à Chypre vers 1866-1878”. Journal des Savants, 123-154.