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Collector

William Henry Verity

fl. 1875–1881 · United Kingdom

Collector of English ceramics, active 1875–1881. Lived at Leeds. Sold to Joseph Hall; bought from John Holmes.

Life and work

  1. 1875
    Bought one small Bichrome oenochoe from the Cypriot display of John Holmes at the Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, Leeds.

    LeedsReeve 2021, p. 96-97

  2. 1881
    Sold the oenochoe in the general sale of his household goods, including his 'rare old china', when the family emigrated to Canada; bought by his neighbour Joseph Hall.

    Reeve 2021, p. 97

  3. 1881
    Family emigrated to Canada.

    CanadaReeve 2021, p. 97

Connections

4 people
John HolmesEthel StottJoseph HallThomas Backhouse SandwithWilliam Henry Verity
Sales & giftsColleagues

Sales, gifts & bequests

Colleagues & contacts

Objects

  • Bichrome oenochoe, Cypro-Geometric, exported by T. B. Sandwith from Cyprus, exhibited by John Holmes

    From Dali (per Verity's letter)Leeds Museums and Galleries LEEDM.D.1964.03711875Reeve 2021, p. 97-98, fig. 2.3

Sources

  1. 1.Anna Holly Reeve (2021). “Ancient Cyprus in Leeds: Objects, Networks and Museums from 1870 to 1947”. PhD thesis, University of Leeds.