Collection Statistics - York Museums Trust

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Collection Statistics

October 2008 - March 2009

	Transactions	Objects	Notes
Acquisitions	16	17	Including: a Medieval reliquary pendant was purchased for the Archaeology collection. A pair of salt-glazed stoneware vases by George Tinworth were bequeathed to the Art Gallery. The Social History team acquired an early 20th century vase made at Strensall Pottery.
Archaeological sites	30
Disposals	0	0
Image Use Requests	0	0
Loans In	4	29	Including: two loans were received by the Art Gallery for the Stanley Spencer exhibition; 25 works from the Tate and two from the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne. A work by Austin Wright was lent by his widow for inclusion in the exhibition A Different View: the Changing Landscape in York.
Loans Out	10	64	Including: a number of Roman knives have been loaned to the University of Bradford for research. Portrait of Monsignor Agucchi by Annibale Carracci is currently on loan to the Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florence. Two loans have been made from the Military collection; one for Vapnartak, York Wargames Society Show and one to South Milford School in conjunction with an archaeology outreach event.
Conservation	5	34	Including: 11 archaeological objects have been to a conservation lab for cleaning. 15 works on paper have been to a conservator for preparation and mounting.

April - September 2008

	Transactions	Objects	Notes
Acquisitions	15	352	Two Medieval stirrups, a collection of flint scrapers and arrowheads were acquired for the archaeology collection. 'A Sketch' (Portrait of George Stubbs) an etching by James Bretherton after Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1773-1775 was donated to York Art Gallery as a result of the Stubbs exhibition. 'Ritual Site' by Brian Graham 2006 was acquired for the Gallery. The History team acquired 45 everyday Chinese objects in partnership with the Chinese community who assisted in the Chinese Reflections exhibition; a soldier's kit used in Basra by a member of the Yorkshire Regiment; and various toys to support the '1960's' exhibition.
Archaeological sites	13	0	Accession numbers for new archaeological works were issued to MAP Archaeological Consultancy, Northern Archaeological Associates, York Archaeological Trust and West Yorkshire Joint Services.
Disposals	0	0	No items were disposed of in this period.
Image Use Requests	88	604	Several requests to photograph or reproduce images of objects in the collection. Neolithic axes in the archaeology collection were photographed for research as were canopic jars from the Art Gallery. A Portrait of Captain Foote by Sir Joshua Reynolds was reproduced in a book of Indian embroidery as was the costume Foote wears in the portrait.
Loans In	17	92	Incoming loans have been made to the Art Gallery for the exhibitions 'Courage', 'Sacrifice' and 'Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York' Numerous loans have been accepted by York Castle Museum for the '1960s' exhibition.
Loans Out	7	12	A Roman altar has been loaned for display in the 'Ancient Worlds' gallery in the new museum at Leeds. An Anglo-Scandinavian cross shaft has been loaned to Le Musee de Cluny, National Museum of the Middle Ages, Paris for an exhibition titled Aux marges de l'Europe, l'art des pays celtes et scandinaves au temps de la christianisation (VII-XIe siecles). Loans have been made from the Art Gallery to TATE Britain for 'Traders in the Levant: Andrea Soldi and the English Merchants of Aleppo' and the Royal Museum of Cornwall for 'Catching the Light: A Retrospective of Henry Scott Tuke'. 31 pieces of Studio Pottery have been loaned to two venues as part of the Northern Potters Association Celebrates exhibition marking their 30th anniversary; the venues were The Gallery at The University of Central Lancashire and The Exhibition Space at York College. Other loans to museums in Yorkshire include Castle Howard, Craven Museum, Skipton and Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley.
Conservation	4	13	Four works on paper were mounted for the exhibition 'Crying with Laughter'. Five paintings and one frame have undergone conservation in preparation for inclusion in A Thousand Words.