Notes and Letter, Leo Bestall
Maker
Bestall (MBE) Leonard Delabere
Bestalls Drapers Limited
Production date
Circa 1950
Object detail
Brief Description
Miscellaneous notes written by Leo Bestall circa 1950.
a) Notes relate to a larger set of notes. It is a summary of advice about running museums.
b) A draft page from Notes on a Museum Tour of America written by Leo Bestall.
c) Part of a letter or note regarding display cases in the museum and conservation concerns.
d) The first page of notes entitled: How to see the Museum. These notes are incomplete but introduce the museum and talk about the entrance hall exhibition. On the reverse are some notes outlining the possible contents for Short History Society & Institute.
Written on Bestalls The Drapers Limited letterhead.
a) Notes relate to a larger set of notes. It is a summary of advice about running museums.
b) A draft page from Notes on a Museum Tour of America written by Leo Bestall.
c) Part of a letter or note regarding display cases in the museum and conservation concerns.
d) The first page of notes entitled: How to see the Museum. These notes are incomplete but introduce the museum and talk about the entrance hall exhibition. On the reverse are some notes outlining the possible contents for Short History Society & Institute.
Written on Bestalls The Drapers Limited letterhead.
Collection
Production date
Circa 1950
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Handwritten and typed blue and black ink and pencil on paper.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 205 x 156mm
Height x Width: 254 x 196mm
Height x Width: 254 x 196mm
Height x Width: 254 x 196mm
Height x Width: 254 x 196mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
Circa 1950
Credit line
from the Leo Bestall Collection
Other number(s)
37415
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