The Top 10 English objects in the founding collection of the Pitt Rivers Museum
The founding collection was donated by Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers in 1884. It consisted of objects from throughout the world, some of which (see below) were English. See http://history.prm.ox.ac.uk/collector_pittrivers.html for more information.
|
Class |
Number of objects from England in founding collection |
PR English as % of overall Engiish collections |
Position |
|
Pottery |
3,326 |
81.9 |
1 |
|
Tool [definite] |
1,713 |
9.2 |
2 |
|
Vessel |
495 |
44.4 |
3 |
|
Tool or weapon |
366 |
24 |
4 |
|
Physical Anthropology |
225 |
90.3 |
5 |
|
Specimen |
172 |
12.4 |
6 |
|
Weapon [definite] |
159 |
8.2 |
7 |
|
Animalia |
139 |
24.9 |
8 |
|
Death |
119 |
26.2 |
9 |
|
Textile |
93 |
3.5 |
10 |
|
Animal Gear |
82 |
21 |
|
|
Plant |
78 |
47.8 |
|
|
Geology |
70 |
6.7 |
|
|
Dwelling |
68 |
31.9 |
|
|
Food |
58 |
20.9 |
|
|
Ornament & bead |
51 |
3.7 |
|
|
Figure |
37 |
7.4 |
|
|
Picture |
36 |
6 |
|
|
Clothing |
33 |
2.8 |
|
|
Fire |
33 |
3.8 |
|
|
Toy & Game |
33 |
1.2 |
|
|
Writing |
32 |
1.3 |
|
|
Box |
26 |
1.1 |
|
|
Model |
25 |
10.6 |
|
|
Religion |
25 |
4 |
|
|
Reproduction |
25 |
2 |
|
|
Toilet |
19 |
7.5 |
|
|
Narcotic |
17 |
10.3 |
|
|
Lock |
16 |
1.7 |
|
|
Currency |
13 |
5 |
|
|
Trade |
13 |
7 |
|
|
Metallurgy |
12 |
19 |
|
|
Technique |
12 |
0.7 |
|
|
Fishing |
11 |
4.9 |
|
|
Lighting |
11 |
1.4 |
|
|
Navigation |
11 |
11.8 |
|
|
Music |
10 |
0.5 |
|
|
Measurement |
7 |
1.5 |
|
|
Ceremonial |
5 |
4.2 |
|
|
Cordage |
5 |
13.8 |
|
|
Transport |
5 |
0.9 |
|
|
Insignia |
4 |
1.1 |
|
|
Punishment & Torture |
4 |
14.8 |
|
|
Carving |
3 |
60 |
|
|
Status |
3 |
4.9 |
|
|
Agriculture |
2 |
0.8 |
|
|
Commemoration |
2 |
1.1 |
|
|
Bag |
1 |
0.8 |
|
|
Children |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Fan |
1 |
2.8 |
The particular classes that are most common show the importance of the archaeological artefacts in the English part of the founding collection.