Harold St. George Gray

Career Archaeologist / Museum Professional / Writer

Biography Trained by Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers, worked at the Pitt Rivers Museum as Balfour's assistant from 1899-1901, Keeper of the Somerset County Museum, Taunton from 1901-1948. [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 22/01/2007]

Biography References Who was Who 2007 / http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/cultureheritage/heritage/info/archaeologicalresearch/archaeologicalresearch8.cfm

Clubs & Societies Society of Antiquaries / Somerset Archaeological & Natural History Society

County Wiltshire / Somerset / London [Greater] / Dorset

Relationship Photographer / Compiler / Field Collector / Other Owner / PRM Source

Archaeological or Ethnographic EthnographyPhotographsArchaeologyOther

Dates active 1872-1963

Donated around 1912

English collections Clasp knife, Bronze surgical instrument, Bronze medal used by Pitt Rivers for placing at opening of excavations, Leg-bones of sheep possibly used as a weaving-bobbin, Brass thimble, mounted photograph of patterned lustre dish, Photograph of two hearts stuck with pins, Handloom shuttle, beater, needle formerly used at the Wilton carpet factory in making "Axminster" carpets, Hazel root which has grown round a piece of flint and gripped it firmly. Lead cast of a bronze palstave, casts of axes, photographic album of shots of Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers and family etc, album of shots of Rushmore, photographs of excavations at Avebury, stone tools

Oxford Uni Education No

Oxford based No

Date in Oxford 1899-1901

English collection size 15

Connections Florence Harriet Gray / J.W. Ward / Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers / Henry Balfour / Wilton Carpet factory