ENGLAND: THE OTHER WITHIN

Analysing the English Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum

Explore the database of all the people associated with the Pitt Rivers English collections. This gives information about their lives; their education, careers, place of residence, and their network of friends and colleagues. Select the first letter of their surname from the list below.

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Individual's Details

Sebastian Erard

Career Manufacturer

Biography His surname was originally spelt Erhard. Born in France, harp and piano maker, he worked from Paris his nephew Pierre worked in London. The firm carried out until about 1900 [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 26/04/2007]

Biography References http://www.uk-piano.org/history/erard.html / http://www.stu.magd.ucam.org/ » cha/harps.shtml

County London [Greater]

Relationship Maker

Archaeological or Ethnographic Ethnography

Collected around 1945

Date made around 1810

Dates active 1752-1831

Donated around 1945

English collections Grecian harp

Oxford Uni Education No

Oxford based No

English collection size 1

Connections A.A. Kennedy