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Henry Van den Bergh

Also known as: Henry Van den Bergh; primary name: Van den Bergh, Henry; other name: Bergh, Henry Van den
Details: individual; collector; British; Male
Life dates: 1853-1937
Biography: (The 'v' of 'Van' is capitalised) FSA. Industrialist born in Oss in the Netherlands, moved to London in 1870 to work in the family margarine business. This merged with Lever Brothers to become Unilever in 1929. Member of the Executive Committee of the National Art Collections Fund (q.v.) in the 1910s-1920s. Major donor, through the National Art Collections Fund to most Departments of the British Museum and of Dutch tiles to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The National Art Collections Fund hold an extract of his will, which states that his children (Col Donald Van den Bergh, d.1949; Duncan Van den Bergh, Mrs S. Roskill, d.1983; and Mrs Dorrit Talbot) were to draw lots for his art works, which would then be held by that child for life and following their death, to be distributed by the Trustees of the Van den Bergh Family Trust to the National Gallery, the British Museum, the V&A, the Tate and the Art Fund, entirely at the discretion of the Trustees.

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albarello

Museum number: 1915,0609.4 |
Cultures/periods: x23175 Mamluk dynasty |
Production date: 14thC-15thC |
Production place: Made in:Syria

banknote

Museum number: 1926,0815.294 |
Authority: BIOG114256 Issuer:Reichsschuldenverwaltung |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Berlin (city)

banknote

Museum number: 1926,0815.289 |
Authority: BIOG114254 Issuer:Reichsbank |
Production date: 1923 |
Production place: Issued in:Berlin (city)

banknote

Museum number: 1926,0815.1 |
Authority: BIOG103175 Issuer:Austro-Hungarian Bank |
Production date: 1922 |
Production place: Issued in:Austria

banknote

Museum number: 1926,0815.287 |
Authority: BIOG114254 Issuer:Reichsbank |
Production date: 1922 |
Production place: Issued in:Berlin (city)

banknote

Museum number: 1926,0815.291 |
Authority: BIOG114254 Issuer:Reichsbank |
Production date: 1923 |
Production place: Issued in:Berlin (city)

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.2 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Alberndorf

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.10 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Altenfelden

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.21 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Bischofstetten

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.9 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Altenfelden

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.7 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Altenfelden

banknote

Museum number: 1926,0815.286 |
Authority: BIOG114254 Issuer:Reichsbank |
Production date: 1922 |
Production place: Issued in:Berlin (city)

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.6 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Altenfelden

banknote

Museum number: 1926,0815.288 |
Authority: BIOG114254 Issuer:Reichsbank |
Production date: 1923 |
Production place: Issued in:Berlin (city)

banknote

Museum number: 1926,0815.293 |
Authority: BIOG114254 Issuer:Reichsbank |
Production date: 1923 |
Production place: Issued in:Berlin (city)

banknote

Museum number: 1926,0815.290 |
Authority: BIOG114254 Issuer:Reichsbank |
Production date: 1923 |
Production place: Issued in:Berlin (city)

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.18 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Aschach

banknote

Museum number: 1926,0815.292 |
Authority: BIOG114254 Issuer:Reichsbank |
Production date: 1922 |
Production place: Issued in:Berlin (city)

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.19 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Aschach

banknote

Museum number: 1926,0815.285 |
Authority: BIOG114254 Issuer:Reichsbank |
Production date: 1922 |
Production place: Issued in:Berlin (city)

banknote

Museum number: 1926,0815.295 |
Authority: BIOG106666 Issuer:Deutsche Reichsbahn |
Production date: 1923 |
Production place: Issued in:Germany

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.4 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Alberndorf

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.11 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Altheim

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.22 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Bischofstetten

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.8 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Altenfelden

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.20 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Bischofstetten

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.3 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Alberndorf

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.12 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Altheim

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.5 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Altenfelden

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.17 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Aschach

banknote; notgeld

Museum number: 1926,0815.13 |
Production date: 1920 |
Production place: Issued in:Altheim

bottle

Museum number: 1928,0721.13 |
Cultures/periods: x52008 Ayyubid dynasty |
Production date: 13thC |
Production place: Made in:Syria

bowl

Museum number: Am1909,1218.217 |
Cultures/periods: x72432 Moche |
Production date: 200-600 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Trujillo (Peru)

bowl

Museum number: 1947,0515.5 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1175-1225 |
Production place: Made in:Kashan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Iran

bowl

Museum number: Am1909,1218.214 |
Cultures/periods: x72432 Moche |
Production date: 200-600 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Trujillo (Peru)

bowl

Museum number: 1923,0517.1 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 12thC-13thC |
Production place: Made in:Iran

bowl

Museum number: 1928,0721.1 |
Cultures/periods: x14001 Islamic |
Production date: 13thC

bowl

Museum number: 1928,0721.16 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 12thC-13thC |
Production place: Made in:Zanjan (city)

bowl

Museum number: Am1909,1218.223 |
Cultures/periods: x72432 Moche |
Production date: 200-600 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Trujillo (Peru)

bowl

Museum number: Am1909,1218.225 |
Cultures/periods: x72432 Moche |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Trujillo (Peru)

bowl

Museum number: Am1909,1218.218 |
Cultures/periods: x72432 Moche |
Production date: 200-600 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Trujillo (Peru)

bowl

Museum number: Am1909,1218.220 |
Cultures/periods: x72432 Moche |
Production date: 200-600 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Trujillo (Peru)

bowl

Museum number: 1928,0314.1 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1150-1250 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

bowl

Museum number: 1923,0517.6 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1170-1225 |
Production place: Made in:Kashan

bowl

Museum number: 1923,0517.2 |
Cultures/periods: x22966 Abbasid dynasty |
Production date: 9thC-10thC |
Production place: Made in:Mesopotamia

bowl

Museum number: 1923,0517.12 |
Cultures/periods: x25040 Ilkhanid dynasty |
Production date: 1275-1325 |
Production place: Made in:Sultanabad

bowl

Museum number: Am1909,1218.216 |
Cultures/periods: x72432 Moche |
Production date: 400-700 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Trujillo (Peru)

bowl; rattle

Museum number: Am1909,1218.221 |
Cultures/periods: x72432 Moche |
Production date: 200-600 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Trujillo (Peru)

bowl

Museum number: 1928,0721.17 |
Cultures/periods: x25040 Ilkhanid dynasty |
Production date: 1300-1350 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

bowl

Museum number: 1923,0517.11 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1201-1225 |
Production place: Made in:Kashan

bowl

Museum number: 1928,0721.5 |
Cultures/periods: x52008 Ayyubid dynasty |
Production date: 13thC

bowl

Museum number: 1923,0517.7 |
Cultures/periods: x25040 Ilkhanid dynasty |
Production date: 1275-1300 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

bowl

Museum number: 1914,0318.1 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1175-1225 |
Production place: Made in:Kashan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Rayy

bowl

Museum number: 1928,0314.3 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 12thC |
Production place: Made in:Iran

bowl

Museum number: 1923,0517.4 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1175-1225 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

bowl

Museum number: 1923,0517.5 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1175-1225 |
Production place: Made in:Kashan

bowl

Museum number: Am1909,1218.213 |
Cultures/periods: x115232 Early Intermediate |
Production date: 400-700 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Trujillo (Peru)

bowl

Museum number: Am1909,1218.222 |
Cultures/periods: x72432 Moche |
Production date: 200-600 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Trujillo (Peru)

bowl

Museum number: Am1909,1218.219 |
Cultures/periods: x72432 Moche |
Production date: 200-600 |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Trujillo (Peru)

bowl

Museum number: 1915,0609.2 |
Cultures/periods: x23294 Timurid dynasty |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Made in:Iran

bowl

Museum number: 1928,0721.4 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1200-1250 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

bowl

Museum number: 1928,0721.3 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1200-1225 |
Production place: Made in:Kashan

bowl

Museum number: 1923,0517.3 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1150-1220 |
Production place: Made in:Iran

bowl

Museum number: 1947,0515.2 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1200-1220 |
Production place: Made in:Kashan

bowl

Museum number: 1947,0515.4 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1175-1225 |
Production place: Made in:Kashan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Iran

bowl

Museum number: 1915,0609.3 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1175-1225 |
Production place: Made in:Kashan

bowl

Museum number: 1947,0515.1 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1200-1220 |
Production place: Made in:Kashan

bowl

Museum number: 1928,0721.2 |
Cultures/periods: x52008 Ayyubid dynasty |
Production date: 13thC

bowl

Museum number: 1923,0517.10 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1201-1225 |
Production place: Made in:Kashan

bowl

Museum number: 1947,0515.3 |
Cultures/periods: x41057 Seljuq dynasty |
Production date: 1175-1225 |
Production place: Made in:Kashan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Iran

bowl

Museum number: Am1909,1218.224 |
Cultures/periods: x72432 Moche |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Trujillo (Peru)

bowl

Museum number: 1928,0721.14 |
Cultures/periods: x23294 Timurid dynasty |
Production date: 15thC |
Production place: Made in:Iran

bowl

Museum number: 1925,1130.3 |
Cultures/periods: x14001 Islamic |
Production place: Made in:Iran

box

Museum number: 1960,0201.1 |
Producer name: BIOG67448 Made by:Mathieu Coiny |
Production date: 1763-1764 |
Production place: Made in:Paris (France)

box

Museum number: 1960,0201.2 |
Producer name: BIOG65981 Made by:Charles-Alexandre Bouillerot |
Production date: 1778-1779 |
Production place: Made in:Paris (France)

cloak

Museum number: Am1933,1216.9.a-b |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Nazca

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2533.A |
Authority: BIOG112485 Ruler:Muhammad Adil |
Production date: 962

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2376 |
Authority: BIOG115061 Ruler:Sher Shah |
Production date: 950 |
Production place: Minted in:Biana (historic)

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2130

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2146 |
Production date: 731 |
Production place: Minted in:Dar al-Islam (historic)

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.1237 |
Authority: BIOG8173 Ruler:Awrangzíb |
Cultures/periods: x23192 Mughal dynasty |
Production place: Minted in:Baraita

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2384 |
Authority: BIOG115061 Ruler:Sher Shah |
Production date: 949 |
Production place: Minted in:Kalpi

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2302 |
Authority: BIOG115167 Ruler:Sikandar II Lodi |
Production date: 913

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2077 |
Production date: 720

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2540 |
Authority: BIOG115061 Ruler:Sher Shah |
Production place: Minted in:Shergarh Qila

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.1953

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2303 |
Authority: BIOG115167 Ruler:Sikandar II Lodi |
Production date: 914

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2496 |
Authority: BIOG110083 Ruler:Islam Shah |
Production date: 953 |
Production place: Minted in:Shergarh (Kanauj)

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2115 |
Production date: 727

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2194 |
Production place: Minted in:Delhi (district)

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2394 |
Authority: BIOG115061 Ruler:Sher Shah |
Production date: 951 |
Production place: Minted in:Malot

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.1029 |
Authority: BIOG14008 Ruler:Shah Jahan |
Cultures/periods: x23192 Mughal dynasty |
Production place: Minted in:Baraita

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.1035 |
Authority: BIOG14008 Ruler:Shah Jahan |
Cultures/periods: x23192 Mughal dynasty |
Production place: Minted in:Ujjain

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2170 |
Production date: 767 |
Production place: Minted in:Delhi (district)

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.1031 |
Authority: BIOG14008 Ruler:Shah Jahan |
Cultures/periods: x23192 Mughal dynasty |
Production place: Minted in:Delhi (district)

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2386 |
Authority: BIOG115061 Ruler:Sher Shah |
Production date: 950 |
Production place: Minted in:Kalpi

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.1921

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2045 |
Production date: 703

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2551 |
Authority: BIOG104923 Ruler:Chahada Deva |
Cultures/periods: x114701 Rajput |
Production place: Minted in:Narwar

coin

Museum number: 1911,0709.2072