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Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick

Also known as: Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick; primary name: Meyrick, Samuel Rush
Details: individual; collector; British; Male
Life dates: 1783-1848
Address: Goodrich Court, Gloucestershire 20 Upper Cadogan Place, London (1825)
Biography: Collector of a wide range of material, but especially armour and weapons; cousin of Lt-Gen Augustus W H Meyrick (q.v.); Bonington and Delacroix visited his collection at 20 Upper Cadogan Place, London, on 8-9 July 1825. His famous collection of armour is now mostly in the Wallace Collection.
Bibliography: See D.C. Starzecka, R. Neich, M. Pendergrast, 'The Maori collections of the British Museum', London, 2010, The British Museum Press, p. 20

146 related objects

adze

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.586 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Hawaii

adze

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.590 |
Production date: 18thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

adze; blade

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.612 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

adze

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.589 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

bag; wampum; bead

Museum number: Am1878,1101.625 |
Ethnic group: Made by:Northeast PeoplesMade by:Algonquian |
Production date: 18thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:North America

barkcloth

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.603 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Hawaii

barkcloth

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.604.a |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

barkcloth

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.604.b |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

barkcloth-beater

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.594 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

barkcloth-beater

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.593 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1863,0705.1547-1628 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Sell CotmanPublished by:Henry George Bohn |
Production date: 1838 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1863,0705.1629-1719 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Sell CotmanPublished by:Henry George Bohn |
Production date: 1838-1839 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

box

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.605 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Production date: early 19thC |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

bust; forgery

Museum number: 1874,0725.1 |
Producer name: BIOG74621 Attributed to:Master of the Agrafe Forgeries |
Production date: 18thC-19thC

club

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.610 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

club

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.607 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Production date: 18thC |
Production place: Made in:Northland |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

club

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.608 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Production date: 1820s-1830s |
Production place: Made in:New Zealand |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

club

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.611 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Production place: Made in:New Zealand |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

club

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.609 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.23 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.49 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.18 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.38 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Pierre Puget |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.26 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Andrea del Sarto |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.55 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.42 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.45 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Bernardo Strozzi |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.50 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Luca Giordano |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.62 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Domenico Parodi |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.5 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Lieven Mehus |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.44 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Valerio Castello |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.29 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Luca Giordano |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.16 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Michelangelo |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.8 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.19 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.10 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.32 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Luca Giordano |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.35 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.30 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Luca Giordano |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.21 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Pietro da Cortona |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.22 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.28 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Luca Giordano |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.61 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Paolo Veronese |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.66 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.41 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.6 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Lieven Mehus |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.46 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.57 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.52 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.47 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Marc Antonio Franceschini |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.37 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Pierre Puget |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.63 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Luca Giordano |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.58 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Bernardo Strozzi |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.24 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Andrea del Sarto |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.64 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Luca Giordano |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.39 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Guido Reni |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.53 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Paolo Veronese |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.27 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Lieven Mehus |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.48 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.40 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.68 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Johann Carl Loth |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.70 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.4 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Domenico Fetti |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.71 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.51 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Luca Giordano |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.25 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Johann Liss |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.56 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Giulio Cesare Procaccini |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.54 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Mattia Preti |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.60 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.17 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.36 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.1 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.69 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.34 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Luca Giordano |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1857,0228.157 |
Producer name: BIOG20191 Drawn by:Richard Parkes Bonington |
Production date: 1825

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.59 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.67 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Giovanni Battista Caracciolo |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.33 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Luca Giordano |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.15 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Michelangelo |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.12 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.11 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Giovanni Battista Caccini |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.14 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Michelangelo |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.65 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.3 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Carlo Maratti |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.2 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.9 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.43 |
Producer name: BIOG27716 Drawn by:Jean Honoré Fragonard |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.20 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Pietro da Cortona |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.13 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Giovanni da Bologna |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.31 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Luca Giordano |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1936,0509.7 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Honoré FragonardAfter:Jacques Jordaens |
Production date: 1761

drawing

Museum number: 1867,1012.149-189 |
Producer name: BIOG74941 Drawn by:Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick |
Production date: 1820-1848

figure; religious/ritual equipment

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.594.a |
Production place: Made in:Society Islands |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.598 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.599 |
Ethnic group: x84234 Made by:Māori |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:New Zealand

fish-hook

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.597 |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Society IslandsFound/Acquired:Tahiti

foot-rest

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.587 |
Production place: Made in:Marquesas Islands |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Marquesas Islands

garment; bead

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.600.a-d |
Ethnic group: x106848 Made by:Tongan |
Production date: 18thC(late)-19thC(mid) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Tonga

garment; bead

Museum number: Oc1878,1101.601 |
Ethnic group: x106848 Made by:Tongan |
Production date: 18thC-19thC(early) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Tonga

glaive

Museum number: OA+.7236 |
Cultures/periods: x14440 Qing dynasty |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Made in:Japan |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:China