Aiken-Rhett House Collections

Name/Title

Aiken-Rhett House Collections

Entry/Object ID

ELIZABETH.048.5.6

Scope and Content

File contains: Collection inventory (dated 2003) Assessment of the collections at the Aiken-Rhett House compiled after a one-day visit to the House by Robert Mussey Associates, Inc., on 2/15/1996. Includes identification of objects needing immediate conservation treatment, and other observations made, with recommendations for treatment of objects. Also addresses general conservation and environmental issues as they related to the ARH and makes suggestions for enhancing the long-term preservation of the materials in question. Categories include paintings, furniture, gilded mirror and painting frames, light fixtures, textiles, and other objects including kitchen-related objects, books, a harp, etc.

Collection

Aiken-Rhett House

Acquisition

Accession

ELIZABETH.048.

Source or Donor

48 Elizabeth Street (Aiken-Rhett House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Aiken-Rhett family, Art collections, Collection evaluations, Paintings--Collectors and collecting, Antiques--Collectors and collecting, Textiles--Collectors and collecting, Furniture--Collectors and collecting, Picture frames--Collectors and collecting, Books--Collectors and collecting, Light fixtures--Collectors and collecting, Harps--Collectors and collecting

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Documents

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Feb 15, 1996

Archive Size/Extent

1 folder

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1996 Associated Material: See ELIZABETH.048. for materials in other repositories. Level of Description: Item

Location

Location

Container

Box

Shelf

ARH Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

Related Units of Description: Various items in HCF Archives. See ARH collection record (ELIZABETH.048.) and related materials.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 20, 2007

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

June 18, 2019