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MacGillivray kept detailed notes of his long walk to London, aiming to improve his knowledge of natural history, ‘and especially ornithology.’ In London he visited the British Museum’s collection of birds, finding that he did ‘not altogether agree…

Following his walk to London to visit the British Museum in 1819, MacGillivray travelled there again in 1833 to visit the museums and natural history collections. He took an interest in how specimens were displayed, sketching mounted birds at the…

Manuscript.

Book by William MacGillivray

A description of conditions for farm workers in the nineteenth century. The writer also suggests some possibilities for improvement.

Figure of Ptah-Sokar in green glazed ware.

Part of a statuette of a scribe, holding a palette (imperfect - head, shoulders and one arm with hand).

Green glazed ushabti figure, inscribed all round signifying 'Pa-en-my born of Ates'. Inscription: all round, signifying Pa-en-my born of Ates

Figure of Aahmes in wood, face painted red, wig black, rest of figure white. Inscription on front.

Human figure, male, imperfect (upper half of body only), in black basalt.