Reference code
RAA/PC/13/11
Title
Particulars of the terms and duties of the curatorship of Sir John Soane's Museum
Date
02 Jul 1917
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Previous reference codes
1772
Historical Background
Sir John Soane obtained an Act of Parliament in 1833 for his house and contents at 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields to be become a permanent museum, and one of its clauses laid down that the Royal Academy should nominate the curator. [Hutchison, p. 70.]
Content Description
Typescript memorandum. Sub-headed "According to Act of Parliament".