Playfair, Sir Lyon, (1818-1898), chemist

Material formerly held in the Western Manuscripts Department's Autograph Letters Sequence.

1845-1893

33 items

Purchased from: Stevens, London, December 1919 (acc.92255), October 1931 (acc.68266), November 1931 (acc.68284) and September 1932 (acc.89090); R.V. Westcott, May 1927 (acc.45498); Glendining, London, December 1931 (acc.67597), August 1932 (acc.67694); Sotheby's, London, December 1932 (acc.67553); Glendining, London, August 1934 (acc.67833); either Desgranges, Paris, January 1936 or Glendining, London, c.1932 (acc.69291); Mrs. Watson, Burnley, March 1945 (acc.72200), presumably once part of the Thomas Madden Stone autograph collection. Presented by Mrs. Fothergill, September 1927 (acc.67370). Transferred from W.H.M.M. offices, c.1936, previous provenance unknown (acc.91486). Provenance details not recorded for nos.4, 5, 7, 9, 23, 24 (acc.67430); no acquisition details noted for nos.2, 12, 20.

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.