Curiosities from the vaults: a Bank miscellany

Jennifer Adam () and Chris Shadforth ()
Additional contact information
Jennifer Adam: Bank of England
Chris Shadforth: Bank of England

Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, 2014, vol. 54, issue 1, 69-73

Abstract: Over the period since its foundation in 1694, the Bank has amassed an extensive collection of artworks, coins, medals, banknotes and myriad other objects, mainly acquired in the course of its business. This article presents a few items of intrigue from a new exhibition that will run in the Bank’s museum from 31 March to 12 July 2014. These include a secret ballot box designed by the Bank’s architect, Sir John Soane; a saddle bag that may have belonged to Lawrence of Arabia; and signed high value banknotes from distinguished visitors to the Bank — from Prince Frederick of Prussia in 1842 through to George Eliot, President Nelson Mandela and, in December 2012, Her Majesty the Queen. Taken together, it is hoped that this collection of curiosities provides an interesting snapshot of a unique public collection.

Date: 2014
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/ ... 691D8F9A0D587452BEE5 Full text (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:boe:qbullt:0133

Access Statistics for this article

Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin is currently edited by Lindsey Fowler

More articles in Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin from Bank of England Publications Group Bank of England Threadneedle Street London EC2R 8AH. Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Publications Group ().