Mrs. Jarley's Waxwork's Athens Xmas 1896
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | BSA Albums |
| Reference No. | BSAA/7/129 |
| Level | Sub-item |
| Dimensions | 24.5 x 30 cm |
| Dates | 1896 |
| Scope and Content | Photograph of a group of people in fancy dress. This is accompanied by a piece of stationary, with the typed letter head “Miss C. A. Hutton 49, Drayton Gardens, London, S.W 10.” The handwritten note is headed “Mrs. Jarley’s Waxworks. Athens. Xmas 1896.” Mrs. Jarley’s Waxworks refers to the character in Charles Dickens’s novel, The Old Curiosity Shop, published in 1841. The handwritten note lists the people in the picture and their costumes. “Back Row. Left to Right. “Gladstone C.C. Edgar “Irishman Pieter Rodeck “Britannia Lady Harcourt-Smith “Chinaman. Hon –Tollemache “Highlander. Duncan Mackenzie “Baby. – Richardson “Salome. Lucy Richardson ([…]-Lithgoe) “Showman. Ser Cecil Harcouty-Smith “Middle Row. Left to Right. “Turk. R.G.C. anderson. “armenian J.W. Crowfoot. “hon – Winslow. C.a. Hutton “Front Row. Bill ce “Handy man” Sir ambrose Poynter “Midshipman. C. Clark.” |
| Notes | Campbell Cowan Edgar (1870 – 1938) was born in Kirkcudshire and educated at Glasgow University and then Oriel College, Oxford. A Craven Student, he came to the BSA in 1986, working on the excavations at Kynosarges and Pelos, but his interests shifted towards Egyptology. Edgar would go on to dig at multiple sites in Egypt and hold various posts at the Cairo Museum, including Secretary General. Pieter Rodeck (1875 – 1945) was born in Mayaguez and educated at the Royal Academy. He came to the BSA as Travelling Student and Gold Medallist of his school. Rodeck worked on Byzantine and Ionic architecture. He joined the excavations in Athens and at Melos, and also assisted in building the hostel. Lady Alice Edith Harcourt-Smith (née Watson, 1864 –1946) was born in Durham. She married Cecil Harcourt-Smith in 1892. Hon. Tollemache is likely a descendant (perhaps grandchild) of John Jervis Tollemache, 1st Baron Tollemache. Duncan Mackenzie (1861 – 1934) was born near Iverness and educated at the Universities of Edinburgh and Vienna. Mackenzie joined the school for four years in 1895, notably leading the excavations at Phylakopi. After leaving the school, Mackenzie began a decades-long professional relationship with Sir Arthur Evans, assisting him with the work on Knossos. He also directed excavations in Palestine. In 1926, after Evans donated all his Knossos properties and materials to the BSA, Mackenzie became Curator of the site. He held the position briefly. Mackenzie's records of Knossos are the primary source for future scholars. Ms. Richardson is likely a relative of Lucy Tappan Lythgoe. Lucy Tappan Lythgoe (née Richardson, 1879 – 1973) often traveled with her husband, Albert, an Egyptologist. She married Albert in Athens in 1902. Sir Cecil Harcourt-Smith (1859 – 1944) was born in Middlesex and elected to join the British Museum, rather than go on to university. The museum allowed him to grow his reputation as an archaeologist; in 1895, he took up the Directorship of the BSA. During his three year tenure, Harcourt-Smith published the Annual's first edition and started excavations on Melos. Upon return to the UK, Harcourt-Smith worked at both the British and the Victoria and Albert museums. John George Clark Anderson (1870 – 1952) was educated at Aberdeen University and Christ Church, Oxford, before becoming fellow at Lincoln College. He came to the BSA as Craven University Fellow in 1896. During the first world war, he worked in the Ministries of Labour and Munitions. Anderson eventually became Camden Professor of Ancient History at Oxford. John Winter Crowfoot (1873 – 1959) was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. He came to Greece on Studentship in 1896 to assist on the Melos and Athens excavations. He taught briefly before taking government and educational posts in Africa. Crowfoot returned full-time to archaeology in 1926, when he became Director of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem; in this position, he made major contributions to Levantine archaeology. Caroline Amy Hutton (1861 – 1931) was educated at Girton College, Cambridge and initially came to the BSA in 1896 to work on terracottas. Later, Hutton served as the school's Honorary Secretary and as the joint-editor of the Annual. She remained involved with the study of Greek antiquities for most of her life. Sir Ambrose Macdonald Poynter (1867 – 1923) was educated at the Royal Academy as an architect. He came to Greece to study mosaics and was appointed Associate of the BSA in 1896. Charles R. R. Clark came to the BSA in 1895 for two years on an Architectural Studentship. He made drawings and plans for the school's excavations in Athens and Melos. Clark also assisted in the construction of the hostel. |