Further Acquisitions

Here is the full and comprehensive list of all the projects and aquisitions funded by Friends of Leeds City Museums. Although FLCM started in 1971, the group did not make any purchases or aquisitions for the first six years after their conception.

1977-8                                                                                                                             

Tankard and goblet                                         

1978-9

Tribal gift – New Guinea                                   

1979-80

Chinese gong                                                  

1980-1

Dinosaur artefacts                                           

1981-2   

 Loan re 2nd hand rail track                               

 Model of Leeds Theatre Royal

1982-3

Rail track                                                   

Model of Leeds Theatre Royal           

1983-4

Fowler’s locomotive (‘Jack’)                            

1984-5            

Audio equipment                                              

1985-6

Transfer of Royal Coat of Arms                     

Railway models                                            

1988-9

Bhutan costumes                                            

1989-90

Direction signs

1990-1

Steel tobacco box: ‘William Williams, Hunslet 1730’                                             

‘other’                                                                         

1991-2                                                

Beetle cabinets                                                           

Beetle identification/cataloguing                     

Print of old Leeds              

Watercolour of Leeds Volunteers

Burmantofts Pottery: Marmion collection   

Conservation of bronze Burmese gong          

Projector remote control                           

1992-3

Burmantofts pottery moulds, catalogues                                

Photograph Albums                                                   

Coin cabinets                                                             

Magazines                                                                  

Plate – Leeds Independent Order of the Ark                         

Baines costumes                                                                            

1993-4

Bacon slicer          

20th century Sarakatsani (Greece) costumes & jewellery                                                  

20th century Nigerian costume                    

1994-5

Modern African textiles/costumes                 

Consultancy re developing ‘streets’            

Catalogue re lichen collection                         

1995-6

Litter bin                                                           

Creation of Victorian garden                                                       

Display albums                                                

1996-7

Slide transparencies for museum staff use (all)          

Monk’s outfits                                                     

Donation to Leeds Millennium Tapestry            

1997-8

Lightfoot costumes                                            

George III silver tankard                                

Medieval tile replicas                                          

1998-9

Notice boards                                                     

Kneelers: Leeds Parish Church                                

Lightfoot costumes                                                                                                           

1999-2000

Wedding dress conservation                           

Repair/re-upholstery: cinema love-seat

Repair to water wheel                                                   

Erard harp restoration                                         

Restoration of 2 pianos                                  

Bulbs/plaque                                  

Signs                                                                   

Slides: children at work                                      

Leaflets – Museums Working Party                          

 2000-1

Restoration of two pianos at Lotherton Hall     

Erard Harp      

1802 Leeds Creamware mug                            

“Building Sights” Exhibition                               

Redevelopment of Abbey House                                               

2001-2

 Restoration of Steck pianola                              

“Going-going gone” Exhibition at Armley Mills                      

Slides recording Egyptian Mouldings (paper)   

Purchase of bench for Abbey House street       

Grant to conserve and repair significant items in Museum collection                            

Cost of slides                                                                         

Plaque to commemorate site of original Leeds Museum        

2002-3

Replacement wheelchair for use at Armley Mills                     

Repair of Morgan Lowry Clock                         

2003-4

Egyptian books                                                          

FLCM filing cabinet                                                                                              

2004-5

Restoration of ceramics                            

Purchase of silver chalices

Egyptology Books                                                      

Catalogue of oil paintings             

2005-6

Plants for Mill Manager’s garden                           

Contribution to purchase of new cinema projector

2006-7

Display Cabinet                                              

Contribution to purchase of important collection of  Leeds Creamware    

2007-2008

Conservation of items to be displayed at the new Leeds Museum     

2008-2009

Restoration of Jack Engine                               

19th century painting of Briggate     

Leeds Rifles Regimental silver                      

Contribution towards restoration of grand piano                                                     

Grant re opening of new City Museum                      

Re-siting of cup and ring stone              

(gift from Leeds Rotary Club – restoration of Leeds Savage Club)

2009-2010

Reframing of medals                                         

Conservation of prints                        

Contribution to purchase of Phillip Treacy hat    

Restoration of 18th century silk brocade dress                       

2010-2011

McLintock dressing jacket                        

Signage at Armley Mills                                    

2011-2012

Worth couture gowns                                                

Leeds Music Festival Medals             

Conservation and framing of posters                                     

West Yorkshire Saxon Gold Hoard              

Silver Snuff Box                            

Contribution: restoration of Lotherton Hall Drawing Room            

Bronty golf club                                                          

2012-3

Gold post-medieval seal matrix                               

Watercolour: ‘View of Leeds from Woodhouse Ridge’ – Atkinson Grimshaw 

Drawing: ‘Industrial landscape’ – Jacob Kramer