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Former natural history and ethnographic collection
The Leverian collection was a natural history and ethnographic collection assembled by Ashton Lever. It was noted for the content it acquired from the
Leverian_collection
Cloak of featherwork worn by men and women of high rank in Ancient Hawaii
Blackfriars Bridge. The Leverian collection was liquidated in 1806 (cf. § Leverian collection), and Hawaiian objects entered Bullock's collection (cf. § Bullock
ʻAhu_ʻula
Building in Southwark, London
existed from 1787 to 1958 in various forms. It initially housed the collection of the Leverian Museum after it had been disposed of by lottery. For a period
Blackfriars_Rotunda
Aristocratic townhouse in Westminster, London
two successive Hanoverian princes of Wales. From 1775 to 1788, the Leverian collection was on display in Leicester House. The house was sold and demolished
Leicester_House,_Westminster
English proprietor of the Leverian Museum (1730–1813)
land agent and the proprietor of the Leverian Museum which he won in a lottery. He then moved the Leverian collection to a museum at the Blackfriars Rotunda
James Parkinson (museum proprietor)
James_Parkinson_(museum_proprietor)
English collector of natural objects (1729–1788)
1788) was an English collector of natural objects, in particular the Leverian collection. Lever was born in 1729 at Alkrington Hall. In 1735 Sir James Darcy
Ashton_Lever
Species of bird
preserved specimen from North America in the Leverian collection while Pennant's specimen formed part of the collection of Anna Blackburne and had come from Long
Red-shouldered_hawk
Species of owl
owned a preserved specimen, and another specimen formed part of the Leverian collection. The great horned owl is now placed in the genus Bubo that was introduced
Great_horned_owl
Town in Greater Manchester, England
Hall, collected of natural objects, in particular the eponymous Leverian collection of fossils and shells. Charles Burton (1793–1866), clergyman and
Middleton,_Greater_Manchester
Species of mammal from Madagascar
George Shaw in his illustrated scientific publication covering the Leverian collection, which was published between 1792 and 1796. All mammalian fossils
Ring-tailed_lemur
Species of bird
Latham in his multi-volume work A General Synopsis of Birds. The Leverian Collection in London included two specimens that had been collected in Angola
Palm-nut_vulture
English naturalist and collector (1726–1793)
assembled a museum with an extensive collection of natural history specimens, comparable to the Leverian collection of her cousin Ashton Lever. The museum
Anna_Blackburne
Extinct species of bird
details. It is possible that it was based on the drawing in the Leverian collection, since Latham stated that this drawing showed the end of the tail
Spotted_green_pigeon
Natural and physical science museum in Liverpool, England
(e.g. Leverian collection). The vertebrate zoology collection was vastly increased with the purchase of Canon Henry Baker Tristram's collection of birds
World_Museum
Large diurnal bird of prey
had been described in 1781 by John Latham from a specimen in the Leverian collection that had been obtained in February 1780 at Princes Island off the
White-bellied_sea_eagle
Species of bird
specimen he described was in the Leverian Museum in London, but has been lost, which probably happened when the Leverian collection was broken up and sold by
New_Zealand_bellbird
1787 book by Alexander Shaw
issue may have been sourced from the sale of the contents of the Leverian collection in 1806. Following the death of James Cook the publishing of material
A_catalogue_of_the_different_specimens_of_cloth_collected_in_the_three_voyages_of_Captain_Cook,_to_the_Southern_Hemisphere
Species of bird
patch. The holotype likely ended up in the Leverian collection in England, and was lost when the collection was broken up and sold. German naturalist Johann
Turquoise_parrot
Former museum in Southwark, London, England
in 1806 at the sale of the Leverian Museum. His interests covered geology, scientific equipment and animalia. The collection was bequeathed to the people
Cuming_Museum
Species of bird
had been described in 1781 by John Latham from a specimen in the Leverian collection that had been obtained in February 1780 at Princes Island off the
Grey-faced_buzzard
English ornithologist and collector (1764–1817)
from first-hand observation of the Leverian collection, the Exeter Change Collection, the Joseph Banks Collection and the private menagerie of William
Emperor John Alexander Woodford
Emperor_John_Alexander_Woodford
English artist and naturalist
aforementioned earlier volumes. Gwillim refers in one of her letters to the Leverian collection (referred to by her as Parkinson's [museum], then at the Blackfriars
Elizabeth Gwillim (bird artist)
Elizabeth_Gwillim_(bird_artist)
on the Economy of a Christian Life (1822), and a handbook to the Leverian collection. Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1886). "Bingley, William" . Dictionary of
William_Bingley
Physician and benefactor (1806–1885)
Higgins bought numerous ethnographic exhibits at the 1806 sale of the Leverian Collection. Charles Longuet Higgins himself collected, from auctions in the
Charles_Longuet_Higgins
Painting by Johan Zoffany
On the expedition's return much of Cook's collection was exhibited in the Leverian Museum. Lever's collection was then disposed of by public lottery, was
The Death of Captain James Cook (Zoffany)
The_Death_of_Captain_James_Cook_(Zoffany)
English natural history illustrator (1760–1844)
bird that had never been seen. Her collection of more than a thousand water colours based on specimens from the Leverian Museum were dispersed along with
Sarah_Stone_(artist)
Hawaiian ceremonial headdress
ended up in the collection of Sir Ashton Lever. He exhibited them in his museum, initially called the Holophusikon and later the Leverian Museum. It was
Mahiole
Museum Digital Collections. Video and taxidermy by John W. Moyer. Reel 2, Reel 3 John W. Moyer videos from Field Museum Digital Collections depicting taxidermy
History_of_taxidermy
Extinct species of bird
Gmelin's work), but he seems to have seen a specimen of his obscurus at the Leverian Museum. The native name for the bird was moho, said to refer to a small
Hawaiian_rail
Species of bird
the "Sandwich Islands", now the Hawaiian Islands, that belonged to the Leverian Museum in London. The ʻōmaʻo in now placed in the genus Myadestes that
ʻŌmaʻo
Species of bird
Synopsis of Birds. Latham had examined a specimen from Tonga in the collection of the Leverian Museum in London. The Polynesian wattled honeyeater is now one
Polynesian_wattled_honeyeater
Species of bird
General Synopsis of Birds. Latham has examined a specimen in the collection of the Leverian Museum in London that had come from New Zealand. The word "stare"
South_Island_saddleback
Species of bird
Latham had based his account on a specimen in the Leverian Museum and on drawings in the collection of the naturalist Joseph Banks. Georg Forster mentioned
Black-faced_ibis
Species of bird
work A General Synopsis of Birds. Latham had examined a specimen in the Leverian Museum in London. Two subspecies are recognised: L. l. bifasciata (Brehm
Two-barred_crossbill
Species of amphibian
dog, mud-devil, mud dog, water dog, grampus, Allegheny alligator, and leverian water newt. The generic name, Cryptobranchus, is derived from the Ancient
Hellbender
Hoard of 10th century brooches
hoards may have been deposited. The large thistle brooch soon passed to the Leverian Museum, a private museum in Leicester Square in London. In 1787 a print
Penrith_Hoard
Species of bird (parrot)
Lord Orford, and given to the land agent Parkinson for display in the Leverian Museum after it died. Nonetheless, Latham mentions another bird, which
Hyacinth_macaw
Species of bird
book A General Synopsis of Birds. Latham had examined a specimen in the Leverian Museum in London that had come from New Zealand. The North Island kōkako
South_Island_kōkako
Species of bird
Synopsis of Birds. Latham had based his own description on a specimen in the Leverian Museum and on a watercolour by Georg Forster that belonged to Joseph Banks
Australian_pied_cormorant
Extinct species of rail from Lord Howe Island
Plezeln, A. (1873). "On the birds in the imperial collection at Vienna obtained from the Leverian Museum". Ibis. 15 (2): 14–54. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X
White_swamphen
British property developer and architect (1761–1837)
Blackfriars Rotunda in Great Surrey Street (now Blackfriars Road) to house the Leverian Museum, for museum proprietor James Parkinson; this building subsequently
James Burton (property developer)
James_Burton_(property_developer)
German jurist and judge (1782–1838)
Sea" (PDF). Vogelwelt. 129: 35–46. Jansen, Justin J.F.J. (2011). "The Leverian Great Auk Alca impennis, its known history". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists'
Johann_Casimir_Benicken
himself from glass and enamel, more accurate than the specimens in the Leverian museum. The museum which is thought to have been in Gloucester was documented
Robert_Ferryman
Species of bird
Latham. Latham had examined specimens both in the British Museum and in the Leverian Museum. Ornithologists variously described the New Zealand falcon as an
New_Zealand_falcon
Species of bird
work A General Synopsis of Birds. Latham had examined a specimen in the Leverian Museum in London. The black wheatear is now placed in the genus Oenanthe
Black_wheatear
Species of bird
Synopsis of Birds. Latham had based his description on a specimen in the Leverian Museum. The New Zealand king shag is now one of 16 species placed in the
New_Zealand_king_shag
American anthropologist and curator (1935–2022)
Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi Press. 2010. ISBN 978-1-883-52838-6. Holophusicon–The Leverian Museum: An
Adrienne_L._Kaeppler
opened in 1787. The building had been the final home of the Leverian Museum, housing the collection of Sir Ashton Lever, but had fallen into disrepair. The
Surrey_Institution
Extinct species of bird from Réunion
Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna. The latter specimen was bought from the Leverian Museum during a sale in London in 1806. A third stuffed specimen existed
Mascarene_parrot
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