London, 1887.
Inscribed "Samuel Butler from Richard Garnett."
GARNETT, RICHARD. Dante, Petrarch, Camoens. CXXIV. Sonnets translated
by Richard Garnett, LL.D. London, 1896.
Inscribed "Samuel Butler, from R. Garnett."
GOETHE. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship. Translated. 2 vols. Leipzig,
1873.
HESIOD. (Teubner Classics.) Leipzig.
HOMER. Iliad and Odyssey. 2 vols. London, Pickering, 1831.
With numerous MS. notes by Butler. Given to St. John's College some
years ago.
HOMER. Iliad and Odyssey. 4 vols. [18--]
Interleaved and profusely adnotated by Butler.
HOMER. Iliad, Odyssey, and Hymns. (Teubner Classics.) Leipzig.
HOMER. See Buckley, Theodore Alois.
JEBB, SIR R. C. Introduction to Homer. Third edition. London, 1888.
_Also_ a copy with a few MS. notes by Butler.
JESUS OF HISTORY, THE. London, 1869.
Used by Butler in preparing _The Fair Haven_.
KRAUSE, ERNST. See Darwin, Charles.
LAMARCK. Philosophie Zoologique. Nouvelle edition par Ch. Martins. 2
vols. Paris, 1873.
Used by Butler in preparing _Evolution Old and New_.
LAURENTIUS. The Miocene Men of the Bible. By Laurentius. London, 1889.
LOCKE, JOHN. An Essay concerning Human Understanding. By John Locke. 2
vols. London, 1824.
MALONE, E. See Shakespeare.
MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, FELIX. Letters from Italy and Switzerland. By
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Translated by Lady Wallace. London, 1862.
See p. 37 about Mendelssohn's staying such a long while before things in
_Alps and Sanctuaries_, ch. ii.
MILTON, JOHN. The Prose Works of John Milton. Only Vol. III.,
containing "The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce." (Bohn.) London,
1872.
Referred to in _The Way of All Flesh_, when Theobald and Christina drive
away together after their marriage. And cf. _Life and Habit_, ch. ii.,
where, after quoting from a journal an extract about Lycurgus, Butler
proceeds: "Yet this truly comic paper does not probably know that it is
comic, any more than the kleptomaniac knows that he steals, or than John
Milton knew that he was a humorist when he wrote a hymn upon the
Circumcision and spent his honeymoon in composing a treatise on Divorce."
MIVART, ST. GEORGE. On the Genesis of Species. By St. George Mivart.
Second edition. London, 1871.
Used by Butler in preparing his books on evolution.
PALEY, WILLIAM. Natural Theology or Evidences of the Existence and
Attributes of the Deity. By William Paley, D.D. New edition. London,
1837.
PALEY, WILLIAM. A View of the Evidences of Christianity. By William
Paley, D.D. New edition by T. R. Birks. London [18--].
PIERS PLOUGHMAN. The Vision and Creed of Piers Ploughman. Edited by
Thomas Wright. 2 vols. London, 1887.
Butler bought this to help him to make up his mind as to the limits of
permissible archaism in translating the Odyssey and the Iliad.
PILKINGTON, MATTHEW. A General Dictionary of Painters. By Matthew
Pilkington. 2 vols. London, 1829.
PLATO. The Republic of Plato. Translated by John Llewelyn Davies and
David James Vaughan. Cambridge, 1852.
H. F. Jones to Butler from the Hotel dell'Angelo, Faido, in 1883: "The
signora has given me No. 4, the room into which you came one morning,
more than five years ago, and said, 'Oh, you've been reading that damned
Republic again!'" _Memoir_, I. 395.
RIGAUD, JOHN FRANCIS. See Vinci, Leonardo da.
ROCKSTRO, W. S. The Rules of Counterpoint. By W. S. Rockstro. London
[1882].
Out of which Butler used to do his counterpoint exercises.
ROSSETTI, WILLIAM MICHAEL. See Webster, Augusta.
SCHOELCHER, VICTOR. The Life of Handel. By Victor Schoelcher. London,
1857.
Referred to in the _Memoir_ of Butler.
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. The Poems of William Shakespeare. London, Daly
[18--].
SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Shakespeare's Poems. Malone. 1780.
This is part of Vol. I. of Malone's "Supplement to the Edition of
Shakespeare's Plays published in 1778 by Samuel Johnson and George
Steevens." I do not know where Butler got it; he wanted Malone's
comments on the Sonnets and he may have bought this second-hand or it may
have been given to him. It was probably in a bad state, for he had it
bound; there is an entry to that effect in his account book, 30th March,
1899.
SKERTCHLY, SYDNEY B. J. See Tylor, Alfred.
STANLEY, ARTHUR PENRHYN. The Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold,
D.D. By Arthur Penrhyn Stanley. Seventh edition. London, 1852.
Butler bought this when he was writing the Life of his Grandfather,
because he was told that it was a model biography of a great
schoolmaster.
STRAUSS, FRIEDRICH. A New Life of Jesus. By Friedrich Strauss.
Authorised translation. 2 vols. London, 1865.
Used by Butler in preparing _The Fair Haven_.
SWIFT, JONATHAN. The Works of Jonathan Swift. 2 vols. London, 1859.
With pencil marks by Butler.
TYLOR, ALFRED. Colouration in Plants and Animals. By Alfred Tylor.
Edited by Sydney B. J. Skertchly. London, 1886.
Alfred Tylor was a friend of Butler, and is referred to in my _Memoir_.
TYLOR, ALFRED. On the Growth of Trees and Protoplasmic Continuity. By
Alfred Tylor. London, 1886.
This was originally a lecture read by Skertchly to the Linnean Society,
Mr. Tylor being too ill to attend. Butler was present and spoke.
Referred to in the _Memoir_.
VAUGHAN, DAVID JAMES. See Plato.
VINCI, LEONARDO DA. A Treatise on Painting. By Leonardo da Vinci.
Translated by John Francis Rigaud. London, 1835.
WEBSTER, AUGUSTA. Mother and Daughter. By the late Augusta Webster.
London, 1895.
With an Introductory Note by Wm. Michael Rossetti. Inscribed, "Samuel
Butler, with kind regards from Thomas Webster." Augusta Webster is
referred to in the _Memoir_.
WHITE, WILLIAM. The Story of a Great Delusion. By William White.
London, 1885.
WILBERFORCE, SAMUEL. Agathos and other Sunday Stories. By Samuel
Wilberforce, M.A., Archdeacon of Surrey. Nineteenth edition. London,
1857.
WRIGHT, THOMAS. See Piers Ploughman.
VI. ATLASES AND MAPS
FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF SAMUEL BUTLER
Some of the maps are marked with red lines showing, in the words of
another illustrious Johnian, "fields invested with purpureal gleams."
These red lines, specially noticeable in Butler's ordnance maps of the
neighbourhood within thirty miles round London, denote his country walks,
and are referred to in his Introduction to _Alps and Sanctuaries_.
BUTLER, SAMUEL, D.D. An Atlas of Modern Geography for the use of Young
Persons and Junior Classes in Schools. Selected from Dr. Butler's
"Modern Atlas," by the Author's son, the Rev. T. Butler, Rector of
Langar. London, 1870. _Also_ an edition inscribed, "Samuel Butler,
October 20th, 1850"; and an edition of Dr. Butler's "Atlas of Antient
Geography."
Environs of London, North side (eastern half missing).
Environs of London, South side--Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Maidstone.
There is something wrong; one piece is much dirtier than the other; the
two do not belong to one another. The dirty one is inscribed, almost
illegibly, thus: "S. Butler, 15, Clifford's Inn, Fleet Street, London,
E.G. Please return to the above address. The finder, if poor, will be
rewarded; if rich, thanked." May be he did lose one half, and it was not
returned, and he bought another.
Environs of London (Surrey).
Environs of London (Sussex).
Brighton and Environs (reduced Ordnance).
Chatham (near) to Romney Marsh (in two parts).
France (part of) and Channel Islands.
Boulogne }
Dieppe }
Dieppe } Mounted, and all in one envelope.
Canton Uri }
Tuscany }
Canton Ticino.
Provincia di Torino.
The Val Leventina, 1681.
Trapani, Monte S. Giuliano and neighbourhood, in two sheets.
Trapani (Ordnance).
Ithaca and Corfu (three sheets).
An envelope containing maps and plans relating to Butler's Run,
Mesopotamia, New Zealand.
VII. MUSIC
FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF SAMUEL BUTLER
These volumes contain many pencil notes, exclamations, and marks by
Butler. xxx means very great admiration; xx moderate admiration; x
slight admiration.
HANDEL'S ORATORIOS in Novello's octavo edition:--
Acis and Galatea.
Alceste.
Alexander Balus.
Athaliah.
Belshazzar.
Chandos Te Deum and St. Cecilia's Day.
Deborah.
Dettingen Te Deum.
Israel in Egypt.
Jephtha.
Joshua.
Miscellaneous.
Occasional Oratorio.
The Passion.
Samson.
Selections.
Semele.
Solomon.
Susanna.
Theodora.
Time and Truth.
HANDEL'S 16 SUITES, TROIS LECONS, CHACONNE, SEPT PIECES, SIX GRANDES
FUGUES (p. 118. Note in Butler's writing at no. 6, "This is the 'Old
Man' Fugue"; cf. the _Memoir_ of Butler), and SIX PETITES FUGUES.
TWELVE GRAND CONCERTOS. By G. F. Handel. Pencil marks by Butler, _e.g._
p. 27, "xxx the whole of this concerto"; and by Butler and Jones, _e.g._
p. 88, "cf. Sarabande Suite, xvi. (Set 2, no. 8)" (so far by Jones and
the rest is by Butler), "cf. 'When Myra Sings,' Clarke's 'Beauties of
Purcell,' pp. 124-5."
A volume containing CONCERTOS by Handel and Hasse and SIX OVERTURES by
Handel. Two papers pasted in; one printed with verses, the other MS.
with "Upbraid me not, capricious fair." This was set to music by H. F.
Jones, and at that time we were told, through _Notes and Queries_, that
the words were by Alexander Brome.
A volume inscribed "15, Clifford's Inn, Fleet Street, E.G." containing
ARRANGEMENTS OF HANDEL, by Wm. Hutchins Callcott; HANDEL'S HAUTBOY
CONCERTOS, Nos. 2, 4 and 5; Eight of his SUITES; his CONCERTANTE; his SIX
ORGAN CONCERTOS; a FANTASIA; his WATER MUSIC, and TWO MINUETS by
Geminiani.
A volume containing HANDEL'S CORONATION ANTHEM; ACIS AND GALATEA; an
ORATORIO with no title or composer's name, the first song being "Tune
your Harps to Chearful Strain"; the OVERTURE, SONGS, DUETS and TRIO in
"Comus" by Dr. Arne; and THE BLACKBIRDS, a Cantata by M. Isaac.
A volume with "Miss E. Parkes" on a label outside; inscribed, "Samuel
Butler, with the love of his Aunt, Ellen Worsley, January 2nd, 1865";
containing Corelli's Sonatas and Concertos, "Thorough-Bass," by M. P.
King, and a few of Handel's Overtures. Pencil marks by Butler.
A volume containing L'INDISPENSABLE (a Manual for performers on the
Pianoforte); MELODIES OF ALL NATIONS, ENGLISH AIRS, and various pieces by
Handel, Bach and others.
Two Portfolios containing unbound music by Handel and others, including
the SIX FUGUES, of which no. 6 in C Minor is the "Old Man" Fugue.
THE HANDEL ALBUM FOR THE PIANOFORTE. Arranged by William Hutchins
Callcott.
HANDEL'S CONCERTOS AND ROSEINGRAVE'S SUITES. Walsh's edition. Inscribed,
"To S. Butler, with kind regards from Julian Marshall, June 20, 1873."
THE FITZWILLIAM VIRGINAL BOOK. Ed. by Fuller Maitland and Barclay
Squire. Butler subscribed for this at the instigation of Fuller
Maitland. He had the parts bound and gave the volumes to me.
THE BEAUTIES OF PURCELL (John Clarke), inscribed "S. Butler."
THE WELL-TEMPERED CLAVICHORD. By John Sebastian Bach. (Czerny).
371 VIERSTIMMIGE CHORALGESANGE VON JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH.
LIEDER OHNE WORTE. 6 books, by Mendelssohn.
A MUSICAL MS. SCRAP-BOOK, containing Notes of Rockstro's lessons; also
pieces copied by Butler, including some composed by him for Alfred to
learn.
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS
FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF OR RELATING TO SAMUEL BUTLER
Thomas Harris, of Shrewsbury.
Butler when a boy was amused by the advertisement put up over his shop by
this man, who was a baker. He copied or invented the two pictures
showing Harris (1) making bride cakes, (2) making funeral cakes, and
composed the music. Miss Butler showed it to me at Shrewsbury in June or
July, 1902, and I copied it.
MS. copies of "The New Scriptures," according to Darwin, Tyndall, Huxley
and Spencer.
The first twenty-four verses of this appeared in an American paper (the
_Index_, if I remember right) many years ago. They were given to me by
Herbert Phipson; I showed them to Butler; he copied them and composed
verses 25 to 33.
Testimonials by Eyre Crowe, A.R.A.; G. K. Fortescue; R. Garnett, LL.D.;
A. C. Gow, A.R.A.; T. Heatherley; the Rev. B. H. Kennedy, D.D.; Henry
Stacy Marks, R.A.; and W. T. Marriott, M.P., submitted by Butler in 1886
when a Candidate for the Slade Professorship of Fine Art at Cambridge.
Two numbers of the Parish Magazine of St. Augustine's, Kilburn, Mar. 1887
and April 1887.
Between pp. 80 and 81 of the March number are unsuitable advertisements
of Pears' Soap involving the Bishop Q of Wangaloo and Lillie Langtry.
Their appearance drew from the Editor, pp. 97 and 112 of the April
number, an expression of regret, distress, and surprise, and a statement
that precautions had been taken against any occurrence of a similar
nature in future. If I remember right Miss Savage sent these to Butler
and they are referred to in their correspondence, but perhaps not in any
of the letters included in the _Memoir_.
Review of "Luck or Cunning?" written by George Bernard Shaw, which
appeared in the _Pall Mall Gazette_, 31st May, 1887.
This was given to me by Dan Rider, who told me that Bernard Shaw's
original review, which he wrote off his own bat, was very much more
laudatory and much longer, but the Editor of the _Pall Mall Gazette_ cut
it down in length and took out some of the praise because he was afraid
of offending the Darwins and their friends.
A collection of Butler's Letters to the _Athenaeum_ and the _Academy_ and
other contributions to the press. See the _Memoir_.
20 Marzo 1893. Nomination of Butler as Socio Corrispondente of the
Accademia di Scienze, Lettere, ed Arti de'Zelanti di Aci-Reale.
4 Luglio 1893. Nomination of Butler as Socio Corrispondente of the
Accademia Dafnica di Scienze, Lettere, ed Arti in Aci-Reale.
An envelope containing papers relating to Dr. Butler and to Butler's
_Life_ of him, which appeared in 1896.
Statement as to the position of the violinist Mademoiselle Gabrielle
Vaillant, May 1897.
She occurs in the _Memoir_. She broke down, and a few hundred pounds
were raised to help her.
A collection of obituary notices of Butler. 1902.
Two collections of notices of Butler's books, one made by Butler, the
other by Streatfeild.
Particulars and Conditions of Sale of such of Butler's houses near London
as were sold after his death, Oct. 1902.
A parcel of newspapers, mostly _The Press_ and _The Weekly Press_ of New
Zealand, referring to Butler and to his contributions to the New Zealand
press. Some of his early contributions are reprinted. See _A First Year
in Canterbury Settlement_ (1914), Introduction.
A collection of letters and papers relating to the Erewhon Dinners.
An envelope containing _pieces justificatives_ in connection with the
"Diary of a Journey," by H. F. Jones. 1903.
_The Cambridge Magazine_ for 1 March 1913, containing "Samuel Butler and
the Simeonites," by A. T. Bartholomew. See _A First Year in Canterbury
Settlement_ (1914), pp. 266-272.
Catalogue of the Butler Collection at St. John's College, Cambridge. Pts.
1-3. Extracted from _The Eagle_ for March and June 1918 and for June
1919. (No more published in this form.)
Menu of Dinner given to Henry Festing Jones on the completion of the
_Memoir_ of Butler, the hosts being Mansfield Duval Forbes and A. T.
Bartholomew, 11th Nov. 1916, in Forbes's rooms, Clare College, Cambridge.
Each course is illustrated by an appropriate quotation from the _Memoir_.
Menu of Dinner given to Henry Festing Jones on the publication of his
_Memoir_ of Butler by A. T. Bartholomew at the University Arms Hotel,
Cambridge, 22 Nov. 1919.
A collection of _pieces justificatives_, permissions to print letters in
the _Memoir_ of Butler, and the original MSS. of Reminiscences of Butler
therein included by Miss Aldrich, Rev. Cuthbert Creighton, the Hon. Mrs.
Richard Cecil Grosvenor, H. R. Robertson.
A collection of newspaper cuttings, being reviews and notices of the
_Memoir_.
A collection of letters received by H. F. Jones on the publication of the
_Memoir_.
IX. PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF OR RELATING TO SAMUEL BUTLER
An engraving of "The Fortune Teller," by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
An engraving of "The Woodman," by Gainsborough.
A print of a view of "Clifford's Inn Hall from the Garden." 1800.
A paper about Clifford's Inn, extracted from "Picturesque Views and an
Historical Account of the Inns of Court," by Samuel Ireland, published in
the year 1800.
An envelope containing prints of the photograph of Butler's Fireplace, 15
Clifford's Inn.
Six boxes of photographic negatives. Portraits and Italian works of art.
Five volumes of prints of snap-shots by Butler.
Photographs illustrating Butler's notions about the Portraits of Gentile
and Giovanni Bellini as to which he wrote to the _Athenaeum_, 20 Feb.
1886. (_Memoir_, ch. xxv.)
Photographs to illustrate his notions about the Holbein drawing, "La
Danse," dealt with in the article in the _Universal Review_, "L'Affaire
Holbein-Rippel." Together with various papers relating to the same
matter. This article was not reproduced in _Essays on Life_, _Art and
Science_ (afterwards _The Humour of Homer_) because of the trouble of
reproducing the illustrations, but it is among the _Universal Review_
articles bound together and included in this catalogue (p. 19).
A print of the great statue of S. Carlo Borromeo, near Arona, called "S.
Carlone."
A collection of photographs of Italian pictures, unmounted.
Three large cards with photographs of the fresco by Gaudenzio Ferrari
which is in S. Maria delle Grazie at Varallo-Sesia. It is in twenty-one
compartments.
Two cards, not so large, with photographs of pictures and frescoes by
Gaudenzio. One of these reproduces frescoes and pictures in the
Crucifixion Chapel at Varallo. In the left-hand bottom corner is the
whole of the fresco in S. Maria delle Grazie showing how the twenty-one
compartments are placed. The other card contains Gaudenzio's frescoes in
the Church of S. Cristoforo at Vercelli.
A card with five photographs, two of the frescoes at Busto Arsizio near
Varese--at least, I think that is where they are. One is "St. John
Baptist's head in a charger," the other "The baptism in the Jordan."
Butler particularly liked the scratchings of names and dates on the
former. The other three photographs are of pictures. The foregoing six
cards (three, two and one) used to hang framed in Butler's chambers.
A woman in a black dress from Lima. Used by Butler to make female heads
for sale, but he was not successful.
_The Weekly Press_, N.Z., 21st Mar. 1917. Page 26 contains views of
Butler's homestead at Mesopotamia.
Two views of Butler's homestead, Mesopotamia, New Zealand, extracted from
the _Press_.
A view of the ruins of Hagiar Chem (Haggiar Kim in Malta).
A card with five photographic views. Two are the Garden at Langar. One
is at Langar, Mrs. Barratt. Cf. snapshot album, 891, p 27. The
remaining two are huts or whares in New Zealand, one being "Whare at
Mount Peel Station, Oct. 14."
X. PORTRAITS
FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF OR RELATING TO SAMUEL BUTLER
{Samuel Butler when an undergraduate about 1858: p53.jpg}
Butler's Photograph Album.
I have written the names against those portraits of whose identity I am
certain. The cabinet photograph of Canon Butler resembles the father in
"Family Prayers"; but Butler cannot have used this photograph, which was
done when Canon Butler was an old man, for a picture painted in 1864.
Photographs of S. Butler:
(1) Soon after his return from New Zealand.
(2) 1866.
(3) Taken by Mrs. Bridges in the garden at Langar about 1866.
(4) His identification photograph at the Paris Exhibition, 1867. 2
copies.
(5) At Milan about 1886.
(6) At 15 Clifford's Inn, by Alfred, about 1888.
(7) At 15 Clifford's Inn, by Alfred, about 1889.
(8) Taken at The Long House, Leatherhead, by Mr. Pidgeon, about 1894.
(9) Taken by Russell in 1901. Given by Butler to Streatfeild.
The Rev. T. Butler, of Wilderhope House, Shrewsbury, Butler's father.
Mrs. Butler, Butler's mother.
Tom Butler, Butler's brother.
Miss Eliza Mary Anne Savage.
Three photographs of Charles Paine Pauli, two on cards and one on glass.
Butler kept the glass one on his mantelpiece until Pauli's death in 1897.
Then he removed it. He would have removed it earlier, but Pauli came to
his rooms to lunch three times a week, and would have noticed its
absence. For Pauli see the _Memoir_.
Hans Rudolf Faesch as a boy.
Hans Rudolf Faesch, taken by Butler in 1893.
Cavaliere Biagio Ingroja of Calatafimi.
Professore Alberto Giacalone-Patti of Trapani.
William Smith Rockstro, who used to teach Butler counterpoint. See the
_Memoir_. Taken by Butler at 15 Clifford's Inn, 10 Oct. 1890.
Charles Gogin }
Joseph Benwell Clark } All taken by Butler at 15 Clifford's Inn.
Edward James Jones }
An engraving of G. A. Paley and letter from Mr. Barton Hill (on behalf of
Henry Graves and Co.) to H. F. Jones identifying the portrait.
A card with photographs of twelve of Butler's College friends.
XI. EFFECTS
FORMERLY THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF SAMUEL BUTLER
One mahogany table with two flaps.
Butler used this table for his meals, for his writing, and for all
purposes to which a table can be put. A corner of it covered with a red
cloth is seen in the picture of the interior of his room. See p. 4, no.
9.
Sandwich case.
This he took with him on his Sunday walks and sketching excursions.
Passport.
Pocket magnifying glass.
Address book.
Homeopathic medicine case.
He always took this with him on his travels.
Two account books, 1897-1900 and 1900-1902.
Butler destroyed his early account books when he made the Skeleton Diary
of his life which is in Vol. III. of his MS. Note-Books. After his death
the remaining account books were destroyed except these two.
Books in which Butler used to keep his accounts by double entry. The
handwriting during the early years is Butler's, afterwards it is
Alfred's. Journal, 1895-1902; Cash Book, 1881-1899; Cash Book,
1899-1902; Union Bank Book, 1881-1902; Ledger.
A set of books containing accounts for his published works.
Two of the small note-books which after April 1882 Butler always carried
in his pocket and in which he made the notes afterwards copied into his
full-size MS. Note-Books.
Before 1882 he used some other kind of pocket note-book. The first one
he had of this kind was sent to him by Miss Savage in a letter of 18th
April, 1882, from which the following is an extract; the words in square
brackets are a note by Butler on Miss Savage's letter.
"I send you a little present; the leaves tear out, so that when you
leave your note-book at the "Food of Health" [I don't remember ever
going to the "Food of Health." I do not know the place. S. B.] or
elsewhere, as you sometimes have done, you will not lose so much, and
then you can put the torn leaves into one of the little drawers in
your cabinet which is just made for such documents." (_Memoir_, I.
373.)
The cabinet she refers to was one of the two Japanese cabinets, the next
items, which he had bought at Neighbour's grocery and tea-shop in Oxford
Street, and which she had seen in his rooms. He used to keep stamps in
them.
One small Japanese cabinet.
One larger Japanese cabinet.
Two pen trays.
One camera lucida with table (see the _Memoir_).
One round wood-carving: a female bust.
Two large dishes, German or Swiss, which stood on his table.
One tin case holding pencils and brushes for water-colour sketching.
One tin water-bottle for sketching. One sketching camp-stool. One
sketching portfolio. One water-colour paint-box.
One sloping desk.
"I shoud explain that I cannot write unless I have a sloping desk." See
"Quis desiderio--" (_The Humour of Homer_). This is the sloping desk on
which he wrote in Clifford's Inn.
One pair of chamois horns given him by Dionigi Negri at Varallo Sesia.
One handle and webbing in which he carried his books to and from the
British Museum.
A photograph showing one wall of Butler's chambers in Clifford's Inn with
the fireplace and accompanying sketch plan.
Some of the pictures mentioned in Section I. of this Catalogue can be
identified, and also the following nine items, which are on the
mantelpiece or on the wall. The two dolls (no. 9) were destroyed by
Butler about 1898; the other eight objects are included in this
collection at St. John's.
One pair of pewter candlesticks (1).
One bust of Handel (2).