Little Hall associations

Major Gayer-Anderson was a member of the official party at the private opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun on 17th February 1923. At that time he was Oriental Secretary to the High Commissioner and had a personal invitation to the event from Lord Carnarvon’s daughter. As well as the Carnarvons and Howard Carter the party… Read more: 100 years ago – the first official party to enter Tutankhamun’s tomb

In 12th century Western Europe, the towns of Arras, Douai and Lille in Flanders, together with Cambrai and Tournai and Valenciennes in Hainault were the main producers of woollen cloth. Arras also served as the main commercial centre with Montreuil as its port. A high proportion of the cloth was made from English wool. England… Read more: English Wool and European Cloth Production

A previous article described the collection of Indian miniatures and related items gifted to the National Library of Australia in Canberra by Thomas Gayer-Anderson. Sweden’s Museum of Mediterranean Studies also holds important items from the brothers’ collections. Robert sold part of his ancient Egyptian collection to the Medelshavmuseet, including many beautiful pots and bowls from… Read more: Items from the Gayer-Anderson Ancient Egyptian Collection in the Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm

In January 1930 Reginald Brill went to Cairo at the invitation of the Egyptian Government to paint in Cairo and mount an exhibition to sell his paintings. Since 1882, Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire, had been occupied by British forces with British officials seconded to Egypt’s army and civil service. Brill was introduced… Read more: Reginald Brill at Little Hall

In 1954 Thomas Gayer-Anderson gifted over two hundred items from the collection of Indian miniatures he had formed with his brother Robert, to the Commonwealth of Australia. Two years earlier he had presented part of the collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum. The brothers had both served at Gallipoli and befriended Australian soldiers and… Read more: The Gayer Anderson Gift of Indian Miniatures to Australia