Databases

Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers' overall collection came in two halves: the first was acquired before 1884 and was donated to the University of Oxford to become the Pitt Rivers Museum's 'founding' collection; the second was acquired after 1880, and remained in Pitt-Rivers' possession, some of this collection was exhibited in his private museum in Farnham, Dorset.

It is possible to access all database records for objects from the Pitt Rivers Museum founding collection (first collection) via our Collections Online page For enquiries, please contact objects.colls@prm.ox.ac.uk

It is no longer possible to access the database for the second collection here.

The catalogue of objects from Pitt Rivers Second collection are not in the collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum or Oxford University. To access the original catalogues please contact Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives at mss@lib.cam.ac.uk.